Chapter 284 (1/2)
Czech light weapons are quite good, and the caliber is exactly the same as that of Germany. Although the firepower sustainability of zb26 light machine gun is not high, it is also a light machine gun after all.
The expansion speed of the German army is quite fast. Although the elite troops in the front line can be equipped with advanced tanks and become armored divisions, the equipment of the second line troops is very poor. They still take Mauser 98K rifle as the main force. It is very good to equip this machine gun to the second line troops.
On the other hand, this gun should also continue to be exported, especially in China. Now the war of resistance against Japan is in full swing, a large number of weapons are needed, and Germany also needs Chinese resources. At this time, of course, the production of this gun cannot be stopped.
Over the years, transactions between Germany and China have been going on. German weapons are exported to China in exchange for various resources needed by Germany.
”In addition to this light machine gun, the Brno factory will also produce our more advanced weapons.” ”This includes our MG34 light machine guns, as well as our 6.8mm submachine guns and bullets,” hirek said
Now, after many experiments, this new 6.8mm submachine gun has been finalized. Its overall structure is very similar to the AK series rifles of later generations. With simple and reliable structure and low failure rate, it has finally entered the stage of mass production.
Now, this submachine gun is officially named mp38 submachine gun, which is completely different from the submachine gun in history.
After being equipped in the army, this weapon has been welcomed at once. The gap of weapons is quite large. Relying on the domestic light weapons manufacturers in Germany, it can not meet the production demand at all. Therefore, it must be put in the Czech Republic for mass production!
After all, the Czech Republic is the second largest military factory in the world. Coupled with the Czech production, it is enough to organically replace the existing Mauser rifles in the army. At least the elite troops in the front line should be replaced first.
After the large-scale promotion of this submachine gun, the number of bullets required will also increase geometrically.
In addition to Germany's production line, which has begun to produce 6.8 mm bullets, as the second largest military industry country, of course, it should also fully switch to 6.8 mm bullets.
At the same time, we should also keep one production line of 7.92mm bullets. After all, machine guns, Mauser rifles used by second-line and snipers are still 7.92mm bullets.
”I have an idea.” Looking at the most famous military experts in Europe, Chirac said, ”can our bullets be replaced by steel?”
The cartridge case and warhead of the bullet are made of copper. Although copper is no longer used as currency, it is also a relatively precious metal.
After intervening in the Spanish Civil War, Germany also gained a lot of benefits. For example, the minerals in Spain are almost monopolized by Germany, the most important of which is the Rio Tinto copper mine. With the minerals of this copper mine, Germany doesn't have to worry about the output of copper for the time being.
However, there are many places needed, such as bullets.
The bullets of this era are all made of copper. The warheads and casings are all made of copper.
The main reason is that copper has good mechanical properties.
When the bullet is fired, it will rub with the chamber and barrel, and there are rifling in the gun. If it is hard metal, it may get stuck and explode the chamber directly, or it will wear a lot on the barrel and be scrapped after a few rounds. Compared with the gun body, copper is much softer and can be fired smoothly.
Moreover, it is easier to pull out the shell after firing, which is more important for automatic rifles.