Chapter 935 French Infantry Tactics Tutorial 1

And soon, after Japan was equipped with this machine, Japanese soldiers whose physique and strength attributes were one notch lower than those of Europeans soon discovered the problem. Based on actual combat experience, the French required that the Japanese machine gun team must have rapid The ability to shift and sustain fire. what does that mean? Generally, the secondary shooter needs to carry an additional box of bullets in addition to the parts of a certain machine gun.

How much does this probably weigh? A Japanese sergeant once described it this way. "In addition to the five machine gunners, our machine gun team also has four additional ammunition handlers. Originally, each ammunition handler had to carry two ammunition boxes in addition to the rifle in his hand. Each ammunition box The weight is about 12 kilograms, we use 24 standard bullets, and each ammunition box can hold 12 bullets, which is 288 rounds of bullets."

"We began to feel that these bullets were enough. After all, the four ammunition handlers carried thousands of bullets, and the two assistant shooters also carried an additional bullet box. This amounted to about 1,700 rounds of bullets. In Japan and Russia In a war, this amount of ammunition can last at least half a day, but in Europe, we found that this is not enough at all."

"So, when the number of people did not change much, we increased the amount of bullets we could carry. Each ammunition hand carried three boxes of bullets, and those who carried machine gun parts in a complicated way also needed to bring an extra box of bullets. So, we weighed less than A 70-kilogram machine gunner needs to carry a tripod weighing more than 30 kilograms and an ammunition box weighing 13 kilograms, as well as various oil cans, dry food, first-aid kits and other items, and then move on a muddy battlefield. This is simply... hell!"

Then what? A rifleman carries his own rifle, three ammunition boxes weighing 40kg and other miscellaneous items, which is almost equal to his own weight... With these things, we shuttled between muddy fields, bomb craters, barbed wire fences, and minefields. This is definitely a tragedy for the Japanese whose physical strength is far inferior to that of the British and French armies.

After having basic infantry equipment, the French instructors began to teach the Japanese step by step, with the help of translators, how to survive in the hellish battlefield and face the devil-like enemies.

"Guys from the Far East, this time, the opponent we have to face is the most powerful army in the world. They are not comparable to the Russians you have fought. From now on, forget your past glory, Forget your previous tactics, they are all outdated. You are just primary school students now, study hard! Otherwise, I can guarantee that half of you will never see the sun on the battlefield the next day!" said the person responsible for the temple. Shouichi's unit trained Lieutenant Pierre from Bordeaux. This lieutenant had experienced 5 battles and was promoted from a private to a lieutenant. The reason why this happened was because the leader of his unit The bosses have been cleaned up...

"When you attack at the squad level, you must focus on your Shaosha machine gun. Well, although it only has a 20-round magazine, although its rate of fire is not high, and although it has shortcomings of one kind or another, this is your The most powerful firearm in your hand can only be relied on him!"

Saying,

The lieutenant began to demonstrate to the Japanese how to use the Chausa machine gun in his hand. If we rank all the World War I light machine guns in history, it’s hard to say which one is the best. The British Lewis, the German mg15, and the Danish Madsen machine gun are all likely to win this honor, and each has its own advantages. But if you choose the worst machine gun, the French Chauchat machine gun is definitely capable of overpowering the rest...

"Okay, dear Colonel, now find me one of the strongest soldiers under your command, and then let them follow me to complete the use of this machine gun!" Lieutenant Pierre said, skillfully picking it up from the side A Shaosha-type light machine gun, and picked up a 20-round semi-circular magazine and loaded it, while pulling the bolt to let the bullet enter the chamber. Keep the light machine gun in your hand ready for firing. When a Japanese sergeant stood up and picked up another Chausa submachine gun, Lieutenant Pierre began to explain.

"This machine gun has two shooting modes, one is semi-automatic and the other is fully automatic. If the former is used, please move the fire power selection switch on the side of the gun to the c position. If it is automatic, please move it to the m position. "

"Remember, during a battle, you should never expect to be able to rush through the no-man's land between battlefields in one breath, and then use the bayonet in your hand to engage in a knife-edge duel with the opponent. That is impossible. The German machine guns can fire 12 to 15 rounds of bullets in one second! They use drums or belts, and can quickly change the barrels. They can equip a company with 12 to 16 machine guns, even if the two sides are only 150 meters apart , it is absolutely impossible for you to stab the opponent's chest with the bayonet in your hand. This is a lesson learned with countless blood. And all you can do is to rely on the light machine gun in your hand to suppress the opponent!"

As a veteran, Pierre is quite responsible. However, as a translator sent by the headquarters, this translator believed that over-promoting the German firepower before the war would be a blow to the morale of the Japanese army, so after hesitation, he decided to modify Pierre's words. So, this became: "The German machine gun firepower is also very fierce, so you have to suppress the opponent during the march to reduce unnecessary casualties."

Regarding the editor's quick and neat translation, neither Pierre nor the Japanese felt that there was anything fishy about it. After all, neither party's attention was on those numbers and adjectives. Now, Pierre needed to tell the Japanese how to properly use this machine gun design on the move.

"Due to the poor design, the center of gravity of this machine gun is relatively far forward, and shooting while traveling will be very uncomfortable. Of course, this is not the most deadly thing. The most problematic thing is that because this gun has a long recoil design, if During the design process, if the gun cannot be held steadily and follow-up occurs, the machine gun may not be able to fire automatically. Therefore, you must remember how to hold this machine gun!" At the critical moment, the French lieutenant said loudly.

(Well, because of the poor way of holding the gun, it cannot fire automatically. For this reason alone, the Schauscha machine gun can definitely be ranked among the most miserable light machine guns.)

"Remember, you must use your right elbow and body to clamp the butt of your gun tightly, not against it! At the same time, hold the grip behind the magazine with your left hand. Be sure to be steady when shooting. And never Try to hold the front of the magazine as you may burn your hands after firing a few magazines quickly.”

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