As for the aviation machine gun, the 50 machine gun is much stronger than the aviation machine gun modified from the contemporary mg08 series. First of all, in terms of weight, the m2 of a 50 machine gun is no more heavy than the 7.92mm mg machine gun. You should know that the barrel of the mg08 machine gun is 22.2kg, and the cooling water of 4.5kg is also about 18kg. Although mg08-15 is lighter, its weight is also about 12.9kg.

Generally, if you use a mg machine gun on a later fighter, you need at least 2 bullets, and one bullet is enough if you use an M2 machine gun. Both sides are of the same weight, but the firepower is not at the same level. Aviation machine guns do not need to consider heat dissipation too much, so the firing rate of the m2 machine gun can be fully utilized, and 600 to 750 bullets can be fired in one minute, while mg machine guns generally have only a firing rate of about 450 rounds.

If you consider ammunition killing, the damage effect of the 50 machine gun is definitely much stronger than that of the mg machine gun. In addition to the powerful incendiary bombs, the ordinary bullets of the m2 machine gun weigh 46 grams. The mg machine gun tip-toe bullet is only 12.8 grams, and one round of m2 bullet is almost equal to 4 mg machine gun bullets...

Of course, as an aviation machine gun, there is also a very important issue that is that the accuracy is very good! The large-caliber bullets of the m2 machine gun have a precision far exceeding the 7.92mm machine gun, and the m2 machine gun is very high even in the large-caliber machine gun. In the Americans' 2nd battle, the farthest effective range of the m2 machine gun is about 1,000 meters. This is almost the farthest bullet convergence point weighted by various countries. It can be seen that the m2 machine gun has very good performance!

There is a model that can be carried by infantry, can be used to go to various territories, can be used to masturbate planes, tanks and light bunkers under it. It weighs only more than 20 kilograms. It can be used for half a century if you change it slightly. What reason does the prince not be equipped?

As for installing 37 guns for the Russians? This is actually just a way to go. On the one hand, the Bavarian army will not be equipped with 37mmpin-pin guns in the future. This thing is too outdated! This emerged in the Boer War, and a small number of weapons used in War 1 can no longer meet the future wars. So hurry up and deal with them when the Russians need them now! And on the other hand, this weapon is native to the United Kingdom, and the Russians can obtain many channels, and it is also possible to transfer a batch from France if they really can't. Therefore, even if the prince does not take the initiative to help, the Russians will still find ways to press the cannon on various chassis.

So will the Russians have an adverse impact on Germany after equipping various armored vehicles with 37 guns? The answer is naturally no, because after the Russians invest a lot of money on the 37 guns, the money for equipping with new weapons will be reduced. This is great good news!

It boils down to one thing, because the 37 cannon is not easy to use, the prince decided to deal with the old goods, and the prince has found a new rapid-fire cannon that is much stronger than the 37 cannon!

Is the 37 gun good? It would be very good if it was put into this era. 300 shells per minute can be fired quickly, and the weight is not very large. It is not good for infantry guns, but it is still OK for Yin people or on the chassis of the vehicle. Although it has various advantages and has been a big hit on the battlefield, this weapon still has many problems. The biggest problem is that the power of a single shell is too small!

When the prince first saw the initial velocity of the 37 gun, he almost thought it was a 37mm mortar (if any)... The initial velocity is only 367 meters per second! (The author saw that Wiki has a record of more than 500 meters, but he only saw one. NW and various books are 367, so this data is temporarily used) This initial velocity is not as accurate as the howitzer! With such a low initial velocity, it can't be penetrated when it encounters a slightly stronger bunker. The penetration ability is really not as accurate as that of the 50 machine gun!

You said that the armor-piercing ability is a little worse, and the charge is not large. If the prince remembers correctly, the charge should be 17 grams..... A 450 grams shell with a charge of 17 grams! The power of this tm is too small, right? This is all impossible. After all, the shell size of the 37mm gun is 37mm*94, and the length of the bullet is shorter than that of a 50 machine gun. In that era, no matter how simple a shell is, it must have parts, which caused the problem of very small loading.

The British actually used 37mm cannons in World War 1. But soon they found that this powerful cannon was not enough to destroy various bunkers on the Western Front. Then they replaced it with a new gun mount as an anti-aircraft gun, but it was useless. Think about it, the ballistics of the shell with an initial speed of only more than 300 meters should be curved. Although the aircraft in the first battle was slower, the altitude and location were worse, it could not humiliate others like this, right?

Then the British really couldn't stand this kind of thing, and then they studied new anti-aircraft artillery. As for other countries, such as Germany, France, Russia, etc., they should continue to use 37 guns, because they did not have other alternative artillery at that time...

The cannon that the prince decided to replace the 37mm cannon was a 2-pound cannon created by the British in history. This kind of cannon actually appeared in 1905 and was initially used as a naval cannon. Later, the British discovered that this kind of cannon was very good as a land cannon! Then they requisitioned...

Compared with the 37mm gun, the performance of the British new 40mm gun (that is, the 2-pound gun) has been greatly improved. First of all, the shell specifications have become 40mm*158mm. The warhead weight has doubled! The charge volume is as high as 100 grams! The latter is about 6 times higher than the former! The initial velocity has also been increased to about 600 meters. If you use a light flick, the speed will be higher. The power increase can be said to be very obvious. Moreover, the firing rate of this gun is not slow, reaching about 200 rounds per minute. Historically, the British used 14 rounds of bullet plates to supply ammunition, and the firepower continuity is quite good.

(Note that it needs to be noted that the weight of a 1-pound gun or a 2-pound gun is mentioned as the warhead weight. In fact, the weight of the whole loading bullet will increase a little. The weight of the 1-pound gun is 1.39 pounds, while the weight of the 2-pound gun is 2.95 pounds. The size of the shell mentioned in the article is the warhead size.)

While the firepower is greatly improved, the weight and size of this gun are very limited. The specifications of the 37mm gun are as follows: 186kg, and the specifications of the gun body length of the 185 gun are as follows: 229kg (249kg after the cooling water barrel is filled with water), and the gun body length is 2.43 meters! In other words, this weapon weight, which is more than twice as powerful as the 37 gun, has only increased by more than 40 kg. The gun body length has increased by 0.6 meters! Compared with the degree of power increase, these weight and volume increases are acceptable!

This cannon is very versatile in the eyes of the prince. It can deal with most bunkers and fortifications on the Eastern Front. It can also be used as an anti-aircraft gun. The good initial speed and firing rate mean higher air defense efficiency. It is not like the 37 gun, but the firing rate is too slow, and it is not as high as the 75mm gun, but the firing rate is too slow...
Chapter completed!