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After the original artillery units were equipped with the Type 85 laser rangefinder and the Type 58 one-meter rangefinder, the hit rate of their artillery shells has increased several times.

In the previous battle in Queshu Valley, two helicopters from the armored division and the artillery brigade provided artillery parameters in real time, which once again improved the hit rate of the artillery shells.

On average, only one calibration shot is needed to accurately strike the target. Even when the distance is no more than 10 kilometers, the first shot can accurately hit the enemy's medium-sized bunker.

This played a key role in attacking the outer positions of Huo County, greatly increasing the speed of the infantry regiment's advance and reducing the damage rate of armored vehicles.

For the Type 69 tank, all the artillery shells in the world today cannot break through its defense head-on. Even the 80mm armor on the side cannot be penetrated by ordinary artillery shells, and ordinary armor-piercing shells cannot penetrate it either. It must be a large-caliber armor-piercing shell, or a fin-stabilized discarding sabot armor-piercing shell.

The fin-stabilized armor-piercing discarding sabot projectile was invented by Nazi Germany in the late stages of World War II. As for the Asian battlefield, there was no such ammunition at all.

Therefore, the Type 69 tank is invincible unless it is hit by a large-caliber armor-piercing projectile on the side or back.

But the Type 63 armored vehicle is different. In order to have enough space to load soldiers and ensure the mobility of the vehicle, its armor thickness is only 20 mm. It can withstand the Japanese 7.7 mm heavy machine guns, but cannot withstand the attacks of the Japanese rapid-fire cannons.

Therefore, the artillery's hit rate directly affects the losses of the infantry regiment.

If it weren't for the navy and air force in the near future, Xu Le would have invested a large number of reconnaissance helicopters during the domestic equipment reform two months ago.

He had looked at the prices of naval and air force equipment. Because China's early military production capacity was very low, when propeller aircraft had been eliminated militarily and countries around the world were developing and serving jet aircraft, China's military industry was just getting started.

At this time, it is impossible to continue developing outdated propeller power, so the starting point is the research on jet power.

This also means that if Xu Le wants to establish an air force, the only option he can choose is jet aircraft.

The price of jet aircraft is much higher than that of propeller aircraft. Take the J-5, the first jet aircraft imitated by China, for example, its price reached 5 military merit points per aircraft.

再往后的歼6、歼7、歼8，或者轰5、轰6等轰炸机，其价格更是一路水涨船高。

And the most important point is that if he wants to complete the task of "Great Wall Watch" within 10 years, he must compete for world domination, and the most basic condition for competing for world domination is to have an aircraft carrier fleet.

The earliest domestically-produced aircraft carrier was the Type 001 aircraft carrier, which cost several million military merit points each. If it is equipped with a full complement of fighter jets, the cost of just one aircraft carrier would be close to million military merit points, not to mention the cost of a complete aircraft carrier fleet consisting of destroyers, frigates, supply ships and submarines, which would exceed tens of millions.

Such a price is simply robbery, and the landlords can't help but be devastated.

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During the meeting, Xu Le hardly spoke a word, because his heart was bleeding whenever he thought about future developments.

tired.

It's so tiring.

However, the next combat operation was tentatively scheduled for the end of January 42 to recover Shanxi Province.

This has been planned very quickly. The larger the battle, the more aspects are involved, and it cannot be arranged in a short time.

After the meeting, Xu Le came to the iron mine again and started the exchange work.

This time, iron ore was accumulated for a total of three months, namely September, October and November.

Thanks to the strong cooperation of local businesses and the arrival of new drilling equipment, the new iron mine has already started full production.

The monthly output of the three iron mines has been close to saturation, with a total of tons of iron ore, which were exchanged for a total of 920 million military merit points.

It is worth mentioning that Shanxi Province is the province with the richest coal reserves in the Tang Dynasty, and coal is everywhere.

Linfen is a county with a large coal production. There are dozens of coal mines of various sizes in the surrounding area, all of which were previously occupied by the Japanese.

Xu Le did not bring these coal mines under the command of the 88th Army, but instead put them up for bidding in the form of a controlling stake, with the newly established trade resource company of the Logistics Department and local companies jointly holding them.

The 88th Army will provide necessary protection measures, the company selected through bidding will be responsible for production and sales, and the final profits will be split -.

The private companies got the industry for free, and because they had to produce, they also provided a large number of jobs for the people. The 88th Army also got the profits it deserved, so everyone benefited.

Therefore, all industries and sectors in the areas under the jurisdiction of the 88th Army are in a state of vigorous development.

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Personal panel:

Host: Xu Le

Military Merit Points:

Title: Millionaire [Host's business ability is enhanced by 50%, and subordinates are enhanced by 20%]

Mission: Great Wall Watch [Lead the army to conquer the world and establish your own country, the deadline is 10 years. Failure will wipe out all the host's connections in this world, including the army. Success will reward 1000 military and technological talents]

Space: Gold [kg], Silver [kg], some antiques, some ammunition, some fuel…

The original military achievement was that in order to meet the production of various iron mines and coal mines, Xu Le purchased 50 100-kilowatt diesel engines.

The original price was 5 military merit points per unit, but now it is military merit points, with a total cost of 75.

Now that the military merit points have exceeded 2000 million again, the matter of the helicopter reconnaissance battalion can be put on the agenda.

Z-5 multi-purpose helicopter: 1 military merit points.

Z-8 medium multi-purpose helicopter: 2 military merit points.

Z-9 general-purpose helicopter: 2.5 military merit points.

Z-10 armed helicopter: 10 military merit points.

The original model of the Apache attack helicopter cost 4 military merit points, and the Z-9 cost 5.

Although the current Z-9 only costs 2.5 yuan, it is only used for reconnaissance and does not need to be so advanced. Xu Le finally chose the most cost-effective Z-5 multi-purpose helicopter.

The Z-5 multi-purpose helicopter is a Chinese imitation of the Soviet Mi-4 helicopter and completed its first flight in 58.

Without fuel and any personnel, the empty weight of the aircraft is 5100 kg. The internal fuel tank can hold 1100 kg of fuel and a load of 1000 kg. The normal take-off weight is 7200 kg, and the maximum take-off weight in an overloaded condition is 7600 kg.

The practical ceiling is 6000 meters, the maximum level flight speed is 210 kilometers per hour, and the maximum endurance is 520 kilometers.

Although its performance in all aspects is several levels lower than that of the Apache helicopter, this is not its positioning. Its flight altitude of 6000 meters is sufficient for medium and low altitude reconnaissance.

Its 16-cubic-meter cabin can accommodate eight fully armed soldiers, and can also lift 8 kilograms of supplies or equipment at critical moments.

However, its loading capacity is not as good as the top ones but better than the bottom ones, so it is not enough to be used as an airborne division transport aircraft.

Purchase 50 aircraft, consuming 50 military merit points.

In addition to the fully-equipped reconnaissance battalions directly under the military headquarters, the reconnaissance battalions directly under each division and the reconnaissance battalions of the artillery brigade also mainly use this helicopter. As for the reconnaissance units under the regiments below, they mainly rely on ground reconnaissance.

It’s not that Xu Le doesn’t want to equip the regiment with helicopters, but operating a helicopter is too difficult. The first hard requirement is to have a certain cultural foundation, which eliminates 90% of people.