GBP Chapter 212 Future Bullet Specifications
Chapter 212 Future Bullet Specifications
Not long after the Spring Festival, since the battlefield in western Yunnan had been entirely handed over to the Expeditionary Force, Bai Minghui rushed back to Myitkyina to report to Zhang Chi.
Thinking about his staff officer's reminder, Bai Minghui did not mention anything else when he saw Zhang Chi. He immediately said, "Commander, this time our Eastern Route Army returned from western Yunnan and brought back a group of extra people."
"Oh, I did hear that many local people signed up to join the army directly because of our good treatment. Did you incorporate them directly into the Eastern Route Army to make up for the losses?" Zhang Chi raised his eyebrows, and his tone made Bai Minghui puzzled.
"How dare I? Expanding the army privately is a mistake." Bai Minghui knew that if someone with ulterior motives made a fuss about this matter, he would be in big trouble, so he changed his usual cheerful attitude and explained seriously.
"I have brought all 6 new recruits back to Myitkyina in one piece. What happens next is entirely up to you."
Zhang Chi nodded.
He was quite satisfied with Bai Minghui's clarity and prudence.
With the lessons learned from the Beiyang and White Party, such behaviors as privately recruiting soldiers and expanding the army are absolutely intolerable, otherwise the Anmin Army will soon repeat the same mistakes, and military leaders of all ranks will appear.
"All new recruits will be trained and assigned uniformly by the Training Department. All vacancies in each unit will be filled uniformly. This is the rule I established. You didn't get carried away after your victory and you still remember the rules. That's very good."
Zhang Chi stood up, took out a bottle of brandy from the cupboard, poured a glass for each of them, and then pulled Bai Minghui to sit on the sofa.
After the two sat down, Zhang Chi played with his wine glass and changed the subject:
"General Wei wrote me a letter saying his soldiers ran into our Anmin Army during the fighting. He came to ask for it, but you refused to give it to him. Is that true?"
Bai Minghui took the wine glass and laughed awkwardly:
"We were fighting the Japanese, and our soldiers had cotton-padded clothes and were well fed, with meat and fish to eat. The two armies were fighting side by side every day, so the soldiers on the other side felt unbalanced and naturally ran over. It was really not my intention."
What Bai Minghui described did not exceed Zhang Chi's expectations, and it was indeed the truth.
Fortunately, this incident only occurred sporadically and there was no large-scale job-hopping.
Otherwise, the other side will accuse us of openly annexing our friendly forces and use this to make a fuss, and the situation will become quite passive.
"Then why don't you drive back the soldiers who are running towards you?"
"My staff officer said that if we really send them back, they might end up in a terrible situation. I pity them, so..." Bai Minghui said, gulping down the liquor in his glass and letting out a long sigh. "This matter is my fault. I ask for punishment."
Zhang Chi was silent in his heart. The White Party’s method of dealing with deserters was not simply to starve them for a few meals or tie them up and beat them.
Compared with the torture methods commonly used by the White Party to torture deserters, shooting is the best outcome.
It is understandable that Bai Minghui made this choice out of sympathy.
However, Zhang Chi still had to punish Bai Minghui for making decisions on his own without consulting him:
"Those new recruits, as well as the veterans who escaped, will be sent to the Operations Department for three months of new recruit training. As for you, for taking friendly troops into your care, you will receive a warning, a three-month salary fine, and must submit a written self-criticism."
After knocking for a while, Zhang Chi pulled Bai Minghui over:
"Come, tell me how Tengchong was fought later..."
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The next day, Bai Minghui accompanied Zhang Chi to the shooting range of the newly established Nanhua No. 1 Firearms Institute.
Zhang Chi threw Bai Minghui a Springfield M1903, a replica of the firearms factory, and picked up an M1 Garand himself. While firing, he asked loudly:
"Regarding the comments below about the M1 Garand's excessive recoil and low accuracy during continuous firing, what are your thoughts?"
Bai Minghui took the homemade Springfield M1903 rifle, skillfully inserted a 5-round clip, pulled the bolt to load the rifle, aimed at the target 50 meters away and pulled the trigger.
As the gunshot rang out, he felt his shoulder hit hard by the butt of the gun and couldn't help frowning.
While shooting, he organized his thoughts. After firing the five yellow bullets in the magazine, Bai Minghui spoke:
"In my opinion, it's not about the gun, it's about the bullet."
"Oh, what do you mean?" In fact, with the expansion of territory and the development of industrial capabilities, Zhang Chi also had the idea of developing intermediate-power rifle bullets and supporting firearms.
But he also wanted to hear the opinions of generals like Bai Minghui and his soldiers to avoid making mistakes on his own.
"Let's talk about this 0.30-06 rifle bullet first." Bai Minghui picked up a 5-round clip. "This thing is completely tailor-made for the White Eagle people. The specifications are 7.62x63mm and it uses smokeless gunpowder. Although it can shoot far, the recoil is something only those strong white men can withstand."
As he spoke, Bai Minghui rubbed his aching shoulders.
“Although our soldiers’ food is not bad, it is still not as good as the White Eagle soldiers who have been fed with meat, eggs and milk since childhood.
On the contrary, the Japanese have 6.5x50mm Arisaka rifle bullets. As the caliber and case length are reduced, the recoil is also reduced to a level that we Asians can tolerate. "
Zhang Chi agrees with this view.
Bai Minghui is worthy of being a young man from a scholarly family. He has his own opinions on things and is good at summarizing.
只是目前军中M1加兰德、M1919A4机枪、加4倍镜的M70狩猎步枪都在使用这种白鹰标准的子弹，轻易无法更换。
"As for the slight difference in power and range between the Arisaka rifle bullet and the White Eagle's 762 rifle bullet, I think it can be completely ignored." Bai Minghui continued, fiddling with the bullets.
"After all, we have planes, tanks, and artillery. The infantry's demand for long-range rifles is definitely lower than in the past. I think being able to hit them at a distance of 600 meters is enough. Any further is a waste."
What Bai Minghui said coincides with the views of later generations.
“所以在你看来，M1A1卡宾枪用的7.62x33毫米更好？”张弛举起一支M1卡宾问，“你不觉得这东西射程有点短吗？”
"Relatively speaking," Bai Minghui nodded. "We have sniper rifles, machine guns, mortars, and anti-aircraft guns to deal with targets 600 meters away. So why would we even want a rifle with a 2500-meter range?"
Zhang Shi suddenly realized that his worries were unnecessary.
With the increase of other firepower of infantry, the status of rifles as the main weapon of infantry has declined, and a series of rifles such as SKS, AK47, and STG44 that use intermediate power bullets came into being.
"Then let me ask you, if we want to develop the next generation of rifles, what caliber of bullets do you think is best?" In the military field, bullets have always come before guns, so Zhang Chi wanted to hear Bai Minghui's opinion first.
"The caliber is smaller than 762, and the gun barrel is longer than the carbine?" Bai Minghui thought for a moment and answered in an uncertain tone.
Zhang Chi took out a notebook and wrote down Bai Minghui's opinions. Even as a time traveler, he was a little confused about the choice of the next generation of bullets.
STG44使用的7.92x33弹，SKS和AK-47使用的7.62x39弹，北约选择的7.62x51NATO弹，或者更进一步直接搞小口径化的5.45x39、5.56x45弹（子弹对比图在章末作者说）？
Or even take a different approach and develop a completely new ammunition system?
Zhang Chi put away his notebook. He felt that he needed to hear more opinions on the selection of new bullets.
Prior to this, the mission of the Nanhua First Firearms Institute was to complete the imitation of the M1 Garand and the mass production of 7.62x63 bullets.