Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> I am the God of War in Anti-Japanese War

Text Chapter 384 The value of a weapon

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    Although Yang Zhen's explanation was not completely understood by a few people, they also knew that No. 1 had his own intentions in doing so.  As the highest-ranking person present except Yang Zhen, as a member of the Standing Committee of the Military Region Party Committee and deputy commander of the military region, Wang Guangyu already had basically unprincipled trust in Yang Zhen, so naturally he would not ask any more questions.

    As a veteran, Zhang Zhenhua naturally knows what to ask and what not to ask.  Moreover, as a veteran of the Anti-Resistance Alliance, he fought under Yang Zhen after the Second Route Army was reorganized.  Zhang Zhenhua, who has experienced the comparison between the past and the present, is no more blindly trusting and obedient to Yang Zhen than Wang Guangyu.

    For Zhang Zhenhua, whatever decision Yang Zhen makes, no matter what the purpose is, he only needs to obey it.  Anyway, it can only be a good thing for the Anti-League.  Moreover, Zhang Zhenhua still has a clear understanding of his abilities.

    He knows that in terms of his ability, he is a good executor, but he is not a good decision-maker.  Therefore, including when holding meetings of the Military Region Standing Committee, he never made any remarks.  He will not have any doubts about Yang Zhen's decision-making.  And he knew that the reason why No. 1 did this must be some special idea that needed to be kept secret.

    In fact, it is not just the two of them. The current Anti-League people, especially those old Anti-League people who were born in the Anti-League, almost all have blind faith in Yang Zhen, the number one.  Although some cadres transferred from the customs had some objections in their hearts, and some even scolded Yang Zhen in private.  But on the surface, he didn't dare to say it.

    Apart from Wang Guangyu and Zhang Zhenhua, Xiong Dazhen was the only one at the scene who opened his mouth to ask something. However, Zhang Zhenhua on the side secretly tugged his sleeve and stopped him from inquiring.  In fact, Xiong Dazhen also knew that if No. 1 wanted to say something, he would have told him long ago.  If you don't want to say it, I'm afraid you won't speak up no matter how you ask.

    It¡¯s just that he is still somewhat unwilling to give up, trying to figure out what the mysterious No. 1 is going to do.  Otherwise curiosity will kill the cat.  Everyone has their own curiosities, and as a top university student and a science and technology worker, Xiong Dazhen is obviously not unconventional.  But the old friend beside him stopped him from asking any more questions, so he couldn't say anything else.

    Although No. 1 always encourages himself to be curious, and often says that in scientific research, as a scientific and technical personnel, he should remain curious about everything and have the decision to break the casserole and ask the truth.  But even though Xiong Dazhen was a nerd, he knew that the curiosity No. 1 mentioned was about military production, not about his decision-making.

    He himself also knew that he had just been reprimanded for a poor flattery, and if he rashly went to get to the bottom of it, he might get reprimanded again.  Therefore, although Xiong Dazhen was quite curious about Zhang Zhenhua's action of secretly stopping him, he did not dare to ask any more questions.

    The trials of new automatic rifles, squad light machine guns and recoilless rifles have been quite successful.  Among the remaining anti-aircraft weapons, the twin-mounted 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine guns have shown extremely excellent performance in both horizontal shooting and anti-aircraft shooting.

    Although this kind of anti-aircraft machine gun is used in air-to-air combat, compared with the Soviet-made 37-caliber medium-sized anti-aircraft gun, its range is still a bit short and is not suitable for air defense in key areas.  However, the firepower intensity is much greater than the Polish-made 20mm anti-aircraft guns transferred from Jiangbei currently used by various troops, and their performance is also much better.

    At present, in terms of ground support operations, in order to achieve the best accuracy, low-altitude dive bombing by light aircraft below 1,000 meters is still the main method.  And this height is within the two-thousand-meter range of this machine gun.  Its combat fire rate of 300 rounds per minute is enough to kill all light bombers lacking effective armor that fall within its fire range.

    Except for the Americans who came from behind, no one in this era has the luxury of using medium bombers for ground support.  During combat, every return artillery shell on the ground may attract a large number of US military B-25 and 26-type bombers to carry out carpet bombing.

    With the exception of twin-engine A-20 and 26 attack aircraft with bomb loads comparable to those of other countries' medium bombers, as well as the Navy's carrier-based aircraft, the U.S. Army Aviation basically does not have ground tactical support aircraft.  In addition to using the thick-skinned P-47 and 38-type fighter jets for ground attack, basically medium-sized bombers are dispatched for carpet bombing in ground attack operations.

    Americans have great wealth and power, and they have the confidence and capital.  Other countries would not have the capital to dispatch a group of medium bombers to carry out carpet bombing for tactical support.  For the three main light bombers of Type 97, Type 98, and Type 99 currently used by the Japanese army, the power and range of this double-fourteen anti-aircraft machine gun are sufficient.

    This kind of anti-aircraft machine gun is not inferior to, and even exceeds the power of the 20mm anti-aircraft gun.?The intensity of its firepower strikes is also much higher than that of the small-caliber anti-aircraft guns currently used by various countries.  And in terms of weight, it is much lighter than medium-sized anti-aircraft guns.  The most important thing is that the quantity produced and designed by ourselves is sufficient, which can effectively change the previous situation of insufficient air defense firepower of troops below the regiment.

    What makes Yang Zhen most satisfied is that the ground shooting capability of this machine gun fully meets his requirements.  There was a brick-concrete machine gun fire point of the Japanese army on the edge of the shooting range that was specially used as a target. Under the fire of this machine gun, a big hole was punched out in just a few minutes.

    Next, a scrapped Japanese Type 95 light tank was beaten into a colander within an effective range of one thousand meters.  A row of half-thick wooden stakes were all broken at the waist.  The fortifications built according to the Japanese army's standard field machine gun firepower points were all penetrated.  The wooden piles used to replace people inside were all smashed. When it was fired at the ground, it showed penetrating power and power. Even Wang Guangyu, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, was a little frightened when he saw it: "This kind of machine gun can't even deal with tanks."  It's so easy. If it hits a person, wouldn't it be able to break him into two pieces? My dear, this is as powerful as a small-caliber artillery. "

    "But a twin-mounted machine gun is comparable to a 37th War anti-artillery company when it comes to anti-armor and dealing with fortifications. If all regiment-level units in the entire army are equipped with this weapon. Then.  Coupled with the 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun equipped at the battalion level, this little devil may be asking for blessings on the battlefield. "

    Regarding Wang Guangyu's somewhat shocked look, Yang Zhen smiled secretly in his heart: "The ammunition used in this machine gun was originally the ammunition used by the 14mm anti-tank guns that the Soviet army equipped in large quantities during World War II. This wears  Of course, it has no armor capability. Although it cannot deal with the German Tiger, Leopard and Type IV medium and heavy tanks, it has absolutely no problem dealing with the Japanese light tanks.¡±

    "And the biggest advantage of this machine gun is not only its firepower density, but also its huge lethality against lightly armored targets and civil fortifications when used on the ground, as well as its ease of use.  It has the advantages of flexibility and light weight compared with other anti-aircraft guns.¡±

    "Otherwise, the two largest users, as well as the development and production countries, China and the Soviet Union, have retired. Why are there so many countries in the world with a large amount of equipment? Even among their own armies, there is still an irreplaceable  weapons. Although the main business has been changed from air combat to ground combat, it also shows the tenacious vitality of this machine gun. "

    Yang Zhen felt somewhat emotional when he thought about the power of this kind of machine gun, which was more flexible and powerful enough to be mounted on a pickup truck in some war-torn countries in later generations, during the civil war.  The existence or non-existence of a weapon, the length of its existence, and its service life cannot be determined solely by whether it is advanced or not.

    Rather, it depends on the existence and use value of this weapon, and whether it can meet the needs of the troops.  In a word, the lifespan of any weapon depends on its adaptability.  Just like the AK 47 automatic rifle of later generations, it is durable and powerful, and the most important thing is that it is easy to operate.  Although there are some regrets in terms of accuracy, the burst accuracy is too poor.

    But compared to the American M-14 rifle of the same era, or even one that came out later, its long service life and wide range of use are almost scary.  Even in the 21st century that he has traveled through time, this kind of weapon is far from disappearing completely and withdrawing from the stage of history.

    With all kinds of new weapons emerging one after another, their imitations are still the most widely spread light weapons in the world.  Although the small arms of the same era have basically been retired, they continue to be produced and have become the standard small arms of a considerable number of countries.  Even American soldiers use it extensively when performing certain special tasks.

    The fact that this weapon has such a long life only shows one thing, that is, this weapon is extremely adaptable.  Its simple structure and easy operation can meet the needs of most countries.  Although the m43 bullets it uses have shortcomings of one kind or another, they are powerful enough for most countries.

    And this 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine gun is the same.  In later generations, although most of these machine guns have been retired in the Chinese Army, even the reserve forces have basically been retired.  But in terms of its wide distribution, it is almost no less than the AK 47 rifle.

    Although in its birthplace, the Soviet army did not have equipment and retired after a few years.  But it cannot explain the performance shortcomings of this weapon.  It is not suitable for the fully mechanized Soviet army, but that does not mean that it is not suitable for other countries.  Even many countries that do not use Soviet-style weapons as their standard equipment and have a large amount of US aid also have a large amount of equipment.  This is enough to illustrate the excellent performance of this weapon.

    It can be found in almost all countries in the world where war breaks out.You can hear it howling as it fires.  Whether it is in the sweltering Middle East and North Africa, or in a Central Asian country with harsh natural conditions and a large number of illiterates and semi-illiterates, it has always shown extremely high reliability.

    Later generations had used this kind of machine gun for training, and when they were performing secret missions in that war-torn country, Yang Zhen was beaten miserably by this kind of machine gun with extremely excellent shooting performance at a high elevation angle. The reliability of its performance can be appreciated.  Said to be quite appreciative
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report