nucmednet Chapter 268 Return to Linzhou to Establish Rocket Force
Chapter 268 Return to Linzhou to Establish Rocket Force
Seven days later, Su Zhengyang boarded the train back to Yongzhou Sishui City, while the Second Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army led by Zheng Zeyu was stranded in the three provinces of Zhili and was temporarily responsible for the military defense of the three provinces of Zhili.
At Sishui City Railway Station, after getting off the train, Su Zhengyang hurriedly got on the command vehicle prepared in advance and headed towards Yong'an City without any delay.
Su Zhengyang returned to Linzhou this time, firstly to prepare to receive the lottery materials sent by the system, and secondly to find a suitable place to build a military airport and a medical research institute in advance. After staying in Linzhou for about a week, Su Zhengyang had to rush to Beilong City to attend the formal congressional meeting.
On the second day after Su Zhengyang returned to Yong'an City, his old friend Cruz brought a large convoy of vehicles and delivered a large amount of supplies that Su Zhengyang had collected.
In this top lottery, Su Zhengyang won a total of tens of thousands of tons of rice, flour and other food, countless military tents, telescopes, and other military supplies, plus a large number of rocket launchers and more than a thousand transport trucks, which formed a long queue in Yong'an City, forming a special landscape.
Qin Huaiyi, who was in charge of receiving the aid supplies, had already become an old acquaintance of Cruise. As soon as Su Zhengyang saw Cruise jump off the truck, he took Qin Huaiyi to greet him. After a few greetings, Cruise handed the specific list of the aid to Qin Huaiyi.
While checking the supplies, Qin Huaiyi ordered a large number of logistics soldiers to deliver the supplies and food to the giant warehouse complex with an area of 180 acres specially built in Yong'an City.
The two thousand rocket artillerymen sent by Cruz also formed a square formation and stood in front of Su Zhengyang in an orderly manner.
Su Zhengyang said to one of the leading officers, "Urit, next, I will form the First Rocket Army of the Northwest Revolutionary Army. You will be responsible for training soldiers who can skillfully operate various rocket launchers."
Ulit saluted Su Zhengyang and said righteously: "Yes, it is my duty to serve the leader. In three months, I can train at least 10,000 soldiers who can operate and drive self-propelled rocket launchers and build the prototype of the Rocket Army."
Su Zhengyang nodded and looked at a Katyusha rocket launcher with interest. In his previous life, he had seen many videos of rocket launchers providing fire coverage on the Internet, but this was the first time he had seen the real thing.
"Mobilize ten Katyushas, Nebelwerfers, and Organs each to the large artillery training ground in the south of the city. I want to see the power of the rocket launcher."
"Yes, leader!"
After Qin Huaiyi handed over the task of counting and storing materials to his subordinates, he came over with great curiosity. It was the first time for him to see something like a rocket launcher. Together with Liu Gangding and other senior leaders of the Northwest Revolutionary Army, he followed Su Zhengyang to the Yong'an City artillery training ground in the south of the city.
The artillery training ground of Yong'an City is located near Xuyang Town, 72 miles south of Yong'an City. It covers an area of acres and is a venue specifically used for artillery training.
Ten Katyushas on truck chassis, ten Nebelwerfers, and ten Organ rocket launchers mounted on tanks were delivered to the designated location an hour later.
Under Urit's command, ten Katyushas were lined up in a row, and the soldiers started the ignition and launching devices with ease. On the launch rail on the roof, after the rockets were successfully ignited, under the action of the propulsion device, a huge air friction sound was made. A total of 160 132MM caliber rockets covered the three-meter-high earth mound set as the attack target by Urit. Only continuous explosions could be heard in the ears, and flames shot into the sky.
Watching the rocket launch and explosion at close range brings an extremely shocking visual impact. After the explosion subsided, Liu Gangding rushed to the explosion area one thousand meters away with a hint of curiosity. The scene in front of him made Liu Gangding gasp. He saw that the originally high mound had been completely razed to the ground. The area with a radius of 200 meters centered on the mound had suffered indiscriminate bombing. The ground was full of charred rocket craters with a diameter of 30 meters. Such a huge power is simply terrifying.
The most critical thing is that the process from calibrating the target to igniting and launching the rocket is extremely fast. Coupled with the mobility and ultra-long range of the Katyusha rocket launcher, basically one round of bombing on an area with dense enemy forces is enough to cause extremely serious damage to the enemy.
Liu Gangding and Qin Huaiyi, like ignorant country bumpkins, hurriedly got on the command vehicle and hurried back to where Su Zhengyang was. They circled around the Katyusha rocket launcher and asked questions to the soldiers operating the rocket launcher from time to time, just like Granny Liu visiting the Grand View Garden.
Because the rocket shell wall is thicker and its charge is larger than that of ordinary howitzers, the power of the 132MM Katyusha shell is not much different from that of the 150MM howitzer. However, in terms of mobility, the gap between the two is huge. You know, on the battlefield, even with the existence of heavy artillery tractors, the flexibility and mobility of heavy howitzers are far inferior to those of Katyusha rocket launchers that are directly carried by trucks.
The subsequent two different models of rocket launchers, the Nemesis and the Organ, and different calibers also opened the eyes of Su Zhengyang, Liu Kangding and others.
Now, Qin Huaiyi and Liu Gangding, who were originally confused, finally understood why Su Zhengyang wanted to set up a rocket force.
Imagine that in a large-scale battle, a thousand rocket launchers fire at the enemy positions in a salvo, with enough power to destroy the world. With large-scale fire coverage, if there are no fortifications and bunkers, the tragic situation of the enemy can be imagined. It is very likely that there will not be a single living person within the explosion range.
And even if the enemy has trenches, bunkers or other defensive fortifications, under the coverage of a round of rockets, even if not all the people are killed, the equipment and firepower points you have placed on the position will basically be eliminated.
Compared to howitzers, the only shortcoming of rocket launchers is that their accuracy cannot be compared with that of howitzers.
"Governor! If we had a rocket army, it would be really awesome! This thing is really useful. If we use it to fight the Japanese, wouldn't we send them all to see Amaterasu?"
Previously, because Su Zhengyang wanted to set up a rocket force and had repeatedly expressed the logistical pressure, Qin Huaiyi, who was under too much financial pressure, nodded repeatedly with his eyes shining.
"Do it! We have to set up a rocket force no matter what. It's so damn exciting. Even if we have to tighten our belts to make ends meet, we have to set up this rocket force!"
Su Zhengyang smiled slightly. With sufficient ammunition, the Rocket Force's firepower coverage, which was like the end of the world, was enough to scare any enemy. But the only bad thing was that the shells were extremely expensive, which gave Su Zhengyang a headache. If he wanted to supply the Rocket Force with ammunition for a long time, he needed to buy rocket blueprints as soon as possible so that the arsenal would have the ability to produce shells independently. Otherwise, he, Su Zhengyang, would not be able to bear such terrible consumption.