Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 101: Weapons (4)

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M24 grenades are usually stored in metal boxes. Each box contains fifteen grenades. As for why it is an odd number, it is necessary to leave room for the fuse box of the grenades.

As mentioned in the previous article, the fuze and the body of the German grenades are separated during transportation, which can ensure the safety during transportation, because the TNT charge can only be detonated by using a detonator, even if it encounters an open flame. It burns slowly, which is why it is called "safe explosive".

Only before the battle, the Germans will fuze the grenades and distribute them to the soldiers who need them. However, when the ammunition on the front line is tight, only the veterans can get the grenades, because they can perform this better than rookies. The role of weapons.

Some data of later generations show that the throwing distance of the handleless grenade is farther than that of the handle, and some data show the completely opposite situation. In fact, it is very simple to put it plainly. Light things are always thrown farther than heavier ones. The total weight of the US Army’s MKII grenade is 595 grams and the weight of the M24 is exactly the same, and the throwing distance of the two is also the same. However, depending on the charge amount of the two, the German M24 has 170 grams and the MKII only has 65 grams. , The difference between the two is more than twice.

MKII is a defensive grenade. Its killing mechanism is different from that of M24. In fact, the two should not be compared together. I mention it here to illustrate one point. When the charge is equal, the grenade with handle is because of the special throwing method. , Can often be cast farther than the egg grenade.

Of course this also depends on the user’s physique and habits. For example, many Americans have learned to play baseball since they were young, so they are better at throwing grenades than the Germans. On the contrary, if they are asked to throw German grenade, they will feel Very unaccustomed.

The German army also has a handleless oval grenade. The model number is M39. It is also an offensive grenade. It uses a thin steel shell pressed by the upper and lower halves. The damage range is controlled within five meters like the M24. The weight is only Three hundred and forty grams, so the throwing distance is farther than that of the M24. At the same time, because the charge has been reduced to one hundred and twelve grams, the power has also decreased a bit. Of course, an enemy soldier who has suffered a grenade of this kind may Would not agree with this view.

The M39 grenade that Xu Jun is going to make a major improvement. He wants to use a mechanical fuze to replace the original flame tube. In this respect, the head of Xu Dayuan has a lot of designs in his hand, such as the US military’s MKII. Xu Jun discovered that the M39 equipped with a mechanical fuze and fuse looks almost exactly the same as the M26 later equipped by the US military. It makes people wonder whether there is anything in it. Associated.

Xu Jun predicted that the German army will face a cruel tug-of-war on the eastern front, mainly around various support points and strong defense lines, so the troops must be equipped with a large number of defensive grenades.

The production of steel **** or grooved steel wire nesting for M24 grenade has now been put on the top priority. As for the improved version of the M39, it has been designated as the M40 grenade. It is still manufactured by stamping of thin steel plate, except that a sandwich of prefabricated fragments is added inside. Each grenade is filled with 150 two-millimeter diameter alloy steel balls. It can penetrate two-millimeter-thick stamped steel plates within the killing range.

The weight of this grenade is one hundred grams more than that of M39, and the charge has not changed. Soldiers can hang it on the belt around the waist, or use a special canvas carrying bag, and there is a triple-packed canvas The grenade leg bag can be used by paratroopers and mountain troops.

Xu Jun also equipped the German army with a batch of seized grenades, such as the Mills grenade mentioned earlier. The German army has a good impression of it, especially the insurance design, which can interrupt the throwing during combat. You need to do It just reinserted the safety plug and replaced it with the German M24 and M39. After pulling the string, it could only be thrown out.

For the time being, there are only these improvements for grenades. Of course, some special ammunition types will be developed at the same time, such as the German favorite smoke bomb. This is the most commonly used weapon in squad attacks. German infantry tactics emphasize the effect of smoke barriers. The role of the attacker.

After talking about grenades, let’s take a look at the German grenades. The Germans are currently equipped with only two types of grenades, one is a high-explosive anti-personnel grenades and the other is an anti-armor grenades. The former has a charge of about 30 grams, and the latter uses The hollow charge can penetrate 50 mm steel plates. The performance was only average in the early days of World War II. Originally, senior army officers planned to use this to fill the gap between grenades and mortars. As a result, when used by front-line troops, the Some are only used to attack some solid targets.

The existing German rifle grenade launcher is called SMK (the grenade launcher with front sight mounted on the muzzle). Note that M is capitalized, otherwise it will become a steel core armor piercing projectile. This launcher uses a bayonet card The seat cover is on the muzzle and is used to launch anti-personnel and anti-armor grenades. Because the German army is currently equipped with only 30 grams of grenade charges, the power and range are quite touching.

What is even more surprising is that there are not many SMK grenade launchers issued to troops. The current weapon used by the German army to launch grenade is actually a 1928-type flare gun.

Because the prototype flare gun is a smooth-bore barrel, it is not suitable for firing grenades. The Germans also specially added five rifled lines to this gun. In order to distinguish it from the prototype, the gun was marked with a Z mark, so the Germans used this type of grenades. The pistol is called the "Z combat pistol".

The performance of this weapon on the French battlefield is very general, mainly because the power of the ammunition is too weak, and the accuracy of the long-range is too low. It often requires soldiers to shoot at the target close to the target. In that case, it is really better to use a grenade. For convenience.

The famous German "Shooting Cup" grenade launcher in history has not yet been invented at this time. In fact, this type of grenade launcher named Type 42 will not be fully equipped until 43 years, and every battle Only one team can be assigned.

To tell you the truth, the German army is very uncomfortable with grenades at present, because the performance of the "Z combat pistol" on the French battlefield has overwhelmed the appetite, and the response of SMK is not very good, because the use of this launcher to launch the grenade Later, the residue and flame of the propellant will damage the muzzle of the rifle, so it is not popular with German soldiers.

Now Germany has a new head of state~IndoMTL.com~The embarrassing position of grenades in the German army is about to change. At this time, European countries are more or less equipped with some grenade launchers to launch special grenade or conventional grenade. It should be pointed out that among similar weapons, Japan is at the forefront of the whole world. They designed and developed With a unique throwing barrel, both performance and power surpass its European counterparts.

Before the Battle of England, the United Kingdom made a grenade projectile, but it was just a crude emergency product, and it was completely different from the Japanese professional grenades.

Xu Jun also considered equipping grenadiers in the German army, but found that the status of 50mm mortars overlapped with the German 50mm mortars. Compared with grenadiers that require long-term training and accumulated experience, they have A mortar with a full set of sights is easier for newbies to use.

So Head Xu Da returned his gaze to the grenade launcher. He could directly take out the historical 42-type shooting cup system, but after seeing a large number of advanced models in later generations, you no longer put this thing. In the eyes.

Finally, after repeated selections, Xu Jun finally determined a grenade launcher that he thought was most suitable for the current German army, that is, the American M79 grenade launcher that made the Vietcong guerrillas **** in the Vietnamese jungle.

Some people in later generations also called it the M79 hand cannon or grenade gun. Since the day of its birth, this weapon is destined to be covered in blood. Until the 21st century, this weapon is still in service in the special forces of the US military. At this time, people discovered that this seemingly silly weapon had been fighting for the United States for almost half a century.

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