The Rise of the Empire

"Isn't the use of 60mm mortars and grenades not enough to meet your needs?" the prince asked curiously. The 96-type 60mm mortar equipped by the Bavarian Legion is standard company-level equipment. The total combat weight is 22kg, and it can shoot 1.5kg shells at a distance of 1,200 meters, and there are more grenade launchers for each squad. And it can also use ordinary grenades as ammunition. Ordinarily, this firepower density should be enough. \u003c/p\u003e"The 60mm mortar is very useful for dealing with less solid bunkers, but it is better to use machine guns and submachine guns in the face of a large number of infantry. We have also equipped a few, but these things are more In close combat, our firepower is always lacking from a distance of 500 meters to 200 meters." Lieutenant Colonel Carl said. \u003c/p\u003eMortar is a good support weapon, but it is impossible to use mortar to solve everything. This weapon is simple and has a large projection volume, but its accuracy is relatively poor. It will consume more ammunition to destroy the same target There are many, and the most important thing is that the attacking troops need continuous firepower to block the opponent's firepower points that are not easy to be destroyed, or to suppress the opponent's infantry counterattack, and mortars are not easy to use. Because when attacking, the infantry squad can't carry many shells at all, and there are only 2 guns in a company! \u003c/p\u003eAs for the grenade, it really increases the flexibility of the infantry squad's firepower, which is a good thing, but it's hard to say how high the hit rate of this weapon, which is simpler than the mortar, is really hard to say, 60 Mortars have scopes anyway, and grenade launchers are only a ruler. Generally, there is no gun mount. It is not easy for veterans to guarantee a 200-meter hit. Now the problem is coming, from 500 meters to 200 meters. solve? Can't one company rely on two 60mm mortars? \u003c/p\u003eCarl thought about using the mg98 machine gun to accompany the infantry forward, but this thing is still heavy, and the weight of the gun is as high as 18.3kg with cooling water. The weight of the tripod is as high as 22.6kg. And in order to ensure the continuous shooting of the machine gun, you also need to bring a lot of cooling water. And the environment in Africa, you know. This weight is added to exceed the standard. \u003c/p\u003eGenerally speaking, according to the regulations of the Bavarian Legion, at least 4 people are required to move a mg98 machine gun. Send a canvas bullet belt (in fact, this water and this bullet are not enough at all). The No. 4 shooter has tools and a spare barrel. Yes, you read that right. The water-cooled machine gun also needs to be replaced. According to the experience of the British machine gun team in history, it is best to destroy 5,000 to 6,000 rounds in actual combat. Just replace the barrel after the bullet. \u003c/p\u003eImagine, 4 people walking on the battlefield with so many things on their backs, and after setting up the machine gun, the ammunition they carry can only be used for one minute. So generally speaking, the machine gun team needs to add 3 more people, and these 3 people are responsible for delivering ammunition and fresh water! And a 250-round ammunition box weighs 10kg. Even with the addition of three ammunition hands, the number of bullets carried will increase by about 1500 rounds. \u003c/p\u003eThe mg98 machine gun is already very good, but it still belongs to the beast level after all. It is too heavy, consumes too much, and has good firepower persistence, but it is of limited significance for accompanying infantry attacks. After all, the requirement for accompanying the infantry to attack is that you can keep up with the infantry unit, and you can fight for a long time without letting you squat in one place. \u003c/p\u003e"We have done experiments, removed the tripod, used a bipod, and then used a smaller bucket. We finally reduced the weight of the whole gun to about 19.5kg, which can barely be carried by one person. But the machine gun shooting is not stable, because the movement of the water flow in the cooling barrel will cause the machine gun to shake,

And the bipod is not very sturdy either. Of course, water consumption is still a big problem, and the 3l cooling tank requires you to change the cooling water more frequently...  Lieutenant Colonel Karl pointed to a magically modified mg98 machine gun next to him and said.\u003c/p\u003e "I remember you should have seen a machine gun with an air-cooled barrel, right?" "The prince gestured to his subordinates, and a few minutes later, a thing that looked exactly like a historical Lewis machine gun was placed in front of Lieutenant Colonel Carl. The weapon is another work he plagiarized from the British. The biggest feature of this machine gun is that it is relatively light, and it weighs only 15kg including the 47-round drum on the upper part of the machine gun. One person can pick it up and shoot.\u003c/p\u003e"This This machine gun is very good, I have nothing to complain about the weight, the only feeling is that the shooting feel is not good, and it is prone to failure. Lieutenant Colonel Karl blushed slightly. He had visited the Prussian and Russian legions. To be honest, the equipment of the Bavarian legion was already humane enough. The weight of the machine gun was almost the lightest in all armies. The mg98 machine gun was lighter than the German The mg97 machine gun used by the Army is at least one-third lighter! The machine gun used by the Prussian Legion is a replica of the historical mg08 machine gun.\u003c/p\u003eWhen a Prussian major saw the Bavarian mg98 machine gun, he exclaimed He can pick up this machine gun by himself! (Not including cooling water, not including ammunition.) And after disassembling and carrying, he said that the brothers in Bavaria are so happy. Not only is it very light in weight, but also specially designed to carry The tool makes the center of gravity of the machine gun almost coincide with the center of gravity of the person, making it very convenient to walk.\u003c/p\u003eMaybe it is because Prince Ruprecht is "too nice" to his soldiers, so the soldiers gradually become picky and focus on the power of weapons At the same time, the pursuit of excellent man-machine performance. At this moment, Lieutenant Colonel Karl took this machine gun and explained to the prince why this thing is not easy to use.\u003c/p\u003e "The weight of the front air duct is a bit Large, so it is a bit top-heavy when shooting, and the structure inside is very complicated. Once dust or gravel enters, the efficiency will drop, or even completely fail. The upper drum is good, but it is troublesome to load and the center of gravity of the gun is not good. When shooting, the entire magazine rotates, which affects the stability of the machine gun. The receiver part of this machine gun is sealed, and if dirt and grit gets in, it is very difficult for us to clean it. "Lieutenant Colonel Carl said.\u003c/p\u003e"This... "The prince really wants to say, love to use, don't roll... Which weapon has no weaknesses? It is not easy to find some faults? Are all countries in the world still using it? Besides, the Lewis machine gun is already very conscientious, you Doing so is suspected of being picky! The prince complained crazily in his heart.\u003c/p\u003eIf it was a week ago, if someone made this suggestion to the prince, the prince might be very dissatisfied, because although the Lewis machine gun is relatively delicate, it is still easy to use. Relatively stable, to put it bluntly, the Lewis machine gun is almost the best machine gun used in World War I in history, what are you dissatisfied with?\u003c/p\u003eThe second one is here~~~! Please subscribe \u003c/a\u003e~~~!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e