Recently, a video of our army firing a 107mm rocket without a barrel has been circulating on the Internet. In this video, we can clearly see that rockets that should be fired on a rocket launcher can be launched directly on the ground without relying on a launcher. The specific operation method of
is to fix the rocket in the groove excavated in advance, and then connect the detonator and the rocket through two wires. Afterwards, as long as the detonator is pressed, the rocket will be launched, even like this The rockets fired can still have quite high accuracy.
The reason why our army's 107mm rockets can be launched like this is because the 107mm rocket shells use an electric fuze as the firing unit. The design of
allows it to adapt to a variety of complex battlefield situations. For example, during the march, if the artillery shell accidentally falls from the ammunition rack, the primer structure fired by the firing pin will be in danger of misfiring and causing an accident, while the electric shock fired There is no such problem with the primer, so it is extremely safe.
And in case of emergency, you only need to use tools to pry open the base of the shell for electric-primed shells, and then stick the live wire and neutral wire to the conductive cover and rear centering part of the rocket respectively, and carry it with the rocket launcher The hand-operated generator , or 4 to 6 dry batteries connected in series can be used as a power detonator. It does not even need a gun barrel, and can be fired directly without any support or gun mount.
Therefore, there is another way to use the shells of the 07mm rocket launcher , which is to build a small piece of hardened land near the fortifications as shown in the video, and directly place the rocket launcher on the hardened land to launch. Even a single soldier can do this.
107mm rocket launcher, as a multiple rocket launcher designed by our country in the early 1950s. Together with the AK rifle and RPG, it is also known as the artifact of guerrilla warfare. It has been used in major battlefields in the world from the 20th to the 21st century. Divine weapon.
This rocket launcher was developed when New China had just been founded. When the Chinese army at that time faced the infiltration and sabotage of external hostile forces and the large and small battles of to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea , it soon found that it fell far behind the enemy in artillery equipment. Under this situation, our country requested a batch of rocket launcher assistance from the Soviet Union. The first model of this batch of assistance to arrive in China was the Katyusha rocket launcher that performed well during World War II.
In several battles in which the Katyusha rocket launcher actually participated, we found that compared with the common mortar , howitzer and other long-range fire support weapons, this rocket launcher can achieve quick attack and quick withdrawal in a short time. It fires a large amount of ammunition in a salvo, so it has a powerful firepower output capability that is unmatched by the latter two.
This made the Chinese army, which was still using individual weapons and light artillery weapons, immediately decide to develop an easy-to-carry rocket launcher to enhance the combat capabilities of our country's infantry.
Therefore, after our country completed the First Five-Year Plan in 1958, Yang Yintong served as the chief engineer of the new light rocket launcher, and started the development of a new light rocket launcher with the 847 Factory of the Fifth Ministry of Machinery Industry as the production department. This is the Type 63 107mm towed rocket launcher.
This new rocket launcher was mainly used by infantry at the time, so there were clear requirements for human-machine function adaptation during design. These requirements can be summarized in 16 words, that is, they should not go up more than the neck, go down less than the hips, be wider than the shoulders, and have a close center of gravity. The humanized design condensed into 16 characters of
also made the Type 63 107mm rocket launcher later become a major artifact of guerrilla warfare in the world.
107mm rocket launcher has a simple structure and is lightweight overall. Its gun mount can be divided into 3 rows, each row has 4 columns, with a total of 12 rocket launch tubes. At the same time, the Type 63 rocket launcher is also designed with tires suitable for towing on various terrains, a bifurcated support slide, an artillery sight, high and low wheels, directional wheels, front and rear rods and other components.
In the entire structure, the rocket launcher tube can be disassembled and used separately. In this "customized" assembly mode, the Type 63 107mm rocket launcher can be equipped with 1 tube, 2 tubes, or 4 tubes according to different combat needs. , 8 tubes and other different combinations.
When not in combat, the guerrillas using the Type 63 rocket launcher can even disassemble the tractor and the gun barrel and store them separately. Not only is the size easy to hide, but it can also be disguised as a cart, water pipes and other agricultural tools to avoid enemies. Army search and suppression.
There is another thing worth mentioning about the 107mm rocket launcher, which is its gun mount. The gun mount of the 107mm rocket launcher is installed on a bifurcated slide frame. The pitch angle of the launch tube and the left and right firing range can be easily adjusted by rotating the up and down wheels and direction wheels.
The operations of these adjustments are very easy to use. Even low-trained recruits without any foundation can quickly learn how to use it and master the use process. This also makes it possible for guerrillas, militia and other armed organizations that often cannot completely separate themselves from production. , which can give full play to the combat effectiveness of this weapon.
Therefore, guerrillas in various regions of the world have a soft spot for this weapon. The Type 63 107mm rocket launcher also frequently appears on various battlefields. Even the US military has experienced its effects in Afghanistan , Iraq and other places. Lose less. The unsupported launch of 107mm rockets mentioned at the beginning of
is our army’s unique secret recipe for mastering this weapon. This launch method is not just an idea of soldiers, but also something that has been considered during the design and construction stages.
It is precisely with this kind of launch demand in mind that the manufacturer equips each 107mm rocket with an extremely lightweight caliper sight. There are distance and azimuth scales on this caliper sight. By attaching it to the rocket and aligning it with the white markings, you can ensure a certain shooting accuracy during simple launches.
At the same time, because the rocket relies on the acceleration given by its own power and the stability of the flight control by the tail rudder, even if there is no launcher, firing on other platforms can achieve the same effect as firing in the barrel. However, this simple launch of a single rocket directly by infantry will reduce the maximum strike distance. This is because the initial acceleration conditions of the artillery shell are not as good as those in the barrel, so the range is limited and can generally only deal with 1000-1500. It has a better striking effect when targeting 30-meter targets.
Of course, when it is necessary to use this launch method, the situation is often very critical. In this case, if you can't find the battery or generator, you can even smash the tail cover of the rocket directly and use an open flame to directly ignite the signal tube at the tail of the rocket to launch. The temporary launch method of
obviously has a strong emergency flavor. The reason for such a design is largely based on the experience of Korean War .
In the Korean War, our army's artillery and other long-range support weapons were easily destroyed by the powerful air superiority of the US military. Artillerymen who lost their artillery could not use them in direct combat even if they still had remaining shells. However, Our officers and soldiers have always had an indomitable fighting spirit. Without the artillery, the artillery has become infantry to participate in the battle, but this is undoubtedly a helpless move.
In the 1960s, the situation in which the US military and other enemy forces had air superiority had not changed significantly. Therefore, our army designed the Type 63 107mm rocket launcher. Even if the artillery itself was destroyed, the artillery could still use the remaining shells to continue fighting. Weapons
This pursuit of emergency weapons and equipment also inherits the fighting spirit from the beginning of our country. During the Liberation War, our country invented a homemade giant despite poor material conditions and lack of long-range anti-personnel weapons. Cannon - has no conscience and cannons on .
The Heartless Cannon, also known as the Thunder Cannon , is a homemade weapon created by the People's Liberation Army. It is an explosive pack launcher with a gasoline barrel as the barrel. The caliber of this weapon is absolutely astonishing - the diameter of the barrel is as big as the barrel.
We all know that the largest heavy cannon in history, the caliber of the Gustav cannon is 800mm, and the largest caliber cannon Little David is only 914mm, but the caliber of the heartless cannon can easily exceed 1 meter, and It is this huge caliber that allows the heartless cannon to throw very heavy explosive packets.
The strong explosive impact produced by these explosive packs will blow up bunkers, men and horses wherever they pass. Many enemies who were knocked down by bombs often couldn't find any wounds on their bodies, but they were bleeding from seven holes, and they were shocked to death. After figuring out this situation, the national army simply called this kind of thing a "heartless gun."
During the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, faced with our army's tactics of dividing and attacking, the United Nations troops were harassed to a great extent. In this case, an American general named Van Fleet proposed a tactic - to use far more than the conventional amount of ammunition to carry out a coverage strike without blind spots, in an attempt to use this crazy fire bombing to defeat our scattered army. The fortifications and defense lines laid out. This tactic, also known as the Van Fleet tactic, put tremendous pressure on the People's Volunteers in the middle period of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.
Faced with such tactics, the People's Volunteer Army will naturally not sit still and wait for death. Under this tremendous pressure, the People's Volunteer Army also developed authentic warfare methods. Make full use of the combination of reverse slope fortifications and underground fortifications to travel inside the mountain, arrange echelon defense lines, and conduct underground operations around the highlands to ensure long-term combat capabilities and logistical supplies. Under this new method of warfare, no matter how much ammunition Van Fleet used, he could not get a slight advantage from the People's Volunteer Army.
and the above, as well as the development of individual shooting tactics of 107mm rocket launchers, are actually different approaches to the same goal, and ultimately point to the same path, that is, the People's Liberation Army can give full play to its subjective initiative and can still use its brains to find solutions in any difficult and dangerous environment. Courage and wisdom in solutions.
Of course, now, our military no longer needs to rely on such "local methods" to protect people's interests and defend national sovereignty.
Today, the construction of our air force has made great progress. A large number of advanced fighters such as and J20 are in service. Our army has the ability to seize air supremacy on the battlefield. Our ground artillery units no longer have to worry about being attacked by enemy air forces. Threatened by power.
People's Air Force has powerful ground attack capabilities. The fighter and fighter bomber can carry precision-guided bombs and accurately strike enemy solid targets under the guidance of lasers and satellites.
Air-launched rockets can also make up for the lack of mobility of ground rockets to a large extent. They can rely on highly maneuverable penetrating platforms such as tactical aircraft to directly penetrate deep into the enemy and attack the enemy's division-level headquarters. Perform a decapitating strike.
When facing the enemy's anti-artillery radar and electronic jamming platform, the People's Air Force can also allow fighter bombers to mount anti-radiation missiles for long-distance strikes. For larger enemy armies, such as enemy division-level troops, especially heavy-arms troops, bombers can also be used to carry cruise missiles for long-distance salvo attacks.
In terms of rocket launchers, our country has also developed a variety of newer models of rockets, from the 122mm 40-tube rocket launchers replaced in the 1990s, to the Type 03 long-range rocket launchers, to the new long-range rocket launchers displayed at the 2019 military parade. These new-quality combat capabilities Its service and generation allow our rocket artillery troops to kill enemy troops hundreds of kilometers away.
In addition to rocket launchers, when our army now faces those solid fortifications and targets, we already have more means of attack. In the past, we had a great demand for rocket launchers. Ultimately, it was because of the lack of direct firepower, let alone aerial strike firepower. But today, our country has installed a large number of various self-propelled artillery , from the battalion level, to the brigade level, to the group army level, which can already meet various fire strikes from close to medium range on a large level. Require.
These new attack methods all demonstrate the great efforts and progress of the People's Liberation Army under the call to strengthen its military strength, improve its technical level, and win the new information war.
But these new equipment and techniques and tactics do not mean that the spirit of the year will be replaced. On the contrary, the great spirit of those years of fighting the enemy to the last moment without caring about one's own safety and racking one's brains to develop new tactics should be promoted today. In fact, it is this great and indomitable fighting spirit that forged the People's Liberation Army itself.
Under the call of the idea of strengthening the army in the new era, we can clearly see that the People's Liberation Army not only did not give up the spirit of the old era, but also combined it with the weapons and equipment of the new era.
Being able to fight, fight, and think is the new look of today's People's Liberation Army. With new equipment, there are new tactics. Even in today's high-tech war, people are still the biggest factor that determines the outcome of the war. This is also the biggest basis for the People's Liberation Army to dare to fight and win!
