If the Czech style can be modified to make up for its lack of firepower sustainability, this is what Li Qiang is most happy to see.
Although Madsen is good, as Zhuang Qianding said, this thing has the disadvantage of not being able to adapt to harsh environments. In northern Shaanxi and North China, the winter temperature can reach minus ten degrees Celsius, and it can even reach minus thirty degrees Celsius in the event of a snowstorm.
The Desen machine gun was unable to withstand such extreme bad weather.
It must be well served and taken care of carefully to ensure combat effectiveness.
It is said to be stable and reliable, but in fact, it is just that.
The Lewis light machine also has this problem. It is not suitable for extreme cold weather, and the caliber needs to be changed. This change involves the bolt assembly and barrel assembly, which can affect the whole body.
The Soviet DP-28 light aircraft is simple, durable, stable and reliable, and is widely adapted to the harsh climate and environment of the Soviet Union. The low temperature in North China is just a warm-up for it, but this thing is a serious Soviet military standard.
No one knows whether they will give you a squad light machine gun.
You cannot rely on others, you can only rely on your own efforts.
What weapons does the Eighth Route Army need most?
It is simple and durable to operate, resistant to falling and building, easy to maintain, highly lethal, and has continuous firepower, and can adapt to various harsh environments.
As a popular class light aircraft in China, the Czech light aircraft, like the Mauser C96, has proven its worth in countless battles. Its overall performance meets 95% of the above requirements, but its own flaws cannot be ignored.
The 20-round magazine resulted in a serious lack of firepower continuity.
Experienced old machine gunners will control the shooting rhythm and try to fire two short bursts to increase the kill rate and ammunition utilization rate. However, new machine gunners who are just starting out often lack battlefield experience and aim at the enemy without pulling the trigger, often in a few seconds.
Empty a 20-round magazine.
If the shortcomings of the Czech-style firepower's lack of continuity can be corrected, then this squad light machine will really be the treasure that the troops covet.
"As the saying goes, the right medicine can cure the disease. The first modification plan is to improve the original double-row double-feed straight magazine into a curved magazine design. The magazine capacity can be increased to 30 rounds to make up for the lack of firepower.
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Zhuang Qianding's face was focused and serious, and he gave ideas for changes. He took out the draft paper on the table, drew a sketch of a curved magazine, and handed it to Li Qiang: "This is a sketch of a curved magazine, with double rows and double rows."
The feed structure, the bottom of the magazine uses a reinforced spring, which is easy to disassemble and repair. Even if the magazine is filled with sand or water, there will be few problems such as jamming and ammunition supply failures. Moreover, there are almost no changes to the Czech light machine. New and old machine guns
It can be used universally, and the firepower sustainability is increased by 50% compared to the 20-round straight magazine.”
Li Qiang took the sketch, looked at the arc-shaped magazine structure in detail, and nodded in approval of the first change: "Professor, what about the second one?"
"The second is a change in the ammunition supply method. The traditional magazine feeding method is cancelled, and a new latch is added to the ammunition supply inlet at the top of the machine gun to match the original gun's ammunition supply latch. The double latch is used to fix the circular drum.
The magazine drum is discharged horizontally and horizontally, and the drum capacity can reach about 75 rounds, which greatly improves the continuity of firepower. When paired with a center-mounted tripod, it can be used to suppress heavy machine gun firepower to a certain extent."
Zhuang Qianding then gave the second modification plan. The internal structural design of the Czech light machine has been perfected, and there is no need to add any extraneous details: "The shortcomings are obvious. The drum drum will affect the aiming method. Machine gunners who are used to traditional magazines may not
It is not suitable for drum magazines, and the overall weight of the machine gun increases, resulting in an increase in the load of individual soldiers."
Compared with the first type, the second type has a larger amount of changes. The magazine supply is cancelled, and the new latch adopts a drum supply. The advantage is that the firepower is doubled, and the responsibilities of some heavy machine guns are taken into account, and it has a universal machine gun.
The disadvantage is that it is more inconvenient to aim, and the overall weight increases due to the drum.
"Let's all consider the two changes. If you have any good suggestions, please let us know and pass the sketch down." Li Qiang nodded and handed over the sketch of the curved magazine to Lu Yuan on his right.
After the words fell, everyone thought carefully.
The curved magazine design of the first option is very good, the firepower sustainability is increased by half, the weight does not increase much, and it will not have too much impact on the carrying of individual soldiers.
The advantages and disadvantages of the second option are relatively obvious. The firepower sustainability is increased by three times, the weight is increased significantly, which has a certain impact on the carryability of individual soldiers, and the amount of changes is relatively large.
Who to choose?
While everyone was thinking and discussing, Yu Hua turned his head slightly, approached Lin Wan, and whispered: "What do you think, which change plan do you prefer?"
"I can't choose. Overall, both modification plans are very good." Lin Wan was stunned for a moment, then shook her head after thinking for a moment and gave her own evaluation.
Yu Hua smiled and said: "Since both are very good, why not combine them?"
"Combined? How to combine? The drum drum has a double latch and the curved magazine has a single latch." Lin Wan frowned slightly and said in confusion.
"It is better to subtract than to add. The drum adapts to the gun, rather than the gun adapting to the drum." Yu Hua smiled when he saw this and said.
"It is better to subtract than to add. The drum adapts to the gun..." Lin Wan heard this and murmured this sentence carefully. The characteristics of the drum and the curved magazine came to mind. After a few seconds, she was stunned.
Seeing Lin Wan's appearance, Yu Hua smiled and blinked slightly, signaling for her to speak.
Lin Wan frowned when she saw Yu Hua's actions. Although she was allowed to speak for some reason, she still turned to look at Zhuang Qianding: "Professor, I have a question, can the 75-round drum adopt a single-tenon structure?
Compatible with curved magazines.”
As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.
After hearing Lin Wan's question, Li Qiang, who was still thinking about the pros and cons of the two options, was suddenly startled, and a lot of things flashed through his mind.
"Single latch? The 75-round drum is heavier. If the double latch structure is not used, it will be easy to detach..." Zhuang Qianding heard this and was about to respond in detail to the detailed reasons for using the double latch structure when he suddenly realized something.
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Easy to fall off?
Wait, the Czech style does not use the lower part to feed ammunition, but the upper part.
Looking at Lin Wan, Zhuang Qianding suddenly fell silent. He felt that his mind was a little confused, and his inherent inertial thinking was instantly shattered. The feeling that Yu Hua had reminded him to develop a vertical deep hole drilling machine resurfaced again, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Seeing Zhuang Qianding lost in thought, Li Qiang, who already understood the situation, reached out and immediately motioned to the confused heads of departments to lower their voices, and the conference room immediately became quiet to provide a good environment for him.
Ten breaths have passed.
"I made an empirical mistake. The 75-round drum can indeed use the original single-tenon structure."
Zhuang Qianding raised his head, turned his eyes to Lin Wan, then looked at Yu Hua who was smiling, shook his head slightly, and said seriously: "In this way, the curved magazine and the 75-round drum magazine are compatible with each other.
, taking into account a variety of combat purposes. If you need to move quickly in combat, use a curved magazine. If you need to hold on to your position or suppress fire, use a 75-round drum magazine. And, importantly, it can be used by both old and new Czech machine guns.
Two ammunition feeding devices, because we did not make any changes to the main body of the machine gun."