"Machine guns are only weapons used against natives!"
As early as the 1870s, military experts from various European countries made this conclusion.
Even until now, European countries have limited interest in large-scale equipment of machine guns. They were only used more in colonial wars and fortress defense. During the Franco-Prussian War, German artillery had a longer range, and French machine guns were often destroyed by German artillery fire.
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Compared with artillery, the trajectory of machine gun fire is not obvious, the range is short, and it is easy to be suppressed by artillery.
In short, in the face of "civilized countries" that can control artillery and use skirmishers, machine guns without a fortress are simply vulnerable.
However, unlike other European countries, the imperial military has always attached great importance to the use of machine guns.
They believe that the machine gun is a weapon that can defeat the enemy as long as it can be used to its full potential.
As early as the era of the Gatling gun, the imperial military developed longitudinal fire through sufficient experiments. Later, facing the threat of artillery to machine guns, they developed indirect fire.
In the machine gun shooting tactics of the imperial military, "indirect shooting" is placed in a very important position. The so-called "indirect shooting" is to shoot at targets outside the line of sight. This shooting technique is extremely difficult to master, but the combat effect is extremely high.
Jia. The greatest value of indirect fire is that the machine gun can be well hidden behind one's own defense line and kill the enemy with firepower equal to "murder".
The aiming and range calculation method of the gun during "indirect shooting" is similar to that of artillery, both of which are fired through the rear sight. However, the effects of the two are completely different. When the artillery shells are flying, the soldiers can get early warning through the whistling sound of the projectiles.
Lie down and take cover to avoid fire.
When a machine gun fires indirectly from two kilometers or even three or four kilometers away, the soldiers can't hear the gunfire at all. They can only hear the rustling sound like the wind blowing wheat waves. What follows is the bullet hitting the human body and being hit.
The screams of the attackers, and indirect fire can easily form a crossfire with almost no blind spots.
It is not easy to carry out accurate indirect shooting. It requires careful calculation. This method is very complicated, although the imperial machine gun experts have long developed a complete set of equipment, manuals and conversion tables required for indirect shooting.
.With their help, the shooters were able to perform indirect fire on invisible targets, but the preparation for shooting was somewhat lengthy.
After entering the position, the officers of the machine gun company unfolded a large-scale map and began working on the map like artillery. With the help of various instruments, the compass, clinometer, inclinometer, index gauge, and aiming column were located at the rear.
It took the heavy machine gunners almost two minutes to complete preparations for indirect fire.
"Hurry up, in a few seconds, we will send the British guy back to his hometown 3,000 meters away!"
The machine gunners shouted excitedly. The 7.5mm heavy-pointed bullets used in the 10-year-old machine gun were different from ordinary bullets. The warhead weighed 13.9 grams and the propellant 3.6 grams gave it an amazing range and strong power. This kind of knocking
The effective range of the ammunition is up to 4000 meters.
In fact, the imperial military developed it so that it could compete with artillery, or carry out long-distance indirect fire outside the range of artillery.
Now, the machine gunners believe that they will be able to bury the British man in a death field composed of bullets and bullets!
"I bet we can kill at least 20,000 British guys today!"
Fujita, who was holding an ammunition box, said to his comrades beside him.
"I bet two dollars that I can kill at least 30,000 people!"
At this moment, two red flares flew up into the sky, trailing fiery red smoke trails. That was the shooting signal - the British army entered the shooting area.
"shot!"
Following Song Deji's order, the six 10-year-old heavy machine guns under his command opened fire. The moment the machine gunner pressed the firing rod, the 10-year-old machine guns pointed straight into the sky roared with joy.
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Wind!
As Sergeant Major Doug advanced with the troops, the first thing he heard was a gust of wind!
The sound of the wind was just like the sound of the wind blowing the waves of wheat when he was playing in the fields in the Irish countryside.
"rustle……"
This sound did not sound threatening, but when the wind suddenly stopped, the soldiers who were marching in front suddenly collapsed to the ground. The next moment, the "rustling" sound became more intensive, and the gentle sound of the wind blowing the wheat waves seemed to change.
into a storm.
It's just that what this storm stirred up was not waves of wheat, but bursts of red.
The red mist... instantly enveloped the earth. Amidst the rustle of the wheat waves blown by the wind, the red mist and rain rose, and the blood mist enveloped everything around it.
Without any warning, the bullet hit the helmet on the top of the sergeant major's head. The bullet that had not weakened directly shattered his head. When he fell suddenly, the bullets rained down from the sky like raindrops. The soldier
They were shot either in the shoulder or in the head, but if they were shot, they would almost certainly die.
The wind blows and the wheat waves sparkle!
At this time, the more than 60,000 British troops will be like wheat in a wheat field, falling continuously under the dense rain of bullets, just like countless harvesters at work, with pieces of wheat falling.
When these British fell, they did not hear the gunfire at all. But 2,500 meters away, Song Deji commanded his machine gun company to carry out indirect fire at a large angle. At the same time, there were hundreds of machine guns
The company, under the command of the officers, carried out indirect shooting according to the "form". During the continuous shooting, the cold water in the cooling cylinder was heated by the barrel until it boiled. The moment the ammunition belt was empty, the ammunition hand directly leveled the ammunition.
The belt inserted the guide plate into the machine gun. The machine gun roared with joy again. Amidst the deafening gunfire, the 13.9-gram heavy pointed bullet roared into the sky and flew towards the target more than 2,000 meters away.
For the British in the open area, everything was silent. It was a silent massacre, and bullets swept through everything on the ground like a violent storm.
But in just a moment, nearly 70,000 British troops were enveloped in dust and blood mist stirred up by bullets. The red blood mist was like steam boiling on the ground, covering everyone in it.
In the torrential rain of bullets, no one could hear the sound of gunfire. All that could be heard were the screams and desperate cries of the wounded soldiers. But even so, the officers still stubbornly carried out the orders and ordered the troops.
Charge towards the Ming army's defense line.
In the "rustling" sound like raindrops, one person fell down one after another. The air was full of the crisp sound of bullets hitting the soldiers' bones. Some people's heads were shot through by bullets, and their white brains flew away like snowflakes.
Some people were even cut in two by bullets.
red!
But in just the blink of an eye, this open area was shrouded in red. The red mist was like morning mist, covering the earth. The blood mist was eerily beautiful under the sunlight.
When some British people jumped into the crater and lay there to avoid the hail of bullets, bullets kept falling from above their heads, hitting their heads and backs.
There was silence between heaven and earth, but Britain, who was in this slaughterhouse, could clearly hear the surrounding sounds - the thumping sound of the body being hit and the sound of broken bones!
They were miserable cries and desperate screams, which became the last sound of many of them in their lives.