Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

Chapter 564 Type 40 Squad Light Machine Gun

After saying this, he picked up a light machine gun and started firing at targets in the distance. He also performed various tactical moves and continuously hit targets around him.

With Kong Hao's skills, these operations are child's play, and the new light machine gun is also used to perfection in his hands.

When the first twenty shots were fired, the commander and Li Yunlong did not react much, but when the 30th shot was fired, both of them showed surprised expressions.

When the 40th bullet was fired, the two men's eyes became excited. This was a great advantage as the ammunition carrying capacity was twice that of the Czech light machine gun. Even if other aspects were slightly inferior, the troops could accept it.

In the front-line troops, the most important thing is the density of firepower output. In simple terms, whoever delivers a larger amount of ammunition within a certain period of time is likely to win the battle.

Of course, this is a tactic that our troops have just come up with in recent times. In the past, we emphasized saving ammunition as much as possible, waiting for the enemy to get closer before shooting, and killing one enemy with one bullet.

Now that we have two major industrial zones, we have a certain amount of financial resources. The number of bullets in the soldiers' hands has increased from three to more than sixty, so we can initially implement the tactic of firepower output.

The Japanese are very stubborn when fighting, and they like to use the tactic of sudden charge at every turn. They probably think that we are a unit that is short of guns and bullets. This battle will teach the Japanese a good lesson and let the enemy also learn what a hail of bullets means.

After firing fifty rounds of bullets, Kong Hao stopped shooting and kept the bullets in the drum magazine. A technician would come to test it later to see the condition of the drum magazine feeding device after rapid firing of the machine gun, and provide data for future improvements.

The commander saw that the gunfire had stopped and thought that the bullets had run out. He hurried forward and exclaimed loudly:

"Xiao Kong, this light machine gun can hold fifty rounds of bullets. This is incredible. Compared with the Czech light machine gun, which can only hold twenty rounds of bullets per magazine, the new machine gun is completely superior."

"Also, the most important performance of a light machine gun is fire suppression. This new machine gun is really good."

Li Yunlong on the side also nodded continuously after hearing this. This kind of light machine gun with powerful firepower is definitely something he wants in his dreams.

However, Kong Hao smiled and said, "Commander, Lao Li, this machine gun has not only 50 rounds of bullets in one drum magazine, but a full 100 rounds. Otherwise, it would not be called an epoch-making weapon."

Upon hearing that this new machine gun could hold a hundred rounds of bullets at a time, the two big men present immediately opened their mouths wide and couldn't close them for a long time. This was completely beyond their understanding.

After all, the change from a traditional magazine of 20 rounds to 100 rounds is indeed a bit exaggerated.

However, Kong Hao introduced himself: "This new type of machine gun uses 7.62x39 mm bullets. The entire gun is 1037 mm long. The empty gun weighs kilograms. With the drum magazine, it weighs almost kilograms."

"Its empty gun is basically the same as the Czech light machine gun, even with a drum magazine, and is more suitable for machine gunners to follow the infantry in the charge."

"Its effective range can reach 800 meters, which is a little less than the Czech light machine gun, but it is basically enough."

After hearing the parameters of the entire gun, the commander didn't know how to describe it, and could only sigh and say:

"What a great gun! Better than any other light machine gun currently in the country."

At this time, Li Yunlong discovered a secret and asked in a low voice: "It is 7.62 mm again, the same caliber as the previous Big Black Star pistol. By the way, it seems that the assault rifle developed before is also 7.62x39 mm. Are you trying to unify the caliber of firearms?"

"Old Li is right. As the industrial strength of our base gradually improves, our troops can no longer be like before. A regiment has more than a dozen types of firearms, and the calibers of bullets are also varied. For our logistics personnel, it is a complete torture, and it will also seriously affect the combat effectiveness of our troops."

"There was no other way before. After all, most of the bullets were captured, so we could only use what we had. Now it's different. Our main source of ammunition is no longer captured but self-produced. The standardization of gun calibers must also be put on the agenda."

After hearing this, the commander kept praising him, "Not bad, really good. In fact, the superiors also had this idea, but they just didn't know where to start. I didn't expect you to solve this problem."

"By the way, the assault rifle we developed earlier was also a groundbreaking one. After the leaders tried it, they felt it was great, so they named it the Type 40 submachine gun. Of course, this was announced to the public so as not to attract the attention of those with ulterior motives. As for the actual situation, only our own people know about it."

"Since a new light machine gun has also been developed, it is named the Type 40 squad light machine gun, and the pistol is also called the Type 40 pistol, which is also convenient for memorization."

"Xiao Kong, what is the production volume of these two weapons?"

"Commander, the corresponding production line for light machine guns has been built, with a monthly output of about 1,200. Currently, about 500 have been produced. As for assault rifles, the monthly output will be a little higher, about 2,000. Currently, there are more than 1,300 in stock."

"The biggest bottleneck right now is the raw material problem. Although we have added a lot of new steel mills and also shipped some back from abroad, the total is only about 30,000 tons a month."

"Although it is definitely not the same as before, but now we need steel everywhere, this output is far from enough, and this is all we can produce."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong said without thinking: "Xiao Kong, these new equipment can be equipped to our independent regiment first. The war is imminent, and we can help test the performance."

Faced with this kind of thing, Kong Hao hadn't said anything yet, but the commander started to laugh and scold:

"Li Yunlong, you want to eat alone again. When will you change this bad habit?"

"Such good stuff is not only needed by your independent regiment, but also by other troops. So, your independent regiment will keep one-fifth, and I will take the rest back to the military district. The war is imminent, and this is when we need these good equipment."

Li Yunlong was most afraid of the brigade commander. Now that he had spoken, he dared not say anything. However, one-fifth was not bad. Besides, he was guarding such a large industrial area and was worried that the troops did not have good equipment.

Kong Hao continued, "According to the plan, each squad of our infantry will be equipped with a Type 40 light machine gun and a Type 40 assault rifle. Our arsenal will replace the equipment for each unit from near to far. There is no need to rush. We will all have them."

"Oh, by the way, there is another street fighting weapon, which is a copy of the Winchester M1897 shotgun from Eagle Country. The production volume is pretty good, but I won't introduce it here in detail."

Shotgun, a close combat weapon, known as the battlefield iron broom

Compared with light machine guns and assault rifles, shotguns were basically not equipped in our troops, and the commander and Li Yunlong did not take it seriously until the subsequent street fighting in Ping'an County, when the hundreds of shotguns equipped by the independent regiment demonstrated their powerful power.

It really proves the saying: There is no equipment that is not useful once it is produced by the arsenal.

Finally, this shotgun with powerful close combat power has become an equipment that many front-line commanders are fighting for, especially squad leaders and platoon leaders.