eurekapd Chapter 175: Domestic Equipment Upgrade - Part
Chapter 175: Domestic Equipment Upgrade - Part
Regarding air defense, Xu Le has not yet determined how to match it in detail, whether to equip it with towed anti-aircraft guns or self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.
This was the first question Xu Le thought of when the system was just restored. Localization has its pros and cons.
The New China Army spent 40 years accumulating experience, and only began to develop in leaps and bounds around the 90s. Many mature equipment were successfully developed in the 90s.
The Air Force was more than 10 years late, only spreading its wings and soaring into the sky in the 00s of the new century.
The navy was once again 10 years late, but these 10 years were worth it, as New China quickly became one of the world's top naval powers.
But now Xu Le discovered a very serious problem. In the system mall, the 90s became a springboard, and the prices before and after differed by at least twice.
However, if the armored divisions and mechanized infantry divisions want to complete a thorough reorganization, the first condition is that all of their equipment must be mechanized. If there is still towed equipment, what is mechanization?
However, New China's self-propelled anti-aircraft guns were almost blank before the 90s. Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns like the Type 63 and Type 65 were all assembled together. They were simply anti-aircraft guns that could move, and had almost no other functions. They couldn't even move 360 degrees.
Especially the Type 63 twin-barrel 37mm anti-aircraft gun, which still uses the chassis of the T34-85 tank and has an open gun body, which is quite miserable.
Before the 90s, the only self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that could be called a new Chinese anti-aircraft gun was the Type 88 twin-barreled 37mm anti-aircraft gun.
The gun is composed of a 37mm double-barreled naval gun automatic machine, a modified chassis of the Type 79 main battle tank and a fire control system. The gun has good synchronization tracking accuracy with the system, short turning time and good mobility. The initial velocity of the shell is 1000 meters per second, the effective slant range is 3800 meters, the theoretical firing rate is 360-380 rounds per minute, and the ammunition base is 500 rounds.
If you are using a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, the Type 88 is the best choice. Otherwise, it is better to use a towed type.
Although he is now a multi-millionaire with enough military merit points to spend, he still has to purchase some extremely expensive equipment later on.
So Xu Le wanted to save as much as possible on army equipment.
"Xu Da, come in for a moment!"
Unable to make up his mind, Xu Le could only send out a distress signal, or he already had the answer in his mind, but just wanted the support of someone who understood, and then he could click and buy without restraint.
"Young Marshal, what's the matter?"
Xu Le told Xu Da in detail about the problems he encountered, but Xu Da looked at Xu Le as if he was mentally retarded.
Xu Le's mouth twitched: "Damn it, how did you become like this now? What have you done in the past six months? If you have something to say, just say it. If you have to fart, fart it quickly!"
Xu Da didn't change his look at the idiot and explained, "You've made a mistake. There were no real mechanized troops in this era. Even the motorized troops were barely established by Nazi Germany, and there weren't many of them. In different eras, the definition of mechanization was actually different!"
Xu Le became interested, as if he was listening to a teacher's lecture, and said with his hands hanging down to his chin; "Please start your performance!"
Xu Da coughed lightly and said in an old-fashioned manner, "Young Marshal, you are from another world with advanced technology. What you see and think about are all advanced and beyond the current era. You are used to those things, so when considering equipment, you will involuntarily lean towards that aspect, but this has also led you into a misunderstanding.
Let's take the Type 88 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun you just mentioned as an example. This gun was in an upper-middle position in the world at that time, but why did New China only produce a mere few dozen of them?
Firstly, it is because of its defects, and secondly, it takes time to equip it on a large scale. By the time it is equipped on a large scale, the gun will have already become outdated.
But obsolescence and defects are relative to that era and the military technology of that time. If it is put into the current era when radar is just starting out, it would undoubtedly be a blow that spans several dimensions.
When facing the enemy, we don't need to surpass them by that much, so this is undoubtedly a huge waste.
Let me give you another example. Today, all fighter jets in the world are propeller-driven. Not to mention their poor maneuverability, their average flying speed is only about 400 kilometers per hour. Facing such aircraft, the towed Type 74 anti-aircraft gun cannot hit the target with every shot. If it cannot shoot it down with 100 rounds of shells, then the entire anti-aircraft squad can be shot.
With such strong striking capability, it can completely make up for the poor mobility.
We can't use anti-aircraft missiles to attack planes like this, that would be a huge waste!
And, Marshal, you think that the mobility of traction vehicles is poor, but that is also in comparison with the future. Although the traffic roads in the Tang Dynasty are poor, our traction vehicles are good and have strong horsepower.
I can say responsibly that even our traction-type vehicles are more maneuverable than the so-called motorized and mechanized vehicles in the world today!"
After saying a lot in one breath, Xu Da picked up the teacup, took a sip of water, and turned around to leave.
"That..." Xu Le raised his hand and whispered, "I wanted to say that you were holding my cup!"
"I see. Why do I feel that this guy is a bit arrogant? But it is also a wake-up call. I always look at the world today from the perspective of the future, but this is completely different technology and different dimensions. There is no comparison!"
Shaking his head helplessly, Xu Le directly clicked on the Type 74 twin-barrel 37mm anti-aircraft machine gun and purchased 100 of them again.
Then he found the Type 72 85mm anti-aircraft gun and bought 100 of them without any hesitation. Although this gun did not have a search radar, it had a Type 860 gun-aiming radar and a 3-meter rangefinder, as well as an electromechanical director. Compared with the current anti-aircraft guns, its automatic tracking rate and hit rate were at least dozens of times higher.
Xu Le determined that the air defense regiments of the armored divisions and mechanized infantry divisions would use a combination of the Type 72 85mm anti-aircraft guns and the Type 74 twin-barrel 37mm anti-aircraft machine guns to deal with high-altitude and low-altitude defenses respectively.
Next is the armored regiment tank. The current equipment is the first generation of main battle tanks of New China, the Type 59 medium tank. Both its protection and mobility are top-notch in the world today, and its 100mm caliber artillery has even more powerful firepower.
But there are also some weaknesses. The fire control system is relatively poor, there is no rangefinder, the frequency of the onboard radio is only 96, and the main gun has too little ammunition, only 34 rounds. And because it is a rifled gun, it can fire few types of ammunition, only blunt-nosed armor-piercing shells and ordinary grenades. The penetration depth of armor-piercing shells is 1000 meters and 140 mm homogeneous steel armor. If the enemy tank has more than 80 mm armor at a large angle, the armor-piercing shells may not be able to penetrate the defense %.
In fact, Xu Le had his eyes on the Type 69 medium tank at the beginning, taking these aspects into consideration. However, his military merit points were limited at the time, so he was forced to choose the cheaper Type 59.
I have had it for half a year now, and with the half price added, I can upgrade to the 69 style.