Dominate South Asia

The aircraft carrier fleet passed through the Strait of Malacca, which is the golden waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, and is also an important channel for communication between the East and the West.

Back then, Zheng He stopped here several times when he sailed to the West. Now, with the prosperity of maritime trade, it has also become an important channel.

Haziz looked at the scenery on both sides of the Malacca Strait. This is a strategic location. If Pakistan can control it, it can ensure that the exchanges between Pakistan and China are unimpeded!

"According to the pictures sent by China's reconnaissance satellite, all the missile boats in the Vietnamese naval port have sunk." At this time, Hussein reported to Haziz.

The Pakistani Navy has been far away from Vietnam, and the aircraft carriers cannot reach it. Everything there is observed through China's reconnaissance satellites. Therefore, although the explosion has occurred long ago, it will take several hours until the reconnaissance satellite passes over there to find the answer.

Looking at the pictures taken, Haziz nodded repeatedly: "Good, well done!"

Last night, the frogmen had already returned to the aircraft carrier and separated from the Chinese nuclear submarine, and both sides returned to their own ships.

The Vietnamese port has very weak defenses and no advanced listening equipment, so the frogmen can easily succeed. Of course, this is also related to their lack of precautions. This tactic can only be used once, and it will not work the second time.

In modern warfare, reconnaissance satellites will play an increasingly important role. The road to modernization of the Pakistani army is a long way to go. For example, Pakistan still has a blank in reconnaissance satellites, and these blanks will be filled by Pakistani technicians one by one.

Pakistan's aircraft carrier formation. Following the route, return to Pakistan, while in Islamabad, Pakistan, Muhammad is patrolling the shooting range with great interest.

This is a shooting range for light weapons. At this time, the guns being shot are varied.

There are Chinese Type 56 and Type 81. There are also American-made M16s and various Western European guns. The shooting sound on the shooting range is a piece of music.

"This is the Type 56 submachine gun that we have the largest number of." Muhammad picked up a gun, and Mushaaf next to him said to Muhammad.

Type 56 submachine gun! This is a classic rifle produced in China.

When China was just liberated, the troops still used the weapons of the International brand, mainly the Type 53 rifle, the Japanese Type 38 rifle and the American M1903 Springfield rifle, with different calibers and performances, which brought great difficulties to logistics. Therefore, after the liberation of China, the first task. Is to produce a standard rifle to replace the army across the country.

At that time, China and the Soviet Union had a very good relationship, and the Soviet Union provided comprehensive assistance to China. China's weapons research and development also started on the basis of comprehensive introduction. Various technical data, production equipment and even samples were directly introduced from the Soviet Union.

At that time, the most famous Soviet rifle was the rifle in front of us. China almost introduced a full set of production lines, finalized it in 1956 and began mass production. Named Type 56.

This gun was replaced in large numbers by the Chinese army. Due to the tactical thinking at the time, this gun was positioned as a "submachine gun" and used as a weapon for squad fire support to provide close-range suppressive firepower.

"Actually, it is the Soviet AK-47 rifle." The head of Pakistan's light weapons explained to Muhammad.

Hearing this, Muhammad shook his head: "AK-47? Do you know the AKM rifle?"

AK-47, this is a rifle that everyone in the world talks about with relish. However, people all over the world called it wrong. AK-47 is just a transitional rifle designed by Kalashnikov, and the output is not large. Later. Kalashnikov improved the use of punch riveted receivers instead of the milled receivers of the 3rd type of AK-47, which greatly reduced the production cost. Moreover, the new stamped receiver is lighter than the stamped receiver of the 1st type of AK-47 and the milled receiver of the 3rd type. The improved AKM weighs only 3.15 kilograms. This gun has been passed down for decades and has become a famous rifle, including the 5 in front of us, which is the prototype, not the AK-47.

When Muhammad asked this, the person in charge of light weapons beside him blushed: "Report to the president, because AK-47 is the most popular name, if I say AKM, I'm afraid you don't know, so..."

The person in charge certainly knows it, but he is just afraid that the president doesn't know it.

Mushaaf patted the person in charge on the shoulder: "Naras, our president has been through the battlefield, and I don't know how many times this weapon has been used. You tell the president that you are the most professional, don't act like an amateur."

Mhammad is very familiar with these guns. After all, as a member of the special forces in the future, he has used various excellent rifles at home and abroad and knows these performances well.

After the Type 56 assault rifle was equipped to the troops, it participated in the Vietnam War. It was of high quality and low price, and was very popular in the third world. It was called the Chinese AK. However, like its prototype, the biggest disadvantage of this gun is that the huge recoil energy produces strong vibrations when shooting, especially when firing in bursts. It is difficult to control the shaking of the gun body, the shooting accuracy is poor, and the weight is too large.

It is okay to shoot a volley of bullets, but if you want to hit the target accurately, you have to go through strict training. This gun has long been outdated.

Muhammad just looked at the gun and put it down again.

There was a new gun on the firing position next to him. Muhammad went over, picked it up, and skillfully took aim.

"This is the latest Type 81 rifle developed by China. It is one of the recommended models among the candidate guns this time." The person in charge said.

Type 81 rifle! This rifle was developed in 1979, designed and finalized in 1981, and officially put into mass production in 1983. The Laoshan front line at that time confirmed the serious shortcomings of the Type 56 rifle, so the development goal of this gun was to replace the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, Type 56 submachine gun and Type 56 light machine gun that were being equipped with a squad gun family. After the successful development, it was equipped to the front-line troops as soon as possible. In actual combat, it was confirmed that this is a weapon with excellent performance, good accuracy, reliable action, and easy operation and maintenance. Later, the Chinese troops replaced a large number of them, and it almost became the standard equipment of the front-line troops.

Compared with the Type 56 rifle, the biggest feature of this gun is that it uses a short-stroke piston gas system, which reduces vibration and greatly improves shooting accuracy. It has both the high precision of the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle and the high firepower of the Type 56 submachine gun. In the Laoshan battle, two Type 81 automatic rifles were used to suppress the gun holes of the enemy's bunker at a distance of more than 100 meters, making it impossible for them to fire.

However, this gun still uses 5-round bullets. Now, the international trend has begun to miniaturize the caliber. The NATO standard is 5.56 mm caliber, while the Soviet Union's is 5.45 mm caliber. After years of comparison, China has officially decided to use 5.8mm caliber small-caliber automatic rifles in the future in 1978. Therefore, the purpose of developing this Type 81 gun family is to provide a transitional weapon before equipping small-caliber rifles. Unfortunately, the later Type 95 is not powerful, which leads to the troops still liking the Type 81.

Small caliber is the trend. Although medium caliber bullets such as 7.62mm have greater kinetic energy, more stable trajectory, longer range, and stronger penetration, and the trajectory of small caliber bullets is greatly affected by external factors such as wind and jungle leaves, small caliber rifles have less recoil, higher accuracy, and lighter ammunition. After hitting the human body, it is easy to flip and not easy to penetrate, resulting in a greater lethal effect, so the lethality is even greater. Therefore, small caliber is popular.

More importantly, it is the carrying capacity of infantry. The 57-N-231S type 7.62mm ordinary bullet used by AKM weighs 116 grams, and the SS109/M855 type 5.56mm ordinary bullet used by AKM weighs 12.4 grams. In this way, if the 5.56mm bullet can carry 1,000 rounds, the 7.62mmAK bullet can carry 760 rounds. In infantry combat, bullets are consumed very quickly. Therefore, carrying more bullets is equivalent to an extra layer of insurance.

As for the problem of weak long-range attack capability, it can be solved by the sniper in the infantry squad. Each infantry squad has a sniper. Using a 7.62mm caliber sniper rifle or even a 12.7mm sniper rifle can play a role in long-range killing.

One of the recommended models among the candidate guns! Naras's words are also meaningful. Now, various industries in Pakistan are developing rapidly, both civilian and military.

Therefore, Pakistan's light weapons should also be in the process of renewal. By choosing a practical firearm, introducing independent production, and replacing it in large quantities, it has become the main standard weapon of the Pakistani Army, which is also a key content.

Although rifles are not valuable compared to airplanes and tanks, the number is huge. If hundreds of thousands of troops are fully replaced, it is also an important defense expenditure, so it must be done with caution.

Due to the special relationship with China, Pakistani personnel also tend to use Chinese weapons. They have studied this Type 81 rifle for a long time and used it as one of the backup plans.

For Muhammad, this Type 81 rifle is as familiar as his own body. After all, when Muhammad first joined the army, he used this rifle and was very satisfied with it. However, when he joined the special forces and came into contact with various domestic and foreign firearms, he began to have his own opinions. (To be continued ~^~)