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"Hey, when do you think we'll be able to get a gun in our hands and no longer have to use a burning stick to go to the battlefield?" A PLA soldier looked at the mountains in the distance, with a bit of longing and helplessness in his tone
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Time back to the 40s of the 20 th century, it was an era of war, the land of China was undergoing earth-shaking changes, under the leadership of the party, for the sake of national independence and the people's liberation, the people's army resolutely plunged into the torrent of the war of liberation, compared with the well-equipped Kuomintang army, there is a huge gap in the people's army in terms of weapons and equipment
Millet plus rifle? -- Revealing the equipment dilemma of the people's army in the early days of the Liberation War
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"Millet plus rifle" is a classic summary of the equipment of the people's army during the Liberation War, but behind this slightly ridiculous sentence, there is a huge dilemma faced by the people's army in the early days of the war, at that time, most of the soldiers of our army came from the countryside and lacked formal military training, let alone advanced weapons and equipment
According to statistics, in the early days of the War of Liberation, the people's army had only 30 rifles per 100 people, one or two light machine guns, and heavy machine guns were even rarer
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"At that time, we fought with the strength of not being afraid of death," recalls one veteran, "and when we charged, we often ran out of bullets and died with the enemy with grenades"
The backwardness of weapons and equipment has caused the people's army to make tremendous sacrifices on the battlefield, and the heroic people's army has not been intimidated by difficulties, and with the firm belief that "a spark can set the prairie on fire," they have waged a heroic and tenacious struggle against the enemy under extremely difficult conditions
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"Pie in the sky" - the unexpected gain of the American equipment in the Laiwu Campaign
In February 1947, the spring was cold in the mountainous area of Luzhong, and a key battle that determined the direction of the East China War - the Battle of Laiwu was about to begin, and the Kuomintang army formulated a battle plan for the north-south attack in order to reverse the situation in Shandong, in an attempt to encircle the main force of the East China Field Army in the Linyi area
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Chiang Kai-shek's wishful thinking was understood by our general Su Yu, who decided to adopt the tactic of "encircling the point and sending reinforcements", first concentrating his forces to eat the relatively weak Li Xianzhou Corps on the northern front, and then turning back to deal with the Ou Zhen Corps on the southern front
On 20 February, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched a general offensive against the Li Xianzhou Corps, and in only 63 hours, it completely annihilated more than 50,000 members of the Li Xianzhou Corps, creating a classic example in the history of the people's army of winning more with less and winning a quick battle
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The victory in the Battle of Laiwu not only dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Kuomintang army, but more importantly, it sent a "great gift" to the people's army -- a large number of weapons and ammunition
"That scene is really as lively as the New Year!" A veteran who participated in the Battle of Laiwu recalled, "We were dazzled by the mountains of captured guns and ammunition, American submachine guns, carbines, light and heavy machine guns, everything"
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According to statistics, more than 400 artillery pieces, nearly 2,000 light and heavy machine guns, more than 30,000 long and short guns, as well as a large amount of ammunition and military supplies were captured in the Laiwu Campaign
This victory, like a rainstorm after a long drought, greatly relieved the pressure on the people's army's equipment and laid a solid foundation for the victory of the liberation war in the future
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"Transport Captain" goes online - Chairman Jiang's "God Assist"
"Niang Xipi, more than 50,000 people, will be wiped out in three days, even if you release 50,000 pigs for the communist army to catch, you can't catch them in three days!" The fiasco at the Battle of Laiwu made Chiang Kai-shek furious at the presidential palace in Nanjing, and he blamed the defeat on Wang Yaowu's poor command, but he did not realize that he played the role of a "pig teammate" in it
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In fact, throughout the War of Liberation, Chiang Kai-shek's blind command has become an important way for the people's army to obtain weapons and equipment, and he has always been accustomed to sitting in his office, pointing fingers at the map, completely ignoring the actual situation on the battlefield, and the result is often to send heads and equipment to the people's army
In the Battle of Menglianggu, Chiang Kai-shek ignored the danger of Zhang Lingfu's 74th Division's lone army going deeper, and insisted on asking it to hold its position, which eventually led to the total annihilation of the 74th Division and a large number of American weapons and equipment falling into the hands of the PLA
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For another example, in the Huaihai Campaign, Chiang Kai-shek, in order to rescue the besieged Huang Wei Corps, did not hesitate to put the last strategic reserve in his hand into the battlefield, but the result was that the meat buns beat the dogs, and there was no return, and the people's army was cheapened in vain
It can be said that Chiang Kai-shek not only played the role of "captain of the transport brigade" in the War of Liberation, but also "the driving force behind the upgrading of weapons and equipment of the people's army"
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From "Made in All Nations" to "American Mechanics" - the changes in the weapons and equipment of the people's army in the War of Liberation
With the continuous advancement of the War of Liberation, the weapons and equipment of the people's army are also constantly being updated, from the initial "made in all countries" to the later "American mechanics", the people's army has experienced a process from quantitative change to qualitative change
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In the early days of the war, the people's army used a variety of weapons, including Hanyang-made, old sleeves, 38 large covers, and even earthen guns and artillery, which could be called the "World Exposition." Most of these weapons were old and outdated, and their performance was backward, which brought great difficulties to logistical supplies
As more and more weapons and equipment were captured, the people's army began to consciously upgrade its weapons, and some of the main forces, such as several columns of the East China Field Army, were gradually equipped with American-style equipment, and their combat effectiveness was markedly enhanced
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By the end of the Liberation War, the people's army already possessed a considerable amount of American weapons and equipment, and even formed artillery units and tank units, which were able to engage in frontal fire confrontation with the Kuomintang army
The improvement of weapons and equipment made the people's army more comfortable on the battlefield, and also accelerated the collapse of the Kuomintang regime
The short-lived era of American machinery - the People's Liberation Army finally moved towards the Soviet mechanization
After the end of the War of Liberation, although the people's army seized a large amount of weapons and ammunition, the shortcomings of US weapons and equipment gradually became apparent
The logistical supply of US armament and equipment was very difficult, and since the United States had stopped military assistance to the Kuomintang, the people's army could not obtain a stable source of ammunition and could only rely on seizures and stocks, which obviously could not meet the needs of long-term operations
Due to the lack of professional technicians and parts, many of the equipment become "disposable" products after a period of use, and cannot be effectively repaired
In order to solve these problems, after the founding of New China, the people's army began to gradually replace US weapons and equipment with Soviet-style weapons and equipment, and the Soviet Union's military assistance provided the people's army with a stable source of weapons and ammunition, and also made the weapons and equipment of the people's army more standardized and serialized, which was convenient for logistical support and maintenance
From "millet plus rifle" to "American mechanic" and finally to the Sovietization, the people's army has gone through an arduous but glorious road, and the changes in weapons and equipment have witnessed the glorious course of the people's army from weak to strong, and have also accumulated valuable experience for the national defense construction of New China
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