However, having a machine gun does not mean that it can exert its powerful firepower. It also requires a complete set of maintenance and shooting guidelines and a high-quality machine gun team to operate it in order to exert the huge lethality of the machine gun. When it comes to machine gun shooting,

Xu Jie couldn't help but think of the machine gunners on both sides on TV shooting back and forth with their machine guns as if they were sweeping the floor. This was full of momentum in the eyes of ordinary people. But in the eyes of soldiers like Xu Jie, the master of the machine gun had no experience at all. What if?

The shooters from all countries in the 1st and 2nd battles are at this level. There is no need to equip any machine guns. They are of no use except wasting bullets.

Speaking of machine gun shooting, there are mainly two shooting methods. One is direct aim, which is easy to understand as the name suggests. The shooting methods can be divided into fixed-point shooting, search shooting, turning shooting, and frontal shooting according to different combat purposes.

Oblique shooting (at a certain angle with the opponent's skirmisher line), and longitudinal shooting. The other shooting method is indirect shooting. Its biggest feature is to raise the machine gun at a certain angle, and the bullets are fired in a parabola. This

This kind of shooting is more lethal on the battlefield. The so-called veterans are afraid of machine guns but not artillery because of this shooting method. Because veterans can avoid the sound of artillery shells in the air, but machine guns cannot, because the rate of fire is too high.

You can only hear the sound of a series of bullets streaking through the air, and you can't tell where the bullets came from or where they landed. Moreover, this design method can directly shoot the infantry hiding behind the bunker over the bunker. This is the best

Pivotal.

He is also very knowledgeable about the layout of machine gun positions. Most people know that machine guns must form cross fire, and this is true. However, in actual combat, the layout of machine guns still depends on the situation. Generally, heavy machine guns will be placed in machine gun positions.

It is arranged on the front of the battlefield to deal with the enemy's frontal attack. At the same time, light machine guns are also arranged on the sides. This is to use short longitudinal fire to severely damage the opponent's skirmish line, and also to deal with the enemy's machine gun positions on the flanks.

The placement of machine guns on the flanks does not require strong firepower, but it must be maneuverable. At the same time, there is corresponding cooperation between machine guns and artillery. There are always areas that cannot be taken care of in machine gun attacks. Even areas deliberately reserved by the shooters, here

, it is easy for the enemy to gather troops to counterattack the latter's attack. In this case, the artillery needs to make up for the gap between the machine guns. In short, as the battlefield shape continues to change, the commander needs to set up machine gun positions according to the actual situation and adjust the machine gun positions.

The fire coverage is all marked. It's not just about arranging the machine guns in a line as people imagine.

As for how to maintain machine guns, Xu Jie's knowledge is very limited. Based on the information he has read, although he has a general understanding of the maintenance and use of machine guns, it is still not enough to write a complete book on how to use machine guns, so

In desperation, I had to record the contents in my memory first, and then let the troops explore it in actual combat.

After solving the problem of the heavy machine gun, Xu Jie wrote the words "Boom Gun" on a piece of white paper. This thing is unfamiliar to ordinary people, but to Xu Jie, he knows this thing

But it represents the role of a field artillery killer. This thing is the same as the Maxin heavy machine gun. Not only was it designed by one person, but the principle is basically the same. However, it does use 1-pound shells, and the ammunition is fed by a 25-round single chain.

It is said that this kind of weapon, which is heavier than a machine gun but has more powerful artillery, should be ineffective. But in fact it is not the case. This weapon left a very profound lesson to the British in the Boer War. The cunning Boers often hide in

Behind rocks or woods, then set up a 185kg cannon. Attach a 25-round ammunition chain and first use one shell to fire. Then after locking the target, fire 25 shells in one go to directly cover the target area.

All 25 rounds of artillery shells will be fired within 5 seconds (the rate of fire of the Powder Cannon was initially 400 rounds per minute and then reduced to 300 rounds, because Maxine himself felt that 400 rounds were too fast). After a burst of smoke, the British artillery on the opposite side

There is nothing left on the position. Although the British artillery is of high quality, the Powder cannons use smokeless gunpowder, and the firing process is very short. If you want to counterattack, you will not be able to find the target. So the British are suffering a big loss.

Finally, they decisively shipped 57 Powder cannons from the British army stationed in South Africa, thus regaining the advantage of infantry weapons. If you ask, what are the shortcomings of Powder cannons? Is this one? The biggest disadvantage is that the shells are too expensive.

Well, a one-pound cannon shell actually costs 6 shillings and 6 pence. And if the cannon is fired for one minute, a full 90 pounds of shells will be destroyed. No wonder the King of Denmark said that this weapon only needs to be fired for 2 hours.

It will bankrupt my kingdom. But compared to its huge role, it is still worth it. Whether it is used to deal with infantry and cavalry or to sneak attack artillery, the pod gun was an unparalleled weapon at the time. The British emperor purchased it during the Boer War.

Millions of artillery shells.

Therefore, in line with the principle that good goods are not cheap, and cheap goods are not good, as long as he has money, Xu Jie decided to buy some Pocket guns. Of course, Maxine machine guns need to be purchased in large quantities. Xu Jie can only deal with those Japanese troops who are rushing out.

Rely on the absolute firepower advantage of these automatic weapons to deal with it.

After the heavy machine gun and machine gun weapons were determined, Xu Jie also needed a weapon that could accompany the infantry in charge or be suddenly attacked while marching and be able to immediately enter a state of readiness for war. This is the legendary light machine gun (first of all)

.As for the manufacture of light machine guns, it was not difficult under the conditions at the time. Even air-cooled light machine guns were no problem. For example, the American Empire's Bryan M1895 machine gun (there is very little data on this machine gun and cannot be found on Baidu)

, the author actually found only one picture in the world of sea, land, air and sky inertia) When it comes to light machine guns, Xu Jie has a very good choice. The Lewis machine gun used by the British in World War I. The biggest feature of the modified gun is that it uses

In addition to the air-cooled cooling method, the continuity of firepower is close to that of a water-cooled machine gun. And compared to the 50kg weight of the Vickers machine gun, the Lewis machine gun is only 14.9kg (including 47 rounds of drum drum). In terms of cost, both in terms of cost and

In working hours, the Lewis is only equivalent to one-sixth of the Vickers machine gun! What needs to be emphasized here is the cooling system of the Lewis machine gun. Its cooling sleeve does not passively use the cold air inside to dissipate heat, but shoots

When the gun is fired, the high-temperature gas will form a vacuum at the muzzle, so that the air behind the barrel will enter and cool the barrel. The entire cooling system is a bit like the current tank gun smoking device. The automatic design of the Lewis machine gun is even more

Classic, the German mg42 and the American m60 are all based on this design idea. Of course, whether it can really be produced depends on the actual situation. Another thing that makes Xu Jie a little uncomfortable is the drum design of the Lewis machine gun.

Drums sometimes malfunction due to environmental problems, and the 47-round drum's firepower continuity is indeed poor. It would be better if it could be changed to a belt. (Okay, Lewis may be ahead of his time, everyone.

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