Rebirth of the Military Industry Power of the Anti-Japanese War

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As a result, the Eighth Red Army's harvest in Taiyuan was so great that Hu Weidong couldn't stop laughing in his dreams. The total value of gold and silver and other hard currencies alone exceeded 20 million oceans, and the gains in machinery and equipment made him even more ecstatic.

Among them are thermal power generation equipment with a total installed capacity of more than 20,000 kilowatts, and a complete set of steel smelting equipment designed to produce 75,000 tons of crude steel and 45,000 tons of steel per year (historically, this steel plant has just been completed and put into operation

It was occupied by the Japanese and did not provide China with even a ton of steel. It was all cheap to the Japanese. It is really embarrassing to think about it.) And the special steel production equipment that can produce more than 50 kinds of alloy steel surprised Hu Weidong the most.

As long as these equipment are transported back to the Soviet Area, and through technological innovation and scientific management, the installed capacity of the thermal power station in the Soviet Area is expected to exceed 30,000 kilowatts, and the annual steel output can exceed the 100,000 tons mark. Some classic alloy steel models in his memory

It can finally be produced, and the Gongxian Arsenal will no longer be able to produce firearms with lower technical requirements, but can also produce some classic light artillery for later generations. Even if it delays production for several months or even a year,

In Hu Weidong's opinion, it is completely worth it.

In addition, the Red Army also seized pressure vessel manufacturing equipment. Although it is a small equipment with a low technical level, with this foundation, it is possible to synthesize ammonia, industrial oxygen production, etc., and its potential linkage effects are even more difficult to estimate.

(For example, the popularization of pure oxygen top-blown converter technology can double the production capacity of ordinary steel...)...

The complete takeover of the Taiyuan Arsenal made Hu Weidong even more happy. Although the Taiyuan Arsenal was forced to destroy a large amount of equipment and lay off more than 80% of its employees after Yan Xishan's defeat in the Central Plains War, after several years of recovery, it has now become one of the largest arsenals in the country.

, can produce 800 6.5mm caliber rifles, 3,000 7.92mm caliber rifles, 600 Czech light machine guns, 90 Type 92 heavy machine guns, 40 Type 17 75mm mountain cannons, and 200 Type 1 or Type 2 75mm mountain cannons every month.

150 75mm field guns, 24 heavy guns (105mm caliber, raw materials need to be imported.), 150 mortars, 80,000 mortar shells, 300,000 grenades, 1.5 million bullets, and 123 tons of explosives. Moreover, Yan Xishan borrowed

This opportunity eliminated some of the original backward equipment, making the technical level of Taiyuan Arsenal second to none in the country. After the merger of Taiyuan Arsenal and Gongxian Arsenal, the already domestically leading military production in the Soviet Area in Western Henan will naturally become even more powerful. There is another benefit.

, Most of the ammunition in the Taiyuan Arsenal is of Japanese caliber. With the increase in seizures after the start of the Anti-Japanese War, more and more Japanese-style weapons will be equipped by the people's army. It is undoubtedly a great convenience to have a ready-made ammunition production line...

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However, Hu Weidong really looked down upon the guns produced by the Taiyuan Arsenal. Except for some of the ammunition production equipment, others had to undergo various improvements to produce new products such as Type 24 semi-automatic rifles. This also led to red

It was not until the following year that the Eighth Army began to enjoy the benefits of the equipment seized from the Taiyuan Arsenal. But in any case, after obtaining the machinery and equipment from the Taiyuan Arsenal, Hu Weidong was finally able to give full play to his professional advantages in manufacturing artillery. Considering that the Anti-Japanese War was imminent, he developed it from scratch

It was too time-consuming, so Hu Weidong directly chose those ready-made solutions as written in many time-travel novels. As a top artillery expert in later generations, as long as the machinery and equipment met the requirements, it only took ten days and a half to produce the sample.

When Hu Weidong traveled through China, China's artillery was already world-class, especially in terms of cost performance, reliability and power. It was recognized as the best in the world. Unfortunately, the technology and craftsmanship of this era did not meet the requirements, and the cost

Considering other factors (for example, aluminum is cheap in later generations, but it is very expensive in this era, and the same is true for electricity), those latest models are basically not possible for industrial production, so we have to push forward to find available models. Due to the body tube

Artillery has high requirements for steel quality and forging equipment. The Soviet area cannot even produce seamless steel pipes. Even if it can barely produce it, it is not economically worthwhile. Therefore, Hu Weidong naturally focused on mortars with lower requirements.

Above, there are mainly three classic calibers: 60mm, 82mm and 120mm. Their prototypes are pp89 60mm mortar, pp87 82mm mortar and w86-120mm mortar. The latter two need slight modifications, while the classic

The pp89-type 60mm mortar has been produced for a long time. However, the task of producing bullets at the Gongxian Arsenal was too heavy at that time and there was not enough excess production capacity. Not only was the cost of small-scale production too high, but it would also lead to premature leakage of the technology, so it was better not to produce it.

, but now that we have taken over the Taiyuan Arsenal, which has a larger production capacity and also produces mortars as one of its main products, then everything will be no problem. However, due to delays in equipment transportation and transformation, these three types are called respectively by the soldiers.

The "Red Star" series mortars of "Little Red Star", "Red Star" and "Big Red Star" did not start mass production until the second half of 2036...

In addition, based on the current production conditions of the arsenal in the Soviet Area in Western Henan, later generations were derogatorily called by European and American powers as "low technology, low price, and used by low-quality personnel." However, these three weapons are the most popular among soldiers around the world, especially those from poor countries.

Among the "three low weapons", except for the 107mm rocket launcher, which still needs a period of research and testing, the AK-47 series assault rifles and RPG series rocket launchers can be produced quickly. However, the production speed is limited by equipment conditions and cannot

Satisfactory, and considering the possibility of imitation by the Japanese, Hu Weidong could only give up temporarily. Although China in this era cannot be said to be unable to manufacture anything, for Hu Weidong who wants to build a large industrial system, it is really nothing.

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Such a huge gain after capturing Taiyuan was indispensable to the special forces who entered the city early, the underground party organization in Taiyuan City, and the mountain brigade that arrived in Taiyuan City in time. Without them, the Eighth Red Army would have been able to capture Taiyuan.

, I am afraid that a large number of factory facilities will be destroyed by the war, and the wealth in the city will definitely be transferred out in time, and there may even be a "scorched earth war" for Hu Weidong, in which case the harvest will be much smaller...

Hu Weidong, who has always been rewarded based on merit, immediately announced that he would submit the list of special operations team members and underground party members who have made meritorious services to the central government for awards. The mountain brigade was directly upgraded to a mountain division, and its strength was also prepared to be expanded from more than 8,000 to 3

There are more than 10,000 soldiers. Part of the vacant soldiers will be selected from Zhang Fang's more than 20,000 Green Forest soldiers, and the remaining 10,000 people will be drawn from the 28th Red Army in the Dabie Mountains. This mountain division will also be included in the Red 2nd Army.

The establishment of the Eighteenth Army. At the same time, Hu Weidong also made a series of personnel adjustments. Fang Yongle, the former chief of staff of the corps, was changed to commander and political commissar of the Mountain Division, returning to the command of his old superior Gao Jingting. The post of chief of staff of the corps was temporarily suspended.

Su Yu served concurrently. At the same time, because Gao Jingting had never made a left-leaning mistake in the past six months and was becoming more and more accustomed to dealing with suspected subordinates through military courts, Hu Weidong safely transferred Zhang Dingcheng back to the Soviet Area in Western Henan to serve as the president of the court.

and the director of the Political Department of the Army Corps, and the political commissar of the 28th Army is also served by Gao Jingting. After all, as long as he does not make the mistake of expanding the suppression of counterrevolutionaries, Gao Jingting is also outstanding in political work. It would be a pity not to use this talent...

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