"What's the rush? No matter how urgent it is, we still have to finish eating here first. Besides, there are two more pistols we haven't looked at yet, and this machine gun too. Have you seen it? Have you studied it carefully? Have you thought about how to equip, train, and use it? I'm telling you, study properly! Using these weapons is a major matter. If you can't figure it out, just see how I deal with you!"
Hearing Qu Bing ask to test the guns, Luo Chong immediately began scolding him.
Sure enough, Qu Bing immediately quieted down. He then carefully examined the machine gun, while Lin Fei began introducing it to him from the side.
"The rifle we looked at earlier was called a semi-automatic rifle. You pull the trigger once, and it fires one round. This machine gun, on the other hand, should be called fully automatic. As long as you keep the trigger pressed, it can fire continuously without stopping, of course, provided it has ammunition.
"According to what the Chieftain said, machine guns should be divided into light machine guns and heavy machine guns. A light machine gun is the kind of fully automatic weapon you can carry while marching or attacking, firing as you move. A heavy machine gun is mainly used from a fixed position in defensive battles. It's bulky and heavy, but relatively stable, carries ample ammunition, and has powerful sustained fire, among other advantages.
"But the kind the Chieftain had us make is called a general-purpose machine gun. In other words, it can perfectly handle both types of combat missions. You can carry it and fire while moving, or set it up in a position and lay down a web of fire.
"From a technical standpoint, without ammunition or a heavy