1115. The impact of American-style weapons
Not only the three battalions, but almost the entire 74th Army and even the whole country, the weapons are all varied, which looks beautiful, but in fact it is not.
First of all, the chaos of standard weapons, the maintenance brought is a very headache, just like people buy cars now, buy a large number of cars, relatively speaking, the cost of maintenance will be lower, at least it is easier to find a part.
The second is the supplementary supply of ammunition, which will make the logistics and military departments crazy, and also increase the burden on the baggage troops.
Units like the 74th Army are mostly engaged in major battles and vicious battles, and many grassroots units are often crippled and reorganized, and after reorganization, they are followed by a change of outfit and mixed use of weapons.
There are national weapons, and at the same time, German weapons, Soviet weapons, Japanese weapons, and now American weapons, a large number of weapons and residual ammunition have been retained in successive reloads.
Just rifle bullets, there are 7.92 drill bit bullets, heavy tip bullets, light tip bullets, 54 rounds of Soviet-style 7.62, 6.5 Tomosaka bullets of Japanese style, and 63 rounds of the current American 7.62.
There are at least three kinds of submachine guns, such as 9 mm German weapons, 7.62 mm Soviet weapons Bobosha, and American weapons Thomson 11.43 mm.
Even if the 74th Army is the elite of the Central Army, the chairman of the committee only pays attention to whether the commander of the unit can be trusted and what the combat record is, and he does not care about trivial matters such as logistics and supply.
The Ministry of National Defense is responsible for the replenishment of personnel, the supply of weapons and equipment, and the replenishment of ammunition, and this depends on the relationship and ability of the generals of each faction.
At the beginning, Yu Jishi, the first commander of the 74th Army, was the head of the Inner Division, and the relationship was naturally hard, but because the relationship was too hard, he didn't pay attention to the relationship with the logistics department, and people only looked at the master behind him, so they gave convenience to the 74th Army.
The current army commander Wang Yaozu is a powerful character with long sleeves and good dancing, and he has a good relationship with dignitaries such as the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, and even the Ordnance Bureau, so the life of the 74th Army is a little better.
At that time, the people of the three battalions, including the three dogs, believed that as long as they were foreign weapons, they should be better than domestic ones.
But this time, when the military industry system was trained in high school, when the gun and artillery equipment experts from the military industrial system came to give a lesson to everyone, the grassroots officers above the squad leader saw that they had some treasures this time.
Originally, as a battalion commander, Sangou did not need to accompany him every day to learn and train to be familiar with weapons, but he always believed that ordinary new tactics were formulated according to the performance of weapons, personnel quality, and specific situations.
Therefore, it is very important to learn and use new weapons, even if the battalion commander no longer needs to participate in front-line battles from time to time, and does not need to use these new weapons.
However, as an important basis for specifying tactics, Sangou still requires all company commanders and platoon commanders to be very familiar with and use these weapons.
For example, this time the American rifle is mainly called the Springfield rifle, which looks very similar to the Chinese official on the surface, but its performance is still a little different.
The Springfield rifle is a little shorter, so it will be lighter, but these are all compared from the data, in fact, in terms of feel, even a veteran like Sangou doesn't feel very good, it's all about the same.
But the main difference is the length of the barrel, and the Haruta is a little longer than the formal barrel, which is only one centimeter, so don't underestimate this centimeter.
Under normal circumstances, the length of the barrel determines the muzzle velocity and range of the bullet, and the gas fully expands after the gunpowder explosion in the longer barrel, resulting in air pressure, and the speed, range, and accuracy of the bullet after the discharge of the barrel are improved.
Judging from the explanation of military firearms experts, the muzzle velocity of Springfield's bullets reached 850 meters per second, 40 meters faster than the official 810, and the effective range also reached 550 meters, 50 meters more than the official 500 meters.
This extra 50 meters is a change in the offensive and defensive distance of infantry detachments such as company platoons in the future, and it is also a small change in the tactics of infantry detachments.
It's just that the caliber of the bullets is not the same, and it's a pity that they are not compatible, the formal one is 7.92 x 57 mm, and the Haruta is 7.62 x 63 mm.
One is a seventy-nine (a formal rifle is also called a seven-nine rifle), and one is a seven-six, and the length of the cartridge casings is also different, and Springfield's will be a little longer.
Therefore, although the warhead of Springfield's bullet is a little smaller, the shell is a little longer, the charge is a little larger, and the warhead is a little lighter, so it will shoot a little farther and a little faster.
The warhead is a little smaller, and it is a little larger than the 6.5 Tomosaka bomb, and the power is naturally a little greater, but the official 79 bullets have their own merits.
In contrast, there is not much difference between Springfield and Medium, so the Springfield rifle was later called "Citigroup Formal"
As for the loading is also a five-round, hand-pulled single-shot rifle, the rest depends on the stability, quality, maintenance and other follow-up things for future use.
Compared with the Springfield rifle, Sangou prefers another rifle from the United States, that is, the M1 Garand rifle, which is a semi-automatic rifle.
Sangou had heard about how easy the semi-automatic rifle was to use, but now he could finally see it, and the appearance of Garand was similar to that of Haruta, and he couldn't see any difference at once.
But if Garand adds a long magazine, you can see the difference between having a protruding magazine.
In terms of the length of the gun, it will be a little longer and a little heavier, but the difference is not much, but it is very different when used, Haruta and Zhongzheng and the 38 style are all single shots, and Garand is semi-automatic.
The Garand has a magazine for 8-20 rounds, and once loaded, the bullets are automatically loaded, similar to a machine gun bolt with a retractor, which is driven by a reentry spring.
At the same time, it is also the same as the barge gun machine gun, there is a fast and slow machine, which can shoot a single shot or a burst shot, this is amazing, he has the advantages of both a barge gun and a machine gun, and also avoids the shortcomings of a barge gun machine gun single-shot rifle.
The barge gun can be fired in bursts and single shots, but the fatal defect of the short barrel leads to insufficient power, and it can only be lethal at a distance of tens of meters.
Plainclothes and street and other close-quarters shopping, the shell gun is a very good weapon, but on the regular field battlefield, there are not many opportunities for close combat, and the shell gun often becomes a vase.
It's still a bulky vase, used for self-defense, heavier than Browning and other light pistols, and it's big, and it can only be used in close combat, and it has too many limitations.
The single-shot rifle and the machine gun are just two extremes, the single-shot rifle is lightweight, long-range, accurate, in the medium and long distance, almost the best individual weapon, plus the low cost of the process is relatively simple, on a large number of infantry equipment.
The machine gun, on the other hand, is a burst weapon, with fast continuous strikes, high bullet density, and multiplying power and lethality, which belongs to the main fire support point on the infantry position and is also the main weapon to suppress the opponent's firepower.
However, the heavy machine guns and the large ammunition consumption are destined to be inflexible and put pressure on the supply of ammunition, especially in the Chinese army, which is not strong enough militarily.
The machine guns of many units are fired in short bursts, and they do not dare to fire in bursts for a long time, mainly because of the lack of ammunition.