When it first came out, the Lee-Enfield rifle was the fastest manual rifle.
A skilled shooter with the Ying 77 rifle can fire ten bullets in 6.5 seconds, which means emptying the 10-round magazine. In order to adapt to trench warfare, Dai Ying also developed a twenty-round magazine.
A volley of guns fired by a general flag can produce the firepower density of a Maxim.
This gave the infantry at the scale of the general banner an initial ability to fight against the cavalry.
Coupled with bayonets and hand grenades, as well as disposable rocket-propelled grenades packaged in paper tubes that can be thrown away after being hit and do not occupy the organization, each squadron (100 people) has the ability to independently fight cavalry.
At present, the design work of this kind of gun with modified caliber according to the purpose (infantry sniper, infantry standard type, naval type, cavalry short barrel carbine type, thirty-round detachable magazine type, etc.) has been started.
In the design of the barrel, we have considered in advance problems such as increased chamber pressure and wear of the rifling after the gunpowder is replaced with smokeless gunpowder with collodion strips. The pressure and wear resistance of the barrel and rifling are based on smokeless gunpowder.
Designed by medicine.
New rifles and mortars using modern, seamlessly extruded steel pipes are being further improved.
Yang Fan plans to upgrade the next major equipment change and directly install the new Ying 79 (enlarged caliber version of the Ying 77) rifle, mortars of various calibers and lightweight direct-fire artillery. The current cumbersome red cannons will be
Napoleon cannons and various bronze artillery were eliminated.
Now, with Yang Fan's technology, there is no problem at all in building mortars.
It’s just that the energy density of maroon gunpowder propellant is poor and the range is not far enough. But with a 60mm caliber, it can still hit a target of 700 to 800 meters. The explosive power of white sugar fertilizer explosive is also sufficient.
In this way, the three-pounder can be eliminated in the future. After all, no matter how light it is, it weighs more than 400 kilograms. The lighter the infantry equipment, the better. It is best if it can be carried on the shoulders. A few people can carry it and maneuver in the mountains.
Better.
The 63-type 60 mortar only weighs 12.5 kilograms. It can be carried by one person. The rate of fire can reach 35 rounds per minute. Except for the shorter range, everything else can be made.
Yang Fan's steel is not good, so he needs to thicken the barrel, otherwise the strength will not be enough. However, his propellant is not very powerful, so it is just fine. It only takes 700 meters. The requirements are not high. In this era, the shooting distance of combat artillery is not high.
More than five hundred meters.
In this way, the three-pounder can be eliminated directly. With the water cooling sleeve and water, the weight is close to one thousand kilograms.
From now on, the general banner will be reduced to an infantry squad, from fifty to thirty.
A small team consists of three nine-man infantry squads.
Each squad has three combat groups, each consisting of three people, forming a three-by-three triangular combat formation.
Among the three team leaders, one serves as the squad leader, and two serve as deputy squad leaders. In addition, there is a squad leader in charge of the entire squad.
As a minimum combat formation, the triangle has many benefits. In this formation, everyone can effectively observe and monitor the surrounding 120-degree viewing angle, forming an infantry combat combination with no blind spots.
The three corners of the triangle can turn in any direction. Just turn around collectively. You can attack and retreat in any direction at any time. You can also attack with one person and provide fire support with two people. Form formations such as an upright triangle, an inverted triangle, and a side triangle. It is simply a hundred possibilities.
Change formation.
On this basis, through the three-three system and superposition combination, we can build up to a large-scale combat formation at the battalion and regiment level.
The next-generation new army planned by Yang Fan will equip infantry squads with Ying 79 (enlarged caliber version of Ying 77) rifles.
At the team site, a two-person 60mm mortar team is equipped, with one person carrying the mortar and one person carrying ammunition.
Yang Fan's cannon needs to thicken the barrel due to the limited strength of the steel. The weight is estimated to be about 25 kilograms. The shells are 1.3 kilograms. The ammunition hand can carry 20 shells in a portable ammunition backpack.
This amount of ammunition is enough for a small team to carry out a medium-sized battle.
A squadron has a strength of 100 people, with three squads of 30 people each. The squadron headquarters has 10 people.
The team is equipped with 27 British 79 rifles, one 60mm mortar, and 20 rounds of ammunition.
The squadron headquarters is equipped with a three-barreled lightweight and a tripod-type Gatling gun. The machine gun can be carried on a pack horse. Or six soldiers can use three carriers, fix a bracket foot respectively, and carry it on their shoulders. It is also possible
Transported by mules and horses.
In this way, the army can be light infantry, or it can first use mules and horses as infantry.
Some armies can adopt the steamization of steam vehicles, which can be regarded as a transition before motorization.
As for the battalion level, on the basis of five squadrons, a 120mm heavy mortar squad can be strengthened and equipped with three heavy mortars.
Yang Fan's gun steel is not good, the gun barrel must be thicker, and the weight is estimated to be more than 200 kilograms. This kind of heavy gun must be equipped with rubber tires and towed by a horse. Or a squad of artillerymen must tow it to the battlefield.
Because the caliber is large and the charge is large, using maroon black powder propellant, the range is estimated to be one thousand meters. The weight of this kind of artillery shell is generally not less than 16 kilograms. The charge is at least 8 kilograms. Because the mortar has a low bore pressure and a shell.
It can be thinner and filled with more medicine.
Mortar shells can basically achieve half the charge of the shell weight. For high-pressure 155mm howitzer shells with a 45-kg warhead, the charge is usually between 14-16%. The specific charge depends on the type of shell.
Generally 6-10kg.
The gas tank heavy mortars must form an independent artillery battalion and are directly controlled by the military command office in the new city.
During the war, he was assigned to the front-line troops. This cannot be released and must be strictly controlled by Yang Fan.
This kind of heavy artillery is invincible in this era.
It is estimated that there will be enough for the next hundred years.
No matter how strong the castles and fortifications are, they cannot withstand the bombardment of such heavy artillery.
Sixty kilograms of artillery shells, loaded with forty kilograms of sugar, fertilizer and explosives. The maximum range is two thousand meters. It is enough to defeat all enemies.
This kind of gun is also very heavy and must be installed on a four-wheeled heavy carriage. Or simply use a tracked steam truck chassis to facilitate cross-country maneuvering. That is, the chassis of the current steam bulldozer can be used to modify it.
This self-propelled heavy-duty gas tank mortar with its own steam power pack and tracked tracks is Yang Fan's version of Thor's Hammer.
In the future, when Yang Fan attacks the solid stone castles in Europe, Turkey, and Tsarist Russia, these heavy hammers will be the sharp tools to break open their turtle shells.
Even in field battles, anti-personnel bombs with reduced explosives inside and densely packed iron nails on the outside are very effective against dense infantry arrays in this era.
With a huge range of two kilometers, there is no problem in knocking out enemy artillery positions.
Incendiary bombs are more effective against large urban targets. In this era, European cities also had many wooden buildings. After all, reinforced concrete had not been invented yet.
Dai Ying can burn the city with Congreve rockets, not to mention Yang Fan's napalm bombs and incendiary bombs.
