In fact, this time it was really Xia Fei's bad luck, very unlucky, very unlucky. Although the French sometimes make some mistakes and produce a few defective products. However, there is still a foundation for people as an old industrial power. There are always high-quality products, not to mention that this time Xia Fei brought a high-quality Dongdong. This is the Hodchsky M1914 air-cooled machine gun. This name may not be known to most people, but if you talk about Japan's Type 92 heavy machine gun, I'm afraid many people know it. The Type 92 heavy machine gun may not be liked because of its heavy weight and low rate of fire, as well as its somewhat frivolous 30-round cartridge. Compared with the MG series and M2 machine guns of the famous 1919 type in World War 1919, there were almost no advantages.

But that's because by the time of World War 2, when all kinds of evils were rampant, the French Hodchsky M1914 and Type 92 had a higher rate of fire than the latter, because the former could be fed with a special 250-round chain. The stability is also very good, in history, this machine gun can be compared with the British and German Vickers machine guns and MG08 series, the biggest advantage of this machine gun is that it does not use cooling water, the shooting range is relatively good and the stability is surprisingly high! As for the only drawback. That is, the weight is a bit large, two kilograms more than the MG08 heavy machine gun filled with water.

As for stability, there is such an example in the 1 war. During the Battle of Verdun, a French machine-gun position was isolated by the Germans and lost contact with the rear. There were only two machine guns of the M1914 type on this position, and everyone thought that the loss of this position was only a matter of time, but as a result. For the next ten days, the two machine guns in this position fired almost non-stop for ten days! According to reports, almost 75,000 rounds were fired from each machine gun. That is, 20 250-round chains are used up with one machine gun every day! And during this time, these two machine guns did not have any failures!

If it is said that Huaxia itself uses a 1904-style machine gun, just from the perspective of stability, no one dares to guarantee that after ten days of hard fighting, the machine gun that fired 75,000 rounds will not have any problems. If the Hodchsky machine gun could be mounted on an armored car, it would work well. At least you don't have to look for cooling water. As for that weight, it's naturally nothing, but Xia Fei attacks his own strengths with his own shortcomings. If you miss the best time, you won't have a chance, and the business that could have been done is completely yellow.

Xia Fei, who lost a big business, was very depressed. But what made him even more depressed was yet to come. Later, the Russian troops left behind showed him and the French delegation a new attack tactics of Russian infantry and artillery. The first of them is a Russian infantry company, which will demonstrate the tactics of the Russian army when attacking the fortification. To Xiafei's surprise, the Russians did not shout "Ula" when attacking.

Their offensive tactics were unusually delicate. In the eyes of the French, these forces and the Russian army in Europe can be counted as two kinds of armies. After the attack began, several commandos attacked in squads. All the troops revolved around machine guns. Machine guns are responsible for suppressing and cutting the opposing position. The rifleman is all about protecting the machine gun. Grenadiers, armed with both grenades and grenadiers, are responsible for attacking the opponent's machine gun fire. Every third group forms an inverted V-shaped battle group, with fire support units at fixed points and attacking forces on either side.

"They attack with a strong sense of purpose and rationality. Before attacking, they first analyze the strength of the defender's defense in all directions, and then arrange detours and outflanks based on these situations. To my surprise and my colleagues, I was surprised by the fact that they had abandoned the tactics they had used for centuries, and under the cover of machine guns, the assault teams slowly approached the enemy's trenches and blocked their fire with machine guns and grenades. The submachine gunners were also ready. They unscrewed the back cover of the grenade and opened the safety of the trench removal! ”

That's when it happened. The situation of the war changed again, and a hidden bunker hidden on the side suddenly erupted with hot tongues of fire. The measured fire of the three machine guns easily suppressed the attacking force. The location of this bunker was very well repaired, and it was covered with thick logs and rammed earth, which could not be destroyed by 60-level mortars, and just when the French thought that the attack was likely to end in failure, another Russian squad suddenly rushed out of the rear, carrying a very short barrel of artillery, which was different from the mortars commonly used in the Chinese army. More like a lower-barreled howitzer, it has a shorter barrel and a surprisingly large elevation angle, these guns are low, not even much taller than an M1914 heavy machine gun.

"This gun is light and can be disassembled and carried by an infantry group, but it is so powerful that their shells weigh at least 3KG. It can be fired horizontally or curvedly. It is very suitable for assault troops to carry. Although the firepower of this artillery is simply not enough in large-scale engagements, it is undeniable that in trench warfare and skirmishes, this artillery is absolutely excellent, because it can hit the enemy hiding anywhere, and the first time I saw it, the Russians used this artillery to destroy a target that a mortar could not destroy. Xia Fei wrote in the report.

What struck Xia Fei the most was the cooperation of this elite infantry, and the Russians had clearly chosen the path that suited them, using weapons that were not too expensive, but very effective and lightweight. In Xia Fei, they will be overwhelmed by the opponent's strong firepower in a head-to-head battle, but in a small engagement, or without any heavy artillery support, their combat effectiveness will be very strong. If it can continue to develop, it is not impossible to fight against the elite infantry of the German army. There was even something for the French army to learn from, after all, on the Western Front. It's also nice to be able to open the gap at a smaller cost.

After the Russian Army regiment practiced a company-sized assault, the artillery units of the Russian naval regiments that remained behind also missed a hand. Against the reality that the artillery of the Russian army is generally weaker than its opponents. Russian naval artillery emphasizes precise positioning and rapid maneuvering. HERE, XIAFEI SAW A 3MM HOWITZER THAT PROTECTED AGAINST THE 75-TON TRUCK SITE. The gun had an elevation angle of -10 degrees to 45 degrees and a horizontal firing range of almost 240 degrees. It can't be fired at the hull head-on, a bit like the T2 tank of the Russians, but faster, lighter, and farther. This combat vehicle has light armor in the cockpit section, which protects against bullets and shrapnel from light artillery. When firing, it was necessary to lower four gun mounts to fix the hull. At the same time, the car can also store part of the shells. Equipped with an ammunition delivery vehicle in its own right, it is an independent fire unit.

BUT THIS TIME, BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF LONG-RANGE CANNONS AND HOWITZERS OF THE 105MM CLASS. THE NAVAL ARTILLERY GROUP CAN ONLY COME UP WITH 82MM MORTARS AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED 75MM LIGHT HOWITZERS. These firepower are definitely a lot of goods in the eyes of the French, but like the infantry, the naval artillery unit interprets a new way of fighting with simple weapons, agile and accurate, and cooperative!

In the course of the exercise, the Russian artillery adopted a new method of combining map coordinates and the front observation post, on the one hand, through a large-scale map and prior reconnaissance to select a few suitable reference objects, and then use the reference objects as the standard to calibrate some data as a reference, under normal circumstances, this artillery needs to contact the artillery observation post through a wired telephone, and then quickly unfold after entering the position, first it will be an artillery for calibration, and then the observation post will determine whether to enter the effectiveness of the shooting. After determining the effectiveness of the fire, the mobile artillery will concentrate its fire on a half-base rapid fire, and there may be a pause in the middle to observe the battlefield situation. This is followed by a quick transfer. Repeat the process by moving on to the next preset gun position.

Because a large number of personnel went out for training, and because the Chinese Army did not have many artillery here, compared with the performance of the Russian Army regiment, this artillery performance seemed to be very short. However, in the opinion of Xia Fei and others, at least in terms of deployment speed, they are not only better than their Russian counterparts, but also better than most of their French counterparts. They re-optimized the flow of shelling. In addition to telephone lines and front-line observation posts, the Russians seem to be working on a front-line observation vehicle with radios and artillery mirrors. This deployment, free from the constraints of telephone lines, will further increase tactical flexibility, but it is clear that the observation vehicle seems to have many problems, starting with the tragedy of the reliability of the miniaturized radio.

On the whole, General Xia Fei was very satisfied with this force, except for the fact that he began to lose face with the French. In addition to the inspection, he also specially felt the 1904 general-purpose machine gun. To be honest, after experiencing one, Xia Fei also admitted that in addition to its weight, this new machine gun is definitely the most suitable light machine gun at the moment, and with a 50-round drum, this machine gun can be operated by one person. And even with a bipod, the stability is very good, and there is no cooling bucket or exhaust bucket in the front, so the center of gravity is relatively rear. It is also easier to replace the barrel, and because of the sheath, there is no need to worry about burns. There are also adjustable sights and rails on the gun body where the scope can be mounted.

"Compared with the 1904 light machine gun in Huaxia, our Shaosha type is a shoddy burning stick." Xia Fei said privately. He even planned to buy a production license from Huaxia to equip the French troops, you know, in the current situation, there are already a lot of dissatisfaction voices among the troops who tried the Shaosha light machine gun!

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