Imperial Overlord

For the future, Li Le knows that assault rifles are the real development direction. As for the desperate bolt-action rifles like the Mauser 98K, as well as full-power ammunition, they will all disappear into the long river of history.

As for why this is the case, Li Le's own analysis is nothing more than that the normal fighting distance between the two sides has shortened.

Trench warfare will no longer start, and even the fortified defense areas of Yongbei will not last long.

Strategic bombing and air supremacy, as well as more and more tanks and armored vehicles, will speed up the pace of war.

In short, Li Le believes that when he is bound to strengthen the strength of the armored force, he should equip the grenadiers with assault rifles.

"In short, the effective range is temporarily set at 400 meters! Use a magazine with more than 30 rounds for ammunition." Li Le put forward his own requirements to a group of engineers.

He did not copy the classic STG-44 assault rifle design, but gave the structure of the AK-47 and STG-44 rifles, and let the designers choose by themselves.

As the favorite of later generations of terrorists, AK series assault rifles do have commendable advantages.

The first is that it is cheap and easy to manufacture in large quantities. This advantage makes the poor finally have an affordable weapon, which is definitely considered a caring service.

At the same time, the AK series is simple to manufacture and has few parts. This is also an advantage that Li Le likes. Easy maintenance means more reliability and durability.

In addition, the AK-47 also has an advantage that makes people applaud, that is, it is easy to operate - see you, children and the elderly can use it, and the training is simple and easy to use.

However, the German designers who are obviously addicted to machinery are not very interested in the AK series assault rifles.

What they prefer is the STG-44 assault rifle, at least in terms of appearance, the STG is more in line with their aesthetics.

"My head of state, when the enemy is generally equipped with rifles with an effective range of 500 meters or even 800 meters, is it a bit too hasty for us to equip soldiers with such rifles with a range of only 400 meters?" An engineer looked worried.

Similarly, another designer who had experienced the First World War shook his head and said, "Führer, the only advantage of this weapon is that you don't need to pull the bolt. In other respects, it is useless."

Although the others did not speak, they all stared at Li Le with similar eyes, which made Li Le feel restless for a while.

Just now, Li Le ordered the purchase of 400 Bofors anti-aircraft guns to refit German warships and strengthen the port's air defense.

Just now, he also ordered the production of imperial pistols to be handed over to the Belgian firearms manufacturers that had just been occupied.

What is even more confusing is that Li Le also ordered Vichy France to mass-produce 500 small-caliber artillery, including 75mm field guns, for Germany.

All three orders handed over orders to allied countries or occupied territories. This seems to be a change in foreign policy, and it is also the head of state's consideration of weapon performance.

Obviously, compared with the existing weapons in Germany, the weapons in these procurement cases seem to have better performance.

Some experts suddenly realized that the Führer was a little different from before.

The former head of state didn't know much about the details of weapons. He always liked to brag about big things like tanks, warships, and planes, and seldom paid attention to small aspects.

But now, the head of state has very targeted requirements to improve the weapons in his hand, and the angle of choice is very tricky.

The performance of the Bofors anti-aircraft gun has always been good. Compared with the German 37mm "hand-pulled machine", it is more than a little bit stronger.

Compared with Bofors, the small-caliber anti-aircraft guns originally equipped on German warships seem to be outdated, and replacement is inevitable.

Let the Belgian firearms manufacturers mass-produce German standard pistols, which is another consideration.

A pistol, no matter how it develops, is not good enough to replace a long gun. It is only used for defense at the last minute, or something used for suicide.

So for pistols, performance is not so important. The most important issue is another aspect - cost.

Several pistols produced by the Belgian company have been improved to 7.92 mm caliber, which are more than a little cheaper and simpler than the expensive Ruger pistols.

In this case, purchasing cheaper weapons will undoubtedly be able to equip more frontline soldiers.

As for mass production of artillery in France, it is a matter of political considerations.

Pull the French Vichy government into the water, and liberate more skilled workers in the country to strengthen the production line of large-caliber artillery...

It has to be admitted that in the impression of discerning people, the Fuhrer has become more shrewd and more efficient than before.

This originally stubborn and somewhat ignorant head of state suddenly got rid of his arrogant interference in the development of weapons, but opened a golden finger to guide the correct development of weapons.

However, even so, they still do not believe that assault rifles will be the future development direction of individual weapons. They still do not believe that the shorter the range of weapons, the better.

Since humans have projectile weapons, range has been the most important performance indicator.

From bows and arrows to catapults, the range of hundreds of steps is enough to excite rulers, especially in the age of gunpowder.

The "lobster soldiers" of the British Empire once set a record of firing salvos at a distance of more than 20 meters, which also represented the real effective range of weapons at that time.

With the development of technology, the accuracy of the rifle has developed from 50 meters to 300 meters, and it has soared to a distance of 800 meters or even 1,000 meters in the last breath.

This is the great achievement of countless engineers who have worked hard day and night. Is it going to be overturned overnight?

"I'm asking a question." Li Le did not explain his reason, but asked a question for everyone to answer.

"When our army is attacking, the bombers are also covered by tanks, and the artillery bombards the enemy's position... At this time, what is the effective distance of the soldiers for the exchange of fire?"

After he raised his own question, he took out a document from his desk without waiting for everyone to answer, and threw it among the designers.

"This is the statistical record of the Polish campaign and the French campaign... It's about 300 meters to 200 meters." Li Le himself gave the answer.

He continued to speak, providing an explanation for his theory: "What about in defense? When we fire back, it's up to us to decide. The distance of 400 meters is not close, is it?"

Although the designers are still reluctant to believe this argument, the explanation given by Li Le is well-founded, and they really have no good way to refute it.

At the very least, there is a lack of automatic weapons on the front lines, and it is a fact that everyone knows that there will be more submachine guns.

Let's take this new weapon of the Fuhrer called an assault rifle and use it as a submachine gun to produce it.

And didn't the head of state have already said before that this new weapon will only be distributed to two soldiers in the infantry squad, just like the submachine gun, and will not completely replace the Mauser 98K.

There is no reason to object, just to develop a new type of weapon, which is a simple project for German engineers and designers.

They quickly nodded in agreement and promised to come up with a corresponding design within a month.

After all, Germany's heritage is too strong, and their industrial processing capabilities can definitely be regarded as arrogant.

After dealing with these firearms designers who have been enlightened, Li Le feels that he is in a good state and can challenge things related to tank manufacturing.

He was in a good mood, and even hummed two ballads from Munich, like a minstrel.

After improving the assault rifle, he has a lot to do. For example, improving German tanks, improving German warships...

Speaking of warships, Li Le felt that it was time for the USS Zeppelin to become a combat force.

There are also paratroopers, and submarines, as well as the communication code that may be broken by the enemy at any time.

There are too many things to improve to deploy more radars, develop better electronic components, and form our own special forces to guide the war mode to the mode of small elite combat~www.wuxiahere.com~ However, as long as he uses the tiger skin of the head of state, Li Le is absolutely sure that the German chariot will be on the fast track to victory.

After all, he is a veteran driver who has studied World War II for many years, and he knows more about the enemy than the dead real head of state.

Thinking of this, Li Le opened his mind again: If he told Heisenberg about the fission of the atomic bomb, would Germany be able to play the atomic bomb in 1943?

If there is such a big killer, it is not impossible to force the United States to surrender and let the United Kingdom completely perish...

Really, the more I imagine the future, the more I feel that my future is bright. Li Le remembered eating hot pot as he hummed, but this made him feel bad again.

Not to mention the high-level gourmet event like hot pot. As the head of state, he has not eaten delicious food for three consecutive days.

Others can eat steak and drink red wine, but as a substitute for a vegetarian head of state, Li Le can only eat his own cabbage, radish and potatoes pitifully...

Many people have eaten Western food, so you can imagine what the effect would be if the steak was replaced.

The complicated-looking plates are stacked together, and they are not much different from the leftovers left over from a Chinese feast.

Li Le's eyes became more terrifying and sharp because he missed meat too much at this time.

That pair of eyes even had a slight green light that night, which made Bowman, Misch and others very puzzled, and even thought that they had done something wrong.

For Li Le, a wolf-like head of state is not an adjective. He is about to become a real wolf.