hunter commando

Chapter 816 Combat Support Battalion

Battalion-level direct-fire concentrated fire shooting during the march is a kind of training with a relatively high degree of difficulty in artillery shooting training.The test is the ability of the fire support force to provide fire support for its own assault force in a state of motion.

Modern warfare puts higher and higher requirements on the troops. As early as 20 years ago, the method of ground-to-ground fire support from fixed artillery positions was already unreliable. Artillery units have already been transformed into self-propelled ones. The purpose is to quickly change positions. , to avoid the attack of enemy counter-artillery troops.

Fire support on the move can better adapt to the ever-changing battlefield situation.

Following Li Mu's order, twelve eight-wheeled armored vehicles carrying 105 mm caliber rifled guns rushed out from the hidden position. These were all the direct firepower of the third battalion.It’s hard to imagine the scene of these beasts swooping out with a speed of [-] kilometers per hour on the road and a top speed of [-] kilometers per hour off-road.

The speed was extremely fast, leaving Yu Ming's confidential staff stunned.He was someone who had seen big scenes and was very familiar with armored operations, but this was the first time he saw an armored column conducting concentrated fire on the same target at such a fast speed.

The test is not only the level of the equipment, but also the level of the officers and soldiers who operate these beasts.

"boom!"

A dull sound came, and the sound of twelve 105 cannons fired at the same time was almost unified. A burst of white smoke came out from the muzzle almost at the same time. A little later, I saw dust and smoke suddenly exploded from the simulation position on the opposite mountain, and there was a faint smoke inside. There was a flash of fire, and then a rumbling explosion was heard.

Yu Ming's brows twitched and he asked, "How far is the distance?"

While Xu Zhan was still calculating mentally, Xiao Zhu, Yu Ming's confidential adviser, answered: "About 1000 meters."

At the same time, Xu Zhan also made an estimate. He regretted not knowing the specific training situation of the third battalion beforehand.The distances of various shootings are different, and not all are defined as 1000 meters.

"One kilometer, all the first hits, right?" Yu Ming raised his binoculars and looked over.

Xiao Zhu immediately replied, "All hits, the standard coverage shooting, the impact points are very densely distributed."

Yu Ming became serious.

This level exceeds all armored units and artillery units currently in service.You know, the 105 guns of the Third Battalion were fired while traveling cross-country at high speed.

The shooting did not end, and the second salvo started immediately. The interval was very short. The dust and smoke from the previous round of shooting started to rise, and the shells of the second salvo were in place.It was still a high-explosive warhead, and the simulated position was invisible at all, and the mountains below were trembling slightly.

The troops suddenly changed their formation, and the twelve 105 guns quickly changed from a marching column to a marching horizontal team. During the transformation, the muzzles of the guns were always pointed at the target.

Another volley, the simulated position including the sky above has been completely covered by gunpowder smoke, dust is flying and gravel is flying randomly.After two rounds of salvos, the troops all stopped. In the stopped state, each vehicle fired freely at the fastest rate of fire.

In an instant, there was a sea of ​​fire on the mountain opposite.

That kind of scene is so majestic and majestic that you cannot experience it in person.

When the smoke dissipated, Yu Ming nodded slowly and said to Xu Zhan, "A large amount of military spending has finally not been wasted. This level is very good."

Xu Zhan puffed up his chest slightly, and said, "Since the training started, our regiment has paid close attention to military training. As far as the third battalion is concerned, this kind of tactical shooting training alone has to be conducted twice a week. So much so that it is responsible for arranging simulations. The fourth battalion in the position sometimes had to set up positions overnight."

Glancing at Xu Zhan, Yu Ming said, "Two times a week, eight times a month. Is 100 million enough?"

Xu Zhan was stunned, lowered his head in embarrassment, and said with a bit of embarrassment in his voice, "This is probably not enough."

In the distance, the troops began to gather to summarize the situation, and an open warrior rushed over, and soon the warrior carried Li Mu to this side. Obviously, Li Mu had received the notice and knew that the chief of the military region was watching.

After trotting over, Li Mu saluted Yu Ming, "Report! Li Mu, the deputy leader of the 107th Regiment, reports to the Commander. Hello, Commander!"

"Xiao Li." Yu Ming returned the greeting with a smile.

Six years ago, the military star in front of him was a private under his command, but now he is a lieutenant colonel.It’s really touching.

"Some people say that I flew up on a rocket. This is not true." Yu Ming laughed and pointed at Li Mu and said to the people around him, "You joined the army eight years ago and are now the deputy leader. The one who rode the rocket is You kid."

Everyone laughed.

Li Mu smiled honestly and said, "Sir, even if I ride on a rocket, I am still your soldier."

There was another chuckle, and after chatting a few gossips, a group of people accompanied the officer down the training ground, talking while walking slowly.

The protagonist of the conversation became Li Mu.

Yu Ming said, "I just talked with Leader Xu about the effect of training like this twice a week."

Li Mu replied: "The effect is very good. It's the same as infantry's automatic rifle shooting. Only by shooting more can officers and soldiers master the skills faster and improve their proficiency."

"The effect is good, it can be said to be very good." Yu Ming said, "But you spent too much money."

When it came to money, everyone's ears pricked up, and Xu Zhan was also a little nervous.He knew how much the regiment's military expenses were spent. Even he took several days to recover - spending money was like running water!
He was afraid that military expenses would be stuck.

Li Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Old leader, you don't know that most of the officers and soldiers of 107 are drawn from different units, and there is a lack of integration. The above requires that combat effectiveness be formed within half a year. It is already May, and besides me Throw money at it, there is no other way."

People change. If Li Mu couldn't say this in the past, of course, he wouldn't be qualified to stand in front of the superior and speak in the past.After spending two years in the Lu Academy and working as a deputy leader for more than a year, he also visited the military region offices frequently. He was slowly learning how to be an officer.

You have to cry, but you can’t do it without crying. Only children who can cry will get milk.Now 107 is not out of milk, but afraid of not having enough milk.A fully mechanized force can burn enough fuel in one dispatch to power a large-displacement family car for three years.In other words, if you don’t do anything, just take the car out for a walk, it will cost tens of thousands of dollars.

What about sex?
Take the tactical shooting training of the Third Battalion as an example. 105 mm caliber artillery shells, also known as assault guns, can fire a variety of warheads, which can be used for anti-armor and covering targets. Different from tank guns, the cost is also relatively high. Cheaper, but definitely not inexpensive, just relatively cheap.

The shells with high-explosive warheads cost more than 5000 per round, and the shells with sub-combined warheads cost more than 105 yuan per round.Just now, the twelve [-] guns of the third battalion fired six rounds, and a total of thirty rounds were fired during free fire.
There are 72 rounds in six salvoes, for a total of [-] rounds.

A simple calculation shows that just this tactical shooting training killed hundreds of thousands of Yanguo coins.This is no exaggeration at all. High technology is made with money, and modern military is also made with money. Combat effectiveness is inseparable from a large amount of military investment.

The Army is still a child. A single flight day for the Air Force can cost 10 yuan. This does not include the loss of various equipment, fighter aircraft, ground maintenance equipment, depreciation of investment in airport construction, personnel training, and the value of airspace occupancy. …

As for the Navy, let alone the fact that a special mixed formation live-fire exercise can burn more than a billion people a week, that is not polite at all.A standard frigate costs more than 803 billion, and a destroyer of more than [-] tons cannot be purchased for less than [-] billion.Shooting out an anti-ship missile, say the C[-] with the largest number of equipment, would cost tens of millions of Yanguo currency.

In comparison, the money spent by the 107th Regiment on training is a fraction of that of the Navy.The so-called ten-year army, 20-year air force, and century-old navy not only refer to the level of technological requirements of these three services, but also refer to the investment of construction funds.

Without sustained and stable large-scale capital investment, building a blue-water navy is a pipe dream.

However, the good inherited virtue of finding ways to spend one dollar as two dollars has always had a broad market within the military.

It stands to reason that such things as military expenses are not under Yu Ming's control, but he never thinks that if they are not under his control, he can acquiesce in allowing the troops under him to spend money at will.When he was still the leader of the third brigade, he formulated a standard for evaluating the annual advanced company-the company's combat readiness funds should reach 10 yuan.

In other words, the company must have a capital reserve of at least 10 yuan in its account. If it does not meet the standard, it will not be eligible for the annual advanced company assessment.

Financially, the company's funds are allocated according to standards, mainly food expenses.In order to save a little money, some companies try to find ways to save food, and once they are found out, they will be severely criticized.For another example, if the company wants to buy a large-sized flat-screen TV to hang in the club, the money cannot be reimbursed, as there is no such item in the equipment, so they have to pay for it themselves.Where does the money come from? It is usually saved. If you can’t save it, you can only find a way from other places.

Just being able to spend money is not enough, you also have to be able to save money, but just being able to save money is not enough, you also have to learn to spend money.

Li Mu's original third brigade, when Yu Ming was in charge of the third brigade, a strange company appeared.The military training is not very good, but the war preparation funds are as high as more than [-] yuan!It was almost twice that of many companies, which was also praised.

However, Li Mu knew, and Yu Ming also knew, that soon, the relevant top instructions would come down, and the troops would no longer regard by-product production as one of their missions, but would devote all their time and energy to military training.The 30-year endurance period formed the army's excellent agricultural and sideline production activities.Not to mention the army farms and various production bases everywhere, even in the camps of combat troops, there are always pigs and vegetables.From the end of the afternoon exercise class to dinner, sometimes I don’t do any physical exercise and just work on the vegetable field.

In the situation back then, if you didn’t do it, you would have to go hungry, because military expenditures were very limited, and most of the time you relied on self-reliance.

Nowadays, what is advocated is professionalism. Soldiers are for fighting. Everything revolves around combat effectiveness. You can't get combat effectiveness by raising pigs and vegetables.

Yu Ming knew these situations, but he still wanted to warn the leadership team of the 107th Regiment that money should be spent leisurely.

"Before coming to you, I went to the Third Brigade." Yu Ming said.

As soon as Li Mu heard Yu Ming mention the old army, his ears pricked up and he became more serious.The roads I have traveled, the military units I have served in, the schools I have attended and the places I have worked and stayed in are the same. There is a natural sense of closeness and plot, and every movement and silence is very concerning.

"The artillery regiment of the third brigade is equipped with new multiple rocket launchers. When I arrived, they happened to be conducting shooting training. One shot costs 50." Yu Ming pointed at the twelve rocket launchers neatly lined up over there from a distance. 105 Gun, said, "The twelve vehicles you have here cost almost as much as the money of an artillery regiment. I see, working hard to improve combat effectiveness in limited live ammunition shooting is what your team should focus on."

Xu Zhan said yes repeatedly.

Li Mu said, "Sir, the third battalion currently has a total of thirty pieces of equipment, including nine 120mm mortars and nine self-propelled integrated air defense systems. In the future, it will also be equipped with a company of multiple rocket launchers. The specific model is still unknown. Not sure. By that time, the third battalion will be a large-scale battalion. I remember that the tank battalion of the third brigade is a large-scale battalion. The money they spend on a live fire is not less than that of the artillery regiment, right?"

Yu Ming then smiled and nodded to Li Mu, "You just want to talk about flowers, I still say the same thing, we must control the training cost. If you do it like you do, how much is enough for you to make it?"

Li Mu immediately smiled, puffed out his chest symbolically, and said, "Sir, don't worry, we will do everything we can to control training costs."

When we reached the place where the vehicles were assembled, the commander walked around the vehicles to see what the soldiers were doing.Li Mu was on the side introducing the technical performance of this equipment.

Compared with these tangible things, as a senior general with dual master's degrees, Yu Ming is more interested in the Army command and control system and Army tactical data link being tested by the 107th Regiment.

So I asked, "How do you connect combat units?"

Li Mu pointed to the armored vehicle without a turret that was tightly wrapped in a camouflage net and could not even be seen painted, and said, "Sir, this way please."

A group of people go there.

(End of this chapter)