At noon the next day, a group of people followed the pomelo peel to the No. 2 Machinery Factory in the industrial zone.

After briefly explaining his intentions, Yuzupi's brother Raffi showed great interest, he took the rifle handed by Vanna, and played up and down with love, "Is this really okay? I used to be a miner, and now I do rough work such as grinding and cutting, if I accidentally break it......

"Brother!" Yuzu coughed twice.

"It's not a big problem if it's just one or two, after all, firearms can be damaged during normal practice. "If it exceeds this number, it only means that my idea will not work, and I will not blame you." ”

"I see," Raffi nodded excitedly, "then leave it to me! ”

"Your brother seems to be very fond of muskets. The cat's paw pulled the grapefruit peel and whispered.

"It's not surprising," Rodney leaned over, "who doesn't love powerful weapons? ”

Vanna was convinced of this, and it was only after seeing the power of the twelve-pound field gun that he gradually shifted his preference from boiling eggs to this duty. Opening the leather pouch that his companion was carrying, he took out a metal tube that had been removed from the scrapped heavy machine gun, and said to Rafite, "Then let's start now." ”

......

The rifle barrel was disassembled and fixed on a drilling machine.

Raffi twists the switch and aligns the drill bit at the marker, carefully closing the distance between the two. When the drill bit comes into contact with the tube body, silky metal chips are instantly splashed in all directions.

It was also a very new scene for Vanna, although it was clear that both the steam engine and the plug cannon were made of pieces of metal ingots, but it was the first time that he had seen it so closely. The experience of the indestructible steel of consciousness changing its shape little by little under the drill as if its hardness no longer existed, was truly amazing.

According to Rafite, some of the machines in the second machine factory have been replaced by the third generation powered by the "Aurora 1", which is much easier to use than the machines driven by the steam engine in the past, both tremor and noise are greatly reduced, and can be started at any time. As long as the technique is excellent, some masters can even carve flowers on iron rods the size of their fingers.

But Vanna didn't need such a high level of craftsmanship – after a night of thinking, he had sorted out his whole idea. In short, it takes a minimum of steps and a handful of resources to get there. After all, this kind of transformation needs to be simple and easy to use, but not hinder the normal production of the factory. For this reason, he specially brought the air duct on the Mark 1 to simplify the difficulty and save processing time.

With the key parts formed, the first step is no longer a problem to draw out the gunpowder gas. The focus is on how to achieve continuous firing of guns.

In fact, Vanna had been interested in the heavy machine guns of the musket battalion for a long time, and during the Northern Expedition, he also played with the treasures of the anti-aircraft squads on the artillery positions. One thing he was sure of was that in order to accommodate the next complex re-entry mechanism, the body of the Mark 1 was much larger than that of a rifle, and the way the cartridge chain was loaded was not the same as the magazine, so it was unrealistic to move it entirely.

Even if this is possible, it means that the heavy machine gun, which is itself underproduced, will have to allocate some parts for the use of artillery, and even if Brian is indifferent, Lord Iron Axe will definitely scold him.

The best way to do this is to keep all the changes out of the barrel as much as possible.

"That's pretty much it......" said Rafite, cleaning the borehole, comparing the barrel of a rifle to the air duct to the sunlight outside the window, "and if you cut off the extra section of the latter, the two tubes should match." ”

"Don't rush to pick them up," Vanna pulled out a blank piece of paper from his pocket and laid it flat in front of the other man, "I'd like to ask you to make one of these parts next." ”

I saw a rather rudimentary pattern drawn on the paper, the whole in an arc, about one finger long and two fingers wide, with a groove hollowed out in the middle.

"What is this?" the group asked, curiously leaning in, "It doesn't look like a part of a gun." ”

Vanna was also a little uncertain in his heart, after all, this was just his personal idea, and he had not been verified in any way, but in front of his subordinates, he couldn't show cowardice no matter what, "Ahem...... If all goes well, this thing will replace our hands. ”

......

Five days later, a number of soldiers from the artillery battalion gathered at the shooting training ground of the First Army.

They learned from their superiors that a repeating musket designed specifically for artillery was being tested - and unlike the equipment currently commonly used in the troops, it was not the work of His Majesty Roland, but the idea of the battalion commander, Lord Vanna. Naturally, the statement piqued interest, and even though they were still on vacation, they wanted to see what the new weapon would look like.

To everyone's surprise, the weapon on the test firing table, although it jammed and malfunctioned from time to time, was indeed able to shoot continuously during normal operation - as long as the trigger was constantly pulled, it could pour all the bullets in the stomach in a short time!

Moreover, compared to the five-round loading of the revolver rifle, the new weapon can hold about 20 rounds in one go, and if there are a few more ones, it is comparable to a heavy machine gun.

"I didn't expect you to be able to do it," Catpaw exclaimed, "I kind of understand why Lord Iron Axe chose you to be the battalion commander." ”

"This is actually the credit of His Majesty Roland, doesn't he often say that I want to combine what I have learned in books with practice, I have only made a small attempt. Vanna said triumphantly, he didn't expect it to go so smoothly, in just five days, he cobbled together a working weapon, and the intended goal was basically achieved, and then with a few minor adjustments, the artillery battalion could get enough firepower to protect itself with very small resources.

"Are you the Camp Commander Vanna?" someone suddenly asked.

"That's right, you're ......," Vanna turned his head in a casual voice.

"I'm a member of the precision shooting team named Danny. The man smiled lightly, "When I was on duty, I saw that it was quite lively here, so I came over to find out the situation...... I wonder if I can try out your new weapon?"

"Precision Shooting Team?" Yuzu was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Fanner, "Boss—"

Naturally, Vanna knew the origin of this team, and each precision shooter was an outstanding soldier carefully selected by Brian from the musket battalion, and soon after its formation, he became famous in the Battle of Coldwind Ridge against the Church, and received the Marksman Medal from His Majesty, which can be said to be the elite of the elite. And judging from the other party's clothing, the status in the team should not be low. If such people can be made to envy the guns of the artillery battalion, doesn't it mean that they can completely overwhelm the musket battalion?

Looking at the expectant expressions of pomelo peel, cat's paw and others, Fanner slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "Of course you can, please." ”