Chapter 118 Improvement of the Submachine Gun (Plus 8)

"General Cyric, your opinion is correct. I wonder if you have any ideas for improvement?" Berthold said.

"Improvement can be done from two aspects." Cyric said: "Since one magazine is not enough, we can use two magazines."

This kind of thinking will exist in future generations.

Combines two standard 32-round magazines with a double magazine, and makes a slot in the bottom end of the shield between the barrel and receiver so that the double magazine can fit along the bottom groove of the shield slide.

The two square magazine clips are located behind the magazine compartment, and there are two indicator locators in front of the magazine compartment. When the bullets of the left magazine are used up, push the magazine compartment to the left, at this time, the right magazine Under the action of the locator, it is just at the feeding port.

Compared with taking the bullet from the bullet bag and then pushing the gun into the chamber, this method only needs to be done all at once, which greatly simplifies the steps! It can be said that it is quite ingenious!

When Cyric said it, everyone nodded in admiration!

One is not enough, then two!

"As for this kind of magazine, I think it can also be improved. The current magazines are all rectangular in cross section. We can change it to a trapezoidal shape, which can improve the reliability of ammunition supply."

In later generations, a 36-round double-column double-feed magazine was considered the best magazine for 9mm Parabellum pistols.

The biggest feature of this magazine is that the front and rear widths are different, the front is slightly narrower and the rear is wider, so that the section of the magazine is similar to a trapezoid.

The advantage of using this shape is that the axis of the bullet is not parallel to the axis of the chamber, and the left and right rows of bullets have a small angle with the center axis of the chamber. high.

At the same time, this form of magazine is insensitive to dirt and temperature differences, which can reduce the phenomenon that the magazine shrinks and "squeezes" the internal bullet in cold weather.

Cyric only provided ideas, specific design, and let them do it.

"The other option is to use drums," Cyric continued.

In fact, although the MP38 series looks majestic, it has not been mass-produced until the end of World War II. After the war with the Soviet Union, the German army did not like the MP38 series, and often picked up the Soviet Union's Bobosa to fight.

why? Because Bobosha is a drum with 71 rounds!

When the firepower is interrupted, it is often the prelude to the arrival of death!

71 rounds of drums, the firepower is much higher than the MP38 with 32 rounds of magazines!

In later wars, due to the excessive use of the Poposa submachine gun by the German soldiers, the Germans even specially studied an improved model of the Poposa submachine gun. This improved model improved the barrel and clip interface of the Poposa, This makes it possible to fire the 9mm Parabellum pistol fired by the MP40.

So, at this moment, Cyric put forward another opinion, can you play the drum?

If the same 71-round drum is used, it will definitely be more popular with frontline soldiers! Although using a drum-playing Mp38, it would be more comical to think about it, but this is a more suitable choice for the battlefield!

"Yes, General Cyric, we will seriously improve it," Berthold said.

In the past, the equipment department just asked questions, but now, Cyric has even told the idea of ​​improvement, which is undoubtedly more effective. Berthold was quite excited and continued to ask Cyric: " anymore question?"

"The second problem is the insurance of the submachine gun." Cyric continued to put forward his own opinion. In fact, this opinion is not so easy to find. It was put forward in the WWII documents of later generations. It was brought up without hesitation.

The safety mechanism is just a simple card shoot in the receiver, jamming the handle to put the weapon in a ready state. When the bolt is in the forward position, the weapon that has been fired is not insured.

In this way, when the bolt is hit, it will return to the rear position, possibly hooking a bullet into the chamber and firing! In simpler words, it is easy to escape!

On the battlefield, the soldiers responded by getting on the horse, temporarily pulling a belt on the barrel, and fixing the handle with the torn end. A bolt safety was added later to solve the problem.

Now, in the design phase, it's time to get this out of the way!

Cyric is talking, and many people are remembering that Cyric is definitely not a layman, his mind is quite open, and he is more powerful than their weapons experts!

"Okay, let's talk about the last question now." Cyric has almost said the current question, leaving the last one.

"Simplify the production process, so this gun can be produced in large quantities and at low cost! Save our precious raw materials." Cyric said.

The German craftsmanship is the pursuit of excellence. For example, the most important receiver is definitely cut out. A large piece of metal is cut on a lathe, cut, and finally becomes a small receiver, which is quite a waste! The scrap is even heavier than the receiver!

If it is changed to a stamping process, it will greatly save raw materials! Almost nothing wasted! And then through the riveting, welding process to complete.

Historically, it was not until after the war that Germany began to simplify the craftsmanship, and now, Cyric has proposed that the craftsmanship must be simplified to improve efficiency!

For this reason, even a slight reduction in machining accuracy is worthwhile! Soviet weapons, the processing accuracy is far lower than that of Germany, the weapons produced are more popular, why? Simple and reliable! In times of war, mass production is possible!

These are even more important for resource-starved Germany!

Cyric's trip had a great influence on Elma. Cyric provided suggestions for improvement, and personally promised that this weapon would be mass-produced and equipped. Historically, Elmar has In 35 years, it was the main production of Mauser 98K rifles, and now, it has become a company specializing in the production of submachine guns!

A few months later, the improved submachine gun, named MP35, first entered service with armored units, and later, entered more army units and was well received.

And Cyric's mission is not over yet. After all, Cyric knows that the submachine gun is not the most suitable for the needs of future wars, it is just a helpless substitute.

Look at the future to know, what is the most suitable? Of course an assault rifle!