Chapter 348: New Guns
The incident caused an uproar in Rio de Janeiro.
Outside the police station responsible for arresting Raymond Eddy, it was immediately surrounded by reporters on three floors and three layers outside.
Journalists are not just covering the attack that took place today at the Times of Brazil.
It's more about interviewing Raymond Eddie and wanting to know how he got together with his little mom.
Some tabloid reporters have already made up a whole storyline based on the pictures in the Brazilian Times, and now they are waiting for Mr. Raymond Eddy to confirm it!
So when the tabloid reporters knew that Raymond Eddie was caught in this police station, they surrounded the police station tightly.
This incident also makes this police station a little difficult to handle, where is this to catch a criminal back! It's clearly a hot potato.
The chief of this police station is also a member of the police club.
When he knew that Raymond Eddie had been captured by his own men, he wanted to release him as soon as possible.
But the reporter who arrived immediately dispelled his thoughts, although everyone was their own people.
But at this time, it is obviously not suitable, and it is directly and blatantly bending the law for personal gain.
You can only let the other party move around in the police station.
I thought that this guy would die down because of today's news, and find a place to hide quietly, so as not to face the strange eyes of the police officers in the police station.
I don't know if the humiliation at the door of the Brazilian Times overshadowed the humiliation caused by the content of the news.
Or maybe he returned to his familiar environment, which gave him some illusions.
It may also be that you are nervous that you will be confined to the police station and will be found by your family.
Raymond Eddie actually started making a lot of noise in the police station, desperately trying to get out of the police station.
This made the police chief a little overheaded, and he had to go directly to the chief of police, Thomas Cisse, for help.
After Thomas Cisse knew what Raymond had done today, he was silent for a long time before he sighed heavily:
"Find a detention cell and lock him up and wait for processing."
"Yes, sir!"
The police chief, who received the express order, was ordered to return Raymond Eddy to the detention cell.
Raymond Eddie, who was locked up, still made a lot of noise in the detention cell.
It wasn't until Brissot Eddy arrived at the news that the cell fell silent for a long time.
No one knows what the two brothers said in the cell, except that Brissot Eddy came out with a trail of blood on his fist.
The whole person seems to have lost his former brilliance.
At this time, Fang Lang, who was far away in Natal, welcomed a special guest.
"Mr. Ludwig, is this the rifle you designed?"
Fang Lang saw a rifle lying in the gun box that looked like it already had some, the prototype of a modern assault rifle.
I reached out directly and picked it up, and I felt that the weight of the gun was still a little too large.
The length of the gun is still very long.
However, from the body of the gun, it can already be opened to the shadow of the rifle of later generations.
He knew in his heart that he could not pull out the seedlings to help them grow, and forcibly demanded that the firearms be upgraded to the same advanced level as later generations.
This requires a long growth process, and in this growth process, you can cultivate a large number of excellent firearm design talents for yourself.
And these are exactly what an advanced weapons company really needs.
The success of a weapon is not a success.
Only when an ordnance company has countless outstanding scientific research talents and a solid scientific research foundation can it be regarded as real success.
"Yes, boss,
That's which rifle I showed you the blueprints.
Roller locking bolt structure is adopted.
The full length of the gun is 1025mm, the barrel length is 450mm, and the caliber is 7.62mm,
Using the 7.62mm*63mm rifle cartridge of the M1 Garand rifle, which is now the most abundant in Brazil,
The effective firing range is 700 meters, and the magazine capacity is 20~30 rounds.
You can freely choose the SLR or continuous firing method.
If bursts are used, the maximum rate of fire is 600 rounds per minute.
The gun weighs 5.1kg. ”
In his previous life, Fang Lang was just a pseudo-military fan and had no experience in shooting.
But Fang Lang in this life is a professional soldier, and he heard the data reported by Ludwig Folger.
He knew that there was still some gap between this rifle and the G3 rifle of later generations.
Because, he used Springfield 0.30-06 rifle cartridges, which are Garand rifle 7.62mm*63mm rifle cartridges, which are high-power bullets.
There are certainly no problems with using it on a rifle.
However, when used on assault rifles, it is obviously too powerful, which will cause the recoil of the gun to be too large, and the muzzle jump amplitude will be larger.
When using the burst mode, it is difficult to guarantee high accuracy.
However, it is clear that the other side has made some improvements based on the actual situation in Brazil.
This made Fang Lang very satisfied.
Picked up the rifle and put the gun on his shoulder, felt it, and couldn't help frowning slightly:
"This gun is not light!"
Ludwig Folger said with a little nervousness:
"Boss, this gun uses a lot of stamping parts, and the weight of the gun body has been reduced to the maximum."
Fang Lang was not dissatisfied with this gun, he knew very well in his heart that this was a classic gun model that had been tested by later history.
Now he was talking about his first feeling about the current rifle.
After all, most of the soldiers now use M1 Garand rifles, which have an empty weight of only 4.37kg.
It's really lighter than the rifle in my hand now.
Don't underestimate this weight, you must know that the rate of fire of this rifle is much faster than that of the M1 Garand.
This meant that the soldiers had to carry more bullets.
Plus the gun itself is heavier than the M1 Garand, so that together it will greatly increase the weight of the soldier.
Fang Lang didn't know how heavy the G3 rifle in later generations was, but he was sure that it was definitely not as heavy as the gun in his hand now.
However, he believed that with the progress of materials science in later generations, the weight of this gun would definitely decrease.
Seeing that Ludwig Folger was a little nervous, Fang Lang smiled and patted the other party's shoulder and said:
"Don't worry, I'm sure you're professional, although it feels like the gun is a bit heavy now,
But it also leaves us with some room for change, doesn't it?
No good weapon can be built overnight, and we have to let time polish it.
Now let's try the gun first, shall we? ”
Seeing Fang Lang's smile, Ludwig Folger's mood relaxed a little, and he was very excited when he heard that the boss was going to test the gun.
He has absolute self-confidence, as long as the boss has shot live, he will definitely fall in love with this gun.
So without hesitation, he nodded and said:
"Of course, boss,
The purpose of this special trip here today is to let you test the gun, and I am sure this rifle will definitely amaze you! ”
Fang Lang nodded with a smile, and walked out of the office directly with the rifle in his hand.
The officers outside the door were a little surprised to see the general with a new gun in his hand and a group of people behind him.
But in the end, it is the troops, and there will not be so many crowds watching the excitement.
While walking out, Fang Lang asked Ludwig Folger beside him with some curiosity:
"With our current industrial base in Brazil, is it difficult to mass-produce this gun?"
The other party smiled easily and nodded:
"Of course, boss.
Isn't this what I prototyped in Brazil?
In order to reduce weight, I designed this rifle with a lot of stamped parts and less machined parts.
It is not difficult to produce.
Not long ago, we customized several machine tools through the group's in-house machine tool factory, which has been fully able to meet the production needs of this rifle.
Now wait for the end of the test and the formal qualitative work, and we can start production.
Of course, the most important thing is that we need to find a suitable buyer. ”
Ludwig Folger was obviously very confident in the weapons he had designed, but he was a little worried that he would not be able to find a suitable buyer for such an excellent weapon for a while.
After all, the world war has just ended, and the mainstream of the world is peace.
At this time, a brand new rifle interview may be in a slightly awkward situation.
Listening to Ludwig Folger's words, Fang Lang smiled and said directly:
"Don't worry, don't forget what I do.
If this rifle is really good enough, I can reload all my Marines first.
Then recommend to the Ministry of Defense to win the order for equipment for the Brazilian army.
Finally, you can use the channels of Shata Company to recommend it to the U.S. government.
Even if we can't get an arms purchase order from the US military, we will definitely be able to enter the civilian market in the United States.
Of course, there is also the European market, which is also an important target for us. ”
Fang Lang's words made Ludwig Folger feel a lot more at ease, as long as the boss was satisfied, at least the troops under the boss's command would be redressed.
Several people talked and laughed all the way to the training range, and at this moment, there were soldiers of the Marine Corps conducting shooting training in the shooting range.
Seeing Fang Lang's arrival, everyone stood up and saluted.
Fang Lang looked at it, and there were many American instructors around him who were curiously looking over here.
Turning to Ludwig Folger:
"Have all the patents for firearms been filed?
There are a lot of American instructors here that I hire, and if we experiment directly, will the performance of this weapon be exposed. ”
Ludwig Folger smiled and said:
"Rest assured, our technical drawings have already applied for technical patents.
However, the patent for the roller locking bolt is now in the hands of the Mauser company.
If we want to produce it on a large scale, we may need to get a license from them. ”
Fang Lang understood that although this kind of roller locking shooting was invented by Ludwig Folger,
But the ownership of the patent belonged to the Mauser company, and who made Ludwig Folger an employee of Mauser at that time!
Just like the current rifle, although it was also designed by him, the patent ownership also belongs to the small arms company established by Fang Lang.
If other countries want to produce, they have to get permission from their companies.
Otherwise, a lawsuit can be brought to the bankruptcy of the other party.
Some people may think that now that Mauser has been split up by the Allies, he does not need to care about whether it will infringe on the other party's patents.
This is not true, and it is precisely because of the defeat of Germany that this patent will be valid.
Because everyone belongs to the same set of values, they must play according to the rules of the game.
If, in wartime, the two sides are hostile, they have mastered this technology, of course, they can put it into production on a large scale.
But now that the war is over, it's commercial.
The other party has the right to charge royalties for patents or sue for infringement.
Of course, in the current system of the CPSU, this criterion does not apply.
Hearing Ludwig Faulger's words, Fang Lang smiled and said indifferently:
"It's a minor issue, and I guess at this time,
It shouldn't be difficult for us to negotiate a technology license with Mauser. ”
The war had just ended, the whole of Germany was waiting for reckoning, and people were living in dire straits.
This is the perfect time to license the technology.
At this moment, what Fang Lang wants to obtain in his heart is not only the patent authorization for the use of the roller locking structure.
The authorization for the production of excellent weapons like the mG42 is also what Fang Lang needs.
Of course, this time he will not go out in person, he already has a complete team of professionals under his hands.
Just say what you want, and let them do the rest.
"The boss is right, the Mauser company at this time should be very happy to authorize you.
And, the price shouldn't be very high. ”
Fang Lang nodded with satisfaction, and laughed:
"It's okay, I'll notify the group company tomorrow and send a delegation to the Mauser factory in Germany to negotiate the technology license.
However, I believe that with you wonderful people.
Our company will soon have a lot of its own patents,
At that time, we don't have to worry about what products we produce will be stuck by other people's patents. ”
I don't know why, the surrounding technicians, after hearing Fang Lang's words, felt very comfortable.
There is a feeling that you must not live up to the expectations of your boss.
Ludwig Folger also nodded his head from the side.
Since there is no need to worry about technical leakage, Fang Lang no longer rambles, and said directly to the instructor who was training:
"Take a break from training and give everyone a little rest.
Let's borrow a shooting range and do a weapons test.
After the test, the training continues. ”
Since the supreme commander spoke, of course the instructors below did not dare to refuse, and hurriedly took the order and began to recall the soldiers who were training.
After the shooting training ground was emptied, Fang Lang came to the shooting position with a group of technicians.
Glancing at the firing position 100 meters away, Fang Lang frowned, it turned out that the fixed target positions of 100 meters, 150 meters, 200 meters, and 250 meters were used now.
That is, a fixed target is set up every 50 meters for shooting training.
There's not even a moving target, and that's not going to work, because the enemy on the battlefield won't stand still and wait for you to shoot.
It shouldn't be the hands of the United States!
However, it doesn't matter, when the United States is old, just set it up again.
When the time comes, he will simply get out the tactical shooting range, so that the tactical ability of the troops under his command will be unique in the world.
After retiring, he directly joined his own military contracting company and continued to work for himself.
It's comfortable to think about.
Considering that it was only a test firing, Fang Lang did not use any special tactical means of shooting.
It's just the easiest way to pick up the rifle, insert the magazine, pull the bolt, and open the safe.
Feet forward and back, knees slightly bent, leaning forward slightly.
Three points and one line, aiming at the nearest 100-meter target, "Peng" sounded.
A shot hit the target directly, but Fang Lang could clearly feel that it was the same as he expected,
The gun jumps badly, and the recoil is on par with the M1 Garand.
After having the first shot, Fang Lang felt the temper of this gun, and then not only continued to shoot two shots in a single shot without slowness.
In addition to the technicians beside Fang Lang, the soldiers who were waiting for shooting training not far away were also keeping an eye on the movement here.
Seeing their own general holding a rifle they had never seen before, shooting unhurriedly, they thought that this rifle was the same as the M1 Garand they were now equipping.
I don't really care about it.