The Type 53 82mm Mortar weighed only 100kg, and had an attack range of 3km to 90m. It was a good support firepower, with a killing radius of 30m. It was especially useful against zombies, as the shockwave it set off could overturn all zombies within 30m. In a sea of zombies, once zombies fell to the ground, it meant that they would turn into meat paste. Sometimes, pure killing might not be the most effective, and this was also why Zhang Xiaoqiang was so obsessed with cannons.
After an hour, the flatbed truck that was transporting the rifles returned with 50 people from the first transfer point. They did not enter the armory, but directly pulled 25 flatbed trucks and left. This way, there would be 50 flatbed trucks coming and going, and flatbed trucks were the most suitable means of transportation. They could carry a lot of weight, and were silent, suitable for uneven roads, saving them a lot of time.
This time, the militia started to load the mortars and recoilless cannons. There were also quite a few Type 53 HMGs. Regarding these things, Zhang Xiaoqiang did not consider them, as these things were far inferior to the anti-aircraft machine guns and Type 89 HMGs. The consumption of ammunition was also far greater than the former. It was more effective against humans, but not against zombies, and needless to say against mutated beasts. Furthermore, its weight was not light, and could only be of little value.
Zhang Xiaoqiang was still admiring the hundreds of 76.2mm cannons and field artillery.
Seeing these cannons, Zhang Xiaoqiang slowly walked forward in regret. He saw that there were more cannons behind the cannons, just that the models were different. As he walked further in, Zhang Xiaoqiang saw many large wooden boxes.
These wooden boxes aroused Zhang Xiaoqiang's curiosity. The weapons here did not seem to be valued by anyone, and were casually thrown here. The only well-preserved weapon were the rifles, which were all stored in wooden boxes. He did not expect that there would also be wooden boxes behind the cannons.
Casually opening one of the wooden boxes, a 2m long dark green cannon entered his eyes. When Zhang Xiaoqiang saw the caliber of the cannon, he sucked in a breath of cold air. He turned to his team member and said, "Let Huang Quan take a look, what kind of cannon is this?"
What Zhang Xiao Qiang saw was the Soviet-made 120mm mortar that was in the limelight during World War II. It was later copied and named the Type-55 Mortar. Its range was between 5km to 400m, and its killing range was around 150m. Its firing rate was 6-10 rounds per minute. To Zhang Xiao Qiang, this was a large caliber cannon that met his requirements.
However, these mortars were not light, each of them weighed about 500 jin, and required 6 people to carry them onto a flatbed cart. Without a cart, Zhang Xiao Qiang could only sigh at the sight of the mortars.
This time, they only transported 4 120mm mortars, 10 82mm mortars, and 10 57mm recoilless cannons. Zhang Xiaoqiang and his men turned off the lights, exited the armory, and headed towards the ammunition warehouse.
15 fully loaded flatbed trucks silently moved towards the wall. At this time, Zhang Xiaoqiang heard a strange sound coming from the sky. Zhang Xiaoqiang's heart tightened, and he lightly shouted, "Get down …"
Everyone knew what was there, and for a moment, they all laid down on the ground, motionless. Zhang Xiaoqiang laid on the ground and looked up at the clear night sky. Under the full moon, a black shadow soared in the moonlight. Obviously, the giant bird felt something was wrong and came out to take a look.
"Attention all squads … Attention all squads … Turn off all lights, turn off all lights, stop all activities, hide, do not expose yourself under the moonlight …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang used the walkie-talkie to give the order to his men. At this moment, they had to maintain absolute silence, and not let the giant bird pose a threat to them.
Time slowly passed. The giant bird was still soaring in the sky. It drew a large circle in the sky for more than ten miles. No one knew how long it would take for it to circle around.
Zhang Xiaoqiang did not know what had happened, or what had alerted the giant bird. He did not want to lie there and wait for the giant bird to come. If something happened, he would not even have a way to fight back. He turned back to Huang Quan and whispered, "Bring a few men to the ammunition warehouse to get some 14.5mm bullets …"
Most of the people laid on the ground, not daring to move. Huang Quan brought two of his men and slowly approached the ammunition warehouse. Zhang Xiaoqiang, on the other hand, took advantage of the fact that the giant bird had turned around and ran to the shadows of the corner of the building. He quickly ran along the corner of the wall towards the weapons warehouse.
Zhang Xiaoqiang decided to drag a twin 14.5mm machine gun out. From the looks of it, the 500kg Type 58 AA Machine Gun was within his strength range, and he did not need to use too much strength to drag it.
When he reached the warehouse, Zhang Xiaoqiang turned on his flashlight and looked at the rows of Type 58 AA Machine Guns that he liked. He did not like those that were not wrapped in armor, nor did he like those that had solidified gun oil. It was a pity that they had been here for too long, and he could not find any AA Machine Guns that could fire at any time.
In the end, Zhang Xiaoqiang could only drag a 90% new twin AA Machine Gun out of the cave. Just as he exited the cave, he heard the cries of the giant bird and the howls of an unknown mutated beast. The giant bird seemed to be in conflict with other mutated beasts.
Zhang Xiaoqiang dragged the twin AA Machine Gun to the wall, only to see 20 + flatbed vehicles parked there. All the people had disappeared. He turned his head and saw Huang Quan standing at the entrance of the ammunition warehouse, waving at him.
Zhang Xiaoqiang dragged the twin AA Machine Gun to the entrance of the ammunition warehouse. He entered the warehouse and pulled Huang Quan's arm and asked:
"What happened?"
"We don't know what happened either. It was originally fine, but that beast suddenly flew towards the lakeside. I brought some men here and waited for a long time, but there was no report from the lakeside."
Just as Huang Quan finished speaking, the report of the team members guarding the lakeside came from the walkie-talkie:
"The giant mutated bird is fighting with the mutated water snake … The giant mutated bird is fighting with the mutated water snake. Zhang Xiaoqiang's mutated snake has been following us. That snake was swimming on the lake and was discovered by the mutated bird. It is now fighting."
"Monitor closely and report at any time …"
After the order was issued, Zhang Xiaoqiang and Huang Quan stared at each other. When the mutated water snake was being chased by the puppy, it broke free from the iron chain. After eating the crystal, it crazily rushed out of the camp and ran into the lake.
Zhang Xiaoqiang thought it had escaped, but he didn't expect it to take the initiative to follow the big boat here. Once here, it became disobedient and wandered around the lakeside. The moon was bright today, and the giant snake swimming on the lake was spotted by the Great Blackbird at a glance, and a conflict actually broke out.
"Are you kidding me? Even dogs are afraid of that thing, but it can actually clash with the Great Blackbird. Don't tell me that the crystal has a stimulant effect?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang was a little puzzled. The Great Blackbird was causing trouble for the water snake by the lakeside, but it had cut off their escape route.
Now that they were stuck and couldn't move, they had to wait for the Great Blackbird to leave. Otherwise, it would be very difficult.
"Take some men and organize the ammunition we need from the ammunition warehouse. I'll go take a look first …"