Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1699 New Military Uniform Continued
Zhu Mingxia nodded slightly, not knowing whether to express agreement or appreciation.

Hong Huangnan went on to say: "This kind of uniform used to be called the Type 31 North Army Field Force Winter Clothes. The overall response of the Shandong Detachment in use is quite good. The new winter clothes are not only better in heat preservation, but also better waterproof. Moisture-proof performance, the Shandong detachment continued to march, fight and camp in the field in the severe cold of minus ten degrees, without serious frostbite and loss of personnel, which fully demonstrated its success."

"Type 31 Winter Clothes for Army Field Forces in the Northern Region" is put on a mannequin. It is a double-breasted short trench coat style made of high-quality British thick cloth, with a high collar and a waterproof hood. The lower body is woolen breeches and moccasin boots.

Although the response from the Shandong detachment was good, this clothing was designed as a coat and windbreaker. In actual use, the troops basically wore it outside the first-year uniform.It cannot be simply used as winter clothes.

"...Considering that our army's winter operations span a wide range, from Guangdong and Guangxi, where the temperature is basically above zero, to Liaodong, where the temperature can reach minus 20 degrees, are all within the expected combat range of our army. The design of the new military uniform requires Taking the overall situation into consideration, a brand new design was made this time.”

The five-style military uniform refers to a variety of uniforms from the 19th and 20th centuries, and the final decision is to design only one type of uniform.Regular clothes are divided into spring and autumn and summer, and coats are distributed in winter.

The Army's spring and autumn uniforms are made of thin woolen fabric, the color is gray blue, with red dental floss, and the uniform is a single-breasted 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 non-commissioned officers have epaulets and collar insignia, soldiers only have collar insignia.The difference between the various arms is distinguished by the color of the collar badge.In addition to using the color of the collar badges to distinguish officers and non-commissioned officers, the epaulets are equipped with different patterns of arms.

Regardless of whether it is a soldier or an officer in the field troops, the Arabic numerals of the battalion they belong to are embroidered on the left collar patch.On the upper part of the left sleeve of the jacket is an embroidered shield-shaped armband of the unit or branch that belongs to it. From the elbow down to the cuffs of both arms, the meritorious cuffs can be decorated according to the individual meritorious service awards of officers and soldiers.

The sleeves themselves are also the focus of decoration. According to different troops and types of arms, Hong Huangnan prepared to decorate cuffs, cuffs and decorative cuff buttons of different colors and shapes.

Regardless of officers and soldiers, the bottoms are all breeches, decorated with red trousers, which are easy to put on and take off and move.Senior officers are issued boots, and others are issued standard ankle boots or military shoes, which must be worn with one-piece leggings made of canvas.

Because the woolen cloth is not easy to clean, extra linen or cotton chaps are distributed to be worn over the woolen breeches.When the weather turns hot and you haven't started to change clothes, you can also wear chaps directly.

There are two different styles of military caps. One is the traditional large-brimmed hat, but the cap ring is greatly reduced, and the top of the cap is no longer upturned. It is restored to the traditional style in the early 20th century. The army uses a red cap wall. This kind of military cap It is only used during military parades and garrisons.The imitation German mountain hat style is used in combat and training.Easy to wear with a steel helmet or visor.The cap badge is the Venus star badge made of metal stamping.

The combat military cap has been modified according to the head shape of East Asians. If conditions permit, different colors of cords can be hung on the wall of the combat cap, and pompoms or feathers can also be inserted.

"With regard to the wearing of sash, pompoms and feathers, there are no specific regulations yet. I am working hard to collect and sort out information in this regard. The general idea is that in addition to distinguishing different arms and teams, you can also As a badge of honor. Everyone, please pay attention to the buttons on this jacket."

Hong Huangnan pointed to the spring and autumn military uniform jacket on the mannequin and explained.

"At first glance, there is no difference between the metal buttons on the jacket of the military uniform, but if we want to subdivide it, it can be divided into different arrangements such as a single button arrangement, a group of three buttons, and a group of five buttons, so as to distinguish different Ying... Well, this is how the various regiments of the Dasong Australian Army under the Royal Guards Brigade are distinguished..."

"What are the buttons made of?"

"Currently, it is made of hardwood. When it is officially put into production, it is considered to use alloy stamping buttons."

"Have we become so wealthy?" Xi Yazhou frowned and commented, "The Planning Institute..."

"Punched metal buttons are much more durable, and after the uniform wears out, the buttons can be recycled. It's not a big problem."

"That's fine, that's fine."

Hong Huangnan went on to introduce that when the spring and autumn uniforms are worn in winter, woolen coats, cotton caps, cotton vests, gloves and warm socks are distributed according to the climate conditions of the service area.Special "alpine uniforms" will be issued to officers and soldiers who go to severe cold areas such as Liaodong.

Summer clothes are roughly the same as spring and autumn clothes, except that the jacket is changed to a lapel style of a small suit.The fabric is linen or hemp.They are more breathable than cotton, and absorb and dehydrate quickly, which is very suitable for summer use.The texture of linen and hemp fabrics is crisper than cotton, and they are used to make military uniforms more powerful.

"If considering the expansion of the army in the future, the cost of woolen uniforms is too high, spring and autumn clothes can also be made of linen or hemp fabrics. Compared with cotton, linen fabrics are warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Disadvantages It is linen that is more easily torn than cotton."

"That's not enough." Zhu Mingxia frowned, "Soldiers usually have to train and do hard labor. How can they be used if they are easy to tear? Besides, you have so many things scattered on your hat, and so many things on your sleeves. After all, it is easy to break during training and work-so soldiers spend too much time sewing and repairing."

"That's why we call it common clothes." Hong Huangnan is confident about this issue, "Actually, you can understand this common clothes as a simple dress that shows off the mighty military posture in major events or military operations. When soldiers train and work in daily life, they will Continue to wear the current first year-style cotton uniform."

"Soviet military uniforms, right?"

"Yes!" Hong Huangnan nodded again and again, not forgetting to offer a flattery, "The chief of staff is really knowledgeable and professional! We have been thinking about the equipment of the first-year uniform for many years, and we have a large inventory. It would be a pity to waste the accumulated first-year-style uniforms. So I plan to change the cotton-made first-year-style uniforms into five-year-style training uniforms. I usually wear them when training and working. Normal clothes are only used when going out, military parades, Worn in group activities and combat."

"Isn't the linen too thin?" Xi Yazhou asked. The linen in his impression is the thin and cool Dutch linen imported by the appearance company in large quantities to make shirts.

"The characteristic of linen fabric is that it can be made very soft, or it can be made thick and hard. 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-gray as the uniform color of the army?" Zhu Mingxia asked.

"The dye colors that can be used on a large scale at present are indigo. But this conflicts with the blue and white tone of the navy uniform; the second is black, which has been designated as the uniform color of the police. So we suggest dyeing it with indigo. Lighter blue-gray. To distinguish it from the navy.” A naturalized cadre in the textile printing and dyeing department said, “You can also use bright red, but the cost of cochineal dye is much more expensive, and the linen fabric is not only indigo , the dyeing effect of other colors is not very good."

"So, in fact, the linen blue-gray uniforms are actually the uniforms that are finally equipped in batches, right?"

"I can only say that our current infantry, artillery, cavalry and other major arms are all equipped with uniforms. There is no problem. It is hard to say if the scale is expanded." Hong Huangnan said, "Although the import price of rough wool is not high, the cost Always higher than cotton."

"Is the imported linen cheaper?"

"It's actually more expensive than cotton. But I've said the advantages of linen. It's a cheap, but relatively stiff fabric."

Xi Yazhou carefully looked at the mannequin wearing the five-style infantry and private uniform. From the visual effect alone, it was quite gorgeous, even the armed belt was white.He leaned closer and looked at it, wondering what kind of material this white armed belt was made of.Hong Huangnan seemed to know what he was thinking, and said:
"It's not dyed, it's directly bleached from the canvas."

Xi Yazhou nodded. Although it was not as gorgeous and mighty as he imagined, it was quite good.

"There are some easter eggs here." Hong Huangnan clapped his hands mysteriously, and two soldiers walked in carrying a mannequin.The color on his body immediately caught everyone's eyes.

"Lobster soldiers." Hong Huangnan said.

The mannequin that appeared in front of Xi Yazhou and others was wearing a standard five-style army uniform, but the color of the uniform was bright red, and the breeches remained blue-gray.The military cap is the black and white "bishop's hat", decorated with ornate brass nameplates and sash.

"The average height of our soldiers is only 1.60 meters, and with this hat, it will be 1.80 meters." Hong Huangnan joked, "I plan to use it to equip the grenadier company."

Both Xi Yazhou and Zhu Mingxia knew that the grenadier companies of each battalion were selected to be tall and strong men over 1.70 meters. Coupled with this hat and this bright red uniform, its visual impact was unprecedented.

"Why don't you use a bearskin hat?" Xi Yazhou breathed out lightly, "There are bears in Hainan too, even if the quantity is not enough, you can buy them from Huang Taiji."

"On the one hand, it's a cost issue. On the other hand, bearskin hats have always been the logo of the Guards. I don't think any of our troops can be worthy of the title of the Old Guards." Hong Huangnan said, "Or Let the war show us which battalions deserve that hat."

(End of this chapter)