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The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement designating Zhang Hanqing as the plenipotentiary representative of the Korean battlefield, so the joint investigation team came directly from the sea to Dalian. Since Zhang Hanqing arrived here, it has become the center of activities for all parties. Now that the National League team is coming, it will immediately become the focus of attention at home and abroad.
While waiting, Zhang Hanqing was not idle. From the time Ciano brought the Japanese's conditions for a truce, he knew that there was no good in this matter. If the Japanese really proposed a truce, it would not work without causing pain and making them feel that the war could not continue.
It¡¯s quite a match with Japan. So during this period, he reflected on the performance of the Chinese army and navy and made many improvements accordingly. Although he has the advantage of time travel, after all, he did not really come into contact with the military in his previous life, and many things were mostly done on paper.
Premature reliance on naval aviation is an example. If it weren't for the selfless sacrifice of the pilots of the Bohai Fleet, if it weren't for Wang Xiaohu's fatal blow, and Zhang Chao's extraordinary ability to seize the opportunity, destroy the "Izumo" and greatly frighten the Japanese ship, at this time, he would probably In a desperate situation, we are filling holes in the major cities in the Bohai Bay.
Before the war, the Japanese navy¡¯s ravages on China¡¯s coastal cities had been anticipated, so even though nearly five squadrons of excellent pilots were sacrificed, it was all worthwhile and the best result for China.
Zhang Hanqing¡¯s reflection is that he was too forward-thinking and did not deeply realize that the capabilities of the aviation force in this era were far from being comparable to that of his later generations.
The value ratio between aircraft and 10,000-ton ships is one-thousandth in this era, but only one-twentieth in later generations. So although the general direction is correct, it will take a long time to get to this point, at least The level of the aircraft must be raised to a big level. Therefore, his correction is to make up for the lesson of the 203mm large naval gun in the future. Of course, there is no need to overcorrect.
The same goes for tanks. Although it has the correct theoretical direction, Chinese tanks also performed brilliantly in the Battle of Kanto Prefecture, but the battle damage rate of more than 30% (most of which were broken down) really does not compliment its effectiveness. This was just a battle.
Moreover, the T-20 has an unusually small tank gun caliber (57mm), almost vulnerable armor, and is not much faster than infantry running at full speed. I can¡¯t believe that he also naturally boasted about the role of tanks to the future three German Nazi heroes. , and the three heroes devoutly approved of his theory!
On the Korean battlefield, due to the extremely mountainous terrain, infantry can easily block the movement of tanks by relying on simple fortifications. The 57mm caliber of the T-20 tank is too small, not even comparable to the 37mm infantry gun.
It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t want to change to a large-caliber cannon, but because the previous industrial foundation was so poor and the power level was low, it was already quite difficult to push small cannons. This also led to the small size of this tank, so the space was small, not to mention the comfort of the crew, and it was unable to withstand continuous combat. This was one of the reasons why such a great hero was not seen in the few battles after entering the DPRK.
The T-20 also exposed the problem of ammunition mismatch with infantry, which increased logistical difficulties and made it impossible to share ammunition with artillery during intense periods of war. Considering the requirements for large-scale armored warfare in the future, armored infantry, tank troops, and artillery will need to be able to coordinate and fight together in the future, and the construction of universal cannons has been put on the agenda.
It has been five or six years since the T-20 was designed. China has already developed a more powerful diesel engine. The Qinhuangdao Machinery Research Institute (the code name of the tank development factory) has also designed a larger, thicker armor, weighing 25 Tons of new varieties¡ª¡ªType 27.
Because Zhang Hanqing did not expect the war to come so quickly, and he also knew that tank technology was advancing by leaps and bounds during World War II. In order to avoid producing too many outdated weapons and divert limited funds to economic development, only one tank of this kind was produced.
Now Zhang Hanqing regrets it. In the defense industry, there are some things that cannot be taken advantage of. Better equipment is the result of continuous improvement after discovering deficiencies in a large number of practices. Therefore, on the night of the Battle of Kanto Prefecture, he ordered the new tanks to start to be equipped with 75mm cannons - to provide 75mm or above artillery common in fortifications when possible, so as to achieve universal use for both infantry and artillery.
The huge practical obstacle to blitzkrieg or armored armies is the use of artillery. However, the experience of predecessors (or descendants?) shows that without accompanying artillery and infantry, the battlefield survival rate of tanks alone is not high. Because in the process of tank development, anti-tank guns, stronger fortifications, anti-tank mines, etc. are all its nemesis.
For tanks to be effective, they need artillery and infantry that are also mobile.
At that time, there was no concept of self-propelled artillery in all countries in the world. All large-caliber guns were horse-drawn or towed and did not have cross-country capabilities. It was a miracle to travel 20 or 30 kilometers a day, which could not keep up with the advancement speed of armored forces.
according toAccording to Zhang Hanqing's idea, the Qinhuangdao Mechanical Research Institute designed a tracked howitzer based on the body of the Type 27 tank. The caliber is 125mm, which is common for army support firepower. This technology is already quite mature, and Zhang Hanqing put it into use. Named Åùö¨27 (pl-27, does it sound familiar?).
With this pl-27, tank troops can finally get fire support at any time without relying on the shortcoming of towed artillery that can only travel on roads. This is a great boost to its battlefield survival.
Based on the same base, the infantry accompanying tank bz-27 also came into being. It can carry an infantry squad of 12 people at a time and is equipped with a heavy machine gun.
Using this as a blueprint, Zhang Hanqing began to secretly form an armored division in the Beijing garrison, consisting of an armored regiment, three motorized infantry regiments, and a self-propelled artillery regiment as the core: the First Armored Division. The soldiers are mainly selected from the original T-20 members, the command system remains the same, and the division commander is still Wang Wensheng, but the structure has changed and the weapon configuration has changed.
The armored regiment has 93 tanks, and the armored infantry regiment has 31 tanks per regiment, for a total of 186 tanks. Relying on the country's strong industrial capabilities, after the industrial capabilities are fully transformed into military capabilities, the equipment will be in place in less than half a year. Because it's just a change of uniforms, the officers and soldiers will become familiar with it quite quickly. It won't be long before this unit will be formed.
If peace fails, we will still fight. Now is the time to prepare for a rainy day.
Weapons of attack are being prepared, and the King of Destruction is not idle either.
On the Korean battlefield, infantry requires more direct-aimed artillery to destroy simple fortifications. The 75mm field artillery is of great use in North Korea's mainly mountainous terrain, whether for attack or defense.
But poor traffic conditions have also restricted its use, especially in the recent two fierce battles. The inability of artillery to keep up with the advance of infantry also caused the People's Army to modify its use.
Since the mobility is not good, considering the convenience in logistics and other aspects, in terms of organization, the field artillery companies in the infantry regiments were cancelled, and the field artillery companies of the three regiments were organized into a new cannon battalion. Directly join the divisional artillery regiment.
This is also the conclusion reached by European commanders after a long period of exploration: "Field artillery firepower must be concentrated" and "the greatest number of artillery must be concentrated in an area as much as possible and placed under the command of a single commander" practice.
In this way, the front-line combat units of the People's Army are decentralized to the battalion (the battalion has a heavy-fire mortar company), and the regiment becomes a logistics and command organization.
Working behind closed doors will never lead to military development as quickly as actual combat. Two months of massive artillery battles have accumulated a lot of experience for the People's Army artillery.
Feedback from various ministries shows that the requirement for suppressive firepower is a major benefit in reducing infantry personnel losses in modern warfare. Therefore, the smaller caliber 75mm and 105mm howitzers began to be tilted towards theaters with inconvenient transportation such as the northwest and southwest, and the newly added troops They are all 125mm and 155mm heavy howitzers.
This is also another conclusion drawn by major military powers from the Boer War: "Only heavy enough artillery shells are enough to dig out enemy infantry from their bunkers."
In the future, the Chinese army¡¯s artillery force will only have three calibers of artillery: 125mm and 155mm medium and heavy howitzers, and 75mm cannons. In the future, the 75mm cannon will jump directly to the 125mm caliber. In Zhang Hanqing's idea, efforts to tap the potential of these guns, especially the 125mm gun, which can be used as the main force of the artillery, will be of great benefit to the improvement of military strength.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? away, the cannons of all countries in the future are still developing towards 125 and 127mm? Moreover, in his plan, the caliber of the self-propelled artillery is also 125mm, which not only achieves universal ammunition, but also allows China to concentrate its efforts to achieve a breakthrough in one direction.
This technological breakthrough will also bring benefits to the navy: the development of land artillery technology can assist the young Chinese navy's equipment capabilities, making "land artillery on ships" become everyone's expectation. As we all know, in Zhang Hanqing's naval development plan, the 125mm naval gun is a big deal and can be used by all types of warships.
Although a naval gun is essentially a cannon, which is somewhat different from a howitzer, its process capabilities, design capabilities, and forging technology are universal.
Later, there were many examples of "ship gun landing". For example, the 76mm tank gun was a cannon, directly transformed from the three-inch naval gun; the tank turret was connected to the ship, which was a real naval gun. However, some of the 76mm guns attached to the hull of early landing ships did not have the flexible electric operation of tank turrets, so the effect was not good.
??Chinese defense experts used it contrary to their intentions, but they also achieved brilliant achievements in the future. This is a story for another day.
Because, as main battle tanks become larger, it is also a general trend to equip them with a 125mm caliber. Even now, the 75mm caliber can be used with cannons of the same caliber that the Chinese infantry has begun to equip, rejuvenating the large number of outdated cannons in the stockpile.
Because of the increase in tank tonnage, the previous 37mm anti-tank guns no longer pose a threat to it. Under this circumstance, the Chinese infantry will also use 75mm cannons as the main anti-tank force in the future.
The advantage of this is that each arm has reduced the types of artillery to the greatest extent, which brings great convenience to logistics and equipment.
Various changes have invisibly enhanced the strength of the People's Army. Diplomacy has always been the basis of national strength. Nowadays, national strength is, to the greatest extent, its national defense capability and the quality of its war machine. In order to maintain a favorable psychological position in negotiations, military preparations must not be ignored.
¡°Before the actual ceasefire, it is too early to talk about putting swords and guns into storage and letting horses go to Nanshan. ?(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)p; Due to the increase in tank tonnage, the previous 37mm anti-tank guns no longer pose a threat to it. Under this situation, the Chinese infantry will also use 75mm cannons as the main anti-tank force in the future.
The advantage of this is that each arm has reduced the types of artillery to the greatest extent, which brings great convenience to logistics and equipment.
Various changes have invisibly enhanced the strength of the People's Army. Diplomacy has always been the basis of national strength. Nowadays, national strength is, to the greatest extent, its national defense capability and the quality of its war machine. In order to maintain a favorable psychological position in negotiations, military preparations must not be ignored.
¡°Before the actual ceasefire, it is too early to talk about putting swords and guns into storage and letting horses go to Nanshan. ?(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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