Regarding Xiong Dazhen's report and the current situation of the equipment department, Yang Zhen can be said to be quite dissatisfied. Almost a year has passed, and with a full set of drawings and production processes, the armor-piercing shells required for Soviet-made 45-mm tank guns have not yet been able to come up.

If some high-level things such as engines can't be taken out, Yang Zhen won't be too angry. But the armor-piercing bullets that the troops urgently needed have not been taken out so far, and Yang Zhen is really angry. In this battle, the lack of armor-piercing shells has already brought a certain impact.

In the tank battle in Linxi, the 1st Armored Brigade had already encountered a lot of trouble due to the lack of armor-piercing shells. If not before the war, the armored corps allocated most of the limited armor-piercing shells to the 1st brigade. When Wang Guangyu ransacked the warehouse of the Soviet army in Outer Mongolia, he got some steel-core armor-piercing shells, and the ramming tactics were really going to be adopted in that battle.

When the 2nd Brigade was attacking Tongliao, the main armor-piercing shells were transferred to the 1st Brigade. Only ten armor-piercing rounds were issued for each vehicle, the rest were equipped with ordinary grenades. Fortunately, in the combat direction of the Second Brigade, the number of combat vehicles invested by the Japanese army was not large, so it did not cause too much trouble.

If this problem is not resolved for a long time, it will have a rather bad impact on the operations of the armored forces. In the last battle, the number of tanks invested by the Japanese army was not large, and everyone dealt with it evenly. However, this kind of coping must not continue. Who can guarantee that this battle will not encounter a large-scale tank cluster of the Japanese army?

According to the information transmitted from the central authorities, the Japanese cavalry group stationed in Baotou is expanding its armored units in large quantities. In addition to the original cavalry wing, a tank wing has been added, and all of them are the new Type 97 tanks of the Japanese army, as well as the latest 97 modified tanks based on the Type 97 tanks, with reinforced armor and replacement of 47-mm guns.

The second tank wing is also being formed. It's just that the equipment is limited by the Japanese army's combat vehicle production, and only one Type 95 light tank squadron is currently in place. However, with Japan's industrial base, as long as the Japanese are willing, they can fill this wing at any time.

As for the 26th Division, which had already advanced to Chadong, four additional tank squadrons were added to the original tank squadron under the search wing. At the same time, the Kwantung Army is also currently trying to recover the tank units that were heavily damaged in the first phase of the operation.

In other words, the number and scale of the Japanese armored forces to be faced in the next stage of the anti-union operation are quite large. Under these circumstances, the armor-piercing shells used in the 45-mm tank guns, which were urgently needed by the armored forces, could not be taken out for a long time. This means that in the next phase of operations, the troops will only be able to fight with high-explosive grenades with almost no anti-armor capability.

There is also a seventy-six-mm cannon, this guy actually directly told himself that there is no problem with the grenade, but the most urgently needed armor-piercing shell is probably still difficult to solve at the moment. He has repeatedly fallen in a ditch, doesn't he know what shame is? Does he really not know what the situation the troops will face in the next phase of operations?

Hearing Yang Zhen's tone, there was a trace of irrepressible anger. Thinking of the report on the enemy's situation regarding the changes in the enemy's technical equipment among the operational objectives in the next stage issued by the headquarters two days ago, Xiong Dazhen, who was somewhat panicked, hurriedly said: "No. 1, the previous armor-piercing bullet could not be taken out, because the number of materials was insufficient and the problem of craftsmanship had not been solved. ”

"You also know that our foundation is too poor, and there is no problem with the production of many things according to the drawings, but the quality of the things produced is much worse than the prototype. The armor-piercing performance of the armor-piercing bullets we tried to produce is not as good as half of that of the original Soviet factory. In addition, some time ago, we focused our efforts mainly on the production of main ammunition, so it was delayed for a while. ”

"However, the two types of armor-piercing shells used in the 45-mm tank gun are still some small problems because of the material and process. But for ordinary high-speed steel core armor-piercing bullets, we have basically come up with products with the same performance as Soviet-made similar products. I have arranged to ensure that 545 mm steel-core armor-piercing shells will be provided to the troops before the next battle begins. ”

"As for the cap armor-piercing bullet, the final welding problem, I promise to solve it before the end of January. And guaranteed to provide the troops with a supply of no less than 20,000 rounds before the campaign was launched. However, No. 1 is still an old problem, and the supply of raw materials must be guaranteed. Especially high-performance steel, without this thing, I would also be a clever woman who has no rice. ”

"But the armor-piercing shells used in the 76mm cannon are too tight in time. Only then did the Soviets send the process and drawings for the use of armor-piercing shells for this artillery, and even if they are copied now, they will not be able to form production capacity until at least the end of January. ”

"And we have a limited number of skilled workers, and the manufacturing process of armor-piercing shells is relatively complicated compared with ordinary artillery shells. At the same time, there is also a shortage of raw materials available for the manufacture of armor-piercing shells, especially the lack of soft materials required for the manufacture of armor-piercing shells. I can only concentrate my efforts and workers, as well as the available raw materials, to first solve the problem of the manufacture of armor-piercing shells for the most urgently needed forty-five and fifty-seven mm anti-aircraft guns. ”

"The armor-piercing shells used in the 76-mm cannon are now really not taken into account in terms of production capacity or raw materials. In addition, the British gave such a large batch of two-pounder anti-tank guns this time, and the number of shells given was also sufficient, so the time was not so urgent. ”

"One, I feel that the armor-piercing shells needed for the seventy-six-millimeter cannon are not the ammunition we urgently need now. What we need most now are the high-explosive grenades used in this artillery, as well as the shells needed for the 100 T34 tanks that the Soviet Union handed over. ”

"Of the 100 T34 tanks transferred by the Soviet Union, all the shells added together are less than 500 rounds. Among them, there are only 100 armor-piercing bullets, which is the most urgent problem we need to solve at present. One, see if you put the imitation of this artillery armor-piercing shell first. Even if it's mass production, it's better to put it first. ”

Although he was frightened enough by the anger in Yang Zhen's tone, Xiong Dazhen still stubbornly said his thoughts. In his opinion, after the British army has already assisted a large number of two-pounder guns with decent performance, the Anti-United Nations should focus on the most urgently needed 45-mm armor-piercing shells, as well as T 34 tank shells. Instead of Lang spending resources on the production of armor-piercing shells for seventy-six-mm cannons, which are not at all needed now, they are not at all.

Looking at Xiong Dazhen, who was a little frightened in front of him, but still said his true thoughts, Yang Zhen smiled dumbly. Although he was a little dissatisfied with the armament department led by Xiong Dazhen, he had not come up with the armor-piercing shells used in the 45-mm tank gun.

But Yang Zhen also knows that compared with ordinary high-explosive grenades, the production process of armor-piercing shells is much more complicated. The technical foundation of the anti-union is too thin, and it takes a lot of time to produce ammunition with a relatively complex process. However, even if the production process is complicated, the finished product has not been produced in a year, and in Yang Zhen's opinion, the progress is too slow.

In fact, Yang Zhen mentioned him today, just to vent the anger in his heart that no one understands, to this unlucky guy who can still laugh out loud in such a strict meeting. Of course, one of them is the dissatisfaction with the slow progress of the production of ammunition urgently needed by some troops and the delay in producing finished products.

However, considering that this guy's explanation is also true, Yang Zhen didn't hold on to this guy's pigtails too much. But there are some problems, Yang Zhen still has to knock him. Otherwise, this guy who is rampant will not know where to go with his tail.

After a deep groan, Yang Zhen raised his head and looked at Xiong Dazhen, who didn't know if his words would be severely criticized, and said with some anxiety in his heart: "In the production and manufacturing of 76mm cannon armor-piercing shells, you can put it aside for the time being." But I'll give you another half a year at most, and after half a year I'll see that this shell can be mass-produced. ”

"However, although it can be put aside for the time being, the production of high-explosive grenades should be increased by a certain proportion. The amount of the armor-piercing shell is filled by high-explosive grenades. There are also shells of other calibers, you have to produce them for me with quality and quantity, and not a single shot will be missing. ”

"In addition, you should put aside the rest of the imitation work of the T 34 tank first, and concentrate on producing the tank guns and engines equipped with it, as well as the most urgently needed shells, in the shortest possible time. In addition, the production of the T-26 tank gun, which has now been copied, should be accelerated. At least by March next year, 200 ready-to-use finished products will be produced. ”

"The agreement we signed with the Soviets means that as the battle for Moscow on the Soviet side has come to an end, a batch of German-made tanks should arrive in the near future. Even if Polish and French tanks have withdrawn from the front-line combat units, we still have tanks of three calibers of tanks and guns, and I don't want to add a few calibers. ”

"Once the Soviets hand over the German tanks, I hope that you will be able to replace the tank guns of the caliber below 50 mm used by the German tanks with the Soviet-style 45 mm tank guns in the shortest possible time. Although it is not yet known how many German tanks will be transferred by the Soviet side, we must be fully prepared in advance. ”

"The German-made tanks handed over by the British have all been replaced with two-pounder guns, so you don't care about that. But after the Soviet tanks are turned around, you must complete the replacement of the guns of these tanks in the shortest possible time and unify the caliber of the tank guns. ”

"You are the Minister of Equipment of the Military Region in charge of ammunition and the production of all materials, and you have a heavy responsibility on you. The guns in the hands of our soldiers are waiting for you to get out of the pot. Whether or not the military production on your side can meet the needs of the battle has a bearing on the blood and lives of our fighters and on the success or failure of the campaign. ”

"And our iron cavalry, we can't fight the Japanese with their guns empty. You don't want to give me a lot of money all day long, and I don't think anything is right. You remember to me that the next stage of the battle is at stake for our future destiny. If the battle fails because of a command problem, the central government will kill me. ”

"If the progress of the campaign is affected by problems in the supply of ammunition and equipment improvement, I will kill you. You know me as a person, and I have always said what I said and what I did. You Xiong Dazhen weighed and weighed the six and a half catties on your neck, whether it was enough to bear this responsibility. ”

Yang Zhen's powerful words were not only said to Xiong Dazhen alone, but also to all the people attending the meeting. And all the people who attended the meeting obviously understood. Listening to his murderous words, the ministers of several secondary departments who attended the meeting all had extremely stern expressions.