Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

Chapter 123: 439% new artillery, for the country’s own use

 After sending Zhang Wanhe and others away, Huang He returned to his room. With today's lesson learned, he arranged for Wang Dexing to be responsible for security outside the door to avoid being suddenly disturbed while checking the system.

 When Huang He thought about the next important decision, he couldn't even hold back his excitement. After all, no man can refuse a thick and big gun barrel, and no one can refuse the word fire coverage.

 Cure troops' phobia of insufficient firepower! It is our duty to do so!

“Heavy weapons: An army without artillery support cannot survive a brutal offensive. In order to cope with modern warfare, we must ensure that our army has sufficient heavy weapons and equipment.

Effect:

  Obtained a complete set of production lines and drawings for ten 1897-type 75mm artillery pieces*1

  Obtained a complete production line and drawings for one hundred and fifty Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft guns*1

 Obtained a complete set of production lines and drawings for ten Hotchkiss 25mm anti-tank guns*1

 Get access to the subsequent unlocking of the Gallic Chicken Cannon"

 Hands trembling with excitement, it has been almost a year since I returned to the base last year! The decision tree finally touches on artillery.

Although Huang He is a person who likes milk techniques, he has to admit that as the strongest army in Europe, the Gaul Chicken's cannons do have something to offer.

And it is considered to be the most powerful in terms of power. The strong charge of medicine in the large medicine room has become synonymous with them. Sandoko of the same caliber may hold 5 kilograms, and Gallic chicken will hold 7.25 kilograms.

 During World War I, they were at the forefront of the world in artillery technology, and the design concept of the Gallic chicken influenced many military powers.

So much so that at the beginning of World War II, during the fierce attack of Sandoku from the opposite side, the artillerymen of the country pulled out a bunch of old cannons from the last war, and they were able to fight back and forth with Sandoku's artillery.

 They are a traditional artillery power and have made extremely important contributions in the history of artillery. Although the large-caliber artillery has not been updated, the small and medium-caliber guns have their shining moments.

 For example, the three models obtained by Huang He through the system.

The full name of the Hotchkiss 25mm is 25mmSAMle1934, which is the 1934 model 25mm semi-automatic gun. The performance of this gun in Europe was good in the early stage, but gradually began to weaken in the later stage.

The Gallic Chicken always designs new weapons based on the experience of the last war. What did the tanks look like during World War I? The bastard-like speed and weak protection were synonymous with tanks at that time.

 So the designers of the Gallic Chicken believed that the anti-tank gun should be as light as possible and ready as fast as possible in order to move quickly on a muddy battlefield.

The caliber of 25 mm is definitely enough!

 But the Third Gallic Republic was intoxicated with the joy of defeating its enemies, and their country was in chaos. Therefore, the Army withdrew its development of new weapons at that time, and the anti-tank gun project was shelved.

“Victors of world wars, chaotic governments, full employment, ZZ violence, and inefficient economies. In short, this is the game.”

At the beginning of the 1930s, the senior leaders of the Gallic Chicken suddenly discovered that the world's tension was rising wildly, and they, Europe's number one army, needed to stand up and carry the banner.

At this time, the top management was anxious, but their savior, Hotchkiss Company, was still very capable and came up with this small toothpick in a very short period of time.

 Leaving aside the 25mm small-caliber artillery, the SA34’s gun mount design is quite avant-garde and very much in line with the Gallic style.

They believe that anti-tank guns that are used for direct aim and lack protection are very fragile. Once discovered by the enemy, they are not far away from death, so concealment is the first priority in design.

Designers ingeniously designed the upper part of the gun shield to be wavy because studies have found that regular objects appear more prominently on the horizon.

 The size of the entire gun was designed to be as small as possible so that the coverage of the shield is large enough to ensure that the torsos of the gunner and loader are not hit by stray bullets.

The proposed plan is that the entire gun weighs only 475 kilograms and is equipped with pneumatic tires. One gun crew can easily tow the gun for short-distance movement.

 At the same time, thanks to the application of semi-automatic gun bolt, SA34 can maintain a rate of fire of 15-20 rounds per minute. Her effective range is from 100 meters to 400 meters, with a maximum range of 2,000 meters.

Furthermore, this gun is only 1.05 meters wide. Its extremely low profile combined with the muzzle flash suppressor makes it a very suitable gun for squatting in pits under the hands of Gaul Chicken Lao Yinbi.

What the artillerymen have tried time and time again is to hide the anti-tank gun in the grass and wait for Santoku's tank to approach before delivering a fatal blow. With this trick alone, this little toothpick beat Santoku's No. 1 and No. 2 tanks to the point of crying.

 But it still faltered in the later period, mainly because the penetration depth of this gun was not enough. When facing No. 3, No. 4, and No. 3 Tuzi, they are basically the battlefield blacksmiths.

 In a battle, we just listened to the artillery crew scolding us because we failed to penetrate the enemy's armor! But at that time, if you have the courage to ride with this cannon, it will basically have some effect.

 But in the later period, the tank armor became thicker and thicker, and the gun's 15 rounds per minute rate of fire and too little power were not enough to continue to perform tasks on the battlefield.

but! The above is about the European battlefield! But what happens when this thing is placed in Shanxi Province?

 Huang He can only say one thing, I, SA34, are invincible in the world! The SA34 used to fight Santoku tanks, and some even had their legs trimmed for the Tiger, and they could show their teeth when facing the T-34 and KV series.

 What kind of armor power do you have, Xiao Baga? What are your 95 light battles? Don't come to get involved, don't come to touch porcelain, you don't even want to lose face.

 After talking about the anti-tank gun, Miss 75 must carry it up. What is the value of Schneider's guns? This is a large company that pioneered the 155-caliber artillery. Everyone should know that the origin of this gun is Gallic Chicken.

Now Li Yunlong is also a good boy who loves to learn seriously. Learning nonsense has become a thing of the past. Even if he sees the messy foreign code again, he will not give it random names.

After all, both Zhao Gang and Huang He are good teachers with kind hearts. There is nothing you can learn from.

The Miss 75 is widely regarded as the first modern field gun and could fire at an astonishing rate of 30 rounds per minute.

It was one of the best-performing rapid-fire guns before World War I, so countries quickly imitated it and used it extensively in World War I.

And her performance was not far behind even during World War II. For a period of time, she was even taken to the Eastern Front by Sandoku to fight T-34. It was a rare treasure for the Eighth Route Army.

 Because her rate of fire is 30 rounds per minute, it can ensure the coverage of enemy positions with high-explosive shells, and the artillery can carry out progressive advancement while firing continuously.

Although this cannon has a gentle nickname like Miss 75, she was the blade of a meat grinder in Verdun.

An artillery battery with four 75mm guns can fire at least 17,000 shell fragments in an area 100 meters wide and 400 meters long in one minute, causing devastating consequences for the enemy's attacking infantry.

However, her shortcoming is also obvious, that is, it is a bit too heavy for the Eighth Route Army.

The total weight of this gun is 1140 kilograms. For troops who do not even use mules and horses, transportation is a big problem.

 Due to her wheelbase design of less than 1.7 meters, and the fact that the gun wheels do not use any elastic suspension devices, it is estimated that the marching speed will not exceed 30 kilometers/hour.

 Just because it’s inconvenient now, doesn’t mean it won’t be possible in the future.

There are truck and petroleum related technologies in the system. In the future, the Eighth Route Army is likely to become a highly mobile force that is mainly motorized and supplemented by mules and horses.

 Finally, there is the anti-aircraft gun. If the name of the Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft gun is a bit unfamiliar, then we can take a look at its illegitimate child.

The navy used the British 40mm Vickers banger cannon in its small days. This thing was an enlarged version of the Maxim. But with the rapid development of aircraft, bang-bang cannons are no longer enough.

His biggest problem is that its range and ballistic performance are very poor. The maximum shooting height is only about 4,000 meters, and it also has a sharply curved arc trajectory, which has a great impact on the accurate aiming of the artillery.

So the Navy sent engineers to France to select a new anti-aircraft gun. In the end, the Japanese Navy selected the Hotchkiss 25mm anti-aircraft gun and obtained the weapon blueprint and production license.

so! The illegitimate child of this classic weapon is Xiao Baga’s Nine-Liu Divine Cannon! The men's Yamato-shang died the most happily due to these artillery groups.

However, this time the navy's red deer and the army's horse dung did not quarrel. There is actually an army version of this anti-aircraft gun.

Although this gun performed poorly at sea, the Hotchkiss Company cannot be blamed for this. Originally, the 25mm gun was used as the inner ring, and the 37/40mm gun was used as the middle ring.

  In the early days, the Navy used 25mm directly to fill the center circle, and the fire control was very poor. Fire control is always the key in air defense. There is no difference between blindfolding mosquitoes with your hands and using an electric mosquito swatter.

 The most outrageous thing is that they built a triple pack in order to increase their firepower.

 However, the vibration caused by the simultaneous firing of three artillery guns will also reduce the accuracy of the weapon, so in actual combat, it is rare for three artillery guns to fire at the same time.

 Normally when one gun is firing, the crew will load the other two to maintain continuity of fire.

Not only does this completely violate the original idea, but it also reduces the effective hit rate of a single goal. Moreover, there are so many people operating a gun crew, which is an act that goes against the will of heaven.

The original version of Hotchkiss is much better than the Japanese's 96 Cannon. Except for its shortcomings in the rate of fire as an anti-aircraft gun, the quantity can make up for this shortcoming.

 What’s more, in Huanghe’s heart, this 25mm is just a transitional product. It only takes 70 days in the system to unlock more advanced anti-aircraft weapons, and he won't produce too many small-caliber ones.

 It’s a pity that this decision cannot be used in the first stage of the war and can only be unlocked in the second stage.

 These three weapons, except for the anti-aircraft guns, are somewhat inferior. It may be a bit difficult to face the Japanese army aviation that will be updated in the future. But as long as the production of anti-tank guns and field guns can keep up, they can be used until 1945.

But Huang He would definitely not be satisfied. He looked at the big tubes in the system that were thicker than the last, and showed a crazy smile.

 SA34 is a divine cannon in War Thunder, and only a few can penetrate other people's French sticks.

Let’s read the next chapter tomorrow, don’t wait any longer

 (End of this chapter)