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Chapter 281 Additional First Responders; Marine Brigade Establishment Draft

Zhou Changfeng said leisurely: "As the saying goes, people can't be judged by their appearance, and sea water can't be measured. This is also applicable."

"But I always feel that it's a bit strange." The sergeant pondered, "Uh...how should I put it? It's just a little... trembling, I'm afraid it's too light."

It's not that he deliberately found fault, but that this is the truth.

The ordnance officer flipped through the technical specification booklet, pointed to one of the pages and said, "The empty gun weighs seven catties and two taels, which is a full two catties lighter than the Type [-] or [-]."

The casing made by the stamping process is essentially extruding a thin steel plate in a mold. In contrast, the milling process is to slowly cut, plan, and shape a whole block of steel.

In addition to the structural design, the two processing methods will inevitably lead to a significant weight difference in the receiver. The old submachine gun made by the milling process will appear much thicker and thicker.

MP18冲锋枪重4㎏、M1A1冲锋枪更是重达4.8㎏；而应用冲压工艺的新式冲锋枪则普遍要轻很多，斯登MkII空枪仅重2.95㎏、PPS-43为3.36㎏。

The weight reduction may not be obvious for submachine guns that fire 9mm Parabellum pistol bullets, but it is very significant on this trial submachine gun that uses the mighty Ming-made 9.6×20mm pistol bullets.

It can also be seen from the design that the two young designers of Hengguang Company are also trying to improve this situation - there is a small grip under the front handguard and an anti-jump device with an upper opening at the muzzle.

As far as the actual feel is concerned, Zhou Changfeng believes that there are indeed obvious changes, but it is far from bad.

It's just that for soldiers who are used to the stable Type [-] and [-] submachine guns, it will undoubtedly be very uncomfortable to switch to this thing.

But there is a good saying - "don't forget that the weapon in your hand is made by the contractor with the lowest bid", the gentlemen of the military department and the council don't care about the so-called feel and habits.

As long as the performance is up to standard and meets the actual needs of the army, then pick up the cheap one, the lower the price, the better.

It is foreseeable that Ming will begin to rapidly expand its army sooner this year, or later next year, and it is almost impossible for high-quality and cheap new submachine guns to be left out in the cold.

Even if it is prejudged that it is shoddy and unusable at first, as long as it is actually tested, it will be really fragrant.

"In short, the shooting experience is good, and it is not inferior to Type [-] or Type [-] on the whole. You should do a failure rate test and a mud pollution test in the past two days, and submit the records later."

"Yes."

Next, these two submachine guns will undergo a relatively extensive reliability test, that is, to continuously fire [-] rounds of ammunition under normal conditions, record the number of failures, and shoot another [-] rounds after being contaminated by mud immersion, so as to evaluate their performance on the battlefield. reliability in the environment.

The reason why it is called extensive is that the test at the resident shooting range is not as rigorous and professional as the test at the Ordnance Bureau, but it still has reference value.

That night, a military train loaded with a regiment of marines arrived at Jiangbei Railway Station.

The nights in early summer in Nanjing were between cool and hot. The officers and soldiers slept in the open for a night, and then took a boat across the river the next morning to return to the Jiangxinzhou garrison after a few months away. Unfortunately, some people never came back.

In the duplication of the two thick rosters, those circled in red are killed or dying, and those circled in black are disabled and retired. In fact, there are many blue circles that mean "healing". , but so far a few months have been enough for the wounded to heal.

In the offensive operations directly facing the resistance army, the combat intensity of the first marine regiment was considered the highest, and the casualties suffered were relatively large.

Moreover, unlike the Battle of Demaji the year before, the opponents in this battle, the Japanese, lacked heavy weapons. Therefore, among the types of injuries caused by the soldiers of the Ming Army, the proportion of bullets was quite high, so the proportion of deaths due to injuries was also greater.

在一般情况下，同样是被击中，步枪的致死率大约为30%-35%、机枪的致死率大约为50%-60%、身管火炮（炮弹破片）的致死率大约为20%-25%。

The saying "new recruits are afraid of artillery and veterans are afraid of machine guns" is not groundless, but has some rationality.

In addition to the opponent's weapons and equipment, Jiang Ning and other military doctors also believed that there were omissions in their own war wound rescue.

The Ming army has relatively complete field hospitals and transfer units at the division (brigade) level; regiment-level units have medical clinics capable of advanced bandaging and primary surgery, as well as transfer and stretcher units.

There are three echelons of first aid and transfer for the wounded - the first is the soldiers' self-rescue, mutual rescue, and the field first aid of the medical soldiers; the next is the transfer to the regiment-level medical center for more adequate bandaging or simple surgery; After that, the more seriously injured will be sent to the field hospital for surgical rescue, while the ordinary wounded will be transferred to the rear to recuperate.

This stepped first aid system for war injuries was actually summed up by Europeans who were gradually killed in the dark during the European War. The first aid system of the armies of the great powers in the early days of the European War was very backward, and many wounded died without reasonable rescue.

This system was deemed meaningful by the Ming army, so it was applied according to the gourd painting.

How easy it is to learn the lessons of whoring others for nothing!
However, after these several battles, the military doctors of the [-]st Marine Regiment generally complained that the frontline officers and soldiers gave first aid to the wounded very sloppily, and strongly demanded that training in this area be strengthened.

There are many situations such as not tying the tourniquet correctly, dressing the wound too loosely or too tightly, and directly stuffing the exposed internal organs back into the body, causing many unnecessary casualties and troubles.

"The battle on the front line is so fierce, and the bullets are flying, people will be nervous, and they will be in a hurry when they panic. It is impossible to completely follow the standard of the usual practice." Xue Can said nonchalantly.

"How can you understate it like this?" Jiang Ning was annoyed when he heard it. "It's obvious that there is less practice, and the rescue part takes up a little bit of the outline? If you can practice well, there will be no chaos!"

Zhao Hanfeng, who was sorting out the materials, said casually: "Practicing more killing skills is the most important thing... Nowadays, the time for practicing first aid is not too short. After a month or so, I can practice for two or three days."

"You who stay at the command center and look at the map, how do you know the real situation? The current situation is not up to standard. You think it's okay, but I don't think so."

"..." Zhao Hanfeng had a good temper, so he simply kept silent.

Any industry has pain points. For example, staff officers hate when others say that they stay behind and read maps.

Although the Ming army had a strict hierarchy, and subordinates had to stand at attention and salute when they saw their superiors, but military doctors are really special. This is the inherent superiority of the industry. Let alone responding to Zhao Hanfeng in public, even if they directly complain about someone Zhou , the latter will just laugh it off.

"Ahem," the somewhat helpless Zhou Changfeng coughed twice, smoothing things over and saying, "Okay, okay, they pay more attention to tactical skills. I know about the issue of first aid, but actually I think the number of medical soldiers is relatively low now. There are only three people in the team, and on average one person has to deal with one platoon.”

"The number is almost the same in all countries..." Zhu Lishuo muttered.

Zhou Changfeng glared at him, "Now we are solving the problem, not denying it."

Yao Liangchuan, who has been eating melons and watching dramas until now, said, "Then add one more member, or two."

"I'm considering this adjustment," Zhou Changfeng thought for a few seconds looking out the window, and said, "In addition to increasing the number of professional medical soldiers at the team level, one person from each class must be selected to receive additional first aid training."

"Pick someone? Isn't it a new addition?"

"Yes, it's just a personal part-time job, it doesn't take up the establishment."

The formation in actual combat is often very sparse. Even an infantry platoon may be scattered on the front line of hundreds of meters. It takes too long for medical soldiers to walk to the wounded in the hail of bullets.

Life and death can be decided in a few minutes, and racing against time is the essence of blood coagulation, so it is indeed necessary to have your own semi-professional first aider at the class level.

Ordinary soldiers have only received the most basic self-rescue and mutual-rescue training, while professional medical soldiers have a fixed establishment at the team level, and there is a big gap in the period.

Later generations of the U.S. military will select one person from the infantry squad to receive additional first aid training and become a combat lifesaver (Combat LifeSaver), increasing the ratio of combatants to rescuers in the infantry company from 20:1 to 10:1.

Unlike medics, the first task of combat lifeguards is to fight side by side with their comrades, and the second is to provide first aid in the field.

Xie Wancheng nodded and said: "I think it's okay, the work of actual combat Chinese medicine guards is too heavy, and it will be beneficial and harmless for more people to share it."

Xue Can next to him said solemnly: "Your Excellency is right in everything you say. Anyway, every class must have people who are poor in skills and tactics. It just so happens that they learn more to save people, and they can be regarded as making the best use of them."

Zhou Changfeng waved his hands, and said in distaste: "It's very active to flatter, get out!"

"Jun Zuo", an honorary title that originated in ancient times, is also tending to be flooded nowadays. In the past, it was generally only used for senior officers at the division (brigade) level, but it has gradually begun to decline in the past two years.

But he knew that he was about to be promoted as a matter of course.

The practice of upgrading military ranks every three years in peacetime has begun to loosen in the context of the imminent military expansion. For soldiers, wartime is worthy of the saying "this is the best of times, and it is also the worst of times".

The officers and soldiers who have been edified and sharpened by the flames of war will be promoted quickly, but more and more people will die on this "highway".

Historically until [-], Rommel was only a lieutenant colonel, but then he began to be promoted like a rocket——to colonel in [-], major general in [-], lieutenant general in [-], and senior general in [-]. Will……

Zhou Changfeng knew very well that the regiment-level marine combat unit organized by the Ming Navy was only temporary. Its nondescript size was just between the "regiment" and "brigade", and it was essentially a test product for brigade-level marine combat units.

At the beginning of this year, Xu Zhanming made it very clear on the phone - the Military Organization Bureau of the Ministry of War has drafted the establishment of the Marine Brigade, and as long as the Senate approves the military expansion bill, the Navy will be impatient to expand its amphibious combat force up.

A few days ago, Xu Zhanming was promoted to lieutenant general and was listed as a first-rank official, but he was not dispatched to a real position.

After finishing his personal affairs, Zhou Changfeng came to congratulate him.

After all, he was the one who poached himself away from the Forbidden Army back then, so he was considered half a senior who led the way.To match his preferences, he bought a few bottles of Moutai and Mianzhu Daqu with a huge sum of money.

"Congratulations, senior, first-rank official residence."

"Oh? You're a rare visitor among rare visitors."

For Zhou's congratulations, Xu Zhanming was somewhat surprised. He originally thought that this young man who was big-hearted and disliked officialdom would not visit privately.

Lieutenant General corresponds to Cong Yipin, which is already the highest military rank in the peacetime of the Ming Dynasty. Admiral and General are only awarded in wartime, and no one has ever had this honor since its establishment.

"...I don't have a real job right now, so I'm at home." Xu Zhanming put on his reading glasses and picked up a book.

Although Xu Zhanming's official residence in the capital is neither big nor luxurious, but as a member of the imperial court, it is impossible to say that he is as clean as water, and there are more or less private properties.

"When the war starts, senior will be busy." Zhou Changfeng said.

Xu Zhanming, who looked normal, sighed: "You're right, so take advantage of these days to rest well and accompany your wife to travel around the mountains and rivers. Once this battle starts, it won't stop for three to five years."

Seeing Zhou Changfeng standing upright, he pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Don't be so stiff, sit down."

"Actually, I'm quite curious about how the next big battle will unfold."

"Anyway, the imperial court will try its best to wait for the European war to start, but if it can't wait...some people in the country can't help it, then I'm afraid it will start from our side." Xu Zhanming replied casually.

"Be the first to attract the attention of the world, tsk... not good."

"Interests are under the government, and economic issues determine politics. After the Wa Kingdom was pacified this time, many people complained - there was not much oil and water, and some were brought by the Europeans before they left. After taking over, they will not get much at all. Valuations have more than halved.”

The two talked in detail about the current state affairs for a long time. After drinking a cup of tea, although they quenched their thirst, Zhou Changfeng became more and more worried because of this topic.

Although Daming has a lot of various minor problems, they can't affect the overall situation for the time being. What is really serious is that the current emperor's physical condition is not good, which leads to many big problems.

Although no one made it clear, everyone felt that it was not good-mainly because the character of the crown prince was not liked by the military, and the chaos, complexity, and inefficiency within the Ming Dynasty Constitutional Council also dissatisfied many nobles and generals .

"Let's not talk about that for now." Xu Zhanming breathed a sigh of relief, opened a thick old leather book to the middle, took out a page sandwiched in it, and said: "After the minor reform of the Military Bureau Let’s take a look at the formation of the brigade.”

Zhou Changfeng put aside his previous worries, and then looked carefully.

Headquarters - brigade headquarters, garrison, gendarmerie, communications team;
Service support units——supply battalions, field hospitals (battalion level), cooking teams, post offices, veterinary offices, and equipment repair offices;

Combat support units - mountain artillery regiment, anti-aircraft artillery battalion, anti-aircraft artillery battalion, engineer battalion, chemical defense battalion;

Combat units - two infantry regiments, one battalion of amphibious vehicles.

其中山炮团分为两个十八门制营，装备18门112㎜榴弹炮和18门80㎜榴弹炮；战防炮营拟装备18门新型48㎜反坦克炮，而非如今25.6㎜的“小水管”。

In addition to a series of service units, the infantry regiment consists of three infantry battalions and a heavy mortar battalion, equipped with 18 128mm heavy mortars; there is also a team of infantry artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, and anti-aircraft artillery.

Unsurprisingly, it is also a large establishment unit with naval characteristics.

After a while, the corner of Zhou Changfeng's mouth couldn't help but sighed, "This... has a lot of firepower."

(End of this chapter)