Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 106: Firepower (4)

In history, in April 1942, the German Army Weapons Bureau finally awakened from the dream of victory and began to bid for anti-tank weapons from the society. From the standards they set, you can feel the difficulties of frontline warfare, because Compared with the previous rigorous and demanding weapon design requirements, the standards of this tender are exceptionally concise.

The German Army Weapons Bureau requested a gepzg (this is an anti-tank grenade developed by the SS at its own expense. It penetrates 100 to 125 mm and can only attack targets within 80 meters. You need to pray to God from 80 meters away.) Individual soldiers of equal power hold weapons, and the effective range is only 30 meters. As for the weight, size, and method of launching this thing, the Weapons Bureau’s tender was not mentioned at all. Obviously, the front-line war situation forced these bureaucrats to starve.

At this time, a weapon research and development expert, Dr. Einrich Langweiler, took out a product he had developed over a year, a handheld jet anti-tank grenade.

This doctor had developed an anti-tank grenade before, but it was too heavy for soldiers to throw it out of the safe zone, and a less powerful one would become a suicide attack. Of course, the design cannot be favored by the Army.

Since then, the doctor has been considering the development of an anti-tank weapon that relies on jet-powered propulsion, because it will not require soldiers to throw it. This kind of thinking fits the German logic.

The design he came up with was named the fpat type jet anti-tank grenade. The warhead is an 80 mm diameter hollow shaped charge warhead with a 29 mm diameter launch tube behind it. This is the embryonic form of "Iron Fist".

At that time, the Army Weapons Bureau was very interested in this weapon, but the original design had an obvious flaw, that is, the length of the launch tube was too short, perhaps because the doctor’s thinking had not been separated from the anti-tank grenade. As a result, this thing The total length of the launch tube is only thirty-five centimeters, and it is like a golden hammer in the hand.

Because the launch tube is too short, it is difficult to control this thing when it is launched. If you are not careful, you will be ignited by the tail flames from the launch tube. Therefore, the Army will not prepare for mass production until this problem is solved. This weapon.

The news came that Dr. Longweller was immediately anxious. This thing has already consumed a lot of research funds, and my family is still waiting for the rice to be cooked. Since you think it is short, just make it longer. If you think 20 centimeters is not enough, you can extend it directly to one meter, and change the one-handed hammer to the two-handed hammer, so the masters should be satisfied.

After improving the length of the launch tube, installing a simple sight, and installing a wooden tail fin on the warhead, the famous "Iron Fist" anti-tank grenade was finally born.

This is the story of the birth of "Iron Fist" in history, but now at Xu Jun, this weapon has become the "invention" of the head of state. Before the Battle of England, Xu Jun had already equipped the troops with the initial form of "Iron Fist". Said it is the initial model, in fact, it is a copy of the 100 "Iron Fist" in history.

Many people think this is an anti-tank rocket, but in fact it should be classified as a handheld recoilless gun, because the iron fist’s warhead is not a rocket engine, but a conventional gunpowder propulsion method. It will burn out completely in the launch tube, pushing the warhead towards the target, and at the same time, the flame gas will be ejected from the tail of the open launch tube to offset the recoil generated during launch.

This method of launching causes almost no recoil when using the iron fist. At most, when the bullet leaves the launch tube, the nozzle will slightly jump up. This is a weapon that can be used by ordinary people. In history, on the eve of the collapse of the Third Reich, children from seven to seventy-year-old men were organized by the Nazis. Men, women, and children in Germany were forced to carry iron fists and primitives. The national rifle, which blocks the iron torrent of the anti-fascist alliance.

But firing an iron fist must first be trained by professionals, because for laymen, this weapon still poses a certain degree of danger.

The main danger comes from the tail flame generated during launch. The flame emitted from the tail at the moment of launch is as long as three meters, so if the launching attitude is wrong, it is easy to burn yourself.

When launching an iron fist, you must ensure that there are no flammable items such as ammunition within three meters behind you, and no walls can block it, otherwise the flames will roll back and burn the launcher. One thing to point out here is that some people mistakenly believe that the iron fist cannot be Shooting in the room, in fact, if the room is big enough or there are no obstructions within three meters behind you, Iron Fist can also be shot indoors.

When launching an iron fist in a prone position, you must pay attention to the position of your legs. Do not enter the jet range of the tail flame. When launching in a kneeling position, you must also pay attention to the elevation angle of the launch to prevent the tail flame from hitting the ground and burning your calves. However, these tricks can be mastered only after some simple training, which is not very difficult.

Xu Jun is not satisfied with the current jet-propelled grenade at the end of World War II. What he wants is an anti-tank weapon similar to rpg. In the eyes of Xu Jun, who has a lot of knowledge about weapons, there is a lot of room for improvement in the current initial form of the German "Iron Fist".

First of all, Xu Jun needs to choose between one-time launch or repeated reloading and launching. The advantage of the former is that it does not occupy the army’s establishment. As long as the soldier wants, everyone can carry one or two. The advantage is that the material for the launch tube can be saved, but a soldier must be separated from the team to carry and control this weapon.

After repeated considerations based on the characteristics of the Eastern Front of World War II, Xu Jun finally decided to produce a one-time iron fist. His reason is quite good. Compared with the loaded launcher, the disposable iron fist is more conducive to enhancing the density of anti-tank firepower on the defense line, so that the Soviet armored forces are trapped in the ocean of individual anti-tank weapons.

As for the issue of saving materials, in fact, the seamless steel tube used by Tekken can be used repeatedly. In theory, as long as the tube body has no obvious trauma, it can be fired repeatedly at least ten times, but it needs to be recycled to the manufacturing plant. Reloading, so many soldiers used up and abandoned them on the ground at will.

In history, the German army also launched a prize-winning recycling campaign for iron fist launch tubes. For each used launch tube, three cigarettes can be exchanged from the quartermaster.

Xu Jun feels that compared with the effects of this weapon, some waste is tolerable. After all, Germany is no longer troubled by the shortage of raw materials. Historically, Nazi Germany, which was severely restricted by raw materials, still produced eight There are more than one and two hundred and fifty thousand iron fists of various types, and the number is more than ten million. The German head of state currently has aluminum oil steel bullets, which is not bad at all.

Xu Jun also prepared a simple solution to transport semi-finished warheads to the front line, and set up an assembly workshop directly on the front line to fill the launch tubes recovered from the troops.

The advantage of the disposable launch tube is that even if it is captured by the Soviet army, they can only use it once, and cannot reload this weapon. The repeated reloading type is likely to be equipped by the enemy. Caused serious damage to the German armored forces.

Currently, none of the main tanks equipped in Germany can withstand the initial version of an iron fist, unless it is finalizing the No. 5 heavy tank. Of course, the situation on the Soviet Red Army is not much better.

The initial model of Iron Fist currently equipped by the German army has the same armor-piercing capability as the historical prototype. The metal jet generated by the shaped shaped energy warhead can penetrate two hundred millimeters of homogeneous steel armor, which is enough to protect the world. Most tanks pose a deadly threat, especially attacks launched from the side and behind, and no tank can withstand the attack of this warhead.

But Xu Jun discovered that the power of this warhead can actually be enhanced. Because Germany lacked various rare metals in history, everything likes to be made of steel. They used steel to make warhead shells and launch tubes, and most importantly, poly Energy medicine-shaped cover.

Tekken’s drug-shaped cover is stamped out of thin steel plate. In fact, the drug-shaped cover of the shaped charge weapons developed by most countries at that time was made of steel. It was not until the end of World War II that the United Kingdom and the United States began to adopt other more effective ones. material.

Xu Jun knows that the best medicine-shaped mask material is copper, which is known only to him in the world. At this time, German researchers had never conducted similar research. The British are doing research activities on shaped charges. Their plan is to find the most suitable material for the manufacture of charge-shaped shields. The British armored forces were badly beaten by iron fists during the Battle of England, so they wanted to equip similar equipment. Of anti-tank armor-piercing grenade.

Germany is not rich in copper resources. Historically, it needed to be imported from Sweden and other countries, but at present there are many alternative sources. Both the Americas and Africa have large copper mines with abundant reserves, such as the British North Romania. In Desia (Zambia), Xu Jun knew about several giant open-pit copper mines that had not yet been developed at this time. He had already sent people to negotiate with the British and prepared to work together with each other to develop together.

The reason for pulling the British together is that the local British gentlemen are very skilled in dealing with the local blacks. Without the help of these local snakes, it is difficult to develop minerals in a short time.

Xu Jun also improved the shape of the warhead hood and the warhead, and reduced the diameter of the warhead to make it closer to the later rpg. The experimental department of the Ordnance Bureau has conducted several trials on the improvement plan of the warhead of the Führer. The results are quite gratifying. After replacing the copper charge-shaped cover and the new type of charge, the penetration of the warhead has increased by more than 30%, and it can penetrate the homogeneous steel armor plate of 260 mm, which means it has been No tank can stop the blow of this thing.

At the same time, Xu Jun also improved the propellant of Tekken. Everyone may not believe that the propellant used by Tekken in history turned out to be ordinary black powder~IndoMTL.com~ This caused the gunpowder to not burn out in the tube during launch. , Causing a lot of tail flames, and easily hurt the shooter.

Xu Jun ordered experts from the Ordnance Research Bureau to develop a new type of dual-base propellant, which effectively increased the thrust of the warhead, increased the initial velocity and range of the warhead, and replaced the bulky wooden tail with a razor-like tail that popped out automatically , Xu Jun’s goal is to increase the effective range to two hundred meters, requiring no serious deformation at the end of the trajectory at least within this distance.

Finally, Xu Jun also improved the shape of the launch tube and fitted it with a simple pistol grip. Compared with the original button launch, this method is more convenient for soldiers to hold and aim.

Hu Ge. Schneider has become the designated manufacturer of Iron Fist as in history, and is currently fully engaged in the construction of a new production line. Otherwise, it may be difficult to complete the production target set by the head of state.

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