In fact, Yang Zhen did this, and there was no way to do it. At present, the production of artillery by the Anti-Japanese Federation is still stuck in a situation where imitation is almost impossible to imitate. As for his own design ability, it is still an unattainable dream. And the army's demand for new artillery is increasing day by day.

Although it is also known that in the near future, the Americans will come to the aid of themselves with a batch of artillery. However, judging from the artillery used by the belligerents in World War II, the performance of most of the artillery used by the US military in World War II can only be said to be average, and it is far from being as outstanding as the Soviet-made artillery. Compared with Soviet-made artillery, except for a little cheaper in weight, the rest of the way can only be said to be ordinary.

Of course, the performance of the American-made M 155 howitzer is also good, but the power of the shells is slightly inferior compared with similar Soviet artillery. However, Yang Zhen is very clear that the Americans who have a considerable demand for this artillery themselves will not provide it to the Anti-United Nations, and at most will only provide its imitation of the old M-1918-155 howitzer.

Of course, the American-made M-101 105mm howitzer is also a relatively good performance artillery. But this kind of artillery, Yang Zhen knows very well that the Americans will provide some, but not too much, no more than a hundred at most. Because this kind of divisional artillery of the US military standard, and even the artillery deployed at the regimental level as fire support, the US military will also have a great demand.

According to Yang Zhen's understanding, in the war in the next few years, the number of 75-millimeter mountain artillery guns equipped by the US military is not large. In addition to the use of part of the 75-mm M-1 light howitzer in the Pacific theater, the main ground artillery was this M-101 105 howitzer.

In the course of the war, when the U.S. military expanded to several million, the number of such U.S. divisions eventually reached 54 guns, or even more. In addition, it will have to provide assistance to its main allies in the European theater, Canada and the United Kingdom, and when it is the turn of the Anti-Alliance, I am afraid that there will be little left. In addition, the Nationalist Government of Chongqing still has a piece of the pie, and the amount in its own hands is even smaller.

And the troops are now faced with a shortage of large-caliber artillery, and at the same time the performance is falling behind more and more. In addition, those second-hand, and even third-hand guns have gradually reached their service life, and the demand for artillery replacement is becoming more and more urgent. And at this time, the artillery produced by the Soviet Union, which even their opponents admired, naturally became his first choice.

The subsequent development of the matter was just as Yang Zhen expected. The artillery provided by the US military to the Anti-Japanese Union is still mainly 75-mm light howitzers. The Type 155 howitzer of the 1918 type provided only two regiments with a total of 48 units, and the new type 155 howitzer, which had the best performance, provided only one regiment with 24 pieces.

As for the American-made 105 howitzers, except for the number provided to a three-battalion artillery regiment in 42, it was not until 44 years that they began to be re-supplied. The quantity simply cannot replace the Polish-made 100-mm howitzers and the French-made 105-mm field guns used by the Anti-Japanese Federation.

If it weren't for Yang Zhen's exchange of a batch of German-made 105 howitzers captured by the Soviet army from the Soviet army, as well as the US-British military delegation, he asked for the German-made artillery of the same type captured on the battlefield in North Africa. The anti-United Nations firepower upgrade plan will be completely disrupted.

Because even if all the production processes and drawings of the Soviet-made 122 howitzer were introduced, they were restricted by the production process and the source of raw materials, so that the overall production speed was not fast, and the output was also very unstable, with an average of less than 200 howitzers per year. At this production rate, the root will not be able to complete the anti-joint firepower configuration envisioned by Yang Zhen.

There is no way, the foundation of the anti-coalition military industry is too thin. Even if there are complete drawings and production processes available. However, while we still have to go all out to produce other weapons and equipment, it is still a bit too difficult to produce such a behemoth as one, two, and two caliber howitzers. Although the trial production was completed in the first four or two years, the actual mass production was reached the end of the fourth or third year.

In addition, Yang Zhen put the main artillery production on the 76-millimeter cannon, which was more urgently needed by the troops, and the efficiency of this imitation was even more high. The introduction of German-made howitzers captured by the Soviet Union, the United States and Britain has become a means for Yang Zhen to alleviate his urgent needs.

Although the performance of the German-made 105 howitzer is not as good as that of the American-made artillery, it is superior in that the source channels are relatively smooth. At the same time, because of the problems of caliber and ammunition production, even if it is captured by the three countries, it will not be used as the main artillery. For no one would mass-produce shells that would consume a considerable amount of war in the course of war for the sake of the trophies that were not captured in much quantity.

Of course, except at the beginning of the Soviet-German war, the Germans captured hundreds of Soviet-made M30 122 howitzers. Because the performance of this artillery was too good, it was supplemented by the troops as support firepower, and a considerable number of shells were produced. But this is only one of the very few special ones in the whole of World War II.

Under the situation that the troops are constantly expanding and the demand for medium-caliber artillery is increasing day by day, this output cannot even be met by the Anti-Japanese Federation itself, let alone the refitting and training of the troops in the Guannai. Until the end of the war, the establishment of this kind of artillery in the Anti-Japanese Union did not reach the level that Yang Zhen envisioned, and each infantry division formed a battalion.

In desperation, Yang Zhen could only organize this kind of artillery into an independent regiment first, mainly focusing on the artillery under the column and the artillery directly under the headquarters. The original 122 howitzers in the artillery regiments of each infantry division were exchanged for German-made 105 howitzers or captured Japanese-made 91-105 howitzers.

In fact, long before this agreement was reached, Yang Zhen had already considered whether his own military production capacity could produce other weapons and equipment at full capacity, as well as whether he could provide a large number of this howitzer for the Anti-United Nations in a short period of time under the condition of producing other weapons and equipment, as well as 76 mm cannons. Therefore, he also started to make some preparations in advance.

Knowing that the United States and the Soviet Union were destined not to provide him with too many artillery, and their own production capacity was quite limited, Yang Zhen turned his attention to the German-made artillery that was useless in the United States and the Soviet Union, mainly the 105 and 150 howitzers, two standard artillery pieces at the division level of the German army.

Although the performance of German-made artillery, especially the 150 howitzer, is not as good as that of American products. Whether it is the firing range or the power, it is not comparable to the Soviet-made ML20 Type 152 howitzer. But it is better than the French 150 howitzer that the Anti-Union is now using, and even stronger than nothing.

As soon as the defense of Moscow ended, Yang Zhen communicated with the Soviet Far Eastern Military District and the coordination of the Americans, and did not hesitate to use 50,000 tons of grain, 6,000 tons of meat, 200,000 rounds of 82 mortar shells, 120 mortar shells, and more than 100,000 recoilless shells.

The Soviets exchanged all the German-made 150 and 105 howitzers captured in the Battle of Moscow and the two battles of Rostov-on-Don and Yelnya, which the Soviets had previously won, as well as hundreds of German-made tanks, half-tracks, and armored vehicles. Even the turret was damaged and could not be repaired, but as long as the chassis was intact, the tank was pulled back by him.

It also includes all the parts that were destroyed but were in good condition, such as engines, load wheels, tracks, batteries, etc., as long as they were not destroyed by the war. Even the steel plates on the damaged tank, he did not make mistakes.

The German army's armor steel plate is made of excellent products, coupled with Germany's steel smelting technology, it can be described as the best armor steel. Yang Zhen's additional armor made of German armor steel is much better than the original bulletproof performance made of rail steel.

Although the Soviets, who also lacked these equipment, did not want to cheapen the equipment they had captured to resist the United Nations. But helplessly, on the battlefield, these German 38T tanks, No. 3 and No. 4 tanks, as well as German standard half-tracks and armored vehicles, were always subjected to their own shells. And the Il-2 fighter plane in the sky is also killing these comrades-in-arms.

Not to mention that only one red star is painted, even if all are painted with a special identification color, they will still be subjected to shells. Soldiers who are too nervous on the battlefield, who have time to care about what the detailed markings on your tank are, or what kind of identification color is painted. As long as it's not your own tank, whoever doesn't care if you're driving the tank or not, it's the same.

The Soviets, who were staggeringly injured by the staggering percentage of accidental injuries and had a great headache, finally agreed to accept the conditions of the Anti-United Nations. These trophies were exchanged for artillery shells, food, and, of course, meat and other anti-tank weapons, as well as materials and equipment such as communications equipment. This kind of trade did not stop completely even after the arrival of large quantities of American aid.

And after the incident in the first half of 42 years when the Soviet side seized the materials of the United States to aid the Anti-Japanese Alliance, the two sides almost did not openly tear apart. Yang Zhen reached an agreement with the Soviets that the Anti-Japanese Union could transfer some of the materials aided by the United States, such as armor steel plates and aluminum used in the manufacture of aircraft, to the Soviet side. And for the USSR to manufacture part of the PPSH submachine guns, as well as the corresponding ammunition.

However, as compensation, the Soviet side had to hand over all captured German-made artillery, whether self-propelled guns or barreled guns, as well as most of the tanks and armored vehicles, to the Anti-Japanese Union. All captured artillery shells, German helmets, water bottles, gas masks and other combat materials were also handed over to the Anti-Japanese Federation.

Of course, considering the pressure on the German armored clusters faced by the Soviet army, Yang Zhen generously agreed that the Soviets would keep the German anti-tank artillery and anti-tank assault guns for their own use. But the German self-propelled howitzers captured by the Soviet army, Yang Zhen was resolute.

And the tanks handed over, Yang Zhen only needed the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 tanks. As for the new tanks, the Soviet side could keep them for use. But tanks No. 3 and No. 4, along with all the accessories, all models, had to be handed over to the Anti-Union.

As for why Yang Zhen did not appear in two years later with the better-performing Tiger and Panther tanks, the reason is simple. The Tiger of the two tanks was too bulky and too complex. Even the Germans themselves were uneven, and they were full of problems on the battlefield, not to mention the fact that their technical capabilities were almost different from them.

As a Leopard tank with the best comprehensive performance among all kinds of tanks of the German army in World War II. Although the performance is extremely good, the armor-piercing ability of the tank gun is extremely outstanding, and the defensive performance is far superior to that of the other German tanks except for the Tiger. However, there are also problems with complex structure and too fine details.

These two tanks are difficult to achieve the required maintenance and repair capabilities. For the Anti-Union, these two tanks are almost a burden, not a piece of equipment. Therefore, Yang Zhen generously only needed the No. 3 and No. 4 tanks, as well as various self-propelled guns and body-barreled artillery of the German army.

In the face of Yang Zhen's constantly changing patterns, the Soviets could not refuse. Especially after the Battle of Stalingrad, Yang Zhen proposed to use a batch of T 34 tanks transferred by the British in exchange, which made it even more difficult for the Soviets to refuse Yang Zhen's exchange.