Three hundred and fortieth IX Thailand (nineteen)
The east wind blooms flowers on thousands of trees at night, and even blows them down, making stars like rain.
This is perhaps the verse that best describes the image at this time. 432 rocket shells, especially those fired from guide rails, are not very accurate. But aren’t they just fireworks and chaos like rain?
If you use a launch tube to launch, the accuracy will be higher, but the processing is more difficult, the processing requirements for the projectile are also higher, and the cost performance is not as good.
At this time, there is no guidance capability, and no matter how high the accuracy is, it is not as good as a barrel artillery. There is little point in pursuing accuracy.
Rumble, rumble...
A rapid, short, deafening explosion came from Bangkok, and 432 artillery shells rose up.
Pasak is a middle-level officer in the Thai army. He is in his 20s and has just returned from studying in the UK for a year. He is an alumnus of King Rama VI.
If there hadn't been this war, maybe he would have found a regimental commander or something in the process of becoming the commander of the Thai army, and gradually became a part of the warlord/or a soldier loyal to the government in the two reshuffles?
It didn't matter, Pasa led a battalion with a battalion commander - a battalion composed of a small number of former Thai soldiers, some rebels who surrendered to the government, strong men or people who voluntarily joined the army, and criminals.
On December 3rd, Pasa, whose circumstances were unknown but taught by the British, was still having breakfast in a bright room.
He did not believe that Nanhua would launch a larger-scale attack regardless of the government's reputation and the "warnings" from Britain and the United States.
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fu~fu~fu~
"What's the sound?" Pasa was enjoying his lunch - a fried steak made of Thai buffalo and a British fried fish.
The guard was an honest farmer. When he heard the officer's question, his little eyes were full of doubts.
fu~wu~
Boom!
Before Pasa had time to react, the rocket had accurately hit his house, and the violent explosion instantly sent them to see Buddha...or Jesus?
In the past few days of rest, Nan Hua did not do anything. Small-scale testing has continued. In addition, armored vehicles have also been added to the front line, which has put a lot of pressure on the Thai army, prompting the Thai army to move to a certain extent.
Gather together.
The price was that Nanhua once again paid dozens of lives.
"Okay! That's it! Hit! Hit me again!" Zhao Dabao watched from a distance with a telescope. When he saw the explosion, he almost jumped with excitement.
The battles in the past few days have put too much pressure on him. The speed of the frontline advancement is far from the standards of Nanhua. Even if heavy firepower is missing, that is not the reason.
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Moreover, the casualty rate far exceeded previous battles. When the Japanese attacked Borneo, Nanhua only suffered hundreds of casualties, many of which were non-combat casualties.
The war was not going well and there were too many casualties. The psychological pressure Zhao Dabao endured was not enough for outsiders.
The political commissar looked at Zhao Dabao, who was in high spirits, and observed it with a high-power gun scope for a long time.
"Then attack the alternative target and clear the obstacles to attack southwest Bangkok." The political commissar thought for a while.
Zhao Dabao suppressed his smile and rubbed his hands in embarrassment: "Just once, once."
"Strike while the iron is hot, give the order!" the political commissar shook his head.
The original plan was to only fight 1 round. After 1 round, it was time for the infantry.
The 3-year-old rockets are launched using guide rails, and the accuracy cannot be guaranteed at all. So before the artillery bombardment began, all soldiers in the first-line position retreated to prevent accidental damage.
Of course there is another small reason - price.
Even under Nanhua's industrial system, the price of a three-year-old rocket and ordinary artillery shell is 375 yuan, which is equivalent to an ordinary worker's income for one and a half years.
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Or to be more intuitive, the current FOB price of 1 ton of rubber is 2,700 yuan, which is only enough for 7 artillery shells.
To produce 1 ton of rubber, ten acres of rubber trees need to be harvested.
One vehicle fires 12 rounds in one salvo, two regiments 432 rounds, 160,000, the price of a destroyer leader in one shot.
If someone hadn't reimbursed the fighting expenses, Zhao Dabao's prodigal ways would have allowed Yang Tao to fly over from Surabaya by airship.
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After two rounds of shelling, many people were directly injured or died.
More of them were broken through their psychological defenses by this massive bombardment and collapsed.
When the commander of the Thai army learned that there was a large-scale shelling in the southwest of Bangkok, he immediately concentrated the few troops he had and organized a reserve team.
It was prepared to resist Nanhua's subsequent attack by the Sixth Army and buy time to gather the remaining troops.
"When they arrived, they saw a hellish scene like limbs and arms. The buildings were turned into rubble. The lucky ones were just bloody. There was a young man named Pasa, and we only found a piece of his clothes...
...Do you think he can still go to see the Buddha?" The remaining officers asked the reserve commander.
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The commander remained silent. The pile of rubble in front of him did not allow him to express his opinion.
Those who suffered shelling were mostly troops sent to the front line. Except for a few elite battalions such as Pasa's, the rest were cannon fodder.
They didn't have much firm will, and it was no exaggeration to say that they were scared out of their wits when they saw the shelling for the first time.
Most of the survivors looked horrified, and the reserve commander ordered to gather these people and add them to various units - because the Thai army did not have enough manpower.
As a result, the despair of the remaining troops infected the reserve troops, causing many soldiers to flee.
So on December 4, the commander had to go to the palace to report the situation to King Rama VI and "think of a solution".
"Your Majesty, the situation on the frontline is not optimistic. The intensity of Nanhua's attack has exceeded everyone's expectations. The morale on the frontline is close to collapse. We need some means to restore it."
The commander proposed various plans, including showing his face, cheering him up, giving money, making promises and so on.
After all, we are fighting for your king. If the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, he will not give you no money, right?
Unexpectedly, King Rama VI refused.
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"Why?" The commander stared.
"Why?" Rama VI was also asking himself.
It wasn't until the commander left again because of the frontline fighting that King Rama VI figured out why.
"Go to the American ambassador and say... I hope to be a guest in the United States for a period of time as the King of Thailand. I hope he can arrange it." King Rama VI sat on the throne decadently, looking at his magnificence.
's royal palace.
"Yes!" The internal affairs officer's eyes were full of excitement. His mission... was completed!
The reward is a vast piece of land and a bonus.
"When the time comes, I will buy some people to farm the land. Even if I arrive in the United States, I will still be a noble and a superior person!" the internal affairs officer thought to himself.
"So, do you want to transfer the property first? Including the internal treasury, the treasury, various property antiques, if you want to move it to the United States, it will be a lot of work." The internal affairs officer reminded.
"Yes! This is my guarantee for the restoration of the country. You go and inform the American ambassador, and I will take care of the rest... By the way, I will inform the Japanese ambassador again and say that I agree to cooperate with them." Rama VI did not have Shi Lezhi's
Let the internal affairs officer take full responsibility.
Chapter completed!