Chapter 879 75 Nothing
Artillery organization? This was a big deal, and the first question made everyone excited.

"Tell me more specifically?"

The commander of the Sharp Knife Battalion nodded and said, "Our battalion's artillery company is equipped with both 82mm mortars and 75mm rifles, but during this battle, we discovered a very strange problem. The 82mm mortar is fine, as its inflection capability is particularly useful, but the 75mm rifle is weird and is basically useless."

"Basically useless?" All the bigwigs present were very surprised. You know, when fighting the Citigroup ten years ago, the 75mm rifle was powerful enough and flexible enough to hit people, cars, and tanks. It played a significant role in the "Cold Cannon War".

Why are you complaining it's useless after only ten years?
"No way? There is nothing else that can be used to accompany the firepower of the attack." A leading comrade sighed.

"It's true. Many artillery crews just carried their guns and ran with the infantry. But the guns were heavy, so they would fall down a little while running. By the time they finally caught up with the infantry when they were attacking, the infantry comrades had already smashed the enemy's heads and continued to run forward. The comrades in the artillery crew had no choice but to carry the guns and continue to run forward."

After all, the 75mm without the gun barrel weighs 34kg, the gun carriage weighs 16kg, plus the shells, it is indeed difficult to run like an infantryman.

The key is that these things are irregular and more difficult to run.

At this point, the battalion commander laughed and said, "Except for the fire preparation phase, if the infantry comrades had not conserved their ammunition during the assault phase, and the 75th-level troops had not been sent to the final assault, the 75th-level troops would have been like traveling with the troops, and would not have had many opportunities at all."

Strictly speaking, this is a happy trouble and not something shameful, so he can laugh.

"Ah? The enemy is so fragile? But this can't be considered the norm." A comrade laughed.

"Not entirely. The main reason is that the current firepower configuration of the infantry has made the 75mm cannon useless. The large number of Type 61 disposable rocket launchers we are currently distributing, although their range and power are slightly inferior to the 75mm cannon, but in actual combat, the difference is actually not that big. As a result, the 75mm can basically hit any target that the 61mm can hit directly, and the 61mm can do unassisted shooting, which is very difficult for the 75mm cannon."

The direct fire range of 75, whether it is armor-piercing or explosive shells, is 400 meters. Compared with the direct fire distance of 61 meters of 180 fire, and even the range of 400 meters with explosive shells, the advantage is indeed not that great.

"75 Supreme Tree" is our innovative battle example, but it was also forced out. Without support, it would be difficult for 75 Supreme Tree to achieve results.

Moreover, there is no order of magnitude difference in the power of the two. They can hit small firepower points, and can hardly hit particularly solid firepower points. Even in terms of anti-tank power, the 75 useless armor-piercing shells are no match for the 61 fire.

The tactical flexibility of the 61 fire is something that the 75 rocket can never catch up with. The length, weight, and launch space requirements are incomparable.

"The 75km range of the 6mm indirect fire rifle is definitely incomparable to the 61mm rifle, right?" The comrades present here are very familiar with these weapons.

"Yes, the 61mm can't compare, but in this respect, it is not as good as the 82mm mortar. Although the range of the 82mm mortar is only 3 kilometers, the 75mm has no limit to its range and its accuracy is not very good. In fact, its range is only 3-4 kilometers, which is no different from a mortar. But in terms of convenience and firepower, it can't compare to a mortar."

Everyone thought about it and felt that, hmm, this seemed to be the case.

The 75mm rocket shells have inherent defects in long-range accuracy, but in terms of ease of use, the mortar's disassembled base plate, barrel, and gun mount each weigh no more than 20 kilograms and are smaller in size, making it much more convenient to maneuver than the 75mm rocket shells.

Our comrades can even use the 82 mortar to follow the infantry in the charge. In Gao Zhendong's previous life, the main artillery we used when fighting the dirty three was the 82 mortar instead of the 75 rifle.

“The 75mm rifle at least has a range of 3km to 6km, and a shell weight of more than 8kg, which is incomparable to the 82km and less than 3kg shell of the 4mm rifle.” Some comrades felt very sorry for the 75mm rifle. It was not because they were conservative, but because it was obviously a very useful and powerful weapon. How come it suddenly became like this?

"But our 107 is on fire..." said the battalion commander of the Sharp Knife Battalion.

"Ah? This..."

The others were speechless for a moment. Yes, compared with 107 Fire, 75 Unbeatable Suppression was simply child's play.

Some people thought it was wrong: "107mm gun? Isn't that at least a regimental-level gun? Can you use it anytime?"

Seeing that the conversation was getting more and more confusing, the leader of the Defense Work Committee started laughing. This was a good thing. He didn't expect that we could be so picky when it comes to artillery.

He coughed and said, "This is a long story, haha. So, whether it's the 107 rocket or the 61 rocket, there is a comrade here who is very familiar with them. He was the one who developed the 61 rocket and improved the range of the 107 rocket. It can be said that he is very familiar with all rocket launchers. Let's let him say a few words."

Before the leader of the Defense Work Committee finished speaking, many comrades already knew whose name he wanted to mention.

It must be Gao Zhendong. When it comes to being familiar with rocket launchers, no one else is more familiar than him.

"Zhendong, tell us." The leader of the Defense Work Committee turned to look at Gao Zhendong, and other comrades also looked at him.

Especially the two front-line commanders and fighters, they had never heard of this comrade before, but now they know that the 61 fire that performed so well in the first battle was the masterpiece of this comrade. Their hearts are burning with joy and they want to thank this comrade.

Gao Zhendong was not modest: "Okay, I'll tell you what I think." After saying that, he shook off the ash from his cigarette. These days, smoking is a very common thing during meetings.

Gao Zhendong's first sentence surprised many comrades: "In fact, the 107mm artillery was originally a battalion artillery. It is now used as a regimental artillery because, firstly, the number is small, and secondly, the entire system has not yet been fully formed. It is just a temporary phenomenon." "Ah? Such a good artillery is actually used in the battalion?" The commander of the Sharp Knife Battalion was surprised. If he could directly command this thing, he would be happy just thinking about it.

Many comrades know this, but many comrades do not.

"How could a cannon with a range of more than 10 kilometers and such great power be deployed to the battalion?"

"Are you kidding me? When did we become so rich from fighting a war?"

"Don't even mention the camp. If I had this thing when I was the head of a regiment, I would have beaten the shit out of all the Japanese around the base I was in charge of!"

"..."

Gao Zhendong added: "Above it is the 25mm rifle with a range of at least 130 kilometers, which is used in the regiment. In any case, the range and power of the 107mm rifle are not enough at the regiment level." This is actually not strict. The regiment, brigade, and division units have been jumping up and down in the changes of the military system.

Hearing his words, many comrades were relieved. Oh, there are 107 fires in the camp? That's all right.

"What's the range?" But some comrades were stunned by the news as they had never heard of it.

"25 kilometers. However, this has not yet fully formed combat effectiveness, so we will not discuss it." The leader of the Defense Work Committee immediately stopped talking.

But the number 25 alone makes many comrades smile.

Gao Zhendong concluded: "So in general, the 75mm can indeed be adjusted. The accompanying assault firepower has the 61mm, and the rifle-mounted grenades are used as a supplement. The battalion has the 82mm mortars and 107mm mortars for suppression support. In fact, if there are enough, the 82mm mortars can be transferred to the company and each company can be strengthened with an 82mm mortar platoon, but that is a later story."

We thought about it and felt that this matter could really be adjusted in this way. Putting aside the large-caliber artillery that was generally equipped by the entire unit, the 107mm fire-82mm mortar-61mm fire-gun-mounted grenades for the battalion, company and platoon seemed to be really good.

"But what about the people in the 75mm guns? How to replenish them? Besides, the infantry still lacks some powerful long-range firepower, and rocket launchers are not accurate after all." Removing the 75mm guns is not as simple as just removing the guns.

Gao Zhendong laughed and said, "Don't worry, the 107mm cannon is definitely not much different from the 75mm cannon in terms of direct fire. It can even be fired directly with a rocket without a barrel."

Comrades who did not participate in the 107 fire inspection looked at each other in bewilderment: "Can it be like this?"

A comrade from the army also laughed: "Really capable! The 107mm can be fired with a single barrel or directly with naked bullets, and the effect is not bad. This is all written in the training materials for the 107mm. The inventor of this shooting method is Comrade Gao Zhendong."

In the eyes of the commander of the spearhead battalion, Gao Zhendong seemed to have a glow on his head.

However, Gao Zhendong's ideas obviously go beyond this.

"Besides, you don't have to worry. If the comrades with 75 no longer have 75 no, they can use something else."

There are still experts? This means that 75 comrades with no weapons should be equipped with other weapons.

"What else can be equipped?" Many comrades were interested.

"There are three. Let's talk about the first one first. Actually, most of you should have seen it, but you just haven't thought about it in the way of organization. Red Sword-61!"

Three? Red Sword-61?

As a new weapon, the Red Sword-61 is usually strengthened just before use. It may not be distributed when the enemy has no armor.

"Isn't the Red Sword-61 used to attack tanks?" It's clearly written on this thing, an anti-tank missile.

Gao Zhendong smiled: "But it can also be used to attack bunkers and fortifications. Just think about it, the infantry will have the ability to accurately strike soft and hard targets within 3000 meters... and the bullet weighs 10 kilograms and has a diameter of 120 mm, which is much more powerful than the 75."

The range of the 75mm rifle over 6000 meters is achieved by rocket propellant. If the rocket propellant is removed, its power is not necessarily much greater than that of the 82mm mortar. The 82mm mortar is heavier, but it only has one firing tube, and the rest is the projectile body. The main propellant of this rifle is a powder bag that is temporarily put on before launch.

And comparing the power of 75 Wuxiang and Chijian-61, it is also a stretch.

Everyone was fascinated by this. The infantry could accurately strike point targets within 3000 meters.

"This is good. It is equivalent to further strengthening the only advantage of 75W." High power, accuracy and long range are the advantages of 75W, but compared with the Red Sword-61, it seems to be a little lacking.

(End of this chapter)