Submachine guns are actually divided into two types: submachine guns and assault rifles, but in China, it is only translated as submachine guns, or it is called "flower machine guns" according to their shape.

The emergence of submachine guns was around the battlefield stalemate caused by trenches and barbed wire tactics before and after the European War. In order to allow troops to strengthen firepower in breaking through enemy positions, countries have successively developed this single-soldier weapon submachine gun with more fierce firepower between pistols and rifles.

The early submachine guns were extremely simple. The first submachine gun to be released was the Vera model designed and invented by Italian gunman Levili. The gun is a double-barrel, which uses and fires 9mm pistol bullets, and the rate of fire is as high as 3,000 rounds per minute. However, because it is actually too bulky and the recoil is too large, the accuracy is extremely poor and it is not suitable for individual soldiers to use. Therefore, this submachine gun is actually a failed product. It was not until the mp18 designed by the Germans appeared in 1918 that it began to have a submachine gun in a practical sense.

Speaking of which, if history has not changed, after the end of the European War, the Chinese army was the first in the world to start equipping submachine guns. However, due to the limitations of the capabilities of some warlords, this weapon is mainly used in the guards of the military chief, and its purpose is only for defense and breaking through firepower. This method of use greatly restricted the use of submachine guns on the battlefield, so it did not play a big role.

When Fang Zida and Chen Feng stopped and discussed these submachine guns, the young man who was disassembling and making records did not realize that there were important figures standing behind him, but were busy attentively.

"Young man, what are you busy with?" Fang Zida took a few steps forward, watching him fiddling with the dismantled firing device, with a pencil in his hand, and the few pieces of paper in front of him were densely packed with symbols.

"What else can I do? Just record the data." The young man with beautiful eyes and eyes was weak. He seemed to be only 20 zuoyou, and he answered without looking back while busy with his work.

"Haha, what do you think of these guns?" Fang Zida raised his hand and stopped Chen Feng from his side from his intention to move forward. He disagreed with the young man's attitude, but still asked with a smile.

"It's really not very good." The young man said without raising his eyelids.

"Oh. Then tell me, why isn't it? These are new weapons from Western countries." Fang Zida raised his eyebrows and asked curiously.

"The new type of inverted new type, but it is really not good to say that their function is not good. From the perspective of design, this type of gun is used to enhance the firepower of individual soldiers. Its main purpose is two types: one is continuous firepower, and the other is assault firepower. But you can take a look at these models, such as the Vera and the French, whose continuous firepower is guaranteed. However, due to the carrying of bullets and structure, its size and weight are really not suitable for individual soldiers. Moreover, its accuracy is too poor and the shooting distance is short, and it cannot be used as a machine gun. The design is too complicated and inconvenient to maintain and use it. The weight of this German mp18 is much lighter. But there are also problems with accuracy and design. The design that is too complex is not suitable for mass production. Moreover, it is not suitable for battlefield maintenance and survival. You should know that once there is a problem with the gun in the hands of a soldier in the war, no matter how advanced the weapon you take, it is a fire stick, which is equivalent to pushing the soldiers into a desperate situation."

The young man talked freely and finally picked up the m1919 type, which is the Chicago typewriter. He shook his head and sighed: "To be honest, these guns are the best performance. They use 11.42mm high-power pistol bullets, which are powerful and have a balanced fire rate to adapt to melee combat. Unfortunately, they also have the problems of large quality, complex structure, large recoil and low accuracy. Moreover, if this gun is imitated, it is too expensive, and small batches of equipment are OK. If you want to replace the troops in large quantities, it is definitely not suitable for our army."

"So which one do you think our country should be suitable for?" Fang Zida nodded slightly and asked tentatively.

"It's not suitable for that one, but those two are suitable." Unexpectedly, the young man actually answered this way. Not only Fang Zida found it strange, but even Chen Feng raised his ears curiously.

"Actually, I am still optimistic about the prospects of this kind of gun. The overall design idea is correct. However, it is a bit natural for designers in Western countries to strengthen individual firepower while maintaining continuous firepower in their design. It is the same as the saying "You can't have both fish and bear's paws." In my opinion, two similar weapons should be made according to the ideas of each country, one as an enhanced version of the rifle, that is, the current automatic rifle and this gun are combined for ordinary soldiers.

Use. This gun must maintain the original range and accuracy of the rifle, and at the same time enhance its continuous firepower weakness, so it will use rifle bullets. In addition, a submachine gun is developed for purely in melee combat, which reduces recoil while maintaining a high rate of fire and continues to enhance its accuracy. This model will use small-caliber pistol bullets as a supply of bullets. Of course, there is another common premise for the design of these two guns, that is, the design structure must be simple, the battlefield is reliable, and the cost must be low..."

Fang Zida's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he secretly praised her. Chen Feng nodded slightly to express his agreement. This young man should belong to an ordinary person in the ordnance area in terms of uniform style and age. He didn't expect that he had such an opinion on firearms. If Fang Zida had not noticed and asked a few questions today, Chen Feng would have almost missed a talent.

Without disturbing the young man's work, Fang Zida, Chen Ju and others quietly left and continued to move forward. Then he visited several other departments belonging to the Ordnance District, and accompanied by Chen Ju, he tried several new imitation pistols and rifles, and then returned to the administrative district.

"The young man I met just now is good, what's the name?" Back at the office, Fang Zida asked Yang Yongtai and others to go to rest first. He chatted with Chen Ju in the office for a few words, and then asked about the young man he met before.

During Fang Zida's visit, Chen Feng had already asked someone to inquire about the young man's situation and immediately replied: "His name is Xu Maocai, 19 years old this year. His father was an old technician of the Gongxian Arsenal. After the base was established, the Gongxian Arsenal and the base that had not yet been officially put into production, Xu Maocai's family became the technical workers of the base. Now Xu Maocai's main job is to take care of surveying, mapping and data statistics. It is understood that this young man is smart and studious, and very good."

"Gongxian Arsenal, no wonder..." Fang Zida suddenly realized that the Gongxian Arsenal was planned by his father-in-law Yuan Shikai. He could not recruit many German ordnance experts at that time, and a large number of domestic military technicians were concentrated, and huge investments were made to try to build it into a new type of military enterprise directly under the control of Beiyang. Later, because Fang Zida took over the military industry, in order to integrate the needs, he handed over the Gongxian Arsenal to Chen Ju for management. Later, because of the implementation of the base plan, all the technicians of the Gongxian Arsenal were merged into the base after consideration, and the establishment of the Gongxian Arsenal was cancelled.

"This young man has a lot of ideas. Leshu, you should cultivate it well. Maybe in a few years, this is another Chen Leshu." Fang Zida praised it very rarely. You should know that although Xu Maocai's idea is a bit simple and taken for granted, his overall thinking direction is correct. According to the historical development of submachine guns and assault rifles, it is indeed similar to what Xu Maocai imagined. For such a good military seedling, Fang Zida must cultivate it, and this is also the reason for the explanation of Chen Ju.

Of course, Chen Feng understood Fang Zida's idea and was very satisfied with Xu Maocai's performance. He even thought about the idea of ​​accepting him as his disciple before Fang Zida. After Fang Zida explained this, he immediately made up his mind and decided to train Xu Maocai well, and perhaps even become his successor in the future.

However, none of them expected that if Xu Maocai, a young man, would have been the main technician who designed the formal rifle among Chinese classic rifles many years later. Now, his fate has changed, and perhaps in this era, his achievements will be greater than in history.

After a day off, Fang Zida continued to inspect the work the next day. In the next few days, he traveled almost all over the base and conducted detailed understanding and inspections on the development of the second-generation rocket launcher, the development of mines for multiple purposes, armored vehicles, tanks and aircraft. Although the entire base has not been fully built yet, the investment in many areas is only half of the plan, but the results of the base are gratifying. Fang Zida believes that in a few years, this place will become the cradle of China's military industry, thus bringing earth-shaking changes to China's military power.

Of course, Fang Zida basically met some of the requirements and suggestions put forward by Chen Su during his accompanying him. Especially the lack of some heavy industry has led to many research on the base being unable to be carried out in depth, and some aspects can only be temporarily based on theory. These situations will be changed when several major industrial cities are established soon. Fang Zida promised Chen Su that he would try his best to transfer some German military experts from China to work to learn from their strengths and make up for their weaknesses and speed up the progress.
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