A picture appeared on the screen, a diagram of the internal structure of a head-sinking bomb. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"This is a structural diagram based on the information I've obtained, plus my own guesses and inferences, with a focus on how the propellant is loaded."

The structural drawings are very rough, like the hand-drawn drawings of elementary school students, and have nothing to do with the blueprints used for production.

"To put it simply, two colloidal compounds are laid into the shell case by spraying, and a layer of polymer that will decompose and vaporize at high temperatures is separated in the middle. The ignition method is a bit complicated, but there are no technical difficulties. The main ones are two colloidal compounds, polymers for isolation, and spray-and-fill processes. Because the composition of these two compounds is not known, there must be deviations in the production process. According to my guess, the two compounds are liquid at high temperatures and become solid when cooled. In addition, the production process, that is, the spray-loading method, is certainly complex and is definitely a military secret managed by the Military Intelligence Agency. ”

"Such bullets have already been produced?" Serena asked.

Zhao Yu nodded and said: "Small batch production has begun, and it has been delivered to the army for testing, to be precise, it is tested by the Military Intelligence Agency." ”

"What about performance?"

"I don't know, but in my guess, it's definitely more than Textron's head-ink, and it's less difficult to achieve mass production."

"Why?"

"Shells."

Serena obviously didn't understand what Zhao Yu meant.

"Because it uses a conventional propellant, Textron tried to reduce the mass of the cartridge case and increase the amount of the propellant to use plastic shells. Although the U.S. military gave high praise, the defects of plastic shells are prominent. The first is that the strength is not high enough, the second is that the heat capacity is not large enough, and the third is that it will cause corrosion to the chamber and barrel, which will cause failure. ”

"You don't have these problems with this kind of head-sinking bomb?"

"Binary propellant is derived from liquid explosives, which not only has a higher loading density, but also a larger mass-to-energy ratio, so the requirements for the loading volume are not very high, and traditional metal shells can be used."

"What about production costs?" Wang Dong asked.

"In small batches, it will definitely be much higher than the existing ammunition. As long as the production process is mature, the cost of mass production should be controlled within a reasonable range. ”

"Reasonable?"

"It's within the same order of magnitude as existing guns and ammunition, and it's several times more expensive at most."

"Guns and ammunition are large-scale consumables, and if they are several times more expensive, it will not be terrible."

"A tyrant like Saudi Arabia may not care."

Wang Dong nodded slightly and said, "The question now is, can we obtain the binary propellant and the production process of the countersunk projectile?" ”

"Apparently not."

Luo Qing rolled his eyes, looking speechless.

"If it is used to cooperate with BAE Systems, participate in the competition of the OICW project in the United States, and the third-generation NATO standard caliber, it will definitely not be possible. Not only will the Military Intelligence Bureau not give us the green light, but due to the restrictions of the Wassenaar Agreement, the United States, Britain and other Western countries will not approve the cooperation between D&F and Chinese arms companies. It's just that if it is used to compete for Saudi Arabia's arms procurement projects and fool BAE Systems, it may be able to convince the military intelligence. ”

"Our purpose is to acquire BAE Systems' shares in FN Corporation, not to help BAE Systems obtain the OICW project." Serena paused slightly, and then said, "As for NATO's third-generation standard caliber, it is not something we can decide, or even the British authorities, at least the US authorities will not let the power of setting standards fall into the hands of British companies." ”

Wang Dong frowned and looked at Serena.

"When selecting the first generation of standard caliber and the second generation of standard caliber, the plan proposed by the British was more ideal, but it failed twice. Although the Cold War is over, Textron has developed a countersunk with good performance, and the United States has no reason to adopt the proposal proposed by the British company. From a political point of view, the United States will not give other countries the right to set standards. ”

"As the saying goes, third-rate enterprises do products, second-rate enterprises do brands, and first-class enterprises do standards, not to mention the military standards of dozens of countries."

Hearing this, Wang Dong looked at Gao Jun.

"Although I don't know much about the MIA, from an economic point of view, there is a real possibility of cooperation."

"Economy?"

"China is a permanent member of the Security Council, the world's second-largest economy, and the world's largest arms exporter, but in the past few decades, China's arms exports have been known for being cheap. In the field of firearms, Huaxia has 5.8 mm bullets, but they have never been adopted by other countries, and the firearms exported by Huaxia are all standard calibers of NATO or Warsaw Pact. Why? It's nothing more than that other countries have long made their choices. ”

Wang Dong let out a long breath and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Now, whether it is NATO standard ammunition or Russian ammunition, there is a problem of insufficient performance and will inevitably be eliminated in the near future. From the market's point of view, this is tantamount to a reshuffle, and whoever can come out on top will be the number one winner. During the Cold War, the United States relied on 7.62 mm NATO and 5.56 mm NATO rounds to sell general-purpose machine guns and small-caliber rifles to dozens of countries, while AK rifles and RPK machine guns also relied on M43 rounds and became bestsellers in third world countries. If we can preemptively promote new guns and bullets, then in the next few decades, Huaxia's firearms will inevitably sell well all over the world and become the AK of this century. ”

"In addition, the political, military and diplomatic implications should not be underestimated." Zhao Yu added.

Gao Jun nodded, agreeing with Zhao Yu's point of view, but did not comment more.

"If you get the technology for the production of binary propellants, and the stacking spray filling process, can you develop a better countersunk projectile?"

"Yes, it just takes time and manpower."

"In this way, what we need to do now is to find a way to persuade the Military Intelligence Agency to facilitate our technical cooperation with the 'Xinbao' group."

Zhao Yu nodded, wanting to say something, but after hesitating for a while, he didn't say it.

"And, of course, continue to fool BAE Systems." Wang Dong let out a long breath and said to Serena, "Next time, you have to hint to the people at BAE Systems that we are developing a headless bomb with a new technology, and we will be able to achieve results in a few months." ”

"A few months?"

"Convince the folks at BAE Systems that we have the technical prowess and that we have designed a better countersink than Textron."

Serena was slightly stunned, but then she understood what Wang Dong meant.

It's just to fool BAE Systems, so naturally it's an exaggeration, and it's not wrong to say it's bragging, anyway, it won't cooperate with BAE Systems in the end.