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Chapter 350 Chapter 349 The handle is good, but it is missing something
This chapter is mostly general science and has little impact on the plot, so it can be skipped.

"Type 96 light machine gun? That gun is not bad. Although it has the same caliber of 6.5mm and the bolt structure is not much different from the Type 30 light machine gun, it uses a -round magazine on top for ammunition supply. It is easier to use than the Type light machine gun and is not easy to break down." Li Yuexuan followed up when he heard Guo Liandong mention the Type light machine gun.

"Peregrine, you know a lot. We only know models like the Zhongzheng, Hanyang, Type 99, Czech, and Type 38. Oh, and there's the Crooked Handle. I heard about it from comrades in the Special Service Regiment, but I have no idea what it is. Now that we have time, can you tell us where these models came from?" Zhu Xingyu said.

"Ah? You still care about this?" Li Yuexuan searched his memory while speaking, and then said: "Then I will briefly explain it to you and popularize it. Of course, I heard it from hearsay, so you can just take it as a joke whether it is correct or not."

"Hmm..." Li Yuexuan cleared his throat and continued, "Let's first talk about the origins of the models of the devils. For example, the Type 96 light machine gun, the Type 98 heavy machine gun, the Type 96 infantry gun, and the Type 2596 military uniforms that the devils just changed into are all calculated based on the calendar of the devil's Shenwu Era. Hmm... Type is the th year of the Shenwu Era."

"To be specific... according to the Western Gregorian calendar, it was 1936, which was the 25th year of the Republic of China. By the way, our 20th year mortars and the th year heavy machine guns were made in this way, calculated according to the years of the Republic of China. Then there is Zhongzheng, which is named after the principal, and Hanyang Zao is from the Hanyang Arsenal."

"Then let's talk about the Type 38 rifle! This is what we call it, because the Japanese rifle has an inscription of Type 38 on it, and there is also a dust cover, so it is called the Type 38 rifle. However, there is a convention for naming firearms, that is, the name of the designer is used. For example, the Mosin-Nagant is the result of the design drafts of Mosin and Nagant being combined into one."

"So, the Type 6.5 rifle can also be called the Arisaka rifle, because its designer is Arisaka Nariaki. By the way, the bullet of the Type rifle is called the Arisaka mm full-power rifle bullet."

"Then we talked about how the Type 1908 came about! The Type is because the Japanese had an Emperor Meiji, and this gun was launched in the th year of the Meiji era, so it was named the Type . This is the same as the Type mountain cannon used by the Japanese regiment, which was developed in the st year of the Meiji era. According to the Western calendar, it was AD."

"Ahem, next up is the Type 99 rifle. Its scientific name is the Taisho 11-year light machine gun, and it also uses the reign title. Taisho refers to the emperor who succeeded Emperor Meiji. However, this emperor did not stay in office for long and was replaced by Emperor Showa. Then, the Japanese's original military uniform was the Showa 5-year uniform, which was based on the reign title."

"In short, the names of these weapons are either based on the designer, the year, or a nickname, or directly based on the place of origin. For example, the Czech type, no matter what model it is, we just call it the Czech type, which is easy to remember! There is also the Type 96 light machine gun, which has a forward-facing carrying handle, which is how the handle came about."

After Li Yuexuan briefly mentioned the name of the weapon, he picked up the large teacup and began to drink water, thus ending this meaningless science popularization activity.

When he finished drinking the water and looked up, he saw everyone looking at him with question marks in their heads. It was estimated that they didn't remember much at this moment.

"Then, the rifles and semi-automatic rifles made by our arsenal were named the Type 81 Cavalry Rifles and Type 81 Semi-automatic Rifles by the chiefs to commemorate the time of our uprising?" Xing Weiguo asked. "Yes, that's how it came about! And the grenade launcher can be called the Type 81 or the Peregrine Grenade Launcher, and the rifle can also be called the Peregrine Grenade Launcher. It doesn't matter what it's called, or who designed it. If it can fight the Japanese, it doesn't matter if it's called a fire stick." Li Yuexuan said with a smile.

"Well... it really doesn't make any sense. At most it lets us know what it is so we don't get confused. By the way, you said that the caliber of bullets for this crooked-handled rifle and the crooked-handled rifle are the same, right?" Zhao Danian returned to the topic.

"Yes, they use the Arisaka 6.5mm bullet, which is compatible with the Type rifle! Strictly speaking, it is best for an infantry squad to have the same caliber of ammunition, so that the logistics pressure is minimal and bullets can be shared during combat. This is actually not very meaningful to our Eighth Route Army. After all, having a gun is good enough, so why bother about the caliber?"

"Besides, with the little ammunition we get from captured and reloaded bullets, how much pressure can we put on logistics? On the contrary, grenades are our favorites. But when it comes to our guerrillas, I suggest that we unify the caliber of bullets for the infantry squad! It's just that the Type 99 rifle is too bad. We have all experienced it ourselves, so we have no choice but to choose the Czech type." Li Yuexuan said.

"Well, Peregrine, do you think we can seize some weapons to use?" Xing Weiguo asked.

"Seized?" Li Yuexuan shook his head and said, "I also want to seize some for our troops, but the devils don't give us a chance! Just look at the Sakata Regiment, which is a field regiment of the devils, a unit under the standing division. We have seized so many weapons, but we haven't seen any trace of the crooked man."

"The Japs are not fools. They know that the Type 99 light machine guns are not easy to use, and they also know that the Crossbow light machine guns are easy to use, so they also want to equip themselves with better light machine guns. But the Japs are also poor. The Type 99 light machine guns can still be used, but the Crossbow light machine guns will have to wait. However, the further we go, the more chances we will encounter Crossbow light machine guns!" Speaking of this, Li Yuexuan sighed softly.

"Actually, I really don't want to encounter the Japanese crooked-handled machine gun crew on the battlefield. How should I put it? When our weapons are still inferior to the Japanese, the worse the Japanese weapons are, the better it is for us! For example, the crooked-handled machine guns are prone to jamming and malfunctioning when dust enters them. Weapons like these are actually the weapons we should like."

"After all, when we were fighting the Japs, it was to our advantage if their light machine guns broke down! And when we encountered the machine guns of the guerrillas that were not easy to break down... our guerrillas were fine, after all, we were well-equipped, well-trained, and had many veterans. But what about other troops? Especially those newly formed troops, how many casualties would they have suffered?"

"Alas..." When they reached this point, everyone sighed in unison. This is the tragedy of a backward country and industry.

(End of this chapter)