The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Qin Chuan actually knew what Conrad said.

Germany actually noticed the problem Qin Chuan mentioned very early, that is, the problem of the firepower gap between rifles and submachine guns.

To a certain extent, the long range of rifles is unnecessary on the battlefield. On the one hand, the distance between the two warring parties is generally not that far, and if it is really that far, it is difficult to hit, so the significance of long range is not very great.

On the other hand, there are completely alternative weapons for long distances, such as machine guns and mortars.

So what the infantry really needs is a high-rate weapon with a range of about 400 meters.

Some people once considered using the principle of submachine guns to directly transform them into rifles... This is actually a machine gun, and its recoil is unbearable for ordinary soldiers.

So Germany was very forward-looking in developing an intermediate-power bullet.

This research began in 1934, and after repeated experiments, it was not until 1941 that the 7.92×33 mm rifle short bullet was determined.

Its length was shorter than the German 7.92×57mm standard rifle bullet at the time, the bullet was lighter, the propellant was reduced, the charge was reduced from 47 grains (Note: Grain is a weight unit used in the UK, with the weight of a barley grain as 1 grain, 47 grains is about 3 grams) to 24.6 grains (about 1.6 grams), and the bullet weight was reduced from 198 grains (about 12.8 grams) to 123 grains (about 8 grams).

As a result, the effective range was shortened to 400 meters. The bullet length was shortened by one-third compared to the original Mauser rifle bullet. The recoil of the gun was greatly reduced, which solved the technical bottleneck of the inability of automatic continuous firing to shoot accurately.

After having the bullet, the next step is to develop the corresponding rifle... In fact, in the development of firearms, the development and determination of bullets are more important. There is a saying that "look at the bullet first before the gun". The bullet basically determines the basic performance such as range and lethality. The gun is actually a tool to fire the bullet.

But it was suppressed when reporting to Hitler.

"The Führer thinks it has a limited range and cannot be compared with a machine gun!" Conrad said, "So it will be suppressed by the enemy's machine guns and rifles at long distances, and it is not as good as a submachine gun at close range!" Qin Chuan couldn't help laughing when he heard this. Assault rifles are a type of equipment between rifles and submachine guns. Of course, you can say that its range is not as good as a rifle and its lightness is not as good as a submachine gun, but you can also say that its rate of fire is higher than a rifle and its power is greater than a submachine gun. It depends on the angle from which you look at it. "On the other hand!" Conrad continued, "This rifle must use new ammunition. It cannot use the original large amount of Mauser rifle bullets stored. Moreover, it can also fire continuously, and the bullet consumption in actual combat must be very alarming. This requires us to prepare a whole set of new ammunition systems, which will undoubtedly add a lot of extra burden to the country's production and the logistics of the troops!"

"But you know!" Qin Chuan said, "These efforts are worth it, it will bring us victory again and again!"

"Yes, I believe this!" Conrad nodded in agreement, but then shrugged helplessly: "But the head of state disagrees!"

"It's not important!" Qin Chuan said.

"No, it's very important!" Conrad looked at Qin Chuan with a puzzled look on his face: "I don't know why you think it's not important. The problem is that without the head of state's consent, no one can privately produce and equip the troops!"

"Colonel!" Qin Chuan raised his head at the sketch in Conrad's hand and asked, "Do you think it looks more like a rifle or a submachine gun?"

"Compared with a rifle...it certainly looks more like a submachine gun!" Conrad replied.

"So, do you think the Führer will deny a submachine gun?" Qin Chuan asked again.

"You mean..."

Qin Chuan nodded and said, "We just need to give it a submachine gun name!"

"Yes!" Conrad nodded excitedly and said, "It is a submachine gun. The only difference from a submachine gun is that the bullet is different, but... how can the Führer pay attention to whether the bullet is the same?"

Thinking of this, Conrad couldn't help but hug Qin Chuan and said, "Great, Captain, you have revived a research we have been doing for many years, and even made it a step further!"

What Conrad didn't know was that this was not actually Qin Chuan's credit... This is what German researchers did in history. In order to prevent Hitler from self-righteously denying this invention that could obviously play a big role on the battlefield, they finally submitted it to Hitler for approval under the name of MP43\\MP44. As a result, Hitler did not notice the abnormality and approved the production.

However, it was too late to produce it at that time.

"Well, Colonel!" Qin Chuan then asked Conrad: "Now can you tell me what those researchers you brought here do? You won't tell me that you brought them here to produce equipment!"

"No, of course not!" Conrad replied: "Captain, since we have been friends for many years, and I think you are my friend for many years, I don't want you and myself to be deeply trapped in Holm, so I plan to lend you a hand!"

"Give me a hand?" Qin Chuan was a little confused.

"Guess what they do!" Conrad said: "I believe you can guess it!"

Qin Chuan thought about it, and then hesitantly asked Conrad: "Are you talking about V1?"

"Smart!" Conrad replied.

"You have already produced the radio-guided V1?" Qin Chuan couldn't help but be surprised and happy.

"Yes!" Conrad nodded: "We have done experiments. If we make another guidance adjustment in the target area, then we can reduce the error to within a thousand meters. I took the guidance on three gliders I bought three sets of equipment, but now there are only two sets left!”

After a pause, Conrad asked again: "With an error range of one thousand meters, bombing the West Bank shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Of course!" Qin Chuan replied.

Although the error of one thousand meters is not ideal, it is amazing enough for this era.

"Next we should further improve its accuracy!" Qin Chuan said.

"Further?" Conrad asked, "How?"

"Have you ever thought about TV guidance?" Qin Chuan asked.

Conrad couldn't help but open his mouth for a long time and couldn't close it: "You mean... we install a camera on it and then control it to hit the target?"

"Of course!" Qin Chuan replied.

"Awesome, Captain, you are a genius!" Conrad jumped up with excitement: "Why didn't we think of this? Oh no... I have to tell Braun this method right away, otherwise I will die. What to do? Of course, there is also the 'submachine gun'!"