The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 273 Mortar Development

The Spring Festival holiday passes in a flash.

Liu Tao and others had to say goodbye to their families and return to the city.

After returning to Panshan Machinery Factory, Liu Tao first inspected the weapons and equipment produced during this period so that they could enter the warehouse.

Then we came to the place where tanks and infantry fighting vehicles were parked.

All the tanks and infantry fighting vehicles produced before the Spring Festival have been delivered.

Those parked now were all produced after the Spring Festival. Some were produced at Panshan Machinery Factory, and some were produced at Factory 256 and then transported to Panshan Machinery Factory.

Using the item upgrade system, Liu Tao used upgrade points to fix all the problems with these tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.

Afterwards, people were arranged to send these tanks and infantry fighting vehicles out.

After finishing all this, Liu Tao began to develop the "Mortar". Panshan Machinery Factory had a complete set of drawings for the "Mortar" before, because a third-line factory that had been merged into the factory produced mortars and mortar shells.

Even mortar parts and mortar shells are available!
Liu Tao asked someone to fetch the mortar's parts and then assembled them according to the drawings. This was a 60mm mortar, and its official name was the Type 63 60mm mortar.

Soon, a Type 63 60mm mortar was manufactured by Liu Tao.

The Type 63 mortar has a barrel length of 618mm and a barrel length of 550mm. The entire gun (excluding the sight) weighs 12.5kg, the optical sight weighs 0.3kg, the barrel weighs 4.5kg, the mount weighs 4.6kg, the plate weighs 3.4kg, the maximum range is 1429m, the minimum range is 70m, the maximum rate of fire is 30~35 rounds/min, the elevation range is 40 degrees to 80 degrees, the directional range is 4.2 degrees on each side, the maximum muzzle velocity is 140m/s, and the minimum muzzle velocity is 70m/s.

Liu Tao glanced at the virtual panel in the corner of his eye:

[Item: Type 63 60mm Mortar]

【Manufacturer: Liu Tao】

[Item Level: LV1 (0/10)]

[Upgrade Points: 20]

[Item status: intact, analyzable]

Manufacturing a Type 63 mortar gives 20 upgrade points.

Liu Tao knew what was going on, so he didn't fire directly. Instead, he fetched more spare parts and assembled more Type 63 mortars.

It is quite worthwhile to earn these upgrade points.

Wait until the accumulation is almost enough before firing.

Liu Tao assembled the Type 63 mortars faster and faster. In one day, he assembled 15 mortars and earned 300 upgrade points.

The next morning, Liu Tao headed to Tianzhu Mountain with a mortar and boxes of mortar shells.

Here in Tianzhu Mountain, you can hear military bugles and troop training early in the morning.

There are not only combined brigades, but also troops that come here for training. After completing the training, these troops will be transferred to the front line to experience the baptism of war.

Here, the main task is to complete live-fire shooting training, familiarize yourself with mountain warfare, and practice attack or defense.

The combined brigade, where the artillery battalion is located, Liu Tao came here.

"Commander, do you need me to ask the soldiers to help you?" asked the artillery battalion commander.

"No need, just let the soldiers do what they should do!" Liu Tao said with a faint smile.

Afterwards, Liu Tao took out a Type 63 mortar and quickly installed it.

Adjust the direction and aim at the open space ahead.

Liu Tao took out a mortar shell, stuffed it into the barrel, and quickly the shell was fired.

The shell flew more than 300 meters and fell down, making a loud explosion.

Liu Tao took a look and saw that firing one shell gave him 20 experience points.

"boom!!!"

The sound of mortar shells continued. Liu Tao fired slowly and without aiming specifically. He just fired, about two shells a minute.

Until all the mortar shells are used up.

Liu Tao looked at the gun barrel that was probably going to be scrapped, and his lips curled up slightly. Then, Liu Tao returned to Panshan Machinery Factory.

In the production workshop, Liu Tao held the Type 63 60mm mortar in his hand and looked at the virtual panel in the corner of his eye:
[Item: Type 63 60mm Mortar]

【Manufacturer: Liu Tao】

[Item Level: LV1 (11120/10) (Upgradable)]

[Upgrade Points: 300]

[Item status: intact, analyzable]

"System, upgrade everything!" Liu Tao muttered to himself.

Brush, brush, brush~~
Four faint lights flashed in succession.

The mortar in front of him had undergone obvious changes, and the virtual panel also showed corresponding changes.

[Item: Type 63 60mm Mortar]

【Manufacturer: Liu Tao】

[Item Level: LV5 (10/100000)]

[Upgrade Points: 300]

[Item status: intact, analyzable]

"System, upgrade!" Liu Tao muttered to himself.

I saw faint lights flickering again.

Then the mortar in front of him changed completely, and it was impossible to tell that it was a Type 63 mortar.

Even the materials have changed.

When Liu Tao learned about the performance of the mortar in front of him, a smile appeared on his face.

The mortar in front of you is made of titanium alloy and composite materials, and its smooth exterior makes it look very beautiful.

Liu Tao sorted it out again, and then analyzed it, forming a complete set of drawings.

"I believe it can become a powerful weapon on the battlefield, greatly improving the infantry's ability to attack and break through!" Liu Tao stroked the beautiful mortar and said, "It will become the Type 82 60mm mortar in the future!"

The entire mortar weighs 8.5kg, with a bracket and support plate, and has a range of 5000 meters.

It can be said that one person can carry this mortar all over the mountain, and one person can operate it.

Liu Tao also equipped it with a dual-purpose direct and indirect aiming sight with a fire control computer, which can even be connected to the battlefield information system in the future to enable efficient firepower bombardment.

In addition, it is also equipped with new mortar shells with stronger lethality.

Of course, the original 60mm mortar shells can also be used, but their lethality is not as great.

"Appearance equals combat effectiveness, this is indeed an iron rule!" Liu Tao looked at the time, and then based on this, he made an 80mm mortar.

He not only wants to make 80mm mortars, but also 120mm mortars.

The use of titanium alloy and composite materials can greatly reduce the weight of the mortar, making it more suitable for transportation on the battlefield and enhancing its maneuverability.

This makes it more suitable for the battlefield and can better exert the combat effectiveness of the mortar.

It didn't take much time for Liu Tao to develop both the 82mm mortar and the 120mm mortar.

The 82mm mortar appears to be longer than the 60mm mortar, has a larger caliber, and is heavier, reaching 15 kilograms. The range of this 82mm mortar will reach an astonishing 6.5 kilometers.

The 120mm mortar is larger and longer than the 80mm mortar, weighs 25 kilograms, and has a range of 8 kilometers.

These three mortars are definitely good news for the troops.

要知道63式60毫米迫击炮全重14.5千克，射程只有1470米，而同样口径的82式60毫米迫击炮全重只有8.5千克，射程则是可以达到5000米；60年代研制的新型82毫米迫击炮，全重53公斤，最大射程3032米，而同样口径的82式82毫米迫击炮全重只有15千克，射程达到了6.5公里。

As for the 120mm mortar, it can be said that it fills the gap in this area.

(End of this chapter)