Chapter 611: 611 The rag-picking Cyric consultants
Chapter 611 Chapter 611 The rag-picking Cyric advisors
The southern area of Beiyuan City is now almost becoming a testing ground for the Tang Army's new weapons.
The Tang Army invested a new type of rocket launcher here and conducted several rounds of experimental volleys, and then invested in the No. 4 assault gun during the attack to cover the infantry to launch the attack.
It was also the first time that the Mirage Army saw this new type of "tank" that had no turret, was low and very useful.
It is not unreasonable for them to classify this armored vehicle as a tank. After all, this weapon is indeed too similar to a tank and is more effective against fixed targets.
After all, the No. 4 assault gun has no turret, and its appearance is really too low, which allows it to avoid most attacks on the battlefield. At the same time, it can use its low appearance to calmly approach the target and then fire.
This new weapon for covering infantry attacks is really easy to use, and it is a weapon directly assigned to infantry commanders. It can be put into use at any time without waiting, and its immediate effectiveness is also very high.
As long as the infantry is hindered in the attack, they will immediately appear on the battlefield, and then use 75mm cannons to easily destroy those blocking fire points.
Don’t think that the 75mm caliber infantry gun is not very powerful and is not a good solution for solid fortifications. In fact, this kind of infantry artillery is quite powerful and can destroy many types of targets.
Don’t think that all defenses are three-meter-thick reinforced concrete permanent defenses. Firepower points or forts of this level are also important firepower support points when placed on the Maginot Line.
For most fortifications, if half a meter of cement can be piled in front, it is already a very good firepower point.
It is not easy for a 75mm-caliber artillery to deal with such firepower points under direct fire conditions.
Because it is protected by armor and can easily cross obstacles with tracks, the No. 4 assault gun can completely penetrate very close to the fire point and solve the problem with one shot.
Without an assault gun, soldiers would either have to wait for tanks to arrive, or they would have to try their best to destroy such targets by blasting them.
Alternatively, you can risk your life by pushing the 75mm-caliber infantry artillery to close range and fire, but this method is too clumsy. Only in desperate circumstances will a commander issue such an order.
When the Mirage soldiers who saw the No. 4 assault gun for the first time discovered that this headless tank could easily hide behind any reverse **** on the battlefield and fire at them and pour ammunition, they felt that their lives were getting worse. Not having a good time.
How should I put it, suddenly they have a sad feeling that they were not very wealthy in their early days, and now they have become even worse.
There is really no way. The No. 4 assault gun is only about 2 meters high. It can carry a radio station, machine guns and cannons, as well as armored steel plates dozens of millimeters thick, and drive to 50 meters in front of the Mirage country's machine gun bunker. This How can we fight a war?
As a result, the information about this brand-new tank was immediately given to the anxious Mirage Musaburo. At the same time, the news was also known to Cyric's advisors.
Now in Beiyuan City, in an inconspicuous private house, Cyric's advisers also have a variety of Tang army weapons and equipment in front of them, which is a dazzling array.
There is a huge cylindrical shell with only part of it left on the table. This is the fragment left after the Tang Army rocket launcher shell exploded.
This brand-new rocket artillery shell has never appeared on the battlefield before, because the remaining fragments even have a tail fin that is only half intact.
For Cyric consultants, this thing is definitely very new, because it represents the birth of a new ammunition concept.
Besides the wreckage of the rocket, there is an aerial bomb. It is a dumb bomb, a 50 kilogram bomb.
This is a small aerial bomb dropped from a Flying Fortress bomber. It was originally used to bomb the defense positions of the Mirage. Due to its quality, it did not explode after landing and was completely preserved.
Next to the aerial bomb is a destroyed MG-42 general machine gun. It was captured during a counterattack. The Mirage Army's artillery shells happened to hit near the machine gun position. Two Tang Army shooters were killed, and only half of it was left.
However, the soldiers of the Mirage Kingdom still picked it up and sent it to the advisors of the Cyric Consortium. There are also helmets and parachutes lost by Tang Army paratroopers in the Battle of Donghe Bridge.
These things were originally discarded to the west of Donghe Bridge. They were picked up by Qi soldiers near the royal city after the Tang Army paratroopers retreated to Donghe Bridge.
However, because of the temptation of gold coins, they found a way to sneak around the Donghe Bridge and took these things to the east bank of the Donghe Bridge controlled by the second prince.
At that time, the number of paratroopers of the Tang Army was insufficient, and they could only guard the Donghe Bridge. They had no experience in managing the small number of Qi troops who crossed the river.
“Load it on a ship and transport it to the Mirage Kingdom as soon as possible, and then transfer it to the Ice Empire.” A Cyric advisor looked at the remains of these weapons and said weakly. The Tang army invested so many new weapons in this war that Cyric's advisers began to feel numb.
The war concepts of both sides seem to have begun to differ. The armored units, paratroopers, and air units brought out by the Tang Army were all things that Cyric had never thought of.
“What on earth are these Datang Group engineers thinking about?” Another Cyric consultant couldn’t figure it out and muttered angrily.
They were originally actively imitating the No. 4 tanks produced by the Datang Group in the Ice Empire, trying to use similar tanks to resist the impact of the Tang Army's No. 4 tanks.
But it turned out that Tang Jun had already started playing with some messy things that they had never seen before. Even the machine gun, Tang Jun's MG-42 cloth tearing machine, is much better than Cyric's imitation Maxim.
"It's called being one step ahead and leading everywhere!" The leader of Cyric's consultant concluded gloomily: "Remember our days? As soon as the Cyric flintlock was born, all the muskets produced by other workshops became obsolete. …We back then…also…”
The status of Cyric ten years ago was definitely better than that of Datang Group today. Their current passivity, from a long-term perspective, is just a simple explanation of the changing tides.
Originally, the Tang Army was still equipped with a large number of Mauser rifles, but now that they have begun to reorganize a new tactical system around machine guns and tanks, the power of their automatic weapons has been highlighted.
With the cover of tanks and new headless tanks, the infantry of the Tang Army can easily approach the enemy's trenches and immediately take advantage of the firepower of submachine guns. What to fight with a bayonet? Why should soldiers fight with bayonets when problems can be solved with submachine guns?
Hyric's advisers don't know yet that the Tang Army has begun to equip its troops with more powerful assault rifles to replace the submachine guns that other countries have not yet installed on a large scale.
"However, if you think about it carefully, can you think that the Tang Kingdom has been overwhelmed?" Another Cyric adviser put forward his own opinion: "The new tank they produced without a turret...could it be because , their resources are in short supply and they have to simplify production to come up with this weird thing? "
At this moment, Cyric's advisors have not yet figured out that the No. 4 assault gun belongs to the infantry, so some misjudgments are inevitable.
Once he heard what he said, a door to a new world seemed to open in front of several Cyric advisers: Yes, why did the Tang army equip two weapons and equipment with similar functions?
Cyric advisors, without any foresight, still classify tanks as "attack vehicles" at this moment, so in their view, tanks and assault guns perform the same type of mission.
It's just that the technical staff of Datang Group have been influenced by Tang Mo and have positioned the tank as a combination of "destroyer tanks" and "attack vehicles".
There is a difference in the positioning of tanks between the two, and it is obvious that Datang Group's positioning is more accurate, so the emergence of the No. 4 assault gun is beyond the understanding of Cyric's technical staff.
There is nothing you can do about it, because the assault gun is indeed just a product of the times. In the future, the combat mission of this weapon will be divided between infantry fighting vehicles and tanks, and disappear in the long river of history.
“What you said makes sense! Are they saving costs?” After opening his mind, Cyric’s consultant began to speculate.
"That should be the case. Otherwise, wouldn't it be more appropriate to equip the troops with the same tanks?" Someone next to him agreed.
“Then shall we send a telegram back? And then inform the Mirage country of this news?” Excited voices began to appear, which encouraged everyone.
"Yes! Not only the people in Mirage Kingdom should know about it, but also the Dahua Empire, the Ice Empire, the Lions Empire and the Dorne Empire should know about it!" Another person clapped his hands together, as if he had discovered the truth. appearance.
From their point of view, the Tang Kingdom, which had almost run out of oil and lamps, and was at the end of its rope, was like a broken house. As long as someone kicked it, the broken house would collapse.
"Without any further delay! Hurry! Send a message back to the headquarters immediately! Let Lady Sophia send this message out!" the leading consultant said quickly.
He knew that whether it was what he had guessed or not, the news would eventually be sent out - because everyone needed a reason, a reason to target and suppress the Tang State.
As long as they release this good news, some people will naturally choose to believe it and join the war against the Tang Dynasty.
It's like a shark that smells blood.
(End of this chapter)