Episode 44 The Age of Full Automatic

Chen Zhongtian looked embarrassed again, and reported a number: 257 Ming Yang.

Several people present looked at each other.

How much does the L36 ask for? 35.5 Mingyang.

After a long while, Xiang Xiaoqiangcai raised his voice hoarsely and asked:

"Zhongtian, do you know how much an MG34 Woodpecker general-purpose machine gun costs?"

When Chen Zhongtian quoted the price, he already knew that there was no play. But this is the task assigned by the boss, and there must be a beginning and an end. He scolded in his heart, how could he make himself such an embarrassing errand. He shook his head:

"I don't know."

Stretched out three fingers to Xiaoqiang, gestured three times in front of his eyes, gritted his teeth and said:

"300 Mingyang. Do you hear that? There are only three, hundred, bright, and foreign! It's a general-purpose machine gun, and if it can be used as a heavy machine gun, it's equivalent to a heavy machine gun! People are only 300 Mingyang, your baby, this 'submachine gun', you want 257 Mingyang! …… I won't say anything more. ”

Li Gensheng looked at Chen Zhongtian with relief. Xiang finally said what he had wanted to say for a long time. This kind of expensive, garbage stuff is thrown on the street and no one picks it up. This Qi Shunfa should have been sent out a long time ago, and he has been wasting time. Nothing is left with the L36 of the Lianfeng.

Chen Zhongtian couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into. Without saying anything, he silently took the gun, walked to the box and squatted down, removed the magazine and bipod, put it into the box, covered the box, and carried it in his hand.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry......" he muttered with a pale face, "our company's products don't meet the requirements...... It's a waste of time for adults...... Little farewell......"

Then he carried the heavy box and walked out slowly.

……

"Come back !!"

yelled at Xiaoqiang.

Chen Zhongtian stood still and turned around suspiciously.

Beckoned to Xiaoqiang and motioned for him to come over. Chen Zhongtian came over with a box again.

"My lord, what else do you command?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang's face was gloomy, he pondered for a moment, and asked:

"Tell me honestly, what are the disadvantages of your gun, in addition to its heavy weight, high price, and high recoil? Say it all, and don't hide any of it. ”

Chen Zhongtian was stunned:

"Big ...... My lord? ”

"If you dare to conceal one, don't think about the order at all."

"Huh?!"

In addition to Chen Zhongtian, several other people present also looked at Xiaoqiang in surprise.

…… Didn't the adults kill Qi Shunfa? Why are there any orders?

Xiang Xiaoqiang frowned and said:

"Do you still want an order? Say it quickly if you want to. ”

Chen Zhongtian couldn't think about what was going on, a wave of ecstasy rushed to his mind, and he hurriedly said:

"Big ...... My lord, that's the case, there are still some shortcomings...... In addition to being heavy, expensive, and recoiled, it is ...... It is...... Because the design is more precise, there are a lot of parts, and it may be more demanding in terms of maintenance......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang said directly:

"It's just that it's delicate to use, easy to break, can't withstand wind, frost, rain, snow, sand, dust, can't withstand brutal operation, easy to malfunction, and easy to get stuck, right?"

Chen Zhongtian nodded awkwardly.

Xiang Xiaoqiang thought for a while, and then asked:

"What's the name of this gun?"

陈仲天 says:

"My lord, according to the naming rules of our company, it is generally named with the word "hair" in "Qi Shunfa", and if it is a letter, it starts with f. But my lord, if I'm lucky enough to have you name it......"

Wave your hand to Xiaoqiang:

"Okay, let's call this gun the F-36. Okay, you go back first, the sample guns and drawings are left here, and go back and ask your boss and designer to come to my headquarters. I'll talk to them. ”

Chen Zhongtian was overjoyed:

"Sir, but are you thinking of ordering an F-36?"

"It's hard to say now, just call your boss and designer all the time."

Chen Zhongtian didn't dare to ask more, and went back with a belly full of hope and apprehension.

……

"My lord," Li Gensheng immediately asked, "you don't really want to order Qi Shunfa's gun, do you?" ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and patted his shoulder, but turned to Wang Hexiang and asked:

"Among us, Hegong is the most professional, Hegong, what do you think of this gun?"

Wang Hexiang smiled, and he couldn't figure out what medicine was sold in Xiaoqiang's gourd, so he estimated and said:

"According to the old man, what Qi Shunfa made this time must not be called a submachine gun."

"Not bad."

"It's something somewhere between a submachine gun and a light machine gun."

"Not bad. It can also be said to be somewhere between a submachine gun and a rifle," Xiang Xiaoqiang said with a smile, "If it is used as a single weapon." ”

Wang Hexiang also smiled:

"Yes, he's a man-armed weapon. We all think it's like a light machine gun, and with a bipod it's even more like ...... But in fact, the biggest difference between it and the light machine gun is that it is a single weapon, and the light machine gun is not a single weapon, and it must be operated by at least two people. This gun ...... Alas, how to say it? I'm afraid not what we want this time. But ......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled at him:

"But what? Hegong might as well be bold and say. ”

Wang Hexiang laughed and said:

"However, it doesn't seem to be useless. At least in the old man's eyes, it fills the gap between the rifle and the submachine gun, that is, between 200 meters and 600 meters. ”

"Good!" Xiang Xiaoqiang high-fived and smiled, "Hegong really deserves to be an expert, in a word!" ”

Wang Hexiang smiled again:

"My lord, but it has to work. At least not for now. ”

"Yes, yes......" motioned to Xiaoqiang for Li Gensheng to lift the box, then held him with one hand and Wang Hexiang with the other, walked out with a smile, and said, "It's definitely not right now...... This time the submachine gun is installed, it must be L36...... But what about the F-36, it's a promising guy, we can give it a year or two to get it perfected...... You know, in the future, the war will depend on this kind of gun...... Let me tell you...... This thing will completely eliminate light machine guns in the future, and it can also basically eliminate submachine guns...... Whoever equips it first will be invincible in the world......"

Li Gensheng and Wang Hexiang listened to Xiang Xiaoqiang's chatter, one laughing, the other humming. and Xiuxiu, holding a large scroll of blueprints, followed behind without saying a word.

……

In the afternoon, Qi Shunfa's big boss and the chief designer were so happy that they rushed to the headquarters.

When Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at the designer, he immediately felt familiar.

Hey, this old man, he looks like Albert Einstein.

Xiang Xiaoqiang closed the door and talked to them all afternoon. In general, in view of the fact that your design and requirements are too far apart, you will not have your share in purchasing submachine guns this time. …… However, your gun has allowed the military to see in another direction. Another promising direction.

Xiang Xiaoqiang asked Qi Shunfa to continue to study and improve the F-36, and put forward several requirements:

First, the total weight cannot be higher than 6 kg.

Second, the structure should not be so complex and precise, it should be simple and as simple as possible without affecting performance. Reliability must be greatly improved.

Third, try to use stamping parts. It is better not to use a single cutting part at all.

Fourth, as an automatic rifle, the magazine should be changed from a straight shape to a more scientific arc.

Fifth, the unit price should be controlled within 200 Ming Yang.

In the end, Xiaoqiang was asked to develop a new type of bullet. The caliber is still 7.62, but the length has been reduced from the traditional 57 mm to 39 mm. The charge was reduced to solve the problem of excessive recoil. This is the medium-power ammunition that had a profound impact on later generations and ushered in the era of automatic rifles.

After making a request to Xiaoqiang, he gave them a year to improve. In a year's time, he wanted to see a working automatic rifle sample. If the basic requirements are met, Qi Shunfa will get an order of 10,000 pieces first. After a small-scale trial in the military, problems will be identified, improvements will be proposed, and then they will be asked to come up with an improved version. In this way, after two years, it is guaranteed that they will get a large order of 100,000 to 500,000 pieces.

Xiang Xiaoqiang thought, in this way, he should be able to use automatic rifles in the second year of the Northern Expedition to the Manchu Dynasty.