Although on the banks of the Yalu River, whether in Dandong or elsewhere, the Wehrmacht and the Japanese army had disengaged. The whole area is also quiet, but this does not mean that it is really peaceful, and small clashes occur from time to time.

In Dandong and several other theater of war, the Wehrmacht Army often launched small-scale offensives against the Japanese. In these offensives, the Wehrmacht always had a slight advantage by virtue of its superiority in equipment, especially the gun-mounted grenades, which brought the Wehrmacht great advantages in many battles...

In addition, Feng Guozhang is still trying to find more advantages to ensure his initiative on the battlefield―――――― whether it is for his own reputation and status, or to be able to obtain the title of marshal with everyone's recognition, which makes Feng Guozhang unable to take this war seriously. What's more, there is Yan Shao's kindness in this, although the relationship between Feng Guozhang and Yan Shao was not very close in the past, but in the face of Yan Shao's kindness, Feng Guozhang took it with gratitude.

It's just that at this time, Feng Guozhang's advantage in his hands is really not very much, and in terms of troops, the troops from the Beijing-Tianjin region and Shandong are still on the way. Some troops had arrived, but they were few and needed a little rest before they could go into battle. Therefore, on the issue of troops, in fact, Feng Guozhang does not have an advantage, and even if he does, it will need to wait until reinforcements from Beijing, Tianjin and Shandong arrive.

As for the combat effectiveness of the troops, they are different from the Wehrmacht.

There have been too many expansions of the Defence Force, and most of them have been done recently. Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be some inconsistencies in the level of combat effectiveness. Some of the wrong ones are very strong in combat effectiveness, but some units are not very outstanding in combat effectiveness...

There are a lot of troops. The only thing to praise is probably their equipment.

In terms of the combat effectiveness and training of officers and men, there is still some gap between a considerable part of the troops and the Japanese army, which pursues a policy of elite soldiers.

In addition, Feng Guozhang preferred to wait until reinforcements arrived before making a move, so it was obviously impossible to seek a breakthrough directly from land.

As for the water?

By this time, the Japanese navy had already recovered some of its strength, especially after the commissioning of a few new battleships, and it had a great advantage over the national defense navy, which still maintained the original number. Especially after considering that the Japanese Navy is clearly stronger than the Chinese ...

It has to be said that even if the level of the National Defense Navy is the same as that of Japan, I am afraid that it may not necessarily be an opponent of the Japanese. This is also recognized within the Navy. Therefore, in addition to strengthening training, the most important thing for the navy is to continue to build more ships ―――――― surpass in quality, and it is obviously impossible to do so in ten or twenty years, so the navy can only seek a quantitative transcendence.

However, it is currently the largest warship built by China itself. It's just over 10,000 tons. Belonged to heavy cruisers. At present, China has not built more than 20,000-ton battlecruisers and larger battleships, and there is a big gap compared with Japan, which is already able to build its own battlecruisers and battleships.

As for outsourcing, although after the victory in the First World War, Britain did have a lot of warships that were useless, and many of them were even battleships. If the price is right, the UK is really likely to sell to the outside world, after all, the British economy is not very good at this stage. Moreover, many of these warships are still relatively young, and their performance is not bad.

But considering the jealousy and concerns of Britain and the United States about China. I'm afraid it's more difficult...

Fortunately, the 10,000-ton cruiser built by itself in the early stage was tested smoothly in all aspects, and the navy has also begun preparations for the construction of battle cruisers and even battleships. As long as China can build high-performance battlecruisers and battleships on its own, even if China cannot be included in the world's first echelon, I believe that the gap will not be very far.

But after all, that is a matter of the future, as for the present, there is still a big gap between the Chinese Navy and the Japanese Navy, not to mention that Japan has also begun to pay attention to submarines and other equipment. If there is a real fight, the Chinese side may not necessarily win, and it is precisely because of this that Feng Guozhang gave up the method of seeking a breakthrough by water.

And after the land and water routes have failed, there seems to be only one left for Feng Guozhang.

Walk in the air...

If at sea it is the Japanese who have a slight upper hand, and on the road it is the Chinese side that has the upper hand, then in the air China has an all-round advantage over Japan ...

In this armed conflict, although the Japanese army aviation units have made countless efforts, they have never been able to compete with the Chinese army air forces, and countless Japanese planes have been shot down by the Chinese side.

In the end, even Japan itself has to admit that Japan's aviation industry is indeed a long way from China's.

And this also makes the army's aviation units very unscrupulous in the skies over the Japanese side. If it weren't for the fact that the bombers had not yet arrived in Tohoku, I am afraid that the Japanese Army would soon be dealt a heavy blow, but even now, allowing Chinese planes to fly overhead is enough to make the Japanese people lose their morale...

At the same time, in terms of the army aviation, the commander of the army aviation is constantly urging the rain stone military industry.

The reason is also very simple, because they have some equipment that they hope to be able to obtain from here, including the [Fully Automatic Grenade Launcher].

This grenade launcher has a high rate of fire, muzzle velocity or something, although it is much worse, making it impossible to use it in aerial combat. But even so, the targets used against the ground are excellent.

Therefore, the army aviation has always admired the new [fully automatic grenade launcher], this weapon is not only the army's eye, but also one of the many equipment that the army has seen.

In addition to this, there is another one, which is a 20mm cannon specially designed for shooting at the army ...

This cannon was designed by the Army Aviation to get rid of the rain stone ordnance, and it was powerful and mainly hung on the belly of the fuselage. Shoot through the propeller blades. Not only does it have a strong air combat capability, but it is also very powerful against some ground targets.

However, it should be noted that such weapons are needed on the ground aviation side. It's really not used against air targets. After all, the body bones of aircraft at this stage are still very fragile, and the ordinary 8mm or even 12.7mm is enough, and there is no need to use 20mm...

As mentioned earlier, the ordinary 8mm and 12.7mm machine guns are enough to deal with the current aircraft, and the use of 20mm caliber weapons is definitely overkill.

And against ground targets, the power of the 20mm caliber is indeed sufficient. But it doesn't have enough explosive power.

Therefore, the Wehrmacht was not very eager for this equipment, and the Army Aviation was very enthusiastic about automatic grenade launchers.

However, the 20mm cannon is not only eye-catching for the aviation units, but also for the army. Of course. It is not the ordinary army that intends to adopt this weaponry. After all, the weight of a 20mm cannon is much heavier than a Makqin.

On the army side, even Makqin felt that it was a bit heavy, how could he choose this kind of equipment. Really got a fancy to it. In fact, it is an armored soldier.

For ordinary infantry. This weapon may be a little too heavy, but for the armored forces, the weight is not worth mentioning. However, there are so many things that the armored forces are interested in, so they are not very eager to arrive for a while.

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Whether it is the [Rotary Grenade Launcher] or the [Fully Automatic Grenade Launcher] is a project that the Army attaches great importance to, especially the [Automatic Grenade Launcher] is the top priority.

After all, if this kind of equipment can be used in the army, it is definitely a big killer. Its rate of fire alone is not much different from the ordinary machine gun. What's more, the power of the grenade is far greater than that of a machine gun, even if it is a heavy machine gun with a caliber of 12.7mm.

The only one that has some headaches. That is, the ability to sustain firepower.

If this grenade launcher can really fire like some ordinary machine guns. To its enemies, this weapon could definitely be called a demon.

After all, whether it is the rate of fire and sustained ability of a machine gun, or the power of a grenade, it can bring great casualties to the enemy in a short period of time. Especially when it comes to anti-armor, this kind of weapon can almost make the enemy's armored troops lose their bones!

It's just that in terms of firepower sustainability, it is a headache for both R&D units and the army. Other problems are easy to solve, such as the power of ammunition, or the range.

Unlike ordinary weapons, the effective range of a grenade launcher is somewhat odd, the range against a fixed target is one thing, the effective range against a large area of enemy forces is another, and the effective range against small-sized mobile units is another thing ...

Fortunately, for the current Wehrmacht, as long as it can strike at the enemy's ground units with high firepower, there is no need to worry about this for the time being, and all that needs to be worried about is the problem of continuous firepower.

After all, a magazine can't hold many grenades at all, unlike machine gun shells, even if it's a 12.7mm machine gun bullet, a magazine can be much better.

Fortunately, this [fully automatic grenade launcher] adopts a bullet chain design, and can use two magazines to feed ammunition at the same time, which is always much stronger than the way of playing the drum. What's more, this [fully automatic grenade launcher] is not only used to provide infantry fire support required by the team, but also can be loaded on some military off-road vehicles, or armored vehicles and tanks―――――― Yushi Ordnance has considered the problem of versatility when designing, so the [automatic grenade launcher] can be installed in the position of the armored vehicle that was originally a machine gun, of course, it is certainly not as convenient to use as a machine gun...

And as long as the bullet chain is long enough, theoretically the sustained firepower is very amazing. It's just that ordinary infantry probably don't have this treatment, and if you want to achieve this kind of mileage, you also need to look at some armored vehicles loaded with special ammunition, and only that kind of vehicle can carry so much ammunition.

In addition, there are some military trucks, and some military trucks at this time, in order to have a certain ability to protect themselves, usually wear some weapons and equipment. Therefore, when many trucks are transporting, there is usually a soldier with a machine gun standing on the top of the truck...

Although this [Fully Automatic Grenade Launcher] has many benefits. But before entering service, the army side probably doesn't have to think about it. On the other hand, the Army is studying the Rain Stone Ordnance Institute. The combination of a heavy machine gun and a [fully automatic grenade launcher] is very interesting.

Because according to Yushi Ordnance, the new weapon they are researching is a design that integrates a grenade launcher and a heavy machine gun, and only needs to replace a few key parts to freely switch between the grenade launcher and the heavy machine gun.

And if this kind of process can really be achieved, how much benefit it will be to the army can definitely be guessed lightly.

And both it is a heavy machine gun of 12.7mm caliber. Or a 35mm caliber grenade launcher, its firepower will obviously not be worse...

It's just that in Yan Shao's opinion, I'm afraid this won't be something that can be done lightly. After all, it's nothing alone. However, if you combine the two things, I am afraid it will be more difficult. At least in Yan Shao's memory, he didn't remember having similar weapons and equipment in his time.

As for Yan Shao's memory, it can't be said wrong. But it doesn't seem to be true.

Because before the end of the Cold War. At that time, it seemed that there was no such equipment in the world. But after the end of the Cold War, after the end of the Cold War, or rather not long after the beginning of the 21st century, the US military began to work on an automatic grenade launcher with 25 mm intelligent grenade ammunition that fires 25x59 mm OCSW high-explosive burst grenades.

The name of this weapon is the XM307 Advanced Squad Support Weapon.

As a new weapon, there are naturally many advantages to this weapon, but there is another advantage of the XM307. It can be converted into a heavy machine gun (XM312 heavy machine gun) in less than two minutes, a .50 caliber machine gun version for infantry and light anti-armor support.

A qiē seems to be a very good look. But in fact, the project was terminated in '07. This is also the reason why Yan Shao has never heard of this weapon, because before he entered service, it was already over...

It is said that the reason for the termination was due to problems with weight, fire control system and budget, but the real reason is not clear. But one thing is for sure, and that is that this is definitely not a project that can be done lightly. If it weren't for that, Yan Shao wouldn't have seen this kind of weapon...

However, at the moment, the military obviously can't imagine the difficulty of this project, and is still very interested in the project proposed by Yushi Ordnance. After all, if it can really be done, then the heavy machine guns of the army can be eliminated and replaced with this new type of weapon...

Therefore, the military quickly provided a budget for Yushi Ordnance to study first, but to be honest, after learning about this project, Yan Shao was not very optimistic about this project, and the reason was the same as mentioned earlier, if this kind of thing is really so simple to do, then why has Yan Shao never heard of this kind of equipment?

Therefore, Yan Shao is still more optimistic about the existing project, after all, the existing project is really good, first of all, the firepower is strong enough, and secondly, the reliability is said to be not bad. In addition, the weight is relatively light, the weight of the weapon system itself is only 15 kilograms, even if you count the bracket, it is only 23 kilograms, at most it is equivalent to two Madsen light machine guns, which is much stronger than the weight of the Maxim heavy machine gun. After all, the weight of the body of the gun is enough for more than 26 kilograms, and even more than 60 kilograms if you count some other things, and the full weight of this grenade launcher is only 23 kilograms...

However, Yan Shao did not directly intervene in this project. After all, no one can guarantee that there will really be no miracles. The current level of science and technology is indeed much worse than that of later generations, but there are many equipment invented in this era, even if it is still used after a hundred years, and some have even been mainstream equipment, so it can be seen that people in this era are not necessarily stupider than later generations, but it is just the experience and accumulation of this hundred years...

Of course, the most important thing is that the project itself does not require a lot of money, and even if it fails, it will not waste much. Otherwise, Yan Shao would not have agreed to this kind of project.

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In the research base of Yushi Ordnance, the test of new equipment is still being carried out under the watchful eye of military personnel, and on the other hand, after a long time, Feng Guozhang's long-awaited reinforcements have finally arrived in the northeast...

With four armies and more than 200,000 people, counting the troops located in Vladivostok in the outer northeast, plus the troops in the northeast itself, Feng Guozhang finally had a certain advantage in the face of the Japanese army in terms of troops. And this can finally allow Feng Guozhang to attack the Japanese in the way he wants...

Almost not long after the Beijing-Tianjin area and Shandong reinforcements arrived in the northeast, Feng Guozhang held a military meeting in Shenyang, which was attended by not only some commanders of the northeast garrison, but also officers at all levels who had arrived in advance to reinforce the troops...

As for the content of the meeting, it was also very simple, that is, if they could deal a heavy blow to the Japanese army, they would have to bow their heads and admit defeat.

For today's Feng Guozhang, I am afraid that nothing is more important than this. After all, this is related to Feng Guozhang's position as marshal, whether it can be recognized by the vast majority of people... (To be continued......)