Chapter 287: MG21
When Gaehard entered the test site, many military commanders were already seated on the rostrum, and the staff were busy going back and forth, making various preparations before the test. Unrelated personnel who did not participate in the test were all watching from outside the quarantine zone, and although it was crowded, it was not chaotic.
The weapons tested were rifles, submachine guns and mortars.
"This gun is really beautiful, what kind of gun is it?" Li Jie pointed to one of the beautifully shaped guns and asked his companion beside him.
"See for yourself, brother, isn't there a text introduction on it?" Zhang Da patted Li Jie on the shoulder, and then pointed to a piece of performance introduction written by an old-fashioned printer next to him.
"We're stupid, I can't understand the text, so I can only ask you for advice, brother." Li Jie looked at Zhang Da pitifully.
"Look at your big body of more than 200 pounds, your head is like a big watermelon, and a few words of German can still stump you?" Zhang Da smiled, and then slapped Li Jie on the shoulder: "Don't disgust me, okay?" ”
"There's a lot of, tell me to read it, why are you so poor?" Li Jie relied on the tall man and the big horse, and brushed Zhang Da's head, which frightened Zhang Da and quickly dodged back.
"Okay, uh-huh...... The word? Wait for me to think about it? Zhang Da's German is only average, and he can't remember unfamiliar words for a while.
"Aren't you the best German among our Chinese students? Don't even know the word? Li Jie saw that he was in trouble and began to mock him deliberately.
"What are you anxious about, the word is storm? Or is it an assault? Zhang Da pondered for a moment before saying, "Translated, it should be an assault rifle." ”
"Assault rifles? What is an Assault Rifle? Li Jie said that he had never heard of it, and his mind was full of questions.
"You ask me?" Zhang Da pointed to his chest, then raised his head with his chest straight, and finally wilted. "To be honest, it's the first time I've heard of it."
"Let's go to the consultation desk and ask," Li Jie said.
Both were intrigued by the gun, so they jotted down the number and name and went straight to the information desk.
The counselling desk was not far away, and the Lord answered the questions of the cadets, and many Wehrmacht officers sat in a row, waiting for them to ask questions.
"Hello, second lieutenant, I would like to ask if the weapon with the number 'STG21' is called an assault rifle and what is its performance." Li Jie asked the officer in the first seat.
"Hello, Captain, the gun you are talking about is indeed an assault rifle, it is the latest product, and its function will be demonstrated live during the weapon test, I can only explain it very simply, if you need to understand it specifically, you must carefully observe the effect of the test firing." The second lieutenant is very polite, and no matter what country the officer is, as long as there is a consultation about weapons knowledge, he will answer patiently.
"Oh, then you can just tell us about it." Zhang Da interjected on the side.
"Good sir, this gun is small and precise, easy to carry, with clear rifling, sensitive firing, extremely high rotation rate of warhead, and strong penetration, it is a small weapon that Germany is very much looking forward to at present. Let's take a look at it and let you know what this weapon is for and why it was designed. The second lieutenant was very polite and didn't ignore Zhang Da because he interjected.
Li Jie smiled apologetically, and then made a gesture of please.
The second lieutenant first sent a drawing to the two of them, which was a photograph, but there were some close-ups.
"This is a new product of the Walter Company, designed to supplement the gap between the submachine gun and the light machine gun in response to the needs of the Ministry of Defense, there are two firing modes, one is single shot, the other is continuous fire, both can be controlled by the knob above the trigger......" the second lieutenant patiently introduced.
"I haven't seen this ammunition before, is it newly developed?" Li Da asked, pointing to the bullet on the picture.
"That's right, newly developed, 5.56 caliber, 45 mm in length."
"The bullet is so small? This...... Can this also replace a machine gun? How many rounds are in a magazine? Zhang Da was a little worried about the power of this gun and didn't seem to want to know any more.
Caliber is justice, long is good, and the coarse is the view that the dick is the basic principle he adheres to, don't you see that the artillery of other ships is getting bigger and bigger?
"30 rounds in one magazine. The bullet is really small, but it is not bad at all. As an alternative to light machine guns, close fire support was sufficient. And because the caliber of the bullet is smaller, it can carry more ammunition, which meets the requirements of such tasks such as close-range fire support and suppression. "The second lieutenant is very professional and does not deny the doubts raised by the other party, but also reminds the other party of the positioning of this weapon.
"What is the rate of fire? You should have tested it in advance, right? Li Jie asked.
"At the moment we have measured a theoretical rate of fire between 700 and 950." The second lieutenant gave Li Jie a smile.
Both of them pondered for a moment, it is said that this rate of fire is no problem to replace the machine gun, but a magazine of 30 rounds, plus a small caliber, can effectively complete the task does make the two of them doubtful.
"Is it heavy?" Zhang Da is very big, he doesn't care about the weight, he is worried about the physique of the Chinese people, too heavy may affect the rate of gun ownership. He knows that today's machine guns are generally very heavy, and the typical representative is the German MG-08 heavy machine gun, the design concept is to imitate the Maxim, and the Maxim is also very heavy, because these machine guns have to take into account the long-term shooting, so they are equipped with heat dissipation and cooling equipment.
If the STG21 is not much lighter than the MG20, then the necessity for existence is low.
And through the pictures, the two intuitively feel the complexity of the design.
"If you're interested, you might as well wait a minute, this gun will have a shooting demonstration." The second lieutenant politely invited the two men into the viewing platform of the test site. Zhang Da and the others were very happy, because they were originally watching the effect.
Da Da -
As soon as the two of them entered the field, they heard two very rapid bursts, which were definitely machine guns!
Before the two could see where the shot was coming from, the thousands of spectators in the audience burst into applause.
As the smoke and dust cleared, Zhang Da, who had already sat on the viewing platform, saw the target and the gunner, two hundred meters apart, and a ten-ring target on the target, except for some of the bullet holes scattered in the seventh and eighth rings, the others were near the center point.
"Awesome, this precision! Magical! ”
"It's such a fast rate of fire, this gun is so familiar, but I always feel that what's different?"
The discussion in the stands revolves around this machine gun.
"Ladies and gentlemen, sir, I am the host of this session, you can call me Jimmy!" With this voice, everyone turned their eyes to the end of the field, where was the shooting area, and the host was very dazzling in a white suit, and he waved to the people around him from time to time.
"As you can see, the first weapon just now is the beginning of this field, his model is the MG-21, which is the latest light machine gun built by the Mauser Arsenal for the Wehrmacht, excellent accuracy and powerful lethality make the enemy fearful!" The host's voice was very loud, and through the transmission of the microphone, everyone present could hear it clearly.
As he finished speaking, a lot of voices came from the stands.
Some people could be heard asking how the machine gun differed from its previous prototype.
"I wonder if you think this weapon is familiar?" Jimmy asked aloud, mocking.
Some of the same people in the stands immediately replied.
"That's right, this machine gun is the latest model to be improved from the MG-20, with an updated manufacturing process, and after successful testing, it will reach an astonishing mass production scale!" Jimmy asked the operator to hold the weapon in his hand.