Bright Sword: From Border Region Manufacturing to Major National Heavy Industry

Chapter 157 What's the difference between this and hand-rubbing?
"Cough cough!"

Faced with this somewhat chaotic scene, Li Muzhi coughed.

Immediately, the rocket launcher was no longer needed.

Gao Liujin respectfully handed the rocket launcher back to Li Muzhi and quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry, Director Li, I was just too excited. Please don't be angry, please don't be angry with me."

Li Yunlong and Kong Jie both quickly and obediently restrained their postures.

Liu Weidong remained calm and walked closer, ready to listen attentively to Li Muzhi's explanation.

"Hmph, here you go." Zhang Wanhe snatched it from Gao Liujin's hand and placed it in Li Muzhi's hand, smiling: "Little Li, you made this thing, so you should explain it to us first."

Li Muzhi took the rocket launcher back, but instead of immediately explaining how to use it, he first pointed out the first point of caution: "This rocket launcher is not sealed at the back, so when the rocket is fired, the exhaust flame will come out from the back of the rocket launcher. The exhaust flame is very hot, so you must leave a safe area behind it when using it. Especially in a sealed, confined space, you must be especially careful to avoid injury from the exhaust flame."

“Okay, we got it.” Li Yunlong, Gao Liujin, and the others nodded immediately.

Everyone felt that this was not a big problem.

When troops are in combat, there is distance between the ranks; they are not densely packed together.

When launching rockets, simply clear the area behind the launch site beforehand.

"The second point to note, or you could say, is the weakness of the rocket launcher."

Li Muzhi continued, "There are no absolutely perfect weapons in this world. Every weapon has its flaws, and rocket launchers are no exception. When a rocket is in flight, the propellant leaves smoke in the air, which reveals the rocket's trajectory. This allows the enemy to pinpoint the gunner's location based on the smoke trail. Therefore, it's best to use rockets to eliminate the enemy immediately. If the enemy cannot be eliminated in time, the gunner must relocate as quickly as possible after firing to avoid retaliation."

“This isn’t a big problem, is it?” Li Yunlong said directly. “On the battlefield, our machine gunners rarely fire a whole magazine at once. They fire a portion of the bullets and then immediately change positions. Rocket launchers fire one shot and then move to another position. This fits our guerrilla tactics perfectly. We fire the rockets in a guerrilla-style manner, and the problem is perfectly solved.”

Machine gunners were always the primary targets of the Japanese grenade launchers and mortars.

Once the Japanese discover it, they will immediately bombard it.

Therefore, machine gun positions are often deployed in multiple locations to facilitate repositioning during operations.

The tactics for using rocket launchers are similar to those for using machine guns.

Gao Liujin said, "We can reload the ammunition during the transfer process, so I don't think it will waste any time."

Liu Weidong didn't speak, but quietly continued to listen.

There is no problem with what Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin said.

Applying machine gun tactics to rocket launchers is very appropriate and fits the characteristics of guerrilla warfare.

However, the smoke from the burning rockets reveals the gunner's position, so we still need to be careful on the battlefield.

This shortcoming cannot be ignored.

If the Japanese couldn't tactically eliminate the artillerymen, they would most likely resort to carpet bombing.

Li Muzhi continued, "These rockets aren't like bullets; they don't have the spin acceleration from the rifling, so their accuracy isn't as high. There are only two ways to make rockets accurate: the first is practice makes perfect. The second..."

Li Muzhi paused for a moment and said, "That means using multiple rocket launchers to aim at the same target. This will greatly increase the hit rate."

Anti-American armed groups often use rocket launchers to attack US military targets, but due to their lack of experience, they frequently end up using multiple rocket launchers to fire at the same target.

The U.S. military's Stryker armored vehicles and Black Hawk attack helicopters have become victims of this "firepower guerrilla warfare".

Hearing Li Muzhi say this, Li Yunlong couldn't help but say, "If multiple rocket launchers attack one target, then the firepower will be dispersed. What if the Japanese have many targets and we can't handle them all?"

For example.

The Japanese tank regiment, consisting of armored vehicles and tanks, numbered thirty.

If we have about the same number of rocket launchers, wouldn't our firepower be insufficient?

At that time, the rocket launch will also reveal our position, and the Japanese tank regiment's artillery will bombard us, wouldn't we suffer a great loss?

Li Muzhi smiled and said, "Commander Li, using multiple rockets to strike the same target is only feasible when the soldiers are using it for the first time and are not yet proficient. The more shells the soldiers fire, the more skilled they will become. So, do you understand what I mean?"

Li Yunlong pondered for a moment: "You mean we can have our soldiers practice with rocket launchers on other enemy targets first, so they can hit them accurately, and then we can deal with the Japanese mechanized forces?"

“Selecting talented soldiers will allow them to quickly master accuracy.” Li Muzhi nodded and continued, “Didn’t Commander Liu just deliver another 6,000 catties of sugar? So I will make more of these rockets so that your combat troops will have more experience in accuracy.”

Although Li Muzhi was working on rocket launchers and rockets, he noticed the arrival of 6,000 jin of white sugar and a batch of large-diameter steel pipes.

It has to be said that Liu Weidong's abilities are truly eye-opening.

"So, you won't price these rockets too high, will you?" Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin glanced at Zhang Wanhe beside them, both very concerned about this issue.

Once we have enough rockets, our soldiers will quickly get the aim right, and then there shouldn't be any major problems.

"You'll have to discuss this with Minister Zhang," Li Muzhi said, passing the question to the leader beside him.

Zhang Wanhe smiled at Li Yunlong and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, how could I do shady business with my own troops? It's definitely not high, not high at all."

Comrade Zhang was overjoyed.

This will definitely bring in a large sum of money, further increasing their income. Seeing Zhang Wanhe's attitude, Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin didn't trust him, and instead looked at Li Muzhi: "Director Li, we are still willing to exchange rockets with you."

“Little Li is so busy, don’t waste his time.” Zhang Wanhe said seriously, “Trust me, I will be very fair. I will also report to headquarters in advance. You all know that I report to headquarters every time there is a rule, and I only implement it after the headquarters leader approves it.”

Li Muzhi smiled and said, "If I have time, I will definitely entertain you."

"Okay, sure." Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin nodded in relief.

As long as Li Muzhi can give the green light, that's fine.

They were unwilling to use Zhang Wanhe's public accounts.

Even if Zhang Wanhe's price is fair, the goods will first be sent to the division headquarters through him, and then to the brigade headquarters.

It went through two intermediaries, and the middlemen took all the profits. We lost out too much.

Li Muzhi remembered something and continued, "By the way, our arsenal can now produce the rocket launcher barrels ourselves, so you don't need to worry about the quantity of rocket launchers. As long as your contributions are significant enough, you'll definitely get your share of rocket launchers."

Upon hearing this, the arsenal was able to manufacture the rocket launcher barrels themselves.

Li Yunlong, Gao Liujin, Kong Jie, and Liu Weidong standing beside them were all quite shocked.

The most difficult part of an artillery piece is the barrel.

The arsenal in this area only has power and can smelt iron, but it doesn't have a series of machines and equipment for making cannon barrels. How can it produce cannon barrels?
Li Yunlong looked at Li Muzhi in surprise: "Brother Li, what are you going to use to produce cannon barrels?"

"Didn't I already say that when a rocket launcher is fired, there's a tail flame?" Li Muzhi explained. "The tail flame comes out from the rear muzzle, so the barrel doesn't need to withstand strong chamber pressure, which greatly reduces the quality requirements."

"Wow, Brother Li, you're really amazing!" Li Yunlong gave Li Muzhi a thumbs up.

Li Yunlong truly had to admire him.

The hell cannon is bypassed by people who avoid the chamber pressure.

The rocket launcher, on the other hand, had its chamber pressure released directly.

What's the difference between this and hand-rubbing it?
Once we have a large number of rocket launchers, when we encounter the Japanese again, hehe, those little devils won't be able to cry because I'm bullying them.

Li Yunlong was even thinking about it.

Li Muzhi is that awesome.

Will they build even more amazing cannons later, so powerful that they don't even need barrels, and the shells just fly off and blow up the enemy on their own?

This idea is absurd.

But there's nothing we can do; our Brother Li is just so incredibly intelligent, it's impossible not to have high expectations.

Kong Jie, standing to the side, was excited and clenched his fists, his heart filled with anticipation.

Now that this rocket launcher is in mass production, I wonder how many Director Li will give me.

Gao Liujin also looked on with great anticipation: "Director Li, I just delivered two old sows to your area. Could you please replace them with ten rocket launchers right away?"

In Gao Liujin's view, if the arsenal could produce its own cannon barrels, then the quantity of rocket launchers would increase, and the price would definitely decrease.

Our two old sows are worth at least ten rocket launchers.

puff!
Haha!

Hahaha!
Gao Liujin's words immediately made Li Yunlong, Kong Jie, and the others laugh.

"Gao Liujin, you look like an old sow to me," Li Yunlong laughed. "You really think your two old sows are gold nuggets? You want to exchange them for ten rocket launchers? Keep dreaming."

"It's better than you bringing over a few dead dogs." Gao Liujin replied to Li Yunlong, then looked at Li Muzhi seriously: "Director Li, you must have made more than just this one rocket launcher, right? I've replaced all the others that are left."

"Get out of here!" Li Yunlong roared, shoving Gao Liujin aside. "The rocket launcher hasn't even been tested yet, and you're already in such a hurry to take action? You old sow, get the hell away from me!"

These guys, Li Yunlong and his buddies, didn't even know how to use it, yet they started grabbing things. Liu Weidong shook his head at the sight.

Liu Weidong, who had been standing silently as an audience member, smiled and said to Li Muzhi, "Director Li, could you please explain to us how to operate this rocket launcher?"

Upon hearing Liu Weidong speak, Li Yunlong and Gao Liujin immediately stopped arguing.

That's true, that's true.

Although the scholar was an eyesore, his reminder was still correct.

It's really inappropriate for us to start grabbing things without even knowing how to use a rocket launcher.

"Brother Li, then please explain how to operate and use this rocket launcher." Li Yunlong immediately looked at Li Muzhi.

"Okay." Li Muzhi glanced at Liu Weidong again, and then began to explain: "When using this rocket launcher, first load the rocket into the front muzzle. Watch me operate it."

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(End of this chapter)