Chapter 440: The History of Guns

The two experts saw that Zhao Zhongyao had left them in the office, and they didn't understand what he wanted to say to him, and both of them looked at Zhao Zhongyao in a daze. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhao Zhongyao took a sip of tea, then looked at Zhang Lianying and said: "Expert Zhang, as a master of firearms, you must know a lot about guns! Can you teach me a lesson! Although I have developed large weapons such as missiles, I still don't know much about light weapons! Although the higher-level leaders did not let me design light weapons this time, I am the number one leader of the base.

Can you tell me a little bit about the history of guns? What kind of level has China's current guns and weapons reached, what are the differences between them and foreign guns, and how far behind them are compared with foreign guns? ”

Zhao Zhongyao's words made Zhang Lianying stunned for a moment. He didn't understand how Zhao Zhongyao could ask him these things.

I was wondering if this was Zhao Zhongyao testing him? I just wanted to see if he was a real firearms master.

Thinking of this, he looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said, "Does Director Zhao not believe that I am a master of firearms, is he going to test me!"

"Look at what you said, didn't I just say it, I want to learn it! You are a well-known firearms master in the whole army, this is a well-known thing, how can I not believe it!"

Zhao Zhongyao actually really looked down on Zhang Lianying and Chen Dongshan, two military experts, in his heart, after all, the level of the two of them is the level of ordinary designers, and they are not well-known military experts at all.

This time, the superior leaders asked the two of them to design an assault rifle that surpassed the level of contemporary light weapons, and for Zhao Zhongyao, he did not believe that these two old guys could design such light weapons.

"Okay, no matter what Director Zhao thinks, since you ask like this, then I have to fight with you. ”

Zhang Lianying is also a firearms designer, and he still knows a little about the history of guns. After listening to Zhao Zhongyao's words, he cleared his throat and said: "Guns, in the old days, were called fire guns and iron cannons, which refer to the use of gunpowder gas energy to fire bullets and hit unprotected or weakly protected living targets.

Throughout the ages, the "gun" has always been the most basic combat weapon in the hands of the "soldiers". Along the footsteps of their generation, development, and evolution, people can clearly see the tragic development history of human wars.

In 1132 A.D., Chen Gui, a military strategist in the Southern Song Dynasty of China, invented a musket, which is the earliest tubular firearm in the world's military history, and it can be called the originator of modern tubular firearms. In the first year of Kaiqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1259), the people of Shouchun Mansion created a kind of assault gun, which used giant bamboo as the barrel and fired Ziyi (containing black powder, porcelain, broken iron, stones, etc.). When fired, the muzzle erupts with flames, and the sub-kiln flies out to kill and injure the opposing enemy, which can be counted as ****** but has nothing to do with modern ******.

In the 13th century, Chinese gunpowder and metal tubular firearms were introduced to Europe, and muskets developed rapidly. At the beginning of the 15th century, arquebuses were developed in Spain. Later, it was imitated by the Ming Dynasty, called the bird gun, until the Frenchman Mahan, who was born in 1547, changed the arquebus ignition to flint ignition, improved on the basis of the runner musket, removed the clockwork steel wheel, clamped a piece of flint on the jaws of the hammer, and provided a blow anvil on the side of the fire hole, when shooting, pull the trigger, under the action of the spring, the flint hit the fire door heavily, and sparks appeared, igniting the gunpowder and firing. The firing process is greatly simplified, the firing rate and shooting accuracy are improved, it is easy to use, and the cost is low, which facilitates mass production. In the mid-17th century, many European armies were generally equipped with flintlock pistols, which lasted for more than 200 years until 1848.

The invention of the breech-loading gun was a major revolution in firearms in the 19th century, ending the 500-year history of the rifle being filled with projectiles from the muzzle with a bought, and was called by some history books as "opening up a new era of small arms and infantry tactics".

However, after the gun is fired, it needs to be recharged, which undoubtedly delays time, in war time is of the essence, and only by increasing the firing speed can the combat effectiveness be improved.

So the automatic rifle came into being. Among the automatic rifles, assault rifles are more popular among fighters. Because this gun shoots quickly and with high accuracy.

Assault rifles are favored by countries around the world for their powerful firepower, light weight, and small size. There are more than 90 countries in the world that have adopted small-caliber assault rifles, among which the most representative typical assault rifles with their own characteristics are: the Colt M16A2 assault rifle of the United States, the An-94 assault rifle of Russia, the TAR-21 assault rifle of Israel, the F2000 assault rifle of Belgium and the CR21 stockless assault rifle of South Africa. Among them, the M16A2 assault rifle is famous for its high firepower density and high accuracy, and it has made a big splash in the comparative review of weapons to determine NATO's standard ammunition, and it has been sold to more than 50 countries in the world in addition to equipping the US army. The Russian AN-94 assault rifle adopts an eye-catching rear support containing fiberglass and uses a double-row detachable 30-round cassette magazine, which can achieve 2 burst fire, effectively enhancing the utilization rate of ammunition, and its shooting accuracy is 13 times higher than that of the AK47 assault rifle when implementing 2 burst shots in a standing position. The Israeli TAR-21 assault rifle adopts a stockless general layout, and can flexibly replace a variety of barrels of different lengths to meet different needs, so as to become a gun family of its own. The F2000 assault rifle has a separate fire control system, and it is said to be able to compete even with the American Ideal Individual Combat Weapon (OICW). ”

Zhang Lianying gushed about the history and evolution of guns. What he said was the head, so that Zhao Zhongyao listened to it, and he also admired in his heart that this old guy knew a lot, and he was worthy of being a master of firearms.

"How about it, Director Zhao, do you think I'm a master of firearms worthy of my reputation!" Zhang Lianying said this, and looked at Zhao Zhongyao proudly.

"Well, yes, I know a lot more than I know, you're a master of firearms. Zhao Zhongyao only listened to the history of these guns, and felt that Zhang Lianying still knew some knowledge about firearms.

In fact, this knowledge is only the basic knowledge that you need to master as a firearms designer. Since Zhang Lianying was in the military academy, he has memorized these basic knowledge every day. Now that Zhao Zhongyao wants to test his knowledge in this area, it is not trivial, of course he can recite a large paragraph.

And Zhao Zhongyao didn't know how Zhang Lianying knew this knowledge, he felt that this old guy's level was not bad!

"Okay, since that's the case, then I'm relieved, this time you are responsible for designing the most advanced light weapons in the whole army, you must pay attention to it. Director Wang also said at the meeting just now that the development of firearms this time is not only a matter of our Jianghai Machinery Factory, but also a major event of the military reform of the entire country. ”

"Director Zhao, don't worry! I have long wanted to design an advanced assault rifle. This time, I must take what I have learned in my own body, fight my old bones, and design a state-of-the-art assault rifle. ”

Zhang Lianying looked at Zhao Zhongyao and boasted about Haikou in front of him.

"Expert Chen, do you have anything else to say? Do you have the confidence to help Expert Zhang design this advanced assault rifle!"

After Zhao Zhongyao and Zhang Lianying finished speaking, they looked at Chen Dongshan again and said.

"Director Zhao, don't worry! Lao Zhang and I have always been good friends, and this time we can work together, which is the greatest joy of my life, although I am a bomb expert, not a firearms expert.

But over the years, when I have been with Lao Zhang, I have also talked about some things about firearm design from time to time. Now that we know a little bit about firearm design, we will be able to design a very advanced assault rifle. ”

Chen Dongshan looked at Zhao Zhongyao and assured him that they would definitely be able to design a very advanced assault rifle.

"Well, with these words from both of you, I will be relieved. It's just that the higher-level leaders don't have much time to develop a sample gun for us! It's only a month.

And now we don't have a blueprint. To redesign this new assault rifle. It can be said that the time is tight and the task is heavy. I think so, I hope you both can get the blueprints of the new gun out within a week.

If it takes too long, there won't be much time left to make a prototype. When the time comes, we won't be able to get a gun, and I'm afraid that it's not just me who will be criticized by the higher-level leaders, and the two of you won't be able to run away!"

Zhao Zhongyao knew that these two old guys would not work without putting pressure on them. If they had waited for half a month to get the blueprints out, they would have had two weeks left to produce prototypes, which would have been a difficult task for the workers. After all, the production of guns is not comparable to designing guns, it is just talk on paper. And the production of guns, that is real, you must not be false and lazy, you have to produce all the parts of the sample gun step by step. Finally assembled into a complete gun. It's not a joke.

"Don't worry, Director Zhao, the two of us have designed a lot of guns. This time, although the time is tight and the task is heavy, we will definitely be able to design the drawings within a week. ”

In fact, Zhang Lianying already had a prototype of a new gun design in his heart. It's just that he hasn't drawn this prototype yet.

As a firearms designer, everyone wants to design the most advanced firearms that represent their level.

And Zhang Lianying has lived for most of his life, and it seems that he has not yet designed an advanced gun that can represent his own design level. And this opportunity is also quite important for him.

"Okay, then I won't delay your time, you can go to work quickly!"

After Zhao Zhongyao finished speaking, he let the two old guys leave.

The two old guys stood up and left Zhao Zhongyao's office.

As soon as they returned to their offices, the two old guys began to count Zhao Zhongyao.

"Lao Chen, what do you mean by this Zhao Zhongyao, why does he always look down on us! We are firearms experts. The superior leader has handed over the firearm design work to us to do this time, and he is still not at ease, and he has to test me face to face, which is really annoying, this kid, why don't you know how to respect old comrades and old experts at all. ”

Zhang Lianying was already very angry just now, but in front of Zhao Zhongyao, he didn't dare to say anything, and as soon as he returned to his own territory, he immediately complained.

"Yes! This kid clearly looks down on us! He thinks that if he can design missiles, he will be great, and he can design guns! I think he wants the two of us to give him this glorious task! Hmph, what a beautiful thought, how can we give him such a good opportunity. ”

Chen Dongshan felt that when Zhao Zhongyao asked them like this, he clearly wanted them to give him the task of designing guns, so that he could make meritorious contributions.

"That's right, I also feel that this kid means this, and he wants to take over this meritorious job for us! He also wants to be a master of firearms design! I, Zhao Zhongyao, do you really think that you are an all-round genius! I can design both missiles and guns. It's a joke to be able to design both heavy and light weapons. ”

The more Zhang Lianying thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but scold Zhao Zhongyao again.

"Hey, Lao Zhang! Now is not the time to be angry with this kid, the superior leaders have entrusted us with this important task, do you have confidence! This is not a joke, when the time comes, we will not be able to come up with the design drawings, but we will lose the adult. ”

Chen Dongshan is not an expert on firearms. If he were to design an advanced firearm weapon on his own, he was afraid that he would not be able to do it.

Although Zhang Lianying had also designed some guns and weapons before, the weapons he designed were really ordinary and could not be compared with the world's advanced light weapons.

"Lao Chen, don't worry! Is it true that I, Zhang Lianying, an expert in firearms, have a false name! You know, since I came to this military industrial base, I have been holding back my energy! They transferred me to this place where birds don't, because they thought I was useless and wanted me to take the initiative to retire!

I'm only in my 50s! It's the age when I'm old and strong! That's when I can design advanced weapons. This time, the superiors gave me this task, and they made a wise decision. I'll be sure to surprise them. ”

Zhang Lianying looked at Chen Dongshan very confidently, as if he was casually drawing a picture on paper, that is, the most advanced light weapons in the world. It seems that there is no one in this world who is more powerful than him Zhang Lianying, only he is a master of firearms, and no one else dares to use this title. (To be continued.) )