Sun went early in the morning, made an appointment with Yang Ritian, and came to the armor workshop in Changsheng Village. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the Battle of Bandit Island, the only casualty of the Ironwood battalion was an archer. Although the archer wore cotton armor, the protection of the arrows from close range cotton armor was really limited. The bandit's arrows easily pierced the cotton armor and pierced the chest of the archer, who was killed on the spot.

The Ironwood Battalion has the Electrically Activated Three-Eyed Gun, which was originally used for medium-range combat, into an invincible weapon for melee combat, but must endure long-range attacks from bows and arrows when approaching the enemy. In particular, the Ironwood Battalion is about to face the Aixin Jin Kingdom, which is good at riding and archery, which requires the soldiers of the Ironwood Battalion to be equipped with protective gear that can protect against bows and arrows.

The most effective bow and arrow armor of this era was the cotton-iron composite armor - cotton armor as a base, with iron plates on the inside or outside. But Sun Yi didn't plan to do that.

The first reason is that there is no cotton in the ironwood camp now, not to mention cotton-iron composite armor, even ordinary cotton armor can't be made.

The second reason is that the cotton-iron composite armor is too bulky.

Later armies of all countries had a consensus that a soldier's marching weight should not exceed one-third of his body weight, and that the weight of a soldier in battle was much smaller than this standard. The armies of the Ming Dynasty all did the opposite, and the weight of the soldiers in battle was much greater than the weight of the march.

A set of ordinary cotton-iron composite armor weighs forty pounds, plus a helmet, normal clothes and combat boots, a soldier has to carry fifty pounds just by wearing it. Add to that the weight of various weapons in combat, and good protection comes at the cost of a serious loss of flexibility. And this so-called good protection is about zero within the range of the electric three-eyed gun - even if the three-eyed gun cannot penetrate the armor, as long as one gun hits the opponent in the face, the opponent will immediately lose its combat effectiveness.

The change of weapons will inevitably bring about the change of protective gear, so Sun Yi plans to try the development path of light protective gear.

Sun Yi observed that the soldiers and young men of the Tiemu Battalion generally weighed less than 120 catties, which was equivalent to about 140 catties according to the standards of later generations. One-third of 120 catties is 40 catties, and Sun Yi decided to temporarily set this weight as the upper limit of individual weight.

Sun Yi and Yang Ritian walked into the courtyard, and the craftsmen inside were in full swing.

The occupation of Changsheng Township by the Tiemu Battalion means that the winter is guaranteed. The people believe that as long as they survive this winter, they will be able to live a good life after planting in the spring and autumn harvest of the following year. So when the craftsmen heard that Aixin Jinguo was coming to make trouble at this time, they all breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. The work that Sun Yi arranged for them the day before yesterday was done by the kung fu craftsmen in just one day.

A craftsman brought something made of sheepskin and handed it to Sun Yi.

Sun Yi unfolded it and showed it to Yang Ritian and asked him to guess what it was.

The main body of the object is a rectangular sheepskin two feet long and one foot wide, the ends of the rectangle gradually narrowing into a prismatic shape, and each sewing a strong sheepskin belt.

Yang Ritian didn't understand, and guessed tentatively: "This is a leather apron?" ”

Sun Yi replied with a smile: "That's right!" Bring it with you and try it to see if it fits. ”

Yang Ritian wrapped the leather apron around his stomach in confusion, and tied the sheepskin strap with both hands around his back, only to find that there were two more sheepskin belts on the upper edge of the apron.

Sun Yi helped him put the two straps over his shoulders and took two steps back to observe.

Yang Ritian lowered his head, and there were several large and small pockets sewn on the apron, and with these two straps hanging on his shoulders, the apron was much more stable. Touching the back along the strap on his shoulder, Yang Ritian found that the two straps crossed his back, just hanging the apron behind his waist.

Yang Ritian casually picked up a few craftsmen's tools and put them in the pocket of his apron, jumped and twisted, and commented: "This apron is reliable." ”

Sun Yi walked around behind him, unfastened the snap at the end of the sheepskin shoulder strap at Yang Ritian's lower back, and pulled it up through an opening in the apron - the shoulder strap became shorter, and Yang Ritian's apron suddenly rose to his chest.

Sun Yi shortened the length of the shoulder straps, re-knotted them, and readjusted the sheepskin strap in the middle of Yang Ritian's back waist.

Yang Ritian said with a smile: "Now the apron has become a belly pocket!" ”

Sun Yi carefully observed the front and back of the belly pocket seriously, nodded with satisfaction, and praised the craftsmanship of the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty in his heart.

Sun Yi opened his mouth and ordered: "Armor!" ”

A few craftsmen next to him came up and took out the things that Yang Ritian had originally put in his belly pocket and threw them on the ground, and put the prepared fiber composite armor piece by piece.

The belly pocket was stuffed with the right size of the armor, and it immediately bulged.

On Yang Ritian's chest were three vertical leather pockets, each stuffed with two pieces of armor, which just protected the front chest tightly. There are two short square leather pockets under each of the left and right arms, which are stuffed into the nail plate to protect the two ribs.

The design of the entire belly pocket, Sun Yi completely copied the chest mounted magazine pouch of the later Chinese Type 56 submachine gun, but the material was changed from canvas to sheepskin.

If you comment on the outstanding contribution of the Eastern Bloc to the world's weapons and equipment during the Cold War, the first is the Soviet-designed AK47, which is the Chinese Type 56 submachine gun; The second is the Chinese-designed chest magazine pouch for the AK47.

The original AK47 magazine of the Soviet army was a satchel type, and the soldiers on the battlefield in Afghanistan felt very inconvenient, so they switched to the captured Chinese chest magazine bags of the Afghan guerrillas. After all, the number of captured Chinese magazine bags was limited, and the Soviet soldiers imitated the Chinese design and modified it themselves.

The rear of the Soviet army knew about this, and improved it on the basis of the Chinese design, introducing a Soviet-made chest magazine bag. However, the soldiers were still willing to use the Chinese, because although the Soviet-made magazine bags were high-end, they were prone to slip into the crotch when crawling.

China's Type 56 chest hanging magazine bag has a simple structure and low cost, but it is a classic polished in actual combat. In this way, wherever there is an AK47 in the world, there is a Chinese magazine bag.

For such a classic, Sun Yi politely declined all the craftsmen's kind suggestions for improvement, and even the wooden buckle on the pocket cover was exactly the same. Because it is rumored that some countries imitate the magazine bag with a more advanced Velcro, but in the silent night, the sound of opening the Velcro suddenly reveals the target.

Sun Yi buckled the magazine bag for Yang Ritian, no, it should be called an armored bag now, and flicked it outside with his fingers, and the armor made a crisp "dangdang" sound through the sheepskin.

"Mr. Yang, how do you feel?" , Sun Yi asked.

Yang Ritian stretched out his hand and kicked his legs, twisted his waist and bent over tentatively, "This is so light that it's like not wearing it!" ”

Sun Yi encouraged him, "Don't be so careful, run when you should run, jump when you should jump, go up to the house and trees, roll and turn your heels." ”

Yang Ri innocently ran and jumped in the yard, and really went back to the tree.

Yang Ritian commented on two words: "Reliable!" ”

Immediately he buckled up a composite fiber helmet, grabbed a composite fiber shield, opened and closed it in the yard, and kept crashing into the trees.

When he had enough sweating, Sun Yi and the craftsmen examined it carefully and found that a piece of armor had been cracked. However, according to the experience of this battle with the bandits, this level of damage basically does not affect the armor's ability to protect against arrows.

Yang Ritian rubbed the sheepskin lovingly, and suddenly raised his head and asked Sun Yi eagerly: "Lord Lidel, hurry up and match Ga Li Guang's soldiers first!" They're going to get up early tomorrow and leave. ”

After a pause, Yang Ritian said again:

"It's getting hotter and hotter day by day, our original cotton armor can't be worn, and the bright armor and dark armor of Aixin Jinguo can't be worn even more. When the time comes, we will have this kind of light and breathable belly pocket with armor, and Guan Bao can kill them crying dad and mother! ”