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"Dada...... Dadada......"

The gunshots rang out one after another, and the targets around him fell one after another, until the last bullet was fired, and Wang Dong stopped.

"How?"

When Zhao Yu ran over, Wang Dong had already taken off his goggles.

"The recoil is a little bit bigger, but it's acceptable. Overall, it feels very similar to the SCAR-H, but the trajectory is straighter, and it is very comfortable after getting used to it. ”

"The muzzle device was put on improvise, and when it was replaced with a new one, the recoil could be reduced by one-fifth."

At this time, an operator drove the battery car over.

The two didn't dwell on the other and got into the battery car.

After nearly a month of busyness, Zhao Yu finally lived up to expectations and designed this automatic rifle called DF66, and also built fifty sample guns.

The DF66 is very similar to SCAR in many ways.

Gas-conductive automatic principle, short-stroke piston, double-locking protruding shoot rotary bolt.

Because it is a sample gun, the upper receiver as the core component of the whole gun adopts cutting technology, which is time-consuming and consumable, and the cost is frighteningly high.

In order to improve accuracy, the barrel is produced by die stamping, which is not only time-consuming, but also has a very low yield rate.

Other components, such as bolts, are also machined from a single piece of material.

Dozens of prototype guns were produced from this, and it was not a big problem.

It's just that if it's used for mass production, it definitely won't work.

Not only is the manufacturing cost high, but the production efficiency is too low.

Of course, this is not a problem that needs to be solved immediately, nor is it something that can be solved immediately.

Take the barrel as an example, the most efficient is the cold forging method, which requires the use of cold forging machines, and the cold forging technology is a military secret of various countries, and it is also the core technology of firearms enterprises.

On the market, money cannot buy a cold forging machine for the production of gun barrels.

Self-development, at least for now, is impossible.

According to Wang Dong's intentions, he will win this arms order first, and then find a way to obtain relevant technology in the future, or acquire enterprises with relevant technology.

To put it bluntly, even if it is a loss, it is necessary to make this deal.

When Wang Dong and the others came to the parking lot, Luo Qing had been waiting here for a long time, and there was Serena.

"The problems I mentioned will be solved as soon as possible."

Zhao Yu nodded and agreed, not talking nonsense.

Wang Dong didn't talk nonsense, and called Luo Qing and Serena to get into the car.

"Musharraf called back and submitted bids from Belgium's FN, Germany's H&K, Italy's Beretta, the United States' Barrett and Russia's Kalashnikov, and several others did not submit their bids within the deadline."

"Counting us, six in total?"

Serena nodded and said, "The other five companies are all giants in the arms world, and only we are small businesses. ”

"Afraid of what?" Luo Qing rolled his eyes.

"I'll rest for a while and call me when I get to the airport." Wang Dong chose to close his eyes and recuperate very interestingly.

Actually, there's really nothing to be afraid of.

About a month ago, Musharraf, in his capacity as vice president of D&F, received a tender from the Saudi Ministry of Defense in Riyadh.

The content is detailed.

According to the needs, it is divided into three categories: ABC.

Performance indicators such as range, accuracy, penetration performance and stopping effect are Class A requirements, technical indicators such as life, reliability and maintainability are Class B requirements, and economic indicators such as purchase price, maintenance cost and life-cycle use costs are Class C requirements.

This ranking reflects the values of local tyrants.

Of course, only a local tyrant would spend $100 million to purchase 2,000 rifles.

The RFP only mentions that the total contract value does not exceed US$100 million, and does not clearly define the scope, such as whether it includes maintenance and maintenance costs at a later stage.

What is this concept?

A rifle for fifty thousand dollars!

You must know that the HK417 series rifle, which is known for its high price, includes the supporting optical sighting bureau, and the price of the whole system is only more than 20,000 US dollars.

What's more, the total contract amount of $100 million is still negotiable.

In the world of local tyrants, Wang Dong really doesn't understand.

Correspondingly, the Saudi Ministry of Defense has put forward extremely high requirements for the performance of firearms.

The effective firing range shall not be less than 800 meters, and within the full range of fire, the combat effectiveness against armored targets shall be at least 100 percent higher than that of rifles firing M993 armor-piercing shells, and the stopping effect against personnel and other targets shall be increased by 100 percent, and the accuracy shall not be less than 0.5 MOA.

Just these indicators are an order of magnitude higher than SCAR-H.

Theoretically, any existing rifle cartridge of any caliber, no matter how the warhead is improved, will not be able to achieve all the performance indicators.

The only way to do that is to adopt a completely new type of ammunition.

As a result, companies such as SIG in Switzerland, Steyr in Austria, Precision International in the United Kingdom and Daewoo in South Korea did not respond to the bid.

It's not that these companies aren't strong enough, it's that they're unwilling to develop a new gun for a $100 million contract.

You know, the cost of developing a new gun cartridge alone is more than $100 million.

If it is necessary to develop a new firearm, then it is even less cost-effective.

Everyone wants to do business with local tyrants, but few companies are willing to lose money and make money.

Of course, D&F is the exception.

Not only did Wang Dong want to make this deal, but it was also related to Zhao Yu, Nicholas and others.

With Zhao Yu, a weapons expert who is proficient in firearms, the cost of developing a new type of gun and rifle is not high, at least Zhao Yu will not ask Wang Dong for a salary.

Nicholas wasn't an expert on firearms, but the design program he wrote helped a lot.

In the same way, Nicholas does not mention the salary thing.

As for whether it will lose money, Wang Dong didn't think about it for the time being.

To this end, Wang Dong asked Zhao Yu to design the DF66 automatic rifle in accordance with the requirements of the tender document.

After that, Wang Dong learned that the bidding documents obtained by other companies were not so detailed.

Obviously, it was Musharraf's personal relationship that played a role.

As for the requirements put forward by the Saudi Ministry of Defense, especially the performance indicators, it is more like a back door opened for D&F, specifically set for 6.6mm ammunition.

Whether there is any credit for Musharraf in this, Wang Dong is not very clear.

Only one thing is certain: D&F will be able to win the contract after the comparative tests conducted by the Saudi Ministry of Defense.

The other five companies that should be bidded are just foils.

Quite simply, these five companies are also not going to design a new rifle, let alone develop a new cartridge, for a $100 million deal.

If they bid for the guns they already have, even the best rifles, such as FN's SCAR-H, H&K's HK417, will certainly not be able to beat the DF66 in the comparative test because they can't meet all the performance indicators, and they will naturally not get the purchase contract.

According to Musharraf, it is so troublesome because the use of procurement funds from the Ministry of Defense requires a formal procurement process.

If Prince Mohammed paid for it himself, there would be no need to tender at all.

So why didn't Prince Mohammed buy these arms out of his own pocket?