The Rise of the Empire

As for the aviation machine gun, the 50 machine gun is much stronger than the aviation machine gun modified from the contemporary mg08 series. First of all, in terms of weight, the 50 machine gun m2 is not much heavier than the 7.92mm mg machine gun. You must know that mg08 The weight of the light barrel of the machine gun is 22.2kg, and the cooling water of 4.5kg is also about 18kg. Although mg08-15 is lighter, it weighs about 12.9kg.

; And if you use mg machine guns on general late-stage fighters, you need at least two, and if you use m2 machine guns, one is enough. Both sides have the same weight, but the firepower is not at the same level. Aviation machine guns don’t need to consider heat dissipation, so the firing rate of the m2 machine gun can be fully utilized. It can shoot 600 to 750 rounds per minute, while the mg machine gun generally has a firing rate of about 450 rounds.

; And if you consider the damage of ammunition, the damage effect of the 50 machine gun is definitely much stronger than that of the mg machine gun. In addition to the powerful incendiary bomb, the ordinary ammunition of the m2 machine gun weighs 46 grams. The MG machine gun pointed bullet is only 12.8 grams, and one m2 bullet is almost equal to 4 MG machine gun bullets...

; Of course, as an aviation machine gun, there is still a very important problem that is very good accuracy! The large-caliber bullet of the m2 machine gun originally had an accuracy far surpassing that of the 7.92mm machine gun, and the m2 machine gun had a very high weight accuracy even in the large-caliber machine gun. The longest effective range of the m2 machine gun in the American War II was about 1000 meters. It is almost the farthest point of the bullet convergence point calibrated by various countries, which shows that the performance of the m2 machine gun is very good!

;Maybe there is such a model that can be carried by infantry, can be used on various sites, can be hit by planes, and can be hit by tanks and light bunkers. It weighs only more than 20 kilograms, and it can be used for half a century. What reason not to equip?

; As for the Russians with 37 guns? In fact, this is nothing but a smooth flow. On the one hand, the Bavarian army will not be equipped with 37mmpin-pin guns in the future. This thing is too dated! This kind of weapon that arose from the Boer War, and a small amount of weapons used in the first war is no longer sufficient for future wars. So quickly take advantage of the needs of the Russians and handle them all! On the other hand, this weapon was originally produced in the United Kingdom, so the Russians had so many channels to obtain it, and it was not possible to transfer a batch from France. Therefore, even if the prince does not take the initiative to help, the Russians will still find ways to attach various chassis to this artillery.

;Will the Russians equipped various armored vehicles with 37 guns adversely affect Germany? The answer is naturally no, because after the Russians have invested a lot of money on the 37 guns, the money for new weapons will be reduced. This is great news!

;It boils down to one point, because the 37 cannon is not easy to use, so the prince decided to dispose of the used goods, and the prince has found a new rapid-fire cannon that is much stronger than the 37 cannon!

; How about 37 guns? It would be pretty good if it were put in this age. It can fire 300 shells per minute, and the weight is not very large. It can't be used as an infantry gun, but it can still be placed on the chassis of a vehicle. Although it has various advantages and once made a big splash on the battlefield, this weapon still has many problems after all. The biggest problem is that the power of a single shell is too small!

; When the prince first saw the muzzle velocity of the 37 gun, he almost thought it was a 37mm mortar (if any)... The muzzle velocity is only 367 meters per second! (The author looks at the Wiki for more than 500 meters of records, but only saw one, n and various books are 367, so this data is temporarily used) This initial velocity is not as good as the howitzer's guarantee! With such a low muzzle velocity, it won't be able to penetrate it when it encounters a slightly stronger bunker. The penetration ability is really higher than that of a 50 machine gun!

You said that the armor-piercing ability is a little worse, forget it, the charge is not big, if the prince remembers correctly, the charge should be 17 grams... A 450-gram shell has a charge of 17 grams! This tm power is too small, right? There is no way to do this. After all, the shell size of the 37mm gun is 37mm*94, which is shorter than the 50 machine gun. In that era, no matter how simple a shell is, there must be parts that must be included, which caused the problem of very small charge.

The British actually used 37mm guns in World War I. But soon they discovered that this powerful artillery was not enough to destroy the various bunkers on the Western Front, and then they replaced it with a new type of gun mount as an anti-aircraft artillery, but it was not useful. Think about it, everyone. The muzzle velocity is only 300. How curved is the trajectory of a multi-meter artillery shell. Although the speed, altitude and maneuverability of the aircraft in World War I were slower, it shouldn't be such a shame, right?

; Then the British really couldn't stand this stuff, and then they studied new anti-aircraft artillery. As for other countries? For example, Germany, France, and Russia. Let's continue to use 37 guns, because they did not have other alternative guns...

The gun that the prince decided to replace the 37mm gun was the 2-pounder gun made by the British in history. This gun actually appeared in 1905 and was still used as a naval gun. Later, the British found that this artillery was very good as a land cannon! Then it requisitioned...

; Compared with the 37mm gun, the performance of the new British 40mm gun (that is, the 2-pounder gun) has been greatly improved. First, the shell size became 40mm*158mm. Double the weight of the warhead! The charge is as high as 100 grams! The latter exceeds the former by about 6 times! The muzzle velocity has also increased to about 600 meters~www.NovelMTL.com~ If you use a flick, the speed will be even higher. The power increase can be said to be very obvious. And the rate of fire of this artillery is not slow, it can reach about 200 rounds per minute. In history, the British used 14 rounds of bullets for bombs, and the fire continuity was fair.

; (Note that the weight of a 1-pound gun or a 2-pound gun refers to the weight of the warhead. In fact, the weight of the whole loaded bomb will increase a little. The weight of the shell of a 1-pound gun is 1.39 pounds, while the weight of a 2-pound gun The whole weight of the cannon is 2.95 pounds. The size of the cannonball mentioned in the article is the warhead size.)

While the firepower is greatly increased, the weight and size of this gun is very limited. The specifications of the 37mm gun are like this, with a weight of 186kg and a barrel length of 185cm. The specifications of the 40mm gun are like this, the weight is 229kg (the cooling water cylinder is 249kg after being filled with water), and the length of the gun body is 2.43 meters! In other words, the weight of this weapon, which is more than twice as powerful as 37 guns, only increased by more than 40 kg. The length of the gun body has increased by 0.6 meters! Relative to the increase in power, these increases in weight and volume are still acceptable!

In the eyes of the prince, this artillery is very versatile and can deal with most bunkers and fortifications on the Eastern Front. And it can be used as an anti-aircraft artillery. Good muzzle velocity and rate of fire means higher air defense efficiency. Unlike 37 guns, although the rate of fire is high, but the initial velocity is too slow, and it is not as high as the 75mm gun, but the rate of fire is too high. slow.......

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