19世纪末至20世纪初,世界上出现了可称为第一种大规模杀伤性武器的马克沁重机枪。由于其具有较大的杀伤力,当时欧洲的和平主义者甚至要求禁止使用它。但是,直到今天都毫无疑问的是,这种机枪的问世改变了军队的作战战术,也对军事战略产生了非常重要的影响。它的强大火力使步兵密集队型进攻战术最终被摈弃,并且给此前被世界各国民党军队视为基本突击力量的骑兵的进攻带来了很大的麻烦。 From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, there appeared Markov heavy machine guns that could be called the first weapons of mass destruction in the world. Because of its greater lethality, European pacifists at the time even demanded that it be banned. However, until today there is no doubt that the advent of this type of machine gun has changed the operational tactics of the armed forces and has also had a very significant impact on the military strategy. Its powerful firepower eventually led to the elimination of the infantry battalion-style offensive tactics and brought considerable hassle to the offensive of cavalry soldiers previously considered by the Kuomintang forces in the world as the basic assault force.