With four pistol models in front of us, an obvious question arises for everyone, who to choose?
For the current Military Industry Bureau, there is not much time and resources to develop four pistols at the same time for actual competition. They can only choose the pistol model that is most suitable for the Eighth Route Army from an objective perspective as much as possible.
German-made weapons are popular in China. Most people here have been exposed to the Mauser C96 pistol with German origin. This ordinary-looking pistol has proven itself in countless battles. It is stable, reliable and has strong firepower. This is
The dream pistol of all company and platoon commanders.
If you don’t know who to choose, then choosing Mauser c96 is definitely the right choice.
No one seems to be interested in the Ruger P08 and Soviet-made revolvers, which both have German roots.
As for the m1911 Browning pistol that Director Li Qiang personally recommended, since they have never come into contact with the gun, no one knows how to evaluate it.
"The Ruger P08 pistol has a complex structure and cumbersome processing. It is difficult to imitate and there is no imported original gun. It is difficult to reverse engineer. I do not recommend it. The revolver is not suitable for the fierce combat needs of frontline troops. It is very slow to load bullets after shooting. I do not recommend it.
.I have come into contact with the remaining m1911 and Mauser pistols. In terms of feel and performance, the m1911 is an out-and-out good gun, but this does not mean that the Mauser pistol is bad. Its 20 rounds of ammunition
The magazine version and fully automatic function design can pour out a large number of bullets in a short period of time to enhance firepower. Moreover, from the perspective of the Military Industry Bureau, the imitation of Mauser pistols is the easiest."
Zhuang Qianding gave his own opinion in the speech: "Personally, I prefer m1911, but as the leader of the highest scientific group, I recommend the Mauser pistol. This pistol can be copied and put into mass production in a short time, and its comprehensive performance is acceptable."
Meet all operational needs of company and platoon level commanders."
There is no need for fancy styles, and there is no need for complex structures. What the frontline troops need is a pistol that can work stably and fire bullets in any environment, while the Military Industry Bureau needs a pistol with a simple structure that can be easily processed.
Mauser C96 has proven itself in countless battles that it is the most suitable and worthy choice.
"I recommend the Mauser pistol." Yu Hua raised his hand to express his attitude. He also liked the m1911 Browning, but the box gun was the most suitable for the current Eighth Route Army.
As the same saying goes, first solve the problems that don’t exist before pursuing advancement.
Mauser is cheap, stable and reliable, and its performance is usable, so what else do you want in a bicycle?
"Professor Zhuang and Yu Hua's one vote counts as two votes, and the box cannon has a total of 4 votes." Li Qiang said seriously.
Seeing the choices of the two leaders and deputy leaders of the top science group, the selection of pistol models soon became one-sided. The heads of the five departments and the remaining two people of the top science group all raised their hands to vote in favor of the Mauser C96.
11:1.
The m1911 was defeated, and the Mauser C96 won by an overwhelming advantage, becoming the official imitation pistol model of the Military Industry Bureau's small arms production system.
"Okay, the pistol model is determined to be Mauser C96." Li Qiang was not surprised by everyone's choice. He adopted the votes to formally determine the model, then turned his attention to Zhuang Qianding and asked: "Professor Zhuang, which version of Mauser pistol should we choose?"
Semi-automatic or fully automatic, 7.63 mm caliber or 9 mm caliber, is the magazine 10 rounds or 20 rounds?”
There are many versions of the Mauser C96. If you want to finalize and mass-produce it and become the standard pistol of the Eighth Route Army, a series of design parameters and specifications must be determined.
"When I was teaching at Tsinghua University, I used my free time to make some modified designs based on the Mauser C96 prototype. Please listen to it first."
Zhuang Qianding smiled and said: "Fully automatic design, with single-shot and continuous-shot functions, using a 7.63 mm caliber. The opening below the magazine is fed by a magazine. It has a 30-round magazine. The magazine can be replaced immediately after the bullets are fired.
There is no need to use the traditional method of using a magazine to feed ammunition and press it into the magazine, which reduces the window period of firepower. Imagine that you are in a close encounter with the enemy. No one has bullets. He hurriedly uses the magazine to feed ammunition. It takes ten seconds. You can directly use it.
Reloading the magazine takes three seconds, and everyone should know what the final result will be."
"30-round magazine..." Li Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up. Such a change was wonderful.
Switching from magazine feeding to magazine feeding may seem like nothing, but it actually saves more than double the time required to change ammunition, reduces the firepower window period, and the number of thirty rounds of bullets can greatly improve the continuity of firepower.
Between the increase and decrease of the two, the combat effectiveness of the frontline troops is improved in disguise.
As expected of a professor at Tsinghua University, wonderful.—Yu Hua had already seen the changes in the new Mauser pistol in his mind, and he did not hesitate to praise these changes and designs.
"Professor Zhuang's design of these changes is very good, I support it." Zhu Rui broke the silence so far in the meeting and took the lead in expressing his opinions.
The rest of the people looked at each other and nodded. Most of the people present had experienced serious battles, and they knew the importance of reducing the window period of firepower and improving the continuity of firepower.
"I have a question. Although we think the design of these changes is very good, we don't know if the frontline soldiers will get used to this new box gun." said Zhao Shu, the head of the Works Section.
"This is easy to solve. The caliber is unified to 7.63 mm. Two versions are developed, a classic semi-automatic model with a 20-round magazine, and a new improved model with a 30-round fully automatic magazine. The two versions will be produced in a small scale of 200 pieces. Follow-up will be based on
The troops use feedback and actual combat performance to adjust production." Li Qiang quickly gave a solution after hearing this: "Professor Zhuang, what do you think?"
"The internal structures of the classic and improved models are the same, with little change, and production is no problem at the same time." Zhuang Qianding affirmed, he is very familiar with the box cannon that is popular in China.
Li Qiang looked at everyone: "What do you think?"
Everyone shook their heads, indicating that they had no objection.
"Okay, the pistol model has been initially decided. Next, we will choose the squad light machine gun model. There are many types of domestic light machine guns with different bullet calibers. We need to choose the squad light machine gun that is most suitable for our army."
Li Qiang opened his notebook and wrote down the text about Mauser C96 and the two versions, and then quickly entered the next stage, giving the basic requirements for the selection of light machine gun models: "Let's talk about the requirements first. The comprehensive performance must surpass the Japanese Taisho 11-type light machine gun."
The machine gun has an effective range of 800 meters. The design must have common parts, be light in weight, stable and reliable, and have a simple structure to meet the mobility of individual soldiers and the ability to sustain firepower. Finally, the ammunition caliber must be unified with the Chinese official rifle, that is, 7.92×
57mm S-point bullet."
The requirement of uniform bullet caliber and specifications is very important. It can greatly relieve logistical pressure and ensure the ammunition supply and supply of frontline troops. It is also very suitable for the large-scale production of ammunition in rear arsenals.
After hearing the request for selecting the model of the squad light machine gun, everyone nodded in approval.
"Still the same as before, I will briefly list four light aircraft, and everyone will vote by a show of hands. If you have a better choice, you can recommend it." Li Qiang looked at the crowd and said seriously.
"Madsen light machine, original caliber 6.5 mm, uses 6.5×55 mm pointed rifle bullets, German caliber 7.92 mm, fires 7.92×57 mm S pointed bullets, 30-round magazine, fierce and sustained firepower
, although it was born in 1902, its comprehensive performance still surpassed the Japanese Taisho 11 light machine. In 1908, the Guangdong Manufacturing Ordnance Factory began to imitate it. The Gongxian Arsenal also produced imitation models later, but the number was not large. The disadvantage was that the internal structure was relatively complex and the parts
The tolerance requirements are strict and it is difficult to imitate. We do not have the gun yet, so we can purchase domestic imitations from outside parties for mapping and imitation."
"Lewis light machine, British system, caliber 7.7 mm, uses 7.7 mm × 56 mm pointed rifle ammunition, 47 rounds of drum ammunition. The advantage is that it has strong firepower sustainability and an effective range of more than 800 meters. The disadvantage is that the drum ammunition causes
The bolt mechanism is complex in structure and relatively difficult to process. The low temperature in winter is prone to freezing failure. Our army captured some of these guns during the Long March. They are basically imported firearms and can be copied and modified to have a caliber of 7.92 mm."
"Czech-style ZB-26 light machine, made in the Czech Republic, has a caliber of 7.92 mm, fires 7.92×57 mm S-point bullets, and is fed by a 20-round magazine. Its advantages are high lethality, simple structure, stable and reliable performance, and excellent overall performance.
It is not prone to jamming and other malfunctions. The disadvantage is that the firepower is insufficient in continuity, and the processing is relatively time-consuming. The bolt needs to be milled from a whole piece of high-quality steel, and the mainstream stamping process cannot be used. We do not import original products, and the army has a large number of domestic products.
Counterfeit model.”
"DP-28 'Degtyaryov' light machine, made in the Soviet Union, with a caliber of 7.62 mm, fires Mosin-Nagant 7.62×54 mm rifle ammunition, and is fed by 47 round bullet discs. The advantages are simple structure and light weight.
It is easy to operate and has strong firepower sustainability. The disadvantages are that the firepower window period is long, the replacement of the bullet plate is time-consuming and laborious, and it is prone to ammunition supply failures. I have come across this gun in the Soviet Union. The internal structure is simple, and the parts manufacturing process is not demanding.
The most demanding part is the gun, which is suitable for mass production. If the magazine structure is improved, it will be a good gun. It can be copied and modified to a 7.92mm caliber. We do not have this gun and can only obtain it through organizational channels. If you are lucky,
You can even get complete drawings of the gun.”
Li Qiang, Bu Kuai Bu Slow, presented four light aircraft for class use that are more suitable for the current environment, and gave a general introduction to the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of each light aircraft.
Everyone was talking a lot, discussing in low voices and thinking about the four light machines.
"Director, have you come into contact with the MG-34 general-purpose machine gun newly developed by Germany?" At this time, Zhu Rui suddenly said: "I heard that this general-purpose machine gun has excellent performance and a very fast rate of fire, reaching 1,200 rounds per minute.
—1,500 rounds.”
"I haven't had close contact with the real thing, but I have a general understanding that this machine gun is the latest new machine gun developed by Germany. It takes into account the needs of light and heavy machine guns. It is lightweight and can be carried by an individual soldier and moved with the team. After setting up a triangle, it forms the basis for stable shooting.
, to become a heavy machine gun." Li Qiang nodded and responded in Wenyan: "The overall performance is very good, ranking among the top two in the world, but this machine gun is not suitable for us. The structure is complex and the rate of fire is too fast. The ammunition consumption is two or three times that of a traditional light machine gun.
Times, we can neither obtain the prototype gun to map and copy, nor can we use it at all."
MG-34 is operational, is this thing good?
Of course, no need to say.
Although Li Qiang has never come into contact with the actual machine gun, he can keenly perceive how excellent the performance of this machine gun is through hearsay.
However, the base area cannot afford it, really cannot afford it.
"I personally recommend the Czech-style light machine. I have come into contact with the real one in Madsen. The mechanical structure is complex. If water or sand is accidentally introduced, it is easy to cause ammunition supply failure." Zhuang Qianding said slowly, giving his attitude:
"The biggest shortcoming of the Czech light aircraft is the lack of firepower sustainability. We can improve on its shortcomings."
After hearing Zhuang Qianding's words, everyone immediately cheered up, raised their heads and looked forward, their eyes focused on Professor Zhuang.
"Professor, how can we improve?" Li Qiang asked immediately with a smile on his face.