HCB Chapter 242 System update completed
Chapter 242 System update completed
The weather was clear and the blue sky was cloudless. Apart from the fact that it felt a bit too hot, it was perfect weather for starting a war.
Zhang Chi was in charge of the command center. He sat in a comfortable armchair, with the latest model of "Big Dipper" standing electric fan produced by the newly established Nanhua Second Machinery Factory placed in front of him.
While enjoying the breeze, he kept looking at the map and thinking about whether there were any loopholes in his plan.
At this moment, the attack on Mandalay City is being carried out in full swing.
Since its establishment, the Anmin Army has captured many large cities heavily occupied by the Japanese in the Pegu region and has rich experience.
The act of sieging a city may seem complicated, but when broken down, it's nothing more than surrounding the city first, isolating the defenders from any reinforcements from other regions.
Then use planes and heavy artillery to slowly open the turtle shell outside the city, peel off the outer defense system of the Japanese defenders layer by layer, and seize the commanding heights outside the city.
At the same time, precision bombing or artillery attacks were carried out on important facilities in the city, such as military camps, ammunition depots, and fuel depots, to attack the sustained combat potential of the Japanese defenders in the city.
Finally, the infantry entered the city and engaged in street fighting.
Therefore, at this moment in the operations room, the staff, under the leadership of Chief of Staff Tan Zhijie, were arranging the offensive tasks of various troops in a "chaotic but orderly" manner.
Even though there were more than ten standing electric fans turned to the maximum speed, blowing air with a humming sound, and the outdoor diesel generator was also running frantically to generate electricity, beads of sweat still appeared on everyone's forehead.
[Ding, system update completed, welcome to the host to use the "Storm Coming" version of the War Thunder system]
A crisp system prompt sound rang in Zhang Chi's ears. A look of joy appeared on his face, and he immediately pretended to sit in an armchair with his eyes closed to rest. In fact, he was sinking his consciousness into his mind to check the system interface.
With each version update of the War Thunder game, various new vehicles will be added to the technology tree.
However, Zhang Chi's War Thunder system currently only has the authority to purchase vehicles before Level V, so Zhang Chi's priority is to check whether new vehicles have been updated in the low-weight range on the White Eagle technology tree.
Seeing this, he almost jumped out of his chair with excitement.
In the system interface, at the level II position of the anti-aircraft vehicle line of the White Eagle technology tree, a new icon is shining under the [M16 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun].
"T77E1 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun?" Zhang Chi silently recited the name on the flashing icon in his mind. This vehicle did not exist in the technology tree before the update. It was obviously a new update.
He thought about it and clicked on the icon.
T77E1 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, Level II, Combat Weight 3.7, Required R&D Points:, Purchase Price: Silver Lions
Look at the 3D projection of the vehicle that appears after clicking the icon, and look at the chassis of the iconic M24 'Chaffee' light tank and the fully enclosed turret that can rotate 360 degrees.
Zhang Chi immediately realized that this was a better field accompanying air defense than the M16 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun modified based on the M3 half-track vehicle.
After all, the M24 Chaffee light tank's passability and off-road capabilities far exceed those of the M3 half-track vehicle, and in the face of aircraft strafing, the T77E1's fully enclosed turret is more survivable than the latter's open-top electric turret.
更别提T77E1有6管M2HB 12.7mm重机枪，而M16只有4管，火力提高了50%。
Apart from being more expensive than the M16, which only costs a Silver Lion, it has no disadvantages.
"M44 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzer?" (Picture at the end of the chapter, author says) In the White Eagle technology tree, at level III of the self-propelled artillery line, another flashing icon is the 'culprit' of Zhang Chi's abnormal joy.
Zhang Chi knew very well what the words '155mm howitzer' meant.
He quickly clicked on the icon.
M44 155mm Tracked Self-Propelled Howitzer, Tier III, Combat Weight 4.0, Required R&D Points: , Purchase Price: Silver Lions
Its position on the technology tree is right after the [M10 'Wolverine' tank destroyer] and before the [M36 'Jackson' tank destroyer], which is exactly the position that Zhang Chi can research and develop immediately.
Zhang Chi immediately added the land warfare research and development points he had gained in the battle to liberate Lashio during the previous system update to the M44. Looking at the research and development progress bar, he was already imagining the future, a wonderful life where he could use and throw away 155 caliber barrels one by one.
"After the battle of Mandalay, the source of these 155 caliber artillery will no longer be a problem." Zhang Chi said to himself. Although he had obtained the equipment of the Schneider Artillery Factory in France through the synthetic spy team 'Bat Cave'.
However, it is certainly not possible to successfully put 155-level large-caliber artillery into production overnight. Zhang Chi's expectation for the military personnel of the artillery factory is to be able to fully produce 60mm and 82mm mortars as soon as possible, and to develop a 120mm caliber heavy mortar.
Looking at the 3D projection of the vehicle in the system, the majestic 155mm large tube, and the 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun mounted on the roof, Zhang Chi felt more and more comfortable.
M44型155mm履带行自行榴弹炮以M41型‘沃克猛犬’轻型坦克底盘为基础，在其上加装了一门M45型155mm榴弹炮，是白鹰在53年才推出的一款敞篷自行火炮。
It has a 5-person crew, including 1 commander, 1 gunner, 2 loaders, and 1 driver. Ammunition is loaded manually, there are 24 rounds of ammunition on board, and the average firing rate is 4 rounds per minute.
Since it was born in the early days of the Cold War, it has no night vision equipment and no three-proof system.
However, Zhang Chi didn't care about these details. After all, the caliber of 155mm alone was enough to fight the Japanese.
Not to mention that the so-called M45 155mm howitzer is the post-war vehicle-mounted version of the M1 155mm howitzer currently used by the An Min Army Artillery Brigade. The two sides use the same ammunition, and their range and performance are roughly the same, with a maximum range of 14.6 kilometers.
This means that the artillery brigade does not need much additional training after receiving this self-propelled howitzer, and the artillery firing table it uses does not need to be changed, so it can be smoothly put into service in the artillery system of the People's Army.
Just thinking of its chassis, the M41 'Walker Bulldog' light tank, Zhang Chi's mouth corners couldn't help but rise.
Because its name comes from Lieutenant General Walton Walker, who was directly hit and killed by a dump truck driven by Korean soldiers during the Korean War.
A lieutenant general of a country was hit and killed by a truck... (This man had remarkable abilities, but he suddenly disappeared while organizing the defense against the Volunteer Army)
"Brother Zhang, what are you happy about?" Xiao Qi, the orderly who accompanies Zhang Chi day and night, is like a family member to him. When he saw the crooked corners of Zhang Chi's mouth, he couldn't help but ask.
“I thought of something happy!”