"In order to defend against a possible armored vehicle attack by the Chinese Army, we must equip this force with light and reliable artillery, and we need to have enough pack horses to transport it. In order to deal with the elite infantry of the Chinese Army that accompanied the attack of armored vehicles, we needed to be equipped with light machine guns and mortars that were easy to carry. In the interior war, we must ensure that the roads are clear so that reinforcements can be carried out easily and quickly. This force will become the fist force of the Russian Army, which can be used both to break the spearhead of the opponent's offensive and to launch a counterattack if necessary. Kuropatkin wrote in the memo.

In order to make up for the lack of automatic firepower, the Russians specially imported the Madsen machine gun developed by Hong Kong from Denmark, and this machine gun is almost the same as the Madsen machine gun on Xu Jie's plane, but now the first machine gun in the world is no longer Madsen, but an improved version of the machine gun used in Beiyang.

I have to say that the Madsen machine gun is definitely a successful work in the history of firearms, the weight is very light, only less than 10 kg, and the design of the quick replacement of the barrel is adopted, the machine gun no longer relies on fresh water or air cooling for cooling, and it can continue to shoot after replacing the barrel with two hundred rounds of bullets, and the structure is simple and reliable. It is also good to use in cold regions. If in the original plane, this machine gun is definitely no less than the Lewis machine gun, and in some cases, it is better than the more clumsy Lewis!

But in this dimension, the Madsen light machine gun is a little worse than the latest Beiyang 1901 light machine gun. The issue of new machine guns. Xu Jie once again plagiarized the research results of his predecessors! And after slightly modifying it, it was labeled as a Type 1901 light machine gun, and this machine gun is the famous German MG42 general-purpose machine on Xu Jie's plane. In terms of cooling principle. Both the MG series and the Madsen machine guns were reloaded with barrels and then supplemented by air cooling. This was due on the one hand to the fact that the water-cooled machine gun was limited by various unfavorable conditions, and on the other hand, because the water-cooled machine gun was too heavy. Although the cooling method of the Lewis machine gun is good, the volume of the cooling pipe is large, and it is easy to get into dust, coupled with the large weight, so it gradually caused dissatisfaction on the part of the army.

The new 1901 rifle is similar to the historical MG42 rifle, except for a moderate reduction in the rate of fire. Adjusting the rate of fire of the original 1200 rounds per minute to about 800 rounds per minute, partly because there was not much need, and the firepower of a drum in just a few seconds was definitely a waste for a new machine gunner. On the other hand, there are limitations in the processing of parts, after all, the industry in China cannot be compared with Germany a few decades later, so in order to increase the life of the machine, the rate of fire of the machine gun must be reduced. But on the principle of firing and locking devices. The new 1901 machine gun was the same as the MG42, and was manufactured using a metal stamping process, which saved a lot of man-hours and raw materials. In addition, compared with the German machine gun, Huaxia's biggest advantage is that there are various rare metal additives to improve the performance of the machine gun, which is quite a big advantage for Germany, which is short of resources!

And when the two new machine guns are compared, the difference in performance between the two sides becomes apparent. In terms of theoretical rate of fire, the Madsen light machine gun was about 400 rounds worse than the 800 rate of fire of the 1901 light machine gun. In actual combat, the difference in rate of fire between the two sides is even greater, because the Madsen machine gun uses a single row of 30 rounds of ammunition, while the 1901 machine gun uses a 75-round drum feed, which is more than double the amount of ammunition! More critically, the Madsen machine gun is not slow to change the barrel, but can it be faster than the MG42? As soon as people open the lock of the gun, pull the wrench barrel and exit it, and then replace it with a new one, which is simple to use and not afraid of hot hands, can Madsen compare? Another problem is that the 30-round magazine in the upper part of the Madsen machine gun is too hateful! This thing can be found by a good person, and the machine gun stands tall above the bottom magazine, and if the mortar and grenadier canister don't hit, who do you hit?

Of course, the Russians at this time did not know that the Chinese Army was replacing various guns. After getting the Madsen light machine gun, the Russian army was very satisfied with this lightweight weapon, and the full combat weight of less than 10KG was really nothing for the tall Russians. Moreover, the Russian soldiers, who were accustomed to Mosinagan, suddenly found that the weapons in their hands were hundreds of times faster than the rate of fire of their rifles, and they were naturally very satisfied.

On the issue of the selection of mortars, the Russians also put a lot of effort into it. UNLIKE THE CHINESE INFANTRY, WHICH WAS EQUIPPED WITH GRENADIERS AND 60 LIGHT MORTARS AT THE SAME TIME, THE RUSSIANS EQUIPPED THIS MOBILE UNIT WITH A 45MM MORTAR OF AN INTERMEDIATE CALIBER TO ENSURE THE STRIKING DISTANCE, BUT THE POWER OF THE SHELLS WAS RELATIVELY SMALL. The Russians did this after careful consideration, because they found that the company-level support firepower of the army of the Republic of China was 60MM mortars, and the 82MM level was less equipped among ordinary infantry, while the Russian rapid reaction force was slightly smaller than the infantry because it was mainly cavalry. THEREFORE, THEIR SUPPORT WEAPONS MUST EMPHASIZE THE RANGE AND QUANTITY, AND OBTAIN AN ASYMMETRIC ADVANTAGE IN FIREPOWER BY MASSIVELY EQUIPPING 45MM ULTRALIGHT MORTARS, AFTER ALL, 60 GUNS CANNOT BE EQUIPPED IN LARGE QUANTITIES, AND THE GRENADIER CANISTER IS TOO CLOSE IN THE EYES OF THE RUSSIANS, AND IT IS EXTREMELY DEPENDENT ON THE USER'S EXPERIENCE.

From the point of view of cavalry, this mobile unit is actually just a cavalry with enhanced firepower, and the real elite of this unit is the armored car made by the Russians! Although the level of industrial technology of the Russians is incomparable with that of Germany, France and Britain, although the Russians are very poor, Russia is also a big power, and there are still various backgrounds, and in history, the Russians really made a more strange chariot in World War 1. A 75MM short gun is placed at the rear of the hull, and two machine guns are placed in front, if you want to open the cannon, turn the butt of the car over, use the artillery to hit the opponent, and properly return the horse gun back to the carbine!

OF COURSE, THE CURRENT RUSSIANS HAVE NOT YET COME UP WITH SUCH A FRENZIED PRODUCT, AND THE RUSSIANS HAVE SPECIALLY DESIGNED AN ARMORED VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A 37MM CANNON IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH THE BOXY ARMORED VEHICLES OF THE CHINESE NAVY. The territory of such a car was made by the Americans, the engine was rear-mounted, and the front part was the cockpit and fighting compartment. Equipped with a long-barreled 37MM40L cannon, the shell weighs 2 pounds, which is similar to the 47MM machine gun shell in terms of power, but the rate of fire is slower, but the Russians believe that this level of artillery has no problem against the crispy skin of the Chinese Army, so it is used as a professional anti-armor weapon!

As for protection, the Russians didn't think so much, not that the Russians didn't want to have better protection, but because the Russians used a car chassis, which had a limited load-bearing capacity, and more importantly, the off-road performance of the tires and the tracks could not be compared at all. Even if the Russians level the road, the combat tonnage of the entire tank will inevitably be limited to a tight range!

Unless it is changed to a track, but if it is changed to a track, on the one hand, it will improve the engine and fuel consumption, and on the other hand, it will put forward new requirements for maintenance and transportation. On the other hand, the maintenance and maintenance of the track is too difficult, the formation of the track itself is very short, and the frequency of replacement is even more amazing, do not forget, the Russian track is not made of manganese steel, and the life of the track pin is even shorter and terrible! If it is replaced by a tracked combat vehicle, I am afraid that there is no need for the Chinese Army to fight, and simple supply and maintenance will be enough to knock down this army!

Therefore, the Russians very blatantly positioned the defense standard as defense against machine gun bullets and shrapnel. And in order to reduce the fortifications, the canopy of the fighting compartment was left open. AFTER CUSTOMIZING THIS ANTI-TANK SPECIAL VEHICLE, THE RUSSIAN ARMY HAS ALSO SPECIALLY DEVELOPED TWO ANTI-INFANTRY VEHICLES, ONE OF WHICH IS PREPARED WITH A 57MM RAPID-FIRE GUN TO DEAL WITH INFANTRY AND HASTILY ESTABLISHED BUNKERS, AND THE OTHER IS TO INSTALL AN 82MM HEAVY MORTAR BEHIND THE HULL, COMPARED WITH THE SELF-PROPELLED MORTAR OF THE CHINESE ARMY, THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE OF THIS COMBAT VEHICLE IS THAT IT CAN BE FIRED DIRECTLY IN THE CAR WITHOUT A GUN, BUT THE POWER AND RANGE ARE FAR FROM THE 150MM HEAVY MORTAR OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC! AS FOR THE 57MM ANTI-INFANTRY VEHICLE, THIS GUN CAN ALSO FIRE AT THE VEHICLE WHEN NECESSARY, BECAUSE THE WEIGHT IS SOMEWHAT LARGE, SO THE PROTECTION OF THIS VEHICLE IS EVEN LESS THAN THAT, ONLY THE FRONT IS EQUIPPED WITH BULLETPROOF STEEL PLATES. AND THE ARTILLERY WAS LOADED WITH 57MM GUNS DIRECTLY FROM THE NAVY!

In the eyes of the Russians, this unit is fully equipped with the ability to confront the armored vehicle units of the Huaxia Republic, and the firepower of both sides can destroy each other, although the Huaxia armored car is a closed fighting room, but even if a 37MM cannon shell is still penetrated, there is no problem at all. Coupled with the absolute mobility advantage of the Russians, after all, in their opinion, the Russian cavalry could accompany the convoy to fight, but the Chinese infantry and the chariot units would definitely be disconnected. Moreover, in a defensive situation, Russian fast troops can enter the battlefield in advance and set up ambushes. In short, the Russians were confident in this defensive operation.

As for the specific formation, the Russians emphasized the flexibility of the troops. Rather than directly establishing a fixed formation, the chariot units and cavalry were divided into small groups, and various battle groups were temporarily formed during the battle to cope with different scale engagements. To put it bluntly, this unit relies on the high mobility of vehicles and horses to transport troops armed with light artillery and a large number of automatic weapons to the front line, and then carry out combat missions. Although there is mobility and a certain amount of firepower, there is almost no defense! Chariots were weakly defended, while cavalry was an infantry that relied on horses to maneuver and dismounted to fight when it reached its position.

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