Chapter 286 The Problem of Bullets

The Czech light weapons are quite good, and the caliber is exactly the same as the German caliber. Although the firepower of the ZB26 light machine gun is not high, it is, after all, a light machine gun.

The expansion rate of the German Army is quite fast. Although the first-line elite troops can be equipped with advanced tanks and become armored divisions, the second-line troops are poorly equipped. They still use Mauser 98K rifles as the main force. It would be nice if the machine guns were equipped in the second-line troops.

On the other hand, this gun must continue to be exported, especially Huaxia. Now that the Anti-Japanese War is in full swing, a lot of weapons are needed, and Germany also needs Huaxia's resources. At this time, of course, the production of this gun cannot be stopped. .

Over the years, the trade between Germany and China has also been going on. German weapons are exported to China in exchange for various resources that Germany needs.

"In addition to this light machine gun, the Brno factory will also produce our more advanced weapons," Cyric said. "Including our MG34 light machine gun, as well as our 6.8mm submachine gun and ammunition."

Now, this new 6.8mm submachine gun, after many experiments, has been finalized, the overall structure is very similar to the later AK series rifles, the structure is simple and reliable, the failure rate is low, and finally entered mass production stage.

Now, this submachine gun is officially named MP38 submachine gun, which is completely different from the submachine guns in history.

This weapon, after being equipped with the army, was immediately welcomed. There is a large gap in the weapon. Relying on the domestic light weapons manufacturing plant in Germany, it cannot meet the production demand at all. Therefore, it must be placed in the Czech Republic for mass production. !

After all, the Czech Republic is the second largest arms factory in the world, and with the Czech production, it is enough to replace the existing Mauser rifles of the army, at least to replace the elite troops on the front line.

After the large-scale promotion of this submachine gun, the number of bullets required will also increase exponentially.

In addition to the production line in Germany, which has already started to produce 6.8mm bullets, as the second military industrial power, of course, it must also fully switch to 6.8mm bullets.

At the same time, the production line of 7.92mm bullets should also be reserved. After all, machine guns, as well as Mauser rifles for second-line and snipers, are still 7.92mm bullets.

"I have an idea." Looking at the most famous military experts in Europe, Cyric said, "Can our bullets be replaced by steel?"

The shells and warheads of bullets are all made of copper. Although copper is no longer used as currency, this thing is also a relatively precious metal.

After intervening in the Spanish Civil War, Germany also gained a lot of benefits. For example, the minerals in Spain were almost monopolized by Germany, the most important of which was the Rio Tinto copper mine. With the minerals of this copper mine, Germany Don't worry about copper production for now.

However, there are also many places that are needed, for example, about bullets.

The bullets of this era are all made of copper, and the bullets and casings are all copper.

The main reason is that the mechanical properties of copper are good.

When the bullet is fired, it will rub against the chamber and barrel, and there are rifling in the gun. If it is hard metal, it may get stuck, and the chamber will explode directly, or the barrel will be worn a lot. It's scrapped. Compared with the gun body, copper is much softer in texture and can be fired smoothly.

Moreover, after firing, it is easier to extract the shell, which is even more important for automatic rifles.

Secondly, the ductility of metal copper is also relatively good, which is convenient for making bullet casings and warheads, and at the same time, copper has a certain strength and can withstand the huge impact force that the bullet needs to bear when it is fired.

Finally, copper does not rust easily, which is also an advantage.

However, this is copper after all! Now, with the introduction of fully automatic weapons, the consumption of bullets will greatly increase, and if you want to meet the needs of empire expansion, it is necessary to find suitable and inexpensive alternatives.

For example, use steel instead!

Cyric looked at the surprised eyes of the people below, and continued his topic. What he wanted to talk about was Huaxia's steel-cored copper-clad and painted ammunition.

Now, continue to use copper for production, but also conduct research to try to replace a large amount of copper with steel as soon as possible.

Of course, it is impossible to completely replace it, at least the inside of the warhead is a steel core, and the outside must be covered with copper.

The technicians below were silent for a long time before one person spoke: "In this case, I am afraid that the risk of bullet jamming will increase."

For a gun, reliability is the most important thing. If the bullet jams, it is the consequence of death for the soldiers who use it. The increase in the jam rate of the gun is a considerable accident.

"I believe that with the efforts of our technicians, the problem of high bullet jamming rate will be solved." Cyric said: "Now, the base camp has a plan. If this kind of bullet is successfully developed, it will be sacred to all technicians. Aryan identity."

In later generations, Huaxia used this kind of bullet, and I didn't hear how many complaints from the army, so the jam rate was not high. At the same time, this kind of bullet was powerful and much cheaper. Five steel cores covered with copper And the cost of painted ammo is equal to 1 full copper shell ammo.

Hitler's speech at the beginning was quite successful. Many people hoped to become a holy Aryan, just like the promotion of commoners to nobles. It is better to use this stimulus than money.

Sure enough, all the technicians had longing in their eyes, and Reinhardt's brainwashing operation was also very successful.

Cyric visited Skoda for three days in total. The first two days were mainly to inspect the arsenal, and on the third day, he was in the car factory.

Skoda is an arsenal, but it is also a car factory.

The Mlada-Boleslav factory is a factory specializing in the production of cars. When Cyric came here and inspected their cars, Cyric kept shaking his head.

"The production here is too backward, and it must be rectified immediately, and the assembly line operation method must be adopted." Cyric was very dissatisfied with the chaos of the workshop, which was still being manually equipped by the workers.

"The models produced now are too backward. We have introduced our ten-ton truck production line in an all-round way to produce our most advanced cars in Germany."

For mechanized troops, a few tanks are not enough, cars are more important! If there is no logistical supply, the tank in front is a pile of scrap metal! In World War II, the Soviet Union was able to support such a huge tank force because the United States supported hundreds of thousands of vehicles.

Domestic Ford 10-ton cars are quite advanced, and the production of such cars must be increased!