Lieutenant Colonel Wharton stood at the lookout hole in the bunker, holding a telescope and quietly watching the new charge of the Korean army in the distance. As expected, he was once again beaten back by the Chinese in the encirclement.

However, Lieutenant Colonel Wharton did not become angry because of this. Instead, he picked up the cigar he had just lit, smiled knowingly, and then nodded to himself: "The Chinese army in front of you is indeed extraordinary!"

"Yes, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, they are really powerful!"

As soon as Lieutenant Colonel Wharton finished speaking, the man standing next to him, wearing the British Major's uniform, couldn't wait to pick up the conversation. With a bit of gritted teeth and resentment, he spoke quickly: "We

The British 7th Brigade suffered heavy losses precisely because of the Chinese army in front of them.

They first broke through the defense line of the 6th Battalion of the Commonwealth in Guangpyeong-dong, and then surrounded and annihilated the British Royal Tank Battalion 70 kilometers north of Seoul between Highway 18 and Highway 12. It can be said that except for the Gloucester Battalion,

, two of the three main forces of our 7th Brigade were committed by this Chinese force called the Heavy Firepower Company..."

Lieutenant Colonel Wharton glanced sideways at the British Major next to him. Although his face still showed the arrogance and cynicism of an American cowboy, in his heart he despised the British Major named Williams.

Went.

It's just not possible to fight, but they have to find many reasons, saying that the Chinese army's weapons and equipment are extremely advanced, with incendiary bombs, armor-piercing bombs, and ordinary grenades. The firepower combination is very sharp, coupled with flexible and changeable tactics, the British army cannot stop them at all.

live.

Why don't you say that you made a fatal mistake in your tactics and committed the old habit of underestimating the enemy and rushing forward?

But then again, as a staunch supporter of weapons-only theory in the US military, Lieutenant Colonel Wharton is still very concerned about the series of changes in Chinese weapons and equipment during the Korean War.

From the Type 50 automatic rifle to the 40mm rotating grenade launcher, Lieutenant Colonel Wharton has studied them very thoroughly, so much so that he has integrated equipment such as the Type 50 automatic rifle and 40mm rotating grenade launcher that are generally considered in the US military.

The conclusion that the Soviet Union assisted China was overturned, because Lieutenant Colonel Wharton discovered that the new Chinese equipment was very different from the typical Soviet equipment.

Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Wharton concluded that China has extremely strong independent research and development capabilities in light weapons, and has even surpassed the United States in some aspects, and the most typical one is the Type 50 automatic rifle.

Or specific tactical guidelines, they should all be examples for the United States to learn from!

As soon as this conclusion came out, it immediately caused an uproar within the US military. Well, the world's number one superpower actually wants to learn the design ideas and tactical guidelines of firearms from a purely poor agricultural country with almost zero industrial base?

What's this?

Simply the biggest joke of the century!

The history of developing firearms in the United States is estimated to be longer than China's modernization process. When American soldiers are carrying excellent self-produced rifles to fight in all directions, Chinese soldiers are still carrying foreign brands and trembling in the face of the great powers. That's it.

It’s really ridiculous that a country that has failed so badly has the design ideas and tactical guidelines for firearms!

So the Rifle Committee under the US Joint Chiefs of Staff immediately issued a statement, saying that they had noticed the situation of the Chinese Type 50 automatic rifle, but after identification, the 6.5mm ammunition used in the gun was only the 6.5mm rifle ammunition produced by Japan during World War II.

of improved type.

No matter in terms of power or range, it is not at the same level as the new 7.62mm rifle bullet that is being finalized by the Rifle Committee. It is simply weak!

There is also the mechanical automatic principle used in the Type 50 automatic rifle, which is also very crude. Except for slightly better reliability, it has no other advantages. In short, China's Type 50 automatic rifle is a mediocre firearm that cannot be considered mediocre.

The powerful and proud United States simply looks down upon it.

This rather technical statement from the American Rifle Commission set the tone for this matter. Later, the CIA also revealed intentionally or unintentionally that there was no direct evidence to prove that the Type 50 automatic rifles and other equipment used by China were independently developed.

, that is to say, the possibility of obtaining it from the Soviet Union is still very high.

Immediately afterwards, the Springfield Arsenal, which had a close relationship with the American Rifle Committee, began to take this opportunity to be active in the United States and the US military. It developed a 7.62mm rifle bullet based on the M1 "Garand" semi-automatic rifle that fired the Rifle Committee's custom-made 7.62mm rifle ammunition.

There is a lot of talk about the new fully automatic rifle.

So, with countless lavish dinners and parties, and backed by the Springfield Arsenal, which developed the m1 "Garand" semi-automatic rifle during World War II, it once again received approval from Congress and the U.S. military bosses. So in the midst of joy, a brand-name

The m14 automatic rifle has just entered the fast lane of project development.

Lieutenant Colonel Wharton was dumbfounded when he learned about this. He had never wanted to fight a project that advertised freedom and innovation. The top leaders of the United States were so conservative just for the sake of poor face and the filth of some vested interest groups.

It is simply ridiculous that the interests speak louder than words as useless rubbish.

However, what makes Lieutenant Colonel Wharton happy is that the Chinese 40mm revolving grenade launcher has attracted the attention of an American arms company. Although in overall public opinion, this equipment is the same as other Chinese weapons and is nothing like the garbage randomly discarded on the street.

The difference is so great that the American arms company that is interested in it is also studying it secretly.

Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Wharton is happy but also a little sad. He just feels that he should no longer drop his book bag in the Ordnance Directorate of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but should use real evidence to let the deceived American people know that the United States is in North Korea.

The opponent is not a useless garbage country!

So in order to prove himself, Lieutenant Colonel Wharton applied to go to the Korean front. Coincidentally, at this time, his old boss, Lieutenant General Van Fleet, who was also a weapons theorist, was appointed commander-in-chief of the Eighth Army and became the leader of the war against North Korea.

In order to increase his voice as a front-line commander, Lieutenant General Van Fleet also extended an invitation to his old subordinate Lieutenant Colonel Wharton.

With one willing to fight and the other willing to endure, and the top brass of the U.S. military also wanted to remove Wharton, the stubborn troublemaker, from home, Lieutenant Colonel Wharton was transferred to the 1st Cavalry Division of the Eighth Army in South Korea, where he served in the Fifth Army.

During the counterattack in the first battle, he commanded a regiment-level armored battle group with the title of deputy chief of staff of the 1st Cavalry Division, and his fierce style made the volunteers in front of him retreat continuously.

At this moment, he learned from the British army what was unusual about the heavy fire company, especially the weapons and equipment, which made him prove that his heart was uncontrollable and ready to move: "Bite them, trap them, and destroy them."

They, completely made them into the most powerful specimens of Chinese weapons and equipment!"
Chapter completed!