The two-person sniper team was not just what Thomas and Sun Erwei saw.
Another advantage they have is their complementary firepower.
Wang Xuexin raised his head towards Mao Duzi and Hoe, who were standing in front of him, and explained: "The characteristic of a sniper rifle is that it has a long range and high accuracy. Its disadvantage is that it has a slow rate of fire. If it is besieged by a superior enemy, it will be difficult to defeat them in a short time."
Suppressing the enemy from a long distance will make you passive..."
Major Thomas nodded in agreement.
This often occurs in actual combat. An excellent sniper does not have much advantage when facing more than three riflemen at a distance of one or two hundred meters.
The reason is that the rifle has a high hit rate at a distance of one to two hundred meters. There is not much difference between the rifleman and the sniper in this regard, but the enemy has the advantage in numbers, so the battle becomes one-sided.
If, like Yingjiang, both snipers are equipped with sniper rifles, they often have only one option to retreat when facing a squad of enemies at close range.
But if the two men were equipped with sniper rifles and submachine guns respectively, the results would probably be completely opposite.
Although the accuracy of the submachine gun is not high, it has the advantage of firepower. A submachine gun can easily suppress a squad of riflemen. This can complement the long and short range of the sniper rifle, making the enemy unable to get close and always being sniped one by one from a distance.
Gun destroyed.
Major Thomas was a little strange. He asked Wang Xuexin: "How do you know these tactics?"
Wang Xuexin replied half-jokingly: "Because I'm timid, Thomas!"
"What?" Thomas wondered if he heard correctly.
The word "cowardly" is an insult to a warrior, and Yingjiang is no exception, so he couldn't believe that Wang Xuexin would use this word to describe himself.
"You heard it right!" Wang Xuexin explained: "Because I am timid, I racked my brains to live longer in this world. So..."
Wang Xuexin spread his hands, and Thomas and Sun Erwei laughed in unison.
From then on, Major Thomas and, to be precise, all the Yingjiang soldiers stopped despising the Eighth Route Army.
Major Thomas lamented to Sun Erwei several times afterwards: "I always thought we were at the top of the world, but today I discovered that we have fallen behind!"
This is not an understatement by Thomas.
At this time, Eagle Sauce is indeed very powerful. As mentioned before, its economic strength, industrial capabilities, science and technology...are all at the forefront of the world.
But this is true at the national level does not mean that it is also true at the war level.
Their military, especially the army, is still stuck in the rigid experience of World War I... In fact, during World War II, most countries were thinking about World War I. The most typical one was Gaul, who created the famous Maginot Line of Defense
.
This line of defense is a joke in modern times, but it is extremely popular in this era.
For example, Hans also had the corresponding Siegfried Line of Defense, and in the later period there was the Atlantic Wall, and the Woolly Bear was no exception. These were all passive defenses, and Maginot was just the one that collapsed the fastest.
But Wang Xuexin put modern tactics in front of Thomas... This is not a problem of generation difference, but a gap of several generations.
It's no wonder that Major Thomas couldn't understand it at first. He felt ashamed when he remembered that he had vowed that the Eighth Route Army would not be able to come back alive if they used such tactics.
A few days later, the mountain company's climbing equipment was delivered, and the training of the mountain company became more complete.
In addition to wilderness survival, physical training and company tactics, the training subjects also include rock climbing, swimming, sneak attacks, blockade and other subjects.
Among them, rock climbing and swimming are relatively new. The other subjects are actually the basic skills of soldiers, but they have been slightly adjusted due to changes in the environment.
Because time is tight... The reason why we feel that time is tight is because the headquarters keeps learning from intelligence personnel that the Japanese are gathering troops on the north bank of the Yellow River for mountain training.
If troops are accustomed to plain combat or mechanized combat, mountain training is necessary.
Because many of these soldiers would have problems even marching in the mountains... Marching on the plains and marching in the mountains are two different things. They use different muscles. Just like someone who can run may not be able to do squats.
Therefore, the headquarters cannot wait for the independent regiment's mountain company to be completed.
The chief said this: "We also want to train the most elite troops step by step to fight the enemy, but the battlefield waits for no one. The enemy will not wait for us to be ready before attacking! We can learn while fighting. When the time comes,
At least you won’t be unprepared!”
The chief of staff also nodded in agreement.
As a result, Wang Xuexin's methods and training subjects for forming mountain troops were quickly compiled into a booklet and distributed to all units for study... These tactics were not only used to form mountain companies, because the Eighth Route Army fought more with the enemy in mountainous areas, so many ordinary soldiers
The troops are also learning.
The two-man sniper team is applicable to all troops, and has spread throughout the army.
The first batch of fifty integrated rifle grenades was urgently delivered two weeks later.
This integration method is very primitive. It simply integrates the grenade launcher under the handguard of the M1 rifle, and then adds a pistol-like magazine and trigger... At this time, the grenade launch method relies on firing blank rounds.
To launch rifle grenades, a magazine needs to be installed.
Wang Xuexin tried this gun, and it was indeed as heavy and inconvenient to operate as he had imagined... Guns with integrated grenade launchers are generally lighter assault rifles. If integrated with the M1 Garand, which is not light in itself,
Its weight will increase to about the same as a light machine gun.
But there is no other way, just use the intermediate transition type!
But a few days later, Yingjiang found a way, and they shipped the second batch, which was integrated with m1 carbines.
The m1 carbine is much lighter, weighing less than five kilograms, and the grenade launcher is only slightly heavier than the empty m1 Garand rifle. (Note: the empty weight of the m1 Garand is 8.7 kilograms)
Another thing that makes Wang Xuexin very satisfied is that the M1 carbine still uses a 15-round magazine. This continuous firepower is a good piece of equipment for self-defense.
(Note: The purpose of developing the m1 carbine is for self-defense by officers and logistics personnel)
Sun Erwei explained: "Wang, we haven't finalized this gun yet. It's a new weapon. In order to meet your requirements, it was temporarily put into use with a grenade launcher. I hope it will satisfy you!"
"Thank you, Sun Erwei!" Wang Xuexin is very satisfied with the modification of this gun. Although the M1 carbine has the problem of insufficient power and insufficient range, grenade shooters only require defense and self-defense when it comes to guns.
If there is any shortcoming, it is that the bullets of the M1 carbine are quasi-intermediate power bullets between pistol bullets and rifle bullets... This complicates the logistics of the army.