If there is one sharpshooter in a squad, there are nine sharpshooters in a company.
Because these nine people are holding bolt-action rifles, the bullets are different from the others. If they are mixed with others during logistics supply, it will be complicated... When delivering ammunition to a squad, two types of ammunition must be divided.
But if these nine sharpshooters are organized into a squad as a company, when delivering ammunition, the logistics only need to consider how much ammunition each company needs and distribute it, without affecting the battle. Especially during training, training can be unified instead of
Each class is divided into two training systems.
Only in terms of collaboration do we need to allocate them for training.
In addition, Wang Xuexin also considered that modern combat units also have squad machine guns, that is, one light machine gun for each squad.
Originally, Wang Xuexin was still thinking about whether the independent regiment would also organize a squad to use machine guns.
But when you think about it, if there is one machine gun per squad, then a company will have nine machine guns, and a regiment will have hundreds of them.
First of all, the Eighth Route Army does not have so many machine guns... To be precise, it still has machine guns. The entire army collects them and gives them to the independent regiments from several regiments.
But Wang Xuexin considered that if the machine gun was really used in a fight, the bullet consumption would be much greater than that of the AK47. Then the problem came. The ammunition consumption of the AK47 was already large, plus the work machine gun... the logistics supply could keep up.
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Secondly, Wang Xuexin believes that such intensity of firepower is not necessary.
Squad machine guns are modern firepower requirements... In modern armies, bolt-action rifles have been eliminated. Both the enemy and ourselves use assault rifles, so it is necessary to incorporate squad machine guns in order to improve firepower.
Can overwhelm the enemy.
This is a bit like the principle of "the higher the road, the higher the devil". Both the enemy and us are constantly increasing their firepower. At the same time, in terms of logistics and supply, because there is a modern transportation system that can meet the needs, it is reasonable for the squad to use machine guns.
But now, the Japs still use bolt-action rifles, and their machine guns are still crooked machine guns... The crooked machine gun fires slowly because it uses a hopper to feed ammunition. The theoretical rate of fire is only 500 rounds per minute, and the rate of fire of the AK47
Both reach 600 rounds per minute.
In terms of ammunition supply, a bucket holds 30 rounds of ammunition, and the AK47 also holds 30 rounds.
In other words, within the rate of fire of the AK47, the Japanese machine guns are not as good as the assault rifles in the hands of the Eighth Route Army. An AK47 is enough to suppress the firepower of a Japanese machine gun...
In fact, if continuous fire is used, the range will be much farther than single-shot burst fire.
Because a single shot hits a point, while a continuous shot hits a whole surface, this is why the range of machine guns is often higher than that of rifles.
If we take this factor into account and the speed of changing magazines, two AK47s to suppress the Japanese and one crooked machine gun will not put any pressure at all.
Under this circumstance, the firepower of the Eighth Route Army's Sharp Knife Regiment has already crushed the Japanese. Do we still need to equip so many machine guns to form a firepower advantage over the Japanese?
The answer is obviously no.
So after careful consideration, Wang Xuexin believed that it was enough for each platoon to equip one light machine gun.
In addition, in order to ensure the completion of critical tasks, each platoon is equipped with an additional fire squad equipped with 50 small artillery and rocket launchers.
Li Yunlong felt a little strange looking at this organization. He asked: "In the past, this firepower group was organized at the company level, that is, each company had an additional firepower platoon. Why is it now located under the platoon?"
Wang Xuexin answered without thinking: "It used to be organized under the company, because we used to use the company as a combat unit. Now that we have organized repeating rifles, do we still use the company as a combat unit?"
Li Yunlong said "Oh", and then nodded his head in agreement, secretly thinking that this little Dongbei really has two skills.
In the past, due to lack of firepower, the Eighth Route Army all held bolt-action rifles, so wars were basically fought in companies... There was no way around it. No company had more than a hundred people.
, that little firepower is simply not enough, and it is basically impossible to complete the assigned tasks.
But things are different now. The soldiers hold repeating rifles in their hands. The firepower of a platoon or even a squad is very terrifying, and they can complete a mission alone.
For example, arranging a platoon to capture a certain high ground, or a squad to conduct reconnaissance... This was unimaginable before, because if a squad of ten soldiers went to conduct reconnaissance, they would have to fight off any two Japanese they encountered.
Return home.
With a repeating rifle, not to mention two Japs, even ten or twenty Japs would not be enough to "push" for a while.
Therefore, of course, the fire team must be organized at the platoon level instead of the company level as before.
After the arrangement is finalized, the sharp knife ball will probably take shape.
Then Wang Xuexin and Li Yunlong briefly formulated training subjects, such as squad tactics and battalion and company tactics, and the general direction was set.
But these things are easy to handle. After all, Wang Xuexin has the establishment of a modern army for reference. Then considering the actual situation at this time, the problems in organization and training are not big.
The most difficult part was the communication issue that Wang Xuexin had not considered before.
To be honest, Wang Xuexin completely missed this problem, because he took it for granted that how the Eighth Route Army communicated before and how it still communicates now, and that it could be solved before and could be solved now.
But Li Yunlong saw the problem.
He said to Wang Xuexin: "Xiaodongbei, we used to fight in company units. Our orders only need to be assigned to companies, and the communication pressure will be much less. Now we fight in platoons or even squad units, and we can
Can the commander come over? I'm afraid it will be a mess if a fight breaks out!"
When Wang Xuexin heard this, he thought it was true.
The Eighth Route Army is accustomed to using companies as combat units, and each company is equipped with a communications platoon. During wartime, telephone lines are pulled up or communications soldiers run back and forth to communicate. If conditions permit, they can also communicate with flags.
This kind of command can be supported even without modern equipment.
But if AK47 is used, squads and platoons can be used as combat units... Do we need to assign communications soldiers to each platoon? Do we need to provide each platoon with a telephone during wartime?
After thinking about it, Wang Xuexin said: "We can delegate the command authority to the company level, add communication troops to each company so that they can better communicate with the squad and platoon, and assign tasks during wartime. The higher-level command organization will continue as usual,
It’s also a mission given to the company!”
There are some differences in the tasks assigned. In the past, the tasks given to a company were relatively light, but now that they are equipped with repeating rifles, the tasks are relatively heavy.
Then it will be up to the company commander to direct how to solve the problem.
Obviously, in such a battle, the company commander's command becomes much more difficult.