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Chapter 983: Signal of War (First update, please subscribe)
A long drought brings sweet rain, and we meet old friends in a foreign land.

There is no greater joy in life than this.

Especially in Nanyang, there are almost no local residents here. Almost all of them are immigrants. Immigrants from all over the world live and work here. While they are starting their careers here, it is inevitable that they will feel homesick.

Therefore, when people hear the local accent, they always stop and involuntarily walk towards the direction where the sound comes from.

After hearing the local accent coming from the warehouse outside, Cheng Lidong walked over almost subconsciously. As soon as he entered the door, he saw several officers standing in front of an SH-1 vehicle-mounted howitzer. One of the officers was questioning him.

"You mean, it's an improvement on the M114 howitzer?"

Yes, it was the accent from my hometown. The voice even sounded familiar.

"We made ours based on the American M114 howitzer with a 40-fold barrel and a strengthened elevation transmission mechanism. It uses a larger chamber and has a range of 18.1 kilometers. It is the world's longest-range 155mm howitzer. And unlike ordinary howitzers, it is more maneuverable. And it has a fast transition from peacetime to wartime. From parking to releasing the auxiliary plow, this gun only takes about 2 minutes to transition from peacetime to wartime. Compared with the M10 towed howitzer, which takes 114 minutes to transition from peacetime to wartime, it has made a qualitative leap in shortening combat time."

The officer said as he listened to the engineer's explanation.

"It's similar to a self-propelled artillery, and it has armor, so it has stronger protection when attacked. It can resist shell fragments, shock waves, and direct fire from machine guns. It's much stronger than this."

Cheng Lidong, who had just walked into the warehouse, interrupted the officers.

"Although self-propelled artillery is good, it is not without disadvantages: it is expensive. Artillery is the core firepower of modern battlefields, and the demand is very large. It is easy to equip hundreds or thousands of guns. Such a large number is an expensive expense. It is impossible for the military to equip all of them with self-propelled artillery. Towed artillery has no armor, no power system, and a simple gun has very low cost, but its mobility is too poor. Moreover, a towed artillery must be equipped with a car as standard, and cars are always indispensable. As for the vehicle-mounted howitzer... well, you can also call it a "truck gun."

In fact, the concept of "truck gun" came from Li Yian. Although it was the 1950s, many countries had already developed self-propelled artillery. Although it was still very primitive, it was indeed a selling point. So after seeing the self-propelled artillery models made by European and American manufacturers at the defense equipment exhibition, Li Yian naturally thought of the "truck gun" in another world, so he communicated this concept with the defense company, and this vehicle-mounted howitzer came into being.

"We have integrated the towed artillery and its towing vehicle. Of course, we have to add some automated control equipment, and the vehicle body must also be adapted and strengthened, but the essence of truck plus artillery has not changed. Therefore, the price of the truck artillery is very close to that of the towed artillery, and it is also cheap..."

Suddenly, Cheng Lidong stopped talking. He recognized the colonel in front of him, and the other also recognized him.

"Cheng Lidong."

"Li Yunjie!"

"Why are you here……"

The two people asked the question almost at the same time, and then laughed at the same time, as if they were laughing at the question.

They were high school classmates and hadn't seen each other for many years.

Looking at his old classmates whom he hadn't seen for many years, Li Yunjie asked directly.

"Did you make this cannon?"

"We integrated it, but the concept was proposed by you. We have already made several prototypes, and the effect is very good..."

"Haha, you got what you wanted. When the Anti-Japanese War was in full swing, you said you couldn't go to military school because of your nearsightedness, so you learned how to make weapons. Making weapons can also help you fight the Japanese! Now... this cannon is really good!"

"Haha, didn't you get what you wanted? I remember you went to the Central Military Academy back then? How come you are in Nanyang?"

"Oh, don't mention it..."

The words "don't mention it" were full of various meanings, and there seemed to be a hint of sadness in the words. Soon the two of them put aside their chaotic emotions and chatted there, as if the vehicle-mounted howitzer in front of them was no longer important at this time.

There was no need to explain anything about things like the hydraulic assisted shovel. As an artillery colonel, Li Yunjie could see the advantages and disadvantages of this gun at a glance. All that was left was for the military to try it out.

"No need to explain anything further. Send it to Siam and it will probably come in handy when we clear out the guerrillas."

"you sure?"

"determine."

Li Yunjie said, nodding vigorously.

"For weapons and equipment, it is better to test them in actual combat on the battlefield than to praise them a thousand times. Just like our F1, before the "Siamese Crisis", no one believed us no matter how good we said it was. But now? It is not only the "Thunder and Lightning", but also the famous MiG Killer." "MiG Killer" is the nickname that the F1 fighter earned for its impressive record in the "Siamese Crisis". Like many of its weapons, the reputation of Nanyang weapons was earned on the battlefield.

Therefore, compared with the data in the laboratory, the Nanyang military believes more in the test of actual combat. In fact, the same is true for Nanyang's military industrial enterprises, who believe that the best advertisement for weapons is its performance on the battlefield.

On this point they both agree.

"Haha, you are right. But don't worry, as long as he is on the battlefield, his performance will surely astonish the world."

Since there was no need to explain anything, the two old classmates who hadn't seen each other for more than ten years said hello to their colleagues and went straight to the nearby Shandong Restaurant. For the old classmates who had not seen each other for many years, there was nothing more joyful than drinking two bottles of wine.

When Li Yunjie got into his old classmate's car and was about to leave, he saw a few foreigners standing not far away. He looked at their faces and asked in confusion.

"They don't look like Europeans. They look more like people from the Middle East. Jews?"

After taking a glance, Cheng Lidong said.

"The customer from Yemen came here to purchase weapons. He is a rare big customer. He purchased 64 GM32 howitzers and Super Shermans at one time."

Li Yunjie was surprised when he heard this.

“What a big deal!”

"That's right, a rare big client!"

"Yemen is also in the Middle East, right? It looks very wealthy."

"Who knows?"

Cheng Lidong said casually.

"I had never even heard of this country before, but it suddenly showed up, bringing tens of millions of dollars in cash. I heard that they also hired a lot of defense consultants and pilots from the Black Knights. It must have cost a lot of money."

"The Black Knight's instructor?"

As an artillery officer, Cheng Lidong had heard of this company. After all, they had a lot of cooperation. In fact, many of their officers had worked overseas as company employees to gain practical experience.

Suddenly a country hired the Black Knight's people and purchased so many weapons. Something bad was bound to happen.

"Yes, we help them train their army. From the beginning of the year to now, they have purchased about 20 to 30 million US dollars worth of weapons."

As if remembering something, Cheng Lidong spoke again.

"But it's not a big deal. Our business has been very good in the past few months. Many of the old weapons in stock have been sold. A while ago, an arms dealer bought 98 Ks and several thousand machine guns at once. But it seems... the weapons are also being shipped to the Middle East."

Although the information seemed to have no connection, Li Yunjie's professional intuition still made him speak thoughtfully.

"It looks like there might be trouble in the Middle East."

"How to say?"

Cheng Lidong, an engineer, looked at the guests in the distance with some confusion and said in surprise.

"Are you talking about them?"

Li Yunjie looked at the guests from the Middle East and said.

"Yeah, they are the signal!"

(End of this chapter)