Reequipment Training Underway

After that, the camp of the Fourth Regiment became lively. Almost all officers above the rank of sergeant and veterans with more than five years of service were gathered by Santos to learn how to use the Type One Rifle.

The Second Detachment, selected as the first to be equipped with the new rifles, learned how to use them while also learning how to maintain and perform basic repairs of the Type One Rifle from the Arms Factory's technicians.

Santos did not intend to wait for the remaining rifles to arrive and complete the replacement before training the troops. He wanted to get these junior officers and veterans familiar with the use of this New Weapon in advance, so that the troops could quickly become combat-ready after it was deployed.

Although the Arms Factory only delivered 200 prototype rifles, the 50,000 rounds of ammunition they provided, averaging 250 rounds per rifle, were more than enough. This was sufficient for all the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Regiment to fire 10 rounds each, enough to help them master the use of this Type One Rifle.

However, while Santos was organizing troop training, several other regiments also sent officers and veterans from their units to come and learn and observe. Even the Navy sent people, and for a time the Fourth Regiment's camp was overcrowded.

Santos knew it was the Duke's arrangement and could not object, so he made an agreement with the other departments that they would come to study in turn, instead of all of them coming at once.

However, almost everyone who witnessed the power of the Type One Rifle it a very high rating. Many officers, after returning to their units, even reported to their Regimental Commander, hoping that their regiments would be among the second batch of units to be equipped with the new rifle.

Many people think that a weapon capable of penetrating heavy armor at a distance of 200 meters or more is simply amazing.

Aside from being somewhat inconvenient to use, it's not difficult to master. Even an ordinary farmer could learn how to use such a weapon after firing a few shots.

During training, the officers and soldiers of the Fourth Regiment also raised many suggestions for Type One Rifle, such as whether its weight could be reduced or its maintenance could be made simpler.

After all, the maintenance of the Type One Rifle is quite troublesome, especially cleaning the barrel. Although the issued gun brush can be used to clean the barrel, according to the instructions of the Arms Factory technicians, this is only a simplified operation during wartime.

It is best to disassemble the entire barrel when not in combat and then clean it to remove as much residue as possible from inside the barrel.

This maintenance procedure is quite difficult. Disassembling and reassembling the firearm is not easy to learn, and if you are not skilled, you may damage the Firearms or affect its accuracy.

These suggestions provided much inspiration to the Arms Factory, Burke instructed the technical team to work overtime to make modifications.

Besides, everyone praised the fixed-load ammunition, and many artillery officers even suggested that the Arms Factory should also turn the Artillery shells into similar fixed-load ammunition.

This eliminates the need to separate the propellant charge and the warhead, saving a significant amount of loading time.

The Arms Factory responded quickly, stating that they already possessed the integrated artillery shell technology.

However, compared to separating the propellant charge and the warhead, the production cost of this integrated shell would be much higher, so it was rejected by the Army Department.

After all, the Artillery advantage of the Two Rivers County was too great, so the need to increase the rate of fire was not urgent.

To improve the training level of the troops, Santos came up with a good idea: he borrowed some iron bars from the Steelworks, added a piece of wood, and made a simple model gun, which all the soldiers used for training.

This training method was well received by the Arms Factory, since holding the gun steadily is absolutely fundamental to shooting well.