Battle of the Third Reich

Vol 6 Chapter 106: Firepower (4)

In history, in April 1942, the German Army Weapon Bureau finally awakened from the dream of victory and began to bid for anti-tank weapons from the society. From the standards they set, they could feel the difficulty of front-line warfare because of the previous Compared with the rigorous and demanding weapon design requirements, the standards of this tender are extremely concise.

The German Army Weapons Agency asked for a gpzg (this is an anti-tank rifle grenade developed by the SS at its own expense. It is 100 to 125 mm deep and can only attack targets within 80 meters, 80 meters You need to pray to God outside.) Individual soldiers of equal power are armed with weapons, and the effective range is only 30 meters. As for the weight, size and launch method of this thing, it was not mentioned at all in the Weapon Bureau’s bidding book. Obviously, the frontline battle situation forced this group of bureaucrats to become hungry.

At this time, a weapon development expert, Dr. Einrich Longwell, took out the product he spent a year developing, a hand-held jet anti-tank grenade.

The doctor had developed an anti-tank grenade before, but it was difficult for the soldiers to throw it outside the safe area because of the heavy weight, and the smaller hand became a suicide attack. Of course this design is not May be favored by the Army.

Since then, the doctor has begun to consider the development of an anti-tank weapon that relies on jet propulsion, because it does not require soldiers to throw hard. This kind of thinking is very consistent with the logic of the Germans.

The design solution he came up with was named the fpat jet anti-tank grenade. The warhead was a hollow shaped charge warhead with a diameter of 80 millimeters, followed by a launch tube with a diameter of 29 millimeters. The prototype of "iron fist".

At that time, the Army Weapons Bureau was very interested in this weapon, but there was an obvious flaw in the original design, that is, the length of the launch tube was too short, perhaps because the doctor’s thinking had not been separated from the anti-tank grenade. The total length is only thirty-five centimeters, and it is like a golden hammer in a hand.

Because the launch tube is too short, this thing is difficult to control when it is launched. If it is accidentally, it will be lit by the tail flame of the launch tube, so the army is not ready to mass produce this weapon until this problem is solved. .

When the news came, Dr. Langweiler was in a hurry. This thing has already consumed a lot of research funds, and he still has to wait for the rice in his home. Since you think it's short, then just lengthen it. If you don't think 20 centimeters is enough, just extend it to one meter and change the one-handed hammer to a two-handed hammer, so the lords should be satisfied.

After improving the length of the launch tube, adding a simple sight, and attaching a wooden tail to the warhead, the famous "iron fist" anti-tank grenade was finally born.

This is the story of the birth of "iron fist" in history, but now that Xu Jun is here, this weapon has become the "invention" of the head of state. Before the Battle of England, Xu Jun had already equipped the troops with the initial type of "iron fist." The original model is actually a copy of the historical "iron fist" model 100.

Many people think that this is an anti-tank rocket. In fact, it should be classified as a handheld recoilless gun, because the warhead of the iron fist is not a rocket engine, but a conventional gunpowder propulsion method, and the propellant will be launched. The tube is completely burnt out, pushing the warhead to the target, and the flame gas will be ejected from the tail of the open launch tube out of the tube, counteracting the recoil generated during launch.

This method of firing causes the iron fist to have little recoil when in use. When the warhead leaves the launch tube at most, the mouth of the tube will jump slightly. This is a weapon that can be used by ordinary people. On the eve of the collapse of the Third Reich in history, from the seven-year-old child to the seventy-year-old man, they were organized by the Nazis. Germany’s men, women and children were forced to pick up iron fist and rudeness National rifle, blocking the steel torrent of the anti-fascist alliance.

However, firing an iron fist must first be trained by professionals, because for laymen, this weapon still has certain risks.

The main danger comes from the tail flame generated during the launch, and the flame sprayed from the tail at the moment of launch is up to three meters, so if the posture of the launch is wrong, it is easy to burn yourself.

When firing an iron fist, you must ensure that there are no flammable objects such as ammunition within three meters behind you, and there must be no wall obstruction, otherwise the flame will burn back to the firing personnel. Here, it should be pointed out that some people mistakenly believe that iron fist cannot be fired in the room. In fact, if the room is large enough or there are no obstacles within three meters behind him, Tekken can also shoot indoors.

When launching the iron fist in a prone position, you must pay attention to the position of your legs and do not enter the spray range of the tail flame. When launching in the kneeling position, pay attention to the elevation angle of the launch to avoid burning the calf after the tail flame sprays to the ground. However, these tricks can be mastered only after some simple training, which is not a very difficult thing.

Xu Jun is not satisfied with the current level of jet propulsion grenades at the end of World War II. He wants an anti-tank weapon similar to rpg. In the eyes of Xu Jun who has mastered a large amount of weapon knowledge, there is currently a lot of room for improvement in the early German "iron fist" type.

First of all, Xu Jun needs to choose between two modes of one-time launching or repeated loading and launching. The advantage of the former is that it does not occupy the army’s establishment. As long as the soldiers are willing, everyone can carry one or two, while the latter has the advantage It is because the material of the launch tube can be saved, but a soldier must be assigned to the team to carry and manipulate this weapon.

After repeated considerations based on the characteristics of the Eastern Front of World War II, Xu Jun finally decided to produce a one-shot iron fist. His reason is quite sufficient. Compared with the reloaded launcher, the one-time iron fist is more conducive to enhancing the anti-tank firepower density on the defense line, and the Soviet armored forces are caught in the vast ocean of individual anti-tank weapons.

As for the problem of saving materials, in fact, the seamless steel tube launch tube used by Tekken can be used repeatedly. In theory, as long as the tube body has no obvious trauma, it can be repeatedly launched at least ten times, but because it needs to be recycled to the manufacturer to reload, So many soldiers abandoned them on the ground at will after they ran out.

In the history of the Germans, the German fist launch tube was rewarded for recycling once. For every used launch tube, three cigarettes could be exchanged from the quartermaster.

Xu Jun feels that compared with the effect of this weapon, it is tolerable to produce some waste. After all, Germany is no longer plagued by the shortage of raw materials. Nazi Germany, which was historically restricted by raw materials, has produced 820. The number of more than 50,000 iron fists of various types should be more than 10 million in the current number. The German head of state now has aluminum oil steel bullets, which is not bad at all.

Xu Jun also prepared a simple solution for transporting the semi-finished products of warheads to the front line, establishing an assembly workshop directly on the front line, and loading launch tubes recovered from the troops.

The advantage of the disposable launch tube is that even if they are captured by the Soviets, they can only use it once, and they cannot reload this weapon. The repeated loading type is likely to be equipped by the enemy. The armored forces caused serious injuries.

At present, there is no main tank equipped in Germany that can withstand the initial type of an iron fist. Unless it is setting up a heavy tank No. 5, of course, the situation of the Soviet Red Army is not much better.

The early models of the Iron Fist equipped by the Germans have the same armor-piercing capabilities as the historical prototypes. The metal jet produced by the shaped charge warhead can penetrate 200 mm thick homogeneous steel armor, enough to produce most tanks in the world. Deadly threats, especially attacks from the side and behind, no tank can resist the attack of this warhead.

However, Xu Jun found that the power of this warhead can actually be enhanced. Because Germany lacked various rare metals in history, everything likes to be made of steel. They use steel to make warhead shells and launch tubes, as well as the most important shaped charges. cover.

The medicine cover of the iron fist was stamped from thin steel plates. In fact, the medicine cover of the charge-charged weapons developed in most countries at that time was made of steel. It was not until the late World War II that Britain and the United States began to use other more effective materials.

Xu Jun knows that the best medicine-shaped cover material is copper, which is known only by him in the world. At this time, German researchers have never conducted similar research. The British are in the process of conducting research on charge charging. In their plan, they are looking for the most suitable materials for making medicine-shaped shields. The British armored forces were badly beaten by iron fists in the Battle of England, so they wanted to equip similar equipment. Anti-tank armor-piercing grenades.

Germany’s copper resources are not abundant, and historically it needs to be imported from Sweden and other countries, but there are currently more sources available. Both the Americas and Africa have large reserves of large copper mines, such as British North Rhodesia ( (Zambia), Xu Jun knew several giant open-pit copper mines that had not yet been developed at this time. He had sent people to negotiate with the British to prepare for joint development with the other party.

The reason for bringing the British together is that the local British gentlemen are very skilled in dealing with local blacks. Without the help of these ground snakes, it is difficult to develop minerals in a short time.

Xu Jun also improved the shape of the warhead hood and medicinal hood, reduced the diameter of the warhead to make it closer to the rpg of later generations. The experimental department of the Ordnance Bureau has conducted several tests on the warhead improvement plan of the head of state, and the initial results are quite gratifying After the replacement of the red copper medicine cover and the new charge, the penetrating power of the warhead has increased by more than 30%, and it can currently penetrate the 260 mm homogeneous steel armor plate, which means that there are no more tanks. It was able to block the blow of this thing.

At the same time, Xu Jun also improved the iron fist's propellant. Everyone may not believe that the history of the iron fist's propellant turned out to be ordinary black gunpowder, which caused the gunpowder to be burned out in the tube during the launch, causing a large amount of tail flames. At the same time, it is easy to hurt the shooter.

Xu Jun ordered the experts of the Ordnance Research Bureau to develop a new type of dual-base propellant to effectively increase the thrust of the warhead, increase the initial velocity and range of the warhead, and replace the bulky wooden tail with an automatically ejected razor-shaped tail. Xu Jun The goal is to increase the effective range to two hundred meters, requiring that at least within this distance the end of the trajectory will not be severely deformed.

In the end, Xu Jun also improved the shape of the launch tube and equipped it with a simple pistol grip, which is more convenient for soldiers to hold and aim than the original button launch.

Hugo Schneider has become the designated manufacturer of Iron Fist as in history, and is currently investing in the construction of new production lines. Otherwise, it may be difficult to complete the production goals set by the head of state.

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