Chapter 488: Private use in Bavaria
It is foreseeable that in the case that the 20mm cannon cannot be released. (The treaty does not allow it.) Germany has very little choice in the future of small-caliber anti-aircraft artillery. Historically, the Germans had only one small-caliber antiaircraft artillery, which was the 37mm gun. As the war continued, the aircraft performance continued. After the improvement, the 40mm artillery designed and produced by Bavaria can certainly replace the 37 guns with excellent performance, as the only medium-caliber antiaircraft gun of the German armed forces! This is the only one! Not only the army needs it, but the navy and air force also need it! If the air pressure on this plane increases, then every battleship will have to go to dozens of doors...
Before deciding to design and develop a 40mm gun, the prince also compared the German 50mm gun with the British 47mm gun, and considered the performance issues of these similar caliber guns. The latter's warhead weight is generally around 3 pounds. The overall weight of the shell is generally about 3kg. The cannonball is much bigger, and its power must be improved. The increase in weight is not large, generally around 280 to 300 kg. This is the advantage of the latter.
But the biggest problem with these artillery is that they cannot fire continuously! The 40mm artillery is almost the limit of the artillery's rapid firing before World War II. The contemporary 40mm artillery used bullet plates for ammunition, and could reach a theoretical rate of fire of 200 rounds per minute. Both the German 50mm artillery and the British 47mm gun can only feed a single round, and the theoretical rate of fire of the artillery is reduced to about 10 to 20 rounds. Among other things, this type of artillery is definitely not as good as a 40mm gun!
As for army use, this type of artillery is actually not as good as 40 cannons. Of course, the single-shot power of 50 cannons and 47 cannons has increased, but when facing soft targets, the projection capacity of 40mm artillery is much higher than that of 50 cannons. When you fight infantry, carriage, and light bunkers, the power of the 50mm and 47mm guns is excessive. As for the reinforced heavy bunkers, this 50mm gun is also very difficult to penetrate, so let’s go directly to the Vespa assault gun and cut it off with a 75mm dash. If it still doesn’t work, use a heavy mortar...
If you want to use an anti-tank, the 40mm gun is almost enough. If everything is in accordance with history, then there is no tank in Britain and France that can withstand the 40mm gun. With the high rate of fire of the 40 gun, the damage efficiency will be better. After all, the so-called first shots of the artillery of this era are very low. Basically, it depends on the correction of the calibration to hit. The 40 guns pull the trigger and the calibration. The second shot can be shot very quickly. The reload time of the 47 gun is a flaw.
"If this kind of artillery is mounted on a tank, will it be more suitable than 50 guns?" In an accidental opportunity, Viscount Schmidt reflected that the 50mm guns equipped on the tank were considered too tasteless, of which it was very important. The reason is that the effect on infantry and small point targets is not very good.
"I wipe it!" Did you make a mistake? The prince instantly felt a little bit square. What does a tank do to suppress infantry and small targets? But when I think about it, what Schmidt said is indeed reasonable. The main targets of your tanks on the Eastern Front are not infantry and machine gun nests. What can it be?
"Even if a machine gun is used for corrective shooting, it is still difficult for a 50mm gun to hit a very small machine gun nest or a mortar position. Relatively speaking, when we experimented, we found that using 37 guns can achieve higher and faster coverage. Target. The only problem is that the single-shot lethality and penetration of the 37 guns are very problematic. So the experimental team means to equip a weapon that can fire continuously, but is much more powerful than the 37 guns." Schmidt Explained this way.
Then Schmidt took a wooden model of a 2-pounder gun to the Iron Fort Experimental Factory. Then they sadly discovered that the volume occupied by the 2-pounder gun plus the bullet board next to it was too large. Although it is not impossible to force the installation, but the prince tried to reduce the overall weight of the car, so the entire replacement plan was on the verge of failure.
"Actually, you can try it like this. Don't let the artillery be centered. Move the artillery to the side. Then the space will be vacated?" The prince's suggestion was based entirely on the artillery layout of later hunters. Since the artillery is too large relative to the turret (or car body), it's better to test it aside, and then shorten the bullet board. 14 rounds are too long and 7 rounds are too long, so you can get 4 shots directly!
The small body of the stalker can hold a 75mm tank gun and it also has good frontal defense and mobility. It is completely classic in design. The design of the gun slightly off the center line makes this gun not even 18 tons. The arrived tank has a strong enough hard target. Besides, a td can be installed on the side of the artillery, and a tank has a rotatable turret. What are you afraid of?
As a result, under the full promotion of the prince, the development and equipment of the new 2-pounder gun was put on the agenda. In the future, all armored vehicles equipped with rapid-fire guns will be equipped with this type of artillery, and this artillery will also serve as the Bavarian Army. Anti-aircraft artillery. As for the navy’s anti-aircraft artillery? This is a bit early, after all, the German central government does not believe that aircraft can pose a threat to the fleet.
In history, airplanes did not pose a major threat to the fleet, but under the influence of the traversers, the prince could not guarantee that the British on this plane would not make torpedoes attacking the fleet. After all, it was at the end of World War 1 in history. , The torpedo machine has come out, but there is no chance to show off. Although it is said that once it is put into battle, there will be many problems, but in the face of a warship that also has no experience in emptying, who knows what the result will be? A battleship of tens of millions of marks can't easily get into trouble!
This matter soon came to an end~www.wuxiaspot.com~ because whether it is equipped with an m2 machine gun or a 2-pounder artillery, these things are tactical. And Ruprecht, as a chess player at the national level, is naturally unable to focus on these aspects. Compared to the next thing, the previous thing is not worth mentioning at all!
"His Royal Highness, Prince Heinrich accepted our invitation and agreed to visit our new product at the Brom-Forth Shipyard." Count Schelling said.
"Very good, arrange the itinerary, I will go to the shipyard myself!" The prince ordered.
"Are our baby sharks ready?" The prince thought for a while and asked.
"As you wish, with the help of Mr. Holland, our submarine has completed 3 unmanned dives and we will have a manned dive tomorrow. Before you and His Royal Highness arrive, we will carry out 3 dive experiments and surface navigation. The experiment has been going on for three days, and the current situation is very good. The only problem is that the whitehead fish imported from Italy is somewhat problematic, and the fuze is not so easy to use." Count Schelling said.
"Well, let the technicians solve the problem faster. If you need additional personnel from the shipyard, you can just adjust it directly. This is the most important thing at present. Everything else can be pushed back." The prince said.
Thank you book friends for the First Guards Tank Brigade, Slowly Touring K, Beef Cow King, Haiyoubian, South and North Carolina~~~! And the support of book friend Tianyi, the owner, who never wanted to leave, Soviet armored infantry, red maple leaves, and timn~~~! Yesterday’s subscription was good, and the author is very excited~~~! Three shifts today! ! !
