Anti-Japanese War: Starting from Yaobai

Chapter 2673 The Lord of Fire Phoenix City invites you!

Since Wang the blacksmith had his own ideas, Duanwu had to make some drastic reforms.

What's more, the guerrillas had a stockpile of damaged machine guns.

However, many of these machine guns can be used after some repairs, but Duanwu just doesn't have the time.

In recent times, the troops have grown too fast and have been fighting continuously. How could the main leaders such as Duanwu and Ma Pingan have time to repair machine guns?

So it would be better to just give it to Wang the blacksmith to do the experiment.

And of course there are heavy machine guns as well.

However, the Japanese heavy machine gun is not only heavy, but also uses a magazine to feed ammunition.

However, the magazine feeding method limits its rate of fire and sustained combat capability.

The loading of the magazine is cumbersome, and during continuous shooting, the shooter needs to frequently replace the magazine, which not only greatly reduces the firing rate of the heavy machine gun, but also causes a lack of sustained firepower.

Therefore, if it can be changed to belt-fed ammunition, uninterrupted fire suppression can be achieved.

Moreover, the ammunition belt not only loads quickly, but also ensures that the bullets enter the barrel evenly and stably, greatly improving the shooting efficiency and the sustained combat capability of the machine gun.

Of course, this requires a redesign of the ammunition feed mechanism and ammunition box to ensure that the ammunition belt can run smoothly in complex environments without being disturbed by mud and sand.

To this end, Duanwu continued to explain to Blacksmith Wang in detail the principles of the ammunition box:

"In addition to the common direct-mount belt-fed ammunition feed, there is also a more flexible ammunition box design, which is particularly suitable for complex and changeable battlefield environments.

Imagine if we installed a detachable ammunition box on the side of the machine gun, which contained a neatly coiled ammunition belt. As the shooting progressed, the ammunition belt was automatically pulled out of the ammunition box and fed into the machine gun.

In this way, the shooter does not need to frequently replace the magazine during combat, but can quickly replace the entire magazine in a relatively safe interval, which greatly saves time and improves survivability. "

Duanwu gestured with his hands as he spoke, as if there was a modified heavy machine gun right in front of Wang the blacksmith, displayed in front of him.

A look of longing also appeared in Wang the blacksmith's eyes, and he listened more attentively.

Seeing that Wang the blacksmith was interested, Duanwu said a few more words:

"We can also consider a feeding method called 'chain-box combination'.

This design combines the advantages of both the ammunition belt and the magazine. The ammunition belt is neatly stored in a sturdy and well-sealed magazine. There is a chain guide mechanism on the outside of the magazine to ensure that the ammunition belt can be smoothly and unobstructedly supplied to the machine gun when needed.

This design not only effectively prevents foreign objects such as mud and sand from entering the ammunition supply system, but also allows for quick replacement of magazines when necessary to maintain continuity of firepower.

In addition, there is a more advanced 'chain drum' design.

It looks like a traditional drum magazine, but cleverly houses a belt of ammunition inside.

The advantage of this design is that it maintains the compactness and portability of a drum magazine while also having the high efficiency and continuity of a belt-fed ammunition supply.

The shooter only needs to pre-load the ammunition belt into the drum before the battle, and he can enjoy nearly unlimited firepower support during the battle. "

Blacksmith Wang was fascinated by what he heard. Sometimes he nodded in agreement, sometimes he frowned in thought.

He knew that although these new ways of supplying ammunition sounded good, it would take time for them to be put into practice.

After all, although they have no shortage of steel, it is almost impossible to manufacture a highly sealed ammunition box with traditional tools. And even if it can be done, it will take a lot of time.

So Blacksmith Wang suggested that they could first switch to belt-fed ammunition.

Moreover, he was quite experienced in this type of ammunition belt feed, as they had made such a design before, using a soft yet hard hemp to weave an ammunition belt that could be used repeatedly.

Duanwu nodded. After all, what they wanted now was efficiency and speed.

However, the most urgent task is to speed up the production of Type 38 submachine guns, and to ensure both quality and quantity. Duanwu can even provide some financial support, pay overtime wages to overtime workers, and improve their working environment, etc. Of course, this will be a considerable expense, which will directly empty most of Duanwu's coffers.

Of course, it wasn't all emptied out at once by Wang the blacksmith, but also by Markov's side.

This time, Markov will take away more than 600 gold bars from him.

Of course, Duanwu didn't have that many gold bars, so he could only make up for it with some jewelry and dollars.

So Duanwu became poor again all of a sudden, and after fighting this battle, he had to borrow some money from the Japanese.

But I don’t know whether the Japanese are willing to lend it.

"hehe!"

He wanted to laugh when he thought about borrowing money from the Japanese to fight them.

Seeing that it was getting late, Duanwu prepared to go back and told Wang the blacksmith that he would have someone send another thousand Type 38 rifles for modification tomorrow and take the finished Type 38 submachine guns away.

Blacksmith Wang readily agreed and worked overtime tonight to try to convert the remaining twenty or so Type 38 rifles into Type 38 submachine guns.

Duanwu nodded, and then said: "Thank you for your hard work. After this battle, I will treat everyone to a big dinner."

"Haha, it's the captain!"

Blacksmith Wang laughed because he hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

But it’s not that he has no money. As the factory director, he receives at least ten dollars in military salary every month.

But he asked someone to bring all the money back home.

Blacksmith Wang's family was not well-off, and there were many children in the family, a total of thirteen children to support.

So ten dollars may seem like a lot, but when averaged out to each person, it's less than one dollar.

Although it doesn't cost much to marry a wife, it does add to the family's population.

So the eldest and second sons in the family were brought to the factory by Wang the blacksmith, and there was also an apprentice who followed Wang the blacksmith and was considered half a son.

What is an apprentice? It means someone who is sent to his master's home to learn skills at a young age and can only leave after he becomes a master.

But you must serve your master for three years, as a repayment for his kindness in raising you over the years.

However, Duanwu didn't know what was going on in Wang the blacksmith's family, and he gave a lot of military pay.

Because even he only makes eight dollars a month now, the same as Ma Pingan and others.

And Wang the blacksmith's military salary was two yuan more than that of the captain of the anti-Japanese brigade.

So Duanwu didn't think much about it, and after leaving the arsenal, he prepared to return to the Anti-Japanese Brigade's base.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, three heroic female guards, holding lanterns, came to Duanwu respectfully and said, "Captain Qi, our city lord has learned that you are here, and would like to invite you to have a chat!"

In fact, Duanwu was still angry. He had put so much effort into Phoenix City, but he almost lost to Phoenix City's people. It was really hard for him to get over this anger.

But the war was imminent, and he didn't want Phoenix City to cause any more trouble, so he gestured, "Lead the way, I also want to see your city lord."

"Yes!"

The three female guards, led by one of them, replied respectfully, and then turned around, and the three of them led the way, leading Duanwu to Huofeng's residence! .

(End of this chapter)