African Nationhood

Chapter 349 Team Firepower during the Great Training

At the end of June 1897, the training of the recruit camp was completed.

Through their own hard training and the dedicated teachings of the instructors, Zhao Youjin and his teammates have successfully transformed after several months of training, becoming stronger and their skin color has become darker.

These new recruits all have military ranks. Although they are the lowest military ranks, they can already proudly prove their military status to others.

After the recruits complete their training, they will be separated and will be transferred to serve in different units.

Zhao Youjin got in touch with Kang Duoduo during the training period. After the training is completed, he will be transferred to Kang Duoduo's platoon.

There is not only the feeling of fellow villagers, but also the support of Zhao Youjin’s training results.

The allocation of new recruits came soon, and Zhao Youjin and Wan Jiulong were transferred to the first brigade, second regiment, third battalion, first company, third platoon and first squad of the Namib Garrison Division as they wished.

Since their squad was newly formed, except for the squad leader and squad deputy who were veterans, the other eight soldiers were all new recruits.

After arriving at the new group, everyone introduced themselves. The squad leader’s name was Yao Long, from Binhai District, and the squad vice president’s name was Wang Yaozu, from Tongcheng District.

The other six recruits come from various regions in the Namib region.

Everyone comes from different places, but the differences are not big. Their families are either breeding or farming.

Only Zhao Youjin’s father is the mayor of the town, and most of the other comrades’ parents are free citizens.

On the first day of joining the class, the squad leader and squad vice-president organized a party. Everyone found a small restaurant near the station to have a meal together without drinking.

The whole class gathered the next day, and the squad leader and squad deputy announced the house rules and the rewards and punishments in the barracks. They also stated that the honor of the squad is greater than heaven, and no one can discredit the squad.

After the team held a small meeting, the platoon, company and battalion levels also held corresponding meetings, and finally the whole division held a meeting.

The recruits saw their division commander, Qu Sanggan, at the division-wide meeting.

Through the squad leader's science popularization after the meeting, Zhao Youjin and others gained a deeper understanding of Teacher Qu.

Knowing that the garrison commander was the first guard to follow Mr. Shi, and that he was also the captain of the slave-catching team that first opened up the Namib region, the recruits expressed their admiration for Commander Qu and regarded him as their personal idol. .

I dream that one day I can reach the level of Mr. Qu and report to Mr. Shi face to face.

Zhao Youjin strengthened this wish and hoped to meet Mr. Shi in person and tell him that he had grown up and lived up to Mr. Shi's expectations.

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By the time the round of meetings was over, a week had passed.

Early in the morning of the second week, Zhao Youjin and his battalion were tasked with transporting new equipment.

So they took a military truck and set off towards the Hot Springs Railway Station. When they arrived at the railway station, they loaded several trucks of ammunition boxes and returned to the station.

There were signs on the outside of the ammunition boxes, with different markings. Some of them were: 96 S-1000s, 96 C-500s, 96 J-100s, and 85 P-30s. At the same time, they also transported a lot of boxes of bullets. Corresponds to different firearms.

The recruits already know what this number means based on the NH-88 type, but they just don't know what kind of weapons these new firearms are.

After another four or five days, the monitors and deputy assistants of each team were called away, and it was already three days before they came back.

By the third week, the recruits finally had their doubts solved.

The squad leader and squad deputy led the recruits to receive the weapons belonging to their squad:

分别是NH-88式6支，C-96式冲锋枪2支，J-96式机枪1挺，S-96式手枪2把，P-85式50毫米掷弹筒3门，手榴弹榴弹10枚，榴弹15枚，各类型子弹共计2000发。

After receiving the equipment, the soldiers in the squad were shocked. There must be too much equipment!

Squad leader Yao Long and squad deputy Wang Yaozu first assembled an S-96 pistol each, which is a privilege for non-commissioned officers.

Looking at the dark pistol in the brand new cowhide bag, the recruits were a little envious.

The pistol comes with 40 rounds of bullets per person, 5 magazines plus 5 loose rounds.

The J-96 light machine gun. Yao Long looked at the size of the squad and finally decided to assign the machine gun to squad deputy Wang Yaozu.

He is the tallest in the team and a veteran.

Yao Long selected a small soldier as the deputy machine gunner, who was responsible for delivering machine gun bullets to the squad deputy, with 900 rounds of bullets and 45 magazines.

Yao Long thought about the C-96 submachine gun and assigned it to two soldiers. They had to be used as fire support. It was equipped with 720 rounds of ammunition and 36 magazines. Yao Long, Zhao Youjin and the remaining few soldiers held NH-88 rifles, each equipped with 50 rounds of bullets and 10 bridge clips.

Hand grenades are shared, and each person is required to have one. The main purpose is to familiarize themselves with how to use them, and more will be added in actual combat.

As for the grenade, the whole class takes turns to launch it. Whoever feels the best will be assigned to use it.

Everything was arranged properly, and everyone was shocked and felt a deep sense of pride by the armed strength on their bodies.

The company also attaches too much importance to them, so many weapons are so arrogant!

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Zhao Youjin's team went to the shooting range and started shooting live ammunition.

Following their team was a recorder sent by the battalion headquarters.

These civilians were asked to record how they felt about carrying the weapons and whether there were any areas for improvement.

The first experiment was a live grenade drill. Squad leader Yao Long explained the essentials of the action to the recruits, and squad deputy Wang Yaozu personally threw a grenade.

With a "bang" sound, smoke and dust rose dozens of meters away.

Everyone has thrown grenades during training in the boot camp, so live-fire drills with this weapon are basically not difficult.

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Next is the experimental grenade. This weapon is very light. Carrying it by infantry is no different from carrying an extra rifle.

As for the matching grenades, they are about the same weight as their grenades, so it is not too tiring for one person to carry ten of them.

The entire grenade barrel is 610 mm long, the launch tube is 254 mm long, and the mass is 4.7 kg. Currently, it can only launch grenades, and other types of ammunition have not yet been developed.

It is a smoothbore gun type, and Nanhua Company is temporarily unable to implement rifling etching technology for large gun barrels.

The effective striking distance is between 100-300 meters, and the maximum rate of fire is 20 rounds/minute.

The clerk from the battalion headquarters explained to them the principles of this weapon and taught them the essentials of action.

The trick to adjusting the firing distance is that the firing distance is related to the depth of the grenade in the barrel.

If the grenade penetrates deeply into the gun barrel, it will hit farther, and vice versa.

After nine people in the class took turns to test fire (the squad deputy had to carry the light machine gun), it was decided to let squad leaders Yao Long, Zhao Youjin and Wan Jiulong control the grenade.

After these two live ammunition were completed, the test of light machine guns and submachine guns began.

After a few rounds of test firing, the three soldiers were very excited. Such a weapon firepower configuration was too powerful. Once they fired, the opponent would have no chance to show up for a duel.

After the live ammunition test firing was completed, the battalion clerk recorded the team’s experience of using firepower:

The submachine gun must shoot the enemy at close range, and the muzzle jump effect must be controlled when firing continuously.

Submachine guns are naturally suitable for suppressing firepower when a group charges under the "three-by-three system". Too few bullets in the magazine is a disadvantage.

The light machine gun is suitable for long-distance fire suppression and support, but the magazine has too few bullets, which greatly tests the deputy machine gunner's magazine delivery efficiency.

In addition, the main and deputy machine gunners lack protection, which is a test of luck on the battlefield.

The role of the rifle is an effective supplement to various light and heavy firepower. It can be used together with the light machine gun for long-range suppression and support, and it can also try to snipe the opponent's commander or machine gunner.

The grenade is very dependent on the gunner's feel and proficiency, otherwise the suppression effect will be very mysterious.

The pistols carried by the two non-commissioned officers are a guarantee of lethality at close range.

Portability and high power are prerequisites for a self-defense weapon. The new pistol meets both requirements and is a good self-defense weapon.

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