Utopia

"Fire!"

Boom boom boom boom!

Looking at another group of natives on the armored vehicle being smashed into pieces by the 8mm caliber rapid-fire mortar, Beona felt that the firepower of the Nigan Kingdom's troops was excessive.

The self-propelled mortar with four rounds of ammunition can not only be used for a maximum range of 6 meters of projectile attack, but also a minimum range of 4 meters of direct attack.

However, he looked at the ammunition consumption... Although he encountered hundreds of natives on the march on the way back, even with the help of the warrior three-barrel beam launcher, the 8mm rapid-fire cannon was able to complete the complete annihilation without missing a single shot.

But he no longer has mortar shells.

The rapid-fire cannon has been firing at a rate of 2 per minute recently. No wonder the officers above are discussing whether to modify the basic tactics and related manuals.

So when he confirmed and cleaned up the battle scene, he returned to his camp and talked about this with his colleagues.

"If you don't want that rapid-fire cannon, give it to me. I'm still using the original one, which can only load one-shot 8mm mortars. Don't forget, we still have to pull the rope."

Just like the captain of the Brothers Company, who was also promoted from a private first class to a second lieutenant, said, since the rapid-fire mortar is one of the trial weapons of the army, many troops hope that they can be the first to use this thing.

However, Beo, who has actually used it, doesn't like the rapid-fire mortar very much.

First of all, it is large in size and must be installed on a vehicle or a special gun mount to offset the recoil; secondly, the ammunition is consumed too quickly, and the soldiers responsible for loading are complaining.

Finally, he is in the reconnaissance company, and it is common to fight and run or not fight and run. It is not the daily routine of a scout to engage in direct fire with the enemy. Marking various targets on the map and calling for support from the rear is the main means of combat for a scout.

Rapid-fire guns... To be honest, he actually hopes that he can be equipped with 6 [to be honest, I have been using it recently, Android and Apple are both available.] mortars. On the one hand, the 6 [to be honest, I have been using it recently, Android and Apple are both available.] mm mortars are light and can be carried by a single soldier; on the other hand, even if he is not riding in an armored vehicle, but walking in the mountainous area on foot, he can guarantee a considerable amount of firepower support and attack.

Don't forget that a soldier in charge of mortars in the Kingdom of Nigan, that is, a deputy gunner of a mortar squad, can carry 5 6 [to be honest, I have been using it recently, Android and Apple are both available.] mortar shells. And a mortar squad has ten soldiers and three 6 [to be honest, I have been using it recently, Android and Apple are both available.] mm mortars.

To go into more detail, three soldiers are responsible for one cannon. In addition to the main gunner who carries the cannon and fires, the other two soldiers can ensure that one mortar has three shells to fire.

So in Beo's opinion, compared to the 8mm mortar that requires ten soldiers to operate, it is the best choice to have more 6mm mortars.

Even if the power is not strong enough and the range is not far enough, the 6mm mortar shells have many uses and do not necessarily have to be used by mortars.

Beo himself has heard about other brother troops playing with mortar shells and mines to blow up native cavalry. So far, that unit has been commended by the superiors for this matter and has become a good story.

"Pull the rope... Have you ever tried rapid firing? Just keep stuffing shells in and the barrel keeps firing?"

"Beo, aren't you afraid of overheating? Overheating of the mortar barrel will either easily detonate the strong charge on the outer layer of the shell, or cause the barrel caliber to widen, and the shooting accuracy will drop sharply."

Indeed.

When the mortar was originally equipped to the grassroots troops, one of the iron rules was to prevent the barrel from overheating. Therefore, the operating regulations within the army are very clear, and they really strictly require the combat method of pulling the trigger to fire.

This method even has another advantage, that is, it is convenient to control the firing frequency and even implement more advanced artillery rounds to carry out more effective firepower strikes.

However, in Beo's case, since he is a scout, he has to suppress fire to cover the evacuation once he encounters an emergency. The traditional pull-trigger is not suitable for his tactics of projecting a large number of shells in a short period of time to intercept the enemy's pursuit, so he once tried to modify the mortar so that the mortar shells fall under the action of gravity and touch the firing pin by themselves to fire.

Although he later changed the mortar back (thanks to Uncle Omer's technical support and his elder brother's previous teaching), he was also scolded for it.

"Overheating..."

"So Beo, you really don't want the rapid-fire cannon?"

"Well... no. I'd rather keep it light."

Beo didn't hesitate too much about his choice. After all, he was a scout and didn't need stronger and more powerful firepower like an assault soldier.

He even thought about not even having a mortar.

But it’s not possible.

It’s very disadvantageous to fight without mortars, and only use rifle grenades and rocket launchers. Especially the long range of mortars, the killing radius is much larger than the rockets fired by rifle grenades and rocket launchers.

Therefore, when his decision was made, and several troops that had participated in actual combat gave their opinions to the Military Affairs Department, the military academy students such as Princess Jiaqi also saw some new documents being issued to them soon.

“I say these soldiers are too much, right? Why are their requirements so different from the teaching syllabus?”

[To be honest, I have been using it recently, both Android and Apple are available. 】

“They have been on the battlefield, and they must have more profound opinions on weapons and equipment and actual combat tactics.”

Listening to the words of other classmates, Princess Jiaqi, as a cook, did not express her opinion, but began to learn how to drive a tricycle.

“Your Highness, this…”

“It’s okay, I’m just curious.”

That’s what she said, but how could the classmates in the same class as Princess Jiaqi not know? This prince felt that he always needed protection and was embarrassed to drag everyone down, so he learned to drive a vehicle.

At the same time, the prince did not want to be too unfriendly and hoped to get closer to the common people.

So when Princess Jiaqi got on the tricycle, started the engine according to the instructions of the instructor sitting in the auxiliary car, and officially started the tricycle, she felt an unprecedented refreshing feeling.

Even if she was just driving a tricycle on the playground of the military academy.

In this regard, the boys who were fortunate enough to witness the prince driving a tricycle felt that they were not worthy of her. Especially when the prince was still a chef and asked the instructor to learn how to drive a motorcycle.

"No way? No matter how we pursue the prince in the future... she will drive faster than us."

"Hey! If everyone has the ability, then learn how to drive a flying vehicle."

"Ah?"

"What else can we do? Can you run faster than the prince?"

"Uh..."

In this way, a purple-haired tricycle driver began to cause helplessness among the students...