This article begins with an introduction to the Western ** used by the Volunteer Army.
Due to the fact that most of the warlords in the ** period had the background of Western countries as backers, coupled with the **aid provided by Britain and the United States during the Anti-Japanese War, the **equipment of the West** was varied, which also made the people's army capture a large number of Western** on the battlefield. On the Korean battlefield, the volunteers also captured a large number of American-made **, in line with the principle of take-it-or-leave-it, the volunteers used these ** and spewed tongues of fire at their former owners.
Let's take a look at what the Western ** used by the volunteer army is useful.
The Japanese-made Wang Ba box pistol (Southern 14) was indeed not very easy to use, so it did not become the standard pistol of the people's army. But the barge gun of German origin - Mauser *** gun (763mm) Since entering China, it has been deeply loved by the armies of various forces in China, according to statistics, more than seventy percent of the Mauser pistols produced in the world have been sold to China, and the people's army has naturally seized a large number of equipment.
The reason why this pistol is so popular in China is that it can fire quickly and in bursts, and it can be used as a miniature submachine gun. However, the Mauser pistol generally used in this way is 20 rounds, which is the so-called fast and slow machine.
At that time, it was popular for the squadron to organize soldiers armed with such pistols into specialized elite company platoon units. Before attacking the enemy's position and before the enemy was about to attack the position, the troops armed with Mauser pistols stood in several rows of dense formations, swept at the enemy for a while, and then drew the large blades behind their backs and rushed forward to fight hand-to-hand.
Red Army soldiers armed with Mauser pistols, ** in this upper feeding structure, indicating that this is a Mauser fast and slow machine that can fire 20 rounds in bursts. The Red Army used the Mauser pistol in the same way as the general warlord army at that time, so the Red Army soldiers armed with this Mauser pistol were also the elite of the army.
Due to the battlefield use of the Mauser pistol, it was rarely used as an officer gun before the Anti-Japanese War, but was often used as a micro-rush for specialized elite troops.
During the Anti-Japanese War, because the Japanese army was equipped with a large number of grenadiers and other artillery, this Mauser pistol phalanx tactic could no longer be used, so the Mauser pistol slowly became an officer's gun. **The volunteer officer closest to us on the center left is armed with a Mauser pistol.
Although this pistol is original in Germany, there are many imitations, such as the 20-shot fast and slow machine is the first imitation made by Spain, and then it was copied and sold to China by various countries, and there are a large number of imitations in China, so its ** is very complicated.
This Browning pistol is also available in several countries, the most prestigious of which is Belgium and the United States. This pistol is known for its great power, but since there are not many of them in China, only middle and high-ranking commanders are equipped with them in the Volunteer Army. The uniforms of the volunteers are relatively close, and it is difficult to distinguish the size of the position without a military rank, but there is a Browning on the waist, and the veterans know that it must be not small.
The Mauser rifle is famous, but the gun has always been in conflict with China. For example, the old sleeve originally wanted to learn the Mauser rifle, but it turned out that the Germans fooled and imitated the 1888 commission rifle. Czech vz. in the picture above24 rifle (792mm), which was also fooled by the German ** fire merchant as a Mauser 98k**.
However, the Czech ** has always had a reputation for fine products at that time, so this 100,000-piece rifle with a unique four gun belt rings was well received after equipping German mechanics. At this time, it coincided with the full-scale outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War launched by Japan in the July 7 Incident, so the first concentrated a batch of strategic materials, and did not hesitate to buy another 100,000 'Mauser 98K rifles' from German fire dealers.
And this time, in 1938, the German Gunsmith really delivered 100,000 genuine Mauser 98K rifles to **. However, the ** who received the goods found that he was really wronged this time, and this batch of 98k rifles were all old guns eliminated by the German Army. Moreover, in order to be exported as soon as possible, the German ** gunsmith manually polished all the Wehrmacht numbers on the guns, which further caused the accuracy of these guns to decline. So in just a year or so, these genuine 98k rifles were replaced by civilian-made Zhongzheng rifles.
This 100,000 Czech vzA batch of 24 rifles ended up in the hands of the People's Army and went to the Korean battlefield with the Volunteers. ** The nearest volunteer soldier in us is using the Czech VZ24 rifles.
Springfield Rifle (762mm), also known as the M1903 Springfield rifle, it is the standard rifle of the U.S. Army in World War I and World War II. However, during the Korean War, it was basically withdrawn from active service, but some American snipers on the Korean battlefield still used the gun, which is reflected in the movie "Watergate Bridge".
Bolt-action rifles are generally highly accurate and have a long range, so they are also used as hunting rifles today.
This kind of rifle, which has been gradually eliminated by the U.S. military in World War II, has been given a lot of aid by the U.S. military, and naturally the people's army is also equipped.
In this famous **, the volunteer soldier on the far left is holding a Springfield rifle. The Volunteer Army took the US weapon and handed over the US military, which is really a historical moment to lift the spirit.
There must be some other Western rifles (such as the Ying 77) equipped by the volunteers, which will not be introduced here due to the lack of historical information.
M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle (762mm) and M1 carbine (762mm), all of which are designed and manufactured by Winchester, a well-known American light manufacturer, are introduced here.
Originally, the M1 carbine was made into a submachine gun according to the requirements, but because the United States urged the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle too tightly, Winchester, which had limited production capacity, stopped the development of the M1 submachine gun and made every effort to manufacture the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle.
However, later the United States brought up the old matter again because of the needs of the battlefield, and Winchester used the production line of the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle to create the M1 carbine emergency.
The gun's automatic 'dang' sound at the end of the magazine is its most famous feature.
The U.S. military is teaching expeditionary force soldiers to use the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle.
During World War II, all countries actually developed semi-automatic rifles, but only the United States put the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle into the army in large quantities, and it replaced the old tethered rifle as the standard equipment of soldiers. This is because the Yankees have a lot of money, and other families are reluctant to let the soldiers Huo Huo bullets.
Therefore, whether in the European theater or the Pacific theater, although the US infantry squad does not have a standard machine gun, it can still overwhelm the opponent's squad of the same size in terms of firepower.
The volunteer soldier was armed with an M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle, while he carried six captured M1 Garand semi-automatic rifles on his back.
Volunteer soldiers eating frozen potatoes, all carrying an M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle. The extensive use of the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle by the Volunteer Army also reflects the great progress made by New China in military production. As a result of the rapid realization of self-production in New China762mm bullets, so the 38 big covers in the front-line volunteer army were quickly replaced.
However, the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle empty guns weigh up to 437 kg, which is not very suitable for Asian armies due to being too heavy. In addition, this gun was too long in the later tunnel warfare, so the volunteer army replaced it with a large number of Mosin Nagant cavalry guns during the confrontation phase.
Relatively speaking, the M1 carbine was more suitable for the size of the Chinese, so it was heavily equipped in the expeditionary force. The two guards next to Stilwell in the video are both using M1 carbines.
This was the first Chinese militia armed with an M1 carbine, in the summer of 1944. But after the photo was taken, it still had to be returned to Harrison's assistant Epstein. In fact, this gun is very suitable for the militia in the base areas behind enemy lines in North China, and its effective range of 200 meters is just right for the militia who are good at concealment.
The M1 carbine is very popular among the volunteer soldiers, and it is the M1 carbine used by the volunteer soldiers who are blowing the trumpet.
In this **, most of the volunteer soldiers use Bobosha, but the rightmost soldier holds an M1 carbine.
The M1 carbine is said to have been included in the list of standard equipment of the people's army after the war, but it was eventually removed from the list because the manufacturing process was too complicated.
M3 carbine (762mm), is a kind of U.S. military specially developed for night warfare, it comes with a T120 infrared night vision sight. The muzzle's flared flame suppressor is the most intuitive difference between it and the M1 carbine.
This gun was once captured by the Volunteer Army with a T120 infrared night vision sight on the Korean battlefield. As a pioneer of night combat individual soldiers**, this gun did not perform well, but it officially opened a precedent for individual night battles**.
M1918 Browning automatic rifle (762mm) is also called a bar rifle, and it is precisely because of its existence that the US military squad does not need machine guns much, and this automatic rifle is often used as a machine gun with a tripod.
The gun was the world's first mass-armed automatic rifle.
The history of this gun is very early in China, but it is not the original American product, but a Belgian imitation, and the introduction of the first army is used as a machine gun.
The disadvantage of this gun as a machine gun is obvious, that is, it can only use a 20-round magazine, so there is obviously a gap in terms of fire continuity compared to professional light machine guns. In addition, the use of lower reloading also extends the reload time, so when used as a light machine gun, this gun is indeed a bit incompetent.
I accidentally found a photo of the Volunteer Army using the M1918 Browning automatic rifle**, which should be a late-stage American model from the position of the tripod.
Since a large number of the guns were captured on the battlefield, the volunteers who adhered to the tradition of the people's army also used them. This is the Volunteer Army's use of the M1918 Browning automatic rifle as a rifle.
After installing the tripod, the M1918 Browning automatic rifle was used by the Volunteer Army as a machine gun. Judging from the fact that it is equipped with a handle, this is a late-stage type.
Thomson submachine gun (1143mm) is an old acquaintance with the squadron, but the volunteers use the M1928A1 Thomson submachine gun, which is also the Thomson submachine gun that the U.S. Army is really equipped with on a large scale.
The old version of the Thomson was rejected by the U.S. military because of its high cost, but it shone in China's warlord scuffles and American gangsters. China's so-called imitation of the Thomson submachine gun is actually assembled from parts imported from the United States. During the Anti-Japanese War, due to the difficulty in importing accessories caused by the blockade, the submachine guns equipped by China before the Anti-Japanese War were basically scrapped due to the loss of parts during the Anti-Japanese War.
With the arrival of US aid after the Anti-Japanese War, the squadron ushered in a peak period of submachine gun equipment.
With the outbreak of World War II, the U.S. military remembered the old Thomson submachine gun again, so the new M1928A1 was built to equip the troops in large quantities, and by the time it was discontinued in 1945, more than 1.4 million pieces had been produced. The Expeditionary Force was the first squadron to be equipped with M1928A1, and after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the U.S. Army transferred a large number of M1928A1 to **.
In the People's Army, this M1928A1 was used as a squad platoon commander with a gun. Therefore, there is a saying in the army: pick up nine and a half pounds, and dry the platoon commander. **The volunteer soldier on the far right is using M1928A1, who is supposed to be a squad platoon leader.
However, it can also be seen from this saying that the weight of M1928A1 is still quite large, and the weight of the bullet is close to 10 catties, and only tall soldiers can use M1928A1.
American-made M3 submachine gun (1143mm), because the tip resembles an oil filling pot, it is also called a filling gun.
In this famous **, the volunteer soldier facing us should be holding an M3 submachine gun, and the volunteer soldier facing away from us should be holding an M1928A1.
This volunteer soldier is holding an M3 submachine gun, and the clarity of the volunteer army's use of this gun is really hard to find.
The Stern submachine gun (9mm), the famous ugly monster made in Britain in World War II, but its cost is really cheap, only 9 dollars, so the stingy Brit made 3.75 million pieces!
This gun often appeared in film and television dramas during the Red Army period and the Anti-Japanese War, but this gun not only appeared in World War II, but also when it entered China after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Obviously, the film and television director confused this gun with the flower mechanism (MP18, also 9mm caliber), probably because both are side-loaded.
During the Anti-Japanese War, this kind of gun was only equipped with the Indian army, and it was not until after the Anti-Japanese War that Britain would give away a large number of cheap submachine guns to ** in order to dispose of the inventory.
The Volunteers must have used the gun in the Korean battlefield, but the code word failed to find the ** that the Volunteers used it.
At the end of this article, let's take a family photo, the volunteer handing things is holding an M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle, and there is a Thomson submachine gun (judging by the muzzle anti-jump device, it should be an early model), and there is a Japanese-made Type 96 or Type 99 light machine gun at the edge of the foxhole.
A foxhole was equipped with a Thomson submachine gun and a light machine gun, and the individual firepower of the volunteers was still very strong.