The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 182 Don't worry about wasting ammunition

Many people have the three-day New Year's Day holiday.

But there are also some people who did not have a holiday.

For example, the tank assembly workshop, the tank engine production workshop and the canteen nearby.

The production of Type 80 tanks and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns is low, but there are many orders. Everyone is working hard to build Type 80 tanks and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

Other parts are easy to produce, but the engine is the most difficult.

Liu Tao came to the quality inspection workshop, where four Type 80 tanks and four Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were parked, all of which were export versions.

Liu Tao put his hand on a Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, and a virtual panel appeared.

These Type 80 tanks and Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns all have some problems, and these problems have to be solved by Liu Tao.

Looking at the virtual panel, Liu Tao knew very well the problems with this Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.

"System, repair!" Liu Tao said silently in his heart.

Swish~~
Tiny rays of light flickered.

Liu Tao saw that the red real areas on the virtual panel disappeared.

This also means that there is no problem with this Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.

Using the same method, Liu Tao repaired other self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and tanks one by one.

He is still involved in tank manufacturing and earns upgrade points, which requires a large number of upgrade points to repair the defects of these self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and tanks.

Otherwise, even though these Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and Type 80 tanks appear to have no problems, various problems will occur frequently after delivery.

After all, a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun or a tank has so many parts. It is nonsense to say that everyone is very skilled at making them. It is impossible that there are no problems at all.

What made Liu Tao feel gratified was that he clearly found that the problems existing in self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and tanks were rapidly decreasing.

"Next, we need to produce a few self-use versions of the Type 80 tanks for the combined battalion to use, so that they will not be unfamiliar with tanks when they go to the battlefield." Liu Tao said secretly.

Liu Tao naturally attaches great importance to the combined battalion.

He plans to fully equip the two tank companies of the combined battalion in the next period of time.

"But next, we have to speed up the manufacturing of engines. Only when the engine manufacturing speed is increased, the production speed of tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns will be increased." Liu Tao knew that the production speed of other parts was getting faster and faster, and the production speed of tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns was limited by two aspects.

On the one hand, there is the processing of engine bodies. In this regard, a five-axis machining center can only process one engine in three days, which means that a five-axis machining center can only process ten engine bodies in a month. If this problem is not solved, the engine production speed will be limited.

To solve the problem of engine production speed, the simplest way is to increase the number of five-axis machining centers. With more five-axis machining centers, the speed of engine body production will naturally be faster.

On the other hand, there is the final assembly of tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. This mainly depends on the proficiency of the engineers. Skill is everything.

Tianzhu Mountain.

Combined battalion training base.

There is a temporary military camp here built with military tents.

In the command center, Li Fuguo was pointing at the map of Tianzhu Mountain and introducing the defensive fortifications of Tianzhu Mountain during this period to Liu Tao.

With the special operations teams constantly going to Koulin Mountain, Laoshan Mountain and Zheyin Mountain to scout the terrain, Li Fuguo and others also gained an understanding of the Vietnamese army's defensive fortifications.

During this period, the combined battalion formed similar defensive fortifications in Tianzhu Mountain, including trenches, bunkers, and pillboxes.
Quite complete.

"According to our intelligence, the Vietnamese army has stationed a reinforced battalion in Koulin Mountain, which is affiliated with the 313th Battalion of the 14th Regiment of the 9th Division of the Vietnamese Army. A total of more than 500 fortifications of various types and more than 600 anti-artillery holes have been built," Li Fuguo introduced.

This was the intelligence the special operations team obtained when they raided a command post on the other side of Koulin Mountain.

"The troops are about to move now. If the combined battalion attacks Koulin Mountain, how are you going to capture Koulin Mountain at the lowest cost?" Liu Tao asked.

Li Fuguo introduced the tactical deployment.

Liu Tao frowned slightly, "Why not use the equipped bazooka?"

"We still have fuel-air explosives, why don't you use them?" Liu Tao said, "Comrade Li Fuguo, you are the commander of the combined battalion, you need to consider taking Koulin Mountain at the lowest cost."

Liu Tao received the news just two days ago.

He called his leader immediately and finally got an opportunity for the combined battalion.

Li Fuguo looked ashamed.

"Comrade Li Fuguo, now everyone in the combined battalion is equipped with a set of rocket launchers for your use. We will equip you with more in due time." Liu Tao said, "There are also self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and tanks. You will be equipped with at least two basic amounts of ammunition."

"We will have more ammunition for you later, so you don't need to save it." Liu Tao said in a deep voice, "You will be heading to the front line in a month. I hope you can bring everyone back to celebrate the New Year."

"I understand, Director!" Li Fuguo saluted Liu Tao.

Afterwards, Li Fuguo organized a mountain attack drill.

Liu Tao immediately understood that Li Fuguo had not considered it before. On the contrary, he had drawn up several exercise plans, but the one he introduced to him was the one that saved the most artillery ammunition.

Liu Tao laughed in his heart. The shells seemed very expensive, but because they were produced by Panshan Machinery Factory itself, the actual consumption was only about one-third of what Li Fuguo thought.

The soldiers practiced extensively the use of rocket launchers and coordinated combat between infantry and tanks.

Although the rocket launcher is disposable and will be thrown away after use, Liu Tao does not feel sorry about it at all, because this thing is now in mass production. He has arranged for people to work overtime to produce it, and in two days, everyone will be equipped with a set of rocket launchers.

Liu Tao planned to prepare three sets of rocket launchers for each person, equipped with various rockets.

As for the tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, no matter how much they are consumed now, Liu Tao will at least prepare two base quantities of ammunition for them when the combined battalion sets out.

It is no exaggeration to say that the firepower Liu Tao prepared for the combined battalion is more ferocious than that of a division.

Liu Tao watched with a telescope. Although it was just a drill, it seemed to make him feel the shock of real artillery fire. After all, the shells were real, and the soldiers fired real bullets with their guns.

"Is this the three-three system? It is truly ingrained in the soldiers' bones." Liu Tao thought to himself.

Liu Tao held the telescope and said, "Comrade Zhao Guoping, do you think that with the current combat capability of the combined battalion, we can take Koulin Mountain?"

Zhao Guoping was wearing camouflage clothes and a bulletproof helmet at this time, no different from other soldiers.

"Yes, we can definitely take Koulin Mountain!" Zhao Guoping said in a deep voice, "Director, you have prepared enough for our combined battalion. If we still can't take Koulin Mountain, we might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes!"

The time spent in the military camp made Zhao Guoping more like a soldier.

Liu Tao nodded. He also believed that the combined battalion would not let him down.

After all, he had prepared a lot of powerful weapons such as fuel-air bombs for the combined battalion.

(End of this chapter)