The idea of using a fully automatic rifle with reduced ammunition as an assault rifle was suppressed by reason as soon as it popped into Jochen's mind.

It's not an assault rifle, it's awkward to position in the context of World War I and World War II, Jochen cautioned himself.

Assault rifles emerged out of the need for mechanized propulsion, although early attempts at assault rifles were generally believed to have appeared as early as World War I, and Fedenov 1916 was the world's first assault rifle.

However, Jochen does not fully agree with this statement, and does not say that the 6.5 Tomosaka bomb used by Fedenov in 1916 can hardly be considered an intermediate power bomb. And to be sure, Fedenov 1916 was designed as a fully automatic rifle, which was originally designed to meet the conditions of World War I squatting and shooting, rather than fire suppression under mechanized propulsion.

It is certain that Fedenov's 1916 is not very good, the muzzle kinetic energy has dropped significantly, the muzzle velocity is low, and the killing effect is not good, this kind of table is really unsatisfactory, but it also crookedly "becomes" Fedenov 1916 from a fully automatic rifle to the so-called "assault rifle", Fedenov 1916 is completely "the world's first assault rifle" in this sense.

Although Jochen thinks that the STG44 was blown into the sky by some German sticks in later generations, it is very silly to say that the term assault rifle was first coined by the great fast bomber, heavy tank, super battleship and excellent small arms designer Mustache.

But Jochen believes that compared to its imperfect predecessors, the STG44 is the first truly mature assault rifle that truly meets the needs of mechanized propulsion.

300 yards, this is the practical range of the Americans based on the experience of World War II and the Korean War, but before the Americans draw conclusions. The bloody clash of steel on the Great Plains of Europe has made the Soviet Union and Germany aware of their shortcomings in infantry weapons, and the development of mechanized advance has made the attacker less exposed to enemy fire during the advance and the distance has become closer, and at this time a kind of individual automatic fire can suppress the enemy's firepower.

The rifle was too slow to provide effective suppressive fire, the length was too long to carry, and the submachine gun had too short a range to hit anyone. In this case, the need for assault rifles is really taken seriously. It is precisely because of this need that the STG44 of the Germans qualified to be called the first full-fledged assault rifle in the true sense of the word.

But now Germany does not have this demand, let alone mechanized propulsion, and even motorized propulsion is still far away, and the significance of the survival of assault rifles has been greatly reduced, at best, it has become a large submachine gun with a longer range to use, and the real protagonist of trench warfare is those single-shot rifles and machine guns.

And even if a small number of elite German troops can achieve motorized propulsion in the future, when the last fully automatic individual weapon needs to be used, it will definitely not be the fully automatic rifle that shoots reduced ammunition in Jochen's hand. Because it's too big, too heavy, and too long. This problem is magnified by the inconvenience of carrying, especially when space is limited when riding in a vehicle.

The SKS, which also used the M43 intermediate-power round, was completely phased out in just a few years after the end of World War II, in addition to being inferior to the AK as a semi-automatic rifle, and there was also a big problem because it was too long to fit the Soviets' design of a series of infantry combat transport vehicles with a small internal space.

Thinking of this, the heat in his heart slowly cooled, and Jochen calmed down, and his interest in the rifle in his hand was greatly reduced. Even if you have to carry out pre-research on assault rifles. For technical reserves, it will definitely not be this thing in hand.

"Leo. How did the latest firearm designed by Mr. Browning get into your hands? After his interest in the gun itself dissipated, Jochen became interested in how his son had come up with the weapon: "And I didn't know he was working on such a design right now." ”

"Because Mr. Browning is not satisfied with the performance of this weapon, he does not think it is a successful design, and Mr. Browning says that it is a waste of your time to show your father an unsuccessful design." Reinhardt replied: "I saw this gun the last time I visited Hong Kong, and Mr. Browning gave me one. ”

Jochen nodded, and he admired Browning's cautious attitude. However, the designers of their own company are not clear about what they are doing now, and they are indeed a little neglected to care about their own company.

After deciding that he wanted to find a time to communicate with his small arms design masters, Jochen casually emptied the bullets in one of the magazines, and the accuracy was indeed good, and the muzzle jump was also controllable. But it doesn't really matter how good the performance is.

However, the rifle that can fire continuously is of great interest to the nobles around him. Albrecht, who made an outstanding contribution to the German-Austrian merger and was the grandson of the late Grand Duke Teschen of the Kingdom of Austria, and now because King Wilhelm II of Württemberg has no heirs, according to the Salik succession law, he became the crown prince of the Kingdom of Württemberg as a cousin of Wilhelm II and joined the German Army. Maria? Alexander? Philip? Joseph was one of them.

"Your Majesty, this rifle can greatly increase the firepower of our infantry, and it is also of great value to the infantry commando tactics that our army is using now, I think it can fully equip the troops." Albrecht was full of interest to build yì to

Jochen smiled and shook his head, "But its designers thought it was an unsuccessful weapon, and I would agree with him." ”

"Your Majesty, you are an excellent weapon designer, where do you think there is a problem with this rifle?" Albrecht asked.

"First of all, as a fully automatic weapon, the rate of ammunition consumption of this firearm is much greater than that of the Gew.98, of course, we are not without enough ammunition, but in order to maintain the time for which they can continue to fight, the weight of the ammunition that needs to be carried has risen significantly, which is not good news for the infantry.

In addition, the ammunition used in this rifle is identical in appearance to the ammunition of the Gew.98 except for the reduced charge, which can cause problems for the soldier, the possibility of logistical errors is greatly increased, and a careless soldier himself can mix up the ammunition.

While both rifles can shoot each other's ammunition, the performance of the firearm will be greatly affected, with automatic rifles firing full-power rounds having no accuracy at all, and semi-automatic rifles firing reduced range and power, which can be fatal on the battlefield.

As for the advantages of being able to fire continuously, it is not so great that it is possible to ignore these shortcomings, and if it is really necessary to equip a soldier with a weapon that can fire continuously, I would like it to be shorter in length, lighter in weight, and able to carry more ammunition in the procession. Jochen smiled and explained, "As for this, let's not trouble our soldiers." ”

Then Yoheng shook his hand: "Don't talk about this, we are out to relax today, what is the matter with a group of adults talking about business here in front of children?" Albrech, if you have anything good to say, find a time and we'll talk about it alone, so don't spoil the scenery on this occasion. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Albrecht responded.

Turning back, Jochen said to the young man, "You probably don't want to stand here and listen to us, so disperse, but be safe." ”

After respectfully saluting His Majesty the Emperor, the young men turned over their horses and prepared to hunt some more prey, but Jochen stopped his son: "It's okay to go hunting again, but you are not allowed to use this gun, hunting with automatic weapons is too substandard, you have to practice your marksmanship well in the future, if the men of the Hohenzollern family can't even hunt, it will be too embarrassing." ”

"Yes, father." Reinhardt agreed with a bitter face.

"Alright, let's go." Jochen waved his hand, and Reinhardt rode away as if in amnesty.

"This kid is not like me, he is a little more like his mother, so adult, not stable at all." Jochen smiled and shook his head to the princes and nobles who followed him.

"Your Highness is still young, this age is the stage of being lively and active, and His Highness is very sensible, Your Majesty should be pleased. It's those stinky boys in my family who always make me feel cāo. ”

"My family is too, it's still not reassuring to be such an adult, a few years older than His Highness, but compared to His Highness, he looks like a child, if I can have half of His Highness's obedience, I won't have anything to worry about."

Everyone immediately complimented, praised the crown prince of the empire, and expressed their love for Reinhardt to His Majesty the Emperor, and almost said that it would be nice if such an excellent young man could be his son-in-law.

"Well, don't praise him, if you let him know that you praise him so much, you will probably be proud, and if these words are heard by your little ones, you will be annoyed." Jochen smiled and stopped the endless sycophants and invited, "It's rare to come to the hunting ground with you today, and I also have itchy hands to see those young men in such high spirits." Come with me to hunt a few prey. ”

"Your Majesty has this interest, we naturally want to accompany us, this is our honor."

"Then let's go!" Turning over his horse, flicking the reins and clamping the belly of the horse, Jochen led the nobles to gallop through the hunting grounds. (To be continued......)