As the most important supporting firepower for infantry company and battalion-level units, machine guns have developed into the backbone of infantry firepower.
In actual combat, a well-trained machine gunner can control a range of 800 to 1,000 meters in radius. Especially a general-purpose machine gun like the MG-42 with a rate of fire of up to 1,500 rounds per minute is a nightmare for the enemy.
However, the ninth brigade formed by Professor Liantai Militia for the first time had not been baptized by the MG-42, so they still launched the attack according to their usual fighting style.
"Kill me..."
A squadron of Japanese troops was charging towards the fourth battalion position. They formed a formation most commonly used by the Japanese army. This formation was somewhat similar to the three-three system charge of our army in later generations.
The most basic combat unit of the Japanese army is the detachment, which usually has 13 to 14 people and is divided into 4 combat squads. There are 3 rifle groups with 3 riflemen each. The 3 groups are arranged in a diagonal line. The light machine gun group is usually at the most advanced level.
The forward rifle team is on the side, ready to support shooting at any time.
The Japanese army's tactics are not only practical but also very tricky. With weapons and equipment that far exceed those of the National Army and the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army achieved great results in the early stages of its operations in China. This is why it is often heard that the Japanese army can chase the National Army with one regiment.
The division's butt was spanked, and the reason why even a brigade dared to challenge a division of the national army.
Of course, the Japanese army also had tactics such as pig charge, banzai charge, etc., but these tactics were not conventional tactics. Once such tactics were used, it also meant that the battle situation was very unfavorable to them.
Now a machine gun team came behind a dirt slope. The machine gunner loaded the eleven-year-old machine gun into the dirt bag and got down on it. The loader immediately got down on the left side, opened the ammunition box and took out several five-round clips.
Arrived in the bucket.
With a crisp sound of "click", the loader shouted loudly: "Loading completed!"
"Da da da da..."
A string of bullets was fired at the machine gun that was shooting at our own infantry more than 400 meters away.
Here the author would like to explain a common misunderstanding to everyone, that is, many people mistakenly believe that bullets will hit in a straight line when machine guns fire.
In fact, this is wrong. The real situation is that the bullets are scattered when the machine gun fires continuously. No machine gunner can guarantee that the bullets he fires will hit the target.
Because the recoil of a machine gun is very strong, under normal circumstances an untrained adult can hold a machine gun and shoot a 250-round bullet belt in one go without having his arms go numb. Some people can even dislocate their arms.
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This is no joke. Even a machine gunner who has been trained for a long time can only ensure that the bullets he fires are controlled within a small range. If anyone dares to pat his chest and say that he can play a machine gun as accurately as a sniper rifle, then
There are two possibilities, either he is lying, or this guy is the reincarnation of Chen Beixuan.
Maybe someone else said, then I can just shoot at a single point, why should I shoot continuously? Isn't this a waste of bullets?
Haha... Since you want to shoot at a single point, why use a machine gun? Isn't it nice to use a rifle for precise shooting?
Please remember that machine guns are inherently used to suppress enemy infantry and kill a large number of their effective forces. Precision shooting is not suitable for it.
Faced with the Japanese machine gun fire, the machine gun fire on the opposite side that was currently firing obviously paused, but they quickly reacted, and soon a blazing tongue of flame was directed at the machine gun position.
Different from the pitiful 120 rounds per minute rate of fire of the 11-year-old machine gun, the MG42, known as the Hi-Teller chainsaw, can be called a meat grinder on the battlefield, with a rate of fire of 1,500 rounds per minute in just a few seconds.
Hundreds of bullets were fired within seconds. The Japanese machine gun was overwhelmed by the hail of bullets less than five minutes after it was set up.
To be precise, this 11-year-old machine gun, including the man and the gun, was beaten into parts.
Yes, there is no doubt that the MG42 is so ferocious, otherwise in another time and space, Allied soldiers would be terrified when they hear the unique "click" sound it makes.
"Bagaya road!"
Seeing that his own machine gun was beaten into parts by the opponent within two minutes of firing, the captain of the first squadron who rushed at the front was so angry that he blurted out a Chinese curse, and then called the captain of the second squadron and pointed at the machine gun in front.
said sharply.
"Kojima-kun, you immediately bring your team and two Type 92 heavy machine guns to go around the left wing, set up a machine gun position first, and then use a grenade to take out the Chinese machine gun position. Do you understand?"
"Hi!"
The squad leader first agreed loudly, and then said: "Your Excellency, the Chinese troops on the opposite side are different from the general national army. Their firepower is very dense.
Can we ask the captain to order the 92 Infantry Artillery to bombard the Chinese positions for another ten minutes to weaken the Chinese firepower before launching another attack? This will reduce many unnecessary casualties."
The squadron leader pondered for a moment and then nodded, "Okay... I'll ask the squadron leader for artillery support right away."
"Signal Corps..."
As soon as the squadron leader turned his head to call the signalman, he heard a sharp and rapid whistling sound in his ears. Before he could react, a 60 mortar shell landed less than 20 meters away from him.
, a breeze blew, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke spread to his nasal cavity.
And this seemed to be just the beginning, and then more than ten mortar shells landed on the Japanese attacking formation one after another. The firing speed of the mortars was no joke, with a firing rate of 18 to 35 rounds per minute.
More than a dozen mortars at the rear shrouded the second team at the front in smoke in just one minute.
Seeing that the first team was instantly shrouded in artillery fire, the squadron leader intuitively felt that his eyes were bloodshot, and his right hand holding the command knife was trembling slightly. He knew that his first team was finished. Under such intensive artillery fire, the first team could have three people.
It is a miracle that one in 10 people survive.
He was so angry that he said word by word through his teeth: "These bastards... how dare they... how dare they... my first team!"
He only has three squads under his command, and now one-third of them have been reduced as soon as he launched the attack. How can he fight the next battle?
"Your Excellency, squadron leader!" The first squad leader on the side looked at him worriedly.
The squadron leader took a deep breath: "Xiaojiao-kun... you continue to lead your team to go around from the left wing. I will personally lead the third team to go around from the right wing. We must do something this time, otherwise the captain... we
It’s impossible to explain!”
Thinking of the captain Akino Murakami, who had a rough face and always squinted his small eyes, the squad leader couldn't help but shudder. If they went back in such a dejected manner, maybe Akino Murakami would really kill him alive.