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Although it is defined as a medium mortar according to its caliber, its total weight including the gun body, gun mount and base plate is only 35 kilograms, which can be carried on the shoulder by a single soldier. It is just a bit heavy, and it can be decomposed into three parts, weighing an average of 3 kilograms, so it can easily carry it across mountains and hills.

It is also highly accurate, with a normal firing rate of 15 rounds per minute, a rapid firing rate of more than 30 rounds, and a maximum range of 5800 meters, making it top-notch among medium-caliber mortars.

Because it is almost 20 years ahead of its peers, each gun costs 250 military merit points, equivalent to a Type infantry gun, but it is much stronger than the latter, so the money is worth it.

The whole division has 216 guns. Buy them! Military merit points consumption, balance.

There is no need to buy grenades anymore. As long as the caliber of most mortars is the same, their shells can be used interchangeably, especially grenades.

Then came the vehicles of the 664th Regiment. There was a shortage of 146 Unimog trucks and 261 Hongyan CQ40 trucks. In addition, the various agencies at the headquarters also needed 50 Unimog trucks to complete the shortage.

Military merit points consumption and balance.

"Only the 666th Regiment is equipped with jeeps. Should the other regiments also be equipped with them? I have no military experience. I mistakenly thought that equipping the troops with trucks would make them mechanized. However, as time went on and after several battles, I found that true mechanization is not as simple as I imagined.

Not only is it necessary to use mechanized vehicles for the mobility and logistics of the troops, but also to have the ability to move at high speed and flexibility during combat, to prevent being pursued by the enemy, and to be able to pursue any enemy.

Hummer is the best choice, but it is too expensive. It is impossible to fully staff it in a short period of time, and it will not be given priority!

The troops now only have 75mm mountain artillery, which can only be used for small-scale operations and does not even have armor-piercing capabilities. It can only be used as ground support firepower for infantry regiments. In a short period of time, large-caliber artillery must be put on the agenda, and medium-caliber artillery units directly under the brigade and large-caliber artillery units directly under the division must be established.

There are only four infantry regiments, and it is no longer possible to openly set up infantry regiments. Either an independent regiment without an organization is formed, or the number of battalions under the regiment is increased.

After the Battle of Meidongshan, the Japanese have become more and more aware of the firepower of the 176th Division. Next time, there should be a large number of armored vehicles and large-caliber artillery. It is better to get anti-armor weapons first! "

Thinking of this, Xu Le opened the mall interface and found the rocket launcher and recoilless gun interfaces. Both are short-range anti-tank weapons carried by individual soldiers and have strong armor-piercing capabilities.

"If I remember correctly, the rocket launcher will not appear for another two years. It is lighter than the recoilless gun and more convenient to carry!"

Bazooka is the first choice.

M1 Bazooka: 100 merit points.

Panzerfaust anti-tank rocket launcher: 150 military merit points.

M20 rocket launcher: 120 military merit points.

M72 rocket launcher: 250 military merit points.

RPG-7 rocket launcher: 200 military merit points.

Type 70 rocket launcher: 270 military merit points.

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There were only two types of rocket launchers in the early days, the bazooka and the Panzerfaust, but in fact the Panzerfaust was a recoilless gun that fired grenades. Before the 50s, the only real rocket launcher was the British bazooka.

Xu Le couldn't help but marvel at the fact that the Eagle Sauce's strength was not exaggerated, and its technology was far ahead of the world. China only developed its first generation of rocket launchers, the Type 70 rocket launcher, in the 70s, and its performance was mediocre.

Both the M72 and M20 rocket launchers are very light and very suitable for individual carrying, but Xu Le eliminated these two models first because they are disposable.

Although the bazooka is the elder of rocket launchers, its effective range is only 100 meters and it is also being eliminated. Xu Le does not want his soldiers to get so close to the enemy in order to destroy an enemy tank. That would be too dangerous.

In the end, Xu Le chose what is known as the iconic anti-tank weapon of the infantry and guerrillas of third world countries: the RPG-7 rocket launcher.

This rocket launcher was developed and equipped by the Xiong country in the early 60s. The caliber of the rocket launcher is 40 mm, the caliber of the ammunition is 105 mm, and the total length is less than one meter. The launch tube weighs 8 kg and the ammunition weighs 10 kg. It can launch anti-tank armor-piercing shells, anti-personnel grenades and flares.

The maximum effective range against moving targets is 300 meters, the effective range against buildings or fixed targets is 500 meters, the maximum distance for striking surface targets is 900 meters, and the armor penetration depth is 700 mm of homogeneous steel plate. No tank today can withstand a single armor-piercing shell from it.

It is also equipped with a low-light sight and a night vision sight, enabling it to operate in starlight or low-light conditions.

"Fortunately, the system is cheap in terms of light weapons. An RPG-7 rocket launcher only costs 200 military merit points, and ammunition is 1 pieces for 100 military merit point. It is so cheap that it is enough for the entire team to have anti-tank capabilities!"

Xu Le thought about it briefly. The full combat weight of the RPG-7 is 18 kilograms. It is no problem for a single soldier to carry it, but it is impossible to carry only one round of ammunition for a rocket launcher. It would be better to use a disposable rocket launcher weighing only 1 kilogram and throw it away after firing one round.

"In order to strengthen the firepower, the infantry regiment has been fully equipped in all aspects. Now the strength of an infantry regiment is already 3400 people. In the future, we will definitely have to add 12.7 caliber heavy machine guns to enhance the lethality. If we add anti-tank troops now, the strength of an infantry regiment will probably be close to 4000 in the future.

Forget it, 4000 is 4000. Some of the reinforced regiments in the Jin army have 5000 people. What's my point? It's just right that everything is ready. Comparing the firepower with the Japanese divisions, not to mention challenging those regular divisions, at least we can fight against the special divisions.

Moreover, some of the Japanese independent mixed brigades have tank battalions, and they can also form anti-tank teams to fight against them when they encounter them! "

Thinking of this, Xu Le equipped the anti-tank rocket launcher to the company level and added a company-level anti-tank reinforcement squad. Each rocket launcher group had 3 people, the shooter carried a rocket launcher and a armor-piercing shell, and the two ammunition handlers carried a total of 6 shells as needed, a total of 7 shells for the whole group. The whole squad had 16 people and a total of 5 RPG-7 rocket launchers.

The entire regiment needs 45 rocket launchers, and we need to purchase 180 to equip the entire division. In addition, we need to purchase some rockets, consume military merit points, and have a balance.