"Ugh." The sad General Xia Fei didn't believe that in this place where birds don't, he could actually look up and meet a Russian officer who had studied at the French Military Academy, this kind of personnel is not much in the entire Russian Army, and this kind of thing that is almost close to chatting just let him run into it! Embarrassing, quite embarrassing! But fortunately, except for the French on his side, the other Russian officers did not seem to understand French, and the other party obviously did not have the intention of continuing to delve in, but only looked at the general with a slightly unkind face.

"If that's the case, you should count me as a student." Xia Fei paused, squeezed out a smile and said. "Even though I've only been teaching there for just over 1 year, I have a pretty good impression of it. Look at what I have brought, and perhaps you are in need, and the great France will provide you with the most advanced weapons. For example, the light machine guns and heavy machine guns newly developed in our country. ”

"Let's see if what you have in your hands is suitable, I don't want you to fight the Germans in the future with inferior weapons from some profiteers. You will be the hope of the Russian Army in the future. "I have to say that Xia Fei is still very experienced in dealing with such embarrassing situations. A few words enliven the atmosphere. Good soldiers always have a special affection for weapons.

Xia Fei followed the Russian major to a room in the army barracks dedicated to the maintenance and overhaul of firearms, where he saw a completely different scene from other Russian barracks, where all the repaired guns were oiled and neatly placed on the gun carriages, and some of the light machine guns were disassembled and wrapped in oilcloth. Put it in the box. The various tools and sighting equipment attached to the machine gun were also kept in the attached box. All the guns that are being repaired are sorted and placed on a workbench with all kinds of equipment, and there is a regular removal of all kinds of garbage. Some Russians, under the guidance of technicians, are overhauling and maintaining firearms. After getting used to the messy and disorderly Russian barracks. Xia Fei, who came here, felt a little satisfied.

"This is the new machine gun that the Huaxia Army has equipped you?" Seeing the machine gun that had just been assembled in front of him, Xia Fei walked up to him and asked. And this machine gun is the product of Xu Jie's plagiarism of MG43, but because of process problems, this machine gun is far from the level of the original, and the weight of the 100-round bullet chain and gun carriage on the face is as high as 16KG. The rate of fire is only about 800 rounds. It's not comparable to the original 1200 rounds per minute. In addition to the design with the principle of short recoil and quick barrel change, this machine gun was not much better than the MG1 of the German World War 15. Of course, if it is used as a heavy machine gun, this weapon can still be equipped with a cooling canister.

As he spoke, Xia Fei picked up the machine gun and observed it carefully. "It's a bit too heavy. The machine gun team of the Huaxia Army should have a hard time using this kind of machine gun, right? Xia Fei said with a smile. The weight of 16KG is indeed a bit heavy. However, it is still within the acceptable range, after all, the drums are carried by the secondary shooters during the actual battle, and those who are strong only need to carry a certain machine gun. Xia Fei said yes. However, it was obvious that neither the Russians present nor the Huaxia Army thought that Xia Fei's words had other purposes.

At the signal of Xia Fei. One of the attendants next to him pulled out a gun case. A gun was taken out of it, and if Xu Jie was here, he would be able to recognize it at a glance, even if it was the main force of the light machine gun in the French World War 1 - the Shaosha light machine gun. This weapon, which should have appeared in 1913 at the earliest, appeared in advance because of Xu Jie, and was brought to the Far East by thousands of miles to grab business with the Chinese Republic! Since this Russian army is paid by Britain and France, it is naturally best that this weapon order can fall into the hands of French companies, so the reason why Xia Fei came to the Far East thousands of miles away. The sale of weapons is also one of the purposes.

"This is a new type of light machine gun researched by our country, and the biggest advantage is that it is relatively light in weight. It can be carried and used by one person, and the weight of the 20-round arc magazine is only 9.5 kilograms, so you can see if you need it. As he spoke, Xia Fei motioned for the gun to be handed over to the Russian major. Originally, Xia Fei was still very confident in French weapons, but who would have thought that the Russians would give him a dismount in the first sentence!

"The gun's sight is actually dead?" The front sight of the Shosha machine gun was fixed to the muzzle, and if you want to adjust it, you can only do it slowly with a big wrench! And this made the Russians, who were already accustomed to the Huaxia adjustable sights, feel quite uncomfortable.

"Where's the wind deviation correction for this machine gun?" Then the Russian officer from Fontainebleau asked in surprise. Although the various types of machine guns produced in Huaxia are not exquisite, they are still excellent, and there are all the things that should be there, especially the latest 1904 general-purpose machine gun is even more comprehensive, and these weapons are definitely a big killer in the hands of experienced veterans! The accuracy at medium and long distances is not bad, and the French Shosha machine gun has not even corrected the wind deviation, which makes these Russians who have been raised feel very dissatisfied!

Then the Russian major looked at the bipod of the machine gun in his hand and said: "There is no wind deviation correction, and the weight is on the light side, this weapon may not be very accurate at a distance of 300 meters, and it will not be better than the Type 1904 machine gun in our hands against small group targets." This was said to the Russian officer next to him. Although it was spoken in Russian, and it was whispered. But Xia Fei understands Russian, and this sentence makes him feel quite faceless, and before he uses it, the Russians have already shown disdain, how can this work?

"Is there a shooting range here? We can try these new weapons, and I also want to see how the supposedly well-made Huaxia firearms are on the ground? General Xia Fei thought about it for a long time, and came up with a topic that could be called lame and led to quite serious consequences. As a comprehensive training ground, there is naturally a shooting range, so Xia Fei's small request has been met. Half an hour later, the group arrived at the shooting range.

"How about we set the firing distance at 400 meters? We usually train the LMG at this distance, and we require the LMG to be able to effectively suppress the opponent's small groups at this distance. The Russian major asked for advice from those around him.

"400 meters? Our Shosha is only designed for small clusters at a distance of about 200 meters, which is not fair! A French officer next to him said indignantly.

"200 meters?!" At this time, the Chinese and the Russian turned their heads in shock at the same time, and looked at the French officer with strange eyes. I said in my heart that designing a machine gun with a killing distance of 200 meters is useful! And again, it is a 20-round magazine used. How many cheating designers and purchasers would come up with this kind of thing? 200 meters is already the effective range of the rifle, if the effective range of the machine gun is the same as the rifle, the deterrent power of the machine gun must be discounted in half first!

"Then 400 meters." Xia Fei said with a pale face, everyone is asking for 400 meters, what else can he say? When we can't reach it? Isn't that a shame? When will the Russians be able to hit targets 400 miles away with machine guns? Why haven't I heard of it? Xia Fei was very puzzled in his heart. The Russian army in Europe had a firing range of only 150 to 200 meters during machine gun training, and in the Second Sino-Russian War, the effective firing range of most Russian heavy machine guns was only 400 meters. That's with a heavy gun mount. So originally Xia Fei was still very confident in exporting Shaosha, but now? Let's see.

"Woohoo!" "Bastard!" As soon as two shots were fired, the Russian shooter in charge of the test Shosha machine gun couldn't help but curse, while covering his cheek. "Why is the backseat distance of this gun so long? It's so hateful, it's not a slap in the face, it's a slap in the face. "A slap in the face? It's just a lot of fun! A Russian non-commissioned officer next to him coaxed.

After brushing it, the faces of the French people immediately turned gray, this is indeed a slap in the face, but not only the face of the Russian soldiers, but also the face of the French Republic, and the nickname of this face slap gun was not given by the Russians at the earliest, but by the French themselves who tested weapons! Because during the test, the long backseat distance often smashed the user's face, and then it was called a face gun! And in a hurry, the French apparently forgot to tell the Russian shooters about this!

Da-da-da, with bouncing shells and spitting tongues of fire, the test continued. Then the Russian shooter who noticed this was not "slapped in the face" again, and the normal test was still going on, because of the distance, so he couldn't see the walk and hit, but soon, Xia Fei felt that something was wrong, why did this test go on endlessly? If he read it correctly, the Shosha machine gun had already fired at least 7 magazines, and the Type 1904 machine gun on the opposite side had even lost 4 cartridge belts, and the barrel was changed once in between!

Finally, with a click, the sound of the chamber of the gun locking, after knocking out the ninth magazine, the Russian soldier who was testing Shosha threw the gun and stood up. "The barrel is too hot to fire." At the same time, by constantly changing the barrel, the Type 1904 machine gun next to it was still spewing tongues of fire.

The ensuing walk and precision made the French feel even more embarrassed, and the problem of Sausha's lighter weight became an out-and-out problem in this competition, because it was too light, and it was a bipod, coupled with a long recoil distance design, it was relatively forward in the center of the gun, and it was easy to slap in the face. The problem of the man-machine effect and accuracy of this gun has really become a big problem, and the Russian soldiers, who have been spoiled, are full of contempt for this weapon! As for the weight? The weight of 16Kg is really heavy for a Chinese soldier. But for the able-bodied Russian machine gunners, that's it, it's okay to make do with it, it's really not okay to let the secondary shooter carry the ammunition box, tripod and other accessories, and just carry the machine himself.

"Accuracy, rate of fire, and man-machine performance are completely defeated." Xia Fei couldn't help but cover his face with his hands, it's really embarrassing, no, it's the French military factory that is too embarrassing! This is simply a person who has lost France, and has made the Russians despise, and the superiority that has been established in Russia in a few months is gone at this moment!

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