The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Slowing down the speed of developing weapons does not mean not developing them.

For example, the tracked armored gun in front of Liu Tao looks a bit like the Type 81 122mm self-propelled howitzer, but if you look closely, you can find the difference.

Because its main gun is not a howitzer, but a mortar.

The so-called mortar is a combination of a mortar and a howitzer.

This is the Type 81 120mm self-propelled mortar.

Its feature is that it can fire both grenades and mortars, can hit reverse slope targets, and can also hit all targets that howitzers can hit.

Although the caliber of the 120mm self-propelled mortar is 2mm smaller than that of the 122mm self-propelled howitzer, it uses a 45-fold caliber, and its power is not even worse than that of the 155mm howitzer.

The elevation range of the artillery is -4 degrees to +80 degrees, and the direction of the firing range is 360°. It can fire pursuit shells, grenades and anti-tank grenades. It can aim directly or indirectly, and the maximum number of on-board ammunition is 45 rounds.

The maximum range of this Type 81 120mm self-propelled mortar howitzer is 9.5 kilometers, and the maximum firing rate of grenades is 8 rounds/minute, 10 rounds/minute for mortars, and 4-6 rounds/minute for anti-tank grenades.

Other aspects are no different from the Type 81 122mm self-propelled howitzer.

Next to it, there is a strange-shaped equipment, with a tank chassis underneath and a truck-like top, with long tubes.

This is the Type 81 122mm rocket launcher, which uses the Type 81 light tank chassis. The long tubes are rocket tubes, with a total of 40, which means that 40 rocket shells can be equipped at one time.

This rocket shell is rich in variety, and can launch anti-explosive bombs, prefabricated fragmentation bombs, fuel-air explosive bombs, incendiary bombs, guided missiles, extended-range bombs, submunitions, terminal-sensitive bombs, etc., and can use up 40 rocket shells in 30 seconds. Among them, when launching 122mm guided rockets with 4 canard control wings, the maximum range is about 40 kilometers, the minimum range is about 20 kilometers, the circular probable error is less than or equal to 30 meters, and the effective killing radius reaches about 28 meters. When launching extended-range rockets, the range can reach about 50 kilometers.

Even when there is a need, cruise missiles can be launched!

It is no exaggeration to say that this weapon is to rain bullets on the enemy.

Adjacent to the Type 81 122mm rocket launcher is a more peculiar-shaped one, with no main gun, no heavy machine gun or anti-aircraft machine gun, and a flat top.

But as Liu Tao entered the cockpit and pressed a button, a device emerged in the middle of the top. There were two missiles on each side of this device, a total of four missiles, which was the Type 81 anti-tank missile launcher.

In addition, there are 12 missiles placed in the magazine in the vehicle that can be automatically or manually loaded to the ready launch position at any time.

The tank armor defense is the same as the Type 81 light tank.

The launch system can launch two missiles per minute at the fastest speed. The missile has a diameter of 152mm, a minimum range of 100 meters, and a maximum range of 5,000 meters. The missile is powerful and can penetrate armor vertically up to 1.2 meters.

It can be said that this anti-tank launcher is even a threat to the Type 80 main battle tank.

At present, any tank in the world, whether it is the T72 main battle tank or the Leopard 2 main battle tank, will be destroyed if it is hit by a shot.

At present, Liu Tao has arranged a technical team to master the technology for these three equipments.

The other two weapons are okay. Liu Tao has no plans to export the Type 81 anti-tank missile launcher for the time being, because it poses a great threat to the Type 80 main battle tank.

Even if it is exported, he will make a simplified version to reduce the armor-piercing power and the maximum range, so that it cannot destroy the Type 80 main battle tank.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to deal with.

This is a bit like the sharpest spear and the hardest shield.

Liu Tao made a phone call and asked Li Fuguo to send three soldiers to drive this equipment away so as not to occupy the position here.

As a result, Li Fuguo actually came with soldiers in person.

Seeing the Type 81 120mm self-propelled mortar, the Type 81 122mm rocket, and the Type 81 anti-tank missile launcher, Li Fuguo's eyes were shining.

With these three pieces of equipment, the attack firepower of the combined brigade will be greatly enhanced.

The Type 81 120mm self-propelled mortar is equivalent to the power of the 155mm howitzer, which is a huge lethality.

The Type 81 122mm rocket will be the only long-range strike firepower of the combined brigade, which can launch an attack on the enemy from 40 to 50 kilometers away. The rain of bullets is definitely the enemy's nightmare.

And the Type 81 anti-tank missile launcher will be the nightmare of the enemy tanks. Any enemy tank armored defense cannot withstand the attack of anti-tank missiles. The enemy's main battle tanks will only be destroyed when facing anti-tank missiles.

Although the Type 80 main battle tank is strong enough and Li Fuguo likes it very much, it does not prevent him from liking more means of attack. Nothing makes him happier than destroying the enemy's main battle tank.

There is only one of each of these three pieces of equipment, which is far from the establishment of a heavy synthetic brigade, but Li Fuguo is already very satisfied.

He was still thinking before that Liu Tao was busy with the reform and had no time and energy to develop new weapons. The most optimistic estimate is that he will develop new weapons for the synthetic brigade after the Spring Festival.

Now each of these equipment is given one, and the production will gradually increase in the future, and more and more equipment will definitely be given to the synthetic brigade.

"You are going to the capital in two days, why did you come here in person?" Liu Tao said, "Why don't you take advantage of these two days to spend more time with your family?"

Li Fuguo and Liu Tao will go to the capital in two days. However, Liu Tao is returning to the capital on vacation, while Li Fuguo is going to the Higher Military Academy for eight months of study.

It stands to reason that only cadres with the rank of full teacher or above are eligible to attend the Higher Military Academy. Li Fuguo is only a brigade-level cadre and is not eligible. However, because Li Fuguo was the Minister of Armed Forces of the Panshan Group, a member of the Party Leadership Group, a deputy department-level cadre, and had also reached the standard of a full division-level cadre, coupled with the special nature of the combined brigade, Li Fuguo was able to go to the Higher Military Academy.

During the time when Li Fuguo went to study, the political commissar Zhao Guoping was in charge of the combined brigade, assisted by two deputy brigade commanders and chief of staff.

In addition, one hundred battalion and company-level cadres went to other military academies to receive formal training.

However, it is not a three-year course, but an 8-month crash course.

As for who can go to the Military Academy to study, Zhao Guoping will be responsible for the assessment, based on the level of cultural knowledge.

Li Fuguo said: "What's so good about me? If I stay at home more, my mother-in-law is not used to it and she will complain about me."

"And that brat of mine is so naughty that he will definitely talk back to me the next day when I get home, so just out of sight and out of mind." Li Fuguo said feeling helpless.

His wife is here at Panshan Machinery Factory and works as a director of the Women's Federation. Li Fuguo's son and daughter are already in primary school.

Li Fuguo is usually in the army and will only go home once a week or two on vacation. When he is busy, he will only go back once a month.

Of course, this situation is much better than when Li Fuguo was in the army. At that time, he could only go home on vacation once a year.