Zhu Mingxia nodded slightly, not sure whether to express agreement or appreciation...,
Hong Huangnan continued: "This uniform used to be called the Type 31 Northern Army Field Force winter uniform. The overall response from the Shandong detachment during use was quite good. The new winter uniform not only has better thermal insulation, but also has better waterproofing
Moisture-proof performance, the Shandong detachment continued marching, fighting and camping in the wild in the severe cold of more than ten degrees below zero without serious frostbite or loss of personnel, which fully illustrates its success."
The "Type 31 Northern Area Army Field Force Winter Clothes" is put on a mannequin. It is a double-breasted trench coat made of high-quality British tweed, with a high stand-up collar, a waterproof hood, and trousers and buckskin boots.
Although the response from the Shandong detachment has been good, this garment is designed as a coat or windbreaker. In actual use, the troops basically wear it outside the first-year-style uniform. It cannot be simply used directly as winter clothing.
Regular clothes.
"... Considering that our army's winter operations span a wide range, from the Guangdong and Guangxi regions where the temperature is basically above zero, to Liaodong where the temperature can reach more than 20 degrees below zero, they are all within the expected combat range of our army. The design of the new military uniforms
We have to take the overall situation into consideration, so we made a completely new design this time.”
The five-style military uniforms referenced a variety of uniforms from the 19th to 20th centuries, and the final decision was to design only one type of regular uniform. The regular uniforms are divided into spring and autumn styles and summer styles, and coats are issued in winter.
The army's spring and autumn uniforms are made of thin woolen fabric, gray-blue in color, with red dental floss. The uniforms are single-breasted and stand-up collar style. The jacket continues to adhere to the traditional layout of two pockets for soldiers and four pockets for officers. Officers and sergeants have epaulettes.
and collar insignia, soldiers only have collar insignia. The differences between the various arms are distinguished by the color of the collar insignia. In addition to officers and non-commissioned officers using the collar insignia color to distinguish, the epaulettes are also equipped with different military service patterns.
Field troops, regardless of soldiers or officers, all have the embroidered Arabic numerals of the battalion they belong to on the left collar insignia. The upper left sleeve of the jacket wears the embroidered shield-shaped armband of the unit or branch it belongs to. The arms from the elbows down to the cuffs can be embroidered according to the number of officers and soldiers.
Decorate merit sleeves with personal meritorious service and awards.
The sleeves themselves are also the focus of decoration. According to different troops and services, Hong Huangnan plans to decorate the sleeves, cuffs and decorative cufflinks with different colors and shapes.
Regardless of officers or soldiers, the bottoms are all in the style of breeches, decorated with red trousers, which are easy to put on, take off and move around. Senior officers are issued with long boots, while others are issued with standard short boots or military shoes. When wearing them, they must use integrated leggings made of canvas.
Because woolen cloth is not easy to clean, extra linen or cotton chaps are provided to wear over the woolen breeches. When the weather gets hot and you have not started to change clothes, you can also wear chaps directly.
There are two different styles of military caps. One is a traditional large-brimmed hat. However, the hat ring is greatly reduced, and the top of the hat is no longer upturned, returning to the traditional style of the early 20th century. The Army uses a red hat wall. This kind of military cap
It is only used during military parades and garrisoning. During combat and training, the imitation German mountain hat style is used. It is convenient for wearing a steel helmet or a sunvisor. The cap emblem is a morning star emblem made of metal stamping.
The battle cap has been modified according to the head shape of East Asians. If conditions permit, different colors of cords can be hung on the cap wall, and pompoms or feathers can also be inserted.
"Concerning the issue of wearing cords, pompoms and feathers, there are no specific regulations yet. I am working hard to collect and organize information in this area. The general idea is that in addition to being used to distinguish different arms and teams, it can also
As a symbol of honor. Please pay attention to the buttons on this top."
Hong Huangnan pointed to the spring and autumn military uniform tops on the mannequin and explained.
"At first glance, there is no difference between the metal buttons on military uniform tops, but if we want to subdivide them, they can be divided into different arrangements such as a single button arrangement, a group of three buttons, a group of five buttons, etc., to distinguish the different arrangements.
The troops of the British... Well, this is how the various regiments under the Royal Guards Brigade of the Australian Army of the Song Dynasty are distinguished..."
"What texture are the buttons made of?"
"Currently they are made of hardwood. We will consider using alloy stamped buttons when they are officially put into production."
"Have we become so wealthy?" Xi Yazhou frowned and commented, "Over there at the Planning Institute..."
"Punched metal buttons are much more durable. Besides, the buttons can be recycled after the uniform is worn out. It's not a big problem."
"That's good. That's good."
Hong Huangnan continued to introduce that when the spring and autumn uniforms are worn in winter, woolen coats, cotton hats, cotton vests, gloves and warm socks will be issued depending on the climate conditions of the place of service. For officers and soldiers going to severe cold areas such as Liaodong, they will be issued
Special "altitude cold uniforms" are issued.
Summer clothes are roughly the same as spring and autumn clothes, except that the tops are changed to a small suit lapel style. The fabrics are made of linen or hemp. They are more breathable than cotton, and absorb water and dehydrate quickly, which is very suitable for summer use. The texture of linen and hemp fabrics
It is stiffer than cotton and more powerful when used to make military uniforms.
"If we consider the future expansion of the army and the cost of woolen uniforms is too high, spring and autumn clothing can also be made of linen or hemp fabrics. Compared with cotton, linen fabrics are warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Disadvantages
Linen is more easily torn than cotton."
"This alone is not enough." Zhu Mingxia frowned, "Soldiers usually have to train and do hard work. How can they be used if it is easy to tear? Besides, there are so many scattered things on your hat, and there are so many on the sleeves.
After all, it is easy to break during training and work - so the soldiers spend too much time sewing and mending."
"So we call it regular uniform." Hong Huangnan was confident about this issue. "In fact, you can understand this regular uniform as a simple dress to show off the mighty military appearance in major events or military operations. Everyday soldiers will wear it when training and working.
Continue to wear the current OG cotton uniform."
"Soviet army's outdoor uniform, right?"
"Yes!" Hong Huangnan nodded repeatedly, not forgetting to flatter him, "Chief of Staff Xi is really knowledgeable and professional! We have been considering the equipment for the First Year uniforms for many years and have a large inventory. In the clothing factory,
It would be a pity to waste the accumulated 1st year-style uniforms. So I plan to change the cotton 1st-year-style uniforms into training clothes of the 5th-year-style uniforms. They will be worn during daily training and work. The regular uniforms are only used when going out, during military parades, etc.
Wear it during group activities and combat.”
"Isn't linen too thin?" Xi Yazhou asked. The linen in his mind was the Dutch fine linen imported in large quantities by Appearance Company, which was light and cool and used to make shirts.
"The characteristic of linen fabric is that it can be made very soft, or it can be made heavy and durable. In fact, many of the gorgeous and crisp military uniforms during the Napoleonic Wars were made of linen or hemp fabrics."
"I have a question, why use blue and gray as the army's uniform color?" Zhu Mingxia asked.
"The dye colors that can currently be used industrially on a large scale are indigo. But this conflicts with the blue and white tone of the navy uniform; and black, which has been designated as the uniform color of the police. So we recommend dyeing it with indigo.
A lighter blue-gray to distinguish it from the navy." A naturalized cadre of the textile printing and dyeing department said, "You can also use bright red, but the cost of cochineal dye is much more expensive, and in addition to indigo, linen fabrics
, the dyeing effects of other colors are not very good.”
"So, in fact, the linen blue and gray uniforms that were eventually equipped to the troops in batches were regular uniforms, right?"
"I can only say that our current infantry, artillery, cavalry and other major arms are fully equipped and uniformed. There is no problem. It will be difficult to expand the scale." Hong Huangnan said, "Although the import price of denim is not high, the cost
It’s better than cotton.”
“Are imported linens cheaper?”
"It's actually more expensive than cotton. But I've already mentioned the advantages of linen. It's a cheap, but relatively stiff fabric."
Xi Yazhou carefully looked at the Type 5 Army Infantry Private uniform on the mannequin. Judging from the visual effect alone, it was already quite gorgeous. Even the armed belt was white. He took a closer look and wondered about this white color.
What material is the armed belt made of? Hong Huangnan seemed to know what he was thinking, and said:
"This is not dyed, it is bleached directly from the canvas."
Xi Yazhou nodded. Although it was not as gorgeous and majestic as he imagined, it was still pretty good.
"There are some Easter eggs here." Hong Huangnan clapped his hands in a mysterious manner, and two soldiers walked in carrying a mannequin. The color of the mannequin immediately made everyone's eyes brighten.
"Lobster soldiers." Hong Huangnan said.
The mannequin that appeared in front of Xi Yazhou and others was wearing a standard Type 5 Army uniform. The color of the uniform was bright red, and the breeches remained blue-gray. The military cap was a black and white "bishop's hat" decorated with
Ornate copper nameplate and frieze.
"The average height of our soldiers is only 1.60 meters, and with this hat, they are 1.80 meters tall." Hong Huangnan said jokingly, "I plan to use it to equip the grenadier company."
Both Xi Yazhou and Zhu Mingxia knew that the grenadier companies of each battalion selected strong men over 1.70 meters tall. Coupled with this hat and this bright red uniform, the visual impact was unprecedented.
"Why not use a bearskin hat?" Xi Yazhou breathed out softly, "There are also bears in Hainan. Even if the number is not enough, you can buy them from Huang Taiji."
"On the one hand, it's a cost issue. On the other hand, the bearskin hat has always been the symbol of the Guards. I don't think any of our troops is worthy of the title of the Old Guards." Hong Huangnan said, "It's still
Let war tell us which battalions are worthy of this hat." (To be continued.)