Why didn't the Japanese army's machine guns use bullet chains instead of

The bullet board used in Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun is scientifically called the bullet protection board, which can normally hold 3 rounds of ammunition. This is preset. This bullet-proof plate requires very high manufacturing technology. It is a straight plate and then blocks every bullet. In fact, it takes a lot of materials to produce this bullet-proof board in Japan.

Then why did the Japanese use the elastic board for ammunition?

first of all, the advantage of bullet feeding with a bullet plate is that one person can operate the machine gun. This is a great attraction for the Japanese army with a relatively small number of soldiers.

Secondly, the elastic plate is made of strip-shaped metal plate without bending. There are elastic bayonets on the metal plate to hold bullets, which are usually produced by stamping. It is relatively simple to manufacture and the process is not complicated.

Thirdly, the level of Japanese military industry is very low, and there is not much original ability. The Japanese army developed a new machine gun, but the barrel heated too fast, and the temperature rose rapidly after a short time of shooting, and the rifling was quickly damaged.

Then why not use the elastic chain? Let's take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of the elastic chain.

The elastic chain is the most familiar way for our military to supply ammunition. Whether it is Marx's heavy machine gun, or the mp42 of the Germans during World War II or the general machine gun that is now applicable in the United States, it is basically a chain-type ammunition supply. This method of ammunition supply is simple and efficient. And the length of each elastic chain is long enough. But he has no shortcomings? Yes! The bullet chain will be deformed in different degrees after being soaked in water, so it is easy to cause jamming, and the storage of the bullet chain must be careful, because you don't want to suddenly say that you want to supply bullets for the machine gun when you are fighting, but you find that your bullet chains are actually mixed together.