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Text Chapter 499 The choice of exchange

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    In fact, there is no other way for Yang Zhen to do this. The current artillery production of the Anti-Japanese League is still in a situation where imitation is almost impossible. As for his own design ability, it is still an unattainable dream, and the army is not interested in new types of artillery.  The demand for artillery is increasing day by day.

    Although we also know that the Americans will assist us with a batch of artillery in the near future, but judging from the artillery used by the belligerents throughout World War II, most of the artillery used by the US military in World War II, except for a few models, has the best performance  It can only be said to be average, far from the outstanding performance of Soviet-made artillery. Compared with Soviet-made artillery, except for its weight, it can only be said to be ordinary in other aspects.

    Of course, the performance of the American M-155 howitzer is also good. Compared with similar Soviet artillery, the power of the shells is only slightly less powerful. However, Yang Zhen knows very well that the Americans, who have a considerable demand for this artillery, will not  The most that will be provided to the Anti-Japanese Alliance is its imitation of the old M 1918-style 155 howitzer.

    Of course, the American M-101 105mm howitzer is also an artillery with relatively excellent performance. However, Yang Zhen knew very well that the Americans would provide some of this kind of artillery, but they would not provide too much, and at most they would not exceed  One hundred pieces, because this kind of US military standard division artillery can even be deployed at the regiment level as fire support, the US military will have a huge demand.

    According to Yang Zhen's understanding, in the wars in the next few years, the number of 75mm mountain field guns equipped by the US military will not be large. Except for some 75mm M-type light howitzers used in the Pacific battlefield, the main  The ground artillery is this M101 type 105 howitzer.

    During the war, when the U.S. military expanded to several million, the number of equipment for a U.S. division finally reached fifty-four or even more artillery pieces, plus assistance to its main forces on the European battlefield.  The allies, Canada and the United Kingdom, may not have much left when it is their turn to fight against the Alliance. In addition, the National Government in Chongqing wants a share of the pie, and the number in their hands will be even less.

    The army is now facing a shortage of large-caliber artillery, and its performance is becoming increasingly backward. In addition, those second-hand and even third-hand artillery have gradually reached the end of their service life, and the need for artillery replacement is becoming more and more urgent.  At this time, the artillery produced by the Soviet Union, which even their opponents admired, naturally became his first choice.

    The subsequent development of the matter was just as Yang Zhen expected. The artillery provided by the US military to the Anti-Japanese Alliance was mainly 75mm light howitzers. The 1918-type 155 howitzers were only provided to two regiments in total.  Forty-eight, the new 155 howitzer with the best performance only provided one regiment with twenty-four.

    As for the U.S-made 105 howitzers, except for the quantity provided to a three-battalion artillery regiment in 1942, it was not re-supplied until 1944. The quantity could not replace the Polish-made 100mm howitzers used by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, and  French 105 mm field gun.

    If Yang Zhen had not exchanged a batch of German-made 105 howitzers captured by the Soviet army, and obtained the same type of German-made artillery captured on the North African battlefield through the US and British military delegation, the firepower of the Anti-Alliance would have been  The upgrade plan will be completely disrupted.

    Because even though all the production processes and drawings of the Soviet-made 122 howitzers were introduced, the overall production speed was not fast due to the production process and the source of raw materials, and the output was also very unstable, with an average of less than 200 guns per year.  , according to this production speed, it is simply impossible to complete the anti-alliance firepower configuration envisaged by Yang Zhen.

    There is no way. The foundation of the Anti-Alliance military industry is too thin. Even if there are complete drawings and production processes available, it is still a bit too much to produce behemoths like one-, two- and two-caliber howitzers while also going all out to produce other weapons and equipment.  It's hard work. Although trial production was completed in 2002, mass production was not actually completed until the end of 2003.

    In addition, Yang Zhen focused his main artillery production on the 76mm cannon that was urgently needed by the army. The efficiency of this imitation was even lower. The introduction of German-made howitzers captured by the Soviet Union, the United States and Britain, became Yang Zhen's.  Shock is a means to alleviate urgent needs.

    Although the performance of the German-made 105 howitzer is not as good as that of the American-made artillery, it is better because the source channels are relatively smooth. At the same time, due to problems with caliber and ammunition production, even if it is captured by the three countries, it will not be used as the main artillery, because no one will  In order to capture the modest amount of loot, they mass-produced artillery shells that were consumed in large quantities during the war.

    Of course, except for the beginning of the Soviet-German war, the German army captured hundreds of Soviet-made M30-type 122 howitzers. Because the performance of this artillery was so good, it was added to the army as support firepower, and a considerable number of artillery shells were produced.  , but this is just one of the few specialties in the entire World War II.

    Continuously working in the armyEditor, with the increasing demand for medium-caliber artillery, this output cannot even be satisfied by the Anti-Japanese Alliance itself, let alone the re-equipment and training of the troops within the customs until the end of the war. This kind of production among the Anti-Japanese Alliance  The artillery organization did not reach the level where each infantry division had a battalion as envisioned by Yang Zhen.

    In desperation, Yang Zhen could only organize this kind of artillery into independent regiments first, mainly focusing on the artillery attached to the column and the artillery directly under the headquarters. The original 1, 2, and 2 howitzers in the artillery regiments of each infantry division were all given to  The exchanged German-made 105 howitzers or the captured Japanese-made Type 91 105 howitzers.

    In fact, long before this agreement was reached, Yang Zhen had already considered whether his own military production capacity could be fully produced for other weapons and equipment, as well as 76mm cannons, and whether he had the ability to provide 76mm cannons in a short period of time.  The Anti-Japanese Alliance provided a large number of this howitzer, so he also made some preparations in advance.

    Knowing that the United States and the Soviet Union were destined not to provide him with too many artillery pieces, and that their own production capacity was quite limited, Yang Zhen turned his attention to the useless German-made artillery pieces in the United States and the Soviet Union, mainly 100 pieces.  5 and 150 howitzers, these two standard artillery pieces of the German division level.

    Although the performance of German-made artillery, especially the 150 howitzer, is not as good as that of American products, and it is not as good as the Soviet-made ML 20-type 152 howitzer in terms of range and power, it is still better than the French 152 howitzer currently used by the Anti-Japanese Alliance.  The 50 howitzer is stronger, and better than nothing.

    As soon as the battle to defend Moscow ended, Yang Zhen, through the Soviet Far East Military District and with the coordination of the Americans, spared no effort to use 50,000 tons of grain, 6,000 tons of meat, and 200,000 rounds of 82 mortar shells  and 120 mortar shells, and more than 100,000 recoilless artillery shells.

    They exchanged with the Soviets all the German-made 150 and 105 howitzers captured in the Moscow defense battle and the previous Soviet victory in the two battles of Rostov and Yelniya, as well as hundreds of German-made howitzers.  Tanks, half-tracks and armored vehicles, even the turrets were damaged beyond repair, but the tanks with intact chassis were all brought back by him.

    It also included all accessories such as engines, road wheels, tracks, batteries, etc. that were intact despite being destroyed. As long as they were not damaged by the war, he wanted all the accessories. He even wanted the steel plates on the damaged tanks.  .

    The armored steel plates of the German army are well-made, and coupled with German steel smelting technology, they can be said to be the best armored steel. The additional armor made by Yang Zhen using German armored steel has much better bulletproof performance than the original armor made of rail steel.

    Although the Soviets, who also lacked these equipment, did not want to use the equipment they captured to fight against the Allies, they had no choice but to find these German 38T tanks, Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks on the battlefield, as well as the German standard half-tracks and  Armored vehicles are always hit by artillery shells from their own people, and the Il-2 attack aircraft in the sky are also killing these own comrades.

    Not to mention just painting one red star, even if you paint them all with special identification colors, you will still be bombarded. Soldiers who are too nervous on the battlefield have no time to care about the detailed markings on your tanks or what they are painted on.  With this kind of identification color, as long as it is not your own tank, who cares whether the person driving the tank is one of your own, you can still hit it without mistake.

    The Soviets, who were extremely troubled by the astonishingly high proportion of accidental injuries, finally agreed to accept the conditions of the Anti-League, and exchanged these trophies for artillery shells, food, and of course meat and other anti-tank weapons made by the Anti-League.  As well as communications equipment and other supplies and equipment, this kind of trading has not completely stopped even after the U.S. aid supplies arrived in large quantities.

    In the first half of 1942, after the Soviet Union seized U.S. aid supplies to the Anti-Japanese War and the two sides almost did not publicly break up, Yang Zhen reached an agreement with the Soviets. The Anti-Japanese War could transfer some of the U.S-aid supplies, such as armor.  Materials such as steel plates and aluminum used in aircraft manufacturing were handed over to the Soviet Union for use, and some PPSH submachine guns and corresponding ammunition were manufactured for the Soviet Union.

    However, as compensation, the Soviet Union wanted to hand over all captured German artillery, whether self-propelled artillery or barrel artillery, and most of the tanks and armored vehicles to the Anti-Alliance, including all captured artillery shells, German helmets, kettles,  Gas masks and other combat supplies were also handed over to the Anti-League.

    Of course, considering the pressure the Soviet army faced from the German armored clusters, Yang Zhen generously agreed to the Soviets keeping the German anti-tank artillery and anti-tank assault guns for their own use. However, the German self-propelled howitzers captured by the Soviet army, Yang Zhen  Shock is absolutely necessary.

    Moreover, Yang Zhen only wanted the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 tanks to be handed over. As for the new tanks, the Soviet Union could keep them for use, but the No. 3 and No. 4 tanks, as well as all models including all accessories, had to be  Leave it to the Anti-League.As for why Yang Zhen didn¡¯t want the better-performing Tiger and Panther tanks that appeared two years later, the reason was simple. Among the two tanks, the Tiger tank was too bulky and too complex in structure. Even the Germans themselves  The situation is not smooth, and there are many problems on the battlefield, not to mention that the technical capabilities are almost completely different compared to the Anti-League.

    Among the various German tanks in World War II, the Panther tank had the best overall performance. Although its performance was extremely excellent, the armor-piercing ability of the tank gun was extremely outstanding. At the same time, its defensive performance far exceeded the rest of the German tanks except the Tiger.  Tanks, but they also have problems with complex structures and being too delicate.

    For these two tanks, it is difficult for the Anti-Japanese Alliance to meet the required maintenance and repair capabilities. For the Anti-Japanese Alliance, these two tanks are almost a burden, not a piece of equipment, so Yang Zhen generously only asked for the No. 3 and No. 3 tanks.  Panzer IV, as well as various German self-propelled artillery and barrel artillery.

    Faced with the various conditions Yang Zhen proposed in exchange, the Soviets could not refuse. Especially after the Battle of Stalingrad, Yang Zhen proposed to use a batch of T-34 tanks handed over by the British.  In exchange, it was even more difficult for the Soviets to refuse Yang Zhen's exchange.
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