Expedition to Europe

As for the "zhouqiao car", this is not Qin Zhiyuan's first invention.

The British are currently developing pontoon vehicles, and the French have similar projects, both of which are designed to enable tanks to quickly pass through the anti-tank trenches in front of all positions and move unimpeded on the battlefield.

Although the Germans are currently developing tanks, they do not have the pontoon vehicle project. This is probably because the Germans are currently on the defensive and have no need for offense.

Now that the project has been approved, with the scientific and technological capabilities of Britain and France, the finished product will soon appear. Because of Qin Zhiyuan's joining, the French pontoon car appeared earlier. The most important thing is that the old Renault has applied for patents for the pontoon car in major Western countries such as Britain, France, and the United States. The patent fees will be paid by the old Renault. Qin Zhiyuan shared.

No matter when it comes, applying for a patent is very important. Even if patent fees cannot be received in hostile countries during the war, this aspect of work cannot be ignored. If Qin Zhiyuan leads the First Brigade to join the "international game" of hegemony, he must abide by the rules of the game. Otherwise, they will not let you play at all, and there will be no talk about the rise of the nation.

The second observation point is a shooting range near the exercise ground, where the offensive and defensive sides will use various weapons used in the exercise to conduct test firings and obtain various data to evaluate the attack effects.

The first item was the combat artillery fire of the 1st Infantry Regiment.

It is said to be a combat artillery, but it is actually a German 77 mm caliber field gun. The Germans do not yet have an anti-tank gun specially used to fight tanks, but given that the tank has about one centimeter of armor at this time, using a 77mm caliber field gun, even if it does not use armor-piercing projectiles, will be directly hit in the face by one shot, and the four-ton heavy Light tanks will also be reduced to parts.

The German 77 mm caliber field gun is actually the sister gun of the French "Miss 75".

At the beginning of the World War, the French "Miss 75" did have certain advantages. However, with the development of trench warfare, the shortcomings of the "Miss 75" such as its short range and low power were magnified exponentially. Because the Germans captured some of the "Miss 75" during the war, the technical advantages of the "Miss 75" no longer exist.

The emergence of tanks has given new life to small-caliber artillery. Artillery such as the "Miss 75" was very suitable for use as an anti-tank gun when professional combat anti-tank guns did not appear.

Frankly speaking, the artillery hit rate of the 1st Infantry Regiment is not much lower than that of the French artillery, which is famous for its artillery. France is a romantic country. This country is filled with an atmosphere of loose freedom from top to bottom, and their artillery is also infected by this.

Before the World War, French artillery made a joke that all ten shells missed the target during exercises.

Therefore, when he saw that the direct hit rate of the artillery of the infantry regiment was almost 70%, Foch, who was an artilleryman, also had a look of surprise on his face.

"Your artillery performed well." Foch nodded repeatedly.

"Give them some more time and their performance will be better." Qin Zhiyuan, who was accompanying him, was not proud.

"What are your secrets in training artillery?" Louis, the commander of the Western Front, was also curious. Apparently he was also dissatisfied with the French artillery in his subordinate units.

"Almost not. The artillery instructors in my unit are sent by the headquarters and use the same training methods as you. If I want to emphasize it, it is hard work and strictness." Qin Zhiyuan answered truthfully.

But facing this answer, both Foch and Louis had a wry smile on their faces. The French artillery could do almost everything, but it just couldn't be "hard and strict."

"Based on the results, half of the tanks will be destroyed on the way from the starting position to the defensive position." Pierre, who is still responsible for the staff, concluded.

This is the meaning of live fire. Based on the artillery hit rate, it is estimated how many of these tanks can complete the attack. Strictly speaking, this result is good, because in actual combat, taking into account the actual battlefield conditions and various accidents, if half of the tanks can complete the mission, it will be considered a success.

Chen Kangjian was obviously dissatisfied with the result. As soon as Pierre announced it, Chen Kangjian jumped out to object: "Impossible, my tank can move, and it doesn't just stay in place and be beaten passively. Moreover, the tank also has a tank gun, 75 A millimeter tank gun is equally lethal to the defensive artillery on the position, how could half of them be destroyed?”

Although it was just a drill, Chen Kangjian performed very fiercely, as if his tank had really been destroyed.

"Half of them are small. In fact, there are many other methods on the position. I can guarantee that at most only one-tenth of your tanks can rush to the position, and then they will be burned into scrap metal by the flamethrower." Old God Liu Zizheng is here Now, Chen Kangjian is not moved at all.

"Nonsense, my tank is accompanied by infantry. Should I let your pyro soldiers burn the tank? Your pyro soldiers were turned into torches before they even reached the tank." Chen Kangjian jumped up to retort, but fortunately he took into account the senior people at the scene. Officers, Chen Kangjian still spoke French.

The French skills of these people are improving so fast!

"There are mines buried in front of my position, there are machine guns on the position, and there are artillery behind the position. How many of your infantry will come up?" Liu Zizheng was confident.

"Don't I have artillery here? There will definitely be two or three days of fire preparation before the attack. Your anti-tank gun will probably not be able to fire a single shot and will be destroyed on the gun position." Chen Kangjian was even more confident.

"My artillery is usually in the anti-tank cave. If your tank doesn't come up, my artillery will not come out at all. How can you shoot down my anti-tank artillery?" Liu Zizheng was not in a hurry.

"Well, when I launched the attack, the covering artillery fire began to extend, and your artillery began to be pushed out at this time. At that time, my artillery was 500 meters away from your position. When the tank launched an attack at full power, the speed could reach 18 kilometers per hour, which means... um... how long did it take?" The ignorant Chen Kangjian was stuck.

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"5 meters, five meters per second." Pierre reminded maliciously.

"Yes, five meters, it only takes less than two minutes for my tank to rush to your position. Can your artillery complete the shooting preparation within two minutes?" Chen Kangjian was proud.

There is not much difference between 100 seconds and two minutes. In fact, this time estimate is wrong. On the battlefield, facing complex terrain conditions, it is impossible to run at the maximum speed. Although the tanks of the First Brigade have been upgraded to increase the engine horsepower to 18 kilometers per hour, the advancement speed on the battlefield should still be about ten kilometers per hour.

"Okay!" Liu Zizheng said without any nonsense.

"Then you try it!" Chen Kangjian didn't believe it.

Let's try it. Liu Zizheng gave an order, and six soldiers pushed the artillery weighing less than 700 kilograms and ran away, which looked quite easy. After pushing less than 20 meters, the artillery was deployed according to the operating steps, the rangefinder began to measure the distance, and the gunner kept issuing various orders. Sure enough, in less than 2 minutes, the artillery was deployed smoothly, the firing preparation was completed, and it could be fired at any time.

Liu Zizheng and Chen Kangjian had various fighting methods, and Foch and Louis looked at Qin Zhiyuan with more and more solemn eyes.

Yeah, the troops in hand have strong combat effectiveness, which can really improve the status of generals.