Chapter 153: When Beijing Meets Berlin VI

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When the children from the Berlin Military Academy showed up at the shooting range in Spandau according to the standards of the German Army, Mr. Maximian Schumann, as a senior expert, began to give professional explanations to the guests.

"Distinguished gentlemen, in accordance with the operational requirements of the army forces of the European powers, the main offensive and defensive formations on the battlefield against the armies of both sides are still company columns and company horizontal formations based on companies." While Joy and his teammates were moving towards the predetermined firing position, Mr. Schuman was also explaining the main tactics currently used by the army on the battlefield from a professional point of view.

"Taking the French Army, the main enemy of the German Army, as an example, when the company column begins to attack frontally, the front facing the enemy is at least a dense charge of an infantry platoon, and if the defender does not have enough firepower, it is difficult to resist such a crowd tactic."

Hearing this, Li Fengbao, the ambassador of the Qing Dynasty, lit up his eyes and listened to Mr. Schumann's explanation with bated breath.

"The French attack is usually a tactic of intensive charge, and in order to contain this tactic, it is essential to be able to effectively cover the enemy's firepower, especially when the enemy and us have fire contact at the beginning, and to start suppressing the enemy from a long distance, preferably from a distance of 1000-2000 meters."

"The current method of suppressing dense charges is usually to place a large number of direct-aim cannons on the flanks of the battlefield, but cannons can only provide frontal support firepower, and cannot provide long-range interdiction and suppression fire."

"Even if the mortar or howitzer positions can be arranged in advance through the preset battlefield, these mortars and howitzers that can provide long-range shooting are too bulky and lack mobility."

"What's even more lethal is that whether it is a direct-fire cannon or a howitzer that can fire in a curved way, the rate of fire from loading to firing is every few minutes, and it is simply impossible to achieve the purpose of continuously suppressing the enemy."

"As the sworn enemies of the French, the infantry of the Reich desperately wanted a weapon that could provide long-range fire suppression on the battlefield, and this long-range suppression of firepower should be sustained, effective, lightweight, and flexible, capable of forming an endless network of fire on the battlefield!"

"Facing a sharpshooter on the battlefield is terrifying, but we can still pray that this shooter who shoots one shot for one bullet is not aiming at you. But when you are faced with a rifle that can accurately spew out deadly flames that never stops, and death is only a matter of time, all those who face it can only feel hopeless! ”

"Distinguished gentlemen, please raise your binoculars and pay attention to the target at the red flag 1,500 meters ahead." Mr. Schumann motioned for the visitors to raise their Zeiss binoculars and for the visitors to take a closer look at the target.

"I would now like to introduce to you a new type of rifle that uses full-power bullets, which can not only be used through salvo sights, but also allow rifle shooters to rely on squads or platoons to carry out long-distance fire support and suppression through "over-the-horizon long-range curved fire", and effectively hit group targets at a distance of 1000-2000 meters. ”

With that, Mr. Schumann removed the HK81A1 rifle from the wooden frame beside him, held it high, and said loudly.

"Distinguished gentlemen, what you see now is the greatest killing machine of our time, the HK81A1 rifle from Hermann-Karl!" As if to give the most powerful endorsement to Mr. Schumann's words, a crisp sound of gunfire sounded on the shooting range that seemed to never stop.

The continuous firing of gunfire relied on a large curved magazine capable of holding 20 rounds and a loading guide slot above the bolt. Whenever he ran out of magazines, Joey and his teammates quickly reloaded them through the five-round bridge.

When firing the first three magazines, for the cadets of the Berlin Military Academy who came into contact with the HK81A1 rifle for the first time, some of them were still a little skilled in shooting techniques, but from the fourth magazine, everyone began to become proficient in their techniques.

A 20-round magazine can be reloaded in less than 30 seconds, and four 5-round bridges can be reloaded in less than 10 seconds, and then the bolt is gently pushed to continue rapid fire.

Raising the binoculars to look at the dust constantly rising at the distant target, putting down the binoculars and looking at the increasingly smooth firing speed of the shooting team, all the visitors were stunned, Mr. Schumann's voice sounded again, "Dear gentlemen, there are some important and special details that need to be explained to you when we watch the full-power long-range fire suppression performance at a distance of 1,500 meters. ”

"Please note that the HK81A1 rifle in my hand has a set of salvo sights at the front end of the left side of the barrel and the rear of the magazine." After that, Mr. Schumann raised the salvo sight of the HK81A1 rifle in his hand, "According to the scale indication on the salvo sight, after selecting the corresponding value, instead of aiming at the target in front of him horizontally, he will shoot the muzzle of the gun at a certain angle to the sky and shoot at a long distance, just like the current group of shooters."

After hearing Mr. Schumann's professional explanation, the visitors present understood the meaning behind the shooting squad's strange shooting posture.

"Distinguished gentlemen, for the future ground war, my understanding is that a war that can kill the enemy with one shot at the farthest distance is the most perfect form of warfare, and the army using the HK81A1 rifle can completely end the lives of the French with bullets before the French army charges intensively with bayonets!"

"Remember the first advantage of the HK81A1 rifle, in front of which the French bayonet crowd tactics are completely outdated!" Mr. Schumann waved the rifle in his hand vigorously, and glanced meaningfully at Ambassador Li Fengbao, who was already thinking beside him.

After the fourth reload, the shooting team completed five rounds of shooting, and it took less than 5 minutes to complete all of them. After continuously pulling the bolt to indicate that there were no bullets in the magazine, and then closing the bolt safety, the junior officer candidates from the Berlin Military Academy quickly assembled in a formation under the command of Captain Sixter von Arnim.

The Imperial Army standard salute is to greet the visitors at the range today by holding the middle of the gun with the four fingers of the left hand bent and the four fingers of the right hand holding the part below the trigger together, with the body close to the left side of the body, keeping the gun perpendicular to the ground.

When the visitors approached the shooting squad of the Berlin Military Academy, they were surprised to find that the diminutive squad was not a small infantry member that Mr. Schumann was looking for, and it was confirmed from the childish faces that they were indeed a group of half-grown children.

Looking at the group of children, who were only a head or a head and a half taller than their rifles, and thinking back to the terrible rate of fire of this rifle just now, visitors would feel like they were watching a magic show if it were not for the unobstructed open space of the Spandau Range.

"Ladies and gentlemen, when I first came into contact with a rifle, experienced sought-after men always told me to hold my shoulders tightly against the butt, hold the barrel tightly, and be ready to resist the recoil and muzzle beating of the rifle with all my strength. If you weren't an adult male, you'd be hard-pressed to handle the terrible recoil of a rifle! ”

"In addition to the terrible recoil, there is also the laborious pulling of a rifle bolt, and for many people, the sore shoulders caused by the continuous pulling of the bolt are also a painful thing."

"The strong recoil of the rifle and the difficulty of pulling the bolt are a nightmare for many people when they first touch a rifle!"

"But now, the new rifle we see can be easily handled by a child about 12 years old." After that, Mr. Schumann continued to raise the HK81A1 rifle in his hand, loaded a bullet from a bridge clip, and used his index finger to easily perform the process of deloading the bullet, with such a relaxed expression.

After withdrawing the bullets, Mr. Schumann walked up to Captain Sickter von Arnim, patted Arnim on the shoulder, and asked loudly, "What do you think, Second Lieutenant Mr. Amney?" ”

"It feels very good, sir!" Arnim replied loudly, "My squad and I can shoot for hours on end without any problem!" ”

"How many hours on end?" When Mr. Schumann heard this, he turned his head and smiled at the visitors, "In the process of developing this rifle, I have carried out many trouble-free tests of 20,000 rounds, and I knew that with free labor like Mr. Amni, my research and development team could be reduced." ”

All the visitors laughed when they heard Mr. Schumann's witty remarks.

"Distinguished gentlemen, please remember the second advantage of this HK81A1 rifle, as long as it is simply trained, a 12-year-old child can operate it proficiently, which means that the age of conscription in the army can be broadened. When a person is armed with a HK81A1 rifle, age is no longer the key factor in determining victory or defeat on the battlefield! ”

After listening to Mr. Schumann's words, the hearts of the visitors were moved, that is to say, the future war war will no longer be the fight of adults, and the Young Pioneers, children's regiments and other young killers are also part of the war, perhaps, the era of the people's war in which the whole people participate in the war will appear.