Chapter 35 General Machine Guns
"Ding Wei?"
"Asking for food again?"
Li Yunlong's face was full of disgust.
Thinking about it with my nose, I know that there will definitely be no good thing when I come this dog day, either to ask for supplies, or to ask for weapons and ammunition, and I will definitely not be able to run. Otherwise, what else can you do?
Up?
The three of them need to catch up?
What is the old to tell!
"Let him stay alone in the reception room of the regiment headquarters for a while, don't worry about it, labor and management don't have time to take care of him now."
Grand Master Li thought about the fifteen machine guns he had just arrived, and he didn't have time to deal with Ding Wei.
That's a general-purpose machine gun.
Although he did not know what a universal machine gun was, but! According to the full name of this machine gun, what is the 34 general-purpose machine gun, and the Czech type is called the Czech light machine gun throughout the whole process, the full name of the Bren type is called the Bren light machine gun, and the kind of heavy machine gun that can resist the air is called the M2 Browning heavy machine gun. In other words, this general-purpose machine gun is the same name as heavy machine gun and light machine gun.
A completely new class of machine guns.
Grand Master Li was very interested in his heart, and as for Ding Wei, he went coolly.
"Huh?·"
The soldier who passed the message was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
Is it really to leave a regimental commander aside and leave it alone?
The messenger soldier could only look at Zhao Gang, hoping that the political commissar would stand up and say a few words,
Zhao Gang touched his nose with a helpless expression.
Ding Kong Li between the three of them, he doesn't want to get involved at all, these three guys belong to dogs, before each other, one second hooked shoulders and backs, and the next second scolded his father and mother.
Sun Desheng also learned Bao Yuan for good or bad, and got the new German motorcycle given by Boss Chen, so he put the head of the regiment and the political commissar aside.
"You go and tell Head Ding first, our Head Li has something to do, and we can come to receive it later." Zhao Gang finally said.
Li Yunlong looked at Zhao Gang, did not speak, and continued to bow his head and think about the thought in his mind.
Machine guns, there are two types in total, light machine guns and heavy machine guns.
The light machine gun has good mobility, but the range and fire continuity are poor, and the accuracy is slightly inferior, the heavy machine gun has good continuous firing performance, the tripod makes the trajectory stable, and the firing range is long, but the weight is too large and the maneuverability is poor. The most commonly used Czechs and Min-24 types in the army both use the same Mauser pointed bullets, but the effective range of the former is only about 500 meters, and the latter can reach 800 meters.
On the battlefield, with the decentralization of artillery firepower, especially the emergence of mortars, the mobility of machine guns has become more and more important, but the range and fire continuity and accuracy are also the tireless pursuit of troops.
Although with the development of manufacturing and design technology, the rapid replacement of the barrel technology has appeared, and the bullet chain can also be added to the light machine gun, and the fire power of the light machine gun has increased, but compared with the water-cooled heavy machine gun, it is still insufficient. Not to mention the shooting stability that comes with a large tripod.
All this time, all the front-line commanders had the idea that it would be perfect if there was a machine gun that could be used both as a light machine gun to accompany the infantry attack, and as a heavy machine gun as a stable fire support point. However, just thinking about it, this is simply impossible, the two guns are very different in structure, and the technical difficulty is too high.
So...
This so-called universal machine gun, will it be a solution to this problem?
Universal, universal...
It means that it can be used!
Come to think of it. Grand Master Li felt more and more that this was very possible.
The merger of the two machine guns, as long as it is a grassroots commander, at the regimental and battalion level, has this idea, but it is just trapped in technology and cannot do it, and his own brother Chen, the technology, absolutely does not say, the guns he made are not much better than the quality of the devil.
"Wait..."
Suddenly, Li Yunlong stopped the soldier who was about to leave: "Let Ding Wei come to the shooting range, hehehe, let this dog also see the new gun sent by Brother Chen, and starve him to death." ”
"Yes."
The warrior nodded.
Zhao Gang rolled his eyes suddenly.
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Range.
All eyes were fixed on a fully assembled machine gun.
"That's a good idea."
Ding Wei moved his throat, and his tone was envious:
"It can feed ammunition from the chain, can also feed 75 rounds of drums, can quickly change the barrel, and is equipped with a heavy tripod, which can be used as a light machine gun to accompany the infantry attack, and can also be set up as a heavy machine gun as a fire support point."
"What a gun."
"Good gun."
After speaking, Ding Wei looked at Li Yunlong, and his saliva was about to flow out.
Want to ······
Would love it.
However, Lao Ding also knew in his heart that Li Yunlong himself didn't have a few new machine guns, and he would never give it to him.
"There is no mistake in this data."
Zhao Gang was looking at the machine gun that had just been turned out at this time, and said that looking at the rate of fire on it, he had a toothache: "The maximum rate of fire is 1,200 rounds per minute, it should be a typographical error, this rate of fire, it's impossible." ”
He was very happy just now, and gave 150,000 rounds of ammunition with the gun, and when he looked at the rate of fire, he suddenly felt a sigh in his heart, the rate of fire of 1,200 rounds per minute, if the whole regiment was equipped with this kind of machine gun.
How long do 150,000 rounds last?
I'm afraid that 1.5 million rounds are not enough to consume.
"Twelve hundred rounds per minute?"
Grand Master Ding's eyes widened, and he subconsciously took a step back.
I was really scared.
The Czechs are only 500 rounds per minute, which is more than twice as much. This must not be pulled the trigger, is a dozen bullets gone? I don't want to. He can't afford to use his new belongings.
Don't talk about him, even a little devil can't afford it.
"Try the gun first."
Grand Master Li also twitched the corners of his mouth, and the smile on his face stiffened.
It's impossible to mismark, so it's definitely the actual rate of fire.
Although the combat rate of fire and the maximum rate of fire are completely different, such as the Czech type, the maximum rate of fire is 500 rounds per minute, but the combat shooting is a short point of fire, about three rounds of a point of fire, when the battle is fierce, the maximum rate of fire is only 100 per minute, and the magazine supply limits the upper limit of the rate of fire. The average combat rate of fire, two magazines per minute, that is, about fifty rounds per minute.
According to empirical calculations, the rate of fire of 1,200 rounds per minute, that is, one point of fire is twelve.
And this thing is still a chain feed, 250 rounds per chain.
Fuck it!
During Grand Master Li's muttering in his heart, a machine gunner stepped forward to hold the machine gun, then loaded the chain, and pulled the trigger on the target in the distance.
"Hiss ······"
"It seems that there is no mislabeling."
Looking at the empty bullet casings all over the ground, Zhao Gang felt tooth soreness.
It's really 1,200 rounds per minute, and the speed can't be adjusted, and one trigger is ten bullets flying out, and this is still an elite shooter. Who can afford to use this thing!
"Lao Li, do we want to equip this gun?"
Political Commissar Zhao felt a pain in his heart.
Although the independent regiment currently has more than a million rounds of ammunition in stock, it can't stand up to such a waste of this machine gun, the Bren type is enough, and he feels that this gun can be left unequipped.
Li Yunlong did not answer Zhao Gang's question, but his eyes were solemn with horror and a contemplative expression.
Ding Wei also had the same expression.
Both of them are regiment commanders who came out of the front line, with rich combat experience, and the word "experienced in a hundred battles" is not suitable, after a round of test firing, a bullet chain flew out, and the two of them saw the good and bad of this gun at a glance.
The rate of fire is fast, the disadvantage is a waste of bullets, but the advantages, no less obvious, the firepower is not like words.
Shorter intervals, greater bullet coverage, harder to dodge a hail of bullets. That is, the ultimate goal pursued by all military personnel, more and more fierce firepower.
Recruits are afraid of artillery, veterans are afraid of machine guns, not all right, but not wrong. An ultra-high rate of fire machine gun has a much more powerful blocking ability than the Bren and Czech machine guns, and the shooting efficiency is also higher.
Although this terrifying ammunition consumption will definitely not be able to be equipped on a large scale, it is still no problem to equip a few small amounts, and at critical moments, the arrangement of key points can definitely come in handy.
It's a good gun.
"Lao Li, don't divide me."
Ding Wei rolled his eyes and said.
"Fuck off."
Li Yunlong's eyes widened and he scolded:
"Labor and management are not enough for themselves, and I will pay it back to you? Think beautifully. ”
"Hey, you're just..."
Suddenly, the two regiment commanders did not care about the surrounding fighters and began.
Listening to the argument between the two, Zhao Gang also came back to his senses, more than a year of combat experience, although he was far less intuitive than these two people, but it was not bad, and he quickly realized that the high rate of fire of this new machine gun was both a disadvantage and an advantage, as long as it was used well, it could be used to avoid weaknesses.
"Leave two machine guns for training, and put the others in the warehouse first."
Zhao Gang commanded the soldiers of the guard platoon who were in charge of testing the gun.
As for Ding Wei and Li Yunlong, the two guys have already hooked up and backed.
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"What is Captain Ding doing here?"
At noon, Zhao just saw Li Yunlong coming back alone, and there was still wine in his mouth.
Obviously, this is drinking with Ding Wei.
"Hmph."
Li Yunlong pursed his lips, sat on the chair, and said scoldingly:
"What else can you do? Ask for help. ”
"He Ding Wei is also expanding the army, and there is not enough food to eat, so he will pay attention to the labor and management."
"Grain?"
Zhao Gang immediately smiled.
If it is weapons and ammunition, it may not be able to be given, this thing is very closely watched by Grand Master Li, and in the future, the independent regiment will have to face the attack of devils, and there is a lot of pressure. But the grain, the independent regiment, which has just received 180 tons of fine grain, still has more stocks in the warehouse, which can fully support the fraternal troops.
"You promised?"
Zhao Gang asked.
Since Ding Wei came to ask for it himself, and the independent group had the ability to help, Li Yunlong would definitely agree.
"Well, I gave him seventy tons of staple food."
Li Yunlong smiled: "The new regiment has also been expanded, and now it is a large group of 2,200 people. ”
Grand Master Li's tone was full of emotion.
After all, the new regiment is his old unit, and it is the main regiment that he has led step by step from the weakest regiment of less than 500 people to a first-class main regiment, and now it is also an honor to see this regiment further strengthened under Ding Wei's hands.
"Seventy tons of grain?"
Zhao Gang raised his eyebrows.
This amount was much more than he expected, and he thought that it would support twenty or thirty tons at most.
"What did Captain Ding exchange for?"
After thinking about it, Zhao Gang continued to ask.
This amount, except for the brigade commander who came to ask for it, no one else must leave something behind, can they take it?
"Hahaha..."
Facing Zhao Gang's undoubted tone, Li Yunlong suddenly laughed, and his tone was cheerful: "It's that Wang Chengzhu, my old subordinate, and this time he was finally willing to give it to me." ”
"The gunner who killed Sakata."
Zhao Gang remembered.
For the sake of this old subordinate, Li Yunlong had discussed with Ding Wei many times, but he was all rejected, but he didn't expect to exchange dozens of tons of grain for this time. After calculating, Ding Wei has really made a lot of money for more than a year.
One gunner, for seventy tons of grain, how to calculate how cost-effective.
As for the impact of the substitution on combat effectiveness, it is still possible for other regiments, but there is no such thing in the new regiment and the independent regiment, the two regiments are very related, the relationship between the regiment commanders is good, the base areas are adjacent to each other, and there are frequent exchanges between them.
"That's right, it's just one artillery to kill that Sakata's gunner, this kid's command is okay, when I was in the new regiment, I made an artillery platoon impressive, this time he came over, I can also prepare to establish a second artillery company."
Li Yunlong planned in his heart:
"Then, Sun Desheng's motorcycle platoon can also be prepared, and it just so happens that these fifteen general-purpose machine guns can be deployed to the motorcycle platoon, and the combination of mobility and firepower can be used as a surprise force to play a role at critical moments."
"Yes,"
Zhao Gang agrees with this arrangement: "Those motorcycles are very mobile, and the off-road performance is also very good. ”
As soon as he thought of that scene, Zhao Gang was excited.
If you master the highway on your side, or master part of it, with the mobility of motorcycles, it is not a problem to move 500 miles a day in the gentle slope of the plains. This is almost the distance from Yangcun to Shijiazhuang. With this mobility, it's easy to do something when the time comes.
"But..."
Zhao Gang paused:
"This requires the soldiers to know the motorcycle very well and be able to repair and maintain, but now the guys in our regiment can't afford to install it after dismantling, and they forgot to install a valve last time, and the engine burned in the back."
"Let's go to your superiors for help."
Grand Master Li smiled and sighed helplessly.
Technical talents, he really can't help it.
Fortunately, he is also an organized person, with superiors, and if there is a problem, just ask for help from above.
"There aren't many such talents on the superiors' side, will they give it to us?"
Zhao Gang's tone was full of deep meaning.
"Hey, hey, hey..."
Li Yunlong smiled: "As long as the price is right, there is no talent that can't be obtained, you see, I'll go get a few mechanical talents, it's still the kind of college student." ”
"This time, Brother Chen gave me ten heavy machine guns, just right, to exchange for good things."
"I'll go to the brigade the day after tomorrow."