Years of the Republic of China 1913

Submachine guns are actually divided into submachine guns and assault rifles, but in China it is only translated as a submachine gun due to translation reasons, or it is called a "flower machine gun" according to its shape.

The appearance of the submachine gun was before and after the European War. Due to the stalemate on the battlefield caused by trenches and barbed wire tactics, countries in order to provide troops with enhanced firepower in breaking through enemy positions, so they successively developed this kind of single-handed gun with relatively fierce firepower between pistols and rifles. Soldier weapon - submachine gun.

The early submachine guns were extremely simple. The first submachine gun that came out was the Vera type designed and invented by the Italian gunsmith Levili. Because it is too cumbersome, and the recoil force is too large, resulting in extremely poor accuracy, it is not suitable for individual use, so this submachine gun is actually a failed product until the mp9 designed by the Germans appeared in 3000. , This is the beginning of a submachine gun in the actual sense.

Speaking of it, if history has not changed, after the end of the European war, the squadron is the first force in the world to start to equip a large number of submachine guns.However, due to the limited ability of some warlords, this weapon is mainly used by the guards of military chiefs, and its use is only for defense and breakthrough firepower. This method of use greatly limits the use of submachine guns on the battlefield. , so it didn't play a big role.

When Fang Zida and Chen Yu stopped to discuss these submachine guns, the young man who was disassembling and taking notes did not realize that there was an important person standing behind him, but was busy with concentration.

"Young man, what are you up to?" Fang Zida took a few steps forward, watching him fiddling with the dismantled firing device, with a pencil still in his hand, and the few sheets of paper in front of him were densely packed with symbols.

"What else can I do? Record the data." The young man with a delicate face and a frail man, who looked like he was only about 20, replied without turning his head while he was busy with the work in hand.

"Hehe, what do you think of these guns?" Fang Zida raised his hand to block Chen Yu's intentional approach, and he didn't take this young man's attitude seriously, but still asked with a smile.

"It's really not that good." The young man said without raising his eyelids.

"Oh. Then tell me, why is it not good? These are new weapons from Western countries." Fang Zida raised his eyebrows and asked curiously.

"The new type is the new type, but they are not effective. From the design point of view, this kind of firearm is used to enhance the firepower of individual soldiers. Its main purpose is nothing more than two. One is continuous firepower, and the other is assault firepower. But you Let’s take a look, these models. For example, the Vera type and the French one, its continuous firepower is indeed guaranteed, but due to the bullets it carries and structural reasons, its size and weight are really not suitable for individual soldiers, and its accuracy is too poor The shooting distance is short, and it cannot be used as a machine gun. The design is too complicated, which is inconvenient for maintenance and practical use. The weight of this German mp18 has been reduced a lot. But it also has problems in accuracy and design. It is too complicated The design is not suitable for mass production. It is also not suitable for battlefield maintenance and survival. You must know that once the gun in the hands of a soldier fails to fire in a war, no matter how advanced your weapon is, it will be a fire stick. Push soldiers to the brink."

The young man talked eloquently, and finally picked up the m1919 typewriter, which is the Chicago typewriter.He shook his head and sighed: "Speaking of which, among these guns, this is the one with the best performance. It uses 11.42mm high-power pistol bullets. It is powerful and has a balanced rate of fire, which can be adapted to melee combat. But it is a pity that it also has high quality and structure. Complicated, high recoil and low accuracy. Moreover, if this gun is too expensive to imitate, the equipment in small batches is okay, and it is definitely not suitable for our army if it is necessary to replace the troops in large quantities.”

"Then which model do you think our country should be suitable for?" Fang Zida nodded slightly and asked tentatively.

"It's not which model is suitable, but which two models are suitable." Unexpectedly, the young man answered like this, not only Fang Zida felt strange, but even Chen Wei pricked up his ears curiously.

"Actually, I am still very optimistic about the prospects of this gun. The overall design idea is correct, but designers in western countries take it for granted that they must enhance individual firepower and maintain continuous firepower in the design. We Chinese have always said that "You can't have both fish and bear's paw". In my opinion, two similar weapons should be manufactured according to the ideas of various countries. One is an enhanced version of the rifle, that is, the current automatic rifle and the current automatic rifle. This gun is combined for use by ordinary soldiers. This gun wants to maintain the range and accuracy of the original rifle, while enhancing its sustained fire weakness, so it will use rifle bullets. Another one is developed for purely close combat use The submachine gun, while maintaining a high rate of fire, reduces the recoil and continues to enhance its accuracy. This will use small-caliber pistol bullets as the feed. Of course, the design of these two guns also has a common premise, that is, the design The structure must be simple, the battlefield usability must be reliable, and the cost must also be low...."

Fang Zida's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he secretly praised him. Chen Yu also nodded slightly to express his agreement. Judging from the uniform style and age, this young man should belong to the ordinary personnel of the ordnance area. It is unexpected that he has such a good understanding of firearms. If Fang Zida hadn't noticed and asked a few words today, Chen Wei would have almost missed a talent.

Without disturbing the young man's work, Fang Zida, Chen Wei and others quietly left and continued on.Then he visited several other departments belonging to the ordnance area, and accompanied by Chen Wei, tried out several new imitation pistols and rifles, and then returned to the administrative area.

"The young man I met just now is nice, what's his name?" Back in the office, Fang Zida asked Yang Yongtai and the others to rest first. young people.

During Fang Zida's visit, Chen Yu had asked someone about the young man's situation, and immediately replied: "His name is Xu Maocai, he is 19 years old, and his father was an old technician in the Gongxian Arsenal. The Gongxian Arsenal, which was officially put into production, merged with the base, and Xu Maocai's family became the skilled workers of the base. Now Xu Maocai's main work is in surveying, mapping and statistics. It is known that this young man is smart and eager to learn, which is very good."

"Gong County Armory Factory, no wonder..." Fang Zida suddenly realized that this Gong County Armory Factory was planned by his father-in-law Yuan Shikai. At that time, he could not recruit many German military experts and gathered a large number of domestic experienced military technicians. The capital is trying to build it into a new type of military industry enterprise under the direct control of Beiyang.Later, because Fang Zida took over the military industry, the Gongxian Arsenal was handed over to Chen Yu for integration needs. Later, because of the implementation of the base plan, after consideration, all the technicians of the Gongxian Arsenal were merged into the base, and at the same time, the Gongxian Arsenal was cancelled. prepared by.

"This young man is very thoughtful, Le Shu, if you train him well, maybe he will be another Chen Leshu in a few years." Fang Zida praised him very rarely. You must know that although Xu Maocai's ideas are a bit simple and taken for granted, his overall The direction of thinking is correct. According to the historical development of submachine guns and assault rifles, it is indeed similar to what Xu Maocai imagined.For such a good military seedling, of course Fang Zida has to cultivate it, and that's why he explained it to Chen Wei.

Of course, Chen Wei understood Fang Zida's thoughts, and he was very satisfied with Xu Maocai's performance. Maybe he can become his successor in the future.

However, none of them thought that Xu Maocai, a young man, would be the main technician who designed the classic Chinese rifle—the official rifle—in many years later if history had not changed.But now, his destiny has changed. Perhaps in this era, his achievements are greater than in history.

After a day off, Fang Zida continued to inspect the work with great interest the next day.In the next few days, he traveled almost all over the base, and conducted a detailed understanding and inspection of the development of the second-generation rocket launcher, multi-purpose mine development, armored vehicles, tanks and aircraft development.Although the entire base has not been fully built yet, and the investment in many areas is only a small half of the plan, the results of the base are gratifying. Fang Zida believes that within a few years, this place will become the cradle of Chinese workers. Thus bringing earth-shaking changes to the Chinese military forces.

Of course, Fang Zida basically satisfied some of the requests and suggestions made by Chen Wei during his company.In particular, the lack of some heavy industries has prevented many researches in the base from being carried out in depth, and some aspects can only be temporarily established in theory.These situations will change after the establishment of several major industrial cities in the near future, and Fang Zida promised Chen Yu that he will try his best to transfer some German industrial experts from China to work in order to learn from each other's strengths and speed up the progress.

After staying at the base for five days, Fang Zida finally left.Before leaving, he stood on the roof of the administrative building and looked at the entire base. Looking at the vast land, he couldn't help feeling a sense of pride in his heart.This is the military industrial base he built with his own hands. It has been changing with each passing day in just over a year. "Growing mushrooms" plan still cannot be carried out, but he believes that in the not-too-distant future, another more important and more secret base will be built on this land. (To be continued..)