Chapter 32: The Fire Dragon
However, what made Tang San and the others happy was that after the MG34 general-purpose machine gun passed the test this time, it would be equipped to the troops, of course, this was just their guess. Prior to this, the troops were only equipped with a small number of Maxim heavy machine guns, which were heavy and not easy to march long distances, which was undoubtedly a big problem for the soldiers.
He did not know how advanced the machine gun currently in front of them really was, the MG34 universal machine gun.
"This machine gun is integrated into the essence of all infantry individual weapons, and the previous Chinese rifle caliber is the same, are used, 7.92 mm caliber, using 7.92 * 57 mm bullets, a total length of 1219 mm, a barrel length of 627 mm, and a theoretical rate of fire of 800 to 900 rounds a minute. In addition, according to the requirements of the district chief, we designed two brackets, two-legged brackets and three-legged brackets, the effective range of the two-legged bracket is about 800 meters, and the range of the three-legged bracket is about 1800 meters.
We provide three ways to feed ammunition, it can be said that these three methods determine the surname of this machine gun, if you use a 50-round chain, then it is a light machine gun, if you use a 250-round chain, then it is a heavy machine gun, and there is a drum with 75 rounds, which is suitable for use in a wartime. Seeing everyone's eyes staring directly at this machine gun, Li Min smiled proudly, he also participated in the development of this machine gun, and when he saw his work being looked at like this, he was naturally very excited and said the parameters directly, and they asked again.
"Li Gong, can you shoot 800 bullets in one minute? No kidding, right? Tang Fenghu couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly asked.
"Master Tang, am I kidding, let's try it? However, this is only the theoretical rate of fire, and it is recommended to keep the rate of fire at 100---120 rounds per minute in battle, so that the machine gun can be used to its best. Li Min's smug smile has been spreading on his face, today he is out of the limelight, and he has also been given enough face by these two guns.
"Well, yes, hasn't the commander been saying that practice is the only criterion for testing the truth, now let's see if it's true." Tang Zhiyun hurriedly said, and after closing the conversation, he wanted to step forward and grab this machine gun experiment, but was stopped by Wang Lin.
The machine gun is not an ordinary rifle, for the rifle, they are just trying to experience it, and they need professionals to test it later, but the machine gun is different, this surname is slightly higher, Wang Lin didn't dare to let these stunned young people have nothing to do with this machine gun.
"Machine guns are not as good as rifles, let professional testers test this, if you want to experience it, you can experience it after it is installed in the army."
Tang San and the three of them looked at the MG34 general-purpose machine gun that was quite strange with some reluctance, and then looked at Wang Lin again, and finally could only sigh helplessly, soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty, and they dare not listen to the commander's words, not to mention their own teachers.
While speaking, a tester walked up to the MG34 general-purpose machine gun, and with a slight mention, he lifted the entire machine gun, and the soldiers present were all surprised, such a light machine gun looks as heavy as a rifle, can the effect be good? There was some disappointment on his face.
I saw the tester open the bracket located behind the muzzle and lay it flat on the ground, and then picked up a bullet chain, this is a 250-round bullet chain, which is also the standard bullet chain of the MG34 heavy machine gun, quickly loaded it, and then lay behind the bunker and waited for the test to begin.
Wang Lin looked at Li Min and nodded, signaling that it was time to start.
"Let's shoot a single shot first." This is the technology that Wang Lin specially asked Huang Wei to develop, point fire, continuous fire and strafing fire, all of which are used in these machine guns.
The tester aimed the muzzle of the gun at the pre-set target paper, and gently pressed his finger on the trigger, but did not see any loosening of his fingers, only to see that after a bullet was fired, he paused for about 0.5 seconds and then fired another bullet, so that about 20 rounds of bullets were fired before Li Min shouted to stop.
"Li Gong, although this rate of fire is much faster than that of a rifle, I don't think it will shoot 800 rounds of ammunition in a minute, right?" Tang Zhiyun looked suspicious and asked with a little disappointment, although this gun looks very handsome, but it also has to be practical, if it is not as fast as Makqin's rate of fire, then he would rather carry Makqin to the battlefield than carry a machine gun with such a rate of fire.
"Master Tang, don't worry, there are some things that we should appreciate slowly." Li Min smiled smugly again.
"Yes, there are some things that we still appreciate slowly, this gun has three gears, which are single shots, three bursts and fully automatic, single shots are suitable for use when there are not many enemies, and they are more scattered, three bursts are used when the enemy density is not too large, a slight pause in the machine gun can give the machine gunner timely adjustment of the muzzle, and at the same time can save bullets, and fully automatic is used when the enemy is charging intensively, in this case if you don't release the trigger, Then you can only stop it after the chain is finished. Wang Lin took a deep breath and said lightly.
MG34 general-purpose machine gun, it is really Wang Lin's luck to get the design drawings of this machine gun, because this gun does not belong to the Red Police base, but Huang Wei specially designed and researched according to Wang Lin's requirements, and most of the weapons and equipment in the Red Police are World War II period, but they are limited to rifles and grenades, and the machine gun has not been seen at all.
Immediately, the testers adjusted the machine gun to three rounds, during which the muzzle position was calmly adjusted on a small scale without being affected, and it did not stop until the remaining 200 rounds of ammunition in the chain were completed. After replacing the new 250-round ammunition chain, the testers adjusted the machine gun to fully automatic mode, and in less than 20 seconds, a full 250 rounds of ammunition in the chain were dumped, and everyone who watched had to exclaim that it was amazing.
"Senior Commander Tang, how is this gun? Does it suit your appetite? Li Min came to Tang Zhiyun's side like a villain and said to him.
"Hey, it's so fucking in line with Lao Tzu's appetite." When he saw an advanced piece of equipment, he forgot the occasion he was in, and he didn't care if Wang Lin was there.
"Haha, Master Tang, don't worry, there is something more to your liking." Li Min nodded at the tester.
The tester changed a new chain, then picked up the machine gun, put the butt under the armpit and clamped it tightly, and the other hand held the lower part of the machine gun, and then pressed the trigger on the fully automatic gear, about after the machine gun poured more than ten rounds of ammunition, the tester suddenly let go of his left hand, but the trigger was not released, and the machine gun kept pouring bullets.
Looking at the tester's slightly leaning body, everyone present, including Wang Lin, was taken aback, how could the recoil of this gun be so small? It seems that it can be basically ignored. It's just that this shouldn't be on the MG43 universal machine gun? Could it be that the combination of two technologies can have something other than that?
After watching it, the three brothers of Tang Village, who were not addicted, were stunned and grabbed a bullet chain and came to the machine gun, and began to experience this general-purpose machine gun under the guidance of the testers, and finally felt the benefits of no recoil, after the two hundred and fifty bullets were dumped, the entire ballistic trajectory was very stable, and there was no need to deliberately adjust the muzzle to maintain accuracy.
The three brothers of Tang Village were even more afraid of their thighs, and said fiercely, I want a hundred of this kind of machine guns.
In the end, Wang Lin named this machine gun the Fire Dragon Style.
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