"Nie Zhiyuan, Nie Zhiyuan, your uncle asked you to come to me to be an artillery commander, not to let you mess around with those Russians." In Chita's headquarters of the Central Siberian Military Region of China, Peng Yi kept counting the junior in front of him. Most of the descendants of the admirals joined the navy, and in the same way, the army bosses also hoped that their juniors would make a career in the army. And Nie Zhiyuan is a distant nephew of Nie Shicheng, chief of staff of the War Department. This person graduated from the Artillery Academy of the Chinese Army University, and once participated in the Chinese military operation against Russia in 1918, and after the war, this artillery officer stayed in the Central and Siberian Military Region with the rank of major.

For these Russians, who had received training and weapons from the Chinese Army and the Germans for several years, and were then incorporated by the Chinese into Chinese nationality, they were almost preparing for war and then participating in the war for more than ten years. In Nie Zhiyuan's eyes, these former Russian Guards officers and soldiers were able to survive under the encirclement and suppression of the superior German and Austrian armies, and then under the attack of the Huaxia Army for nearly a year, definitely relying on more than luck! Their understanding of warfare and weapons is definitely unique in its own. In particular, he definitely has experience in how to use inferior weapons to fight against superior enemies, so Nie Zhiyuan once planned to discuss related issues with them. And who knows that in the end of the discussion, the two sides can be described as seeing each other late.

In Nie Zhiyuan's eyes, this is completely an act of mutual assistance to each take what he needs. He can get a very detailed battle situation from the other party, and at the same time, he can also provide the other party with all kinds of material help, after all, Nie Zhiyuan's family background can be described as a local tyrant among local tyrants. As a lieutenant colonel, he can also get some restricted supplies in the army, such as various liquors and vodka, which the Russians like. And after a long period of communication, Nie Zhiyuan really got a lot of inspiration from these veterans.

"The most important thing in an artillery engagement is the first wave, especially when all artillery is concentrated without warning for short, rapid fire, and the enemy often suffers heavy losses when unprepared. Therefore, in order to achieve ultra-high fire density when breaking through or interdicting, we specially deployed a large number of mortars and mortars. Some are even simple mine-throwers, large gasoline drums. You put in the propellant and the well-wrapped explosives pack, and set up the excitation device under the gasoline canister. In a matter of seconds, we can achieve a much higher density of firepower than normal. Said a former Guards Major named Tikhomilov. If Xu Jie was present, he would definitely be amazed that the "conscienceless cannon" of this plane appeared like this?!

"But mortars and those improvised mine-throwers have a very limited range. The 10-inch mortar you regularly use has an effective range of no more than 2,000 yards. And the minefield thrower is only about 700 yards, not to mention the opponent's field artillery at such a close distance, even the mortar can be easily reached, right? As a believer in the new school of Chinese artillery, he emphasized instantaneous firepower while also attaching great importance to range and mobility, after all, the former means the safety of the artillery itself, and the latter in addition to safety, but also strengthens the efficiency of artillery.

"That's right. In the beginning, after several losses suffered by the Germans, they used a more dispersed force arrangement. And with a lot of mortars to provide cover as you advance, our mortars tend to lock on and then destroy as soon as they fire, and, you know, the mortars are poorly mobile, and we lack vehicles. So we ended up with a more retro weapon. As he spoke, Tikhomirov said, pointing to a cylindrical object next to the room.

"Hall Rocket? If I'm not mistaken, you used this thing in the Second Sino-Russian War, and it was assigned to cavalry units at that time, it was easy to carry, and you can even fire it with an inclined plane, but the accuracy and range are very bad. Nie Zhiyuan took a closer look and recognized this kind of thing.

"Well, the range and accuracy of this 32-pound rocket are indeed inferior to that of regular field artillery, and the farthest distance can only hit 3,000 yards, and the accuracy is even worse, but the charge is comparable to the 10-inch mortar shells we use. In the Second Sino-Russian War, our artillery was relatively sufficient, and we did not attach much importance to this weapon, but when the war broke out, we were very short of all kinds of equipment, and even rifles were not enough. And this rocket has become our emergency weapon, in fact, it is not as bad as you think. Especially when a large number of positions are used to cover a position, the dense rain of bullets is enough to compensate for the lack of accuracy, and we can also connect the firing rails in parallel and place them on trucks, and the density of fire in a short period of time is much higher than that of conventional artillery. Tikhomirov didn't care much about Nie Zhiyuan's expression.

"And if we can develop a new type of rocket with a more sophisticated launcher, we can get extremely strong firepower in an instant, imagine a nondescript 1.5-ton truck with rows of barrels or launch rails on it, and then pour a large amount of ammunition into the distance for more than ten seconds, and then take a few minutes to withdraw directly from the battlefield before the opponent can react. What a wonderful scene. Speaking of this, a look of intoxication actually appeared on the face of this former Russian artillery officer! It's like drinking the best vodka.

"Well, judging from your description, it's really good, but first we have to solve two problems, the first problem is the range, the accuracy of 3000 yards is obviously not enough, even the battalion-level mortar can easily destroy these rocket artillery, and the other problem is accuracy, although this kind of artillery is used to strike at the opposite target, but in terms of current accuracy, at least for the Chinese Army is a little unacceptable." Nie Zhiyuan has a lot of insight into this kind of theoretical thing, if it is just a description of the hole, Nie Zhiyuan is not interested in it. To paraphrase a later generation, you must have dry goods!

"There is a method, maybe this method is a bit expensive for Russia in the past, but it should not be a big problem for Huaxia, the first way is to replace the launch rail with a launch box, and as long as possible. Another way is to make some fuss about the rocket itself, for example, we can correct the nozzle at the tail of the rocket and turn it into a set of nozzles that deviate at a certain angle from the central axis, so that the shell will automatically rotate under the impetus of the gas, and these nozzles will play a role in stabilizing the flight state when spraying. Tikhomirov said as he pulled out the materials that had already been prepared.

"But what about the wings at the tail of the rocket that are used for balancing? They will guide the box to be too large, which reduces the density of the fire, and also increases the resistance. This was the biggest problem I had in my plan. Looking at Nie Zhiyuan, who was lost in thought, Tikhomirov added.

"Since we have other ways to solve the problem of stability, we can completely remove it, and after removing it, we can use the launch tube, and we can also engrave the rifling inside the launch tube. In this case, the problems of stability and accuracy can be solved, so what else do you need to bounce the wings for? A few minutes later, Nie Zhiyuan put forward his opinion.

And this exchange became the beginning of the cooperation between the two, but it does not mean that the rest of the road will be smooth. With the most basic technical principles, how to make it is a problem, and how to locate this weapon and find a suitable place for it in the existing equipment system is another problem. Of course, the biggest problem is how to convince the superiors. So this is the first scene, Nie Zhiyuan appeared in Peng Yi's office again, and then chattered to him about the future prospects of this weapon.

"What's the use of you talking to me about this, I'm the commander of the military region, not the General Armament Department! Besides, Lao Nie is still in Beijing, and it's better for you to find him than for me. He was able to get in touch with the people in the General Armament Department directly. Peng Yi repeated again. He even wondered if this kid would make himself schizophrenic if he continued to look for him endlessly like this!

"But there must always be a testing ground and the need of the military, money and people are a problem to do this thing, and if we work for a long time and no one wants it, then it will be in vain? Wouldn't it be more likely that you would have a better chance of success if you mentioned in the report that you needed a weapon that could deliver a lot of ammunition at medium distances in a short period of time, and then I asked my uncle to push it again? Nie Zhiyuan said with a sticky face.

"Messing around." Regarding Nie Zhiyuan's answer, Peng Yi couldn't laugh or cry, the General Armament Department has its own test site, why should it find a local military region? But this kid has said this, and it's a little unreasonable if he doesn't help him, and more importantly, this matter is not very difficult, but it is just a matter of adding a few words to the report. "I'm going to write a letter to Boss Xu, just mention it by the way, if you don't understand Guò, then this kid will have an excuse to find himself again." Peng Yi said in his heart, not to mention that on the surface, he is not very enthusiastic about this matter, but deep down, he really hopes that these guys can drum up some good things!

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