Chapter 1,326 The Imperial Weapon 2

Chapter 1326 Imperial Weapon 2

Then there was 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 it not be faster? The shells of this thing are light. The weight of the entire shell is not as heavy as a single warhead.) But why can't the effect be seen?

boom! boom! With the explosions one after another, the bunker was surrounded by flames and thick smoke, but surprisingly, the bunker in the distance was not destroyed. After firing a dozen shells, Mackensen finally couldn't help but , he ordered the shooting to stop and then checked for himself.

"You did this on purpose, right?" Mackensen said with a twitching face. When it comes to target construction standards, there is definitely no problem. The two targets are exactly the same, with the same concrete grade, the same thickness, and the same rammed earth layer! But after all, there is a gap in the armor-piercing capabilities of the two types of artillery. At a distance of 1,200 meters, the 107MM cannon can penetrate the rammed soil layer and the concrete layer with a thickness of about 0.7 meters inside with one blow. However, the 88MM anti-aircraft gun had some difficulties at this distance, and the first few shells did not even penetrate completely. Although the shell at the back penetrated, the internal charge was too small, and the damage was very limited...

Facing the powerful lethality, Mackensen had nothing to say. However, he still expressed doubts about the so-called stability of this weapon. "As long as you can ensure that they can be used smoothly on the battlefield, if there is a vehicle overturning or other problems, you can handle 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 amazing. Although the armor protection is very poor, but relying on the powerful artillery, this weapon can clear the targets one by one from a safe distance, and because of the power of a single shell Huge. In fact, the damage capability of artillery shells of the same weight is higher than that of the 88MM rapid-fire gun. According to the German Army later, the damage effect of a 107MM armor-piercing projectile is 2 to 3 times that of the 88MM. As for grenades, one 107MM grenade can hold 3.5 88MM shells! Of course, this is something for later, let’s not mention it for now.

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

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

The overall layout of this artillery called the Wasp is similar to that of the Beetle. It is a 150MM heavy infantry gun (it can also be called a howitzer. In short, the barrel is shorter than that of an ordinary howitzer, about 10 times the barrel.) Artillery is positioned to accompany infantry in close support, defensive operations, and the use of special shells against fortified bunkers.

"Is it necessary? How many rounds of artillery shells can this thing hold?" Mackensen found that his thinking was really not on the same level as the Bavarians.

(If you say it can’t be installed, you can search on Baidu. In World War II, the Germans used the No. 1 tank chassis to get a self-propelled 150MM infantry cannon. This is also the territory of the Wasp, so installing a 150MM infantry cannon is not too much, right?)

"It can hold up to 16 rounds of artillery shells and propellant cartridges. The range is relatively short, about 7,000 meters. As for its function, the maximum elevation angle of this artillery can reach 75 degrees. It can also be fired flatly, and can cover flat-firing artillery and most mortars at the same time. The gun's firing range. The biggest feature of this artillery is that it is powerful enough. The 48KG heavy howitzer and the 98KG concrete armor-piercing projectile can completely 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 tests of later Russians, a shell falling on the ground can blast a huge crater with a depth of 1.8 meters and a diameter of more than 5 meters... And the shrapnel can be distributed over 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 will definitely strengthen the grassroots combat effectiveness. (In World War II, a German infantry regiment had two 150MM heavy infantry guns. This kind of artillery was very effective in defensive operations.)

"If I guess correctly, you should also be equipped with a large number of mortars, right?" Mackensen was completely speechless about the Bavarian Army's pursuit of ultimate firepower.

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

"First of all, the advantage of mortars is that their ballistic trajectories are curved and can be deployed in bunkers or anti-slope positions to avoid the opponent's direct fire. On the other hand, they have a large amount of projection in a short period of time. The disadvantages are also obvious. They cannot directly Aimed shooting has a shorter range and lower accuracy. As the caliber increases, when the mortar caliber exceeds 160MM, the rate of fire will decrease. Because most mortars are muzzle-loaded artillery, you need to fire a heavy round. Artillery shells weighing more than 30 kilograms are loaded from the high muzzle. If you imagine this scene, you should never expect a high rate of fire." Mackensen is not an artillery background, so some professional technical issues still need to be solved Someone please explain.

Are mortars useful? Of course it works. In World War II, 90% of the Soviet infantry support firepower came from mortars. The same is true for the Germans, and the American 82MM mortars and 107MM chemical mortars are also very famous. But there are also many problems. Otherwise, mortars will directly replace barrel artillery.

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

Another point is the lack of horizontal fire capability. In fact, the mortar has a low muzzle velocity and a heavy shell. (The weight of mortar shells 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 a medium-caliber mortar. After all, armor penetration relies on kinetic energy and projectile strength, not just explosives... Of course, if you have to talk about shaped charges, this is an exception. Even in World War II, Germany considered equipping mortars with shaped armor-piercing projectiles. But unfortunately, it is not easy to use on the battlefield...

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