Parks already had his own considerations for the design of the rifle. Although the U.S. military now has the M1 Garand, it is heavy and clumsy, and the magazine is like a canned box, and it cannot be reloaded without emptying the magazine. It is very troublesome and does not provide continuous firepower, so the defects are also more obvious. The Airborne Forces, on the other hand, are mainly engaged in assault, and if they are equipped with an automatic rifle that provides continuous firepower, it will provide powerful firepower to suppress enemy fire, which will greatly reduce the casualty ratio of the brothers.

The first choice is the AK47 automatic rifle, after all, the advantages of the AK47 are relatively obvious, and for Parks, he has dealt with this gun the most in his previous life, and he can disassemble and install the gun in a very short time with his eyes closed. The use of 7.62x39mm ammunition with a rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute will greatly increase the firepower of the troops. The effective firing range is 300-350 meters, although it is much shorter than the range of the M1 Garand, but it is enough for the current assault operation, and the shooting accuracy within 300 meters is also quite good. And with the gas conductive, swing locking bolt can also be used as a semi-automatic rifle. The most important thing is that the firepower is strong, solid and durable, the failure rate is low, the structure is simple, the decomposition is easy, and it is durable.

Now that the plan has been decided, there should be no major problems in the design. As for whether the final firearm will be adopted by the U.S. military, Parks has no bottom in his mind, but if the AK47 appeared earlier than the Soviet Union, then the fate of this world-famous gun is also unpredictable.

"Parks?" The next morning, while Parks was exercising, Lieutenant Winster saw him.

"Yes, Lieutenant!" Parks stopped. Winster is also wearing a morning training uniform, and it is clear that he is also a hard worker.

"Together?" Winster jogged and gestured to Parks.

"Yes, sir!" Parks nodded. The two ran side by side.

At this time, some soldiers and officers who had not returned home left the barracks one after another, either in small or two, or for a walk. Parks enjoyed the scene, like the barracks in his previous life, tense, but also seren.

"It's goodbye again!" Suddenly Winster spoke, and he looked around him.

"Sir?" Parks looked at him quizzically.

Winster smiled, looked at the camp, and said, "It won't be long before we have a new training camp." We're going to get out of here, maybe we'll be on our way in the near future. ”

Parks knows this, and it won't last long after all, because the training environment here is no longer suitable for their training. The officers and men of the 506th Regiment will also receive more extensive training programs.

"How are you feeling?" Winster asked again as he ran.

Parks was stunned, "What do you mean?" ”

"For the brothers in the company!" Winster Road.

Parks laughs, "I feel good. The brothers are hard-working, and they all know that they can rely on each other on a solid foundation. That's what matters. Mutual trust and solidarity. ”

"Good!" Winster didn't speak again. The two of them ran quietly until it was almost time for breakfast.

Ever since talking to Winster about that, Parks had clearly sensed that Winster was feeling a little uneasy, either worried about the E-Brothers or perhaps about Captain Sauber, because more complicated training and military exercises were about to take place. But what about Sauber's military talents? Parks knows, maybe Lieutenant Winster knows, but the brothers of Company E don't know, this is what Winster is worried about, if the brothers lose confidence in the commander of the first company, then in the future, on the battlefield, this will undoubtedly be a disaster.

But it's still a bit early to worry, and it's not something I can control, if it really comes to the day when Winster and Sauber can't get along, I can't say that I have to participate in the collective resignation.

In the days that followed, the brothers of Company E returned to camp one after another. On the seventh day, Parks was sitting in the barracks as usual, designing drawings, and sometimes he was so tired that he fell asleep with his head down, and he could not wipe his face. Although the brothers returned, Parks was still the only one in the barracks. 、

"Hey, is this the E-Link barracks? I thought I was going wrong. At this time, a voice came, "There is still a wild man living here, is the airborne troops going to throw a wild man to Berlin, and then capture Hitler into the primeval forest, then, brothers, the war is over, let's go home, Europe does not have to go." ”

Parks knew who it was when he heard the voice, and he couldn't help laughing, and put the drawings away, "White, it's really you." But it makes me a little suspicious, don't you have beer at home to your liking? Or is it the beer of the military community that attracts you more and lures you from thousands of miles away to the barracks? ”

"I'm afraid you'll be lonely!" White smiled and carried a heavy package, "Hey, buddy, come over here and help me, it's all for you." Canned cherries, brandy, wine and of course chocolate! ”

Parks walked over, twisted the bag up, and smiled, "Chocolate? I don't think that's what I like, maybe the girls will like it when you get to town. I've heard that chocolate is a gift for a lover. ”

"For a lover?" White wondered, "Why don't I know?" ”

"Maybe it's not popular yet, but that's what my hometown means!" Parks wasn't sure when chocolate came to be a gift for lovers. But he was still very moved by White's actions. He ended his vacation early and brought such a gift, although he knew that White's family was very good, but this heart was touching.

"Hey, what is this?" White suddenly exclaimed, and as Parks put the package, he saw the drawings of Parks' design, "It's like a mechanical blueprint, is it a gun?" Parks, you actually know how to design guns? ”

Parks walked over and smiled, "It's just my own interest, well, since you gave up your vacation to stay with me, I have to show me my generosity." Tonight, I'll invite you to the city for a drink, and you can pick a girl of your own! ”

"Great, Parks! You are simply a messenger of God. White got excited.

The ten-day vacation was soon over, and most of the brothers of Company E arrived on time, but there was still someone who was late, and it was Private John of the first platoon? Doyle. Captain Sauber was furious because Colonel Zink was upset about it.

"I have to humiliate him so he knows how stupid he is to do this." Captain Sauber gritted his teeth, and soon he really humiliated Doe during a training session in the company.

"Private Doe!" Captain Sauber roared angrily, "Get out of line! ”

All eyes were on Doe. It was clear that Doe was a little apprehensive, but he still stepped out of the ranks. Captain Sauber almost rushed in front of him, ripped off the armband of the 506th Regiment from Doe's shoulder, and roared, "You are not a soldier, Doe. ”

He tore off the Silver Wing badge on his chest and the paratrooper badge on his hat, threw it on the ground, and shouted in his thick voice: "For a soldier who has no discipline, he does not deserve the Silver Wing Badge and the Paratrooper Badge." I want him to know how serious this is for him. ”

At this time, a sergeant picked up the camera, and with a "bang", took a picture of Doe's unlucky appearance. This is definitely the most hateful humiliation. Doe's eyes were red. But he still had to endure desperately.

"From today onwards, you're going to throw away your boots and put on army shoes!" Captain Sauber wounded Doe at the end. This means that Doe can only wear ordinary shoes to training these days, instead of tying his trouser legs in his boots, as other paratroopers do.

"Luckily, I came back early." White said to Parks with a sigh of relief, "God knows, if it weren't for the concern that you're here, I think I might have lingered at home."

But there is a good thing about this, because since then, no one has been overdue. By the time Parks had almost finished his design, he went to town and sent a telegram to Virginia and sent his design drawings.

Soon, Virginia replied. She didn't shoot a telegram, she wrote a letter.

In the letter, she praised Parks' design, saying that it had been approved by some of the best designers and that it would be a very good assault rifle. Then he changed his tone and talked about some of the difficulties now, especially the problem of cooperation with those big arms dealers. Obviously, the big arms dealers didn't take it lightly. They were obsessed with the glory and riches that came with the M1 and had little interest in this completely new assault rifle. This frustrated Virginia.

Of course, she seemed relieved to say to Parks that maybe she would make some samples and give them to Parks as a souvenir. This made Parks's mood not very high.

Although Virginia also expressed her lovesickness for him in the end, it did not bring any real comfort to Parks. I originally thought that the design of an excellent gun would immediately bring great glory and wealth like crossing the protagonist. But the current situation is clearly not optimistic.

It's not like Parks didn't expect this kind of ending, and he knows very well that this kind of outcome is normal. Everything is always for the sake of profit. This gloomy mood remained with him until the end of January 1943.

On 28 January 1943, Company E, along with other companies of the 506th Regiment, crossed the Chateahooch River and entered the Fort Benning camp in Alabama. Here, they will train more closely to real combat.

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