coobybook Chapter 283: The Independence Group is not well-known, and it is difficult to attract educated and e
Chapter 283: The Independence Group is not well-known, and it is difficult to attract educated and e
As time gradually approached the end of August, the summer heat gradually dissipated and the weather began to become cooler. During this period, the base carried out a major construction and completed the construction of the main road. With the completion of the construction of this main road, the transportation of personnel and materials within the base became more convenient.
"Old Zhao, with this cement road, we can mobilize troops much faster. It only takes three or four hours to get from the headquarters to the front line to complete the mobilization of a battalion of troops. This was unimaginable before."
"The other five roads planned before must also be built as soon as possible. The temperature these days is not as hot as before. Instead, it has become cool and refreshing. It is a good time to build roads. When the temperature drops completely in the future, it will be unsuitable for road construction. Cement solidifies too slowly in winter, not to mention that winters in northwest Shanxi are very cold. All projects must be completed before November. Once mid-November comes, it will be so cold that people will shiver."
Li Yunlong stomped hard on the cement road several times and found it was very solid. He nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile.
Zhao Gang did not expect that this cement road would have such a great impact on the base, especially playing a very important role in the transportation of ore. It also facilitated the travel of the people. The effect was surprisingly good.
"Old Li, the road planning has been completed ahead of schedule. Four new cement plants have been built recently, producing 20 tons of cement per day, which can fully meet our current needs. In addition, the summer sweep of the cabinets has entered its final stage and is expected to be completed in ten days. The merchants who have been afraid to trade with us before will probably come to Xiaozhangzhuang Market soon!"
"Most of the transactions in the market these days are furs, cloth, salt and grain. No one comes to trade the rubber and tungsten ore that we urgently need. Fortunately, the college student lived up to everyone's expectations and found a small copper mine. After mining for a few days, two tons of brass have been smelted, which can temporarily meet the initial needs of the bullet production line."
"I asked some college students before. Since our losses are relatively high, we need to consume 12.5 grams of brass to produce each bullet. One kilogram of brass can produce 80 bullets, and one ton of brass can produce 8 bullets. Our current reserve of brass is enough for us to produce 6.5 rounds of 7.92mm rifle bullets and rounds of mm rifle bullets."
"As our copper mining volume increases, the production of artillery shells will gradually be put on the agenda. For now, we can only produce rifle shells. The parts for the two 7.92mm machine gun shell production lines have also been completed. Assembly will begin tomorrow, and we expect to be able to mass-produce machine gun shells in five days."
"The results of the arsenal these days are very encouraging, but the raw materials are not in short supply. Fortunately, our fighter production has not been delayed. We have already produced eight Thunder fighters and two fighter training simulators. The situation is very good!"
Li Yunlong heard the worry in Zhao Gang's words and asked directly, "I haven't been to the arsenal these days. I heard that they held an exam a few days ago to select flight trainees. How was the result? I didn't hear you mention this to me later. I'm really curious. Could it be that something unexpected happened?"
When Zhao Gang heard Li Yunlong mention this, his face turned extremely ugly, and he replied with a worried look on his face: "The previous test results were very bad. No one passed the cultural courses. This makes it very difficult for us to recruit flight trainees. College students are focusing on training the 20 fighters with scores above 162 points. It is really hard to determine how many will be retained in the end!"
"Pilots are a technical branch of the army that requires a higher level of education than artillerymen. There are only two people in our independent regiment who have an education level above primary school, and Deputy Commander Xing can be counted as half of them. We can't let the college students and Deputy Commander Xing become pilots. Now we can only think of other ways to see if we can recruit young students above junior high school level from other places. However, this is too difficult. In addition, our independent regiment is not well-known, so it is difficult to attract enthusiastic students."
Li Yunlong did not expect that he would be stuck at this critical step. Without pilots, the fighter jets produced would be a pile of scrap metal. This made Li Yunlong anxious, and he hurried to the arsenal with Zhao Gang, wanting to understand the progress of the matter.
Ding Wei and Kong Jie, who were also very concerned about this matter, also rushed to the arsenal at this time. Two hours later, the four of them met at the gate of the arsenal. As for Deputy Commander Xing, he was responsible for recruiting and training new recruits and could not spare the time, so he did not come.
After calling Lin Zhenhua, Li Yunlong and his four companions were taken into the arsenal by Lin Zhenhua. In order to maintain confidentiality, the arsenal was still on high alert, which prevented the Japanese intelligence team lurking in the arsenal from seizing the opportunity to leak the information that the independent regiment had fighter jets.
As for other spies hidden in the independent regiment's base, Li Yunlong's iron-fisted investigation successfully uncovered six deeply hidden Japanese spies, and destroyed their telephone eavesdropping equipment and radio stations. In addition, the tight blockade of the base in recent days made it impossible for the remaining hidden Japanese spies to pass on intelligence, which also concealed the fact that the independent regiment had fighter planes.
"College students, the reason we came here mainly wants to ask about the pilot training situation, and we also want to learn about the weapons production situation in the arsenal. After these days of expansion, the framework of the three regiments has been set up, and now they are about to be reorganized. We need to conduct a survey of the assigned weapons and ammunition, and at the same time, we also need to unify the logistics supply to reduce the difficulty of ammunition supply in the future!" Zhao Gang was the first to speak to Lin Zhenhua, stating the purpose of the four people's visit.
Lin Zhenhua brought the four people to the studio and asked Heshang and Duan Peng to guard outside. After the four people sat down, he replied: "There are indeed some problems with the training of fighter pilots. Fortunately, I have come up with some solutions. I am currently training 162 flight trainees. Due to their cultural level, these soldiers have only learned simple numbers, which is not in line with the requirements. But now we can only force them to do something by increasing the intensity of simulation training so that they can form muscle memory."
"In the next month, they will undergo crazy simulation training. In order to reduce the difficulty of flying, I have specially designed a Sparrow trainer aircraft, which is very simple to operate. Now the arsenal has started production. It is expected that the first prototype will be able to officially fly in three days, and it should be ready for production in five days. I have already made a proper plan, so there is no need to worry too much about this!"
"What really worries me is that we don't have flight suits. When winter comes, it will be very cold to fly at high altitudes, even with fully enclosed hatches. We must think of a way to increase the purchase of furs, and then cut and sew the furs into flight suits, so that pilots can continue to fight in the cold winter!"
"As for the parachutes, this is also a problem. I am planning to find Lao Zhao and ask him to find a way to purchase a batch of silk specifically for making parachutes. However, the cost will be very high, and the price will be too high for us to afford. Didn't we say before that we would attack the old houses of the surrounding landlords who surrendered to the devils? Now it is indeed urgent!"
"As for the production situation of the arsenal, it is very encouraging. The production lines of 6.5mm and 7.92mm rifle bullets have been officially put into production, with a monthly output of 300 rounds. Limited by the shortage of brass, I have reduced the production capacity to rounds per month. The saved throughput is used to produce shells. Compared with the current production capacity of our arsenal, the monthly output of various shells is more than rounds."
"The repair of guns has not stopped these days. The gun repair team can repair more than 100 rifles every day. More than 2000 rifles have been refurbished in these days. It is estimated that in another month, the refurbishment of all rifles will be completed."
"We have also made significant progress in copying the Japanese tanks. Taking into account the height and build of the soldiers of the Independent Regiment, we have made substantial modifications to the Japanese tanks. The crew is four people, equipped with a 50mm cannon and three 7.92mm heavy machine guns, arranged in a two-in-the-front-and-one-in-the-back structure. The total weight of the tank is about 20 tons, and the maximum speed can reach 22 kilometers. We will have to wait until the prototype is produced to see how it performs in the end!"
"It is more difficult to copy tanks, but the copying of armored vehicles went particularly smoothly. In order to reduce the difficulty of copying, this time we directly borrowed most of the design ideas of the Japanese armored vehicles, and now we have entered the prototype trial production stage."
"The armored vehicle has a crew of six people, equipped with a 20mm cannon and three 7.92mm heavy machine guns. It also adopts a two-in-the-front and one-in-the-back structure, with three external firing ports reserved. It can use light machine guns to fire externally, eliminating external threats in the bud in advance! This armored vehicle has a maximum speed of 30 kilometers and weighs about 12 tons. The wheeled structure can greatly reduce the difficulty of maintenance, but the lack of rubber has brought great difficulties to our production. If we can't solve the source of rubber, it will be difficult to mass-produce this armored vehicle!"
"In addition, I have also designed a tracked armored vehicle, which has also entered the prototype trial production stage. Which one to choose will depend on the actual use effect!"
Lin Zhenhua directly revealed all the details of the arsenal without hiding anything, and finally added: "The arsenal is now on the right track. The above-mentioned weapons will be gradually put into production within a month. The troops must also be prepared in advance to receive the new equipment and start training in advance. There must be no situation where the equipment is waiting for people!"