Although Yang Zhen's explanation was not fully understood by several people, they also knew that No. 1 had his own intentions 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 is not as strong as 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, and Zhang Zhenhua still has a clear understanding of his own abilities. acquaintance,
He knows that in terms of his own abilities, he is a good executor, but he is not a good decision-maker. Therefore, including when holding military region standing committee meetings, he has never made any remarks easily, let alone 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 cadres who came here had some objections in their hearts, and some even privately criticized Yang Zhen for being dictatorial, 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 want to say something, I will tell myself a long time ago. If I don’t want to say it, I’m afraid I won’t speak no matter how I ask.
It's just that he is still a little bit 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, obviously couldn't be refined, 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 make the decision to get to the bottom of the pot, 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 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine gun can be used for both horizontal and anti-aircraft fire. 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 little short and is not suitable for air defense in important areas, but the firepower density is higher than that of the Polish-made machine gun 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 one thousand meters, and this altitude is within the two thousand-meter shooting range of this kind of machine gun. The combat rate of fire of three hundred rounds per minute is enough to kill all light bombers that lack effective armor and fall within its fire range.
Except for the Americans who came from behind, no one in this era has the luxury of using medium-sized 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 use of the thick P47 and Type 38 fighter jets for ground attack, basically medium-sized bombers are dispatched for carpet bombing operations.
The Americans have great financial power and have the confidence and capital. Other countries would not have 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, Type 8 and Type 99 are the three main light bombers. The power and range of this double-fourteen anti-aircraft machine gun are enough.
This kind of anti-aircraft machine gun is not inferior to the power of the 20mm anti-aircraft gun, even more powerful than the 20mm anti-aircraft gun. The intensity of its firepower is also much higher than that of the small-caliber anti-aircraft guns currently used by various countries, and it is also heavier than the medium-sized anti-aircraft gun. The cannon is much lighter, and the most important thing is that it is produced by oneself, and the designed quantity is sufficient, 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, and a row of half-thick wooden piles were all broken up. According to the Japanese standard field machine gun The fortifications built at the firepower point were all penetrated, and the wooden piles used to replace people inside were all smashed.
When it was shooting at the ground, it showed penetrating power and power that even the battle-hardened Wang Guangyu was a little frightened when he saw it: "This kind of machine gun can deal with tanks so easily. If it hits a person, wouldn't it be a hit?" It can cut a person into two pieces, my dear, its power is comparable to that of a small-caliber artillery piece."
"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 weapon Of course, it has no armor capability. Although it cannot deal with the German Tiger, Leopard and Type IV medium and heavy tanks, it can definitely deal with the light tanks of Japan."
"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 that have a large amount of equipment, even in their own armies, and 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 of the power displayed by 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 felt 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, but also
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-made M14 rifle of the same era, or even released later than it, its long service life and wide range of use are almost frightening. Even in the 21st century when I traveled through time, 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
A considerable number of countries' standard small arms, even American soldiers, use them in large quantities when performing certain special tasks.
The long life of this weapon only illustrates 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 in the Chinese Army, and even the reserve forces have basically been retired, it is so wide in distribution that it is almost
No less than the AK 47 rifle,
Although in its birthplace, the Soviet army did not have the equipment and then retired it after a few years, but 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, or 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, which is enough to illustrate the excellent performance of this weapon.
It can be found in almost all war-torn countries in the world, and the howl it makes when shooting can be heard, whether 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-literates.
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. To say that I appreciate it very much,