You are ordered to support the War of Resistance against Japan; China enters Level 1 combat readines

With mixed feelings of unease and uncertainty, the representatives from the four countries followed Zhao Gang as they left the basic shooting range and headed towards the comprehensive tactical training area further into the training ground.

Along the way, what I saw were still well-organized units, all wearing the same new military uniforms, and soldiers from the 56th Regiment conducting various training exercises.

This scene no longer "merely" shocks them; instead, it has become a heavy backdrop, constantly reminding them of the huge gap between reality and their perception.

Soon, they arrived at a simulated field fortification.

An infantry squad is practicing assault tactics.

"Please look, everyone."

Zhao Gang pointed to a soldier in the squad formation who was following closely behind the assault soldier holding a Type 56 assault rifle.

"This is one of the standard configurations for an infantry squad in our army: the Type 56 squad automatic weapon."

The soldier was holding a compact light machine gun with a bipod. It had a slightly longer barrel and used the same type of ammunition as the Type 56 assault rifle, but was equipped with a larger drum magazine.

The soldiers are skillfully using the cover of fortifications to fire short, precise bursts of fire, providing suppressive fire for their teammates.

"Squad machine guns?" The American representative narrowed his eyes.

They also have squad automatic weapons, but this one looks lighter, seems to have a larger magazine capacity, and... it uses the same ammunition as rifles?

This greatly simplifies logistics!

The German representative looked even closer and noted that the machine gun's aerodynamic structure and shape were clearly related to the Type 56 assault rifle, belonging to a family of gun designs!

This means that the parts are highly interchangeable, greatly simplifying training, maintenance, and production!

This systematic design philosophy is more terrifying than one or two advanced weapons!

The Soviet delegate stared intently at the drum of ammunition and the steady rhythm of firing, his mind racing:

The deployment of a light machine gun with such sustained firepower and accuracy to a squad means that every basic infantry unit has a considerable automatic fire support, and its tactical flexibility will be far beyond imagination!

The English representative was thinking of the Bren light machine gun, which was reliable, but its rate of fire and magazine capacity seemed inferior to the one in front of them... Moreover, it seemed that every platoon of the Eighth Route Army had one.

Just as they were secretly alarmed by the widespread use and design concept of squad automatic weapons, Zhao Gang pointed to another role in the squad formation.

It was a soldier crouching a little further back, carrying a short, thick cylinder with an open end on his shoulder, aiming at a target in the distance that resembled an earthen bunker.

"That's a 40mm rocket launcher, we usually call it '40mm rocket launcher'," Zhao Gang explained.

"This is our main anti-armor and assault weapon for the squad. It has considerable armor penetration depth and is very effective against civil engineering works and lightly armored targets."

"A single-soldier... rocket launcher?"

The German and American representatives fell silent almost simultaneously. Like cats whose tails had been stepped on, they took a big step forward, their eyes wide open, staring intently at the thing on the soldier's shoulder!

They are all too familiar with this concept!

No, it's because I crave it too much!

The German representative roared inwardly: Iron Fist!

A man-portable anti-tank weapon is currently undergoing intensive testing in China!

The design concept is a single-use, over-caliber rocket!

But this one in front of me... looks like it can be relaunched?

The launch tube looks more refined?

And the caliber... 40 mm? That seems more reasonable than the model we tested?

The American representative had Bazooka in mind!

An anti-tank rocket launcher that is also in the highly classified research and development stage!

However, their bazooka is still facing issues with reliability and power!

And this thing in front of us, the Eighth Route Army has already equipped it to the squad level?

Judging from the soldiers' proficiency in operating the equipment, they are definitely not experimental subjects!

Breathing heavily, the two forgot all about manners and eagerly moved closer, wanting to see more clearly.

At Zhao Gang's signal, the soldier carrying the 40mm gun remained in a position for them to observe.

The streamlined firing tube, simple iron sights, grip, and firing mechanism... everything exudes a combat-proven simplicity and reliability.

Although the internal structure is incomprehensible, the sense of "already having achieved combat capability" cannot be faked.

"Mister Zhao, may I ask... what is its effective range and armor-piercing capability?" the American representative asked in a dry voice.

After a moment's thought, Zhao Gang gave a relatively conservative estimate: "For stationary targets, the effective range is about 300 meters, and the vertical armor penetration depth is about 150 millimeters of homogeneous steel armor."

150 mm!

The representatives of Germany and the United States gasped in shock!

This data has already exceeded the design specifications of most of their existing or developing similar weapons!

This means that it can not only threaten the Japanese's thin tanks and most armored vehicles, but also pose a fatal threat to the frontal armor of all active tanks!

It's all of them!

Even the Tiger King couldn't withstand it!

Moreover, it is so lightweight that it can be carried and operated by a single soldier!

The two men stared at the short, thick cylinder with a mixture of burning desire and deep apprehension.

How can individual anti-tank capabilities be extended to the squad level?

This practically turns every infantry squad into a potential anti-armor team!

Battlefield survivability and initiative will see a qualitative leap!

The other two representatives, while not as fixated on anti-tank weapons as the German and American representatives, were also aware of what this meant.

They looked around at the other training groups, and sure enough, they could see the familiar figures carrying "cylinders" in many of them.

It's another large-scale, widespread deployment!

The hearts of the representatives from the four countries sank to the bottom.

They felt they weren't just inspecting an army's equipment, but rather peering into a completely different military system with firepower configuration concepts far ahead of its time. From individual firearms to squad support weapons, everything was interconnected, and the logic was frighteningly clear.

However, Zhao Gang seemed to feel that their "surprise" was not enough.

"This is just platoon-level support firepower."

Zhao Gang's tone remained calm, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

"If we are facing more robust cluster targets, or if we need more intense area damage and suppression, we have other options."

As he spoke, he led the somewhat numb delegates toward a more open and heavily guarded area at the edge of the training field.

There, it appears, some kind of heavy weapon operation training is taking place.

When the delegates saw the weapons on the field, their minds went completely blank.

What is that?

Several groups of soldiers surrounded some... strange device that looked like multiple steel pipes tied together and mounted on a makeshift two-wheeled trailer.

Those steel pipes were short and thick, arranged neatly, in varying numbers; some looked like a honeycomb, others like… neatly arranged rockets?

"This is the Type 63 107mm light rocket launcher."

Zhao Gang's introduction rang out at just the right moment, but now it sounded like a distant echo.

"They are mainly assigned to infantry battalions and regiments as direct support firepower."

"Of course, when necessary, platoon-level units can also carry them in groups for guerrilla-style firing..."