"Russia will face in this war the best quality and level of infantry in the world. We have no doubt that the German infantry is the best infantry in the world today. They have first-class weapons, excellent tactics and the best

Quality. Don’t be “confused” by the steel behemoths designed by the Germans. The real source of the Germans’ combat power is their infantry and artillery!”————Xu Jie

On Xu Jie's side, many people believe that the reason why Germany achieved great success in the early days of World War II was due to its technical advantages in equipment. But in fact, when people take stock of the organization and tactics of Germany's early armored forces,

When it comes to vehicle performance, this is actually not the case. The French B1 tank is better than the German short-barreled No. 4 tank. The B1 tank is equipped with a tank gun and a 75mml17 gun, plus two

It has a machine gun. The maximum armor thickness is 60mm. The total combat weight is 28 tons. It was definitely a dinosaur-level ground equipment at the time. Another French tank, the S35 cavalry tank, is equipped with a tank gun and a machine gun, with an armor thickness of up to 56mm.

It weighs 29 tons, has a speed of 37km per hour, and a maximum range of 260km. Compared with the German short-barreled No. 4 tanks and the No. 3 tanks using 37mm guns at the same time, it is definitely not at a disadvantage.

Let's take a look at Germany's early armored strength. However, there are only 6 armored divisions, 4 mechanized light armored divisions and 4 semi-mechanized "motorized divisions". This strength is too small compared with the huge size of the German Army.

And even in the middle and late stages of the war, all kinds of tigers

When Leopards were in large-scale service, the number of German tanks and combat vehicles was not particularly large. After Kursk, the German Army could only use its armored units as firefighting teams. Therefore, it finally supported the German Army for 6 years.

The original strength is still German infantry.

The Germans have always attached great importance to infantry tactics and equipment. For example, in 1916, the German Army developed the concept of assault groups, and later the Stormtroopers. In this elite force, the Germans began to assign a large number of assault troops to the assault troops.

Trench mortars and various infantry guns, as well as MP18 and various machine guns

The gun's firepower projection was much higher than that of ordinary troops. In order to break the trench dilemma at that time, it found an idea suitable for the Germans. In World War II, the Germans even studied a series of mortars and various mortars.

Plant infantry artillery to enhance infantry firepower. In the battle on the Eastern Front, the firepower intensity of the German grassroots was much higher than that of the Soviet army.

Now, Xu Jie is quite familiar with German infantry tactics. In addition to being a time traveler, the current German Army tactics are very similar to the Chinese Army, emphasizing grassroots firepower configuration. Emphasizing a battalion or even a reinforced company to execute a

In terms of tactical mission capabilities, infantry squad tactics are almost always based on machine guns. Submachine guns are responsible for close combat, and infantry

Gun cover and occasionally supplemented by throwing barrels to deal with the opponent's machine gun fire within 400 meters. Company and platoon tactics include 60mm mortars to provide a lethality of about 600m. At the battalion level, there will be 80mm level mortars, with

To provide a lethality of about 2000m. At the same time, there may be some 47mm artillery to provide direct firepower.

In other words, in the entire tactical system, the effective killing distance of company-level firepower will not exceed 700. When reaching the battalion level, the effective killing distance will suddenly increase to about 2,000 meters. Moreover, the entire tactical system relies heavily on mortars and machine guns. This problem is personal

It can be seen. But there is no way to solve it. The reason is very simple. The weapons at that time could not give people more choices. Combat anti-artillery

Generally, there will be no, or very few, battalion-level units. The rest is to see who has more machine guns and more mortars, and the Russians like to use them together, or put them at the back. The result is that in infantry battles

It suffered repeated defeats. At the beginning, there were still some experienced veterans in the Russian army, but as the veterans were consumed in batches, the final result was that the war could not be fought.

Then combined with the situation on the Eastern Front battlefield in the future, it is almost impossible to build an iron-walled defense line like the Western Front. The front is too vast, and the changes may be frequent. Well, how do I put this? On the Western Front, it can be said that Germany has a decisive advantage over Britain and France.

It is difficult to break through the opponent's position, and it is possible that some areas will remain unchanged for more than a year. But what about the Eastern Front? If you think about it, you will know that the Russians will definitely retreat again and again. In terms of time, the Germans do not have enough time.

to build a fixed line of defense.

What about in terms of manpower? During the Second World War, if the fronts were evenly distributed, one German frontline division would be responsible for a 30km long front (a friend said, the authenticity of this cannot be determined--!) This

It will still be the same situation as the 2nd war on the Western Front. If there is a 1st war now, Germany and Austria will

The main force must be placed on the Western Front to resist the British and French attacks. In fact, the number of troops used on the Eastern Front will not be particularly large, and the length of the frontal front will be longer! Therefore, the manpower will definitely not be enough. In other words, from some kind of

To a certain extent, most bunkers and fortifications do not require medium-caliber or above weapons to clear them.

The result is that in battalion and company level battles, as long as the small number of German 80-level mortars can be suppressed, the German Army's firepower range will not exceed 700 meters, and it will only have simple civil fortifications for defense. This problem is

To put it simply, Xu Jie needs to equip the Russians, and of course the Chinese Army, with a weapon that is designed to have a distance of more than 700 meters and can effectively destroy civil engineering works and personnel! And it must be relatively easy to carry, and it is best to have a certain amount of sustained firepower.

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Some people may say that mortars are a solution, but the weight of an 80mm-level mortar is more than 60 kilograms. Maybe this weight is not heavy, but combined with the weight of the "medicine", it may not be carried by ordinary offensive troops. 1

The gun is more than 3kg. Not counting any packaging, the 20-shot gun is 60kg. If the packaging is included, it is probably more than 100kg.

If you want to consider the strike accuracy of smoothbore mortars, the "charge" required to destroy a fixed firepower point is higher than that of rifled weapons. So if you want all firepower strike missions to be completed by 80 mortars, then this total

The demand for "medicine" must be a very high number! Of course, if it is a rifled mortar, the demand may decrease. But the cost will increase...

So is there a way to solve this problem? The answer is of course! That is a large-caliber machine gun! For example, the m1921 127mm machine gun that was finalized in the United States in 1921! Maybe the name is a bit unfamiliar, but if we talk about his follow-up

As for the model, I’m afraid most people know that it is the M2 50mm machine gun, a classic weapon that has been used for more than 80 years!

This weapon can be called an all-rounder. It is used by infantry for fire support, and it is also the most used weapon by the US Air Force. If this large-caliber machine gun appeared in World War I, many problems would be solved. First of all, this machine gun would be used in World War I.

When paired with an optical standard scope, it can attack surface targets and civil engineering works within a range of 800 to 1,000 meters. Moreover, the muzzle velocity is high and straight.

The power is not comparable to that of ordinary machine guns. It is easy to get a machine gun that can defend against a 792mm machine gun on the battlefield, but it may be more difficult to build a civil bunker that can defend against a 127mm machine gun. This thing can be used in World War II.

It can penetrate most armored vehicles at medium and short range! And the effective range of more than 800 meters can avoid the impact of almost all company-level weapons!

And the accuracy of this thing is very high. According to American eyes, the M2 50 machine gun can move very well within 1,000 meters. In the air combat of World War II, the M2 can almost be regarded as the weapon with the longest effective range. As a result, the United States

Fighters have used 50 machine guns for thousands of years, but the accuracy is relatively low

If it is high, you can relatively save "medicine". Although there is still some doubt whether China can produce the 1921 version of the 50mm machine gun, it is certain that at least the large-caliber machine gun is much stronger than the current 792mm machine gun, and it can be used in most cases.

Shooting other than company-level weapons is also a must.

In a company-level battle, as long as the opponent's sparse 80mm mortars can be suppressed, the Russian army will have an overwhelming advantage in direct firepower. All the German company-level suppression weapons are out of reach.

The Russian army using large-caliber machine guns can easily destroy civil bunkers one by one.

Of course, this thing can also be used against air. In the first battle, against biplanes with a speed of only more than 200 kilometers per hour or even lower, the 50-caliber machine gun is definitely a killer! Of course, the most important thing is these weapons

The weight is relatively light! This is very important for the Russian army, which can only use mules and horses to maneuver.

After suppressing the opponent's heavy firepower, it does not mean everything. The infantry also needs to gradually clear up the opponent's skirmishers. At this time, at a distance of 200 to 300 meters, in addition to heavy firearms, only rifles can reach it. Submachine guns are almost

Things happen within 150 meters. And the firepower of the rifle

It is slightly insufficient. In this case, Xu Jie believes that it is necessary to equip automatic rifles and strengthen the firepower at this distance. Moreover, according to Russia's production capacity and supply situation, the production capacity and supply of machine guns may be insufficient, especially when equipped with

This is especially true for the 50mm heavy machine gun.

Xu Jie believes that it is necessary for the Russian army to maintain a certain firepower intensity even without machine guns. In fact, there are two ways to solve this problem in Xu Jie's plane. One way is to use a certain amount of semi-automatic rifles.

To compensate, these weapons using full power are definitely faster than the fastest rifles. Another way is to produce stg44 assault rifles with intermediate power like the Germans do.

After some weighing, Xu Jie believed that there was no need to provide the Russians with weapons like the stg44. The Chinese troops could be equipped with similar intermediate-power assault rifles, but the Russians could just use semi-automatic rifles like the svt40. Of course, these weapons

Must be kept in old

It can only be effective in the hands of soldiers. If you give a recruit an expensive semi-automatic rifle, it is better to give him a submachine gun. Although Xu Jie intends to plagiarize the designs of rifles such as the M2 large-caliber machine gun and SVT40, he can actually build

Xu Jie has no idea what kind of thing it is!

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