Chapter 519: Change

"Shocking tactics, an invention that changed the way of warfare! Armored forces cut through the opponent's defenses like lightning, and then quickly divided the opponents. The previous frontline attrition wars will become history." Xiao Maoqi did not hesitate to praise the words. This made the Bavarian military personnel present very useful.

"But there are still some flaws in the offensive process. I am willing to analyze this war with my colleagues in the Bavarian Army. I sincerely hope that the equipment and tactics of this exercise can be widely used in the German army!" But Xiao Maoqi definitely Do not give up on the excellence of strategy and tactics because of your own appreciation.

“During this exercise, the 105mm howitzer’s power was a bit too small, and its damage to the slightly reinforced bunker was very poor. Before the Vespa assault gun destroyed the nest at close range, the opposing gun’s suppressed artillery fired. It is troublesome for offensive troops. So, if possible, I think the artillery that accompanies the armored troops should be 150mm heavy artillery."

"We have considered this question, because we set up an encounter in the exercise, so the opponent is unlikely to have strong bunkers and fortifications. In order to ensure the suppression of depth, we need to use artillery with a longer range, although The weight of the current 150mm howitzer is not very heavy, but their range is too close, only about 6 kilometers. Once the artillery positions are arranged, it is more difficult to continue to move. Therefore, we chose the new type with a longer range Long 105mm gun instead of 150mm gun.” Schmidt explained.

Given the weight of the artillery, the projected volume and range of the artillery are inversely related. The maximum range of the 1901 105mm howitzer used in this exercise is about 12 kilometers, while the range of the German lefh18 howitzer in the second battle was only 13 kilometers. A little more, and the weight of this gun has reached more than 5 tons! But the current 1.5 ton tractor is still a bit hard to tow such a heavy artillery in off-road conditions!

As for the history of the German sfh13 howitzer in World War I using a 17l barrel, the range is only about 8600 meters. The Austro-Hungarian sfhm15 150mm howitzer uses a 20-liter barrel and has a good range of 11,500 meters. However, the gun is too heavy, and the weight is 5560kg! And if you want to tow, the weight will rise!

There is only one type of 150mm artillery that can be accepted in history, and that is the m1917 155mm howitzer used in France. Using the l15 barrel, it can reach a range of 11,300. The most terrifying thing is that the weight of this cargo is only 3300kg! This performance is definitely to crush other guns of the same level in the first battle, and it can even be used in the second battle! Therefore, the current heavy artillery factory in Bavaria is studying artillery with larger chambers...

"What if we put the 155mm howitzer on the car? For example, use the chassis of the Vespa tank assault gun or the chassis of a truck." Xiao Moqi suggested.

"The carrying capacity of trucks is limited. At present, 5-ton trucks are being developed, while the cost of tank chassis is too high and the output is limited." Schmidt said with some embarrassment. "Of course, if this tank can go to the entire German army, then the cost of site production will come down."

"Uh, this question, let's talk about it later..." Xiao Maoqi said embarrassingly. After all, he can't guarantee anything now. He is not the Prussian Chief of General Staff. What if you are the Prussian Chief of General Staff? There is the Emperor of Germany on the top, and there are a bunch of people who violate the yin and the yang below, and it is not easy for Xiao Maoqi to do it.

"But I will try to promote the motorization of artillery, and even from my personal point of view, I think that Prussia equipped with a certain amount of self-propelled artillery is more meaningful than equipped with tanks." Now Xiao Moqi has accepted the prince's opinion, thinking It is almost impossible to kill France recklessly in one go. The war will eventually solidify into a trench battle mode. In this case, having an artillery force that can move at high speeds on the front line will obviously give the Germans more tactical advantages, self-propelled artillery. Although it is expensive, its mobile advantage is too great, and its survival rate has also increased a lot. This is very important for Germany, which is relatively inferior in armaments.

"We will soon come up with corresponding products, not only self-propelled howitzers, but also self-propelled long-range artillery, and we have negotiated with the Prussian industrial giants to share the benefits of arms production. We sincerely hope that Germany will The military strength can be greatly increased." The prince said.

"On behalf of my colleagues in the Army, I thank His Royal Highness for his contributions and efforts to the Imperial Army." Xiao Mao Qi nodded and said. "Okay, let's talk about the second question. Can your breakthrough tank thicken the front armor? I think this tank will be more useful if it can block the French 75mm rapid-fire gun." Xiao Maoqi's eyes Full of hope.

In fact, not only before World War I, but even throughout the entire World War I, the 75mm-class rapid-fire guns of both sides occupied a very important position, not to mention the French. When the war started, there were more than 1,000 75mm rapid-fire artillery batteries, Russians It is the main force of 76mm artillery. From the beginning to the end, the number of heavy artillery is rare. Even the Germans have a lot of 75mm rapid-fire guns. Of course, the performance of the German 1896-style 75mm rapid-fire guns was a little worse than that of the French in history~www.wuxiaspot.com~ In the first-level units of the German division, it started At that time, the ratio of rapid-fire guns to light howitzers was 3 to 1, which means that the German Army’s medium-speed guns also accounted for the majority...

And the 75mm gun is a very important benchmark, they are the most equipped artillery in the two armies, and they are also the heaviest artillery that can move quickly! When necessary, the 75mm cannon can be propelled with 2 horses or manpower for short distances. In other words, the direct-fire artillery that all breakthrough troops are most likely to encounter is this kind of artillery that weighs more than 1 ton and has a super fast firing rate. If it is immune to this type of artillery frontally, then unless it is fired directly by a heavy artillery, most of the attacks will not cause fatal damage!

Immune to more than 90% of direct damage! This is too tempting for offensive troops, so Xiao Maoqi strongly recommends that you at least resist the 75mm gun!

"This, in fact, if you look at the current type of French 75mm artillery shells, after adding track shoes to the front of the car body, at a distance of 400 meters, the French 75mm artillery cannot penetrate. Because the current 75mm artillery only has High explosive shells, grenade shells. The French don't have armor-piercing shells!" The prince said embarrassedly.

After all, the barrel length of this artillery is 36 liters, and the muzzle velocity of the artillery exceeds 530 meters. If equipped with armor-piercing bullets, the lethality is still very high. However, the willow-knot armor in World War I was still somewhat unreliable in the face of the impact of shells.

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