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Chapter 274 The Serious Usage of the Cicada Tank

The meeting is still going on.

Obviously, just a code name for a tank cannot satisfy the thirst for knowledge of the bosses.

Under the repeated urging of the brigade commander and Li Yunlong, Huang He cleared his throat and continued to introduce various data about the M22 airborne tank to everyone.

"The main weapon of the Cicada is a 37mm tank gun. It can fire both tungsten alloy armor-piercing projectiles and normal high-explosive projectiles. Due to the small interior, the normal ammunition is only fifty rounds. The secondary weapon is It’s a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun with 2500 rounds of ammunition.”

"At the beginning, in order for the M22 to enter the transport plane or glider smoothly, the designer had to desperately reduce the overall mass. This led to its unsatisfactory protection. The front main armor is only 25mm, and the rest of the non-core protection area Not even 10 to 13 millimeters."

"However, the total combat weight of 7.72 tons is not without benefits. The extremely light weight makes the Cicada have very good maneuverability. If the durability and life of the engine are not considered, it can run at a speed of 64 kilometers per hour in a short time. The explosive speed can compete with the BT series with Criati suspension.”

After briefly introducing the three major elements of firepower, protective performance, and mobility, Huang He directly took out the simplified structure diagram that he had prepared earlier from his briefcase for the big guys to study.

The explanation just now made everyone's heart itchy. After seeing the more intuitive blueprints, everyone present couldn't wait and immediately gathered around.

It is not difficult to see from their straight eyes that the M22 cicada tank has successfully conquered the hearts of everyone, and their expressions are exactly the same as when they saw the French light weapons back then.

The most exaggerated is the deputy commander in chief, who has even begun to study how to use this tank to fight against the Mongolian army in the Suiyuan area.

Facing a tank specially designed for the First Marine Regiment, even Li Yunlong rarely showed a quiet side, and began to simulate in his mind the role that the Cicada tank could play in battle.

In Li Datuan's view, the advantages and disadvantages of the new property are obvious.

Its biggest advantage is naturally that it can act together with the paratroopers, provide fire support on the frontal battlefield, and cooperate with and cover the soldiers to attack.

Limited by the bad road conditions in the Republic of China, light tanks are definitely the best choice for dealing with devils.

When attacking, as long as the regiment is equipped with a well-trained tank company, the advance speed and breakthrough ability of the whole regiment will definitely change drastically.

When defending, the defensive system composed of flexible mobile firepower points and paratroopers will inevitably make the invading enemy fall on the road of pig-like charge.

Of course, the M22 Cicada airborne tank has many shortcomings.

Huang He just mentioned that its protection is poor, and the truth makes Lao Li a little worried.

Although he hasn't seen the spot yet, Li Yunlong has already begun to doubt whether it can withstand the direct attack of the Type [-] infantry artillery?
After all, the protection of this thing is only better than the enemy's Type [-] light tank from the paper data.In case of being sideways or sneak attack by devils, there will be a great possibility of car crash and death.

Li Yunlong couldn't help but fell into deep thought, and didn't speak for a long time, which was a bit abrupt compared with the lively atmosphere next to him.

Seeming to have noticed Lao Li's strangeness, the brigade commander slapped him on the back directly.

"Why are you in a daze here? Is the old habit of picking fat and thin ones occupying the high ground of your reason again?"

"Let me tell you, no matter what the performance and battlefield performance of the new weapon is, it is better than nothing! The army has only had a few days of prosperity, and you are starting to get carried away?"

"Look carefully and think carefully. This tank is a secret weapon specially prepared by Huang He for your marine regiment. You can have fun!"

After being misunderstood by his old superior, Li Yunlong was not embarrassed either.He bared his big white teeth and let out his trademark laugh.

"Brigade Commander, you can't wrong a good person. What can pull out pus is a good plaster, and what can beat devils is a good weapon, not to mention an advanced tank. I, Old Li, are not ignorant of good and evil."

"I was just studying the details of this cicada tank to see how it differs from the devil's armor."

After finishing speaking, Captain Li walked to the nearest position to the blueprint despite the brigade commander's suspicious stare.

Looking at the other party's confident look, even the teacher cast an expectant look.

"Bosses, please see that the part number 17 is the M22 gun stabilizer. With it, the tank can fire while moving, and the lethality is directly increased. As far as I know, the cavalry group of the Mongolian Army does not have this kind of high technology. "

"Look here again, everyone. I just discovered that the cicada-style turret can be disassembled. I personally think that this design should be for the convenience of transport aircraft."

"What a good thing! Back then in Zhongtiao Mountain, if the First Marine Regiment had an airborne tank battalion, then I would dare to fight an encounter with the Fourth Independent Mixed Brigade of the Devils on the plain with the strength of a regiment. "

As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked.

Although everyone knows that Li Yunlong has changed a lot. He has changed from being resistant to learning to being proactive. No matter his cultural level or strategic vision, he is completely different.

But being able to discover details that most people would not notice in just 5 minutes is enough to prove that this guy has definitely learned a lot of modern combat concepts and mechanical knowledge secretly.

Even the brigade commander had to admit that he was really shown off by his beloved general today.

"It's ok, you kid can pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger! If you didn't take the initiative to show it, we would really be kept in the dark by you."

"But I seemed to see you sighing just now? Why, is there something dissatisfied with the Cicada Tank? Come, come, let me hear what other unique insights you have."

Li Yunlong almost lost himself amidst the compliments from all the bosses.

"Hehe! Every time our Marine Regiment goes deep into the enemy's rear to fight, not to mention the dangers, there are many crises. If we don't have a deep understanding of the devil's various weapons, the troops may be in a desperate situation."

"Xiao Li is just doing more theoretical research. There are quite a few fighters in our regiment who can drive tanks. Those are the elites who are truly capable."

"As for the sigh, I don't have any dissatisfaction. I just feel that the pipe of the cicada is not thick enough, and the armor protection is not hard enough. After all, I always thought that the first tank that Lao Huang took out must be a big guy. I still have a little bit of a gap in my heart. .”

"Hahaha!"

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As a military engineer, Huang He thought that he already understood the enthusiasm of the commanders for the new weapons.

But he never expected that everyone could talk for more than ten minutes just looking at a simple structural diagram of a tank.

If every part of the current drawing hadn't been analyzed to the limit, the deputy commander and the others would definitely have been discussing it late into the night.

After everyone returned to their seats, Huang He took out another blueprint from his briefcase to show everyone.

"Listen to me, everyone, the proposal of using tanks to build roads just now is not a stupid trick I came up with casually."

"The second drawing is the first assembly of the bulldozer that I specially designed based on the Cicada tank. The modification steps are very simple. You only need to install a universal kit on the front of the tank, and it can be directly equipped and used without any damage to the car body." .”

"Judging from our current industrial strength, whether it is the logistics department in Southeast Shanxi or the military industrial zone in the border area, they are capable of producing the parts I mentioned."

Although the tank is not an engineering vehicle, but with the gadgets designed by Shanghuanghe, comrades will definitely have a leap forward in the future construction progress.

What's more, there is another advantage of using the cicada tank with the first component of the bulldozer to build roads, that is, it can allow the students of the motorcycle school in the border area to practice their driving skills.

On the day when the province's highways are completely opened to traffic, the Eighth Route Army will definitely produce a group of experienced tank instructors at the same time.

This infrastructure tool has made the bosses full of interest, and immediately began to study the usage plan.

After more than half an hour of discussion, the plan for building infrastructure was initially finalized.According to the planning of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief and the Deputy Chief of Staff, it will take roughly nine months to lay the road in the northwest of Shanxi.

With high horsepower and powerful tanks and fixed-point blasting, no matter how complex the terrain is, it can calmly deal with it.

Even if you encounter a high-risk road section, just send a tank to clean it up.Even if there is a landslide on the back, the cicada pose is enough to guarantee the safety of comrades.

In contrast, the progress of the rest of Jin Province will be much faster. After all, the project is mainly based on expansion.

Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Yan Laoxi had built several roads in the province.After the Devil's First Army occupied Taiyuan, they worked hard on the traffic lines so that the mobile troops could support the county in time.

Take Jindongnan as an example, basically every village has a single-lane dirt road.

In the planning of the headquarters, the construction period in relatively flat areas will be five months, and all existing routes will be rebuilt and widened into two-way four-lane gravel roads.

On this kind of road, the car runs fast and stable.

Even in the rainy season, the accumulated water will not affect the road conditions too much, and the impact on driving is minimal.

The above road repair method seems to be smooth, but in fact, in the long run, there are two troublesome points that need to be solved:
The first is naturally that the equipment wears out a lot. According to the amount of work the bosses just said, it is estimated that a brand new Cicada can last for a month at most.

With such non-combat attrition, even the bald head has to be called an expert.

The second is of course fuel consumption. A large number of tanks and trucks are dispatched for infrastructure construction, and the daily fuel consumption is not a small amount.Even simply by extending the output of the oil plant, it is very likely that the supply of fuel will not be available.

Thinking of this, Huang He looked at the number of military and civilian factories in the current system.As long as we can cooperate well with the southeast Shanxi base area and the border area, we can definitely cover the gap of consumption!

　I had a small stomach problem last night, so I didn't dare to stay up late.

　　I will continue to write, and I will not take a lunch break today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)