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At the same time, Liu Guifu continued to introduce to everyone.

"And as far as I know, this type of artillery has too many advantages." Liu Guifu immediately looked at Zeng Jiwen with admiration.

"First, it has powerful firepower. This gun has 12 launch tubes and can fire a salvo in 7-9 seconds. It can quickly unleash a large number of shells on the target area, creating a powerful fire coverage that can inflict heavy damage to clustered targets, fortifications, and armored vehicles. Furthermore, its ammunition is powerful, with a warhead weighing 8.33 kg and a kill radius of 12.5 meters. The explosive power is sufficient to destroy enemy manpower, light armored targets, and simple fortifications, effectively disrupting the enemy's combat deployment and offensive rhythm."

"Secondly, it has high mobility and is light. In marching mode, it weighs 385 kilograms, and in combat mode, it weighs 613 kilograms. For current artillery, this is relatively light, making it very convenient to transport and move. Whether towed by a truck or pulled by a person or a horse, it can be easily moved to the combat site."

"It is also easy to disassemble and assemble. This artillery piece can be quickly disassembled and reassembled, with each component weighing no more than 30 kilograms. Its structural dimensions are cleverly designed to meet the requirements of being "higher than the neck, lower than the hips, wider than the shoulders, and with the center of gravity close to the body," making it easy for a single soldier to carry and transport, and capable of adapting to complex terrain and combat environments."

"It's also easy to operate and offers flexible firing methods. The gun's launcher is relatively simple, using an electric ignition system. It can be fired normally from the launch tube, or in special circumstances, by placing the rocket directly on the ground and igniting it with just a few batteries. It requires relatively few firing conditions. It's also easy to aim, equipped with optical sights, elevation and directional controls, and manual adjustment of direction. It's simple to operate, and soldiers with minimal training can quickly master its use."

"Furthermore, this cannon is highly versatile and can be used and transported in all types of terrain. Furthermore, its cost is extremely low, and it can be manufactured as long as there is sufficient raw material."

Liu Guifu immediately listed a lot of advantages of this artillery, and the two people's eyes lit up when they heard it. Especially when they heard that this artillery could be disassembled and fired from a single barrel, they became even more enthusiastic and immediately had a wonderful feeling about this artillery, as if this artillery was naturally designed for the Eighth Route Army.

Since a gun could fire twelve shells at once, everyone was reluctant to conduct a test firing, so they asked Liu Guifu to use the prepared training shells to conduct a test firing exercise at a nearby hilltop. Then they watched as the soldiers quickly disassembled the entire gun body, with each person carrying a gun barrel on his back.

At the same time, according to the previous naming method, this artillery was named Taihang 38-type 107mm rocket launcher. At the same time, people began to ask about the production of the two artillery pieces.

According to Liu Guifu's introduction, because the rocket launcher is simple to manufacture, two or three can be produced every day, and about 20 shells can be produced every day. The most difficult one is the rocket launcher, which has twelve barrels. It takes about a week to produce one, and 60 matching shells can be produced at the same time.

Therefore, Zeng Jiwen ordered the military factories to produce these two weapons with all their strength, and tried to equip every regiment with rocket launchers before April. As for rocket launchers, one round of salvo from a rocket launcher was equivalent to one round of attack by an artillery battalion. Zeng Jiwen just asked the military factories to produce as many as possible before the Japanese army's summer raid.

Wang Zhuo looked at the 107mm rocket launcher and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.

"Brigade Commander, Chief Engineer Liu, look, since 12 tubes are enough, what about 24 tubes, 36 tubes or even 64 tubes?" Wang Zhuo asked with great interest.

"Besides, the 107mm caliber is too large. If it is reduced to 90mm, or even 60mm, wouldn't the gun body be even smaller?"