Although Yang Zhen's explanation was not fully understood by a few people, they also knew that No. 1 had his own intention in doing so. As the person present, in addition to Yang Zhen, who had the highest position, as a member of the Standing Committee of the Military Region Party Committee and the Deputy Commander of the Military Region, Wang Guangyu
He already had basically unprincipled trust in Yang Zhen, so naturally he would not ask any more questions.
As a veteran, Zhang Zhenhua naturally knows what to ask and what not to ask. Moreover, as a veteran of the Anti-Resistance Alliance who fought under Yang Zhen after the Second Route Army was reorganized, he has experienced the past and the present.
In comparison, Zhang Zhenhua's blind trust and obedience to Yang Zhen was no greater than that of Wang Guangyu.
For Zhang Zhenhua, whatever decision Yang Zhen makes, no matter what the purpose is, he only needs to obey it. Anyway, it can only be a good thing for the Anti-Japanese Alliance. Moreover, Zhang Zhenhua still has a clear understanding of his own abilities.
of knowing.
He knows that in terms of his own abilities, he is a good executor, but not a good decision-maker. Therefore, including when holding military region standing committee meetings, he has never made any remarks easily. Not to mention
He had no doubts about Yang Zhen's decision-making. And he knew that the reason why No. 1 did this must be some special idea that needed to be kept secret.
In fact, it is not just the two of them. The current Anti-League people, especially those who were born in the Anti-League themselves, are almost blindly convinced of Yang Zhen, the number one. Although there are some internal transfers.
The cadres who came had some objections in their hearts, and some even scolded Yang Zhen privately. But on the surface, they did not dare to speak out.
Apart from Wang Guangyu and Zhang Zhenhua, Xiong Dazhen was the only one at the scene who opened his mouth to ask something. However, Zhang Zhenhua on the side secretly tugged his sleeve and stopped him from inquiring. In fact, Xiong Dazhen also knew that if No. 1
If I wanted to say it, I would have told myself a long time ago. If I didn’t want to say it, I’m afraid I wouldn’t ask even if I asked.
It's just that he is still somewhat unwilling to give up, trying to figure out what the mysterious No. 1 is going to do. Otherwise, curiosity will kill the cat. Everyone has their own curiosity, and as a top student in college,
Xiong Dazhen, a science and technology worker, was obviously not unconventional. But his old friend stopped him from asking any more questions, so he couldn't say anything else.
Although No. 1 always encourages himself to be curious, and often says that as a scientific and technical personnel in scientific research, he should remain curious about everything and have the decision to break the casserole and ask the truth. But Xiong Dazhen is even considered a nerd.
Qi, and also knew that the curiosity No. 1 mentioned was about military production, not about his decision-making.
He himself also knew that he had just been reprimanded for a poor flattery. If he rashly went to get to the bottom of it, he might get reprimanded again. Therefore, Xiong Dazhen ignored Zhang Zhenhua's move to stop him secretly.
I was quite curious, but I didn't dare to ask again.
The trials of new automatic rifles, squad light machine guns and recoilless rifles have been quite successful. Among the remaining anti-aircraft weapons, the twin-mounted 14.5 mm anti-aircraft machine gun can be used for both horizontal and anti-aircraft shooting.
All showed extremely excellent performance.
Although this kind of anti-aircraft machine gun is used in anti-air combat, compared with the Soviet-made 37-caliber medium-sized anti-aircraft gun, the range is still a bit short and is not suitable for air defense in important areas. However, the firepower intensity is higher than that of the Polish-made machine guns transferred from Jiangbei currently used by various troops.
The 20mm anti-aircraft gun is much larger and has much better performance.
At present, in terms of ground support operations, in order to achieve the best accuracy, low-altitude dive bombing by light aircraft is still below 1,000 meters. This height is within the 2,000-meter range of this machine gun.
The combat rate of fire of 300 rounds per minute is enough to hit all light bombers lacking effective armor that fall within its fire range.
Except for the Americans who came from behind, no one in this era has the luxury of using medium bombers for ground support. During combat, every return artillery shell on the ground may attract a large number of B-25 and 26-type bombers from the US military.
Bombers carried out carpet bombing.
In addition to the twin-engine A-20 and 26 attack aircraft with bomb loads comparable to those of other countries' medium bombers, as well as the Navy's carrier-based aircraft, the U.S. Army Aviation basically does not equip ground tactical support aircraft. In addition to the rough-skinned
In addition to using the thick P-47 and Type-38 fighter jets for ground attack, basically medium-sized bombers are dispatched for carpet bombing in ground attack operations.
The United States has great financial strength and has the confidence and capital. No other country has the capital to dispatch a group of medium-sized bombers to carry out carpet bombing for a tactical support. As for the 97 and 9 currently used by the Japanese army,
The power and range of the twin fourteen anti-aircraft machine guns of the three main light bombers, Type 8 and Type 99, are sufficient.
This kind of anti-aircraft machine gun is not inferior to the power of the 20mm anti-aircraft gun, and its intensity of firepower is much higher than that of the small-caliber anti-aircraft guns currently used by various countries. It is also heavier than the medium-sized anti-aircraft gun.
The cannon is much lighter. The most important thing is that it is produced by oneself and designed in sufficient quantity, which can effectively change the previous situation of insufficient anti-aircraft firepower of the troops below the regiment.
What makes Yang Zhen most satisfied is that the ground shooting ability of this machine gun fully meets his requirements. A Japanese machine gun fire point with a brick-concrete structure next to the shooting range is specially used as a target. During the shooting of this machine gun,
Next, within a few minutes, a big hole was made.
Next, within the effective range of one thousand meters, a scrapped Japanese Type 95 light tank was beaten into a colander. A row of half-thick wooden piles were all broken at the waist. According to the Japanese standard field machine gun
All the fortifications built at the firepower point were penetrated. The wooden piles used to replace people inside were all smashed. When they fired at the ground, they showed penetrating power and power that even the battle-hardened Wang Guangyu saw.
They were all a little frightened: "This kind of machine gun can deal with tanks so easily. If it hits a person, wouldn't it be able to cut the person into two pieces at once? Good guy, this power is as powerful as a small-caliber artillery."
"But a twin-mounted machine gun is comparable to a 37th War anti-artillery company when it comes to anti-armor and dealing with fortifications. If all regiment-level units in the entire army are equipped with this weapon. Then.
Coupled with the 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun equipped at the battalion level, this little devil may be asking for blessings on the battlefield."
Regarding Wang Guangyu's somewhat shocked look, Yang Zhen smiled secretly in his heart: "The ammunition used in this machine gun was originally the ammunition used by the 14mm anti-tank guns that the Soviet army equipped in large quantities during World War II. This wears
Of course, it has no armor capability. Although it cannot deal with the German Tiger, Leopard and Type IV medium and heavy tanks, it has absolutely no problem dealing with the Japanese light tanks."
"And the biggest advantage of this machine gun is not only its firepower density, but also its huge lethality against lightly armored targets and civil fortifications when used on the ground, as well as its ease of use.
It has the advantages of flexibility and lighter weight compared to other anti-aircraft guns.”
"Otherwise, the two largest users, as well as the development and production countries, China and the Soviet Union, have retired. Why are there so many countries in the world with a large amount of equipment? Even among their own armies, there is still an irreplaceable
Weapons. Although the main business has changed from air combat to ground combat, it also illustrates the tenacious vitality of this machine gun."
When he thought about the power of this kind of machine gun mounted on a pickup truck in some war-torn countries in later generations, which was more flexible and powerful enough during the civil war, Yang Zhen was somewhat emotional. The existence of a weapon depends on time.
The length and service life can not only be determined by whether it is advanced or not.
Rather, it depends on the existence and use value of this weapon, and whether it can adapt to the needs of the troops. In a word, the lifespan of any weapon depends on its adaptability. Just like the AK 47 automatic rifle in later generations,
Because the leather is durable and powerful, the most important thing is that it is easy to operate. Although there are some regrets in terms of accuracy, the accuracy of continuous firing is too poor.
But compared to the American M-14 rifle of the same era, or even one that came out later, its long service life and wide range of use are almost frightening. Even in the 21st century that I have traveled through, this weapon is still
It is far from time to completely disappear and withdraw from the stage of history.
Even with all kinds of new weapons emerging one after another, their imitations are still the most widely spread light weapons in the world. Even though the light weapons of the same era have basically been retired, they still continue to be produced and have become
It is the standard light weapon of quite a few countries. Even American soldiers use it in large quantities when performing certain special tasks.
The long life of this weapon only shows one problem, that is, this weapon has extremely strong adaptability. Its simple structure and easy operation can meet the needs of most countries. The M43 type bullets it uses, although there are such and
Such shortcomings, but for most countries, the power is enough.
The same is true for this 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine gun. In later generations, although most of this kind of machine gun has been retired from the Chinese Army, even the reserve forces have basically been retired. However, due to its wide distribution range, almost
No less than an AK forty-seven rifle.
Although in its birthplace, the Soviet army did not have the equipment for a few years and then retired it. However, this cannot explain the performance shortcomings of this weapon. It is not suitable for the Soviet army that has been fully mechanized, but it does not mean that it is not suitable for other countries. Even
Many countries that do not use Soviet-style weapons as their standard equipment, and have a large amount of US aid, also have a large amount of equipment. This is enough to illustrate the excellent performance of this weapon.
It can be found in almost all war-torn countries in the world, and you can hear the howl it makes when shooting. Whether it is in the scorching Middle East, North Africa, or in Central Asia, where natural conditions are harsh and there are a large number of illiterates and semi-illiterates.
That country has also shown extremely high reliability.
Later generations have used this kind of machine gun for training, and when they were performing secret missions in that war-torn country, Yang Zhen was beaten miserably by this kind of machine gun with extremely excellent shooting performance at a high elevation angle. The reliable performance it showed can be said.