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Up to now, the firepower of an infantry regiment has surpassed that of any division of the Tang Dynasty army and is comparable to that of a division of the Japanese devils.

全团兵员3550人，拥有M16全自动步枪2500支，手枪1000支，MG42通用机枪54挺，L16迫击炮54门，RPG-7火箭筒45支，M134速射加特林3挺，博福斯75毫米山炮36门。

Plus 200 Unimog trucks and 40 Hongyan CQ261 heavy trucks.

Fortunately, there are more than 200 trucks, otherwise there is no way that 3500 people can afford all these weapons and equipment. If they rely solely on manpower and a small number of mules and horses, at least tens of thousands of logistics personnel will be needed to ensure the normal operation of the regiment.

"Next is the field artillery. The caliber must be increased to at least 105 mm to enhance the range and lethality in flat area operations!"

Switch the store interface to the artillery category:

Bofors 75mm mountain gun: 200 military merit points.

Type 70 250mm infantry gun: military merit points.

Krupp 75mm field gun: 250 military merit points.

Type 75 300mm field gun: military merit points.

Type 75 300mm field gun: military merit points.

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Xu Le simply glanced at the 75mm caliber series of artillery and skipped over it. For small-scale mountain combat, the Bofors artillery was enough. He now needed a larger caliber artillery that could deal a fatal blow to enemy bunkers and towers, and suppress the enemy troops in all aspects with firepower.

Type 105 400mm howitzer: military merit points.

Type 105 400mm cannon: military merit points.

Type 105 400mm howitzer: military merit points.

Krupp 105mm howitzer: 450 military merit points.

M1937 Bofors 105mm Howitzer: 450 merit points.

M2 105mm howitzer: 500 military merit points.

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The Japanese artillery was directly eliminated. Although some of them still performed well, it was only in Asia. At the same era, the Japanese artillery was vulnerable to European and American artillery.

Xu Le also discovered a pattern. The Type 2 howitzer is actually a cannon, while the Type M100 howitzer of the same era is a howitzer. It combines the performance of a howitzer and a cannon and can attack the enemy at different angles. The latter is military merit points more expensive.

The performance of Krupp's 105mm howitzer is also good, with a left and right firing range of 56 degrees and a maximum range of 12 kilometers. Although its range is not as good as the 18 kilometers of the Type 1900 cannon, its weight is only kilograms, only half of that of the Type cannon.

The performance of the M1937 Bofors 105mm howitzer is similar to that of the Krupp, but both were ignored by Xu Le.

Because what he needed was to suppress the enemy's artillery, not to be equal to the enemy. The National Guard had both Krupp and Bofors, and he did not want to be the same as them.

He likes to prepare for the worst. The troops are now taking an unusual route and must ensure their advantage.

For example, the M1 mortar had no advantage over the Japanese mortars. It was only because of the walkie-talkie that it had the advantage in the previous battle, otherwise it would not be able to defeat the Japanese mortars.

In the end, Xu Le changed the type of artillery to howitzer, implemented all-round combat, and temporarily maintained the caliber at 105 mm.

After selection, we finally chose the English L70 118mm howitzer from the early 105s. Because it spans 30 years from the same era, the price reached 800 military merit points per gun, but it was worth the money.

It weighs 1850 kilograms, has an elevation angle range of negative 5 degrees to 70 degrees, a diameter multiple of 37 times, and is less than two meters wide when marching. In addition, it has wide tires with special hydraulic brakes, and its passability is very strong. Even in the mountainous areas of Shanxi Province, the Unimog can be easily towed.

It has strong maneuverability, flexibility and rapid response capabilities, high reliability, long range and good accuracy. The maximum range is 17 kilometers. If bottom-exhaust submunitions are used, the range can reach 20 kilometers.

The left and right shooting ranges are 55 degrees each. If matched with the chassis, it can rotate 360 ​​degrees to carry out all-round attack.

The initial rate of fire is 8 rounds per minute, the sustained rate of fire is 3 rounds per minute, and the maximum rate of fire is over 15 rounds per minute.

"That's it. All the shells in the system have the same price. No matter which one I choose, 1 rounds for 100 military merit point. The L118 howitzer is the pride of England. Even the Eagles imitated it, which shows how powerful it is."

"If 1 horsepower equals 75 kilograms of force, the maximum traction of the 75-horsepower BJ212 jeep exceeds 5 tons. However, if we want to maintain a normal marching speed, the simplest way to estimate is to use the vehicle's own weight as a one-to-one ratio. The vehicle weighs 1400 kilograms, so it can only tow 1400 kilograms at most. Add in the passengers and other supplies in the vehicle, and the towing weight is just over 1 ton.

Even using it to tow the Bofors 75mm mountain gun is a bit difficult, after all, it also has to carry the normal combat base of artillery shells and crew members. You can't transport all of these separately, then what's the point of fighting a war?"

After a simple calculation, Xu Le finally gave up the idea of ​​changing the tractor and continued to use Unimog for traction.

The L118's 105mm grenade weighs 15 kilograms. If there are 30 grenades as a base number, plus the five people in the artillery crew, it is just enough for a normal march.

Buy it when you say buy it. Currently the division headquarters is an empty shell, so the L118 howitzer is equipped as the ground fire suppression force directly under the brigade headquarters. For Xu Le, the 105mm howitzer is not enough for the caliber of division-level firepower.

According to his plan, the artillery units directly under the division headquarters will be based on 155 caliber howitzers and will be at campaign level.

The National Guard gave the Independent 176th Division four infantry regiments, in addition to the division's directly-controlled artillery battalion, special service battalion, and baggage battalion, all of which could be reported directly and obtained regular organization.

However, the brigade level only has two infantry regiments under its jurisdiction, and there is no clear indication of the artillery directly under the brigade headquarters.

There were regimental artillery battalions in the organization of the National Guard, but in fact most of the Tang Dynasty's troops did not have the ability to form regimental artillery battalions. Many regiments did not even have artillery units, so their artillery battalions were empty.

As the saying goes, a general is not bound by his sovereign's orders when he is away from the army. An important reason why the National Guard does not set up additional direct-controlled troops for the brigade headquarters is that the military strength is insufficient to support it. However, if you have the ability to do it, it will actually be recognized.

For example, the elite divisions in the National Guard and some elite divisions in the Shanxi Army, some of their brigades have artillery battalions or even artillery regiments.

Xu Le naturally didn't care about this. When the time comes, he will report the organization of the brigade's artillery battalion. It will be fine as long as the Military Commission recognizes it. It doesn't matter if it doesn't recognize it. They don't care about your military pay. They just want a name and a legitimate reason.

If you encounter any problems in the future, you can scare people by reporting the number.