Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Advance Army Calling for a Change of Dress
Moreover, now according to the situation of the Anti-United Nations, if the weapon standard and ammunition caliber are unified for the troops, it is estimated that Japanese weapons will still be the mainstay. They themselves do not produce 79-caliber weapons, and the Japanese army does not equip them, so if they want to replace all the weapons of the advance army with 79-caliber weapons, naturally there is no place to find them. Yang Zhen discussed with himself, but it was just talking.
For the cadres and fighters of the advancing army, the Japanese-style 38 rifle was not very popular. The main reason is the power of the 65 rifle bullets it uses, which has received too much criticism. Some cadres complained that although the captured Japanese-style rifles had a long range, high accuracy, and particularly exquisite craftsmanship, they were much better than those made in Hanyang.
But it's just that the lethality of this bullet is too small. I hit the devil with this shot, and within two days the devil came back. His own cadres and fighters were wounded, and they were alive and kicking up in less than two days. I want to take advantage of the wounded to eat a few more days of the wounded's small stove and improve the food, but I don't give much chance.
You must know that among the arduous troops of the Eighteenth Army, only the sick and wounded were fed a little better. Even high-ranking commanders, there are not many opportunities to eat real small stoves. In addition to the victory of the troops, only with the capture can the food be improved. The so-called small stove is usually a little more oil at most. As for meat, it is a rarity like the troops below, and it is rarely eaten in peacetime.
was hit by a bullet from the 38 big cover, as long as it was not a fatal part, it was basically solved by the health team. In the words of the soldier below, there is no chance to go to the hospital to satisfy his hunger. For the Tubalu, the Type 38 rifle is a good gun. That's all good, there are no bullets, and the bayonet is much longer than the German rifle, but the lethality of this bullet is too weak.
Although no one wants to be injured, who can guarantee that they will not be injured on the battlefield. But they are all injured, so it is good to take this opportunity to improve the situation of less oil and water in the stomach because of the long-term lack of oil and salt. But if you are hit by a 38 rifle, you will be injured and basically will not be able to go to the hospital.
Of course, this is just a joke, even if this thing is shot in two eyes, no one wants to consciously take this shot in order to improve the food. But once you are injured and you can go to a higher-level hospital for treatment, you can still improve it and solve your cravings, right?
In fact, the 38 rifle uses the Arisaka rifle bullet, and the power is not so small. It's just that in close combat, the trajectory is too straight because of the strong penetration. If it is hit within a few tens of meters, the bullet will basically not roll in the human body, and the wound will not be deformed.
If you change to this bullet made by the army in the Guannai, it will be the same six or five caliber, but because the quality is too poor, there is basically no one that is not deformed. Although there are many problems, as long as it hits at close range, this bullet enters from the front, and when it comes out, it basically takes away a large piece of belt meat, and the power is much greater than the original bullet.
At present, the troops are using the original ammunition sent by the Anti-United Nations, or the imitation ammunition whose performance is almost the same as that of the Japanese-made bullets, and this has once again created a situation of two eyes with one shot, and the troops are somewhat dissatisfied. This Rehe operation is different from the anti-sweeping operation.
You hit a Japanese soldier several times, but they are still alive and kicking, and it doesn't affect the charge at all, which can't but be said to be very breathtaking. Although no one is willing to use their own reloaded ammunition, the quality of that thing is almost low, and it is basically difficult to maintain a consistent trajectory when it is shot. If the range is a little longer, it will fly around, and the accuracy is too poor.
But in close combat, it's always more powerful than this one. After being killed or maimed, it basically lost its combat effectiveness, and its power was not much different from that of the 79 bullet, which was much larger than the caliber of the 65 bullet. The lethality rate against the Japanese army was much better than that of the original bullet. If the quality is not good, it is not a disadvantage in close combat, but a big advantage.
In fact, the criticism that the so-called Type 38 rifle bullets are less powerful has a lot to do with the combat mode of the Eighth Route Army. Because of the lack of suppressive firepower and insufficient ammunition, melee combat was the preferred mode of operation of the Eighth Route Army. The Arisaka rifle cartridge used in the Type 38 rifle is too particular about the accuracy of the long range, and the longer the distance, the greater the power.
The closer it is, the straighter the trajectory and the greater the penetration, which results in two shots. If the combat distance is about 200 meters, the power of this bullet can really be displayed. At a distance of 200 meters to 400 meters, you will try this bullet? Definitely not something to be comfortable with.
An ambush distance of 50 meters to 100 meters, after firing a platoon of guns, charge with bayonets. The power of the Type 38 bullet has not yet come into play, and the bullet passes through the body, and naturally it does not have much lethal effect. If it weren't for an ambush battle, a battle that was exposed to the range of the Japanese army's rays, and the power of these six or five bullets was fully demonstrated, the result would be a different matter.
In the first battle of Guanjianao, the Japanese army was less than the strength of a large brigade, relying on the strong terrain to resist stubbornly, so that the attacking troops launched an attack at a distance of 200 meters. After a battle, such a large number of casualties were caused by air strikes and machine guns? Not most of them are still caused by rifles.
However, it is difficult to change the long-term view in a short period of time. Because of the long-term lack of guns and ammunition in the troops, close combat has become a habit. Even if equipment and ammunition have been improved now, it is difficult to correct this concept all at once. The 38 rifle bullet has little power, and it has become a deep-rooted idea among many cadres. In addition, some inherent shortcomings of Japanese weapons have aggravated the dislike of the troops.
With regard to the light machine guns in the Japanese armament, the troops had a particularly strong opinion. The accuracy of long-range fire from the crooked sub-gun is indeed high, and it is also a good gun from this point of view. However, the failure of this ammunition feeding system is too high, and it is necessary to constantly brush the bullet with oil, not to mention, as long as you enter some mud, it will get stuck. In a battlefield where bullets are flying everywhere, it is impossible to avoid a lack of dirt.
Moreover, the hopper feeder is too delicate, and as long as one part is broken, the entire machine gun is basically scrapped. If the weather is too cold, you have to prevent the oil in the oil pot from going with the bullet freeze. If you don't fight, you have to get the gun oil out of the oil can, and you can't load the gun with bullets, otherwise you will suffer.
At the same time, there is no ability to replace the barrel, and after a maximum of three or five hundred rounds, the firing must be stopped to cool the barrel. This problem is also the most fatal shortcoming for the Kannai troops, who have long been accustomed to using light machine guns as the main suppressive firepower. There are few machine guns in themselves, and they are mainly suppressive firepower, and once they are absent on the battlefield, it is easy to make mistakes.
The funnel-type ammunition feeding mechanism of the Japanese-made crooked handle light machine gun also has too high requirements for maintenance, and it is not as simple as the Czech-made magazine. You need to take care of it before the battle, and you should also be careful not to go into the dirt during the battle, and don't forget to oil the bullets. These problems can easily cause confusion even for well-trained Japanese troops, let alone the Kannai troops.
In terms of the repair and maintenance capabilities of the advance army, this weapon is a bit complicated. Moreover, although the Japanese Type 38 rifle and the crooked handle machine gun are both 65 calibers, they are two different types of ammunition. Although it is possible to use rifle cartridges in special cases, it can do great damage to the gun itself. Especially with long-term use, it is easy to polish the rifling.
These two types of ammunition have the same shape, but the charge is different and the mass of the shell is different, which is quite a troublesome thing for the advance army with a relatively low cultural history. The Type 92 heavy machine gun is also too bulky. With a weight of several tens of kilograms, it is a great burden for the troops.
If the troops' opinions on the Type 38 rifle are not too much. From the beginning of the Kannai, the troops had a lot of opinions on crooked handles. As long as you can get Czech-style troops, no one likes to ask for crooked handles. It's just that there was a lack of weapons at that time, and everyone had no choice when they got any troops.
I don't like it very much, but I'm going to use it. Anyway, no matter how many things are wrong with this thing, it's better than nothing. At that time, the troops were extremely short of equipment, and it was rare to have a crooked handle. Moreover, the troops were short of ammunition before, and most of them were mainly ambush warfare, and there were not many offensive operations and positional warfare.
Basically, there is no time when a machine gun keeps firing hundreds of rounds in one go. The problem that the barrel cannot be changed with a crooked handle is not a major problem, and the main opinions are focused on the most vulnerable ammunition supply of this machine gun. Moreover, the advantage of being able to use rifle cartridges at critical times is also important for the troops in the Kannai who lack ammunition.
If it is said that the troops were mainly too delicate about this machine gun before, and there were many opinions. Then in this Battle of Rehe, because of the abundant ammunition, the problem that this machine gun is easy to overheat after firing is undoubtedly revealed, which is also the main reason why the troops do not like this kind of machine gun.
After being equipped with the weapons provided by the Advance Army, the original shortage of weapons has been fundamentally alleviated, and the various units of the Advance Army have also calmed down and are able to take a correct view of the problem of weapons and equipment in their hands. It is no longer a unit that is ecstatic when it gets a 38-style, and it has begun to be picky about Japanese equipment.
Prior to this rearmament, many units had reported that they should retain the Czech light machine guns instead of the crooked machine guns that had been turned over by the Anti-United Nations. Even if there are fewer bullets, I would rather use the Czech type than this too delicate machine gun. When they were in the Sekinai, as long as they could get the Czech-style, they would hand over the crooked handles to the local troops. Now that there is a source of weapons, it is even less popular to use them.
Compared with Japanese-style equipment, the troops are more willing to use Polish-made 79-caliber weapons provided by the Anti-Japanese Federation. These weapons are finely worked, their quality is not inferior to that of Japanese weapons, and their power is far greater than that of Japanese-made weapons.
In addition to the submachine guns made by the Anti-Union itself, which are quite popular. These Polish-made 79 rifles and imitation Browning light machine guns were not inferior to the most popular Czech rifles and Czech light machine guns in the army.
After the First World War, many of the troops equipped with Japanese equipment reported that their troops should also be replaced with Polish-made equipment. In particular, the performance is not much better than the crooked handle, but it is sturdy and reliable, and it is not as troublesome to use the crooked handle, plus the Polish-made Browning machine gun that does not pick bullets.
The reasons for the following report are very sufficient, there are too many problems with this kind of machine gun, and it will affect the combat use at a critical time. But the commander knew in his heart that if there were enough Polish-made weapons, the Anti-Japanese Union would have turned around a long time ago. And why bother to transport weapons to the customs by air, divided into two calibers. If they had, wouldn't it be better to replace them directly in the gate?
Those small arms made in Poland are of good quality and much more powerful than Japanese-style weapons, but they are not without sources. Fighting with the Japanese army, using weapons of the same caliber, captured Japanese ammunition can be directly used on the battlefield. This on the battlefield can reduce the burden on logistics.
Although this kind of troops' behavior was somewhat unrealistic, both veteran commanders made quite severe criticisms, criticizing the troops below for picking fat and thin. After only a few days of full meals, I forgot about the time when I couldn't even eat enough. No matter what kind of weapon, as long as it can kill the enemy, it is a good weapon.
Even the political commissar used the rather heavy word of forgetting the original to criticize the troops below who demanded a change of uniform. However, as long as the troops have room for choice and the source of ammunition is guaranteed, they do not like to use Japanese weapons, and they do not like to use crooked-handled machine guns, which is also a practical problem.