Zhao Zhongyao read a few books on firearms development that he had taken from Yan Mingcheng's army library, and he designed a firearm that could deal with the Mauser guns developed by Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun.

Carbines, i.e. horse guns, horse guns. It is a lighter rifle with a shorter barrel than a regular rifle, a slightly lower muzzle velocity, and a slightly shorter range. Carbines are actually classified as rifles. It generally uses the same mechanism as a standard rifle, except with a truncated barrel, and is a shorter, lighter rifle with a lower barrel. A simple definition has been given to it - a short rifle.

The carbine, in fact, is a modification of the Mauser. The Mauser gun can be said to be the ancestor of modern rifles. All later rifles were improvements and developments of the Mauser, even the famous AK-47, which was also an improvement and development of the Mauser.

The Mauser made a name for himself in World War I, while the carbine came out in World War II. In particular, the gunsmiths of country M made bold innovations and modifications to the carbine, and produced the M1 carbine, making country M invincible in World War II.

While Zhao Zhongyao learned about this historical knowledge, he developed a firearm similar to a carbine.

Since he had already had a deep theoretical foundation in firearms after half a month of in-depth study, when he designed this carbine, he quickly designed the drawings.

After designing the drawings, he explained the design principles of this firearm to the technicians of the military factory, so that they could have a general understanding of this firearm weapon.

A month later, a completely new light weapon was born at the military factory of the Jianggong University. This is a rifle with a short barrel and extremely lightweight.

Just like the communication radio designed by Zhao Zhongyao before, he pays attention to the use of light.

Because the fighters had to keep holding the butt of their rifles with their hands when firing rifles. If the gun is too heavy, it will inevitably cause the soldiers to quickly consume a lot of physical strength when shooting, and it will also cause a decrease in the accuracy of shooting.

And the short and concise carbine, which reduces the physical exertion of the fighters, in this way. When they are firing live ammunition, they can naturally maintain a high standard of accuracy all the time.

In contrast, traditional firearms and weapons, due to their heavy weight, have become a drag on the fighters, so how can it be possible to improve the accuracy of shooting in war!

The new firearms and weapons that Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun shot similar to the Mauser were relatively bulky light weapons.

Although the carbine did not have the same range as the Mauser in terms of range, it far surpassed the Mauser in terms of accuracy.

In real combat. Shooting accuracy is much more important than range. Even if your guns and weapons have a long range, if you don't have accuracy, even if you can fight a hundred kilometers, it will be useless, and you won't have combat effectiveness at all.

Zhao Zhongyao's firearm design concept is a little different from Sun Guowei. Zhao Zhongyao used shooting accuracy as the standard for designing his own guns. And Sun Guowei is only pursuing the power of a gun itself.

In other words, he just wanted his guns to hit farther and be more powerful. It seems that such a gun is a good gun.

These two concepts, in the end, who is superior and who is inferior. It's not just a glance.

The reason why the carbine was able to replace the Mauser was that the design concept was more advanced. The goal of war is to destroy the living forces of the other side. It's not about whose weapons are more powerful.

No matter how powerful your weapon is. But it can't destroy the living force of the other party, and the two are in vain. And your weapon is not very powerful, but the work efficiency is very high, the shooting accuracy is very high, and in a short time, you can destroy a lot of the opponent's living forces.

That such a weapon. It is the weapon that is really needed in war. It's not that as long as you hit far, a powerful weapon is a good weapon.

It was from this design concept that Zhao Zhongyao designed this short and concise assault rifle. This kind of gun, the body of the gun is less than a meter long. The barrel is just over fifty centimeters. Weighs less than three kilograms.

The rifle designed by Sun Guowei is similar to a Mauser gun, with a body length of 1.5 meters and a weight of nearly 5 kilograms.

A month later, Zhao Zhongyao had already produced this carbine.

And Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun have long been impatient.

The two heard that Zhao Zhongyao had also designed and produced a new type of light weapon, so they took their rifles and came to Zhao Zhongyao's office.

At this time, Zhao Zhongyao also designed and produced a sample gun, and it was also placed in his office.

"Xiao Zhao! What's the matter, it's been a month! You won't tell us that your AK-47 is still on the drawings!"

As soon as Sun Guowei came to Zhao Zhongyao's office, he first began to question Zhao Zhongyao, thinking that this Zhao Zhongyao might only develop some non-weapon equipment such as communication stations, and might not develop any guns and weapons at all. is a 'civilian' military expert!

"That's right, my AK-47 is still on the drawings!" Zhao Zhongyao said with a smile when he heard Sun Guowei ask.

"Ah, Xiao Zhao! Are you an expert in the military industry? Will you develop guns and weapons? Why, it's been another month of tossing, why is your AK-47 still lying on the drawing sheet and sleeping! When will you let it come out of the drawing and become a real rifle!"

Yao Hongjun listened to Zhao Zhongyao's words, and also felt that Zhao Zhongyao still hadn't produced a single rifle!

"But I can't say that, as I said before, to develop the AK-47, you need to develop a stamping machine tool first. And I haven't designed this stamping machine yet, so the AK-47 can't be produced for the time being!"

"Haha, I know, are you only talking on paper? We still want to try it with you! It seems that we don't know when it will be! Otherwise, you just admit that you are inferior to us, and you will say that you will not be able to develop light weapons at all. ”

Sun Guowei has always been very arrogant, as soon as he heard Zhao Zhongyao say that his AK-47 was still lying on the drawings, he began to coax in front of Zhao Zhongyao.

"Yes, Xiao Zhao! You just admit that you lost, or you won't have it. So we both have to think about competing with you!"

Yao Hongjun listened to Sun Guowei's words, and he also laughed at Zhao Zhongyao on the side!

"Haha, two division commanders, I don't want to admit defeat directly! I don't seem to have such a character!" Zhao Zhongyao looked at Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun and laughed.

Zhao Zhongyao's laughter. made Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun suddenly stop their smiles.

The two looked at Zhao Zhongyao intently, wondering why Zhao Zhongyao was unwilling to admit defeat in front of them because he couldn't develop any guns and weapons by himself.

"You--what are you laughing at!You can only talk on paper at all, and you still have the face to laugh at us!" Sun Guowei glared at Zhao Zhongyao and said a little angrily.

"Yes, Xiao Zhao! You laugh and beg! You don't want to admit defeat. Just take a real rifle and come out, what's the use of just messing around here!"

Yao Hongjun listened to Zhao Zhongyao's laughter, and he also felt uncomfortable! Naturally, he was a little angry in his heart, and what he said was not good.

"Two masters, since you are so aggressive, then I have no choice but to show off my new weapons!"

After Zhao Zhongyao finished speaking, he took out a short and sharp rifle from the drawer in his office. placed it on the desk in front of him.

When Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun saw it, Zhao Zhongyao actually took out a short and powerful rifle from the drawer on the desk, which surprised the two of them.

"This - this is the AZ-47 assault rifle you developed. ”

Sun Guowei stared at the rifle in front of Zhao Zhongyao for a while. blurted out such a sentence.

Yao Hongjun also looked at the rifle in front of Zhao Zhongyao in surprise. I am also thinking that this gun is the AZ-47 assault rifle developed by Zhao Zhongyao!

"No, this is not an AZ-47 assault rifle. This is an M1 type carbine. Zhao Zhongyao casually took the rifle on the table in his hand. Then he pointed at Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun with the barrel of his gun.

The two of them immediately became nervous.

"This--this is not AZ-47!" Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun were not so nervous when they heard Zhao Zhongyao say this.

"Your gun is so short, how powerful can it be! At first glance, it is not as good as the SY-67 assault rifle we developed!" Sun Guowei looked carefully at the gun in Zhao Zhongyao's hand. I feel that my appearance is also ordinary, and my body is also very thin. Such guns. What power can it be!

"Two masters, don't you think I'm not good at shooting, then why don't we go to the shooting competition?"

Zhao Zhongyao knew that it was useless for him to just say it here, and he could only use practice to prove that his guns were very powerful!

"Haha, okay! Do you still know how to shoot!" As soon as Sun Guowei heard Zhao Zhongyao's words, he became even more confident. Think. Are you, Zhao Zhongyao, just a 'civilian' military industry expert? If you still want to have a shooting competition with us professional soldiers, then you can win against us! This is completely impossible.

"I haven't shot live ammunition before, but the gun I developed is very easy to operate. Just learn a little bit and you'll be fine.

Anyway, I was a little interested in firearms and weapons, and after this sample gun was produced, I also learned a little bit about shooting techniques.

Now it can be said. Basically, you have mastered the essentials of shooting this firearm. I can't say I'm a sharpshooter, but I don't think it's a problem to try it out with the two of you. ”

Zhao Zhongyao saw that Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun still didn't believe that they could use the guns they developed, so he explained to them.

"Haha, okay, in that case, let's go to the small shooting range of the military factory!"

In the attached military factory of the Jiang University of Technology, there is a small shooting range built temporarily. It was used for the development of this new type of firearms and weapons.

Because any kind of firearm and weapon, after it is developed and produced, it must first go to the shooting range to shoot and try it. Because new guns and weapons are also like new vehicle equipment. Only by doing a little test training can we know if there is any problem!

After Zhao Zhongyao's new carbine is developed, he will also have some live-fire training!

It would have been possible to allow professional test shooters to conduct shooting tests. These young people are all soldiers who have just transferred from the army. When they were in the army, they were all sharpshooters!

But Zhao Zhongyao is also a young man, and he also has some hobbies for light weapons, since he has such an opportunity, why doesn't he want to try it!

You know, he may not have a chance to be a real soldier in his life. Being able to have the opportunity to conduct some live-fire training on firearms, for Zhao Zhongyao, is to feel the life of a soldier!

Therefore, Zhao Zhongyao also quickly learned to use guns, and no one knows more about the guns he developed than him. Of course, it is more convenient to use.

While talking, Zhao Zhongyao, Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun came to the shooting range together. Before shooting, the three of them made some preparations.

To say, Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun were originally in a military factory with Zhao Zhongyao. And this new carbine recently developed by Zhao Zhongyao, how could the two of them not know about it!

In fact, this is because some new guns and weapons are being produced in the military factory of the Jiang Institute of Technology! In the factory workshop, some guns and weapons are being produced every day, and even if there are any new guns and weapons, Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun will not pay much attention to them.

Anyway, the two of them are also engineer-level technicians, mainly engaged in the design and modification of guns. As for how to produce it, it is a matter for the workers and technicians. The two of them rarely go to the production floor.

Therefore, even if Zhao Zhongyao developed and produced this new type of carbine, Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun still didn't know at all.

It wasn't until Zhao Zhongyao took out a sample gun in the office and told them that they knew that Zhao Zhongyao had also developed a new gun!

Now Zhao Zhongyao, Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun came to the small shooting range in the northwest corner of the military factory.

The factory area here is located next to a small hill. Some of the targets at the shooting range are erected at the foot of the hillside.

In this shooting range, there is a small house made of stones, which is an 'office' to manage this small shooting range. There were also some bullets in it. It was for people who tested firearms.

Zhao Zhongyao, Sun Guowei and Yao Hongjun came to the office that managed the shooting range together.

In charge of the range was a middle-aged man in his forties, a firearms technician in a military factory. He is a demobilized cadre of a military unit who has been transferred from the position of company commander.

His name is Hu Dajun, and when he was a soldier in the army, he was a sharpshooter. Later, with his superb shooting skills, he won many rankings in the shooting assessment of the army. (To be continued......)