Strengthen the dream of the ancient imperial army

Strengthen the dream of the ancient imperial army

It is said that the equipment of modern Qing army is backward, but it is not. At the end of the Qing dynasty, the equipment of the Qing army was first-class in the world, and it was not so ugly among the powers.

Let's talk about light weapons first. During the Sino-French War, the Qing army imported some rifles, such as Lee's M 1882 rifle, and used five magazines. 1884, the Qing authorities not only bought 3,900-4,000 ready-made old M 1979 rifles for Remington, but also imported more than 9,000 rifles.

Before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, some troops were equipped with more advanced rifles with breeches, such as Manlixia in Austria, New Mao Se in Germany, and quick-acting guns copied by Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau in China. Such as Zhao Huaiye's department, that is, "all are fast guns of the same color." In the battle of Pyongyang, according to Japanese records, the Qing army used seven and thirteen rifles.

What was the level of European powers at that time? Li M 1882 was first introduced in 1882, introduced by the Qing army in 1884, and equipped by Manlixia in 1888. 1894 On the eve of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, eight Russian companies participated in the 10th Russian-Turkish War (1877 to 1878). It can be seen that the guns and equipment of the Qing army have kept up with the times.