The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 89 A lot of weapons and ammunition

Before formulating the battle plan, He Wei first saw the batch of weapons and ammunition that the third battalion escorted when it arrived at Yanzhuang. He was shocked when he saw it. In the private house where the equipment and ammunition were stored, He Wei saw the mountains of weapons and ammunition. Zhang Zongru, the captain of the second battalion, was sweating profusely and taking the second lieutenant and adjutant from the battalion headquarters and several soldiers to unpack the boxes one by one and count them.

He Wei picked up the list aside and was really shocked when he saw the contents on it!
A box of [-] rounds of [-]mm bullets, including light pointed bullets, heavy pointed bullets, steel core armor-piercing bullets, tracer bullets, and various types of bullets were brought in. A total of [-] boxes were brought, totaling [-] rounds. More than [-] of the two hundred boxes of [-] bullets have foreign numbers written on the outer boxes. These are high-quality bullets imported from Europe. They are either made in Germany or the Czech Republic. The remaining domestic bullets are also domestic. Produced by major factories such as Jinling Arsenal and Hanyang Arsenal.

A hundred boxes of ten long-handled grenades made in Gongxian County, Henan Province were brought in, a thousand boxes, and a hundred boxes of two-round 82mm mortar shells, for a total of two hundred mortar shells.

These types of ammunition are the current standard equipment and ammunition of the Central Army. Shanxi's arsenal has no way to produce them. They are all brought by the No. 14 Army, or they are supplied by the long-distance railway transportation in Nanjing. It is very difficult to replenish them. Approving such a large amount of ammunition shows that Li Mo'an also spent a lot of money and took out the ammunition inventory of the No. 14 Army.

The contents of the list at the end shocked He Wei even more. In other words, the highlight was at the end. It clearly listed: [-] landmines made by Taiyuan Arsenal, [-] Type [-] submachine guns, each gun equipped with five magazines, Twelve Type [-] heavy machine guns, [-] rounds of .[-]-caliber submachine gun ammunition, [-] rounds of [-]-caliber heavy machine gun rounds, and [-] long-handled hand grenades.

Generous!
If the [-]-caliber bullets, [-]-caliber mortars and long-handled grenades at the top of the list are representative equipment of the Central Army, then this batch of Jin-made weapons can be said to be extremely Shanxi-specific. Needless to say, landmines, these Shanxi The mines they made were rough in appearance, different from the round pancake-shaped land mines of later generations. Each of these Shanxi land mines was about the size of a watermelon. The charge was estimated to be fifty kilograms. The appearance was rough and dark. Although the workmanship was not exquisite, it gave people the impression that it was The amount of medicine is sufficient, and the skin is solid and easy to use.

He Wei didn't know what the so-called Type 1921 submachine gun was at first. After opening the box, he realized that it was a replica of the Thompson submachine gun produced by the Taiyuan Arsenal. Most of the imitation Thompson submachine guns produced by the Taiyuan Arsenal were the standard version of the Thompson 0.808. Type, its gun is 4.4 meters long, weighs 800 kilograms empty, has a rate of fire of 200 rounds per minute, and an effective range of [-] meters. The barrel is exposed and has a small grip. It is the standard equipment of the Jinsui Army.

Each infantry squad of the Jinsui Army is equipped with a submachine gun of this type. At the same time, it is also the only Chinese army of all factions that uses submachine guns as standard equipment. Except for the Jinsui Army, the standard weapons of other grassroots units of the Chinese army are except rifles. , that is, light machine guns and pistols. Submachine guns have never officially appeared in the organization list.

However, He Wei remembered that he had read information about this submachine gun before traveling, and it seemed that the quality was very problematic. It was said that the metal parts were roughly processed, especially the barrel, which was often defective. If not maintained in time, it would be very easy to jam or even cause the barrel to explode. An accident, but in this situation, it would be good if it can be used. The biggest advantage of this thing is close combat.

He Wei and the others simply don't have any decent automatic firepower for close combat. The only thing they can barely call it is the twenty-ring box cannon. But the problem is that there are only a small number of twenty-ring guns, and only individual officers can equip them. After all, it is a pistol. Its control performance is definitely not as good as that of a serious submachine gun, and its firepower projection capability is also not as good as that of a serious submachine gun. The Sanlai Jinzo submachine gun uses .11.43 caliber, which is 7.63 mm pistol bullets, and is more powerful than the box gun The [-]mm pistol has a large bullet, so it seems that the quality is not that good. At worst, they will be used as disposable items, broken and thrown away.

The names of the twelve Type 1900 heavy machine guns tell you that they are copycat versions of the Japanese Type [-] heavy machine guns. Of course, this gun is also a Japanese copycat of the French Hotchkiss M[-] heavy machine gun.

Its improved version is the m1914 heavy machine gun, the main force of the French army in World War I. The Type [-] heavy machine gun is an old guy that served in the Japanese army during the Russo-Japanese War. It is said that Yan Laoxi was the first to choose the heavy machine gun when imitating it. It's Maxim, but considering that Shanxi is short of water and has a lot of wind and sand, this air-cooled heavy machine gun with a dust cover has caught Yan Laoxi's attention, and this heavy machine gun uses a [-]-meter The bullet plate is used to supply ammunition, which is more economical to fight and saves money, which is in line with Lao Xi's usual thinking.
As for those hand grenades made in Jin Dynasty, although the power and quality of this thing are not as good as the long-handled grenades made in Gongxian County, Henan Province, they are equipped with high power and high quality, but a grenade that costs [-] cents a piece needs high power and high quality. It's just a cheap, large-scale grenade. However, the quality of the Jin-made grenade is still very good compared to its cost. Otherwise, it would not have been commented by a certain general named Feng who was good at turning sides. .

In terms of quantity, these weapons and equipment made in Shanxi are also provided according to the organizational system of two infantry battalions. According to the establishment of the Jinsui Army, an infantry battalion is equipped with 27 Jin-made submachine guns and four heavy machine guns. Submachine guns are basically provided. With the number of two infantry battalions, the number of heavy machine guns can equip an infantry regiment of the Shanxi-Sui Army, and the supporting bullets are also sufficient. He Wei thought that these weapons were probably given to the Central Army by Yan Laoxi to support operations. , this kind of handwriting can also be seen that Yan Laoxi was really anxious to defend Xinkou and Taiyuan, and spent a lot of money.

Watching the boxes of weapons and ammunition being counted and put into storage, He Wei became more and more satisfied. These weapons were of great benefit to the combat plan he had envisioned. They not only made up for shortcomings, but also strengthened existing advantages. In this way, Everything is useful and of great use.

It should be said that although Yan Laoxi is not good at fighting, he is really a good hand in industry, military industry, and people's livelihood construction. He can achieve self-sufficiency in everything from pistols to field artillery. Although the products he produces have Due to quality issues of one kind or another, it can't be perfect, and it may be a bit crappy to use, but if you can't stand it, you can produce it yourself, and you won't get stuck at critical moments.

(End of this chapter)