allonlinenovel Chapter 338: Ammunition Transportation Delayed
Chapter 338: Ammunition Transportation Delayed
"Well, Director Wei, you contact Minister Zhu immediately and do everything possible to get the remaining 10,000 navy officers here!"
Xu Le finally felt that this time his disturbance was not in vain. If successful, together with the new recruits who were being trained, the navy's strength could reach 5.
Aircraft carriers, Marine divisions, and coastal defense forces can all be arranged!
"Wait!" Seeing Wei Junjun was about to leave, Xu Le immediately stopped him, "Let Xu Da go. Please continue to show your skills!"
"Commander Bai, go and make arrangements immediately. Gather me a Marine Division. Then transfer two-thirds of the new recruits from Fenglingdu to this place for training!"
"okay!"
The goal was achieved, Bai Shiyi was as happy as a little child, he jumped twice on the spot and ran away!
Pooh....
Fang Yue and Guo Di Tie spat lightly in the direction he left, expressing their contempt.
The Marines still remember the revenge for the loss of thousands of lives. They were just snatched away by the Navy!
Especially Guo Ditie, he led the 2nd Armored Division to help clear out the Japanese coastal defense forces, lost several armored vehicles, dozens of soldiers were killed or injured, and fired thousands of artillery shells.
The navy, on the other hand, ran away in a flash!
"I come!"
"I'll come first!"
"No, I got here first, I have to come first!"
......
Looking at Fang Yue and Guo Di Tie arguing, Xu Le couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand: "I say, you two, it's fine to argue with Bai Shiyi, you are all soldiers, what is there to argue about among yourselves?"
"Yes, I'm sorry, Commander Fang. Then you can say it!" Guo Diti smiled awkwardly and took two steps back.
Their purpose is the same as Bai Shiyi's. To put it bluntly, they come here to ask for things. It would be best if they can get what they want without asking.
He didn't want to be seen as someone who only knew how to ask for things in the eyes of the Marshal!
Fang Yue also thought of this instantly and secretly spit in his heart.
As expected of Commander Guo, his mind works quickly.
"Marshal, it's like this. After the two major battles in Burma, I found that our transportation capacity is slightly insufficient!"
Xu Le was slightly surprised. His uncle did a very good job and there was nothing wrong with it. Why did Lu Jun find fault with it?
"Commander Fang, the logistics are very good. Please tell us more about it!"
Fang Yue shook his head gently: "The Marshal has misunderstood. The work of the logistics department is naturally very good. I am talking about the problems of the divisional transport team and the regiment transport team."
"In the past, we fought at close range and had never experienced such a long-distance raid and then instantly engaged in battle, so we never noticed this problem. Until recently, we have been outflanking the Japanese at a long distance, fighting in a roundabout way and continuously, and coupled with the firepower coverage, the troops' ammunition consumption has been very fast!"
"Under normal circumstances, each unit carries at most three base loads of ammunition. For example, the artillery regiment's 152mm self-propelled guns have a base load of 30 rounds of ammunition. In addition, the regiment's transport team provides two additional base loads of shells for each gun, so a 130-ton light truck can barely transport them."
[A 152 or 155 mm shell weighs an average of 45 kg]
"If we are bombarding a fixed position, we can use these 90 shells while waiting for the transport team to replenish their ammunition. But if we disperse to pursue the enemy, the logistical requirements for ammunition will be even greater. The ammunition we carry is far from enough, unless we carry out precision strikes, but that will easily give the enemy a chance to counterattack."
Xu Le nodded slightly. He had noticed this as well, especially during Myanmar's full-scale attack.
From Mandalay southwards all the way to the coast of Myanmar, it is all plains with very few hills.
Under such road conditions, the troops' mobility can be exerted to the limit and the combat effectiveness can be maximized.
But in reality, it took nearly seven days of fighting to drive the Japanese to the delta area. The total distance was only 7 kilometers and the combat area was only 500 square kilometers.
The average occupied area per day was less than 1.5 square kilometers, which is no exaggeration to say that it is child's play in front of self-propelled artillery, tanks and armored vehicles with a maximum speed of 50 kilometers per hour.
You have to know that the area of Denmark is 4 square kilometers, and it took Germany only 4 hours to occupy it.
"So, what do you mean?"
Fang Yue continued, "Although the Japanese have thousands of tanks and hundreds of artillery pieces, they are no match for us and their speed is even slower than ours. However, because the transport team's ammunition cannot keep up, the frontline troops have to slow down their march or pause their advance, and then continue after replenishment! And during this delay, the Japanese have opened up some distance!"
"I understand!" Xu Le knew what the other party wanted to say, "You mean, we have to find a way to strengthen the transportation capacity of the ammunition transport team!"
"Yes, the maximum load of a 130 truck is only 2 tons, and two base 152 shells are overloaded by 500 kilograms. In addition, the road conditions on most roads are relatively average, so that during actual operations, the speed of the division's transport team is no more than 40 kilometers per hour, and in most cases only 30 kilometers per hour. If you encounter a place with poor road conditions, the speed will be even slower!"
Guo Di Tie, who had been watching Fang Yue's explanation, also spoke up: "So, we want to ask the commander if we can replace the truck with a larger load capacity or a more powerful one. If there is a truck that can improve both, that would be the best!"
"Yes!" Fang Yue replied, "The Hongyan heavy truck itself is too big and too heavy, and its trafficability is a bit poor. It is OK to use it to tow heavy artillery or for daily transportation, but it cannot be quickly maneuvered to urgently replenish the front line during wartime!"
“It’s great that you thought of this!”
Xu Le nodded in agreement. The BJ130 truck was also considered a magical vehicle in the previous life, helping New China complete many transportation tasks.
But this is a cargo truck with rear-wheel drive, and its off-road capability is indeed much weaker. It is not a military off-road truck!
Especially since the world's technology is still weak now, the road conditions are far from as good as they were in the 70s, which puts even more pressure on the 130 trucks.
"Well, I'll contact the manufacturer. They should have a replacement military off-road truck. Then we can replace all the Unimogs and 130 light trucks in the army and use them for civilian use!"
Xu Le hadn't thought about this problem before, so he hadn't checked what cars were for sale in the system mall, but there must be some.
"Do you have anything else to do? If not, please leave now. I want to go to bed!"
"Then Marshal, we are waiting for your good news!"
The two of them said something together, and then ran away!
It’s not that they didn’t think about going to the Armed Forces Department, but Lu Yanhao said that the main task of the Armed Forces Department now is equipment research and development and improvement. If they must modify the 130 light truck, it will take at least half a year to do so.
After half a year, the army, which was used to fighting quick battles, could not wait any longer, so they turned to Xu Le.
"Xiao Junjun, you see I'm tired too, why don't we go to bed?"
Looking at Xu Le's lecherous expression, Wei Junjun retracted his hands and cleverly dodged to the door: "Since you are tired, you can have a rest. I will give orders not to disturb you!"
"Tsk, what a spoilsport! I won't eat you!"
Xu Le snorted helplessly, then quickly ran to the bed behind the combat meeting room and went to sleep.
Who in the world dares to put the bed next to the combat meeting room? Only Xu Le can sleep whenever he wants!
He slept for one day and two nights, and when he woke up he received good news.
Zhu Xiaoping has negotiated the assistance with the National Guard Army and Wei Li with the Soviet Union, and everything is going very smoothly!