Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 100: Weapons (3)

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There is not much special about this submachine gun. It can be regarded as a reduced G3 rifle. The semi-rigid roller locking mechanism was originally designed for the use of medium-power 7.92 short bullets, so there is no technical pressure to change to a pistol bullet. At the same time, it is different from the closed-bore shooting mode of other submachine guns at the same time, which makes it obtain shooting accuracy far exceeding similar.

This gun can actually be manufactured a long time ago. While developing the G3, H&K launched the development of improved models. It is divided into four models, corresponding to several types of ammunition equipped by NATO in the same period. The fourth type is launched. It was a 9x19 Ruger pistol (Parabellum pistol). The model at that time was HK54, which was the prototype of MP5.

The MP5 submachine gun began trial production in 1964, and it was not until two years later that it was purchased in a small amount by the Federal German government and became the standard equipment of the German Federal Police, Border Patrol and Army Special Forces.

This is a very sophisticated weapon. Its processing requirements are similar to those of G3. A large number of stamping parts are used, which effectively reduces man-hours and material costs.

Historically, H&K made a lot of money from this gun because it was only sold to government agencies and not to the private sector. The use of this weapon was the special forces and riot police of various countries, so it was MP5 in the eyes of civilians. Become a symbol of government power.

For example, if you are wearing a desert tactical suit and holding Uzi submachine guns in both hands, the one next door only wears a T-shirt and beach pants, but with an MP5 in your hand, it is in the eyes of the people. , The guy in shorts looks like an FBI agent, and although you are fully armed, you look like a Mexican drug dealer.

Well, it’s a long way. Now back to the German army, the petrochemical technology in 1940 was still very limited. At that time, chemical fiber and nylon had appeared, and plastic and organic materials had been put into practical use, but Germany Research in this area can only be considered in its infancy.

Xu Jun can get the material formula, but for the chemical production process and technology problem, that is, the seven tricks only pass the six tricks. Fortunately, Europe has the world’s top chemical companies and experts, and these professional problems are left to Professionals come to solve it, anyway, the head of state has issued a death order, and at least a laboratory result must be produced within half a year.

Xu Jun first chose nylon 66 resin. DuPont started producing this material in the United States in 1949. However, they currently only use this material to make synthetic fibers and have not considered injection molding it into other materials. Shaped products, because the textile industry was the most profitable at that time, they could get the most profit for the company.

DuPont has not yet registered a patent in Germany. In fact, it does not matter if it is registered. German chemists can completely disguise it as another product, such as adding some synthetic additives, changing the process flow or something. A set used by the Germans is already well-accepted.

Nylon resin will be the main raw material for the manufacture of G3 and MP5 handguards and buttstocks, but before this material is mass-produced, the first few batches of products can only use traditional wooden materials, and the weight will be more than 98K. It has increased a lot, but considering that the German warriors are as powerful as cows, the weight of 501 kilograms should not have much effect.

With new submachine guns and automatic rifles, let’s take a look at pistols. Xu Jun found that there was really no need for improvement. The pistols in the German army have been popularized, and the performance of the established standard pistols is also very good. Now all he has to do is to unify the caliber and bullets of the guns and reduce the pressure on logistics.

The standard of the bullet is determined to be the 9mm Luger pistol (Parabellum bullet). Although it is not as powerful as the American point four or five bullet (11.43X23mm Colt pistol), considering the muzzle velocity and trajectory, two The gap between the people is not as obvious as everyone thinks. Perhaps the point four or five bullets have a stronger stopping effect, but the Luger bullets are more accurate when firing. In view of the fact that the German army has already equipped a large number of weapons that use 9mm bullets, Xu Jun does not consider changing the course and stretching the branches.

After talking about the pistol, let’s talk about the grenade. The German army currently uses the M24 long-handled grenade, which is also a fairly classic weapon. In addition to throwing at the enemy, it is also used as a melee weapon by soldiers. In the Battle of England, many British soldiers died under this "warhammer" in hand-to-hand combat.

The disadvantage of this kind of grenade is that it is too bulky to carry. German soldiers usually carry only two with them, which are inserted in the boot or belt. The manufacturer prepared a special carrying bag for this kind of grenades. It can fit five grenades at a time, but the shape is so stupid that it makes people laugh. It is a rectangular plastic-coated waterproof bag.

This was originally prepared for engineers and commandos. As a result, everyone was willing to fill their bodies with grenades and were reluctant to carry this stuff to the front. In addition to being ugly, the main reason was that it was taken from the inside in an actual combat environment. Playing is very inconvenient.

Some experts say that there are too few shrapnel after the German grenade exploded, and the lethality will be insufficient, and use this as evidence that this grenade is behind the US MKII grenade.

This view is obviously wrong, because they completely misunderstood the concept. The M24 and MKII are essentially different. It is a standard offensive grenade.

The German army advocates offensive ~ IndoMTL.com~ They are equipped with grenades which are of course conducive to offensive use. The power of the M24 comes mainly from its 170g charge, which uses the high temperature and shock waves generated by the explosion. To kill non-armored targets, the designer deliberately changed the M24 cartridge case from the prototype M18 cast iron to a thin steel plate. In addition to facilitating processing and production, it is to prevent too many shrapnel from splitting.

This method of killing can prevent the shrapnel from exploding on the enemy's position, and the fragmented shrapnel will damage your own personnel who are charging towards the enemy's position and there is no cover.

The MKII is a standard defensive grenade. Theoretically, the thrower is hiding behind a solid defensive position. There is no need to worry about the threat of grenade shrapnel. The scattered shrapnel is obviously more suitable for killing group targets than shock waves. , So not only a large number of grooves are carved on the projectile body, some even filled with prefabricated fragments such as steel wire and steel **** inside, so that more shrapnel can be produced after the explosion, and the lethality within the effective range is increased.

In history, China also imported a large number of German M24 grenades, and also imitated some of them on its own. However, few people in China understood the concept of offensive grenades at that time. Because of the lack of raw materials, black powder was filled in the shells. There are not many shrapnels of this kind of design, and the power of the shock wave after changing the charge is also reduced a lot. As a result, it cannot cause effective damage to the enemy. As a result, many anti-Japanese soldiers can only meet with the enemy on the battlefield. .

Actually, the method of converting the M24 into a defensive grenade is very simple. There was a similar invention during World War I, which was to put a prefabricated fragment shell on the shell, or use glue to stick a layer of steel **** inside the shell. Now, there is almost no technical content, and family workshops in the countryside can be completed.

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