Chapter 316 Test Firing

That night, the rocket launcher was tested.

Katukov also called Kalashnikov and Sisoy to the scene. After all, this can also be said to be an experiment. If it is successful, they will need to imitate it, so their participation is of course necessary.

"We call it the M1 Bazooka!" Skinner took out a strangely shaped object from the box.

The reason why it is called "weird" is that it is somewhat different from the "Bazooka" in Shulka's impression, such as having two left and right baffles and a front end.

Skinner raised the rocket launcher Shulka and introduced it with gestures: "This is a shoulder rest. We installed two batteries in it. It can ignite the rocket and launch it. It's as simple as that..."

Speaking of which, Skinner carried the bazooka on his shoulders, and his assistant took out the rocket and loaded it into the bazooka from the rear.

"Two people can easily complete the operation!" Skinny said, aiming the bazooka at the vertical steel plate 60 meters away, and then pulled the trigger.

With a "chirp", the rocket went straight to the steel plate and exploded a cloud of smoke.

When the smoke cleared, Katukov and Shulka stepped forward to observe, and were surprised to find that there were several irregular-shaped perforations on it.

"How thick is this steel plate?" Katukov asked.

"80 mm, Comrade Katukov!" Sissoy replied with wide-eyed eyes. This armor-piercing ability has far exceeded his expectations... Before that, he couldn't even imagine that such a small 60mm caliber shell It can actually penetrate 80 mm of armor.

"Its warhead uses conical charge technology!" Skinner explained: "When it hits the target, it will shoot a high-temperature, high-pressure metal jet, which is the jet that can penetrate the tank armor..."

"How thick can it penetrate?" Katukov asked.

"Around 100 millimeters!" replied Skinner.

"Change the steel plate to 100mm!"

In fact, it was not the steel plate, but everyone changed the venue... The steel plate was already waiting in another place.

Then Skinner fired two more rockets, this time somewhat awkwardly, and both rockets missed their targets.

"As you can see!" said Skinner, "it has a lower hit rate,

And it's very vulnerable to wind...which is one of the reasons it's overlooked! "

As he spoke, Skinner raised the bazooka again, and with a chirp, it hit the target this time.

100MM, fully penetrated.

Katukov, Sisoy and the others couldn't help being dumbfounded.

They knew what this meant. They had to know that the armor thickness of the German "No. 3" tank was only 47mm. Although the hit troops often had an angle of inclination, the vertical armor-piercing capability of 100mm was enough to deal with the "No. 3".

"Does it have any drawbacks?" Katukov asked Skinner.

"Like I said..." Skinner replied, "It's less accurate, and the rest is unknown because it hasn't been tested!"

"I don't think this is a problem!" Katukov picked up the bazooka and looked it over.

This is indeed true. The equipment of the Soviet army usually does not require high precision. They think that the quantity can solve the problem of precision, just like the "Katyusha" rocket launcher.

After looking at it for a while, Katukov seemed to have made up his mind. He handed the bazooka to Sisoy and asked, "We need it, Comrade Sisoy, how long do you think it will take to imitate and produce it?"

"If there are blueprints..." Hisoi cast his eyes on Skinner.

"Yes, I brought them!" Skinner replied, and then gave the assistant a nod.

The assistant took a folder out of the bag and handed it to Hisoy.

Sisoy and Kalashnikov flipped through the lights together, and then said to Katukov confidently: "It may take two weeks, Comrade Colonel, as the Americans say, its The structure is really simple!"

"Why does it need two fenders and a front end?" Shulka asked.

"Oh!" Skinner replied, "You know, speed is always needed on the battlefield, and I want soldiers to be able to fire whether they put it on their left or right shoulder!"

"I don't think it's necessary!" said Shulka. "After all, not many soldiers wield a weapon with their left hand, and this adds to its weight!"

Skinner nodded and replied, "You may be right!"

"So..." Shulka took the pen from Kalashnikov casually, and said while drawing on the drawing: "We should remove the redundant baffle and move the shoulder rest forward, because the center of gravity is in the front. Shoulder rests and grips forward for easier handling, while the rear end goes back for easier reloading for a helper...we're going to make something like this!"

Skinner looked at it and couldn't help but nodded again and again: "Cool, man, you're right, it looks better!"

"Also..." Shulka continued: "Does the battery work well at low temperatures?"

"Can't it?" Skinner couldn't help being stunned.

Skinner is a captain who is interested in rockets, but his knowledge in other areas is still lacking.

"We should do more outdoor tests on it!" Sissoy replied: "Battery can indeed have problems at low temperatures, below -19 degrees may not generate enough charge...that is, we may not be able to succeed Fire the rocket and it'll be a pile of scrap metal!"

"Why don't we change the battery to a small magnetic generator?" Shulka said: "On the one hand, this solves the problem of low-temperature emission, and on the other hand, it is easier to adapt to various complex environments and climates than batteries!"

"Great idea!" Hisoy looked at Shulka in surprise: "You look like it has been produced and used, Comrade Shulka!"

Shulka spread his hands and replied: "I guess, I'm not sure if this change is feasible!"

Of course it wasn't Shulka's guess, but the knowledge he had told it that the "Bazooka" would have these problems in the future... and this was especially the case with the battery.

During World War II, the U.S. military put a large number of "Bazooka" into the Pacific battlefield. There are usually high-temperature, high-humidity islands, and the battery will quickly become damp and leak electricity, so it often happens that the "Bazooka" cannot be fired successfully.

These problems usually need to be mass-produced for use by the troops, and the troops will give feedback after discovering these problems during combat, and then make batch improvements to it.

With Shuerka at this time, of course there is no need for this process.

"We can try to produce a few!" Kalashnikov said: "Then test them!"

"That's right!" Sisoy replied: "We will start production immediately, and try to produce a batch within a few days!" () "Soviet Union 1941" only represents the author's views of the expeditionary soldiers, and if it is found that its content violates national laws and conflicts Please delete the content, and the position is only committed to providing a healthy and green reading platform.

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