Chapter 458: 458 expensive war machine
Chapter 458 458 Expensive War Machine
As time goes by, Datang Group's production capacity of key materials is steadily increasing. The scale of the chemical plant on Longdao is already very large, and the petroleum industry has also reached its peak of development.
The entire Dragon Island is a prosperous scene. In the military base in the middle of the island, the 1st Armored Division of Datang Group is already in shape.
This armored division is equipped with 370 light tanks, all of which are training No. 2 tanks with enlarged turrets. In addition, the entire armored division is also equipped with a logistics support battalion, an artillery battalion, a special mechanized battalion and an independent reconnaissance battalion.
Each tank regiment is equipped with 3 tank battalions, each battalion has 3 companies, each company has 3 tank platoons, and a tank platoon is fully equipped with 5 tanks.
The company headquarters has two command vehicles. The battalion headquarters has independent ammunition trucks, fuel trucks and battalion headquarters command vehicles. The regiment headquarters also has independent regiment headquarters command vehicles and transport vehicle companies. Calculated in this way, the number of tanks in a regiment is 150 tanks and 100 cars of various types.
The three tank regiments themselves use more than 300 vehicles, not counting the vehicles of the division headquarters and the vehicles of the support battalion.
The logistics support battalion is equipped with as many as 300 vehicles and more than 700 personnel, and is responsible for transporting supplies for the entire division.
The artillery battalion is also all equipped with vehicles. The artillery battalions of the battalion are all equipped with 105 mm caliber self-propelled artillery using the chassis of the No. 2 tank. This is also the first self-propelled howitzer in the world.
With these howitzers that can advance with the armored troops, the firepower of the troops has been unprecedentedly strengthened.
Because it is still in the stage of absolute secrecy, the infantry troops do not know that there is such a heaven-defying gadget, otherwise they would be rushing to get this new weapon.
Self-propelled artillery has been the pride of heaven since the day it was born, and it is a good thing that all troops covet. Because everyone hopes to have large-caliber artillery that can accompany the troops moving forward at the same time and can be put into battle at any time.
Whether it is an infantry unit or an armored unit, everyone actually desperately needs this kind of supporting firepower, so no one doubts that this new howitzer produced using the "training tank" chassis will be very useful in the future.
Tang Mo also knows very well that even if the production of the No. 2 tank is completely discontinued in the future, this kind of Wasp self-propelled artillery will continue to be mass-produced! Its performance is usable and can be used for a long time.
The artillery battalion also has 3 companies, each with 15 self-propelled artillery. The entire division is equipped with a total of 45 self-propelled artillery and 15 artillery command vehicles.
The equipment of the special mechanized battalion includes emergency repair vehicles, cooking vehicles, field medical vehicles, and preset anti-aircraft artillery units...
The equipment of the reconnaissance battalion is diverse, including motorcycle units and car units, armored cars and tanks, and even cavalry in the early days.
However, in order to take care of logistical support, the cavalry was eventually kicked out of the armored division and replaced with motorcycles and cars.
There is no way around this. We can’t add veterinary tools and feed and saddle maintenance oil to the already complicated logistics project, right?
Calculated in this way, the number of vehicles in the entire tank division exceeds 1,100, and the total number of tanks and self-propelled artillery exceeds 430, which is definitely a giant.
Had it not been for the rapid development of the oil industry, there would be no ability to support such a large-scale mechanized force operation.
Even the wealthy Datang Group would be in pain if this armored division was pulled out for a drill.
It's really not a joke. Loew and Tang Mo are meeting now, and they complain every time, saying that if Datang Group shows its true strength and fights a joint sea, land and air war, the oil reserves will probably be exhausted in an instant.
Although Tamaki-class battleships mainly burn coal, due to the characteristics of the power system, they still need to burn some oil. A 20,000-ton battleship burns a little oil, but that’s enough to make people cry, okay?
Similarly, if all the fighter jets currently equipped by the Air Force of Datang Group were to fly, the fuel consumption would be staggering. Although the Hundreds of Biplane Fighters are not yet considered fuel-hungry, they are indeed heavy consumers of fuel.
The most frightening thing is the current experimental training armored division - moving a regiment out to train alone is so expensive that it makes Loew feel painful! If the entire division takes action, it will be a test for the entire Datang Group's logistics support!
It is no exaggeration to say that such an armored force would cost enough gold coins to fight a war of annihilation.
But what makes Loew happy is that it is all worth it. Because in his opinion, once such a force moves to the front line to launch an attack, no one can stop its advance.
It can be said very responsibly that wherever this force moves in, it will become the territory of the Datang Group. Any enemy force that tries to block this force will be wiped out. No defense line can hold up in front of this force. Hour.
While the infantry was still waiting for its own artillery fire to destroy the enemy's trenches, this unit had already crushed them and moved towards the next target.
Under the rapid attack rhythm of this force, the opponent will not even have time to organize a new defense, and the entire line will collapse.
This is the meaning of the existence of this force, and this is the power that the armored division that spent countless gold coins building up should have. It's a pity that this army can never be mobilized to fight a war, because the meaning of its existence is not to participate in the war.
From the day it was born, the full name of the 1st Armored Division has been the 1st Armored Instructor Division of the Datang Group Security Forces. Its role has always been to cultivate armored force talents.
According to Tang Mo's plan, the 2nd and 3rd regiments of this army will be split off in the future to form the real 1st Armored Division and 2nd Armored Division of the Tang Dynasty, which are the real combat forces.
And Loew could not imagine what it would be like for two armored divisions to go into battle side by side. As long as those engines start turning, Datang Group's money bag will shrink rapidly in seconds.
It will be a brutal competition to see whether the other party will bleed out the blood first or you will burn out the gasoline first...
Yucheng No. 1 battleship was launched more than a month ago and has now officially joined the ranks of the Datang Group Navy.
The sailors on the battleship are still undergoing rigorous training, but this brand-new battleship has given them unparalleled confidence.
This battleship has the thickest armor of 280 mm, which is completely unmatched by previous battleships. Even if the Wolf-class battleship's 150mm-caliber main gun fires at close range, it will not pose any threat to the Tamaki-class battleship.
The 305 mm caliber main gun on the Tamaki-class battleship can easily destroy the Wolf-class cruiser. Because there is no concept of torpedoes, there is no doubt that Tamaki-class battleships are invincible in this world.
The new aiming system allows it to fire at a longer distance and easily sink targets 8 kilometers away.
If we simply talk about the range of the artillery, the 305mm-caliber main gun can even fire directly at targets 12 kilometers away. However, in order to ensure hit accuracy, around 8 kilometers is a more appropriate choice.
Because of the use of brand-new technology, this battleship has a displacement of 20,000 tons and at the same time maintains a terrifying speed of nearly 45 kilometers per hour.
In extreme combat situations regardless of range, it can even catch up with the Wolf-class cruiser! So no prey in this world can slip away from its eyes.
Just looking at its bow, which is more than 7 meters high, is enough to make people feel intimidated. Just by hitting it, it can destroy the sail battleship!
In order to ensure the economy of the Tamaki-class battleship, the battleship is also equipped with 24 75mm caliber artillery to deal with low-value targets.
There are more than 10 of these artillery guns on each side, which ensures the firepower density of the Tamaki-class battleships in close combat situations.
Regrettably, from the launch to the commissioning of this warship, Datang Group’s naval commander Bernard has been fighting in the waters of Dongwan Island and did not participate in its launching ceremony and commissioning ceremony.
However, the Navy still has high hopes for this kind of warship, and the best proof is that it built three ships in one go.
With the launch of the first Yucheng-class battleship, Datang Group has begun the construction of the fourth battleship of the same type.
As soon as the familiar huge keel was laid, the construction workers were excited: they had just completed building such a warship, so they were very familiar with its structure.
This kind of warship can make people energetic just by looking at it, and it will also make people excited during the construction process.
However, as more and more ships were shipped to Longdao and their identities became more and more complicated, rumors that the Datang Group had built a giant warship spread like wildfire and spread to all parts of the world.
Along with this news, there are also rumors that there is a dragon on Dragon Island. There were not many such rumors before, but as more and more sailors spoke about it, the matter itself became more and more eye-catching.
Because everyone who talked about it described it well: there are often things flying in the sky on Long Island, and they are not hot air balloons or the like at very fast speeds.
That thing will climb up and soon be submerged in the clouds. Sometimes it would fall a little bit until it was hidden in the jungle in the distance.
In short, many people swore they had seen such a thing, but no one knew what it was - everyone said it was a dragon, so everyone said what they saw was something on Dragon Island. A mysterious creature.
Tang Mo knew that even on an isolated island overseas, it was impossible to completely hide the news. It is impossible for him to rely solely on his own fleet to transport supplies to Dragon Island, so he cannot prevent the personnel on board from seeing the aircraft training on Dragon Island.
However, if he can hide it for a day, as long as he doesn't admit it, no one will have the courage and ability to go to Dragon Island to find out the truth, right? —
Let’s write the next update during the day tomorrow. Long Ling is sleepy, alas...
(End of this chapter)