Chapter 217: Technical Difficulties
After reading the TV report, Wang Dong couldn't help but smile bitterly, and looked at Xie Chuyue. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
In fact, Xie Chuyue didn't take it seriously at all, because even if he didn't find Said, it would not be him who went to the Riyadh Royal Palace to accept the crown prince's award.
Besides, it would be much better for Saeed to get this honor than to cheapen some unknown member of the royal family.
Crown Prince Mohammed was generous, awarding Saeed the highest medal of honour and a golden saber that had previously only been received by members of the royal family.
Subsequently, Prince Waleed announced in a high-profile manner that he would personally purchase 500 sniper rifles from D&F and present them to special forces snipers who have performed well on the battlefield in Yemen, as well as sharpshooters of the Royal Army, to encourage them to continue to fight bravely.
However, Prince Waleed did not say what kind of sniper rifle it was, let alone the purchase price.
He's just a prince, it's normal not to understand weapons.
As for the price, will the local tyrants care?
"I just got a call from Mula, and Prince Waleed's personal secretary has already delivered him a check for $100 million."
"100 million?"
"It's said that it's more refunds and less compensation, but most of the time there is no need for this."
Wang Dong was speechless, but this is the local tyrant's style of doing things.
"Of course, Prince Waleed wants us to deliver 500 sniper rifles as soon as possible and send personnel to Yemen to instruct Saudi snipers."
Wang Dong smiled bitterly and looked at Zhao Yu.
"I tried my best, but it would take at least a month." Zhao Yu also smiled bitterly.
You know, the record-setting DF88ZX is a hand-built prototype, and it took only a week to make the barrel using the top pull method.
It is definitely a hassle to make 500 sticks in the same way.
Fortunately, in order to deliver 2,000 DF762N rifles, D&F has recruited hundreds of workers in the past six months, and the manpower is quite sufficient.
"Is there any news from BAE Systems?"
"Before you came back, the marketing manager at BAE Systems called me, and I didn't give a positive answer."
Wang Dong frowned, waiting for Serena to continue.
"I'm waiting for news from Mula, just for a few days. When the Saudi military completes the ballistic identification, we will officially announce the relevant information. ”
"Okay, that's it."
"Actually, BAE Systems reached out to us, not because they suspected us of counterfeiting, but because they were interested in our new guns."
"That's the best, but you can't rush it."
Serena nodded, indicating that she understood what Wang Dong meant.
Previously, BAE Systems was on top and didn't take D&F seriously at all, but Xie Chuyue's earth-shattering shot has completely changed the situation.
In Zhao Yu's words, the slightest hint revealed in the video is enough for firearms and ammunition experts to see the way.
Unless BAE Systems intends to abandon the hundreds of billions of dollars market in the next few decades, it will take the initiative to come to the door and propose cooperation.
Provided, of course, that the video is confirmed.
It is precisely in this way that Gao Jun proposed the strategy of waiting for the rabbit and waited for BAE Systems to come to consult.
After the discussion was over, the others left.
Zhao Yu stayed at the end, and when he walked to the door, he retreated again.
"Anything else?"
"Brother Dong, there is something I think should be discussed with you."
Wang Dong nodded and asked Zhao Yu to sit down and said.
After a little hesitation, Zhao Yu said: "With the current two kinds of guns and bullets, we can't make it." ”
"What do you mean?" Wang Dong frowned.
"Although the performance of 6.6mm and 8.8mm bullets is very good, they are still traditional ammunition in essence and have not broken through the bottleneck of traditional ammunition. In fact, there are many similar ammunition, such as .30 maglum rounds, which are increased by increasing the charge. There is no comparison with Textron's countersunk, so even if you can cooperate with BAE Systems, you will definitely lose to H&K. ”
"Our aim is not to win the OICW contract, let alone to develop new ammunition standards for NATO."
"What about BAE Systems?"
Wang Dong's brows jumped a few times, realizing the seriousness of the problem.
"BAE Systems will not work with us if we can't win the OICW contract and become the developer of the third-generation NATO standard."
"You brought it up, is there a solution?"
"The only way, in fact, is to develop a countersunk bomb, and it is better than Textron's."
"Can you make a better countersunk bomb?"
Zhao Yu shook his head and said, "I am an expert in firearms, and I can understand propellants at most, but it is obviously impossible to rely on me." ”
Wang Dong looked at Zhao Yu and didn't say anything.
Zhao Yu raised this problem, and naturally there is a solution.
"You take a look first." Zhao Yu didn't explain much, took out his phone, opened an encrypted file, and handed it to Wang Dong.
It's a technical document, a few photographs to be exact, and a lot of it is painted black.
"It's ......"
"The binary propellant and cascading spraying and filling process are just not complete, and there should be a new ignition device, perhaps a staged primer."
"Where did you get that?"
"Domestic."
Wang Dong was slightly stunned and looked at Zhao Yu.
"In the past, in the bureau, I often dealt with domestic munitions factories and some scientific research institutes, and I obtained these materials through connections."
"Is this a scientific research project, or has it already been developed?"
"The binary propellant and laminated spraying and filling process have been in trial production in the 'Xinbao' group, and large-scale mass production has been a matter of the past few years."
Wang Dong let out a long breath, and his expression darkened.
"Xinbao" Group is the largest ammunition manufacturer in China, and mainly produces firearms and bullets, which is 100% controlled by the state.
"If I can get the production technology of binary propellant and the stacked spraying and filling process, I am sure that I can design a countersunk with better performance."
"There's no other way?"
Zhao Yu nodded and didn't say anything more.
If there was any other way, he would not have mentioned the "Xinbao" group.
"Let me think about it." Wang Dong rubbed his forehead and said, "You go get busy first, and when I think it through, we'll discuss it later." ”
Zhao Yu did not embarrass Wang Dong, because this matter really needs to be considered clearly.
Quite simply, D&F is incorporated in Edinburgh, the legal representative is Serena, and the "Xinbao" group is a Chinese arms giant.
According to the Wassenaar Agreement, D&F must obtain approval from the UK government in order to cooperate with the "Xinbao" group.
Obviously, this is almost impossible.
You know, in the past nearly 30 years, the British government has not approved a single military project related to China, let alone cooperation in the field of military technology.
Not to mention D&F, even if BAE Systems comes forward, it may not give the British government the green light.