Judging from the results of the test, the gun-mounted grenade launcher and its supporting anti-personnel grenades basically met the design requirements, which made Lu Jiadong, Wu Tianming, and Liu Haotian, who participated in the test, very satisfied.

Although the test results were very satisfactory, the test process went through twists and turns, the most common of which was the power outage, when the national power gap was very large, even in the big cities at that time, there were power outages from time to time, and the test brigade in the remote suburbs was commonplace.

Sometimes a grenade just went out, the detection equipment monitoring light was flashing non-stop for a second, and the next second came from the instrument "beep!" A warning of equipment abnormality, the display screen fell into a state of no power black screen, and the grenade just shot out was so wasteful, because of the power outage, all the monitoring data could not be saved at all, and could only wait for the call to retest!

At this time, Lu Jiadong still misses the standby diesel generator of later generations, but he also knows that at this time, there are few cars on the road, and diesel generators are impossible to expect, so Lu Jiadong They can only work overtime to test when there is electricity.

Originally, the assault division and the test brigade shared a common ground for training, and the two sides looked up and did not look down, and at first the officers and men were very unimpressed by the thick tube attached to the barrel of the Type 78 assault rifle.

I think this thing is like a cannon and not a cannon, saying that the gun is not a gun, and it is not a gun that is nondescript to be installed under the barrel, which increases the burden on the user and affects the overall appearance of the firearm, and then this 40mm tube can fire something, even if it can be fired, such a short body tube and such a simple mechanism, it is estimated that the ammunition fired will not be very far, and the power is estimated to be incomparable with the grenade.

However, with the deepening of the test of the gun-mounted grenade launcher, the views of the officers and men of the assault division on this weapon can no longer be described as a change: when the anti-personnel grenade in the gun-mounted grenade launcher flies to a target several hundred meters away at a speed visible to the naked eye, when the grenade rotates at high speed in the air, when the warhead accurately concentrates on the target bull's-eye, and when the anti-personnel fragmentation destroys the surrounding target.

The faces of the officers and men of the assault division all flashed with shock and exclamation one after another, how did this 40mm tube propel the grenade to more than 400 meters, how could the accuracy of this thing be so high, and the lethal power was almost the same as that of 60 forces, how did it do it

Countless questions lingered in the minds of the officers and men of the assault division, and although they were unable to answer the principles for the time being, as professional soldiers of the field troops, the tactical value of this kind of weaponry was deeply imprinted in the minds of the officers and men of the assault division, in addition to its long range and great power.

What the officers and men value most is that the gun-mounted grenade launcher itself is light in weight, easy to carry, and easy to operate; the most important thing is that it is different from the 40 fire, 60 and 82 traditional infantry support weapons, which have to be equipped with one or two or even seven or eight people at every turn; this kind of weaponry does not account for a specific establishment, and a single infantry can easily carry equipment and more than 10 rounds of ammunition, so that the firepower of ordinary infantry can be increased several times.

Not only that, the grenade launcher is attached to the muzzle, and the grenade is fired almost the same as the gun shooting, and after the grenade is fired, the gun can be fired at the first time, reducing unnecessary conversion time, which is crucial for the soldier's battlefield self-protection and survivability.

What is even more commendable is its high-power grenade, although it is only 40mm caliber, but its power is no less than that of ordinary mortars, because of this, the officers and men of the assault division gave it an apt nickname after witnessing the power of the gun-mounted grenade launcher:

"Artillery in the hands of infantry!"

If the performance of the gun-mounted grenade launcher was recognized by what they saw with their own eyes, then when they learned that the designer of this gun, which was called "a cannon in the hands of infantry," was Lu Jiadong, the chief designer of the Type 78 assault rifle, the last trace of doubt that lingered in the hearts of the officers and soldiers also disappeared.

Although the Type 78 assault rifle is only equipped with one company in the assault division for performance testing, this firearm is easy to use, easy to operate, powerful, long-range, and high-precision The characteristics were quickly recognized by the trial troops.

Therefore, the other officers and men of the assault division were so envious of the company that tried to install the Type 78 assault rifle that their eyes were red, and from time to time they ran to the training ground of that company to rub the opportunity to shoot the Type 78 target, and even some soldiers directly threw aside the 56 and a half in their hands after using the Type 78, calling for no other guns except the Type 78, this kind of thing has appeared several times in the assault division, and even some companies collectively wrote a report asking for the Type 78 to be replaced as soon as possible!

The officers and soldiers are so fond of the Type 78, of course, they also have deep admiration for the designer who designed this firearm, and they all feel that he is a good friend and partner of the soldiers, and he is also the person who understands the needs of the soldiers best, and this person is none other than Lu Jiadong, who runs around the test site every day, monitoring and recording various data, since it is designed by the person who knows the soldiers best, then what is there to worry about, whether it is performance or reliability, it is absolutely first-class!

Because of this, the officers and men of the assault division could no longer sit still, and after the training, they ran to the test site one after another, wanting to ask Wu Tianming and Lu Jiadong how to use the gun-mounted grenade launcher.

Officers at all levels began to discuss the specific use of barrel grenade launchers in infantry offensive and defense, and companies with advanced ideas even used wood to make simple gun-mounted grenade launchers and install them on the 56 Chong to conduct actual exercises, and the sound of each company requesting to be equipped with gun-mounted grenade launchers was even more endless, even more than the sound of requiring the equipment of Type 78 assault rifles.

"Bang~~Boom!" A 40mm anti-personnel grenade accurately focused on the target hundreds of meters away, and the wooden target that was hit was sparsely hit!

Guo Qingshan held a meeting at the military headquarters for a few days, and as soon as he came back, he came to the test site to see how the gun-mounted grenade launcher was; when he saw the specific performance of the equipment with his own eyes, his reaction was the same as that of the officers and men of the assault division, which was both incredible and excited.

However, at this time, he hid the excitement just now, replaced it with a worried expression, put down the binoculars, and followed Liu Haotian next to him and asked:

"Old squad leader, how long will it take for this gun-mounted grenade launcher to be mass-produced?"

"I just tested it now, and I will report it in the future, conduct a finalization test, and then try it out, and it is estimated that the time will not be short!" As soon as Liu Haotian finished speaking, he felt that something was wrong, because he saw that Guo Qingshan's face was getting heavier and heavier, and there was something wrong in his heart, and then he hurriedly put it next to his ear and asked softly:

"Could it be the border?"

Guo Qingshan nodded: "Although I didn't say it at the meeting of the military headquarters, I asked all divisions to strengthen training, especially mountain attacks and large-scale interspersing, I think it has something to do with the recent instability of the border situation!"

Since the beginning of August, the tone of the country's major newspapers and media toward Vietnam has suddenly changed, and the original title of comrade and brother has gradually changed to neutral, and then from neutral to dejorative, and even equated with Su Xiu, as long as people with a little political sensitivity know that the country's policy toward Vietnam is changing, and the root cause of the change is the instability of the situation on the Vietnamese border.

Not only that, as a veteran cadre who used to work in the army and now works in the military-industrial system, he will think more deeply, and this in-depth will inevitably involve a very sensitive word -- war!

Because of this, when Liu Haotian listened to Guo Qingshan's words, he couldn't help frowning: "So, we really want to have a real game with Vietnam?"

"It's hard to say now, maybe the intensification of training is for drills! But no matter what, we have to take precautions, and it's not a bad thing to prepare early!" Although Guo Qingshan said it lightly, the expression on his face was worried:

"Old squad leader, I remember telling you before, when I came to aid Vietnam to resist the United States, I saw the U.S. Army's M79, which has high firepower and long range, and is a good close-range support and lethal weapon for infantry, but do you know that Vietnam accepted a large number of M79 after their revolutionary victory!"

"You mean" Listening to Guo Qingshan's words, Liu Haotian's face couldn't help but change!

"That's right, our troops don't have a weapon to compete with it, and if there is an encounter in the jungle, our troops may suffer!" As he spoke, Guo Qingshan raised his eyes and looked at the gun-mounted grenade launcher that was being loaded for the next test, and couldn't help but flash a smile of relief on his face:

"Fortunately, Xiao Lu and they also created the same weapon, not only that, ours is also much more advanced than the Vietnamese, at least it does not occupy the establishment, the rate of fire and power are stronger than theirs, if we can equip the troops as soon as possible and form combat effectiveness, we can beat those Vietnamese monkeys in the encounter!"

"Lao Guo, what you said makes sense, but" Liu Haotian said halfway, and then didn't say anything more, he knew that Guo Qingshan wanted to equip the gun with a grenade launcher as soon as possible, but there were strict regulations on the testing and finalization of the equipment.

It is impossible to look at the equipment that is good, pat his head and say change clothes, Liu Haotian understands this truth, Guo Qingshan also understands, so after Liu Haotian finished speaking, Guo Qingshan also became silent.

At this moment, Lu Jiadong, who was testing and laughing with Wu Tianming on the side, suddenly said: "This gun-mounted grenade launcher should be developed in cooperation with the assault division!"

Although Lu Jiadong's voice was not loud, it made Guo Qingshan's eyes light up, and he couldn't suppress the excited expression on his face: "Xiao Lu, what did you just say?"

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