Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 863 "Thunder" Rocket Launcher

The military production meeting held at the Dingbian Municipal Government was about to end. The heads of various departments in the special zone who participated in the meeting thought that the meeting was about to break up. Unexpectedly, Tang Qiuli said in a confused manner, "I

How come no one mentions the baby I got back?"

Wang Xu was stunned and confused. Everyone present at the meeting was stunned. What was the chairman asking?

Tang Qiuli smiled enigmatically and said, "It's those ten BM13 rocket launchers." Wang Xu suddenly realized that the division commander was thinking about this treasure. He said with a smile, "I planned to give the division commander a surprise. Since the division commander mentioned it,

Now that it’s out, let’s go to the scene and have a look, right?”

Tang Qiuli immediately jumped up and said: "The meeting is over, the meeting is over." Several cars drove out of the prosperous urban area of ​​Dingbian like lightning. After passing through the well-organized suburbs of the village, they headed directly north along a flat road. There were basically no roads along the way.

More than an hour later, we drove into a sandy area, entering the edge of the Mu Us Desert in western Inner Mongolia.{}

The strong wind from the Mongolian Plateau blew up the sand grains, which made people's cheeks hurt. The sky was full of yellow sand, stretching into the distance and boundless, revealing the eternal desolation and eternity.

Turning around a tall sand dune, a large barracks appeared in front of me. Several barbed wire fences lay in front of me. Heavily armed sentries strictly checked the IDs of several people. Tang Qiuli and Mei Xue did not have IDs. Although the sentry knew Wang Xu,

He also knows that this is his boss's immediate boss.

But they didn't let him go until Wang Xu called and called for a major officer. Judging from his posture, he was the commander of the security force here. The sentry didn't let him go. When Tang Qiuli walked inside, he heard the major yelling fiercely

He scolded several sentries, "You really don't have eyes. Do you know who that is?"

The sentry shook his head blankly, "Let me tell you, this is General Tang Qiuli, the founder of our Dingbian Special Economic Zone, chairman of the Special Zone's Military and Political Committee, and our division commander. He got into trouble. Let's see how I deal with you guys later." Major.

The officer lowered his voice and said.

The sentry was taken aback and said in a daze: "Captain, the one I just stopped is our division commander? God, he is so young, only one or two years older than me. It's terrible, it's terrible." But there was something strange in his words.

I felt proud inside, as if I had done something great.

Tang Qiuli stopped and called the major over. The major hurriedly ran, stood at attention and saluted: "Report to the division commander, the base guard captain Bai Guangbin is reporting to you, please give me instructions."

Tang Qiuli returned the gift and said gently: "Major, your subordinates are performing their duties. They are all qualified soldiers. Do not let them suffer any punishment because of my identity. Everyone is equal before the law. Tang Qiuli

No exception."

The major's face turned red. Wang Xu quickly took it over and said, "I was negligent. I didn't say hello in advance. Let's go, sir. Come and have a look inside. Guangbin, go ahead and do your business." Bai Guangbin wiped the sweat from his forehead.

, saluted and left.

Wang Xu and several department heads of the Ordnance Bureau accompanied Tang Qiuli inside and introduced: "Commander, this is the weapons testing center of our Ordnance Bureau. Various types of weapons and ammunition equipped by the troops are

It can be said that the center’s equipment, test scale, and floor space are among the best in Asia since the experiments were completed here,” he said with great pride.

Tang Qiuli was very surprised. Wang Xu had accomplished so many tricks in his quiet years. He really didn't realize it. He entered a reinforced concrete cave entrance, followed the steps, and descended to a

In the wide and long cave, Wang Xula turned on the electric light, and the cave was filled with light.

Tang Qiuli looked over, what a good guy, it was filled with all kinds of equipment. Inside, he saw the treasure he cared about, the bm13 rocket launcher. The ten samples were still there, surrounded by dozens of rocket launchers.

But it's a little different from what the Soviets provided.

Tang Qiuli couldn't tell exactly what was different. It was just a feeling. He stroked the cold body of the rocket launcher and felt the power contained in this big thing. Historically, this kind of rocket launcher was commonly known as the "Katyusha".

On the Soviet-German battlefield, he showed his talents and caused the arrogant German infantry and armored forces to suffer a lot.

Often a few "Katyusha" rocket launcher battalions can cover the entire offensive area of ​​the German army. Hundreds of thousands of outstanding descendants of the German nation were reduced to ashes in the rain of rockets and the end of World War II

, on the Korean battlefield, "

The Katyusha rocket launcher was so powerful that the Allied Forces feared it as "Kim Il Sung's loud voice." The American soldiers were frightened when they heard the "chirp" sound of the "Katyusha" rocket tearing through the air.

Trembling all over, I could only pray to God.

Seeing that Tang Qiuli was deep in thought, Wang Xu reminded: "Commander, let's go to the shooting range and see if there is any live ammunition shooting?" Tang Qiuli could not hold back his excitement for a long time. If his army was equipped with such a big guy,

In the future war against Japan, it would be an absolutely devastating blow to the Japanese army who advocated hand-to-hand charges.

A rocket launcher truck drove to the launch site. Tang Qiuli climbed up to the high observation tower and stared at the area covered by rockets with a high-power telescope. After a while, more than a dozen rockets passed over his head. That familiar sight

The sound of tearing the air made Tang Qiuli's blood boil.

In the distance, a sea of ​​fire rose up in the target area. However, the density of impact points and the shooting distance were beyond his imagination. Tang Qiuli knew that this prototype was the Soviet bm13 rocket launcher, with a maximum range of only 8.5 kilometers.

, Moreover, the impact points are irregularly distributed, making it an excellent weapon for hitting surface targets. However, it is not very ideal if it is used to hit point targets accurately.

The biggest shortcoming of this guy is that it cannot be positioned accurately. After the rocket flies out, it will be out of control. Moreover, the early rocket launcher does not have the aiming system of conventional artillery. At its maximum range, within two kilometers, it is a dangerous area.

, it may hit one's own head, and is often responsible for long-distance and deep operations, as well as overall support tasks and reinforcement tasks.

To put it bluntly, this guy relies on the dense firepower of the volley to cover the target area in all directions. In a short period of time, a large number of rockets hit the enemy's head, killing both flies and tigers.

No matter what the target is, just hit it head-on. At the same time, this guy is also a tiger who swallows shells, and his ammunition consumption is astonishing.

No matter what, Tang Qiuli personally visited the rocket launcher shooting scene, felt the amazing power of this big guy, and fell in love with it sincerely. Wang Xu saw the doubts in the division commander's heart, pointed at the rocket launcher and said: "Sir. Commander, we

The Special Equipment Research Institute has made extensive improvements based on the Soviet prototype launch vehicles and rockets, and what you see now are the improved rockets and launch vehicles."

Tang Qiuli was very interested, "Oh, tell me next, what tricks did you experts do on the Soviet things? No wonder I think it's different?"

Wang Xu pointed to an expert in his fifties and said: "For specific details, you have to ask our Chief Engineer Qin. He is a rocket technology expert who returned from studying in the Soviet Union. These improvements were all made by Chief Qin."

Mr. Qin was a typical intellectual who spoke concisely and to the point. He did not feel any awkwardness in front of Tang Qiuli, a four-star general. He said: "That's right. After studying the Soviet samples, we found many shortcomings, mainly

It was about the accuracy of the impact point and the range. Immediately, the Ordnance Bureau set up a research team, and I was appointed as the team leader."

"After many tests and improvements, the accuracy of this rocket launcher can now be controlled within a certain range. It can be said that the theoretical two-kilometer friendly danger zone can be controlled within a kilometer range. Also,

The improved rocket range has been increased from the original 8.5 kilometers to 15 kilometers."

Tang Qiuli was shocked. The precise control of the impact point of rockets was also a difficult problem to solve in later generations. Unexpectedly, it was solved in the hands of Chief Engineer Qin. What an amazing achievement. This is an outstanding rocket technician.

The expert is my treasured talent, Tang Qiuli.

With him, it may be very possible to develop missiles with all the conveniences provided. It is an absolute treasure. He grabbed Mr. Qin's hand and said: "Mr. Qin, on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Army, I

Thank you, thank you for improving such a powerful weapon, it will definitely be famous on the battlefield of the Anti-Japanese War."

Mr. Qin's enthusiasm for Tang Qiuli was somewhat unexpected. In his opinion, it was just a matter of his duty. When the Japanese invaded China, he could have a quiet land undisturbed by artillery fire for him to concentrate on research.

He was already very satisfied. This was not the end. What happened next surprised him even more.

Tang Qiuli said to Wang Xu: "Director Wang, in this way, in my name, the bonus awarded to the rocket launcher improvement research team will be set at 200,000 yuan. Mr. Qin will get 50,000 yuan himself, and the rest will be

Give rewards to other members. In addition, this group should not be disbanded and continue.

The research on rockets mainly focuses on accuracy, range and explosive power. The SAR government and your Ordnance Bureau provide all conveniences and allocate a special fund for research. In a word, whatever Mr. Qin needs, we will

What can I offer you? Do you think this is okay?"

Everyone was surprised. They wondered what the boss of Dingbian was thinking and why he invested so much money in it. Mr. Qin was even more surprised. He was just doing his job. Besides, Dingbian gave

The treatment he received was beyond his imagination. For a poor scholar to receive such high courtesy, this intellectual had the idea of ​​fighting to the death to repay him.

They knew that Tang Qiuli, who came from a later generation, was already planning to develop missiles and use them to make up for his lack of navy and air force. Of course, he would not let go of such a talent easily. No matter how much money he spent, he would not let it go easily.

To win over.

Seeing that Mr. Qin wanted to refuse, Tang Qiuli waved his hand and said, "That's it. By the way, our rocket launcher doesn't have a name yet, right? How about I contribute one and call it Thunder?" Everyone clapped and applauded. From now on,

The "Thunder" rocket launcher that frightened the Japanese army was just released.