Curved magazines and 75-round drum magazines are universally compatible, new and old Czech machine guns are universally compatible, and machine gun and rifle bullets are universally compatible.
The three are connected in series and can be used with each other, and their influence and practical effects are unimaginable.
After hearing Zhuang Qianding's words, even the heads of various departments who looked confused all understood.
"Okay, let's adopt this modification plan. Now everyone will vote by show of hands on the selection of light machine gun. I personally recommend the Czech type." Li Qiang looked at the crowd and said seriously.
As the words came out, everyone raised their hands and made their choice.
There was no suspense in the final result of the show of hands for light machine selection. The winner was the Czech-style light machine with a brand new modification plan. It won with a crushing advantage and became the official model of the squad light machine gun of the Military Industry Bureau's small arms production system.
"With 12 votes, the light machine model was determined to be ZB-26, and finally the heavy machine gun was selected. The heavy machine gun has a stable shooting foundation due to its fixed gun mount, high shooting accuracy, fierce firepower, and strong firepower sustainability. In fact, we
The heavy machine gun is strictly defined as a medium machine gun, so it is classified as a light weapon. However, I call it a medium-caliber heavy machine gun, while the 12.7 mm large-caliber machine gun we are developing is a heavy-duty standard and is called
Large-caliber heavy machine guns, in order to facilitate discussion and production, the remaining contents are unified as medium-caliber heavy machine guns and large-caliber heavy machine guns."
Li Qiang wrote down the name of the Czech light machine gun and the modification plan in his notebook, and then carried out the last selection work: "This heavy machine gun selection is also called the medium-caliber heavy machine gun selection, and its main purpose is to suppress the Japanese Type 92
7.7mm heavy machine gun, medium and long-range firepower to suppress and annihilate enemy effective forces within a range of 1,000 meters, coordinate operations with squad light aircraft and large-caliber heavy aircraft, thereby building up the machine gun firepower of our army's light aircraft - medium-caliber heavy aircraft - large-caliber heavy aircraft
network system.”
The machine gun fire network system composed of light machines, medium-caliber heavy machines, and large-caliber heavy machines is a battlefield nightmare for infantry. No infantry unit can break through this fire network.
The most important thing is that the entire machine gun fire network system has systematic advantages.
The new Czech-type light machine used by the squad is designed to compete with the Taisho 11-type light machine gun equipped by the Japanese infantry. After the 30-round curved magazine and 75-round drum magazine make up for its shortcomings in firepower sustainability, its overall performance is completely crushed.
, occupying an absolutely dominant position.
The large-caliber heavy machine is based on the American M2 large-caliber heavy machine. It mainly competes with the Type 92 13.2mm large-caliber heavy machine equipped by the Japanese army. Although the caliber is not as good as the Type 92, its power is not bad at all, with shooting accuracy, weight and
It is leading in comprehensive aspects such as firepower sustainability and has a favorable advantage.
Nowadays, as long as the comprehensive performance of the selected medium-caliber heavy machine gun exceeds the Japanese Type 92 7.7mm heavy machine gun, it can establish a systematic advantage with the new Czech type and large-caliber heavy machine gun.
The caliber of bullets is unified, the weapons and equipment are standardized, the basic performance of the machine gun system is leading in all aspects, coupled with experienced soldiers and super strong organizational power, the combat effectiveness of the Eighth Route Army troops with such BUFF bonus is almost unimaginable.
Emphasizing the unification of ammunition and establishing a machine gun weapon system is worthy of the Doraemon of the Red Army. - Yu Hua was shocked when he heard the target given by Li Qiang, and he couldn't help but admire in his heart.
What is foresight?
This is it.
Calm, rigorous, and with a strategic vision, Li Qiang's all-round talents and professionalism have lived up to his historical nickname.
Everyone looked at each other and nodded, approving the unified name for machine guns and the plan to build a firepower network system with three types of machine guns.
"The first indicator of this selection is unified caliber, which must continue to use 7.92mm caliber and 7.92mm pointed bullets. The second indicator is lightness. The total weight cannot exceed 55 kilograms to improve mountain combat capabilities and mobility. The third indicator is firepower.
Sustainability must surpass the Japanese Type 92 7.7mm heavy machine gun."
Li Qiang continued: "The remaining selection index requirements must meet the basic conditions of a medium-caliber heavy machine, excellent shooting accuracy, easy maintenance, easy processing and manufacturing, stable and reliable, adaptable to various battlefield environments, etc., due to this selection
The index requirements are strict and special. None of the existing mature heavy machine guns can meet our requirements. We can only choose one of the many heavy machine gun models as the basis for modification. Everyone recommends it."
The first indicator for heavy machine gun selection is still unified ammunition. There are no surprises. Li Qiang is absolutely unwilling to see the troops using weapons made by all countries without ammunition supplies. Now that there is an opportunity, he must take this opportunity to unify the caliber and model.
Everyone is well aware of the importance of model selection and takes it seriously. The well-known heavy machine gun models currently on the market come to mind.
A figure emerged from the water.
That is the Somme Killer, the British and French widow maker, an important influencer of the nomads who can sing and dance, an evergreen heavy machine gun, a veteran on the battlefield - the star of the Maxim heavy machine series, the MG08 Maxim heavy machine gun.
Domestic imitation model - 7.92mm Civilian Type 24 heavy machine gun.
Thanks to this heavy machine gun series, the foreign name Maxim has become a household name in China. In any war of any scale, the Maxim heavy machine gun family will appear.
There are imported original factory goods, imported OEM goods, domestic large factory goods, and domestic workshop goods.
As long as it involves the field of heavy machine guns, Maxim can never be avoided.
In the field of medium-caliber heavy machinery, the Japanese army has the Type 92, the US military has the Browning, the Soviet army has the Maxim socialist model, the British and French have the Maxim bourgeois model, the German army has the Maxim historical classic model and MG-34, and the Chinese army has the Republic of China.
Exclusive imitation models and imitation models from various countries.
These are the well-known and mature heavy machine guns. If you see any, they are basically the Maxim family series, or water-cooled models influenced by them.
"We cannot talk about heavy machine guns without the Maxim. In addition to weight, the Maxim MG08 heavy machine gun meets all requirements. Professor Zhuang, can we refer to the experience of the Civilian Type 24 heavy machine gun to improve the Maxim MG08 heavy machine gun?
Reduce weight and height without compromising performance.”
While everyone was thinking silently, Lu Yuan was the first to speak up and asked Zhuang Qianding: "Reducing the weight will help soldiers carry it, and reducing the height will not easily reveal the shooting position. When operating the Maxim heavy machine gun, you need to squat or stand alone.
Kneeling down is very inconvenient."
Everyone turned their attention to the Zhuangqian Ding with anticipation in their eyes. It would be great if the weight and height could be improved and reduced.
"It's not easy to change. The recoil of the Maxim heavy machine gun's continuous fire is quite large. If you don't rely on a four-legged gun mount of more than 30 kilograms, the shooting accuracy and stability cannot be guaranteed. I once came into contact with the Min-24 prototype gun at the Jinling Arsenal.
, the weight has indeed been reduced a lot, but the shooting accuracy is seriously reduced due to the recoil during continuous firing." Zhuang Qianding frowned slightly and responded: "If you want to reduce the weight and height, you must design a new gun frame, and the new gun frame must be
Striking a balance between weight, height, bearing the weight of a machine gun and the recoil of continuous fire cannot be solved overnight.”
"Then can the internal structure of the Maxim heavy machine be optimized?" Hu Zhigang asked.
"If you want to change the internal structure of the Maxim heavy machine gun and reduce the recoil by optimizing the structure, the workload is equivalent to designing a new heavy machine gun. The M1917 developed by Mr. Browning came from the optimization structure concept, and its optimization
In terms of structure, it is better to redesign an air-cooled 7.92mm medium-caliber heavy machine, but it will take longer." Zhuang Qianding shook his head: "What I mean is to build a new gun frame without moving the inside.
The Maxim heavy machine gun is an excellent medium-caliber heavy machine gun."
Modifying a machine gun is by no means an easy task. One shot affects the whole body. The principle of modification has always been to follow the order of "first outside and then inside". The internal structure of the machine gun cannot be moved unless the internal structure of the machine gun is removed.
However, it is not easy to develop a new gun mount. As a key component connecting people and machine guns, the gun mount must take into account both ergonomics and the basis for stable shooting of the machine gun. Finally, the weight must be reduced to ensure unchanged performance.
R&D conditions are extremely harsh.
Things have come to a standstill here, and there is no good solution for the time being.
"I designed a tripod during my break before. This tripod adopts a two-length and one-center layout. The two long legs are located at the rear and one middle leg is located in the front. When the machine gun fires continuously, the recoil force will be transmitted to the two tripods, which is equivalent to
Stable, the base of the gun frame is equipped with a limit slewing bearing with a left and right 80-degree shooting range, and a tenon is provided above the slewing bearing to fix the main body of the machine gun."
At this moment, a familiar and steady voice came out and entered everyone's ears, like the spring sunshine melting the ice and snow, soothing everyone's slightly impatient hearts.
Yu Hua's expression was calm, exuding the air of calmness when faced with trouble, and his speaking speed remained the same as before, neither too fast nor too slow: "The height of the tripod is lowered to 25 centimeters, and the main body of the machine gun is about 45 centimeters. The machine gunner can control and shoot in a crawling posture.
The overall weight is about 16.5 kilograms, plus the 26.5 kilograms of the Maxim heavy machine gun body and 4 kilograms of water, the total weight is 47 kilograms."
Height 45cm, total weight 47kg.
This answer swept through the audience like a hurricane, and everyone was shocked.
"Do you have any drawings?" Zhuang Qianding heard in his heart that this guy really had good stuff and asked quickly.
"There are no standard drawings, so I will draw a sketch."
Yu Hua shook his head and took a pen to draw a sketch. This new tripod was created by combining the structure of the later Type 89 heavy machine gun tripod and taking into account the weight of the Maxim heavy machine gun and the recoil of the bullet. It is fresh and hot. Where can I find it?
Standard drawings.
As for what to design during breaks…
It's not important.
The Type 89 heavy machine gun tripod can be called a classic of lightweight design. This is the basis for the reputation of the lightest large-caliber heavy machine gun in later generations. Combined with the design of the slewing bearing and the base latch, it can be used for the Mark without the need for a bulky and complicated base design.
Qinzhong machine gun provides a solid, stable and reliable gun mounting platform.
Soon, a sketch of the new tripod was drawn and passed to Zhuang Qianding.