Chapter 345: Machine guns of the infantry battalion

"Alert, battle alert, the Polish cavalry is coming up!" Conrad shouted loudly. As a member of the Sixteenth Army, Conrad had participated in the First World War and had rich combat experience. This kind of ground vibration, that A cavalry is charging!
The Polish cavalry is coming up!
All of them, throwing down their lunch boxes, ran towards the position with their legs pulled out. In the process of running, they took the Mauser rifle on their backs from the back, held them flat, and then, they lay down just before Dug half of the bunker.
On the opposite field, a cavalry appeared. This cavalry was brandishing a shining saber!
(Checking the information, some actually said that the Polish cavalry of World War II were equipped with spears? The East China hero did not believe it, and hoped to know it. The main force of the cavalry in World War II should be the saber, right?)
The opposing cavalry was charging, and here, the German infantry battalion had just entered the position. They held the bolted Mauser rifles in their hands and looked at the cavalry coming in the distance.
For the cavalry, rushing two kilometers is quite fast, and it is also the easiest time to swing the horse's power. They actually ambush the opposite side long ago. They waited until the German army started to kill before they suddenly came out, trying to kill the other side by surprise. .
Now it seems that he did kill the opponent by surprise. When the opponent entered the position, his side had already rushed to a few hundred meters!
As long as there is no Maxim heavy machine gun in front, for the cavalry, this distance will be a flash.
"Fire!" Conrad shouted loudly, and at the same time, the mg26 light machine gun opened fire.
Wait, what the is the mg26 light machine gun?
This kind of light machine gun is the Czech ZB-26 light machine gun. After the German occupation of the Czech Republic, all the Czech military enterprises were merged together. The backward 38T tanks in the Czech Republic were modified, and the tank production line was also improved. The main production Panther 3 tank.
In terms of light weapons, in addition to mass production of mp38 submachine guns, the production line of this ZB-26 light machine gun has been retained.
This is the most famous light machine gun in the Czech Republic, and its various performances are also very good. Therefore, Germany is compatible and accepted. Moreover, like the bullets of the German Mauser rifle, the large number of 7.92 mm bullets stocked in Germany can be inserted into the machine gun. Used inside.
At that time, the Czech Republic had a large inventory of light machine guns, all of which were equipped in the German 6th Army. Specifically, they were transferred to the current 6th Army Infantry Squad, and there were two!
Historically, all such machine guns were provided to the SS, but now, the SS does not compete with the 6th Army for this machine gun.
When the advanced 6.8mm mp38 "submachine gun" can only be equipped with the elite SS, the German 6th Army has very few automated weapons. The equipment of these light machine guns can greatly increase the firepower of the 6th Army's infantry squad. Density, to make up for the firepower gap before the arrival of mp38.
According to the organization, each infantry squad has two machine guns. What level is this? To each company, there are 24, and one battalion has 3 infantry companies!
At the same time, the original machine guns were collected together to form a special machine gun company equipped with 12 mg34 light machine guns.
But now, due to the rapid expansion of the German Sixth Army, the supply of machine guns cannot keep up, so for the time being, each company is still at the level of 12 machine guns.
Now, these machine guns fired one after another, and under the intense firepower, bullets splashed towards the Polish cavalry.
In this era, the mobility of the cavalry is no longer comparable to the firepower of a machine gun.
It was the 18th Polish Cavalry Regiment who rushed over. When he heard the dense bullets on the opposite side, he frowned. Then, his voice spread throughout the group: "Chong! Their light machine guns, Only 2o bullets!"
Rush! What's to be afraid of? The cavalry charged at the machine gun, as if they were looking for death, but it depends on the opponent? If it is the Maxim machine gun, the barrel is water-cooled, the ammunition chain is fed, and the firepower is continuous, this is definitely the enemy of the cavalry.
It was definitely a metal storm. The bullets continued to roar and flew over. No matter how many cavalry there were, they were all scum in front of a Maxim.
However, the light machine gun is nothing, especially the Czech light machine gun with only 2o magazine.
A German machine gunner put his face on the of the gun, aiming at the baseline from the side, looking at the enemy ahead.
Then, after pulling the trigger, two or three shots passed, and a cavalryman fell off his horse.
Compared with other machine guns, the biggest disadvantage of this ZB-26 machine gun is that the magazine is on the top, and the aiming of ordinary rifles is directly above. However, the aiming of this machine gun can only be moved to the side for the machine. The gunner's vision is very unfavorable.
Moreover, the 2o magazine is not as durable as the ammunition chain.
Then why use the magazine method?
Because this kind of machine gun is not like a heavy machine gun, a shuttle bullet is directly swept over, the shooter uses a short shot.
If you hold the trigger and let all the bullets go out, you are a pure novice.
Now, the machine gunners in the infantry battalion here are all veterans. They are the same as in normal training. They use short shots, two or three bullets past, and they can sweep down a cavalry.
At the same time, on their side ~EbookFREE.me~ there is a deputy.
At this moment, the deputy's heart was constantly counting silently. When the count reached 19, he keenly raised his arm, clattered, and quickly installed the new magazine.
Why is the magazine on it? It is to facilitate the assistant to change the magazine quickly and ensure the continuity of firepower.
For ZB26, the magazine is not a problem, mainly because of the heat dissipation of the air-cooled barrel.
The ZB-26 light machine gun was firing shortly, and the mg34 light machine gun, almost thinking about the opposite side, fired continuously.
Various gunshots were intertwined, and the Mauser rifles of various infantrymen were also firing continuously.
Neltz squeezed the trigger, and a cavalry soldier on the opposite side fell off his horse in the crisp sound of gunfire.
Killed one!
make persistent efforts!
Just when he wanted to fire a second shot, he saw a bunch of grenades flying from the cavalry on the opposite side.
Ordinary infantrymen with large arms can throw a grenade up to 50 meters away, while on horseback, with the help of the horse's impact, the grenades can be thrown up to 100 meters away. And elite riders, when throwing grenades, have a fairly high accuracy.
"Boom!" With an explosion, the machine gunner next to Neltz screamed.
"Squad leader!" Neltz patted the soil on his body, and just saw the grenade flying, he immediately lowered his head and exploded, and he must have been born a few meters away.
He shouted that the grenade thrown by the cavalry just now was thrown on the machine gun position. That was the biggest threat to them.
The machine gun position next to Neltz, his squad leader and a comrade in arms, were seriously injured by the grenade, and the machine gun was also tilted to the side.
The cavalry on the opposite side was still rushing over.
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