activa-t Chapter 326 BM21 Hail Rocket Launcher!
Chapter 326 BM21 Hail Rocket Launcher!
"Ju, ju, ju..."
"Suddenly..."
Shells with sharp whistling sounds flew overhead from time to time, exploding not far away with a "boom!" Buildings were blasted to pieces, dust billowing everywhere.
"Bah bah bah!"
Zhang Haiyang and his companions spat, their mouths full of dust, and said through the shovel:
"Yuemin, those Vietnamese are really cold-blooded. They don't hesitate to bomb their own city. These shells are practically free."
The small team was now hiding in a corner of a collapsed building. Zhong Yuemin scanned the enemy situation ahead and said:
"The Vietnamese are trying to destroy us all. They know the old town can't be defended, so they're going to blow it up along with the city."
"What a bastard!"
Zhang Haiyang said angrily, "Where did these shells come from, Yuemin? Let's give them a good blast!"
Zhong Yuemin shouted.
"Their artillery shells are set up on high ground several kilometers away. What are they going to do? With their rifles? The communications soldier just reported that the Viet Hoa army defending Lao Cai is the 345th Division!"
"The 345th Division? Old Qin!"
Zhang Haiyang asked Qin Guanshan, a Vietnamese-Chinese who was with the small team, "I remember you told me before that you seemed to have come from the 345th Division, right?"
Qin Guanshan nodded, "I am an infantryman in a company of the 116th Regiment under the 345th Division."
"How effective is the 345th Division?"
"It turns out he was just a production division. I guess he was expanded into a combat unit before the war. The division commander should still be Colonel Ma Yonglan. It wasn't exactly the Vietnamese elite unit, but its weaponry was not weak at all. It was equipped with advanced weapons from the Russians and the Americans. The shells that just flew over my head sounded like the Russian BM21 Hail rocket launchers."
"Hail rocket launcher?" Zhang Haiyang asked in confusion. "Is there any particular reason for this name? How does our 107mm rocket launcher compare to others?"
Qin Guanshan said:
"As far as I know, this is a 122mm 40-tube self-propelled rocket launcher developed by the Russians. It has amazing firepower, a fast firing rate, and excellent mobility."
这种火箭炮的40个发射管可以在20秒内一次性发射40发火箭弹，一个营（18门）的火力齐射在20秒内能够发射720发火箭弹，弹药总重高达40多吨，你们想想这是多么惊人的火力输出。”
Wang Tiezhu smacked his lips.
"No wonder it's called the Hailstorm Rocket Launcher, it's just like a hailstorm."
Qin Guanshan nodded.
"Compared to others, our 107mm rocket artillery is inferior in terms of firepower output, firing speed, and mobility. However, although the Hail rocket artillery has powerful firepower, it also has its limitations. Its biggest problem is its limited accuracy and large dispersion of rockets. It is mainly suitable for striking cluster targets rather than single tactical targets. In addition, the reloading time is relatively long, and its sustained firepower is relatively weak."
That Ma Yonglan is the worst kind of person. He doesn't care about the lives of his own soldiers at all. He only left two battalions of the 118th Regiment and some local troops in the city, while deploying the main force on a series of high ground between Lao Cai and the Red River, directly shelling them. He must have planned this all along, using a small force as bait to lure our main force in before shelling the entire Lao Cai city area.
"Hey, Lao Qin!"
Zhang Haiyang said, "From what I'm hearing, you have some kind of grudge against this guy surnamed Ma?"
"A holiday? Heh?"
Qin Guanshan sneered, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.
"My wife and daughter were killed by them. Do you think that counts as a grudge?"