Chapter 244: Facing Failure
Lu Weijun's voice kept coming out of the walkie-talkie's headphones, but everyone in the new artillery development team on the high ground was silent, silent, and this silence made the originally small sound in the headset seem to be an invisible amplifier, which was particularly loud on the high ground, even if it was standing on the outermost level, it could be heard clearly.
But even so, none of the people present believed in their ears, you must know that the artillery was still playing well a second ago, how to blink an eye Kung Fu artillery barrel appeared cobweb-like cracks, 286 shells, is it possible that this sample cannon that embodies the efforts of countless people in the development team of the new artillery can't even withstand 300 shells?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" At this time, the most people in the small highlands said this sentence, and in the hearts of most people who chose to be silent, why didn't they think so, especially Zhu Haifeng, after listening to Lu Weijun's report, shook his head noncommittally, his eyes were even more wide, the slender fingers of his hands were pinched together for a while, and then released again, his thin lips twitched slightly, and he couldn't stop reading:
"How is it possible? How is it possible?"
However, at this time, no one paid attention to Zhu Haifeng's abnormal behavior, because everyone's eyes were all focused on Lu Jiadong's body, and Lu Jiadong's face at this time also became gloomy, after listening to the report in the headset twice, he grabbed the microphone again and wanted to ask for details, but when he brought the microphone to his mouth, Lu Jiadong put it down again. Then he turned his head and said lightly to Wang Chuanchen beside him:
"Director Wang, I think it's better for us to take a look on the spot!"
"En!" Wang Chuanchen nodded with a serious face: "I agree with you!"
"Chief Master Lu. Look!" Lu Jiadong personally climbed onto the improvised gun mount, half-squatting at the position where the barrel of the gun was adjacent to the brake, and under the gun carriage behind him stood dozens of members of the new artillery development team, and beside him were the inspectors responsible for manipulating the metal flaw detector.
"In this location, there are very dense cracks. It is a cracked, cobweb-like distribution. You see, the signal displayed on the instrument says it all!"
Lu Jiadong looked at the reality of the signal on the metal flaw detector, and it was indeed as the developer said, there were indeed large-scale cracks on the barrel of the gun. After seeing this situation, Lu Jiadong's brows couldn't help frowning together, and then he completely squatted down and stared at the body tube in front of him, only to see that the body tube of this black hole was smooth, and he couldn't see anything wrong at all, Lu Jiadong looked at it for a while and then said to the inspectors around him:
"Seeing that the surface of the body tube is so smooth and complete, I think the crack should appear in the chamber!"
"Chief Master Lu is right!" The inspector nodded: "The crack does appear in the chamber, mainly because when the shell is fired, the pressure in the chamber is too large. As a result, the body tube could not withstand such a large amount of pressure, and cracks appeared, so "
Talking and talking. The inspector's words paused for a moment, but what he didn't finish was picked up by Lu Jiadong without hesitation, although the voice was not loud, but the people of the new artillery team behind him could hear it clearly:
"So the main reason for failure. Or is the strength of the cannon steel not strong enough!"
As soon as Lu Jiadong's voice fell, the inspectors did not answer. just nodded solemnly, but everyone in the development team standing behind Lu Jiadong focused their eyes on Zhu Haifeng, who was responsible for the development of artillery steel materials, because the conclusion of the field test was self-evident.
The failure of this artillery test firing was due to the fact that the new artillery steel was not up to standard, and the original design life was 2,400 rounds of fully charged artillery shells, but now there are serious spider web-like cracks in less than 300 rounds.
At this time, Zhu Haifeng faced these gazes on him, eager to quickly find a crack to drill into, he thought about it a lot, but he didn't expect that there would be problems with the artillery steel he developed himself, you must know that he has high attainments and experience in the field of steel smelting, which is not only recognized by his peers, but also the source of his self-confidence.
From the armor steel of tanks to the marine steel used by ships, from high-performance material steel to low-level ordinary steel, Zhu Haifeng has developed dozens of kinds of steel over the years, but each type of steel not only satisfactorily completes the task, but some will even greatly exceed the specified technical indicators and exceed the relevant tasks.
Although the task of this new type of cannon steel is much more difficult than any previous research and development project, in order to ensure success, Lu Jiadong not only provided him with a detailed and complete and accurate alloy metal formula list of the new type of cannon steel, but also allocated smelting equipment such as electroslag remelting furnace to ensure that it has advanced manufacturing technology and technology.
It is precisely because of these unattainable software and hardware foundations that Zhu Haifeng's confidence in the new artillery steel project is even more than any previous development task, because, in his words:
"With the formula, coupled with advanced technical equipment and devices, if you can't study it again, then your brain is really filled with molten steel, and it is better to jump directly into the steelmaking furnace!"
But what Zhu Haifeng never expected was that the project that made him most confident had the biggest problem, and it was also the culprit that led to the failure of the artillery test firing, which made him unacceptable, but in the face of the iron-clad facts, there was no way to escape, you must know that from the beginning of the test firing, the various systems of the artillery performed very well, but there were problems in the materials, which led to the final failure, even if Zhu Haifeng was a maverick, he could not face such a disgraced fact
Thinking about the words he had said before, the promises he made to Lu Jiadong, and the unreasonable angry words when he had a disagreement with Qin Jingbin, Zhu Haifeng only felt that his face was very hot, and then it hurt inexplicably, even more painful than being slapped dozens of times!
At this time, he seemed to be able to feel Lu Jiadong's disappointed gaze, Qin Jingbin's gloating expression, Guo Zhipeng's relieved smile, and the resentful and angry eyes of many members of the new artillery development team around him. He wanted to explain a little, but when the words came to his lips, it was difficult to speak. Originally, the body tube with a life of 2400 rounds can't even hit 300 rounds now, even if the iron slag sticks up, it is stronger than the current new type of cannon steel that has been painstakingly developed, such an objective existence is really in front of him, even if Zhu Haifeng has a thousand reasons in his heart, ten thousand excuses are difficult to say!
In the end, Zhu Haitao could only lower his head and close his eyes. There was even more chaos and self-blame in my mind, and at this moment. There was a sudden tap on his shoulder, and then a familiar and kind word reached his ears through the cold air around him. Under the vibration of the periosteum, Zhu Haifeng's heart couldn't help but be shocked:
"Chief Craftsman Zhu, what's wrong with you?"
Hearing this, Zhu Haifeng couldn't help but raise his head, Lu Jiadong, who was still squatting on the improvised gun mount just now, didn't know when he came to him, not only that, but his face did not have the look of disappointment and frustration in the face of defeat that Zhu Haifeng thought.
In order to find the responsibility for the failure, he did not show the determination of the six relatives not to admit it and investigate it to the end, and the determination not to punish the responsible person and not give up. Instead, as usual, with the same careful and indifferent smile as always, his face turned pale. Zhu Haifeng, who was extremely ugly, asked with concern:
"Chief Craftsman Zhu, are you uncomfortable?"
"Chief Master Lu, I" Zhu Haifeng listened to Lu Jiadong's words, and the two thin cheeks couldn't help but bulge, and they wanted to say something but didn't say it, but in the end they said it ruthlessly:
"Chief Master Lu. I let you down, the responsibility for the failure of this artillery test fire is mine. I, Zhu Haifeng, will not shirk, no matter what the result is, I will bear it with all my might!"
"Are we really crushed by this failure?"
"Chief Master Lu, but" As soon as Lu Jiadong's question fell, Zhu Haifeng was about to continue to explain, but before he could speak, he was stopped by Lu Jiadong with his hand, and then Lu Jiadong looked around at the people in the new artillery development team who were all depressed, and finally looked at Zhu Haifeng in front of him:
"In the face of failure, do we have any other way than frustration, self-blame, and the so-called accountability? Yes! We not only have, but there are many, and the most important of them is to sum up the experience and lessons of failure, so as to avoid the detours we have taken, and then achieve success!"
Lu Jiadong's words made most of the frustration of everyone present less in an instant, but at this time, Lu Jiadong's words did not stop the rhythm of continuing to speak:
"There is no overnight success in the world, Edison's invention of the electric light has gone through thousands of failures, Bell's invention of the telephone has also succeeded after countless failures, and Nobel, the father of explosives, even lost his closest relatives and assistants in a failed experiment, and we have only experienced such a setback and lost morale, and since then we have sunk?
My answer is very clear, it is two words, no! If nothing else, let's just talk about this new type of artillery steel, material research is a time-consuming effort, and there will inevitably be a large number of experiments, in order to develop the cannon steel of the FH-70 gun, it took five years and experienced a lot of failures to create the FH-70 gun, which is a classic of 39 times the caliber artillery, so I think failure is not terrible, what is terrible is that we are defeated by failure!
As for the so-called responsibility, I think that if we really want to pursue it, it will also be borne by me, the chief designer, so I hope that you will still do a good job in your own scientific research work with peace of mind, sum up experience and lessons from this failure, and strive to develop our new artillery as soon as possible!"
As he spoke, Lu Jiadong glanced at everyone present again, and his tone became much softer, as if he was chatting at home:
"Okay, let's go back and rest early, we have to get up early tomorrow and set off, this time we really have to work harder!" After speaking, Lu Jiadong threw a confident and bright smile to everyone, and then took a step and walked towards the barracks in the distance, and at this time, the hazy sky finally couldn't support the weight of the rain, with the harsh north wind, the cold and biting rain fell, and the rain slapped on Zhu Haifeng's face, and the moist eye sockets slowly slipped from the cheeks, and the others present did the same, looking at Lu Jiadong's back in front of him all tears blurred (to be continued)
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