Breeze state, 1200 feet static target, 12 bullets, 1 minute time, 11 shots on target, 4 shots close to the bull's-eye position......

At the behest of Colonel Borgweyne, Weiss gave a simple live-fire demonstration of a Dragon sniper rifle made by the fat vice president's private gun shop. Measured by the assessment standards of the Batton Military Academy, such a performance is a solid achievement, which shows the technical advantages of the Dragon sniper rifle in terms of shooting accuracy and firing speed.

After confirming the shooting results, Weiss breathed a sigh of relief and waited for the ace sniper to speak.

The fat vice president, who was standing next to the colonel, raised his hands and looked ready to applaud, but the colonel did not applaud, but said to Weiss in a commanding tone: "Take off the scope, use the mechanical sight, and shoot again." ”

Although it was a little unclear, Weiss did so.

It's still 1 minute, it's still 12 rounds, and the distance and environment haven't changed. As a result, 10 shots were on target, and 2 shots were close to the bull's-eye.

Weiss held the gun, turned his head, and saw the colonel say to the fat vice president: "In terms of shooting, he has the demeanor of you. ”

The fat vice president grinned and said, "Don't dare to say anything else, shooting talent, he is a little worse than me." ”

The ace sniper smiled: "It's a pity that you chose to engage in business and buried this talent, but fortunately, you are also doing well in business." ”

The fat vice president shook his head with a smile, the bitterness at the corner of his mouth, others may never understand.

Colonel Bogwein took two steps forward and spoke to Weiss face to face.

"How do you feel about shooting two rounds in front and back?"

Weiss speculated on the other party's thoughts, and replied cautiously: "It's more accurate, more stable, and more confident with a sniper scope, and without a sniper scope, the accuracy is not bad." ”

"What about the results of the two rounds of shooting?" The Colonel's questions loomed in on the floor.

Weiss hesitated: "Uh...... The fact that someone like me, who has only been in his early teens with formal military training, can achieve such results shows that this sniper rifle is suitable as a standard weapon in the army. ”

"No, it means that at normal distances, the shooting accuracy of this small-caliber repeating rifle is already very good, and adding a pair of sniper scopes on the basis of the original gun has nearly doubled the cost, but the effect is far less than double - to be precise, the performance of the original gun is already very good, and the addition of sniper scopes does not get the ideal cost performance."

The colonel's rapid speech showed that he had already thought of this "routine".

Weiss bowed his head in contemplation. The 56 semi-automatic rifle designed on the basis of the Soviet-made SKS semi-automatic rifle is the best comprehensive performance of the semi-automatic rifle, in the case of using a special 9 mm bullet, the ballistic characteristics are very good, so it shows superior accuracy in medium and close shooting, and it is used as a sniper rifle, compared with the Norman Empire's "Falcon" is definitely more than it, so it is full of confidence in winning the military sniper rifle bid. According to what Colonel Borgwein just said, think differently and use it for standard rifles is the real thing.

Thinking about this, Weiss looked at the other party with a sincere attitude: "As you said, if this rifle is chosen as a standard rifle, it will definitely be much better than our current rifle." In fact, when it is put into mass production, it should be cheaper to build than an active rifle, but it will also put forward higher requirements for the existing tactical model and logistics. ”

"Oh? Let's hear it! Colonel Borgweyne clasped his hands to his chest and looked at Weiss with interest.

"As you can see, the rate of fire of this rifle is four or five times higher than that of previous bolt-action rifles, and on the battlefield, using a new rifle capable of firing six rounds in bursts must be multiplied by the use of traditional rifles that can be used with one pull and one shot. Taking the frontal assault in the open area as an example, the fire support provided by the traditional rifle is weak, and the alternate cover is often divided into three to four groups, one group advances, and two or three groups are needed to cover, while after being equipped with a repeating rifle, only one-third to one-quarter of the soldiers are required to carry out accurate and dense fire cover, and the rest of the soldiers are grouped to break through, and carry out more detailed alternate cover in the process of advancement, so as to speed up the advance and improve the effect of the attack, which is the higher requirement of the tactical mode I am talking about. As for logistical support, a soldier using a traditional rifle may only be able to shoot 20 or 30 rounds of ammunition in a battle, and it is enough to carry 30 to 40 rounds of ammunition with him, while a soldier using a repeating rifle can easily shoot dozens or hundreds of rounds of ammunition in a battle, which requires the logistics support unit to replenish ammunition for the front-line troops during the combat phase. ”

Weiss said as he thought, not speaking quickly, but winning in his fluent thinking and smooth expression, which caused Colonel Borgwein to nod his head again and again.

After Wei Si finished speaking, the colonel applauded, turned his head to the fat vice president and said: "Look, this is the thinking of young people, active, agile, and open-minded, I don't want those generals who sit in the office every day to have their heads rigid." ”

The fat vice president seemed to have a flat expression at this moment, and his fat head was already quickly calculating the pros and cons. He offered a few innocuous compliments, and then made a serious proposal: "In that case, why don't we 'walk on two legs'?" On the one hand, an independent technical review process was initiated to make the rifle an alternative to the standard sniper rifle, and the members of the technical committee made the decision; On the other hand, find a way to lobby the top management to let them upgrade the standard rifle in advance. ”

The colonel said: "What you said, I have considered it, but with the current situation, I want to go through the second way...... It's hard! ”

Through the Colonel's helpless tone, it can be seen that the military and political leaders of the Ulster Free Federation, at least the most authoritative among the high-level people, did not put the military threat of the Norman Empire in the first place, and they were unwilling to upset the existing balance and greatly increase the investment in armaments. Equipped standard sniper rifles, great to order thousands, tens of thousands at a time, the cost is not much, the impact is not great, all parties can accept, if the standard rifle is installed, it is hundreds of thousands, millions of large orders, not only involving the approval of the Supreme Council of the Federation, but also will affect the strategic pattern between the major powers, and even trigger an arms race!

The above, after all, is Weiss's speculation. In view of the fact that he is new to the city, let alone the political and diplomatic relations of the entire planet, and even the situation within the Ulster Free Federation has not been sorted out, it is naturally not appropriate to make suggestions casually at this time. He glanced at the fat vice president, and saw that this guy was thinking deeply about something.

"There's also a technical problem." Colonel Borgwein looked at Weiss.

Weiss hurriedly responded: "You just mention it!" ”

Colonel Bogwijn motioned for Weiss to hand him the sample gun in his hand, then walked over to the side of the square table where the sackcloth was used to store the gun accessories and bullets, and disassembled the gun into a pile of parts with great skill.

It only took a little more than a minute!

Weiss was secretly stunned from the sidelines, as the "designer" of this sniper rifle, he was not confident that he could completely disassemble it in such a short time.

The colonel picked out the bolt and the air guide rod from a pile of gun parts: "The most subtle thing about your rifle is that it uses the high-pressure gas generated when the bullet is fired to push the structure connected to the bolt through the guide hole on the barrel, so as to complete the unlocking and locking of the bolt, and realize automatic shell withdrawal and loading, but this design reduces the kinetic energy of the bullet to a certain extent, thus affecting its power and range, right?" ”

Weiss realized that Colonel Borgwein was not only a master of sniping skills, but also an expert in the construction of firearms. He pondered a little, and organized a fluent language elaboration:

"You are right, when using the same type of ammunition of the same caliber, the rifle with this gas conduction design is less powerful and has less range than a traditional bolt-action rifle, but from our calculations and tests, this difference does not affect the combat effectiveness. To put it simply, the maximum range of a semi-automatic rifle with air transmission is about 2500 feet, while the maximum range of a traditional bolt-action rifle of the same caliber can reach 3000 to 3500 feet, but the farther the shooting distance, the greater the impact of the bullet on external environmental factors, so the vast majority of effective kills occur within 2000 feet, even if you are a top master, you should rarely choose a target beyond 2500 feet! ”

With that, Weiss's gaze stopped on Colonel Borgweyne's face.

The colonel admits frankly: "Yes, no matter what kind of rifle I use, I rarely hunt targets beyond 2,500 feet." In fact, most of my records have been achieved at distances of 1500 to 2000 feet. ”

"Because of this, the effective range of this sniper rifle I designed is about 2,000 feet, and for human targets at a distance of 2,000 feet, this pointed bullet can ensure the penetration effect without special protection." Weiss smiled slightly.

Unexpectedly, the colonel waved his hand and said: "In the past, this range was enough, but now, it is better to have 3,000 feet!" ”