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Xu Le briefly explained to Jiang Feng and sent him away.

He knew that Liu Quanhua would reach out to him, and he originally did not plan to buy the BJ212 jeep, but after driving it once, he felt that the performance of this car was very strong, with good off-road performance and high passability.

Just as Jiang Feng was talking about assault troops, he also wanted to establish a tank troop, which was the best way to assault, but tanks were too expensive.

The Panther tank is a medium tank of Germany, weighing 45 tons. In addition to the turret, which is 100 mm armor, the front upper hull is 80 mm, the front lower hull is 60 mm, and the sides are only 45 mm. The price is 5000 military merit points.

Such data can indeed make him dominate the world of his time, but Xu Le doesn't like it, because he doesn't want to be equal to others, what he wants is to surpass them.

The Tiger tank is also a heavy tank from Germany, with a total weight of 56 tons. Even when traveling on the road at its fastest speed, it is less than 40 kilometers per hour. Its range is surprisingly low, at only 150 kilometers. If it is traveling on an off-road road, its range is at most 80 kilometers.

The hull is already 100mm of sloped armor, which has strong protection capabilities. The price is also 5000 military merit points.

But Xu Le still didn't like it. It was too slow. No matter how strong your defense was, if others couldn't beat you, wouldn't you run away? With the speed of the Tiger, you couldn't see the enemy in two minutes.

"A Type 69 main battle tank costs 1 military merit points. After buying the generator, I only have 23 military merit points left. I can't possibly buy such an expensive one!"

Xu Le looked at the armored vehicle page again, and his eyes suddenly lit up. A main battle tank also from China appeared in his sight.

China's first generation main battle tank: Type 59 main battle tank.

The tank weighs 36 tons, and its main gun is a 100mm smoothbore gun with a capacity of 34 rounds. The coaxial machine gun has a caliber of 7.62mm and a capacity of 3000 rounds. The anti-aircraft machine gun has a caliber of 12.7mm and a capacity of 500 rounds.

The maximum speed on the road is 50 kilometers per hour, the off-road speed is 25 kilometers per hour, and the maximum range is 450 kilometers.

The front was 220 mm of rolled steel plate armor, the sides 80 mm.

Compared with the Type 69 main battle tank, the performance of the two is almost exactly the same. The difference is that the Type 69 main battle tank has stronger night vision capability and can fire different types of ammunition, such as fin-stabilized armor-piercing discarding sabot projectiles.

Moreover, the Type 69 tank has additional infrared headlights and laser rangefinders, as well as a two-way stabilizer, making it better than the Type 59 in terms of fire control and aiming devices.

Simply put, the basic performance of the two is the same, with some differences in details.

The price of the Type 69 main battle tank is 1 military merit points, while the price of the Type 59 main battle tank is only 7000 points. It is several times more powerful than the Leopard tank, but the price is only 2000 points more expensive.

Xu Le immediately gave up his fantasy about the Type 69 tank and switched to the Type 59 tank.

"But I only have 23 military merit points, and I can't buy many Type 59s! And the most important thing now is to replace walkie-talkies and radios, enhance the coordination between infantry and artillery, and start to establish connections between various command posts and frontline positions."

At this point, the plan to put the tank into service was once again shelved.

As for the walkie-talkie and radio, he had already made his choice.

The 702 walkie-talkie was replaced with the SCR-536 walkie-talkie, a high-performance walkie-talkie independently developed by China in the 50s. Including the antenna and battery, the total weight is 7 kilograms, which is completely stress-free for a single soldier to carry.

The longest call distance in open plains is 15 kilometers. If it is a mountainous area like Shanxi Province, even in the most complex areas, the call distance can at least reach about 5 kilometers.

The biggest drawback of this phone is that when China developed this phone, the technological production level was low, resulting in poor quality of its electronic boards, which are easily burned out.

But the system products are different. All parts are standard products, and there is no disadvantage of electronic board burning out.

Perhaps because it and the SCR-536 walkie-talkie were put into service not far apart, its price is 250 military merit points, which is only 50 more expensive.

To purchase 600 units, 15 military merit points are consumed, and 8 points are left.

Walkie-talkies are easy to carry and are most suitable for communication at the squad and platoon level, but they can only maintain short-distance calls. If it is communication between the regiment and the headquarters, walkie-talkies cannot be relied on. For example, the headquarters of the 666th Regiment is in a mountain village, 20 kilometers away from the Meidongshan headquarters.

With such a long distance and terrain factors, even connecting three 3 walkie-talkies in series may not be possible, and the troops certainly cannot continue to take shortcuts like this. The more times the information is transmitted, the greater the chance of distortion, and it will waste time and have low security. Ultimately, long-distance radio communications are required.

Xu Le has already selected a radio station, Xiao Bayi Radio Station.

This product was developed by China in the mid-60s to replace the bulky Large Bayi radio station. It is a high-power radio station with a transmission power of 15 watts. The transceiver can be powered independently. Together with the battery, electric key and 1.5-meter antenna, it weighs 12 kilograms.

It can use a 24-volt mobile battery or an external 24-volt hand-cranked generator. When using a bipolar high-altitude antenna, its maximum communication distance exceeds 1000 kilometers.

Using the AM call mode and equipped with a whip-shaped five-blade antenna with a transmission power of 4.5 watts, the call distance can reach 35 kilometers. Although the signal penetration ability is not very strong, in a place like Shanxi Province, the call distance can reach more than 20 kilometers, which is sufficient for real-time communication between the headquarters and the forward command post.

The price of the small Bayi radio is 2000 military merit points. If you buy 20 of them, you will consume military merit points and have a balance.

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Because the remaining military merit points are limited, radio stations can only be temporarily equipped to the battalion level. Each regiment has three infantry battalions and one artillery battalion, plus two stations for the regimental communications squad. A regiment needs six stations.

Three regiments require 3 units, and the remaining two units will be kept at the headquarters for use. Because the troops are under central command, the two brigade headquarters are next to the headquarters. So temporarily, one unit can be used in each brigade. The division headquarters is useless, so it's better not to have it!

It’s not that Xu Le doesn’t want to buy two more, but the army really lacks pursuit power. Cavalry is impossible. It is impossible to establish cavalry in this lifetime. They will be sitting ducks.

Xu Le's idea is to temporarily use BJ212 jeeps to replace tanks, but not completely. The troops' MG42 general-purpose machine guns and Gatling machine guns are more troublesome to move, but they cannot be installed on Unimog trucks.

The jeep can replace mules and horses. Not only can it withstand medium-caliber bullets at long distances, but it is also much smaller than a truck and can reach a maximum speed of 120 kilometers per hour. It is the most classic and influential military off-road vehicle among Chinese domestically produced cars.