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Chapter 321 The World's Lightest Type 89 Heavy Machine Gun

The gun body weighs 17.8 kg, the tripod weighs 8.5 kg, and the total weight is 26.3 kg.

It has an effective range of 1500 meters, is equipped with a fixed ammunition box of 50 rounds, and is equipped with a day light sight and a low-light sight. It can perform all-weather combat missions, and two people can complete the transportation and firepower output.

There are three types of ammunition: armor-piercing explosive incendiary bullets, armor-piercing incendiary tracer bullets, and armor-piercing discarding sabot bullets.

It combines armor-piercing, blasting and burning capabilities. The vertical penetration of the first two in homogeneous steel at a distance of 1000 meters reaches 20 mm.

The vertical penetration depth of the armor-piercing sabot projectile at 1000 meters can reach 25 mm.

It can be used to deal with the Japanese Type 12 medium tank. As for the Type light tank with mm armor, it can be destroyed with just a few shots!

The system sells for 300 military merit points per gun, and 5000 guns were purchased at one time, some of which are on the way from Mandalay to Myitkyina.

Don’t ask why I bought so much, the reason is that I have money!

Although 3 million is a tight budget for an aircraft carrier, spending 150 million to buy heavy machine guns is not much different from a drop in the bucket.

The equipment configuration that Xu Le formulated for the troops is just a standard. If the troops have temporary needs, they can also report it on their own and receive the equipment they need.

For example, the Type 89 heavy machine gun can be used in so many positions due to its ultra-light weight and super strong damage.

It can even be used as a squad machine gun, provided that the infantry squad does not mind the heavy ammunition!

After all, a 12.7mm bullet weighs 120 grams, and 500 rounds weigh 60 kilograms, which is quite a heavy load.

Moreover, each infantry squad has a heavy machine gun on its armored vehicle, so there are few opportunities to use two heavy machine guns!

......

An Jiehui looked at the gun Xu was holding and thought it was a light machine gun. If that was the case, he would leave the MG42 behind no matter what!

But when he took it personally, he understood that a light machine gun does not have such a thick barrel, nor such a large caliber.

But why is it so light?

"Marshal, is this a heavy machine gun? It's too light, isn't it? It's a product of cutting corners. If the chamber or barrel explodes after a few shots, then I don't want it!"

"Don't worry, just try it first!"

Immediately afterwards, someone handed over a box containing 200 rounds of bullets!

After a while...

Da da da.....

An Jiehui took the lead in shooting, and the crisp sound echoed around.

The target was a straw-wrapped concrete pedestrian target. With 100 bullets, the hit rate at a distance of 400 meters reached 100%. With the same 800 bullets, using a white light sight, the hit rate at a distance of meters also reached an astonishing %!

Of course, it is impossible for everyone to have as high a hit rate as An Jiehui. After all, An Jiehui comes from a military background and is proficient in using various weapons.

But this is a human-shaped target. If it were a truck, an ordinary shooter would have a hit rate of 800% at a distance of meters.

"Okay, great."

During the rapid shooting of 200 rounds, An Jiehui did not find any problems, except that the barrel was a little hot, but it did not need to be replaced.

"If I shoot at my speed, I won't need to change the barrel until about 500 rounds. The rate of fire is enough and the damage is huge. Marshal, I want this!"

Xu Le, Xu Da, and several guards nearby...

Everyone is speechless....

They had seen An Jiehui's disgusted expression just now, and when they took the machine gun, it was like they were taking a pile of shit...

Now, it's like a dog that has been hungry for three days sees a piece of delicious meat bone.

The saliva was almost flowing to the ground.

"Okay, okay. It's fine as long as you think it's good. There are already 2000 guns and 2000 million rounds of ammunition on the way. They will arrive tonight. As for the organization issue, you can handle it yourself and submit a report to the Chief of Staff!"

Although the Type 89 heavy machine gun can be transported and fired by two people, it can only carry 200 rounds of ammunition at most and cannot achieve a fire suppression effect.

Therefore, depending on the needs of the mission, a heavy machine gun needs to be manned by at least five people. Normally, a heavy machine gun squad has two machine guns, and the best number of people is 5.

After all, the troops have enough vehicles and do not need manpower to transport ammunition, which can save manpower!

Touching the heavy machine gun with heartache, An Jiehui said shyly: "Marshal, although this gun is much lighter, the bullets are heavy, and logistics must be guaranteed. And I don't plan to use it as a fixed firing point, I will implement mobile shooting operations!"

Xu Le's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea, isn't it equivalent to a mobile heavy firepower point!"

After Xu Le finished speaking, he noticed An Jiehui's improper expression. He had seen such expressions many times, and he must have something to ask for.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

An Jiehui handed the machine gun to the guard and said, "It's like this. If you deploy a mobile heavy machine gun fire point, it will be easier to appear in the enemy's field of vision, so you need a certain level of protection, or outstanding mobility!"

"Fuck!" Xu Le couldn't help but swear: "If you want a tank, just say it directly, why are you beating around the bush!"

An Jiehui shook his head fiercely: "No, I don't want tanks! The mobility of that thing is only useful in plains or hilly areas. Myitkyina is at the junction of hills and mountains, and tanks can no longer be deployed over a large area!

If a large number of tanks are forcibly deployed on such terrain, their performance will be limited and they will become sitting ducks!

So my idea is to use a jeep as a carrier for the heavy machine gun. The jeep is small in size and can move at full speed on all secondary and tertiary roads. This way it can avoid enemy firepower and indirectly increase its protection capabilities! "

Xu Le nodded sincerely: "Indeed, although our Type 69 tanks are powerful, they can only march on secondary roads at best, and the speed is not fast! I understand."

Xu Le suddenly realized: "You have been asking me for a 212 jeep for the whole time. Just tell me, as long as you can use it, I will give you as much as you want!"

The BJ212 jeep is a magical car and was the first batch of vehicles equipped by Xu's army. More than two years ago, when the troops went to war, they were equipped with mainly cheap vehicles due to insufficient military merit points.

Today, all the equipment from that time has been eliminated, but the 212 jeep is still popular among various troops.

Xu Le remembered that the first time he bought a jeep was when he ambushed a squadron of Japanese invaders. It was also the first time he personally killed a large number of Japanese invaders, and he burned and buried hundreds of bodies on the spot.

I’m afraid the Japanese haven’t found the whereabouts of these corpses yet!

"That's great, I'll make arrangements right away and have someone prepare to receive the machine guns!"

"Wait!" Xu Le shouted and stopped An Jiehui who was about to run.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I just told you that I have plans for your machine gunners!"

"Yes, yes, I forgot about it in the excitement. Please give me your orders, Marshal!"

Xu Le said seriously: "After receiving the machine guns, you will arrange for someone to follow the train back to drive the jeep! I will give you 15 days to lead your machine gun division to wipe out all the devils in northern Burma. If you fail to do so, return the machine guns and jeeps to me yourself!"