Chapter 937: Conflict of Tactical Concepts
The Shaosha machine gun itself is not light, weighing 9.5 kilograms with the magazine. With the Japanese-made bayonet holder and bayonet, the weight exceeds 2 digits. Carrying bullets and magazines weighing about 10kg, and then using a machine gun weighing more than ten kilograms to fight with a bayonet? what are you thinking? Although the Shaosha machine gun is cheaper and worse, it does not require you to fight with a bayonet. If you want to fight with a bayonet, I will give you a wooden gun!
Another thing that the French didn't understand was that in order to improve the Japanese army's ability to clear trenches, the French planned to equip the Japanese with a batch of Spanish imitation Mauser C98 automatic pistols. The French were shocked by the power of the MP series submachine guns equipped by the Germans in close combat. The Allies have not yet produced submachine guns. In other words, there was no large-scale equipment for the troops, so a batch of Mauser fully automatic pistols were imported on an emergency basis. Originally, the French planned to provide the Japanese with close combat capabilities, so they also allocated a batch to the Japanese.
This Mauser pistol is a long-barreled Mauser pistol equipped with a 20-round magazine. The biggest difference between this Mauser pistol and ordinary Mauser pistols is the length of the barrel. The one purchased by the French is quite long. The barrel of a general Mauser pistol is only 1, and the length of the gunshot is also only 1. Coupled with the shoulder stock made of the gun box on the back of the pistol, and relying on the longer barrel, this pistol can be used as a carbine. Although it is the basis of a pistol after all and cannot be compared with the regular German MP series submachine guns, it is still a good melee weapon.
But the Japanese obviously don’t buy it…. In the eyes of the Japanese, this weapon is too big as a pistol, and its effective range is too short as a rifle. After all, the barrel length is incomparable with that of a rifle, and the bullets are still pistol bullets. The pistol can be used as a self-defense weapon, and the rifle has better long-range accuracy. After a gunman carries this Mauser carbine, he will definitely not be able to carry a rifle. Therefore, the Japanese believe that their soldiers are good enough and can use long-distance precision shooting to clear out opponents. Forget about such "half-high, not low" firearms.
"Very good, we have saved a lot of purchasing funds. Believe me, brother, those stubby dwarfs from the Far East will sooner or later be beaten to death in front of the German defense lines! They think they are the best in the world. In fact, apart from wasting some German ammunition, it was of no use, and by the way, they also wasted our rations!" Lieutenant Pierre, who was responsible for liaison with Juichi Terauchi's troops, was merciless in his conversation with his colleagues. It satirizes the Japanese Army's conservatism and stubbornness!
How do you say something? Artillery is the god of war. At least in World War I, this statement was absolutely correct. Therefore, rifles and machine guns actually did not have much weight in the balance of war. The most important thing is the artillery. Originally, the French did not plan to assign many artillery units to the Japanese troops, but soon, when making the plan, they discovered that they did not have enough tanks to provide cover for Japan. Then a conscientious judge suddenly said, "Don't give it to Japan." It’s okay to assign people to special tanks, after all, there aren’t many of us. But if even basic artillery cannot be guaranteed, then what other role does the Japanese army have besides sending people to death?
General Robert Neville elaborated on this issue from another perspective: "We spent a lot of money on these mercenaries.
And they have been equipped with enough equipment. If we just throw them away, we will be at a huge loss, both economically and politically... At least it should be worth the money, right? "
After contacting the Japanese side and learning that there were many "veteran artillerymen" in the Japanese army who had served in the Russo-Japanese War, the French finally decided to equip the Japanese army with a larger-scale independent artillery unit. In order to make full use of the "surplus value" of these gunners.
After considering the current situation of the French Army, I don't have many long-range artillery and heavy artillery here, so naturally it is impossible to equip them with the Japanese. The gunner is definitely a technical unit. This thing is not like a machine gun. I give it to you. Practice for a few weeks and you'll be able to make do with it. It requires systematic training, and now, the French obviously do not have the time and energy to familiarize the Japanese with the complete French artillery system.
"It's better to equip them with a large number of 75mm rapid-fire guns first. There are a lot of these guns, and even if the Japanese use these guns as large rifles, they can still play some role." General Petain said.
"As a division-level combat unit, I'm afraid it's not good to just have 75mm rapid-fire guns, right? We still need to provide some light howitzers. Let's give it to two artillery companies first. In addition, if the French Army has difficulties, , then our British Army is willing to provide some tanks to the Japanese Army." said a British Army representative attending the meeting.
The French had two large-scale conflicts with the Bavarian Army's armored forces and more than ten small-scale conflicts. Even if the opponent is exhausted, the armored troops on his side are about to collapse... After the prince returned to the Eastern Front with his troops, the French rushed to recover. However, tanks are almost the most technologically advanced thing at present. So how can they just recover? Therefore, the number of French tanks is still relatively low. Of course, what is even more fatal is the heavy loss of personnel.
Very few people have ever driven a car in this era, and even fewer people have driven a car or a tractor! And those who have driven tractors and can maintain tractors are gold in the beach! As for what is the relationship between driving a tank and driving a tractor? It's very simple. The gearbox of the French ft10 is a tractor gearbox... The force of the lever is terrifying, and it will definitely not work without the strength of the handle. Considering the stability of current tanks, if there is a level 4 test for a tank driver's license, how to drive a tank will account for 30% of the score, how to fight will account for 30% of the score, and how to troubleshoot various faults and repair and maintain will account for 40% of the score. ..... Yes, you read that right, learning how to maintain a tank is equivalent to the written part of the exam for future generations!
Therefore, the French can give the Japanese a large number of Chauchat machine guns, a sufficient number of Hotchkiss machine guns, extra 75mm cannons, and even howitzers, no matter how large the organization is, for the sake of humanitarianism and face. Some Japanese troops may also obtain howitzers. But want a tank? Save it! If France doesn’t have enough of this, why should it give it to you? How many French divisions attacked without tank cover? As for training Japanese tank crews? Maybe there will be this plan in the next six months, but now? Forget it, in the eyes of the French, these Japanese may be brave in fighting, but playing with sophisticated things is unrealistic!
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