Chapter 72 Unified Ammunition

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Germany's economic rise has been like an unstoppable rocket in the air, and the same is unstoppable Germany's military rise, and the arms produced by Germany sell well all over the world, because Germany's military expansion can be said to be in short supply, and the major arms companies are all producing at full capacity, and now there are more than 2 million in the German Wehrmacht, 4 million in the Wehrmacht reserve, 200,000 in the navy, 500,000 in the naval reserve, 5,000 in the air force, 400,000 fighters in the ground guard, and 1.6 million in reserve.

Because Zhang Jun is now presiding over the work of the German Ministry of Armament, on the one hand, there are weapons designated by Zhang Jun to develop them, and on the other hand, there are German engineers who have developed their own research and development by exerting their ingenuity, more sufficient investment, more flexible thinking, and more sufficient research and development time.

Now the Krupp company has been developing the Type 56 sniper rifle, which is the 85 sniper rifle of later generations, modified on the copycat Type 56, this problem is not big, and what makes Zhang Jun most entangled is the caliber of German rifles and machine guns.

The German is a 7.92mm (rifle-machine gun) 9mm MP-40 submachine gun cartridge, the small Japanese is 6.5mm (38 large caps), and the southern pistol caliber is 8mm

The USSR was 7,. 62mm (PPSH41, PPS43, C-41 Simonov, Czech Home Lev, Tokarev pistol) 9mm Makarov pistol,

US Army 11.43mm Thomson M1928 submachine gun, Colt pistol 7.62mm caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle

7.62mm caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, M1 carbine, Browning automatic rifle; M212.7mm heavy machine gun

And the length of these bullets is not the same, there are 57 mm and 51 mm, etc., at this time the caliber and specifications of the bullets used by various countries are very mixed, there is no way to unify at all, now the 7,92 mm used by Germany must be eliminated, the caliber is too large for the infantry to carry more ammunition, now Zhang Jun's cottage Type 56 series of firearms has come out, submachine guns, light machine guns and sniper rifles are all using NATO standard ammunition, 7,62* 39, in this way, the millions of rifles used by the German Wehrmacht can only be sold, Zhang Jun has no choice, in the future, a large amount of ammunition will be captured by the enemy on the battlefield, if these ammunition can not be used, it will be a tragedy, it is impossible to make the enemy change the ammunition specifications, you can only start from yourself, in saying that the practice of later generations has also proved that the 7.92 caliber bullet used by Germany is the worst practical ammunition, and it will hurt in the future, it is better to endure the pain now. In addition, the arsenals of the enemy countries that Germany will occupy in the future can immediately organize production, which can greatly reduce Germany's logistical burden, which is too important.

This matter must be agreed by the great Führer, the rifles and machine guns that the German Wehrmacht has reloaded, of course, will not be wasted, Germany's arms are not sold, Germany can sell these guns within two years, for example, China needs a large amount of arms, Zhang Jun intends to sell these weapons to his motherland at a low price, which can be regarded as a contribution to the motherland's war of resistance, and now Germany has not started a war, it can be sent to Guangzhou, China by sea, and the minerals will be brought back when returning.

In the future, Germany will use the same ammunition as NATO 7.62*39 and 7.62*51. In this way, Germany's ammunition can basically pass through the world, the Soviet Union can use it, and the United States can use it, Zhang Jun's thinking is also the first in the world to think of the problem of ammunition in the world, but Germany's right to speak is not enough, and it can only separate the ammunition of submachine guns and heavy machine guns, and there are advantages and disadvantages, but in general, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Zhang Jun, who was about to go to Hitler, received an order from the Führer to summon him, and hurriedly took the copycat Type 56 submachine gun, light machine gun and ammunition to the Empire State Building. Waiting for the great Führer to rule on the issue of ammunition caliber.

When he arrived at the gate of the Empire State Building, Zhang Jun did not go in, but parked the car at the door, and then got out of the car and said to the SS soldiers on duty:

"Please answer the Führer's office, I need to speak to the Führer personally."

"Okay, General...... The general's phone rang. ”

"Hey! Hitler, great Führer, today I have brought with me two very advanced infantry light weapons, which need to be decided by the Führer. ”

It was not possible to enter the Reichstag with weapons, so Zhang Jun had to consult Hitler himself, and after obtaining the Führer's approval, Zhang Jun called two SS soldiers to help him carry the two guns and related ammunition, and went with him to the Führer's office.

"Hey! Hitler. ”

"My little radish head, what good things you have brought, let me see."

Zhang Jun motioned for the SS soldier to put his weapon on the Führer's desk, and Hitler opened the box, picked up the submachine gun inside, and praised it incessantly.

"My little radish head, this gun is so beautiful, has the cost and performance been tested?"

"My Führer, we have tested it, it is definitely a submachine gun and light machine gun with excellent performance and fierce firepower, this gun uses a large number of stamping parts, the price is low, the performance is reliable, and it is very suitable for our army."

"My little radish head, your vision and wisdom are not said, why don't we go to the shooting range for an experiment."

"Yes, my Führer."

Hitler, who was tired from his office, also wanted to go to the shooting range to put a few shots, so he had to relax, and a shooting range was opened in the basement of the Reichstag. Zhang Jun and Hitler came to the shooting range, two SS soldiers carrying weapons and ammunition put down their weapons and stood aside, Zhang Jun bent down and picked up the Shanzhai Type 56 submachine gun, then picked up a magazine, loaded it very skillfully, took off the bolt, and swept at the humanoid target 100 meters ahead.

"Dada...... Dadada......"

The front was immediately dusty, and Zhang Jun ran out of a magazine in three seconds, and when the dust in front of him dissipated, the target in front was full of bullet holes, which was fantastic, and the firepower was extremely fast. Zhang Jun put down the Shanzhai Type 56 submachine gun in his hand, picked up the Shanzhai Type 56 light machine gun, hung a 100-round drum, aimed the muzzle at the target in front of him, and pulled the trigger.

"Dada...... Dadada......"

When the dust in front of us cleared, the target that was still standing in front of it had turned into slag.

"Good...... Bang bang ......"

Hitler applauded, said yes in a row, and began to ask for more specialized knowledge:

"My little carrot head, what is the common rate of these two firearms?"

"Eighty percent."

"Yes, the general rate is very high, but what about the ammunition specifications?"

"7.62*39 and 7.62*51 two specifications."

"My little carrot head, how can you make these two guns not use the same ammunition? That would increase the logistical burden, so I would recommend applying a type of ammunition. ”

"Of course, my Führer, it's just that our current Mauser ammunition is 7.92 * 57 specifications, while many other countries are applicable to 7.62 * 39 and 7.62 * 51 specifications of ammunition, if we choose to use 7.62 caliber ammunition, then our current Mauser guns in service must be replaced or eliminated, so I can't decide on such a major matter, please ask the great Führer to decide."

"My little carrot head, your copycat Type 56 firearm is indeed the best individual weapon at present, and it is also the weapon that our Germany hopes to have the most, and the side with strong firepower always has the upper hand in battle, so I decided that our Germany will start to fully replace your copycat Type 56 firearm, and the ammunition will use 7.62*39 specifications."

"My Führer, you are so wise and great, so our logistical pressure will be reduced a lot, and the firepower will be more powerful, but how to solve the other ammunition is 7.62*51 specifications."

"My little radish head, you don't have to worry about this, the Mauser company has sent me a sample gun of a general-purpose machine gun, he is an improved model of MG34, the firepower is very fierce, reaching 1500 rounds per minute, and the firing range is two thousand meters, we have arranged it like this, your Shanzhai Type 56 firearm is used as a light machine gun for individual soldiers and squads, the ammunition specification is 7.62*39 mm, and the improved MG34 is called MG42 (it should have been called MG38, But in order not to confuse the continued use of the historical name MG42, we can't let the famous gun be destroyed in my hands! ), using 7.62*51mm ammunition, used as a company general-purpose machine gun. This solves the problem of ammunition very well. (General purpose machine gun - that is, it can be used as a heavy machine gun as well as a light machine gun.) )

When the two SS soldiers came over with a machine gun from a wooden box not far away, Zhang Jun realized that the MG38 mentioned by the Führer was actually your famous MG42 -- nicknamed "Hitler's chainsaw". This general-purpose machine gun is too famous, the firepower performance is impeccable, and the Führer's arrangement is very reasonable, and Zhang Jun has no reason not to support the decision of the Great Führer.

"My Führer, your decisions are flawless, and I firmly support and support your great and wise choice."

It seems that Hitler's soldiers in the First World War were not in vain, he knew firearms very thoroughly, and rationally arranged the problem of ammunition.

"My Führer, what about two million guns we have reloaded? If it all comes back to the furnace, it will be a big waste. ”

"My little radish head, don't worry about this, our German arms are not worried about selling, I just received the Chinese government's purchase list, they ordered 500,000 rifles and other related weapons at one time, and plan to vigorously reorganize the German armament army, and all the weapons we have replaced will be sold to the Chinese government, and they will also eat them, are you still worried about waste?"

"Oh, my Führer, you are so great, I thank you on behalf of my former first homeland, and the great Führer might as well hand over this job of selling arms to the Chinese government."

Zhang Jun wanted to get this right gun in his hands, so that others would not use arms to knock China's bamboo bars, and sell these German weapons and equipment to China cheaply to resist the invaders, which is also what he should do as a Chinese.

"I agree, but my little radish head, your copycat Type 56 series of firearms, although good, but only produced by Krupp Company, can not meet the needs of our entire Germany at all, so you should share the production process of copycat Type 56 firearms, so that other companies can also manufacture, so that we can all change their outfits within a year, do you think this is good?"

"Ah!!!h

Zhang Jun suddenly forced his face bitterly, for the legitimate request of the great head of state, it was impossible to refuse, so he could only nod his head and agree. I don't know if my father-in-law, who loves to take advantage, will scold himself for being a loser when he knows the news.

Today's simple conversation and choice between Zhang Jun and Hitler will be a major event that will affect Germany in the coming decades, and whether it is correct or not can only be tested by the upcoming war.

"Report to the Führer, the British have sent a telegram informing us that British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain will pay a state visit to our country on September 15, 1938."