Chapter 509: Midway
This is a good feeling, the accuracy of the Type 99 rifle is good, and there are even a few Type 99 sniper rifles with thickened barrels and scopes, but for the time being, I have not found the special reduced-charge bullets used in this sniper rifle. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Sniper rifles are generally reluctant to be discarded, which Randy says may be due to the fact that the 7.7mm reducer has a larger charge than the 6.5mm Type 97.
It's deadly for snipers!
In the Taiping Battlefield, due to the absolute superiority of firepower of the US army, Japanese snipers preferred to use 6.5 mm caliber Type 97 sniper rifles, so no matter what the reason led to the concealment of the arsenal, it is not surprising that this Type 99 sniper rifle was left behind.
The ordinary model Type 99 rifle found is basically an early and middle model with exquisite workmanship, and there are many accessories, such as bayonets and wire monopods, and there are very few shoddy late-stage rifles.
There are more bullets, they are well preserved, and they can be used to shoot.
"This will be the only Swedish company Norma ammunition company to produce two commonly used models of World War II Japanese bullets, and there are a few small companies in the United States that produce hand-reassembled warheads and shells.
This unopened little devil original 7.7mm bullet is already very rare and is very popular in the old gun circles of the American Rifle Association. ”
Randy loves old-fashioned weapons, and the two commonly used 7.7mm rounds in the tunnel have at least 100,000 rounds, which is enjoyable for the guys. There are also ammunition companies that make these munitions that have been obsolete by history, so that these weapons will not become decorations and spectacles in a few years.
"Pull it all back then. ”
There is no rush for this, wait for the next cargo ship to come to the Philippines again, as long as it is not scrapped.
A lot of other good things were found in other warehouses, such as the Type 92 heavy machine gun of the little devil, there were four of them.
Two of the heavy machine guns were also equipped with Type 96 optical sights, which were said to shoot with excellent accuracy, but the empty guns were both 27.6 kilograms, and the gun carriage weighed 27.7 kilograms, which together weighed 55.3 kilograms -- the Min-24 Makqin water-cooled heavy machine gun in China was only 50 kilograms at the same time.
It's too heavy!
From this you can also see how huge the three Type 97 automatic guns are - heavier than the Type 92 heavy machine gun!
These bulky machine guns are still a complete set, carrying equipment, 22 kg of 540 rounds of ammunition, 750 rounds of ammunition weighing 30 kg, tools with correcting bullet protection plates, firing pins, disassembly tools, barrel throughs, vulnerable parts, lubricating oil and other fragmented 20 kg prop boxes.
"A set of such a Type 92 machine gun is at least $50,000 or more in the United States, and a machine gun that can shoot is worth at least $20,000, and it is difficult to buy. ”
It's good to hear Randy say this: It's not because of money, it's just about scarcity.
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Two days later, Zhang Nan and Xiang Weirong, Alyosha, Xia Mili, Jin Wenbo, Chen Hao, Lin Ming, Thomas, Randy, Lin Man, Daniel and Lin Ming left the Philippines, and Gulfstream 4 took off from Baguio City Airport and headed east, flying directly to Midway Island, more than 7,000 kilometers away.
After refueling at Midway, the plane will continue east to San Francisco.
The Earth is a bit big, and the Gulfstream 4 has short legs, which is already the most convenient choice for the voyage, but fortunately there is a Midway Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Midway was originally a stopover for flights, but after World War II, Midway's status as a commercial air terminal declined, and scheduled flights were canceled in 1950.
The island is now under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Defense, with submarines and air bases, as well as a wildlife sanctuary.
All food and manufactured goods on the island are transported outside the island, and there are three airports in the entire small island group, two of which are completely military, and the main one on the island is open to civilian airliners and related private jets.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have developed the Twin Engine Extended Range Operating Standard to ensure that a two-engine aircraft with only two engines will still have enough time to land at an alternate airport if one engine fails.
Midway, on the other hand, is a very important diversion airport for long-haul transpacific commercial flights.
There are very few private jets flying over the Pacific Ocean nowadays, but they are not impossible, but they generally stop in Hawaii or Guam, and not many go to Wake Island.
The Midway location is perfect for Gulfstream 4, and it can fly to the west coast of the United States with a single refueling, otherwise it would have to stop twice - Hawaii is already far from the Philippines beyond the maximum range of Gulfstream 4.
When the plane arrives at the famous Midway Island, it will stay for three hours, and Zhang Nan, who got off the plane, only saw the sparse buildings, and felt that the island was very small, it was said that it was only 5 square kilometers, and the East Island, which was 1.5 kilometers away, was even smaller.
There was not a single military aircraft at the airport, but there was a Boeing 707 cargo plane, which was unloading.
Lynman and Randy had been to Midway before, and just now Randy said on the plane: There is not a single wall on Midway -- the airport is open, the port is open, the US military logistics camp is open, and the wildlife protection station is also open...
In this big place, the airport is in the south, the port is in the east, and the living quarters are in the middle and north.
Besides, those who can come here are either accidents or related households, and they can't use walls.
There are two restaurants on the island, one less than 150 metres from the airport runway and the other 1.5 kilometres north by the beach.
I didn't order food before, so I borrowed a small truck from the airport, and a group of people came to mix personal goods and go north.
There are no people on the island, and the restaurant is actually a wildlife conservation battle, and it is just open to the public.
The chefs are the protectors of the restaurant, which is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and there is no seafood, only refrigerated and frozen food.
Faced with the large piece of steak on the plate, Zhang Nan asked Randy, "There are no fishing boats here?"
"No, boss. There are so few people here that even the restaurant is double-operated, and it can't support the fishing boats. ”
It's exquisite, and I'm done eating.
Life on a small island is not suitable, and the whole world is the same: Zhang Nan even drinks mineral water brought by the plane.
There doesn't seem to be fresh water on Midway, and it uses desalinated seawater, and Zhang Nan doesn't want to try it: there is a small desalination device on the "Sunshine Star", which is used as washing water.
Eat it all-you-can-eat, and the price is double that of the continental United States: the shipping costs are too high, and it is not a black store.
After the meal, I went to the port area to take a look, just a kilometer away. said it was a naval base, but it turned out to be a few base soldiers, plus two small ferries.
These clothes can't run the Pacific Ocean, and they are connected to two nearby affiliated islands.