9ooo3[o]983 Chapter 49 New Weapons

Yun Shuaitang's "No. 1 office, there was silence in the middle of the day, and no one knew Lei Bei stood in front of the map to study his strategy, while Meng Fei sat in the sand, tilting his head and pondering the matter of selecting pilots to participate in Sino-foreign joint military exercises.

Qin Sihu, the captain of the guard who had been guarding the door, saw the Colonel Meng on the sand take out a copper cigarette box from his pocket, and knew that the other party was going to smoke, so he walked into the office and pushed the ceramic ashtray on the coffee table in front of Meng Fei's eyes, using this action to remind the unruly base commander that cigarette butts should not be littered in this office, let alone cigarette ashes.

At this time, the figure outside the door flickered, and an adjutant on duty walked to the front of the office and nodded to Qin Sihu

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Qin Sihu hurriedly walked out of the office, the adjutant whispered a few words in his ear, Qin Sihu nodded, took the adjutant away, and then hurriedly walked into the office and came to Zhao Bei's side.

"Commander-in-chief, the adjutant who went to pick up Director Liu is back, Director Liu is waiting in the reception room now, do you go to the reception room to meet him, or do you want to meet him here?"

Heard Qin Sihu's words. Zhao Bei retracted his thoughts, groaned slightly, and said, "I'd better go see him." ”

Seeing that the president seemed to be planning to leave the office, Meng Fei hurriedly got up and said goodbye.

"Xiao Han, don't be in a hurry to leave, come with me to meet Director Liu. He didn't come here to talk to me this time. He has a very secret mission, and this task is also related to your aviation.

Since you're here now, why don't you go over and have a look and get some air first. ”

Meng Fei nodded. Without saying anything, he followed the president out of the office. Escorted by several guards, he rushed to the reception room.

Zhao Bei arrived at the reception room. The two guests who were waiting in the reception room hurriedly got up to salute, and the two sides exchanged a little pleasantries.

These two guests. One is Liu Qingen, director of the Ordnance Industry Administration, and the other is Qin Hongwen, who is not an ordnance expert, but a chemical expert, although he is a half-way monk. However, after two years of cultivation, and the real Chinese "father of the chemical industry" Fan Xudong as his teacher, this technology has also been practiced in the end, and the reason why the center transferred this Qin Hongwen from the large chemical plant in the fourth "four" to the Ordnance Industry Administration is to make full use of his chemical knowledge and technology.

Meng Fei often dealt with the Ordnance Industry Administration and knew Liu Qingen, but Qin Hongwen met for the first time, and Zhao Bei also introduced the two and specially pointed out that this meeting was made. Meng Fei came as a representative of the air force and had the right to know all the details.

Now that the president had nodded, Liu Qingen and Qin Hongwen naturally didn't have to hide the details, so they took out a few documents from their briefcases and put them on the coffee table.

Zhao Bei picked up one of the documents, flipped it open and looked at it, and then handed it to Meng Fei.

"So, your research is progressing very quickly, and now the prototype has been made?" Zhao Bei picked up another document and asked Liu Qingen.

"As long as the principle and process are known, the mass production of these poisonous gases is not a very difficult thing."

Liu Qingen nodded. glanced at Qin Hongwen, who was sitting on the side, and said: "This is also thanks to Hongwen, without his help, let alone any phosgene, even the mass production of chlorine is very problematic." ”

Zhao Bei said approvingly to Qin Hongwen: "Xiuju, you have made great contributions to my country's national defense, and in the future, you will have a medal indispensable." By the way, now that this phosgene has been manufactured, it should be able to be manufactured and stored in large quantities, right? ”

Qin Hongwen saw that the president was asking himself, so he said: "Phosgene is mixed with gold poison gas, and the manufacturing cost is higher than that of chlorine gas." At present, we are still studying how to reduce manufacturing costs, and if we are manufacturing and stockpiling in large quantities now, I personally think it is not appropriate, so it is better to wait for the manufacturing costs to come down before mass production and storage. In addition, we are continuing to work on how to load poison gas into artillery shells. And to ensure that it can swing the combat power normally, if you only rely on the cylinder reserves, once used in war, then the delivery tool will be very single. "It's okay to use a cylinder, and at present, it is a problem to solve whether there is a problem or not, and this can be solved later." Now we are running out of time, and the need for this new weapon in the Wehrmacht is very urgent. You may not know that because of the problem of the anti-Japanese guerrillas on the Korean Peninsula, the Japanese government is planning to threaten our country with war, so we have no time to wait for you to study and reduce the cost of phosgene manufacturing, and the abandoned army must be ready for war now, and once we are forced to go to war, then we will use all available means of war to safeguard national interests and national interests. ”

Zhao Bei's words made Liu Qingen and Qin Hongwen a little surprised, the two have been immersed in their own work, and they really don't know much about foreign affairs, at this time, seeing the president's grim face, they know that this is probably not alarmist, Sino-Japanese relations have indeed reached a very critical time, if they are not handled properly, I am afraid that it will be another Sino-Japanese war.

When Zhao Bei was talking to Liu Qingen and Qin Hongwen, Meng Fei had been reading the document carefully, and he quickly understood why the president said that the aviation unit had something to do with Liu Qingen's mission, because according to the narrative on the document, from the very beginning, the combat mission of the aviation unit included the task of air-dropping poison gas canisters, whether it was the manufacture of poison gas cylinders or the development of bombers by aircraft factories, all the details revolved around the mission of the aviation unit, and now the poisonous hair has been manufactured. The poison gas cylinders have also completed the experiment, and they are waiting for the aviation units to carry out corresponding actual combat training.

Poison gas warfare, take the generals on the stage of war.

Although the order to develop poison gas bombs was issued by the 6th Military Department of the Ordnance Industry Administration, the real decision came from Zhaobei. As a historical traveler, Zhao Bei knows very well that with the current national strength, it is difficult to engage in a full-scale war with Japan, so once the Sino-Japanese war is indeed inevitable, then, it is necessary to win by surprise in order to win time, so he naturally thought of poison gas bombs, in later generations, the reason why this weapon of mass destruction is called "the poor man's atomic bomb" is very reasonable.

The period from the end of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century was the stage when the human chemical industry made great progress, whether it was the emergence of the periodic table, or the proposal of the isotope hypothesis, whether it was the development of the organic chemical industry, or the establishment of the inorganic chemical industry, which showed that mankind has stood on the threshold of the modern chemical industry, in such an era. As a traverser, as long as he has a certain reserve of chemical knowledge, then he can easily become the guiding light of the chemical industry exhibition.

Zhao Bei is this guiding light, under his guidance, the first chemically synthesized anti-inflammatory drug in human history appeared in China's chemical laboratory two years ago, which was used to save people, and now, it is also under the guidance of this guiding light, a... Eight bloodless new weapons have also appeared in the chemical laboratory, the so-called "thunder means, bodhisattva heart." "In matters involving the interests of the state and the interests of the people. As a national state, Zhao Bei has no moral burden at all on the issue of developing chemical weapons. Because he knows very well that mercy to the enemy is cruelty to his own people, in order to defend this country and the people of this country, Zhao Bei has the responsibility and obligation to open this Pandora's box, no matter what future generations will say about him, at least for now, he has no hesitation.

Take responsibility for the things in front of you, what to do after you comment, this is Zhao Bei's current thoughts.

To Zhao Bei's surprise, after the order to develop poison gas bombs was issued, the main responsible persons and technical backbones of the Ordnance Industry Administration did not show any obvious disgust, perhaps because they did not know how ruthless the lethality of this new weapon was. But the more likely explanation is that they are as clear as Zhao Bei. The country could no longer recover quickly by conventional means, and extraordinary measures had to be taken, and it was their task to facilitate this extraordinary means and to contribute to the rise of the country with their knowledge and toil.

Now, the gas bomb can be used in actual combat, but Zhao Bei does not feel relaxed because of this. This is not a moral burden, but a fear of the ripple effects of the use of this new weapon, after all, China's chemical industry is so insignificant compared to the great powers, if the use of poison gas bombs on the battlefield becomes an unspoken rule of war, then Zhao Bei must also be prepared to deal with the situation.

"How's the gas mask getting improved?" Zhao Bei asked Liu Qingen.

Liu Qingen took out a tin can from his briefcase, handed it to Zhao Bei, and said: "It has been improved according to the president's orders, and it is specially equipped with this tin can to protect the rubber coating." After testing by volunteers, the gas mask has a small combat ability and can effectively resist chlorine gas, first gas. However, at present, the manufacturing cost is still very high, and it seems that it is somewhat difficult for the whole army to equip it generally

Zhao Bei unscrewed the lid of the jar, took out the gas mask from it, and looked at it carefully, his actions aroused Meng Fei's curiosity, so he took the gas mask from the president's hand, put the gas mask on his face with the assistance of Qin Hongwen, and then stood up. Walk back and forth in this reception room a few times.

After taking off the gas mask, Meng Fei took a few breaths and said, "After putting this thing on, it's like having a blocked nose, inhaling and exhaling are very difficult and need to be improved." ”

Zhao Bei nodded and said to Liu Qingen: "Director Liu, this gas mask is not the equipment that the national defense forces need the most, what our army needs most urgently at present are two things, one is poison gas, and the other is air defense weapons, how has your air defense machine gun mount been developed?" And what about anti-aircraft anti-aircraft guns? Although Japan does not attach much importance to the building of its air force, it is a great power, and if Japan begins to attach importance to its air force, then our soldiers will have to face challenges from the air. ”

Hearing the president's words, Meng Fei hurriedly sat back in the sand, wanting to hear what Liu Qingen would say. As a member of the aviation force, Meng Fei also very much wants to know, when the ground troops encounter the air forces, how much power to fight back, he has discussed this topic with the president before, the president's answer made him a little depressed, in the face of armed ground forces, the aviation is not at ease, although the main enemy of the aviation is the enemy's aviation, but once the infantry also has a more suitable weapon, in the face of the aviation, the infantry is not completely powerless.

"The anti-aircraft machine gun mount has been developed and is currently being tested, and according to the results of the current actual tests, if the Maxim machine gun is used, it can effectively deal with air targets below a height of 1,000 meters, and if a light machine gun is used. Then it is possible to deal with targets below the height of eight hundred meters.

As for the anti-aircraft gun, the development work is now nearing completion, and the caliber is set at 47 mm. Specialized anti-aircraft shells use time fuzes, taking into account the later improvement of the barrel, the maximum firing height of the fuse is set at 3,500 meters, and due to the caliber, this anti-aircraft gun can be used in ordinary shells of 47-mm infantry flat-fire guns, as well as solid armor-piercing shells. At present, although we have imported the most advanced equipment for the production of gun barrels from Germany. But due to the quality of domestic steel, the length of the barrel was still limited. Therefore, once the anti-aircraft guns are mass-produced, then it is necessary to increase the import of high-quality steel, compared with American steel, German steel is of better quality, but the price is also higher. The issue of funding is also tricky. ”

Liu Qingen's words made Meng Fei even more depressed, but he still insisted on his opinion, the aviation force is the master of the battlefield in the future, and the victory or defeat of the war will be determined by the victory or defeat of the air battlefield. Of course. Now he really has nothing to say, after all, his plane can't fly 3,500 meters high.

After a pause, seeing that Meng Fei didn't seem to intend to express his opinion on this, Liu Qingen changed his words and said: "Perhaps inspired by the German technical experts in the arsenal, the German technical experts of the arsenal also proposed to the staff of the German 6th Army to develop an anti-aircraft machine gun mount, which is after the submachine gun. Another major influence of our country's arms industry on the German arms industry. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Qingen sighed with emotion, if it were not for the direct intervention of Mr. President, how could China's military industry have achieved such an achievement? In the past, Liu Qingen also complained that the president was a "layman leading an insider", but now, he does not complain, because it has been proved that this shogunate has a lot of insight into the direction of tactical weapons.

Zhao Bei asked: "Dexian Sheng still doesn't know about the friendship bomb, right?" ”

"I don't know. German technical specialists were not involved in the development of gas bombs. Liu Qingen shook his head. With regard to gas bombs, secrecy must continue to be maintained, and no one has the right to interfere except for those involved. Even the commander-in-chief of the 6 Army has no right to intervene, and you are directly accountable to the president. In addition, the production of chlorine can be stopped, we have enough chlorine in stock, and now you must turn all your production capacity to the manufacture of phosgene, intensify the development of anti-aircraft guns, continue to manufacture infantry anti-aircraft guns, and apply to the Ministry of Finance for the necessary funds. Now the anti-inflammatory drug "sulfonata" has swept the world. Relying on the production of this anti-inflammatory drug and the related patent licensing, the Ministry of Finance has been sparing money lately. Don't look at Mr. Xiong crying with you all day long. That's all pretended, don't be polite to him, none of this military affairs is unimportant, other aspects can be saved, but military affairs can not be saved, it is better to compress other funds, this military industry funds are not a cent, and you can't be stingy. Last year. You have solved the problem of localizing field artillery, and this year, you can continue to march towards domestically produced heavy artillery and strive to manufacture China's heavy artillery at an early date. ”