Chapter 114： Submachine gun

The 7.92mm Mauser series rifle was born in 1898, and it has been used as a German army standard rifle. The latest Mauser 98k was equipped with the army in 1935 and became the main rifle of Germany in World War II.

Mauser 98k inherits the classic revolving back-pull bolt of the 98 series Mauser rifles, and the rear of the bolt is a safety device. The bullets are double-row staggered built-in magazines, and 5 rounds of magazines are used to load the bullets.

Mauser 98k is a reliable and accurate rifle, considered to be one of the best revolving rear pull rifles in World War II.

Yes, this is just a bolt action rifle!

Although the accuracy is high enough to be used as a sniper rifle, although the cost is quite low, although the magazine is used to reduce the time loss of loading, it is still too backward after all!

Hearing Cyric’s words, Scherner was even more angry: "Even if it is a stupid pig, he will not do the stupid thing to distribute Mauser rifles to our armored division!"

Just when he was reviewing the army, Cyric had already seen it. The army was neatly formed, and most of the soldiers carried Mauser rifles on their shoulders!

Panzergrenadier needless to say, this kind of scene is not harmonious.

As an armored unit, because of the use of vehicle-mounted weapons such as artillery and machine guns, it has huge lethality against long-distance targets and is a weapon for attacking tough.

However, armored vehicles often encounter various weapon attacks at close range in complex terrain. Due to the limitations of armored vehicles, it responds slowly to close-range attacks.

For example, although there are two machine guns on the current tank, the dead angle of shooting is still very large.

Therefore, tanks need to carry infantry to protect their safety. This distance is generally within 150 meters. Germany needs to use weapons with a high rate of fire to project a large number of bullets at the enemy in a short time to stop the enemy!

It’s just that the traditional Mauser rifle cannot achieve this goal. From the point of view of the rate of fire, a single-shot bolt-action rifle has a too low rate of fire! Firepower is too small!

So, by comparison, submachine guns are more suitable!

When Cyric first came here, he used an MP18 submachine gun.

In the trenches of World War I, this weapon was called. The submachine gun, called a hand-held machine gun, stepped onto the stage. Using pistol bullets, the extremely high rate of fire made this weapon the favorite weapon of infantry.

Now, Germany is constantly improving its submachine guns. MPl8/l, MP28/ll, MP34/l, MP35/l, and Irma submachine guns have appeared one after another, but these weapons still remain at the level of the First World War and have not developed much.

When it comes to World War II, what is the first thing that comes to mind? That high-flying 4D flag, that passionate Tiger tank, that Stuka bomber that fell from the sky, that MG42 light machine gun with crisp sound, and that MP40 submachine gun equipped by elite German troops!

Yes, it is the MP40 submachine gun! Compared with the previous MP18 submachine guns that were born out of rifles, the MP38 and MP40 series of submachine guns are completely different from the previous ones!

Historically, this submachine gun was first designed by Hugo Schmeiser in 1936 and developed at the Irma Arsenal to produce the MP36 submachine gun.

Compared with the famous MP38 submachine gun, the main appearance difference is that the magazine of the MP36 submachine gun is tilted 30° to the left, which is convenient for holding the magazine with the left hand.

After 　　, in order to simplify production, the magazine was changed to a vertical design.

In 1938, after this submachine gun was improved, the equipment was officially produced and named as the MP38 submachine gun.

This kind of gun was born to meet the German armored and paratroopers' demand for automatic weapons for close assault operations. After that, it began its glorious World War II career.

In the short and fierce Polish battle, in the face of the stubborn resistance of Polish soldiers, MP38 successfully protected Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 tanks and German armored vehicles with weak defensive capabilities. The fierce firepower of MP38 made it possible to hold cluster grenades and Molotov cocktails. The Polish anti-tank soldiers are at a loss!

In order to further simplify the production process and improve production efficiency, this submachine gun was improved again in 1940. A large number of stamping and welding process parts replace MP38 machining process parts to reduce costs.

At the same time, standardized parts are produced separately in various factories, and assembled in the final assembly plant, which is easy to mass produce. Even some non-military enterprises can also subcontract the production of parts, which has good processing economy and parts interchangeability. Since then it has become a famous gun and a symbol of Germany in World War II.

And now, it's only one year since 36 years, and it's not beyond the era. At this time, if you give Irma Arsenal a task and support, you should be able to make this submachine gun out without even needing any hints from yourself!

Similarly, this is a short-term plan. In the long run, there is still a gap in firepower between the Mauser rifle and the submachine gun~www.novelhall.com~ This gap in firepower is best for assaults that require intermediate ammunition. The rifle comes to bear!

The development of AK series rifles similar to the later Soviet Union will also be the focus of the future. However, from now on, the development of MP38 series submachine guns is also very necessary.

After all, there are ready-made submachine guns that can be improved, and the mid-power ammunition needs to be started from scratch.

Historically, in 1941, Germany successfully developed and began to produce 7.92×33mm rifle ammunition. The length of the cartridge case was reduced from 57 mm of the original 7.92×57 mm standard rifle ammunition to 33 mm.

At the same time, in 1943, the Soviet Union also successfully developed a 7.62×39 mm M1943 bullet that was an intermediate bullet between the power and size of pistol and rifle bullets.

After 　　, small calibers became popular. The Soviet Union developed 5.45x39mm bullets in the 1970s, while China used 5.8×42mm DBP87 bullets, and NATO used 5.56x45mm NATO standard bullets.

There are so many kinds, which one is suitable? This requires several years of experimentation and judgment by military personnel to be able to finalize the shape. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to do it overnight. If you want to serve as soon as possible, it is still a suitable submachine gun.

After the selection is over and similar assault rifles are developed in the future, second-line troops, servants, artillery, transporters and other indirect combatants in the occupied area to maintain law and order are equipped with weapons, submachine guns are still good! Even if the troops are eliminated, they can be used by them!

Therefore, Cyric finally made a decision after some thoughts: "Since the Mauser rifle is not suitable, then we will equip our troops with more submachine guns. We need a new submachine gun to satisfy Our needs."