Zhou Changfeng said leisurely: "As the saying goes, people can't look good, and the sea can't fight, and this is also applicable." ”

"But I always thought it was a little weird." The sergeant muttered, "Uh... How? It's just some... Shake, I'm afraid it's too light. ”

It's not that he's deliberately finding fault, it's just the truth.

The armoured man flipped through the technical index booklet, pointed to one of the pages, and said: "The empty gun weighs seven pounds and two taels, which is two pounds lighter than the three-four type." ”

In contrast to the stamping process, where a casing is essentially extruded from a thin sheet of steel in a mold, the milling process is a slow cut, planing, and shaving of an entire piece of steel.

In addition to the structural design, the two processing methods will inevitably lead to a significant weight difference in the receiver, and the milling process will make the old submachine gun appear much bulkier and heavier.

The MP18 submachine gun weighs 4 kg, the M1A1 submachine gun weighs 4.8 kg, and the new submachine guns with the stamping process are generally much lighter, with the Stearns MkII empty gun weighing only 2.95 kg and the PPS-43 weighing 3.36 kg.

The weight reduction may not have been noticeable for a submachine gun that fires 9mm Parabellum pistol rounds, but it is significant on this prototype submachine gun that uses the mighty Ming 9.6×20mm pistol round.

From the design, it can also be seen that two young designers of Hengguang also tried to improve this situation - a small grip under the front handguard and an anti-jump device with an upper opening at the muzzle.

As far as the actual feel is concerned, Zhou Changfeng believes that there are indeed obvious changes, but it is far from bad.

It's just that for soldiers who are accustomed to using the steady Type 3 or 4 submachine guns, switching to this thing will undoubtedly be very uncomfortable.

But as the saying goes, "Don't forget that your weapons are made by the lowest bidders," the old men of the military and the advisory council don't care about the so-called feel and habits.

As long as the performance is up to standard and meets the actual needs of the army, then pick up the cheaper one, and the lower the price, the better.

It is foreseeable that this year or next year at the latest, the Ming Dynasty will begin to expand its army rapidly, and it is almost impossible for the new submachine gun with good quality and low price to be left out in the cold.

Even if you prejudicefully think that it is shoddy and unusable at first, it will smell good as long as you actually evaluate it.

"In short, the shooting experience is still good, and overall it is not inferior to the three or four styles. In the past two days, you will do a failure rate test and a mud contamination test, and hand it in after the records. ”

"Yes."

Next, the two submachine guns will undergo a more extensive reliability test, that is, firing 10,000 rounds in a row under normal conditions, recording the number of failures, and firing 10,000 rounds in a row after being contaminated by mud, so as to evaluate their reliability in a battlefield environment.

The reason why it is called extensive is because the test at the station's shooting range is not as rigorous and professional as the Ordnance Bureau's rigorous and professional test after all, but there is still reference value.

That night, a military train loaded with the 1st Marine Regiment arrived at the Jiangbei Railway Station.

The early summer nights in Nanjing were between cool and hot, and the officers and men slept in the same place for the night, and the next morning they crossed the river by boat to return to the Jiangxinzhou garrison after a few months of absence.

In the two thick rosters, those circled in red were those who died or died, and those circled in black were those who were disabled and retired, and in fact, there were originally many blue circles that meant "healing", but so far a few months have been enough for the wounded to heal.

In the offensive operations against the resistance, the 1st Marine Regiment was considered to have the highest intensity of fighting, and suffered relatively large casualties.

Moreover, unlike the Battle of Demagi the year before, the opponent of this battle, the Japanese, lacked heavy weapons, so the proportion of bullets in the types of injuries caused by the Ming soldiers was quite high, so the proportion of deaths due to injuries was also greater.

In general, the lethality rate is about 30%-35% for rifles, 50%-60% for machine guns, and 20%-25% for barreled guns (shell fragments).

The phrase "new soldiers are afraid of artillery and veterans are afraid of machine guns" is not groundless, but has a certain degree of reasonableness.

In addition to the factor of the opponent's weapons and equipment, Jiang Ning and other military doctors also believed that there were negligences in their own treatment of the war wounded.

The units of the Ming army at the division (brigade) level have relatively complete field hospitals and transport units; Regimental units have infirmaries capable of performing advanced dressing and primary surgeries, as well as transport and stretcher units.

There are three stages of first aid and transport for the wounded - the first is the self-rescue and mutual rescue of soldiers, and the field first aid of medical personnel; The next step is to be transferred to a regiment-level medical center for more adequate bandaging or simple surgery; After that, the more seriously injured are sent to the field hospital for surgical resuscitation, while the ordinary wounded are transferred to the rear to recuperate.

This kind of ladder first-aid system for war wounded was actually summed up by the dark-chilled Europeans who were gradually killed during the European War, and the ambulance system of the armies of the great powers in the early days of the European War was very backward, and many wounded died without reasonable care.

This system was recognized by the Ming army as meaningful, so it was applied according to the gourd drawing scoop.

How easy it is to learn the lessons of prostituting others!

However, after these battles, the military doctors of the 1st Marine Regiment generally complained that the officers and men on the front line were very sloppy in providing first aid to the wounded, and strongly demanded that training in this area be strengthened.

There are many cases such as improper tying of tourniquets, too loose or too tight bandaging of wounds, and direct insertion of internal organs exposed to the body into the body, resulting in many unnecessary casualties and troubles.

"The front-line fighting is so fierce, the bullets are whizzing, people will be nervous, and they will be in a hurry when they panic, and it is impossible to completely follow the standard of ordinary drills." Xue Can said disappreciatively.

"How can it be so lightly understated?" Jiang Ning was annoyed when he heard this, "It's obvious that there is less practice, and the ambulance part only accounts for a little bit of the outline?" If you can practice it, you won't be able to mess it up! ”

Zhao Hanfeng, who was sorting out the information, said casually: "It's the top priority to practice more killing skills...... Nowadays, the time to practice first aid is not small, and I can practice for two or three days in a month. ”

"How do you know the truth when you look at the map in the headquarters? The current situation is that I am not qualified, I think it is okay, I think it is not good. ”

"......" Zhao Hanfeng has a good temperament, so he simply didn't squeak.

There are pain points in any industry, for example, staff officers hate it when other people say they stay in the back and look at the map.

Although the hierarchy of the Ming army is strict, and the subordinates must stand up and salute their superiors in a proper manner, but the military doctor is really special, this is the innate superiority of the industry, not to mention replying to Zhao Hanfeng in public, even if he directly complains about someone Zhou, the latter will only laugh and pass by.

"Ahem," Zhou Changfeng, who was a little helpless, coughed dryly twice, and said in a round: "Okay, okay, they pay more attention to tactical skills." I know the problem of ambulance, but in fact, I think the number of medical staff is low now, there are only three people in a team, and an average person has to deal with a platoon. ”

"All countries are about the same number ......," Zhu Lishuo muttered on the side.

Zhou Changfeng glared at him, "Now it's solving the problem, not denying the problem." ”

Yao Liangchuan, who has eaten melons and watched the drama until now, spoke, "Then add one member, two members are fine." ”

"I'm thinking about adjusting like this," Zhou Changfeng looked out the window and thought for a few seconds, then said, "In addition to increasing the number of professional medical staff at the team level, one person from each squad must be selected to receive more first-aid training. ”

"Pick someone? It's not new, is it? ”

"Yes, it's just a part-time job, not a membership."

In actual combat, formations are often very sparse, and even an infantry platoon can be spread over hundreds of meters, and it takes too long for medics to travel to the wounded in a hail of bullets.

A few minutes can make the difference between life and death, and racing against time is the key to blood coagulation, so it is indeed necessary to have your own semi-professional first aid at the class level.

Ordinary soldiers have only received the most basic training in self-rescue and mutual rescue, while professional medical personnel have a fixed establishment only at the team level, and there is a considerable gap during this period.

Later, the U.S. military would select one person from the infantry squad to receive additional first aid training and become a CombatLifeSaver (CombatLifeSaver), increasing the ratio of combatants to ambulances in infantry companies from 20:1 to 10:1.

Unlike medics, the first task of a combat lifeguard is to fight alongside their comrades, followed by field first aid.

Xie Wancheng bowed his head and said: "I feel that the work of the actual combat Chinese medicine nurses is too heavy, and there are advantages and disadvantages to more people to share it." ”

Xue Can next to him said solemnly: "Our Lord Junza is right for everything." Anyway, every class must have poor technical and tactical skills, and it just so happened that they learned more to save people, and they made the best use of it. ”

Zhou Changfeng waved his hand and said in disgust: "It's very positive to pat the horse, get out!" ”

The honorific title "Junzuo", which originated in ancient times, is now also spreading, and in the past, it was generally only used for senior officers at the division (brigade) level, but in the past two years, it has gradually begun to move downward.

However, he knew that he was almost about to be promoted logically.

The practice of raising military ranks every three years in peacetime has begun to loosen in the context of the imminent expansion of the army, and for soldiers, wartime is worthy of the saying that "this is the best of times, and the worst of times".

Officers and men who have been tempered and tempered by the flames of war will be promoted as if they were flying, but more and more people will die on this "highway."

Historically, until three or five years, Rommel was only a lieutenant colonel, but then he began to be promoted like a rocket - colonel in 37, major general in 39, lieutenant general in 41, and general in 42......

Zhou Changfeng knew very well that the regiment-level marine combat units that the Ming Navy was now organized were only temporary, and its nondescript scale happened to be between the "regiment" and the "brigade", and it was essentially an experimental product of the brigade-level marine combat units.

At the beginning of this year, Xu Zhanwei made it very clear on the phone -- the Military Bureau of the Ministry of War has already drafted the establishment of the Marine Brigade, and as long as the Advisory Yuan approves the military expansion bill, the Navy will be eager to expand its amphibious combat forces.

A few days ago, Xu Zhanwei was promoted to lieutenant general and was ranked among the first-class officers, but he was not sent to the actual post.

After finishing his personal affairs, Zhou Changfeng went to the door to congratulate him.

After all, he personally poached himself from the forbidden army back then, and he was also half of the seniors who led the door. To his liking, he specially spent a huge amount of money to buy a few bottles of older Moutai and Mianzhu Daqu.

"Congratulations to the seniors."

"Oh? You're a rare kid among the rare. ”

Xu Zhanwei was somewhat surprised by Zhou's congratulations, he originally thought that this young man who was both big-hearted and didn't like officialdom would not come to visit in private.

The lieutenant general corresponds to the first grade, which is already the highest military rank in the peace period of the Ming Dynasty, and the general and the general will only be awarded in wartime, and no one has ever had this honor since its establishment.

“…… I don't have a real job for me to do now, so I'm at home. Xu Zhanwei put on reading glasses and picked up a book.

Although Xu Zhanwei's official residence in the capital is not big or luxurious, as a member of the imperial court, it is impossible to say that he is as honest as water, and he has more or less private property.

"When the war starts, the seniors will be busy." Zhou Changfeng said.

Xu Zhanwei, who looked as usual, sighed: "You're right, so take advantage of these days to rest and accompany your wife to the mountains and rivers." As soon as this battle starts, it won't stop for three or five years. ”

Seeing that Zhou Changfeng was standing straight, he pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Don't be so restrained, sit." ”

"Actually, I'm quite curious about what kind of form the big war will take in the future."

"Anyway, the imperial court will try to wait for the European war to start, but if it can't wait...... Some people in China can't help it, so I'm afraid it will start from our side. Xu Zhanwei replied casually.

"To be the first to capture the world's attention, tsk... Not good. ”

"Under the government is interests, and economic issues determine politics. After the pacification of the Japanese state this time, many people complained that there was not much oil and water, and it was taken by the Europeans before leaving, and after taking over, there was not much money at all, and it was more than half of the initial valuation. ”

The two talked in detail about the current government for a long time, and although a cup of tea quenched their thirst, Zhou Changfeng became more and more worried about this topic.

Although there are a lot of small problems in the Ming Dynasty, they can't affect the overall situation for the time being, and the really serious thing is that the emperor's physical condition is not good, which leads to many big problems.

Although no one made it clear, everyone felt that it was not good - mainly because the crown prince's personality was not very liked by the military department, and the chaos, redundancy, and inefficiency within the Ming Constitutional Council also made many nobles and generals dissatisfied.

"Let's not talk about that for now." Xu Zhanwei breathed a sigh of relief, opened an old thick leather book to the middle, took out a page of paper, and said: "The establishment of the Marine Brigade after the minor reform of the Military Bureau, take a look." ”

Zhou Changfeng put his previous concerns behind him, and then took a closer look.

Headquarters - brigade headquarters, garrisons, gendarmerie, communications corps;

Service support units - baggage battalions, field hospitals (battalion level), cooking teams, post offices, veterinary offices, and repair stations;

Combat support units - mountain artillery regiments, combat anti-aircraft artillery battalions, anti-aircraft artillery battalions, engineer battalions, anti-chemical battalions;

Combat units - two infantry regiments, one battalion of amphibious fighting vehicles.

Among them, the mountain artillery regiment is divided into two battalions of 18 guns, equipped with 18 112mm howitzers and 18 80mm howitzers; The anti-aircraft artillery battalion is planned to be equipped with 18 new 48mm anti-tank guns instead of the current 25.6mm "small water pipe".

The infantry regiment, in addition to a series of service units, consisted mainly of three infantry battalions and a heavy mortar battalion, armed with 18 128mm heavy mortars; There is also an infantry artillery, a battle defense artillery, and an anti-aircraft artillery team.

As expected, it is again a large establishment unit with naval characteristics.

After a while, Zhou Changfeng, whose corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, sighed: "This... The firepower is abundant. ”

(End of chapter)