Equipment used in Korea

here is the equipment the chinese started with 39th army

以东野王牌39军为例，看看志愿军在初期使用什么装备。全军装备步枪1.2万支，包括6.5步枪，7.9步枪和.30步枪。其中.30步枪估计是M1903和M1917步枪。冲锋枪3千支，包括Thompson，Grease和Sten冲锋枪等。机枪1200挺，轻机枪包括7.9轻机枪，.30轻机枪和.303轻机枪，其中.30轻机枪可能是M1918a2自动步枪。重机枪包括7.7重机枪和.30重机枪，其中.30重机枪应该是M1917a1重机枪。迫击炮390门，各种口径的都有。70步兵炮36门，是日制92式步兵炮。75山炮36门，包括日制41式，日制94式和美制M1a1山炮。6联装102火箭炮9门，入朝时只有39军装备

rifle:12000 mostly Chin ka shek type aka K98k but also arisakas .30 rifle mostly M1903/M1917

submachinegun:3000 Greaseguns, sten and Thompson

Machine gun light:800 chez ZB-26, M1918a2 automoatic rifle

Machine gun Heavy:400 type 24 aka German M1909 Maxian gun, .30 M1917a1

Mortars: 390 all types

Cannons: 36*type 90 70mm Japanese infantrry cannon

mountian guns: 36 included Japanese type 41 and 92 plus American M1a1 105mm

rocket lunchers: 9*102mm chinese made

Knee mortar *100

Bazukas*300

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Chinese soldiers used the types captured from the Americans later in the war. They started using American carbines that are much lighter to carry and American artillaries.

normally they were given around 4-5 rounds before each engagement. the gov was too poor to give the nesecary equipment so it was natural to salvage what they could from the fallen foe.

M1 grand was too big for china soldier at the time, even now. that's why chinese perfer 38 rifle and chinese 98K more. but M1 carbine has more ammo for one clip, and it shoots faster. but i guess because of the weight, more people would prefer other rifles. chinese prefer M1 carbine, we've seen those in civil war, thompson sub, M3 sub, PPSH-41/43.

Red Guard said:

M1 grand was too big for china soldier at the time, even now. that's why chinese perfer 38 rifle and chinese 98K more. but M1 carbine has more ammo for one clip, and it shoots faster. but i guess because of the weight, more people would prefer other rifles. chinese prefer M1 carbine, we've seen those in civil war, thompson sub, M3 sub, PPSH-41/43.

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"Even now"
Wow, M1 grand had expired from the western military about the 60s 70s. If we are still using those, then we might just give up Taiwan and let the Americans make fun of us.

darth sidious said:

rifle:12000 mostly Chin ka shek type aka K98k but also arisakas .30 rifle mostly M1903/M1917

submachinegun:3000 Greaseguns, sten and Thompson

Machine gun light:800 chez ZB-26, M1918a2 automoatic rifle

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it sure sounds like the chinese army is the garbage collector. these guns were mainly used in WWII, like the thompson, sten, greasegun, k98k etc. i know they're still quite effective but other countries are already using assault rifles and china is still using old submachine guns. not to criticize, just saying it has a feeling of being a garbage collector.

I know most of our tank, airplanes, ships are made from technology from the 50s and 60s but i don't think we are that poor at buying simple rifles. I can get better guns from ebbay than those types.

patriot said:

"Even now"
Wow, M1 grand had expired from the western military about the 60s 70s. If we are still using those, then we might just give up Taiwan and let the Americans make fun of us.

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is it the problem of my english? by even now i mean even now it is too big and heavy for chiense soldiers.

and yes. at the time. chinese armies were like a world weaponaries. not only M1s, K98s and stuff, there are samples showing, also weapons captured by the soviet army from germany were also issued to them as well. you could find lots of rare seen weapons in the force, today in the garbage pile.....or...miliitary historical museum in beijing.....

oh
sorry about mis-interpretting that.
Also, China was selling those old rifles to countries in Africa mostly poor unstable country that need those.

T-U-P said:

it sure sounds like the chinese army is the garbage collector. these guns were mainly used in WWII, like the thompson, sten, greasegun, k98k etc. i know they're still quite effective but other countries are already using assault rifles and china is still using old submachine guns. not to criticize, just saying it has a feeling of being a garbage collector.

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also you tooo patriot!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT PART OF KOREA DO YOU NOT GET !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS THE KOREAN WAR !!!!!! 1950-1953

THE BEST WEAPON THE AMERICAN HAVE IS THE M-1 GARAND !!!!!!!!!!! NOT M-16

THE CHINESE ARMY IS ALSO NOT SO POORLY ARMED FOR THAT TIME ALMOST COMPARBLE TO A GERMAN INFANTRY DIVISION IN1939


ALSO NO ONE MAKE 7.92/6.5 roumd any more old 7.62 are also hard to get so you cant sell them