15 Automatic Weapons Used by Chinese Soldiers During the War of Resistance

During the war, our weapons and equipment are very backward, and the ability to produce their own is relatively poor, there are a lot of light and heavy weapons are dependent on the introduction or imitation, then come to you to take stock of the Chinese soldiers in the year had used 15 kinds of automatic weapons.

1, DP-28 light machine gun

DP-28 is a kind of light machine gun made by the Soviet Union, in the late 1920s to the early 1930s began to use, the full name is also known as the "Dzhegegalev light machine gun" is also often referred to as the "turntable machine gun It is also often referred to as the "rotary machine gun". The most important feature of the DP-28 is that it uses a large ammunition tray, which rotates when fired, and the ammunition inside enters the chamber to complete the firing.The DP-28 fires 7.62×54 mm ammunition, and normally uses a 47-round tray under normal conditions, or a 60-round tray or a 101-round double-decker tray under special circumstances.It has a theoretical rate of 600 rounds per minute, and an effective range of 800 m. It is also known as the "Dzergalev machine gun". 800 meters. A small number of DP-28 light machine guns were also equipped through assistance in those years.

2, FN M1930 light machine gun

In that year, the Czech ZB-26 light machine gun is the main force, but in the same period, also equipped with a lot of Belgium-made FN M1930 light machine gun, and also on its model imitation. FN M1930 light machine gun in fact, is the improvement of the early Browning M1918 automatic rifles, the internal structure, firing principle, ammunition supply method are all The M1930 is actually a modified version of the earlier Browning M1918 automatic rifle, with the same internal structure, firing principle, and ammunition feeding method, but the M1930 is positioned as a light machine gun. Ammunition fires 7.92×57mm Mauser rifle ammunition, using a 25-round magazine feed, with a theoretical rate of fire of about 550 rounds per minute and an effective range of 650 meters.

3, M1 carbine

M1 carbine is considered to be the earliest single self-defense weapon, it is less powerful than traditional rifles, but greater than pistols and sub-machine guns, and the M1 carbine launch specially developed for this 7.62 × 33 mm short rounds, the use of 20- or 25-round magazines for ammunition, the effective range is only 200 meters, although the range is not very far, but the carbine's recoil small The handling is very strong, at that time most of them were issued to non-commissioned officers, commanders, drivers, artillery, scouts, communication hand and tank teams, etc. At the end of the war, also through the aid, a part of the U.S. M1 carbines were obtained.

4, M3 sub-machine gun

M3 sub-machine gun developed in 1943, is a cheap weapon of the United States, because the Thompson sub-machine gun structure is complex, high cost, in order to save costs, so the development of a simple structure of the M3 sub-machine gun, made by General Motors at that time. M3's body structure is extremely simple, the magazine part of the use of steel stamping only become The M3 is a simple gun, with the receiver made of stamped steel plate, and its shape resembles that of a grease gun, so the M3 is often referred to as a "grease gun" or a "butter gun". With a theoretical rate of fire of only 450 rounds per minute, the M3 submachine gun was popular with soldiers despite its simple construction, and was acquired in exchange for aid at the end of the war.

5, Hatch Kaiser M1922 machine gun

It is one of the members of the French Hatch Kaiser machine gun, M1922 belongs to the light machine gun, it is also divided into 8 mm caliber and 7 mm caliber version, in the year we used is 7.92 × 57 mm caliber version, the use of 15-round or 25-round magazines, the theoretical rate of fire of about 300 to 350 rounds per minute, the effective range of 800 meters. The theoretical rate of fire is about 300-350 rounds per minute, and the effective range is 800 meters.

6, MP18 submachine gun

MP18 is the German army used in World War I submachine gun, at that time in order to correspond to the trenches and less than 100 meters of close-range fighting, so in the end of 1941, the gun was launched on the research work, and finally in 1918, the MP18 was officially finalized and began to put into use. The gun fires 9 × 19 mm Ruger cartridges, using 32 rounds of worm-type drum supply, the theoretical rate of fire of about 400 rounds per minute, the effective range of 150 meters, before the Incident, we have a small number of MP18 sub-machine guns, and the later also appeared in the gun's imitation version, called the "Baimen sub-machine gun".

7, MP28 submachine gun

MP28 is actually an improved version of the MP18 submachine gun, began to put into use in 1928, its internal structure and the principle of launching the same as the former, but against the door and sights have been improved. MP28 also fires the same 9mm Luger pistol rounds, but no longer use the worm-type drums, and can only be used with a vertical 20 or 30-round magazine. Magazine. The MP28 was also used by some of the German armored divisions and was often referred to by soldiers as the "Flower Organ".

8, ZB-26 light machine gun

ZB-26 was our main light machine gun, the use of a lot of, by the Czech Republic in 1926 production, often called "Czech" or "Czech-made", the performance of the gun is very stable and practical. The ZB-26 light machine gun fired 7.92×57mm ammunition from a 25-round vertical magazine or a 30-round curved magazine, with a theoretical rate of fire of about 500 rounds per minute and an effective range of 800 meters.

9, ZB-37 heavy machine gun

ZB-37 is also produced by the Czech heavy machine gun, began research and development in 1936, 1937 began to put into use, in that year, we have also purchased more than 1,000 ZB-37 heavy machine gun, respectively, equipped with the use of the German armored division in the ZB-37 is also an avant-garde air-cooled heavy machine gun, although the cooling effect is not as pronounced as water-cooled machine guns, but ZB-37 is also a more avant-garde air-cooled heavy machine gun. The ZB-37 was also a more advanced air-cooled heavy machine gun, although not as effective at dissipating heat as a water-cooled machine gun, the light weight of the ZB-37 made it easier for machine gun teams to carry, and the barrel could be quickly replaced after overheating.The ZB-37 fired 7.92×57mm Mauser rifle ammunition, with either a 100-round or a 200-round chain feed, a theoretical rate of fire of 500 rounds per minute, and an effective range of 1,000 meters.

10, Lati LS-26 light machine gun

Lati LS-26 is a light machine gun produced by Finland, developed in 1925, officially finalized in 1926, and began to use. In the 1930s, a small number of LS-26 machine guns were also introduced to our side. It fired 7.62 x 53mm R ammunition produced in Finland, and was supplied by a 20-round magazine, or 75-round drum, with a theoretical rate of fire of 550 rounds per minute, and an effective range of 600 m. The LS-26 could also be mounted on a tripod and used as an anti-aircraft machine gun.

11, Madsen machine gun

It is a famous Danish machine gun, as early as 1890 on the launch of the gun's research and development, began production in 1903, 1904, equipped with the Danish army and other camps in Europe, and after that, also participated in the Russo-Japanese War and the First World War. Madsen machine gun is also a multi-caliber weapon, which is divided into 6.5 mm type, 7.62 mm type, 7.92 mm type and 8 mm type, in the 1930s, Madsen machine gun was also purchased by us, and there are also copies in the later stage of the machine gun, the use of 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser rifle ammunition, using 30 rounds of curved magazines to feed the theoretical rate of fire of 500 rounds per minute, the effective range of about 650 m . It can be used in combat with either a bipod or a tripod mount.More than 100 years later, some of the current Madsen machine guns are still used as standard issue weapons in North America.

12, 24-type heavy machine gun

24-type is a copy of the German Maxim MG-08 heavy machine gun in World War I, officially finalized and adopted in 1924. 24-type heavy machine gun also fires 7.92 × 57 mm Mauser rifle ammunition, using 100 rounds of ammunition chain supply, the theoretical rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute, the effective range of 1,000 m. The 24-type heavy machine gun is the first to be used in the United States, and is also the first to be used in North America. At the time, the Type 24 was our main heavy machine gun.

13, Kai Lali KE-7 light machine gun

Produced by the Swiss in the 1920s, the KE-7 looks somewhat like an automatic rifle, but with longer dimensions, multiple cooling holes in the barrel, and wooden stocks and wood guards. The KE-7 fires the 7.92×57mm Mauser rifle cartridge in a 25-round curved magazine, with a theoretical rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute. It was supplied with a 25-round curved magazine and had a theoretical rate of fire of about 450~550 rounds per minute and an effective range of 650~700 meters. During the period of 1928~1939, the full-fledged divisions of the National Army also introduced about 3,000 Keilali KE-7 light machine guns to Switzerland.

14, Stern MKII sub-machine gun

Stern is a big famous sub-machine gun in World War II, but also the British cheap sub-machine gun, an average cost of less than $9, but the production is large, the use of very common. The Stern series of submachine guns was developed in the early 1940s and adopted in 1941, when in addition to the British Army's own use, it was also aided in other Allied camps. The gun fires 9 × 19 mm pistol ammunition, using a 32-round magazine supply, with a theoretical rate of fire of 550 rounds per minute, an effective range of 200 meters, and a total gun weight of only 2.95 kilograms.

15, Thompson M1928 submachine gun

Thompson submachine gun is a series, as early as 1919 on the emergence of the prototype gun, the M1928 model was born in the late 1920s, can also be called "Tommy" submachine gun. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, we also adopted the Thompson M1928 submachine gun, and in the later period, there was also a copy version of the "Jin-made Thompson submachine gun", which were all used in the war. Thompson M1928 firing 11.43 × 23 mm ammunition, you can use 30 rounds of magazines, 45 rounds of drums or 75 rounds of drum ammunition, the theoretical rate of fire of 720 rounds per minute, the effective range of 200 meters, at that time, the gun was also known as the "hand-held machine gun".