infantry squad is the most basic combat unit. Take the World War II as an example, the standards for the organization of infantry squads in different countries are not the same. There are 12 infantry squads in the United States and 11 infantry squads in the Soviet Union, while Germany is a smaller squad. The standard number of people is 10, which can be divided into investigation group, rifle group and machine gun group. The
reconnaissance team consists of a squad leader and two scouts. The squad leader uses MP38/40 submachine guns and the scouts use Mauser 98k rifles; the
rifle group consists of a deputy squad leader and three infantrymen, all using 98k rifles; the
machine gun group consists of machine gunners The main weapon is the MG34/42 general-purpose machine gun. The main gunner will carry a pistol for self-defense, and the ammunition hand will use a 98k rifle.
To sum up, the weapon system of a standard German army infantry squad should consist of 1 submachine gun, 1 general machine gun, 2 pistols and 7 rifles, so how many bullets can they carry?
starts with the most numerous rifles. The infantry’s bullets are all placed in the bullet box around the waist, three on each side, and a total of six bullet boxes. The
bullet box can hold two 5-round bridge clips, that is, 10 bullets, and six bullet boxes are 60 pieces. In addition, the 5 pieces reserved in the rifle must be counted, for a total of 65 pieces.
After opening the bullet box, there is a layered layer inside to separate the two bridge clips.
1 deputy squad leader + 3 infantrymen + 2 scouts + 1 ammunition hand, seven people are all the same configuration, there are 455 pieces here The 7.92×57mm rifle is out.
is followed by a submachine gun. The squad leader will hang a magazine bag on each side of the belt. Each magazine bag has three sockets. There are six magazines here. With a pre-installed magazine on the submachine gun, the squad leader can carry seven magazines. The magazine capacity of
MP38/40 is 32 rounds, totaling 224 9×19mm Parabellum pistol ammunition.
and then a general machine gun, it should be the reason that the MG42 itself is relatively heavy (empty weight 11.57 kg), machine gunners generally only carry a 50-round magazine.
wartime machine gunners may directly hang the bullet chain directly on the neck for easy access at any time. The
sub-machine gunner carries four magazines and a bullet chain box. The magazines are of the same specification as the machine gunner’s, both have a capacity of 50 pieces. The chain box can hold 300 pieces, totaling 500 bullets. The
sub-machine gunner usually puts the magazine in front of him, while the ammunition chain box and spare barrel are put on the back, so there is no waste of space. The
ammunition hand carries two bullet chain boxes, that is, 600 bullets. But don’t forget that he still has to carry a 98k rifle and 65 bullets. In addition, the ammunition hand has to carry a tripod (the bipod is carried by the machine gunner himself, and the tripod is specially used for air defense, usually by the ammunition hand Carry), it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most tired person in the entire infantry squad. The
machine gunner carries 50 pieces, the secondary machine gunner carries 500 pieces, and the ammunition hand carries 600 pieces. There are 1150 7.92mm rifle ammunition (MG42 ammunition is common to 98k).
is the pistol in the end. The gunner and the gunner each bring a Walter P38 for self-defense, including the presets on the pistol, each with five magazines. The Walter P38 has a magazine capacity of 8 rounds, so two people are 80 9×19mm Pa rounds.
seven 98k, corresponding to 445 7.92mm Mauser; one MG42, corresponding to 1,150 7.92mm Mauser, the total is 1605.
One MP38/40, corresponding to 224 9mm PA shells; two Walter P38, corresponding to 80 9mm PA shells, a total of 304. Adding up all
, a German infantry squad can carry 1,909 ammunition. This is still the standard situation. If the battle is fierce, the infantry will have to increase the amount and provide more ammunition for the machine gunner, then the ammunition that can be carried by then More.
