Arc of Gunfire

A few days later, Wang Zhong felt that the past days had returned.

Every morning when he opened his eyes, he could see Nellie standing next to him with a stern face. This familiar feeling was really touching.

For the rest of March, Wang Zhong's main energy was to deal with the affairs of the Equipment Committee.

He put forward several new requirements, one of which was to imitate the magnetic suction grenade warhead of Proson, but not to imitate their magnetic suction head.

According to the confession of the captured Proson combat engineer, they did not use the shaped charge jet warhead on the shells, mainly because the cannons are now rifled cannons, and the shells will rotate after being fired.

After hitting the target, due to the rotation of the projectile, the posture will change unpredictably, affecting the combat effectiveness of the warhead. It is said that the Proson people used a cannon to fire this warhead, and the penetration data was different every time during the test, and the fluctuation was huge.

The solution is also very simple, use rockets to propel the ammunition and use tail fins to stabilize it.

Wang Zhong had just made this request, and soon the Ordnance Bureau reported that there was ready-made equipment in the army: the United States had imported 1,000 bazookas, which perfectly met Wang Zhong's requirements.

Before Wang Zhong traveled through time, he was a fan of World War II, but after all, he was not a professional researcher of war history. He always thought that the bazooka was a copy of Sandezi's Iron Fist, but he didn't expect that the United States had made it so early.

So Wang Zhong decisively inspected the bazookas imported by the United States, and then put forward new requirements: no complicated launching mechanism, and then make a disposable version, and then the power of the warhead should be increased.

The United States' power is too sissy. It's okay to fight against the No. 3 and No. 4 now, but it's not enough to fight against the Tiger and Leopard in the future - I just don't know if this world can still encounter the Tiger and Leopard.

Wang Zhong's order was quickly responded to: There was a genius in the Ordnance Bureau who modified the Katyusha rocket and made something that seemed to meet his requirements.

When this thing was tested, it directly caused the launcher to suffer second-degree burns. Except for this defect, it perfectly met Wang Zhong's requirements.

Wang Zhong caught the designer and scolded him, asking him to develop a version that would not turn the shooter into a familiar person.

The designer acted quickly and made the changes in less than two days.

He reduced some of the rocket's propellant, and at the same time made a water pipe as the launch tube, and then welded a flame shield on the water pipe.

When Wang Zhong saw this launcher, he was speechless, because this thing was full of the Russians' "design aesthetics".

The shooter was indeed not burned during the final test launch, but the water pipe was a little hot.

A day later, the improved version was designed, and the designer wrapped a circle of wood around the part of the water pipe that needed to be placed on the shoulder.

Wang Zhong had no choice but to personally find the designer and scold him severely, saying: "Why do you still have to install so much propellant? This thing can now fly 1,000 meters! Is it necessary? It can fly 200 meters to meet our requirements!

"Don't you understand that the projectile will become lighter after reducing the propellant?"

The designer touched his head: "Is 200 meters enough? ”

Wang Zhong: “Now we are fighting against tanks, and the soldiers have to advance to more than ten meters in front of the tank to throw incendiary bombs. Weapons that can be used at 200 meters are a huge improvement, right?”

The designer thought about it and nodded: “Okay! I will change the design now.”

A few days later, the new product was delivered again.

Wang Zhong looked at the wooden barrel in front of him hesitantly: “All made of wood?”

Designer: “Yes, after all, it is disposable, and this thing is also simple to produce, just planing the ready-made wood. The rocket gas will burn the wood when it is launched, but... it is disposable.”

Wang Zhong picked up this thing and found that it was quite light as a rocket launcher. He checked the two ends again and found that one end was sealed with kraft paper, and the other side was simply not opened.

“What does this mean?”

Designer: “We think that it is a waste for the gunpowder gas to be sprayed directly from the back, and it will also burn the people standing behind, limiting the use environment of this thing. So the back is directly sealed, so that the gunpowder gas can only be sprayed out from the gap around the rocket.

"We also designed the shape of the projectile. The warhead of the projectile is a circle larger than the rest of the rocket, so that the gunpowder gas will be compressed in the warhead part, forming enough thrust, and directly acting on the head.

"This can increase the range of the rocket and ensure the stability of the rocket's flight. We have precisely adjusted the propellant charge of the new rocket. This rocket can't fly 200 meters with only the charge, but with the propulsion of gunpowder gas, the range can barely meet your requirements, General."

Wang Zhong frowned and asked: "What is the design of your rocket?"

The designer immediately opened the manual placed next to the finished product and showed the schematic diagram of the rocket.

The shape of the rocket is basically an iron fist.

The designer also explained excitedly: "We found that the overall stability of the rocket with this shape is better. Although the reduction of the propellant charge makes its speed slower, the trajectory can still maintain stability. It is a very stable arc, so as long as it is equipped with the simple sight we designed, it can guarantee that every shot will hit the target!"

The designer showed Wang Zhong the sight.

Wang Zhong: "Why is this sight designed like this? ”

Designer: “The shooter only needs to aim the sight at the enemy tank’s turret and see which horizontal bar on the sight is the same width as the tank’s turret, and he will definitely hit it.”

Wang Zhong gestured: “Just…aim this horizontal bar at the enemy tank and see which one is exactly the same width, and then just shoot it?”

"Yes, I used the principle that objects are larger when they are closer and smaller when they are farther away. In addition to the turret, the hull can also be used. The one next to it is for the hull. They all use the same length of horizontal bars."

Wang Zhong: "You also simplified the distance measurement step. You are very thoughtful."

Designer: "This way, our mobilization division can also use this weapon in large quantities."

Wang Zhong: "Then what will happen if we don't have this wooden barrel?"

Designer: "The range will be reduced to 100 meters."

Wang Zhong slapped the wooden barrel hard: "Remove this wooden barrel immediately and change it to a version that can be fired directly by hand! And then match it with your sight."

Designer: "Eh? Then the range is only 100 meters, is that okay?"

"Yes." Wang Zhong patted the designer on the shoulder "And what's your name?"

"Valentin Konstantinovich Filinov."

Wang Zhong: "You did a great job. I will sign an order immediately to form a design team with you as the core to improve our individual anti-tank weapons."

Filinov: "Really?"

"Really. But before that, let's solve the mass production of this thing. I hope that my troops will be equipped with at least 100,000 of these things before June this year. At least 1,000 will be sent to the troops in May to train tactical backbones."

Filinov: "Understood! Leave it to me!"

In addition to anti-tank rockets, Wang Zhong's biggest concern in the past few months is the small tank he drove once - no, the mass production of heavy tanks.

The heavy tanks sent to the front line performed better than the broken Urban assault guns. Maybe Ke Jing's team has been familiar with it after so many practices.

So Wang Zhong returned to Yebao and immediately ordered the start of mass production, and started mass production with the highest priority.

After all, in his expectation, the summer battle of 1916 was mainly an armored confrontation on the plains. The more vortices and new heavy tanks the troops had, the less losses the tankers would suffer.

So in early April, the new heavy breakthrough tank held a grand final assessment ceremony at the Ordnance Bureau test site.

On the morning of April 5, Wang Zhong arrived at the test site early in the morning, but was told that the ceremony could not start and he had to wait for the "important guests".

At 9 o'clock, Olga and Belinsky arrived one after another.

Olga wore a blue riding skirt and came to the new tank with great interest: "Hey, it looks like a turtle."

Wang Zhong: "This is the best bulletproof shape."

Olga: "The back of this turret is round, is it really reliable?"

Wang Zhong: "Of course, according to my requirements, this back has an equivalent thickness of more than 110 mm in all directions, which can resist all current anti-tank guns of Proson at close range, including the PAK40 that could easily penetrate the front armor of our T34 before."

Olga: "Since you said this defense is reliable, it should be quite reliable. So what is the name of this tank?"

Wang Zhong: "I plan to call it Atama."

The latest Russian tank T14 on Earth is called Atama, and Wang Zhong plans to borrow this name.

Olga: "What is the meaning of this name?"

Wang Zhong was embarrassed. He couldn't explain that it came from the future, right?

Olga: "I think this tank should be called Alexei Rokosov-1. After all, it was you who proposed the design, and it was designed by your trusted designer Ke Jing."

Wait a minute, how did Ke Jing become my trusted designer?

Is it possible that I already have power as rumored? No!

If you do this, I will be wrong if you want to give me a new coat in the future!

Wang Zhong was about to reject Olga's proposal, but Belinsky said: "Your Majesty, this suggestion is very good. The soldiers will be encouraged by driving a tank named after Rokosov."

No, what about my opinion?

Olga: "Since His Majesty the Patriarch has said so, let's make it so! Or do you want to refute our opinions, brother?"

Wang Zhong looked at Olga, then at the Patriarch, and smiled awkwardly: "How can I, I am just a small general, of course I respect your opinions!"

Olga: "Okay! Designer Ke Jing, you have to work hard too, and try to make the Rokossov II heavy tank as soon as possible!"

Ke Jing: "Of course, I will continue to improve the design based on the feedback from the front line. In addition, my apprentice designed a 30-ton medium tank based on the Rokossov I, and is now manufacturing a prototype."

Wang Zhong: "You are using this name, you are very active... Wait a minute, what did you just say?"

Ke Jing: "Ah, the prototype of the 30-ton, egg-shaped turret tank you proposed is being manufactured. Because the new machine tools of the United States have arrived."