"Whoa, whoa, whoa"

One by one, the bullet casings ejected from the chamber of the gun, fell to the ground and jumped happily, and the bullet went straight to the target, instantly hitting a human-shaped target 600 meters away.

After a while, after the bullet was fired, Bertrand poked his head out to look at the target that was no longer in the distance, patted the machine gun and turned to Qin Tian and said, "I said, Qin!" If we join forces, the whole of Somalia will be ours, and that's the proof! ”

Then Bertrand didn't want to let the machine gun out of his sight anymore, so he had his clothes brought and stripped off in front of everyone in the factory and put them on, and then he had breakfast brought to him, and while eating, he watched Dr. Briss and others further test the high machine.

This was mainly Bertrand's concern about what could go wrong with this machine gun after it had lost so much weight.

But this concern is completely unnecessary.

The reason why this weight can be reduced......

The first is to remove some unnecessary parts or integrate them.

The second is to sacrifice part of the anti-aircraft performance of the anti-aircraft machine gun...... Anti-aircraft machine guns were originally mainly used for anti-aircraft fire, supplemented by flat fire, but in this part of Somalia, most of them are used for flat fire, and the parts used for anti-aircraft fire are basically redundant.

Thirdly, the previous gun body was too rough and produced a lot of vibration when firing, so a heavy tripod was needed for stabilization.

For example, the original tripod weighed 53 kilograms, and a single tripod weighed much heavier than the current 33.2 kilograms of the whole gun.

After the improvement, the tripod was reduced from 53 kg to 15.55 kg.

As a result, the weight of the whole gun was reduced to a point where it could be quickly maneuvered on the battlefield.

There is often such a saying in military design: "There are gains and losses".

That is, when you want to improve the performance of one area, you have to sacrifice the performance of the other.

Bertrand had been in the arms trade for a short time, and of course knew this, so he was worried about whether there would be other problems with this machine gun.

But the result was overjoyed...... The new machine gun not only did not have any problems, but solved many problems, in addition to a significant increase in performance.

This is especially true of the increase in effective range.

Effective range refers to the distance at which a weapon can achieve the expected accuracy and power requirements when firing at a predetermined target.

This distance has a relationship with the bullet and also with the gun.

When it comes to bullets, an important parameter is the speed at which the warhead flies in the air...... Once the speed of the warhead weakens to subsonic speed, the resistance of the warhead will change from shock wave resistance to eddy current resistance, and the warhead will shift in random direction and the dispersion area will increase sharply.

In other words, once the speed of the warhead drops to subsonic, there is basically no accuracy at all.

The aspect of the gun is related to factors such as rifling, structure, barrel length, etc.

The combination of the two aspects, the effective range basically has such a rule:

The distance at which a bullet travels at supersonic speed in the air is the standard, and the more sophisticated and stable the firearm, the closer the effective range will be to this standard, or even surpass it.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE AK47'S BULLET IS 7.62*39MM, AND ITS SUPERSONIC FLIGHT RANGE IS 425 METERS. But because the AK47 is crudely made, its range can barely reach 300 meters.

The bullet of the M16A4 is 5.56*45MM, and its supersonic flight range is 630 meters. Due to its good production, its effective range can reach 600 meters.

THE SUPERSONIC FLIGHT DISTANCE OF THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN 12.7*99MM IS 1851 METERS, AND THE EFFECTIVE RANGE OF THE PROTOTYPE, THAT IS, THE 1938 TYPE, CAN ONLY REACH 1500 METERS, AND THE EFFECTIVE RANGE OF THE IMPROVED ONE ACTUALLY REACHES 1650 METERS, THAT IS, IT IS 150 METERS FARTHER THAN THE PROTOTYPE MACHINE GUN.

Although 150 is not much, it is often because of such a small distance on the battlefield that it can block the enemy beyond the effective range of the opponent and eventually form an asymmetric advantage.

Bertrand knew what this meant, so he reported the result to Qin Tian as soon as possible.

"Qin!" Bertrand was excited like a child on the phone: "You know what? The effective firing range reached 1650 meters, 1650 meters! That's a full 150 meters more than the prototype...... God, we're going to be the richest man in Somalia! Don't you really come and see it? ”

"No, Bet!" Qin Tian replied: "I've already seen it!" ”

"So can we produce this machine gun?" Bertrand asked.

"Of course!" Qin Tian replied.

If it's any other piece of equipment, any small change needs to be tested, tested, and tested again to make sure there are no major problems before entering the mass production process.

But for Qin Tian...... He believes in the capabilities of quantum chips.

Facts have also proved that Qin Tian is right.

Dr. Bliss was also concerned that this was an accidental phenomenon of the first production, and several improved machine guns were then produced for testing, and the overall performance was satisfactory.

Dr. Bliss no longer hesitated, and immediately started the machine to produce day and night, while at the same time hurrying to repair the other two anti-aircraft machine gun production lines.

Of course, because of the previous experience, the maintenance of the other two production lines is no longer from the prototype to the improvement process, but directly in the direction of the improvement type.

"Now, what we need to think about is pricing!" Bertrand waved his hands while walking back and forth in front of Qin Tian and said, "How much should we sell?" $4,000, $5,000? No, no...... It's too expensive for Somalis to afford, and we might have to sell them elsewhere as we used to. Although Somalia is in great need of this weapon......"

Qin Tian didn't say anything, just drank quietly.

At that moment, the phone rang, and it was John.

It had been a while since John had been put in charge of the plaster business.

"Qin!" John said on the phone, "We're in trouble and we need you to come here!" ”

"What's the trouble?" Qin Tian asked, "Is it 'Barsac'?" ”

"No, Qin!" John replied, "'Ghost' headquarters." Remember the mission we carried out in Zuglai? The pirates on the freighter. ”

"Of course!" Qin Tian replied: "Is it a 'rattlesnake'?" ”

"No, Qin!" John replied, "You should remember the captain who worked with us that time!" He found us! ”

"We don't seem to have anything to do with him!" Qin Tian frowned.

As a mercenary, he knew very well that he should neither offend these warlords nor get too close to them, otherwise he would be in trouble if he was drawn into a war between them...... The mercenaries are not enough to see at all, and the whole army will be wiped out at every turn.

"Yes!" John explained, "But he asks us not to ...... It should be you...... He wants you to help them train the army! ”

"What? Training the army? Qin Tian couldn't help but be stunned.