The so-called rotary grenade launcher is actually very satisfactory to the army.

After all, the appearance of this weapon cannot be said to be epoch-making, but it is still very important for the army. Especially in urban warfare―――――― of course, the army has not actually used this weapon today, but in the Battle of Dandong, I don't know how many buildings were actually smashed into ruins by the army with gun-mounted grenades......... Originally, those buildings were to be turned into ruins, at least it would take some grinding...

A glimpse of the whole leopard can be seen, and the same is true right now.

Since even a single-shot gun-mounted grenade can exert such a strong power, there is no reason why a more powerful revolver-type grenade is less powerful than a gun-mounted grenade...

It's just that...

Although the six-round wheel type is much stronger than the single round of the gun-mounted type, it is still slightly inferior to the Wehrmacht in terms of firepower density. This led to another tender on the part of the army, and the target was a more powerful weapon than the wheel-type firepower.

How to say, if the revolver is only a single weapon, then the new weapon is equivalent to a squad fire support weapon similar to a machine gun...

And in this bidding, when other ordnance enterprises were having a headache for this, Yushi Ordnance gave a very satisfactory answer...

【Fully Automatic Grenade Launcher】

Of course, you can also call it a [Howitzer Machine Gun], or a [Howitzer Cannon], but in terms of caliber alone―――――― this thing can indeed be called a cannon. (Generally speaking.) If the caliber is more than 20mm, it can be called a cannon)

Generally speaking, grenade launchers can be divided into several relatively large categories. Two of them are gun grenades and gun-mounted grenades. These two types are also commonly referred to as muzzle-firing grenade launchers and add-on grenade launchers. In addition, there is the [Shoulder-fired Grenade Launcher]. This weapon is more special, somewhat similar to a flare gun or a short shotgun―――――― of course, much larger. It can be front-mounted or rear-mounted. Usually carried and used by individual soldiers, it can be fired like a rifle against the shoulder, carried around the waist, or placed on the ground like a mortar.

In addition to this, there is also a theory that the grenadier is actually a grenade launcher. Ammunition is thrown on the ground in a manner that resembles a mortar. For example, the ten-year grenadier and the eight-X grenadier during the Japanese war, because of the inconvenience of use, so by the time of Yan Shao's time, basically no country would use this type of design.

And what the rain stone ordnance has taken out is another type of [fully automatic grenade launcher].

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The shape of this grenade launcher somewhat resembles a machine gun. The firepower is very strong, with a rate of fire of more than 300 rounds per minute, which can even be said to be surprisingly strong.

In addition, the ammunition used is the same as the front gun mount and the revolver type. All are 35mm caliber grenades. This is also to make logistics a little more convenient. After all, if the caliber of the ammunition is too complicated, it is difficult to say whether the logistical people will be exhausted to death.

However, despite the same caliber, the range of this weapon is much longer than that of individual soldiers.

For example, the effective range of the gun-mounted and revolver types is usually only 400 meters, but the effective range of this new fully automatic grenade launcher can reach a distance of 800 meters. And this is only the effective range, if only the maximum range, it can even be lighter than a kilometer.

As a result, the range of this weapon is, in some ways, even stronger than that of ordinary small mortars.

The reason for this emphasis is so much on range. On the one hand, it is to increase firepower and security, and on the other hand, it is not to deal with snipers and other threats.

The battle in Danton. Many army soldiers actually died at the hands of Japanese snipers, and if they were to deal with snipers, the army would rack their brains. In the end, there are only three ways to come up, one is to use snipers to deal with snipers, the other is to directly adjust artillery bombing, such as mortars, etc., and even use cannons when necessary, and the last way is to use grenades, which is also the only solution for ordinary soldiers.

After all, there are not many snipers in the army, and even if you can find someone, the other party may have already been artillery.

There are also mortars, which are much simpler than the previous ones, but the hit rate is a problem, and it takes a long time. What's more, it is impossible for ordinary soldiers to fight with mortars, or the previous sentence, after you aim and fire, maybe everyone will camp to celebrate...

So the grenade has become the most realistic equipment for ordinary soldiers...

It's just that the density of fire of the grenade is still too bad after all, unless it is a salvo, the hit rate of a single shot is somewhat worrying. Although the density of firepower of the runner type is stronger than that of individual soldiers, it still has not produced a qualitative change.

So the fully automatic grenade launcher, which is stronger and more powerful, came into being...

For now, although it is only on the field, this weapon has already shown impressive firepower for the army. Especially its ultra-long range, which is true of a range of other criteria.

In fact, if it weren't for the relatively backward observation and sighting system, which made the soldiers who operated it only use ordinary ways to aim and shoot, I am afraid that the effective range of this weapon would still be enhanced. However, even so, the effective range of this weapon against large fixed targets has reached 800 meters, and for some smaller targets, such as motor vehicles, it also has an effective range of 600 meters―――――― large fixed targets are still relatively easy to aim...

In addition, in order to ensure the density of firepower of this weapon and the ability to sustain firepower, the army has also considered whether to use the method of bullet drum or the method of bullet chain for this weapon.

The former is more aspect, but the latter's firepower density and persistence are very strong.

In the beginning, the military preferred to play the drums, after all, this way of logistics is very convenient and very simple. But after a series of tests, the military had to tearfully choose this way.

Because if you play a drum, the amount of ammunition in the drum is too small. The eight- and sixteen-round drums, seriously, are actually not much different from the revolver, just a little more, and the range is a little longer, but the same weight as the machine gun makes it much lighter...

In the end, although there was some helplessness, in the end, the military could only choose the way to bullet the chain...

Although this method is a bit more complicated, the advantage is that it can ensure the density of firepower and the ability to continue fighting.

Finally, this fully automatic grenade launcher can be fed from the left/right side, and is installed in the magazine box, which can feed ammunition on both sides at the same time. Crates usually contain 30 or 50 grenades per crate, but if necessary, the crate can be simply discarded and fed directly with the chain.

However, the weight of this weapon is huge, so when it was designed, it was clearly stated that at least two people were needed to carry it. But when designing, military experts also considered the extraordinary situation, after all, it is normal to die a person on the battlefield, so after using the way of the cartridge box, even one person can use this weapon lightly, but if the bullet chain is a bomb supply, then at least two people are needed, one of whom is responsible for the operation, and the other person is responsible for the problem of supplying ammunition...

In addition, this weapon can not only be used as an infantry fire support weapon for the squad, but also can be directly mounted on military vehicles, tanks, and armored vehicles, which is very versatile.

Even the army aviation is considering whether to install it on the plane and use it as ground firepower―――――― anyway, the speed of the aircraft in this era is quite slow...

In any case, the appearance of this weapon was indeed an unusual admiration for the Wehrmacht, and there were no other competitors at the time, so the bid was very light.

As for why they were able to design such a weapon, the reason is very simple, it is because one day when Yan Shao learned about it, he said it casually. "Can you design it like a machine gun?" It's that simple, after all, for Yan Shao, the kind of grenade launcher that is somewhat similar to a machine gun in later generations is actually relatively common―――――― well, in fact, he has not seen the real thing, after all, this thing is not casually shown to ordinary people, even ordinary police grenades Yan Shao has never seen.

But Yan Shao's time was that the Internet was already very developed, even if he didn't care about this issue, it was very simple to see some things on the Internet...

However, Yan Shao's simple sentence gave a lot of inspiration to the experts below.

Sometimes, this kind of thing is just a layer of window paper, and it only needs to be pierced. And what Yan Shao plays is the role of that finger...

And because of Yan Shao's relationship, the military experts below, after designing a fully automatic grenade launcher, even considered it to simply combine this weapon with a machine gun.

Of course, this does not mean that this weapon can be used as both a machine gun and a grenade launcher, but rather in a modular way, with some of the necessary equipment replaced, so that it can be used as a machine gun.

In this way, perhaps when the army is fighting, it does not even need to bring machine guns, only this kind of weapon.

However, although it sounds very simple, it is actually very complex, and weapons often need to consider not only power, but also lightness, otherwise the logistical pressure will be too great.

Having said that, although the official name of this weapon is a fully automatic grenade launcher, Yan Shao actually prefers another name―――――― howitzer machine gun. (To be continued......)