The rise of great powers: starting from military industry - #170 - Chapter 170 Flamethrower and Rocket Launcher

Synthetic camp.

Li Fuguo had just returned from taking the synthetic camp out for training, but he saw Liu Tao waiting for them here.

“Director!” Li Fuguo saluted Liu Tao.

The other soldiers in the car saluted Liu Tao.

Liu Tao returned the greeting.

“You just came back and I have prepared two good things for you!” Liu Tao said with a smile.

Li Fuguo asked people to go back to the military camp, jumped out of the car, and asked curiously: “What good thing?”

“Could it be that we want our tanks to be fully manned?” What Li Fuguo wanted most was tanks.

In fact, the tanks Liu Tao gave to the combined battalion were not averagely good.

After driving such an advanced tank, absolutely no one wants to drive the Type 59 tank.

They believe that this tank is the best tank in the world.

“What are you thinking about? Tank production is still limited right now, so we can’t give them all to you!” Liu Tao said angrily.

Most of the tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns produced, whether they are self-use versions or foreign trade versions, are sent to the capital.

There is a dedicated tank regiment there to receive these tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, and then specially train tank troops to adapt to these tanks and self-propelled anti-aircraft guns.

It is even necessary to separate out a few foreign trade self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and tanks to train students from Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

The deposit has been paid, and people have come to China, so they have to teach.

Of course, in order to avoid some troubles, the Iraqi and Saudi trainees are trained in another tank battalion, and the two are not in the same place.

Giving these self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and tanks to the combined battalion is pretty good.

Liu Tao took out two weapons from the car.

“Is this a flamethrower?” Li Fuguo was a little surprised, “And this is a rocket launcher?”

“Yes, these are these two weapons!” Liu Tao nodded.

The individual flamethrower is a common weapon for chemical defense troops born in World War I. It is often used for tasks such as attacking fortresses, clearing obstacles, disinfecting, and forest fire prevention. As early as the Liberation War, our army captured various types of Japanese-made and American-made flamethrowers. Individual flamethrowers are used in fortified operations. In the later Liaodong Peninsula, the Volunteer Army also widely used captured American-made injectors.

In 1955, our army’s chemical defense force established the earliest Spitfire Company.

Later, with the help of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union’s LPO-50 flamethrower was imitated, and was later shaped into the Type 58 flamethrower. The Type 58 flamethrower adopted the principle of gunpowder propulsion. The colloidal oil (napalm) in the fuel bottle was heated by the gunpowder gas. It is ejected from the spray gun along the fuel pipe under the propulsion. At the muzzle of the gun, an electric firing device controlled by the battery ignites the ignition tube at the muzzle, thereby igniting the fuel. The Type 58 flamethrower has three fuel tanks like the LPO flamethrower and can spray three times.

The Type 58 flamethrower has a total system mass of 23 kilograms, a single cylinder capacity of 3.4 liters, a rear seat of about 60 kilograms, an effective range of 40 meters, and a maximum range of 90 meters.

Later, the Type 58 flamethrower was improved, eventually forming the Type 74 flamethrower, which was mass-produced in 1977. The Type 74 flamethrower changed the gunpowder propeller of the Type 58 flamethrower from four components into one, making the operation much simpler. At the same time, the battery excitation device was changed to a permanent magnet micromotor, and the new 74 light charge was replaced with an automatic transfer switch. It successfully To solve the problem of blind fire, the component material design was improved, the weight was reduced to 20 kilograms, and the new Type 66 condensate powder was used. The effective range was increased to 45 meters, and the maximum range was 100 meters.

In last year’s “Red Dragon’s Roar” military operation, the entire army mobilized thousands of Type 58 and Type 74 flamethrowers to support the front line and played an important role in attacking enemy fortifications and caves.

Liu Tao improved the flamethrower. The new flamethrower is made of titanium alloy. The total weight is reduced to 12.6 kg, and the empty weight is reduced to 8 kg. It is light in weight and has small recoil. It can spray up to 18 times and the maximum range can reach 110 meters. , the effective range is 55 meters.

The reduced weight undoubtedly allows soldiers to easily carry it forward in combat, and the increased range increases the flamethrower’s killing range.

This kind of flamethrower is undoubtedly the most suitable weapon for mice hiding in cat holes.

The rocket launcher is also a familiar weapon to China.

After all, the Type 69 40-gun and 107 rocket launchers, which are imitations of the Soviet RG7 rocket launcher, and the AK47 are known as the “Three Treasures of Guerrilla Warfare” in the world.

China has never stopped researching rocket launchers.

For example, the Type 51 90mm rocket launcher, which is based on the famous American M20 88.9mm rocket launcher, is China’s first standard rocket launcher. It was officially finalized and put into production in May 1951, with 4,800 units produced that year.

For example, the Type 56 40mm rocket launcher is imitated from the Soviet RPG-2. The rocket launcher is 0.65 meters long, weighs 2.75 kilograms, has a body diameter of 82 millimeters, a projectile weight of 1.8 kilograms, an effective range of 150 meters, and a maximum range of 200 meters per minute. It can fire 3-4 rounds and penetrate 200 mm of armor.

For example, the Type 69 40mm rocket launcher is imitated from the Soviet RPG-7 rocket launcher. This rocket launcher is not a single-soldier rocket launcher, but a rocket launcher that requires two people to operate. The total weight of the launcher is 5.6 kg, the bomb weight is 2.1 kg, and the caliber of the launcher is 40 mm, the launch tube is 910 mm long, the rocket diameter is 85 mm, the range is 200-500 meters, equipped with white light and infrared sights, and the vertical armor-piercing capability is 300 mm. This is also the main force of rocket launchers currently in active service in the military, equipping a large number of troops, and assisting third world countries.

As for the Type 70 62mm anti-tank rocket launcher, it is the first individual anti-tank rocket launcher independently developed by our country. The rocket launcher has a small diameter, light weight, simple structure, and does not occupy the establishment. It can be used by everyone in wartime. For It is extremely effective in treating ‘lack of firepower phobia’. It has an effective range of 200 meters and a maximum range of 800 meters. The warhead can penetrate 100 mm of armor and can also be used with air-blast personnel anti-personnel bombs.

However, the 70-type 62mm anti-tank rocket launcher, which is half disposable and half reusable, is a bit embarrassing after all. It is better to simply use disposable rocket launchers that are thrown away after shooting.

“This is a disposable rocket launcher. The total weight of the sleeve and rocket is 7.5 kilograms, and the length is 971 millimeters. It has optical aiming, an effective range of 300 meters, and can penetrate 300 millimeters of reinforced concrete.” Liu Tao said, ” Most importantly, it can fire cloud blast bombs.”

“80mm caliber, so light?” Li Fuguo was surprised.

The power of firearms and cannons is directly proportional to their caliber, and their weight is also directly proportional to their caliber.

The Type 69 40mm bazooka launcher and bombs weigh 7.7 kilograms in total, but the rocket in front of me has a caliber of 80mm and is actually lighter than the Type 69 40mm bazooka. This simply subverts Li Fuguo’s perception.

“Well, this sleeve is not made of metal, but made of fiberglass and resin. Its strength and hardness are comparable to steel. Its heat insulation performance is particularly good. You can’t feel the heat of the rocket tail flame at all.” Liu Tao said with a smile.

Of course, there are problems with this material. The only problem is that it is too transparent. The rocket tail flame makes the whole sleeve turn red, like spewing lava, which is a bit scary. At the same time, using it at night will expose its position.

In order to improve this problem, Liu Tao made an opaque paint and sprayed it on it, which increased the cost of the rocket launcher.