Chapter 345: Machine Gun of the Infantry Battalion
"Alarm, battle alarm, the Polish cavalry is up!" Conrad shouted loudly, as a member of the 100,000 army, Conrad has participated in World War I and has quite rich combat experience, this kind of ground vibration, it is a cavalry charge!
The Polish cavalry is coming!
All the men, throwing down their lunch boxes, pulled their legs and ran in the direction of the position, and in the process of running, they took out the Mauser rifles they were carrying on their backs, held them flat, and then lay down in the bunker that had just been dug halfway. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
On the opposite field, a cavalry appeared, and this cavalry was brandishing a shining saber!
(Check the information, some actually say that the Polish cavalry in World War II was equipped with spears?) East Huaxiong was a little unconvinced, and hoped to know a great understanding. The main force of the cavalry in World War II should be a sabre, right? ļ¼
The opposing cavalry was charging, and on this side, the infantry battalion of the German army, which had just entered the position, held bolted Mauser rifles in their hands, and watched the cavalry approaching in the distance.
For the cavalry, charging two kilometers is quite fast, and it is also the easiest time to exert the horse's mobility, they have actually been ambushed on the opposite side for a long time, and they waited until the German army opened their meals, and then they suddenly came out, wanting to kill the other side by surprise.
Now it seems that it is indeed a surprise to kill the other party, and when the other party enters the position, his own side has rushed to a few hundred meters away!
As long as there is no Maxim heavy machine gun in front, then for the cavalry, this distance is a flash.
"Fire!" Conrad shouted loudly, and at the same time, the MG26 light machine gun opened fire.
Wait, MG26 light machine gun, what the hell?
This light machine gun, that is, the Czech ZB-26 light machine gun, after the German occupation of the Czech Republic, together with all the Czech military enterprises were merged, the Czech backward 38T tanks, were transformed, and the tank production line was also improved, the production of the main Panther 3 tank.
In terms of small arms, in addition to the mass production of the MP38 submachine gun, the production line of this ZB-26 light machine gun was preserved.
This is the most famous light machine gun in the Czech Republic, and its various performances are also very good, so Germany is compatible with it, and, like the bullets of the German Mauser rifle, the large number of 7.92 mm bullets in the German stock can be stuffed into the machine gun for use.
At that time, the Czech Republic had a large number of light machine guns in stock, all of which were equipped with the German Army, specifically, two in the current army infantry squad!
Historically, all of these machine guns were supplied to the SS, but today, the SS does not compete with the Army for this machine gun.
At a time when the advanced 6.8mm MP38 "submachine gun" could only be equipped with elite SS troops, the German Army had very few automated weapons, and the armament of these light machine guns could greatly increase the firepower density of the army's infantry squads and make up for the firepower gap before the MP38 arrived.
According to the establishment, in each infantry squad, there are two machine guns, what level is this? To each company, there are 24 battalions, and a battalion has 3 infantry companies!
At the same time, the original machine guns were collected together to form a specialized machine gun company, armed with 12 MG34 light machine guns.
But now, due to the rapid expansion of the German Army, the supply of machine guns cannot keep up, so for the time being, each company is still at the level of 12 machine guns.
Now, the machine guns opened fire one after another, and under the dense fire, the bullets flew towards the Polish cavalry.
In this era, the mobility of cavalry is no longer comparable to the firepower of machine guns.
Rushing over, it was the Polish 18th Cavalry Regiment, when he heard the dense sound of bullets on the opposite side, he frowned, and then, his voice, spread throughout the regiment: "Rush! Their light machine gun, with only 20 rounds! ā
Rush! What is there to be afraid of? The cavalry charged at the machine guns, looking as if they were looking for death, but it depended on what the opponent was. If it is a Maxim machine gun, the barrel is water-cooled, the bullet chain feeds, and the fire is continuous, this is definitely a sworn enemy of the cavalry.
It was definitely a metal storm, bullets were constantly roaring and flying over, and no matter how many cavalry there were, in front of a Maxim, they were all scum.
However, light machine guns are nothing, especially Czech light machine guns with only a 20-round magazine.
A German machine gunner, with his face on the butt, aimed at the baseline from the side, looked at the enemy in front of him.
Then, pulling the trigger, two or three points were fired, and a cavalryman fell off his horse.
Compared with other machine guns, the biggest disadvantage of this ZB-26 machine gun is that the magazine is on it, and the aiming of ordinary rifles is directly above, but the aiming of this machine gun can only be moved to the side, which is very unfavorable to the field of vision of the machine gunner.
Moreover, with a magazine of 20 rounds, the persistence of fire is not as strong as that of the chain.
So why do you still use the magazine method?
Because this kind of machine gun is not like a heavy machine gun, a shuttle of bullets is swept directly over, and the way the shooter uses it is a short point shot.
If you pull the trigger and let all the bullets out, you're a pure novice.
Now, the machine gunners in the infantry battalion here are all veterans, and as in normal training, they can sweep away a cavalryman with two or three rounds in a short shot.
And at the same time, on their side, there was also a deputy lying on his stomach.
At this time, the deputy's mind was silently counting, and when the count reached 19, he keenly raised his arm, and with a loud sound, quickly loaded the new magazine.
Why is the magazine on it? It is to facilitate the assistant to quickly change the magazine and ensure the continuity of firepower.
For the ZB26, the magazine is not a problem, the main thing is the heat dissipation of the air-cooled barrel.
The ZB-26 light machine gun was firing briefly, while the MG34 light machine gun was almost trying to fire continuously from the opposite side.
All kinds of gunfire were intertwined, and the Mauser rifles of various infantry were also constantly firing.
Nertz pulled the trigger, and in the crisp sound of gunfire, a cavalryman on the opposite side fell off his horse.
Kill one!
Continue!
Just as he was about to fire a second shot, he saw a bunch of grenades flying from among the cavalry on the opposite side.
Ordinary infantrymen, with strong arms, can throw a grenade at a distance of fifty meters, and on horseback, with the help of the impact of the horse, the grenade can be thrown at a distance of a hundred meters. And the elite riders, when throwing grenades, are quite high.
"Boom!" With an explosion, there was a scream from the machine gunner's position next to Neltz.
"Squad leader!" Nertz patted the dirt on his body, and as soon as he saw the grenade flying, he immediately lowered his head, and the explosion must have happened a few meters away from him.
He shouted, the grenades thrown by the cavalry just now were all thrown at the machine gun position, which was the biggest threat to them.
The machine gun position next to Neltz, his squad leader and one of his comrades, were seriously injured by the grenade, and the machine gun was crooked to the side.
The cavalry on the opposite side was still rushing over.