Nanjing unearthed hundreds of suspected heavy machine gun bullets when fighting the remnants of Japanese | | bullet fighting Japanese forces _ news

At 5:30 P.M. the day before, Japanese invading troops killed in the Nanjing massacre Memorial Hall next to a building site, construction workers found a lot of corrosion problem of bullets. By specialists preliminary identification of heavy old gun bullet for use during World War II.

Museum curator Zhu Chengshan said through intercomparison of measurements, the bullets used by Chinese soldiers during the second world war machine-gun of 7.5 centimeters in length, suspected imported Switzerland or France/53 heavy machine guns, after probably the Chinese garrison in the interdiction of Japanese, retreating to the legacy of the East Bank of River East Gate Bridge. Preliminary research of experts believes that this group of artifacts on the history of Nanjing defence battle has significant value.

Yangtse evening post reporter Mei Jianming

　　Discover

Construction sites dug up large amounts of ammunition

From the "mass graves" is only hundreds of meters away

20th 5:30 P.M., Memorial for compatriots killed in the Nanjing massacre by the Japanese invasion of China (hereinafter "jiangdong gate Museum") on a nearby construction site, construction workers carried out excavation work at the site, at the southwest corner of the site discovered several badly rusted bullets, workers immediately reported, not far from the jiangdong gate Museum protection staff rushed to the scene.

Reporters at the scene, East of the River North of the site of the Memorial, the ongoing construction at the site at the southwest corner of, a wall place, black soil, rust left behind is still visible grave goods, Museum curator Zhu Chengshan hand-rolled the groundbreaking skins, five or six Bullets appear immediately in front of reporters. A heavy soil color and almost the same mass, through Bala, curator Zhu Chengshan, told reporters that shaped this is guns magazine.

Because the construction site near jiangdong gate Memorial, a construction worker told reporters that when workers dug Earth, found several rusty serious bullets, because before the approach workers are trained in heritage conservation, education, and has a high sensitivity, immediately report the situation to the site, site supervisor immediately reported to the jianye district local government agencies.

According to Nanjing, jianye District Deputy Chang Tsung-jen describes, the District Government received reports, for the first time to organize specialized staff rushed to the scene, the mining sites and bullets with the protection, invited Jiang East Memorial Hall curator Zhu Chengshan, and experts rushed to the scene, to survey the site discovered. Initially identified as Chinese defenders used during World War II and the legacy of old-style heavy machine gun bullets.

After the overnight excavations, inventory out of the 443 rounds of bullets, cartridge cases 17, warhead, 5 round magazine 3.

　　Identification

Suspected imported from Europe's heavy machine gun bullets

When the defenders had used such weapons

"In the scene, we were left by the Japanese army, but after careful comparison of measurement and identification should be in 1937 along the River East of ammunition used by the Chinese defenders. "The jiangdong gate Museum curator Zhu Chengshan, told reporters that its supporting heavy machine guns could be from Switzerland or France imported.

"Why is identified as used by Chinese soldiers during the war? We carried out the analysis. "Zhu Chengshan said 7.5 cm long, round-ended these bullets, the bullets of this type are relatively rare. Japanese invading troops using weapons usually 38 cover type 92 machine guns and rifle, which uses 6.5 cm rounds, the latter using 7.7 cm of bullets and bullets are pointy, these bullets are certainly not left behind by invading Japanese troops.

According to the introduction, 7.5 cm can be used bullets of the Soviet type 53 heavy machine guns, as the name suggests this machine gun production in 1953 from the former Soviet Union and setting, the machine gun had been used in the Korean war, when war has not occurred in Nanjing, apparently not used by Liberation.

Zhu Chengshan, said further than the right, found this type of bullet style, its tail upturned, not a concave circle trace, Switzerland, and France used a heavy machine gun bullets, preliminary judgement should be in 1937 when the invading Japanese Army captured Nanjing, Chinese soldiers using such import weapons for the resistance. "The bullets and body in fine, proven, there is some special substances that may be used by cool heavy machine gun. "Zhu Chengshan said that this design is also more in line with Switzerland and France firearm concepts.

　In 1937 the Chinese army

Have used the heavy machine gun

Class 53 heavy machine guns

53-7.62 mm heavy machine gun is copied SG43 medium machine-gun fire and heavy machine guns produced by the former Soviet Union 1953 production of stereotypes, a large number of deployments.

According to Zhu Chengshan speculated that the bullets may be found at the Chinese defenders a class 53 heavy machine guns used by gun bullets, but which one is more difficult to determine.

30 heavy machine guns

In 1921 by the Hanyang arsenal counterfeit United States Browning heavy machine guns. Due to its water cooling jacket made of brass to create, it has been nicknamed "ox".

Haqikaisi heavy machine gun

France purchased with counterfeit, war of Nations a total of 2,792 haqikaisi heavy machine gun, can be equipped with 465 heavy machine gun company.

Maxim heavy machine guns

In 1934, the Nanking arsenal has made Germany Maxim heavy machine guns of the working drawings. Immediately started copying. This cooling method for water cooling.

　Speculation

Chinese defenders fighting East River

Forced to evacuate when the equipment buried trenches

"Found this relic, depth of 1.5 meters above the ground, this is precisely what war trench depth. "Zhu Chengshan said bullets found in line with the Chinese defenders guarding and found the surface 1.5 metres, in the range of 1 square meter also found multiple shell casings, which show that the Chinese garrison at 1.5 meters deep in the trenches, positive resist the Japanese invasion of China.

Zhu Chengshan introduction, River East area is evidence of Japanese manufacturing Nanjing massacre by the Japanese invading army, is also at the Nanjing defence battle, the important position of China's efforts to resist aggression, these objects can serve as defenders tenacious blocking evidence of Japanese aggression in China.

Reporters found that found the remnants of bullets before a river River, next to the River Bridge, bullet left on the West Bank of the East River. "At that time the Chinese garrison at the jiangdong gate 74 army 51 Division under the jurisdiction of a mission, they are bounded by East River, digging trenches in the West Bank sniper, bitter because of the war, and forced to retreat to the East Bank of the river continue to snipe. "Zhu Chengshan, said historical records, they retreated, the Chinese defenders blew up the bridge of jiangdong, but Japanese troops to cross the River, corpses piled bridge traffic.

"Found the bullet that left much of the magazine, along with empty magazine, cartridge cases, as well as many bullets left over from indicates that the war is horrifying, after China, the defenders were forced to retreat, which is too late to take, and later by a bomb out of the soil cover can be preserved. "Zhu Chengshan, said the discovery of these new exhibits, we remember history, warning future generations to cherish and love peace, is of great historical significance.

It is understood that the excavation work continues on site yesterday morning found, 2 8 rounds magazine, 5 2 shell casings and warheads.

12:27 on June 22, 2014 Yangtse evening post