649 One step in place (I)
In fact, from a practical point of view, the Qionghai rifle is far from being eliminated. Although it can only shoot a single shot, it has to be loaded once per shot; After firing several times in a row, the chamber of the gun should be cleaned; Moreover, the paper shells are very damp, and the army cannot store finished ammunition in large quantities for a long time, and it is inconvenient to use it at sea...... and other defects. But compared to all the opponents Joan has faced so far, this weapon still has an overwhelming advantage in all aspects. If it weren't for the industrial group's initiative to replace it, the army really didn't plan to upgrade the firearms.
However, just as Ma Qianshan would never refuse to replace the bronze cannon with a seven-five cannon, since there is an opportunity to replace it with more advanced firearms, the military will definitely not object. After all, the potential of paper shell rifles has been basically exhausted, and to improve the combat effectiveness of firearms, it is inevitable to use metal fixed ammunition. Moreover, for the passengers on the Qionghai, they did not even have to choose between the famous guns of the past after the level of machining and resource reserves reached the required standards - there were ready-made models to imitate.
"Our new guns will be in place in one step, directly mapping and replicating those two Type 56 semi-automatic rifles ā and after four years of hard work, we are finally able to mass-produce these weapons."
This time, Feng Yufei's opinion was agreed by everyone, and the use of five or six halves as the standard weapon of the Qiong Navy can fully meet the military needs of the next few decades and even hundreds of years in terms of weapon performance and technical parameters. Moreover, in the minds of Tang Jian and others, they have always regarded the Qiong Navy as the successor of the people's army of the original era, and the Chinese army is equipped with five or six halves, which is a matter of course in their opinion.
The general direction was determined, and everyone discussed a little bit in the small details, mainly about whether it was a completely thorough and unmisdirected imitation of the original two five or six halves, or a small adjustment in the details. Some people can build yƬ according to the choice of the People's Liberation Army in later generations. A smaller caliber of 5.8 mm instead of the original 7.62 mm was used. There are also people who think that the multi-functional daggers that are currently widely equipped with the Qiong Navy are very useful, and there is no need to set up folding bayonets on five or six halves, it is enough to install a bayonet bayonet and insert a short dagger if necessary......
Various opinions were raised, but in this regard, the members of the military team were able to express many opinions - in the past, when the Qionghai I rifle was developed, they had never seen or played it, and could only judge by the description of the technicians. But this time it was different, and the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle was equipped in the people's army of later generations for nearly half a century. After several national wars, its advantages and disadvantages have long been thoroughly understood, the corresponding tactics, and the various situations that may occur from training to actual combat...... Even ordinary military fans can say the truth, not to mention Zhengwei Tang Jian and other genuine soldiers.
After some discussion among the members of the military group, they finally came to the conclusion that nothing should be changed, including the three-edged spear, as long as it was technical and material achievable, it should be copied as it was -- because they chose five or six halves and did not just directly copy the two sample guns. It can also be used in terms of "software" such as combat procedures and training methods originally mastered by Tang Jian and others, and it is basically done in accordance with the drill and training outline of the People's Liberation Army in later generations.
Moreover, the two rifles they brought with them were themselves finalized products after the reopening of the production line in the seventies. After experiencing the baptism of the Vietnam War, the potential that can be tapped and the areas that need to be improved, I believe that the old military industry in later generations will definitely consider it more thoroughly than them. In terms of the comprehensive performance of semi-automatic rifles in all aspects. Five or six and a half should be considered to be done to the extreme, and it was finally eliminated because it could not fight against a fully automatic submachine gun. And in this era, there is no such requirement as zĆ i.
Not even a small place to move. As for the caliber, of course, it can't be changed -- once the caliber of the weapon is changed, all the corresponding accessories must be adjusted, and all the original parameters must be recalculated, which will take more time and energy, and there is no guarantee that there will be no mistakes, so it is best not to change anything.
With five and a half punches, of course, we can't fail to mention five or six punches -- the famous AK47 submachine gun, Ye Mengyan immediately proposed that since it can produce five and six and a half, it will definitely not be a problem to manufacture five or six punches technically, and asked if it can be mass-produced?
-- He still remembers the rhetoric of "100,000 AKs running rampant all over the world" back then.
Feng Yufei gave a positive answer to this, but the decision on whether the military needs to be equipped with five or six punches probably depends more on logistics -- submachine guns waste too many bullets, and in the eyes of the Chinese army, which has always paid attention to accurate shooting and demanded that "one bullet destroy one enemy," it has always been unpopular. Even the Type 95 fully automatic rifle equipped by the People's Liberation Army in later generations still strives for accuracy, even if it is a burst of shots, it is considered the most stupid thing to sweep the trigger to the end.
As far as the current Qiong Navy is concerned, the firepower intensity of five and a half and a half is far beyond the actual needs, and it seems that it is unnecessary to get another five or six rushes -- originally this time the all-round metal fixed ammunition was used. It is already a big test for the material reserves, production capacity, and transportation support capabilities of the Qiong Navy. Which is more important than the firepower advantage of submachine guns compared to the increasingly dramatically increased logistical pressure?
-- There are not so many people in the military team who have so-called "AK feelings."
In the end, everyone decided to make a small number of five or six chongs, which belonged to the internal guard troops and reconnaissance troops, that is, Ye Mengyan and Beiwei's subordinates, but for the time being, they would not be equipped as the main force. More resources will be available in the future to consider the full distribution of such automatic weapons.
However, when it comes to automatic weapons, Beiwei has made another request.
"In the past few days, I have been studying the summary report of the battle of Lushun sent back from the front."
-- According to the rules of the Qiong Navy, after every battle, from the commander-in-chief to the ordinary soldiers, they are required to summarize after the battle. Ordinary soldiers and even squad and platoon leaders only asked for a verbal summary, and everyone just talked about it internally. However, when they reached the company commander and above, they demanded that all the lessons and lessons reported below be summed up, together with their own experiences in command, into written writing, and finally compiled into a book by the staff officers for the compilation of military drills -- this is how the Qiong Navy's comprehensive and almost cumbersome infantry drill manual, which claims to be able to solve almost any problem, came about.
This battle of Lushun was the first time that the Qiong Navy faced the Houjin Army, and the actual combat experience was naturally extremely important to the Qiong Navy. Although Xiao Lang was wounded, the three company commanders under him, as well as a group of modern partners who followed Xiao Lang at the time, including Chen Jun, each wrote their own post-war summaries, which were successively forwarded back by telegram during this time. The north latitude did not fall, all of them carefully read it, and made a summary-at this time, I saw him take out a notebook, compare it with the words, and began to elaborate:
"Combined with the summary reports of the previous battles, we can come to the conclusion that at a hundred meters away, there is basically no enemy in this world that can threaten us. The only exception was when he used infantry to resist a Western warship during the defense of Qiongzhou Mansion and was killed by solid shells -- this could no longer have happened after the formation of our naval and artillery forces. ā
"So far, almost all of our army's casualties on the battlefield have occurred within 100 meters, and the vast majority have occurred within 50 meters. The reason why we have always felt that the paper rifles are still 'very useful' is that we have been able to reduce the number and courage of the enemy to the level of a single blow before they can rush into the line of fifty meters and impose an effective kill range on our troops, and this final blow is done by hand grenades. ā
"Long-range artillery, medium-range rifles, short-range grenades - this is the most central part of our current tactics. Thanks to this tactic, no unit has so far been able to get close enough to engage us in hand-to-hand combat, so our casualty exchange ratios with the enemy have always been good. ā
Beiwei said a good word slowly, but everyone was holding their breath, waiting for his "but".
However, the battle of Lushunkou sounded the alarm bell for us. There was no artillery intervention in this battle, and it was a thorough test of our light infantry equipment and tactics......"
"That's Xiao Lang asking for it."
Someone below suddenly interjected, obviously very dissatisfied with Xiao Lang's command, Beiwei smiled and nodded:
"It's true that there are some problems with tactical command. But the fighters did not fight badly, they were completely equipped with light infantry without artillery support, and they simply routed the enemy with rifles and grenades. And we should also see that the potential of the Qionghai rifle is almost at an end. ā
Beiwei waved the notebook about the battle summary in his hand:
"The reports sent back by the three company commanders, including Chen Jun, all mentioned that when they threw grenades and launched a counter-charge, they were really ready to fight the enemy hand-to-hand. That is to say, at that time, the weakening effect of the Qionghai rifle has been used to the end, and if the grenade cannot be thrown to crush the opponent, what will follow is a hard-fought hand-to-hand combat -- which is also the biggest shortcoming of an all-firearms unit like ours. ā
"Fortunately, this did not happen, and the enemy army collapsed at the last moment - but what if it didn't? This time, the main force of the Houjin Army is still dominated by Kong Youde's rebels and Han army banners, and there are not many elites in the Eight Banners. Next, sooner or later, we will encounter the real Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners, their will to fight and determination must be higher than the Han Army Banner, if the Houjin Army is dominated by them this time, then the consequences of this battle are really difficult to say. (To be continued......)