Sword of Light: Humanoid Self-Propelled Artillery

Chapter 72 Big Harvest

boom!
This time, even without Wang Gensheng's reminder, Baili Xiu understood that he could no longer aim at the helmet and shoot.

So this time the bullet hit a Japanese special forces soldier in the middle of his eyebrows, and the Japanese special forces soldier fell to the ground without even struggling.

This war of mutual shooting did not last long.

Of course, although they took advantage of the rifle's range to completely wipe out the group of Japanese special forces left behind to block Wang Gensheng's cavalry company.

However, there were also many injured on the cavalry company side, because being beyond the effective range does not mean that the bullet has no lethality, but that the accuracy of the bullet cannot ensure the hit rate.

"Quick! Quick! Count the Japanese's equipment, especially the submachine guns. Find every last one! And collect as many bullet casings as possible! Oh, and strip every last one of the Japanese special forces' helmets, bulletproof vests, and other items off of them!"

After dealing with the Japanese special forces who stayed behind to cover their retreat, Wang Gensheng couldn't wait to start collecting the spoils.

More than thirty submachine guns, that’s a good thing that money can’t buy!

What is more important is the bulletproof helmets and bulletproof vests worn by the Japanese soldiers, which are also good things that cannot be bought with money.

You should know that Wang Gensheng had previously looked for a blacksmith shop to make bulletproof vests and bulletproof helmets, but after comparison, he found that.

The bulletproof effect of ordinary steel forged by ordinary blacksmiths is not that good. The same 5 mm high manganese steel plate can easily block the close-range direct fire of the Type 38 rifle bullet, but the forged steel plate cannot.

It even has to be thickened to one centimeter to ensure that the Type 38 rifle bullet cannot penetrate it, but then the weight will double!
You should know that the bulletproof vest that Wang Gensheng obtained from the Japanese special forces in the Battle of Yangcun weighed ten kilograms, plus the bulletproof helmet weighed five kilograms.

The total weight is 15 kilograms to 30 pounds.

If it is made of ordinary steel, the total weight must be doubled to 60 kilograms to achieve the same effect.

This shows how big the gap is between alloy steel plates and ordinary non-alloy steel plates.

This does not include the weight of weapons and ammunition. If it were, the load would reach ninety or even one hundred kilograms.

You have to know that the human body has its limits. A normal person can fight while carrying a load of 50 to 60 kilograms, but it would be difficult for him to fight while carrying a load of 100 to 180 kilograms.

It is precisely because of this that Wang Gensheng did not find an ordinary blacksmith to make protective equipment for the special forces.

The soldiers collected the items very quickly, and all 38 submachine guns were collected, even the bullet casings on the ground were not left behind.

After all, with the bullet shells, the arsenal can reload bullets. You know, the Huangyadong Arsenal is now able to produce smokeless gunpowder.

There is no problem in reloading the bullet once, and the power of the reloaded bullet is not much different from that of the original bullet.

Just as Wang Gensheng's men were stripping the equipment off the Japanese special forces, Zhao Gang came over with his men. Seeing Wang Gensheng's soldiers collecting the equipment, he couldn't help but ask:

"It seems you've gained quite a bit this time! How about the casualties?"

Not long after the battle ended, Zhao Gang brought people over to check the situation. When Wang Gensheng heard what Zhao Gang said, he quickly waved his hand and said:
"No, no, the casualties won't be too many. By the way, Zhao Zhengwei, since the Japs have been repelled, we can retreat!"

After that, he quickly gave Baili Xiu a look to signal him to quickly take the captured Japanese equipment and retreat. You know, these are 38 submachine guns!

So Wang Gensheng wanted to take the equipment and run away quickly before Zhao Gang asked for it, otherwise it would be embarrassing if Zhao Gang asked for it.

But Wang Gensheng misunderstood Zhao Gang. Zhao Gang didn't come here to get equipment. After all, these Japanese devils were killed by Wang Gensheng's men. How could Zhao Gang have the face to speak up? Zhao Gang came here mainly to ask Wang Gensheng whether his cavalry company had suffered heavy casualties.

And express gratitude to Kong Jie for his timely support.

The battle just now also opened Zhao Gang's eyes. Almost in one encounter, the forward position set up by Zhao Gang on the edge of the cliff was broken by the Japanese.

If it weren't for the booby traps Wang Gensheng set up at the front line, the second line of defense might have been breached.

Of course, what was more crucial was that Wang Gensheng's timely fire support scared away the Japanese special forces.

That’s right, at this time Zhao Gang didn’t know that the main reason why Yamamoto’s special forces retreated was that Li Yunlong wiped out the Japanese observation group.

Just as Wang Gensheng was about to mount his horse and leave, Zhao Gang said loudly to Wang Gensheng:
"Thank Captain Kong for me! I, Zhao Gang, treated him to a drink when he came over the other day!"

Although the order to support was given by Chief Lion, Zhao Gang still felt that he had to thank Kong Jie. After all, if Kong Jie didn't nod, or if he kept procrastinating, he might not be able to catch up.

Wang Gensheng waved his hand to indicate that he heard it.

On the way back, Wang Gensheng wanted to shout out loud because he was so happy. With this batch of equipment, it meant that the assault team would not lack firepower and equipment.

Then get a batch of grenade launchers or 60-caliber mortars, and the configuration of the special forces team, including the assault team, firepower team, and reconnaissance team, will be complete.

Of course, compared with the grenade launcher, Wang Gensheng prefers the 60-caliber light mortar.

After all, the grenade launcher relies entirely on the feel of the hand. Without long-term training, it is impossible to hit accurately.

You have to know that in the early days of the war, the Japanese soldiers were able to hit the target with their grenade launchers with almost no accuracy. However, in the later days of the war, due to the large number of veterans who had died in the early days, the new recruits who had not received much training did not know how to use them at all. As a result, the Japanese soldiers' grenade launcher hit rate in the later days of the war was less than 30%, which was nothing compared to the 90% hit rate in the early days.

But the mortar is different, because it has a bracket and an adjustable aiming device, so as long as you are familiar with the operating procedures of the mortar, the hit rate can basically reach 80% or 90%, which is much better than aiming by feeling with a grenade launcher.

Of course, mortars also have disadvantages, that is, they are much heavier than grenade launchers. Take Mizang's M2 60-caliber mortar as an example, its weight has reached 19 kilograms.

Of course, although its weight is four or five times that of the Japanese grenade launcher, its range and power are much stronger than the Japanese grenade launcher. Its maximum range directly reaches 1,800 meters.

Of course, we can forget about using this kind of mortar now, and can only make do with the Japanese grenade launchers for now.

"Hey! You're back so soon. How are the casualties in the cavalry company?"

As soon as Wang Gensheng returned to Wangjia Village, he was immediately interrogated by Kong Jie.

(End of this chapter)