Several other major R&D technicians also agree with Deng Erxian's view.

"The president understands technology, and our R&D direction was originally proposed by the president, and the principle is what the president said to us, and there is nothing to hide for the president."

"I also think so, the president may be able to suggest some suggestions for improvement to our difficulties."

Other engineering and technical personnel.

Deng Daliang said with a smile: "Okay, just because I didn't say it just now, I'm not afraid of making a fool of myself in front of the president, but mainly because I'm afraid of hurting everyone's morale. ”

"Brother, you think too much, the president has already increased the year-end bonus for everyone in advance, which is already a recognition of everyone's work." Deng Erxian said calmly.

There are several types of guns in the army, and the army is armed with simple mortars and grenadiers that are easy to carry and operate.

It's already quite mature.,At least it's definitely not going to blow up.,Occasionally, I don't know where to hit if there's a problem.,Mainly in terms of accuracy.。

The naval side mainly used cannons and howitzers.

Cannon refers to a gun with a relatively straight trajectory, usually used for direct fire at medium and close ranges, in terms of structure, it is a line boring gun, the warhead has a large kinetic energy, and is suitable for firing solid armor-piercing shells, etc.

The howitzer refers to the cannon that mainly fires non-solid warheads, mainly relying on the warhead structure to exert its effect, the trajectory is high and curved, and the warhead is relatively heavy, and it is usually used to support itself behind the battle line.

If in terms of range, the cannon of the same specification has the longest range.

Field guns are long-range weapons that fire their shells in a flat arc, essentially using their penetrating abilities to attack hard targets.

The cannon was powerful enough to continuously slam enemy forces behind the strongest fortifications, and the artillery was able to quickly move from one firing position to another.

This is an important performance when fighting in a mobile war or when evading enemy fire.

In 1897, the French artillery development team, consisting of General de Ville, Colonel de Boer and Captain Rimaio, invented the 75-mm field gun, the world's first modern cannon.

The 75-mm field gun was developed according to the patent of the German Hausen, using the principle of long recoil, but Germany refused to adopt the long recoil.

This field artillery is very powerful.

In one battle, the French artillery bombarded the Germans with this kind of artillery, causing the Germans to abandon their armor and suffer heavy casualties and return with a great defeat.

This gun was also mounted on a special gun carriage and became one of the first anti-aircraft guns.

It can even be mounted on merchant ships and patrol boats.

In developing the 75-mm field gun, the French successfully evaded the reconnaissance and stealing activities of the German secret intelligence services.

They ostensibly carried out multiple tests of the recoiled guns in order to cover up the secret tests of the recoil guns and lead the enemy astray.

As a result, the French field gun, which the Germans spent a lot of effort copying, turned out to be a fake artillery, which left the German artillery equipment behind for many years, and until 1914 it failed to catch up with the level of French artillery equipment.

The 75-mm gun was the first field gun to completely solve the recoil problem.

The barrel of the gun can be slid on the cradle by means of guide wheels, which are mounted on the gun carriage, which is connected to the piston rod in the reentry barrel.

When the gun recoils, the piston compresses the hydraulic oil, causing a portion of the hydraulic oil to enter the air chamber through a narrow oil valve to compress the air.

When the rear of the gun is seated at the end, it returns to its original position under the reaction of compressed air.

This is the main secret of the excellent performance of the 75-mm field gun.

The 75-mm field gun developed by the Baojun was completely copied from the Krupp cannon series of the late nineteenth century.

In the 1900s, Krupp produced a series of 75mm field guns, which were widely adopted by various countries, and even became one of the cores of the Chinese army's artillery during the Republic of China.

The 75mm 29x diameter field gun of the Bao Yu M1903, the 75mm 30x diameter field gun of the M1905, the 75mm 30x diameter field gun of the M1908, etc.

Baojun developed the M1908 75mm 30x diameter field gun.

The guns produced by the Krupp plant have always enjoyed a reputation for good quality and high precision.

Therefore, this series of artillery, even during the Second World War, continued to be used by many countries.

"Ready! Put! ”

Boom.

A torpedo pulled with a long rope and mounted on the shore was fired into the water.

President Wei observes with a telescope.

The torpedo was aimed at a target tower with a red flag 300 meters away.

The tower is made of wood in the sea, and in order to better observe the effect of the blow, a bag of flour is placed in the tower, and if it hits, the flour will spread out in the air, which will be very beautiful.

It's a pity that although the target is very large, a few wooden planks are built into the shape of a ship, which is almost equivalent to a standard treasure ship placed sideways.

But such a big goal still didn't hit.

All the onlookers were disappointed.

Zhang Meiyuan, Wu Xuexia, Princess Zhenming, Yang Xue, Xiong Xin'er, Wang Qiuya, and Fan Xiaolin, Luo Sanzi, who specially accompanied the president to visit the Military Industry Administration today, were also disappointed, and everyone looked at President Wei together.

President Wei was very calm and didn't say anything.

"President, do you want to shoot again?" Deng Daliang asked.

Wei Bao saw that the deviation angle just now was actually not large, but in the water, it seemed that he did not walk in a straight line, but in an arc, and he was at least a hundred meters away from the target, and he felt that there was little point in shooting another shot.

"Forget it, you have to solve the problem of not being able to control the straight line in the water, it seems that the gyroscope of the torpedo device is not good." Wei Bao said: "However, you can get closer and see the explosion effect!" ”

The reason why Wei Bao added a sentence was that on the one hand, he really wanted to see the effect of the explosion, and on the other hand, he also felt that if he ended up in failure.

It can hurt the motivation of R&D technicians.

"Then test fire a 100-meter one, right?" Deng Daliang said.

Originally, Deng Daliang wanted to say that he would shoot a distance of 200 meters, but he was afraid that he would not be able to hit again, and the pressure was too great, so it was better to simply shoot the minimum distance.

Wei Bao nodded.

In this way, there was a second test launch.

Although the distance changed from three hundred meters to one hundred, the people from the Military Industry Agency were even more nervous.

At a distance of 300 meters just now, it was actually nothing if he couldn't miss, because Deng Erxian had already told the president that the technology was not yet mature.

But if you can't shoot 100 meters, it will be very embarrassing.

Wei Bao glanced at Deng Erxian, and Luo San couldn't help but look at his wife.

Deng Erxian had a calm face.

Wei Bao secretly praised that Deng Erxian had a big heart, and Deng Erxian was really a scholar.

A scholar is to always maintain the mentality of a scientific and technological worker, and it is not easy to see the change of mood.

Such talents are easy to succeed, have a very open mind about gains and losses, and are immersed in their own work.

"Ready! Put! ”

The second test launch began.

The people of the Military Industry Department clenched their fists hard, and in the late autumn weather, the top of their heads was sweating.

After the torpedo entered the water, it still followed an arc rather than a straight line, but this time it hit.

There was a loud bang.

The firelight and white smoke made the sea brilliant.

The people from the Military Industry Administration, as well as the people around the president, all the people on the scene were boiling, applauding and cheering together.

Zhang Meiyuan was also inexplicably excited, and said to the president: "Hit, hit." ”

Wei Bao smiled slightly, if you can't hit it at such a close distance, it's still called a torpedo.

Although he was not very satisfied, at least he had laid the foundation for the development of torpedoes, and President Wei could accept it.

Next, watch the artillery.

Soon a 75-mm field gun was introduced, which was developed on the basis of the Krupp 75-mm field gun of the First World War, which was used by the German army until 1945.

As soon as Wei Bao saw the cannon being pushed out, he couldn't help but sit up straighter, just seeing the two big wheels and the slender cannon body, he felt more eye-catching than seeing a beautiful woman.

This is not the display on the Zhenyuan ship he brought.

The prototype on the Zhenyuan ship is much smaller than this, but the interior is hollow, and there is no way to hit it, just for display.

All aspects of the construction are just for people to see.

And this is a copy of Baojun himself, a real guy.

If it works well, it will all be loaded on the warship of the Bao Army, and Wei Bao really wants to go overseas to stretch his muscles!

"President, our guns are 2.7 meters long, the maximum rate of fire is 5 to 6 rounds a minute, the effective range is 10,000 meters, the firing range is -9 degrees to +44 degrees, and the artillery recoil device is hydropneumatic." Deng Erxian introduced Wei Bao.

Wei Bao nodded slightly, listening to it is comfortable!

What makes Wei Bao most pleased is that under such process conditions, Baojun can also master hydraulic and pneumatic technology, which is not easy.

"Ready! Put! ”

After the command was given, there was a bang, and a faint white smoke rose from the muzzle of the cannon.

Then a large crater was blown up near the target at a distance of 500 meters, which did not hit, but the effect was good.

There is black smoke, accompanied by white and yellow smoke.

The people in the Military Industry Agency and the onlookers were a little discouraged.

Everyone knows that hitting the red flag is hitting it, but the red flag is still facing the wind and is fluttering.

"President, in fact, this range can already guarantee the attaching to the target of destruction." Deng Daliang couldn't help but forcibly explain.

Wei Bao glanced at Deng Daliang and didn't speak.

Deng Erxian said: "This is our normal launch level, a distance of five hundred meters, and the error is still difficult to be less than fifty meters." Thousands of meters, basically relying on collision luck, whether it is used at sea or because of land warfare, the effect is not great, and it does not have the actual combat level. ”

Wei Bao nodded.

"President, why don't you take a look at the joint drill of our artillery platoon? We can fire twenty guns at the same time. Deng Daliang said again. I don't think it's decent if it's over like this.

Wei Bao was in the same mood as when he watched the torpedo, so he agreed in order not to spoil the interest of the people in the Military Industry Bureau.

Twenty guns were rolled out, and the scene was even more spectacular.

"Ready!"

"Ready!"

"Ready!"

……

"Launch!"

"Launch!"

"Launch!"

……

Bang bang!

Bang bang!

……

One cannon after another, white smoke poured out from the muzzle of the cannon.

In the distance, the vicinity of the subject exploded one after another.

This time, it did 20 shots and hit 7 shots.

The results were good, and it also demonstrated the power of the President's Type 1625 gun in defensive battles.

Deng Daliang was more satisfied this time.

After everyone applauded, they also looked at President Wei together.

The most important thing is that the president is not satisfied.

Wei Bao is a little embarrassed, this achievement, just like Deng Erxian said, has no great actual combat value, however, the demonstration effect of the artillery is obviously better than that of the torpedo, at least the stability is beyond doubt, in fact, it can already be loaded on the ironclad ship, and there is no need to worry about exploding.

"Is there a high probability that you will have a bomb?" Wei Bao asked.

"It's not high, two or three times a hundred times." Deng Erxian said: "If the president wants to install the ironclad ship, in fact, it is already possible, at least it is much more powerful than the breech gun of the same equipment we had last year, even if it is blown up, the main threat is the safety of the gunner, so as not to paralyze the ship, but if it explodes on the ship, the ship will basically withdraw from the battle." Whether it can be used or not will have to wait for the president to evaluate it personally. ”

"How much do you think the recent improvement is likely to be?" Wei Bao asked a question that even he thought was very unreasonable, and this man replied in a way that

Deng Erxian pondered for a while and said: "It's hard to say, I personally think it's difficult, the quality of steel, rifling, the artillery itself, the afterloading device, the shell itself, there are too many things involved." If you want to win with quantity, it's okay, but if you want to win with precision, it doesn't make much sense. If the president asks me to say a deadline, I think it may take more than 10 years! I made this based on our current level of technology and my understanding of the technological innovation of steel plants, which can only be used as a reference for the president. ”

Although it was reluctant, Deng Erxian still gave the president a time.

Decade!?

Wei Bao was not surprised, but he was still a little disappointed.

It takes so long to imitate something from one thing, and it's not high-tech.

Wei Bao suddenly thought that he was now like the Hanyang Arsenal, a military manufacturing enterprise founded by Zhang Zhidong, a representative of the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty, after arriving in Hubei.

The Hanyang Arsenal, formerly known as the Hubei Gun Factory, began construction in 1892 and was completed in 1894.

Although the Hanyang Arsenal was founded later than the military enterprises in Shanghai, Nanjing, Tianjin and other places, it did not hesitate to purchase from Germany the most advanced complete sets of equipment such as the Lianzhu Mauser gun and the Krupp mountain gun, and the Hanyang-style 79 rifle (made in Hanyang), land fast artillery, and mountain fast gun produced by the Hanyang 79 rifle (made in Hanyang), land fast artillery, and mountain fast artillery were all relatively advanced military equipment at that time, so it became the largest and most advanced military enterprise in the late Qing Dynasty.

The nature is the same, but the guns made by themselves are definitely not as good as the level of the Hanyang Arsenal, because they introduced complete sets of equipment, and they were completely hand-polished, and there was no large-scale equipment at all.

Speaking of which, Deng Erxian is really a genius, and when there is nothing, it is already remarkable that they can make such a loud noise.

Hanyang's role in China at that time was too great!

The Hanyang-made Type 88 rifle is a rifle manufactured by the Hanyang Arsenal established by Jang Zhidong in Hanyang.

Although Guangdong already had the Guangdong Machinery Bureau in the provincial city at that time, the Zengbu Munitions Bureau outside the city, and in 1887, the Shijing West Bureau was set up in Shijing Market, which belongs to Panyu County, outside the Great North Gate of Guangzhou, to create a gun and ammunition manufacturing factory, but the scale was too small, and the gun making was mostly used by hand.

Jang Zhidong decided to purchase new machines and build a new factory.

In this matter, Zhang Zhidong, in cooperation with Hong Jun, the Qing government's ambassador to Russia, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, and Xu Jingcheng, who succeeded him, agreed with the German manufacturer to purchase a machine and ancillary equipment that could produce 50 11mm caliber and Mauser 1871/84 rifles per day.

In 1889, Zhang Zhidong was transferred to the governor of Huguang, and his successor, Li Hanzhang, the governor of Liangguang, was unwilling to bear the outstanding balance and the recurrent expenses after the establishment of the company in the future.

After a period of discussion between the government and the opposition, Zhang Zhidong won the opportunity to set up a factory in Hubei in 1890, and the decisive factor was that Hubei had Daye County producing iron.

In 1891, Zhang Zhidong heard about the new German standard rifle Type 1888. In May, he sent a telegram to Xu Jingcheng to reorder the manufacture of small-caliber rifle machines, and this change added an additional 450,000 marks.

The biggest impact of the adoption of the new rifle on China's ordnance industry was the planned use of smokeless gunpowder and metal-coated warheads, which were advanced technologies in all countries in the world at that time, and China's industrial capacity could not support them.

In the same year, the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau was the first to produce a quick rifle that used smokeless ammunition.

At that time, countries around the world, including the United States, mainly used single-shot rifles loaded with black powder, so the Type 88 rifle could be said to be the most advanced weapon in the world at that time.

After the German Commission 1888 rifle was built, the Hanyang-made design was born.

Wei Bao took this road, but unfortunately, there is no place to buy equipment.

However, Wei Bao is still satisfied.

It's impossible to eat a big fat man in one bite.

Next, Wei Bao praised everyone a few words, encouraged them to work hard, strive to create more brilliant achievements, and instructed Deng Erxian to work large-scale production equipment.

In fact, these achievements can be related to the fact that there is a very small maintenance workshop on the Zhenyuan ship, with several simple lathes, planers, milling machines, and drilling machines.

It can't be regarded as completely poor and white.

It's a pity that they are all small equipment, and they are of little help to large-scale projects such as building guns and warships.

"The president can rest assured that we have been working hard, as long as the technology of the steel plant can keep up." Deng Erxian said.

"In the future, the steel plant will be directly classified as a subordinate unit of the Military Industry Administration!" Wei Bao said to Fan Xiaolin.

"Yes, President." Fan Xiaolin agreed.

Originally, the iron and steel plant also belonged to the military industrial system, but it was managed by both the Military Industry Administration and the Industrial Bureau, and it was managed by two large departments at the same time.

However, President Wei thinks that at this stage, it is better to focus on the military industry.

Moreover, the military industry can meet the requirements, and there is no problem for civilian use.

Originally, President Wei was going to get on the train project.

Now that I think about it, I still have to wait a few more years, it seems that it has not yet developed to that stage.

After all, there is so much manpower, and the steel technology is still very immature.

Next, Wei Bao visited the steel mill.

Several large blast furnaces, billowing smoke, there is no shortage of high-quality materials in the Northeast, and various resources are inexhaustible.

Wei Bao turned around and put forward a little opinion on the production site, which is nothing more than paying attention to safety and keeping it tidy.

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