Chapter 1326： Empire weapon two

Chapter 1326 Empire weapon (2)

Then came the performance of the 88MM anti-aircraft gun. I have to say that the rate of fire of the 88MM anti-aircraft gun is indeed faster. (Can’t it be faster? This thing is lighter. The weight of the whole bullet is not even as heavy as the warhead.) But why can’t I see the effect?

boom! boom! With the explosions, the surrounding area of ​​the bunker was enveloped in flames and smoke, but surprisingly, the bunker in the distance was not destroyed. After a dozen shells, Mackenson finally couldn't help it. He ordered to stop shooting, and then personally checked.

"You did it on purpose?" Mackenson said with a twitchy face. As far as the target construction standard is concerned, it is definitely no problem. The two targets are exactly the same, the same concrete number, the same thickness, and the same rammed soil layer! But after all, there is a gap in the armor penetration capabilities of the two artillery. At a distance of 1200 meters, the 107MM cannon can penetrate the rammed earth layer and the concrete layer with a thickness of about 0.7 meters. But the 88MM anti-aircraft artillery is a bit difficult at this distance, the first few shells did not even penetrate completely. Although the shells in the back penetrated, the internal charge was too small and the destructiveness was very limited....

In the face of powerful lethality, Mackenson has nothing to say. However, he still doubts the so-called stability of this weapon. "As long as you can guarantee that they can be used smoothly on the battlefield, if there is a vehicle overturning or other problems, you can deal with it yourself, don't expect others to help you, this thing is too heavy."

However, afterwards, the performance of the beetle-type self-propelled artillery can be described as stunning. Although the armor protection is very poor, but relying on the powerful artillery, this weapon can clean up the targets one by one at a safe distance, and because of the power of a single shell Huge, in fact, the damage caused by a shell of the same weight is higher than that of the 88MM rapid-fire gun. According to the German Army's later statement, the damage effect of a 107MM armor-piercing projectile is 2 to 3 times that of the 88MM. For a grenade, a 107MM grenade can hold 3.5 88MM shells! Of course, this is something later, so I won't mention it for the time being.

When Mackensen saw another tank, he found that his three views were refreshed again! Because this self-propelled artillery looks more extreme than the beetle! "This thing is like a fat wasp!" Markenson commented.

"You are right, the name of this tank is Vespa! It is equipped with a 150MM heavy infantry gun. You can understand it as a product of the conventional 150MM howitzer barrel cut off." The Bavarian officer next to it explained .

The overall layout of this artillery called the Hornet is similar to that of the Beetle, a 150MM heavy infantry gun (also called a howitzer, in short, the barrel is shorter than a normal howitzer, about 10 times the barrel.) The positioning of the artillery is to accompany the infantry close support, defensive operations, and the use of special shells against solid bunkers.

"Is it necessary? How many shells can this thing hold?" Mackensen found that his brain and Bavarian are really not on the same level as the Bavarian. (If you can’t install it, you can Baidu it yourself. In World War 2, the Germans used the No. 1 tank chassis to make a self-propelled 150MM infantry gun. It’s also the site of the Vespa. It’s not too much to install a 150MM infantry gun, right?)

"It can hold up to 16 shells and propellant cartridges. The range is relatively short, about 7000 meters. As for its function, the maximum elevation angle of this artillery can reach 75 degrees. It can also be flat fired, which can cover both flat-fire guns and most mortars. The shooting range of the artillery. The biggest feature of this artillery is that it is powerful enough. The 48KG heavy howitzer and the 98KG concrete armor-piercing projectile can deal with most targets, and it is even more useful in defensive operations." A Bavarian officer Explained.

How powerful is a 150MM grenade? According to the test of later Russians, a shell that fell on the ground could explode a huge crater with a depth of 1.8 meters and a diameter of more than 5 meters... And the shrapnel can be distributed in thousands of square meters! The power of the 150MM infantry gun is definitely at the division level, but it can be assigned to the regiment or even the battalion level! This is definitely an enhancement to the combat effectiveness of the grassroots. (In the 2nd war, a German infantry regiment had two 150mm heavy infantry artillery, which was very effective in defensive operations.)

"If I'm not mistaken, you should still be equipped with a lot of mortars, right?" Mackensen was completely speechless about the Bavarian Legion's pursuit of extreme firepower.

"No, this time we don't plan to equip too many mortars, because large-caliber mortars are actually not very useful in such long-range offensive operations." The Bavarian officer next to him shook his head.

"First of all, the advantage of the mortar is that it has a curved trajectory. It can be deployed in a bunker or an anti-slant position to avoid the opponent's direct firepower. On the other hand, it has a large amount of projection in a short time. The disadvantage is also obvious. Sight shooting has a shorter range and lower accuracy. With the increase in caliber, when the caliber of the mortar exceeds 160mm, the rate of fire will decrease. Because most of the mortars are front-middle artillery, you need to put a heavy shot. More than 30 kilograms of shells are loaded from the high muzzle. Imagine this scene. You should definitely not expect how high the rate of fire is." Mackensen was not an artillery, so some professional technical issues are still needed People specifically explain.

Are mortars easy to use? Of course it is easy to use. Ninety percent of the Soviet infantry support firepower in the 2nd World War came from mortars The Germans are also very famous. The American 82MM mortar and 107MM chemical mortar are also very famous. But there are also many problems. Otherwise, the mortar will directly replace the barrel artillery.

For the offensive side, the pressure on supply is very high. They need to transport ammunition and fuel from hundreds or even hundreds of kilometers away to the ever-extending frontline. The mortar is very light, but at the same time the accuracy is not high. Even if you can increase the accuracy by increasing the rifling, it is incomparable with barrel artillery. When the amount of ammunition required to complete the task exceeds the weight advantage provided by the lightness of the artillery itself, the efficiency ratio of the mortar will decrease in long-distance operations, and it will become less useful than the barrel artillery.

Another point is the lack of flat-fire capability, in fact, due to the low initial velocity and weight of the mortar. (The weight of the mortar shell of the same caliber is lower than that of barrel artillery.) The killing effect on high-strength bunkers is very limited. A few logs and a layer of rammed earth can block the attack of the medium-caliber mortar. After all, armor penetration is based on kinetic energy and the strength of the projectile, rather than simply relying on explosives... Of course, if you have to talk about shaped charges, this is an exception, even in World War II Germany also considered matching mortars with shaped armor-piercing shells. But unfortunately, it is not easy to use on the battlefield...

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