"Good thing, it's really done!"

In the experimental workshop of the Wuhu Arsenal, Chai Dongliang was overjoyed, and in front of him was a light machine gun with a huge disc.

"Du Du's drawings, we have optimized, changed the caliber of 7.62 mm to 7.92 mm, the bullet and the Han style I rifle are completely common, but the ammunition capacity has been reduced from 47 rounds to 42 rounds, and the weight has also increased from the original design of 9.12 kilograms to 9.37 kilograms, which is a bit of a fly in the ointment??? Without the consent of the Governor, you have changed your design plan without authorization, please forgive the Governor! The Ordnance Engineer was proud and a little apologetic.

Chai Dongliang's smiling eyes narrowed into a slit: "You did a good job, but I didn't think it through, forgetting that if the ammunition is not universal, it will bring difficulties to logistics support, and as a designer, you should be eclectic!" ”

Wu Jintang was very satisfied with Chai Dongliang, and said playfully: "How about the governor please try this gun himself?" ”

Chai Dongliang smiled and shook his head: "My marksmanship is clear to me, don't spoil this good gun!" ”

This light machine gun is Chai Dongliang's copycat of the Soviet Union's Depp light machine gun in World War II, although Makqin is also a classic good gun, but after all, heavy machine guns cannot replace light machine guns, and soldiers also need such heavy fire support when they charge. After comparing a variety of classic guns, Chai Dongliang chose Depp. The lightning god in the book friend group is a die-hard fan of Soviet-style weapons, and volunteered to help Chai Dongliang get the blueprints of Depp's light machine gun.

Seeing a thick pile of drawings, Chai Dongliang was dizzy at that time, this is still a Soviet-style machine gun known for its simple design, if it is changed to a German style, I am afraid that it will be difficult to depict the drawings for half a year.

Chai Dongliang rationally chose to hand over the difficult work to professionals, Mo Xiaolian drew quickly and well, this arduous and glorious work naturally belonged to her!

When the drawings of the Hanfeng Type I rifle had just begun to be produced, the Depp light machine gun had already begun to draw, and Mo Xiaolian was busy for more than a dozen all-nighters, and the two big watery eyes turned into pandas, so he handed over the full set of drawings to Chai Dongliang.

Chai Dongliang quickly handed it over to Wu Jintang and ordered him to develop it secretly, and after three months of hard work, the first sample gun was finally freshly baked!

The LMG was a gas-guided automatic weapon, disemboweled, with a piston under the barrel and a direct connection to the bolt, with a flared flame suppressor in the muzzle, which was threaded directly onto the barrel. The unique fish gills brace plate locking mechanism has a simple structure. Without any tools, the whole gun can be broken down into six parts. There are only 65 parts in the whole gun, and there are no parts with particularly complex shapes or special treatment, which makes the gun relatively simple in terms of production, use and maintenance.

Simple, for a weapon that massively equips the troops, it is crucial!

The engineer who revised Chai Dongliang's design was a young man of twenty-seven or eighteen years old, named Yang Guang, who had studied at the Austro-Hungarian School of weapons manufacturing, and after graduation, he interned for two years at the famous Skoda Arsenal, and then worked as an engineer at the Anqing Repair Institute. Yang Guang is rough and big-footed, and at first glance he is a simple and simple person, which makes Chai Dongliang love him even more. When Chai Dongliang shook hands with him, he clearly felt the thick calluses and rough burrs on his hands.

These words, I believe that the technicians are also very hard, Yang Guang's eyes are bloodshot, which makes Chai Dongliang can't help but feel a little moved.

Yang Guang said with a smile: "Dudu, if it weren't for the fact that time was too tight, I would still plan to modify this gun again!" ”

Chai Dongliang was puzzled: "Oh, what's wrong with this gun?" ”

Yang Guang said with a smile: "This gun is too strong and reliable, a large number of whole metal cutting, so too waste of raw materials, and too many lathe processing parts, affecting large-scale production, once there is a war, the output can not keep up with the big problem, I think it is better to use a large number of stamping parts to simplify the design, not only to ensure the reliability of the surname, but also to reduce the cost??? In fact, there is really no need for machine guns to pursue shooting accuracy too much! ”

Chai Dongliang patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's good! Yang Guang was encouraged and his interest soared: "I think this gun is advanced enough in design, but there are still some small problems, the reentry spring is set on the piston rod, and the piston will transfer heat to the reentry spring when firing continuously, causing the spring force to weaken, which will lead to shooting failure; Second, there is no small grip, it is not convenient enough to work, and the shooter is easy to get tired when shooting for a long time, which needs to be improved??? But as far as I know, this gun is currently the most advanced light machine gun in the world! ”

Chai Dongliang smiled, noncommittal, Depp light machine gun was designed in another time and space in 1921, and it was only in 1928 that it was really equipped with troops, and it was pirated more than ten years ahead of schedule, of course, it was the most advanced.

However, the lightning god is not dedicated enough, and he helps himself find drawings not to find later improvements, but the original prototypes. However, it is also good to use the prototype as the basis and let the engineers and technicians improve on this basis, which can also greatly exercise their ability and improve their own weapon manufacturing level.

"The caliber of the sample gun is 7.62, in order to adapt to the current situation of the military industry, it was changed to 7.92 mm, and the ammunition is exactly the same as the Hanfeng I rifle, and it can be used with each other. The total length of the gun is 1,270 mm, the length of the barrel is 600 mm, the muzzle velocity of the bullet is 860 meters per second, the theoretical rate of fire is 500 to 600 rounds per minute, the combat rate of fire is 80 rounds per minute, the total weight is 9.37 kg, the ammunition capacity is 42 rounds, and the effective firing range is 800 meters! Yang Guang kept reporting the parameters to Chai Dongliang.

Chai Dongliang loves this machine gun more and more, this light machine gun that has played a huge role in the Soviet-German battlefield and the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea will contribute to China's great rejuvenation in advance!

"Let's go to the shooting range!" Chai Dongliang said with great interest.

Walking out of the experimental workshop, the wind on the shooting range has already carried a trace of coolness, and in a few days it will be the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, and Wuhu is already an autumn scene.

A huge white wooden target was set up on the shooting range, and the shooter placed the machine gun that had been loaded with bullets, and then snapped upright: "The live ammunition test equipment is complete, please ask for permission to shoot!" ”

After returning the salute, Chai Dongliang said: "You can design!" ”

After the shooter lay on the ground and aimed, with the sound of "da-da-da" gunshots, a string of tracer bullets erupted from the muzzle of the gun, drawing a wonderful straight line and flying towards the wooden target at a distance of 400 meters.

The crisp sound of popping beans is more pleasant to Chai Dongliang than Heine's piano music, this is men's music!

The powerful fire of the turntable light machine gun first left a series of round holes in the target, and as more and more bullets were tilted to the target, the wooden target was torn to pieces. Chai Dongliang looked at it in horror, if the opposite side was not a target but a living person, wouldn't he be dead without a corpse?

What a gun!

Chai Dongliang was very satisfied with the results of the live firing, and Yang Guang and other designers had already seen it and did not react much, knowing that when they saw the power of this machine gun weighing less than ten kilograms for the first time, their jaws almost fell in surprise.

"Okay, you are meritorious heroes, and you will reward everyone when you go back!" Chai Dongliang smiled and raised his big fingers to praise.

Yang Guang saw the stitches and said: "Dudu, is the production of this gun undertaken by our Wuhu Arsenal?" ”

Chai Dongliang shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, didn't you just point out that this gun still has some design flaws?" I will give you the same three months as the Shanghai Guanghua Arsenal, and after three months, you will come up with the improved ones and then test them, and whoever has the right price and good design, the Jianghuai Army will purchase whoever! ”

Wu Jintang originally thought that this contract was a matter of holding a handle, but he didn't expect it to be an extraneous branch, he looked at Yang Guang and couldn't cry or laugh, it was useless to talk too much!

Yang Guang said confidently: "Don't worry, I will definitely show you the improved model within three months, and I will definitely satisfy you??? As for the price, then I can't be the master! ”

Wu Jintang saw that the ball was pushing him down here, so he had to pat his chest hard: "Don't worry, the price must be the lowest!" ”

Chai Dongliang nodded with satisfaction, and reluctantly touched the light machine gun whose barrel had been slightly soft, and then said with a smile: "I believe you will not let me down!" ”

"No, no, I will definitely satisfy the governor!"

Hanfeng I short rifles, grenadiers, improved Makqin heavy machine guns that can be used both high and flat, turntable light machine guns, and infantry light weapons have finally formed a series.

The Jianghuai Army, which is equipped with these latest weapons, should not be inferior in combat effectiveness to the Beiyang Army, the advantage of the Beiyang Army lies in the longer training time, while the Jianghuai Army has an advantage in discipline and equipment; if we add Chai Dongliang's superiority in mortars, artillery, and other weapons, the combat effectiveness of the Jianghuai Army of one division should be almost the same as that of the Beiyang Army of one and a half divisions to two divisions.

The Jianghuai Army, which is composed of three divisions, has become an armed force in China second only to Beiyang??? But what if the opponent is the armies of the great powers? What kind of performance can the Jianghuai army have?

The real enemy of the military should be the foreign enemy who invaded our land and slaughtered our people!

Chai Dongliang suddenly remembered Kuang Haishan and Gu Mazi who were far away in Mongolia, who were chasing and killing Wutai's horse bandits in the Qianli Shuo Desert, dealing with those Mongolian princes at both ends of the rat, and shouldering the secret mission of driving Wutai to Manchuria, and then waiting for the opportunity to seize the entire Manchuria??? With only 6,000 troops, it is really difficult for them to do so many things!

Chai Dongliang himself felt that he had gone too far with his subordinates, such a heavy mission was on Kuang Haishan's shoulders, you know, he was still a small team officer only half a year ago!

Isn't it a little bit of a sprout? Chai Dongliang asked himself!

The answer is yes, but there is no way to do it yourself, the country and the nation cannot afford to wait, there is no time to wait for them to grow and mature naturally, and once the opportunity is missed, they will never come back!

Two years, two years later, is the opportunity I really waited!

(To be continued)