Chapter 238 6.8 mm bullet
German and industrial enterprises are well developed. For those who manufacture light weapons, there are Mauser Arsenal, Irma Company, Henell Company, etc. Among them, Irma Company has developed the latest mp36 submachine gun, and is improving the production process to save materials through stamping to enable more large-scale production.
As for the task of choosing a new intermediate power bullet, it fell on Henell, which was also developed by this company in history.
Hugo Schmether, a gun designer at Henell, is the main person in charge, and now welcomes the arrival of Cialis and his group.
"We have compared various ways and thought that after the caliber exceeds 6 mm, the lethality is limited." Hu Ge introduced to the people present: "Although small-caliber bullets will roll to kill the target after entering the human body, they still cannot take into account long distances, so we finally gave up."
"Now, after comparison, there are two types of bullets that are the most suitable." Hu Ge said: "One is a 7.×33mm rifle short bullet that is consistent with our current caliber. It is shortened than our current 7.×57mm standard rifle bullet, the warhead is lighter, the launch of gunpowder is reduced, the effective range is shortened accordingly, and the recoil is greatly reduced, which can meet the needs of continuous firing."
"The other type is 6.8x43mm small-caliber ammunition. After comparison, we believe that this ammunition can fully meet our needs. The firepower is cruel and the continuous recoil is small, but this will be different from our current caliber." Hu Ge continued to introduce.
As he said that, he had already arrived at the shooting range. On the launching platform, two submachine guns with strange shapes appeared in everyone's sight.
Ordinary submachine guns and magazines are all straight magazines, while the current magazines are curved, curved, narrow, and wide.
"These two types are submachine guns that we have improved with new rifle bullets." Hu Ge introduced to the people: "The two types of magazines are thirty rounds, and they have enough lethality at a distance of 300 meters. Even if they are placed at a distance of 400 meters, they have a very high accuracy."
Cialek picked up the narrow magazine. This gun was very similar to the stg44 recorded in later history. Of course, when it was finalized, the number of mp44 was still used.
From the appearance of the gun, it is very similar to the popular AK rifles in later generations. Of course, this similarity refers to the appearance. They all have small grips at the back, arc magazines at the front, and wooden stocks at the back, which are very similar to the shooting principles.
(The East China hero is not convenient to say more about the blood relationship between the stg44 and the AK series rifle. In short, some say plagiarism, and some strongly deny it. If we talk about the internal mechanical structure, the stg44 is a deflection locking of the air-guided bolt, and the AK is a slew locking of the air-guided bolt. It can be said that the automatic method is the same, both are air-guided and have pistons, but the locking structure is different.)
With his shoulder and pulling the bolt, Cialik pulled the trigger.
"Da da da da..." The gunshot sounded, the muzzle was slightly provoked, and the bullet case was constantly pushed out from one side of the bolt. The recoil was indeed quite large, but it could already control the gun body stably!
Cialik learned his own skills and no one taught him how to aim. He had already opened fire skillfully. Everyone present opened their eyes wide. They all said that General Cialik was very powerful, and it was true now!
After trying the narrow magazine, Cialick then tried the wide magazine and fired a few shots.
Narrow and wide are different from bullets. A 7.mm bullet is 33 mm long, while a 6.8 mm bullet is 43 mm. Therefore, a small-caliber bullet is longer than a magazine.
"The performance of the two guns is similar," Cialick said. "It seems that it is indeed a difficult issue to choose."
The stability of this gun is almost the same. What you need most now is the selection and two calibers. What is the most suitable choice?
"Yeah, that's not bad." Hitler also picked up the gun, imitated Cialek and pulled the trigger.
Hitler is now in his prime. During World War I, he went to the battlefield. Now, he is also very excited to test the gun himself.
"Selecting a caliber of 7.mm can be consistent with the caliber of our current model. In this way, our original production line does not need to be adjusted, such as the original barrel of the gun can continue to be used." Hu Ge continued to explain.
This is beneficial and the simplest. The barrels of the Mauser 8k rifles in stock are cut into two sections and can become the barrels of two existing submachine guns. It is so convenient!
In this era, the calibers of rifles were diverse, and each country had its own standards. In later generations, it was unified. The main force in the entire West was 5.56 mm, while the entire Soviet camp was 7.6 and 5.54 mm.
"However, if a 6.8mm bullet is used, the amount of metal will be used less." Hugo said.
The two have similar lethality, but the diameter of the 6.8 mm bullet is reduced, and the mass of the warhead is less than 7.mm bullets. Although one bullet is not much different, the demand for such bullets is astronomical, which is quite considerable if it accumulates!
"Cirick, what do you think?" Hitler asked Cirick. There is no mistake in this matter. After all, this will be the main submachine gun of the German army in the future!
"The Head of State, I think that the 6.8mm bullet is suitable for our empire's army." Cialek said: "The reduction in the mass of the warhead means that we will reduce our dependence on resources, and the number of bullets carried by individual soldiers will increase."
The empire lacks resources. From this perspective, 6.8mm bullets have huge advantages, not to mention that the bullet mass is reduced, and individual soldiers can carry more bullets!
This is of course one reason, and another reason, Cialek feels like a mirror in his heart. In later generations, this is the most rated ammunition!
Although NATO has used 5.56mm bullets uniformly, after years of use, this ammunition has reflected the problem of insufficient lethality. In later years, NATO made a comparison and finally believed that 6.8mm bullets are the most suitable.
Unfortunately, over the years, NATO has already had a mountain of 5.56mm bullets, and it is impossible to re-choose a new caliber.
As a time traveler and as a military expert before, since this era has come, if the best assault rifle cannot be tamped with, how can the advantage of the time traveler be discussed?
Chapter completed!