Chapter 8 Hell Cannon!
Chen Chen is very confident in what he is going to do, because he knows that if it can be used in the Middle East, it can be used in northern Myanmar.
The gas tank cannon, the savior of the guerrillas, was the miraculous weapon that once brought down a US Chinook helicopter.
How did it become popular in the Middle East in the first place?
Quite simply, it was because one day, a militant who was suffering from insufficient firepower syndrome suddenly discovered that his gas tank could be inserted into the drainage pipe at his door that was blown up by US artillery shells.
Moreover, it is still a perfect fit.
Then, a genius idea was born:
"Why don't I just launch the gas can and let it act as a big bomb?"
He immediately put his idea into practice, but he soon discovered that the power of the explosion was too small if he only used gas explosions.
So he emptied the gas tank and filled it with the cheapest explosive he could find - ANFO.
This thing is a cheap explosive made from ammonium nitrate and XX and XX. How cheap is it? C4 is considered cheap, costing only one yuan per gram, but ANFO can cost two yuan per pound.
Thus, the best homemade weapon in the history of guerrilla warfare in the Middle East was born.
Then, it went through a series of evolutions, with a tail fin, a balance bar, and the charge upgraded from ANFO to Judison imitation explosives, TNT, and RDX.
Its effective range can reach an astonishing 800 meters, and the impact point spread does not exceed 100 meters. According to the highest record, the explosive yield of a gas tank shell can even be equivalent to 150 kilograms of TNT.
Of course, Chen Chen does not need the first trial cannon to reach this level. He only has two requirements:
It can fly out and explode.
He is not worried about the power. He can make ANFO himself, and the raw materials can be purchased in Mengka.
As for the propellant, although there is no nitrocellulose, it is simpler and can be replaced with black gunpowder - Monka is plentiful and cheap.
The only regret is that I was too hasty when I checked Kokang's arsenal and didn't find explosives. Otherwise, ANFO could be mixed with some TNT or RDX, and because of the difference in explosion speed, it could even create the effect of a cloud explosion bomb.
Just make do with it.
We don’t seek total destruction, we just seek to gain the upper hand!
So, according to Chen Chen's plan, the four people started the purchasing operation separately.
Shi Dakai found the pipe, with an inner diameter of 250 and a wall of 12, which was better than Chen Chen expected at the beginning.
Li helped find the gas tanks and ordered six at once.
Bao Qi found a repair shop willing to take over the work, while Chen Chen took action himself, buying black powder from a fireworks workshop and ammonium nitrate from an agricultural supplies store.
As for the other two raw materials for making ANFO, XX and XX, they are really everywhere, so you don’t need to bother at all.
Shi Dakai was surprised that he could buy ammonium nitrate. He didn't expect that Mengka actually had an agricultural supplies store?
In fact, not to mention agricultural supply stores, there are 4 hospitals, 6 schools from kindergarten to high school, and two nursing homes.
In three days, everything was ready. Following Chen Chen's guidance, the repair shop customized the first gas tank cannon they needed.
The gun bore has no rifling, and the shells have no tail fins. It is equipped with the simplest separated wheeled gun mount--it is actually a modified version of the chicken bus commonly seen in rural areas.
However, it is as simple as it is simple, but in the first experiment of pulling it into the mountains, the effect was surprisingly good.
By igniting the simplest fuse, the fixed gun barrel successfully threw the gas tank filled with sediment nearly two hundred meters away, deviating from the target position by less than 30 meters.
It's enough!
So Chen Chen worked overtime and spent another two days finally making enough ANFO explosive for four rounds and carefully filling it into the gas tank.
In order to keep it confidential, the whole process was completed in a small hotel room. The volatile gas made Chen Chen's eyes hurt. Fortunately, there was an electric fan in the hotel, which could be used temporarily as an exhaust fan.
Finally, when he turned off the electric fan, it meant that his first attempt had been successful.
Looking at the four well-prepared shells, Bao Qi's eyes almost had stars.
Chen Chen, no, Brother Chen, who is he? ?
He knows how to fight, he knows how to be a man, and now he adds another thing, he knows how to make a cannon!
Two cannons with a total cost of 4,000 yuan!
Isn't this kind of person the kind of guerrilla genius that his father mentioned before?
Damn it, I’ve obviously read Friends of Military and Civilian Dual-Use Talents, read the Militia Training Manual, and even read the Cold War version of One Hundred Thousand Whys, but why didn’t I learn this kind of thing?
He secretly made up his mind to follow Chen Chen in the future.
Chen Chen is definitely not a creature in the pool, he must do big things!
Maybe, the positions of those families will have to change in the future.
Like Bao Qi, Li Bang was also full of surprise, but due to his personality, he didn't show it too obviously.
But judging from the way he couldn't put it down and caressed the two "hell cannons", he was really impressed.
Among the four, the only one who lacks confidence is probably Shi Dakai.
Even after seeing the projectile effect of the gas tank cannon, he was still full of doubts.
“What if this thing doesn’t work by then?”
he asked worriedly.
"Forget it if it doesn't work. I didn't expect it to be useful."
Chen Chen replied calmly.
He was just trying his best to make the best preparations, but he did not put all his hopes on these two cannons that were not necessarily stable.
"Ah? Forget it if it doesn't work?! Then we'll do it then."
Shi Dakai's eyes widened, but before he could finish speaking, Chen Chen interrupted him directly.
"If it really doesn't work, then we have two options."
"First, run away directly. Mengka will definitely not be able to stay, but we can also go to Mofa or even run to Tachilei."
"Second, use Plan No. 2 to continue destroying Wan Henai."
"Do you have a second plan?"
Bao Qi asked excitedly.
"Of course there is no one who only makes one set of battle plans? I made six sets of plans."
six sets
Shi Dakai was secretly frightened. Although he didn't know what these six plans were, suddenly, his originally worried heart seemed to calm down a little.
"Can you elaborate?"
Chen Chen nodded slightly and replied:
"A more specific combat plan will be synchronized after we complete the investigation. The current plan is initially formulated based on the information we already have."
"To summarize, each plan corresponds to a keyword."
"Gas canisters and cannons, setting fire to mountains, continuous harassment with precision rifles, fishing for law enforcement, waiting for help, and attacking by force."
"So, can you roughly understand it?"
The three of them thought for a moment, and it was Bao Qi who reacted first.
"I understand! They are all very good plans!"
After he finished speaking, even Shi Dakai finally nodded.
"It's really good, but I think fishing law enforcement is safer? After all, we can catch them off guard. Why don't we use this method?"
Chen Chen rolled his eyes and said:
"If you go to be a fish, we will use this."
Shi Dakai smiled awkwardly.
"Then forget it."