The sun never sets in America

Chapter 393 The Evolution of Weapons

Jiuyuan, a suburb of Yunzhong, a laboratory——
Squeak! ! !
The roar of machines kept ringing in it. Several larger factories around it seemed to be quiet, but the factory in the middle seemed to be possessed, sounding from morning to afternoon.

"Wang Gong, can this airship still be able to drop bombs now?"

"General Dong of the Army is always urging me!!"

Du Wenbin, the person in charge of Base 10, looked at the huge gray airship in front of him with a hint of "impatientness" in his eyes.

Since Base No. 10 moved from Youzhou, which is closer to the battlefield, to Jiuyuan, which is relatively safe, he has not been able to eat well or sleep well. He has lost seven or eight pounds. Of course, this is due to acclimatization. , but the fundamental reason is still because of the second-generation airship in front of us.

As an airship that is going to be used in war, the bomb drop is basically equivalent to nothing. Even if it is artificial, there is basically no accuracy at all. After throwing it, it basically depends on the "character" and leaves it to fate.

At a time when the war is becoming more and more intense, the airship's so-called advantage has also been further amplified.

Even on the Army side, it was no secret that plans were being made to try to use airships to bomb the Great Lakes region.

But this "secret weapon" that most people expected had trouble with the most important bomb delivery.

But now this so-called "spare tire" is about to be replaced by Professor Zhao. To Wang Zheng, this is simply a joke, and it is a world-class joke.

Apart from anything else, as long as the airship is as slow as the airship, as long as the US military later produces anti-aircraft guns, it will basically be in vain. The so-called "good attackers move above the nine heavens" will become a joke about fireballs in the sky.

That General Dong said nicely that the airship plan is the future of the empire and what kind of pillar it is. But later, besides fighting in the south, that General Dong spent most of his time working on the "Lion". Until now, their airships They are almost out, and there is not even a shadow of that so-called lion yet.

After looking at Wang Zheng and then back at the airship that was still being modified, Du Wenbin gritted his teeth and finally said:
"I'll do as you say. I'll talk to the army guys myself. If they make demands again, we won't do it!!"

"The last time I went to see him, Professor Zhao was really working on that airplane, and he even drew the blueprints—"

"Bang bang bang!!"

"Mr. Du, this is the only way we can communicate to the higher ups at the moment!!"

The barrel of the gun was pulled up, and a cartridge case that had just been jammed fell out. Sun Hao, who was in charge of testing the gun, shook his head, and then picked up another rifle.

The initial plan was to use mechanical delivery, which is the so-called opening of the belly to release bombs. However, there was a problem. For a huge airship with gas inside, how to accurately deliver it was a huge problem.

Compared with the Lion Project, which had green lights everywhere, the entire airship project was almost like a stepmother. This was the main reason why Du Wenbin complained about the Army.

Du Wenbin's very confident answer made Wang Zheng temporarily put aside his worries.

Wang Zheng nodded and then spoke:
"Project Sky was just our attempt at first, but news came from over there a few days ago that the new propeller developed by Professor Zhao has a speed that is at least twice that of the original -"

"Why is it so weird??"

Zhao Jingbo, who was still working on the so-called Blue Sky Project in another factory, had no idea that he and his Blue Sky Project were about to undergo huge changes.

Du Wenbin was about to say something when he was interrupted by Wang Zheng's words.

As a probationary gunner with eight years of experience in gun testing, Sun Hao has seen guns ranging from 100 to 80, but this is the first time he has seen such a strange gun.

Looking at Du Wenbin with an excited face, Wang Zheng asked at a loss: "Um, are we still going to build airships?"

When Du Wenbin on the opposite side heard this, he "snapped" excitedly and hit Wang Zheng hard on the shoulder. Before the other party could scream, he said happily: "It's a good thing, it's such a great thing, this news." We came at the right time. Don’t those armies despise us? Do they insist on creating some kind of lion? This time, let them open their eyes. Is it the lion or our sky that is more powerful--"

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At this time, Wang Zheng continued to speak:
"The propeller is actually nothing. The most important thing is an internal combustion engine developed by Professor Zhao. Although the size is much smaller than our airship, the power is much faster -"

"This gun looks..."

"What, twice as much??"

Du Wenbin was willing to give up. After all, during this period, he was really annoyed to death by the demands of those bastards in the Army. At first, it was well said that the Army's positioning of airships was for reconnaissance, and later they added bombing. Function, in the past two weeks of the exercise, the army brigadier general said "no" after watching it, and rejected the airship they had worked so hard to build and be capable of carrying bombs. Who can bear this?

"Do it, why don't we do it? We've been doing this for so long, how could we not do it? If we don't do it, wouldn't we be at a loss? How can we report to the higher ups!!"

But the technical difficulties involved are almost not something that can be solved now. Apart from anything else, it is possible to build a true bomber, not to mention building an airship.

“Don’t worry, there will never be any problem with your funds!!”

What is even more unbearable is that the Army has hardly invested many resources in the entire construction plan. It is basically a part of the research and development funds and the so-called supporting industries that can be recruited at will.

Of course Wang Zheng, as the chief designer, is very aware of all this, so he said frankly:
"If you want an airship that can bomb, have good aim, and be fast, with our current technological reserves, it is almost impossible. We may not be able to build it in another three years."

As the person in charge of the entire No. 10 base, Du Wenbin is not a serious researcher, but he is exposed to so many academic documents and confidential documents about airships every day. He still knows the concept of twice as much, even if this so-called The propeller needs to be enlarged due to the increase, but when installed on the airship, it can still increase the speed a lot.

With a "click", the magazine was pulled open, revealing ten golden, Han-standard 7.9mm bullets inside.

"Mr. Du, so my opinion is to just use manual auxiliary delivery, with a few observers, at worst it will stop in the sky for a while -"

When he said this, there was still a hint of shock on Wang Zheng's face. If nothing else, didn't he still know what the so-called Blue Sky Project was? ?
That thing is used as a supplement to the airship plan, and by the way, we can research new technologies and make technical reserves.

"But we are also building airships and blue skies. I'm afraid..."

Du Wenbin immediately took over the conversation and answered questions about airships.

And the funniest thing is that it is said that the real bulk of the Army is in a plan called "Lion". To this day, even people at Du Wenbin's level cannot know the truth about this plan. They only know that This is an Army weapon that has high expectations and has been difficult to produce until now.

Du Wenbin glanced at the gray-painted airship again, then turned back and asked Wang Zheng: "That Professor Zhao Da, is he still developing that engine and his sky plan??"

This is also the biggest problem at present. Of course, the smart people at Base 10 have not thought of solutions. Among them, reducing the external volume, increasing the internal space, and improving the observation mirror have become the first choice of many people. .

This rifle looks shorter than the previous rifle, and uses a different magazine. It looks like a plug-in magazine.

"Crack!!"

"After all, this time, we are going to enjoy the treatment of a group of lions!!"

The Professor Zhao that Du Wenbin refers to is actually Professor Zhao Jingbo who wants to build a propeller aircraft.

Even if it is short, the muzzle aiming is too rough. It is the same as nothing else. People who know it think it is a rifle produced by Han's first-class military industry, and those who don't know it think it is a brand-name product produced by a small foreign workshop.

This gun is simply a weird new toy for Sun Hao. He wants to play with it, but is afraid that it is too silly.

Looking at the strange short gun in his hand, Sun Hao simply inserted the magazine that had just been placed on the table back, and then "clicked" and pulled away the even stranger straight-pull bolt.

After loading the gun, he aimed at the target that had been smashed many times in front of him and gently pressed the trigger.

"Click, click, click." As soon as he stepped off the bank, his shoulders shook for a while, as if he couldn't control it at all. Then, within a few seconds, all ten bullets were fired.

"What the hell is this??"

Having just put down the gun, Sun Hao let out a "dirty" exclamation as he looked at the short gun in his hand that fired very fast and looked like a machine gun.

Then I put the "ghost gun" in my hand and played with it for a few times. The magazine that had been emptied was removed and removed, and it took seven or eight times in a row before stopping.

"By the way, what's the name of the gun!!"

It wasn't until he had enough fun that Sun Hao realized that he hadn't checked the origin of the gun just now. After opening the file on the table and comparing it with the mark on the gunman, he finally found information about the gun in a file codenamed "0098".

As for the name of this gun, it is just a professional term for "repeated short gun". As for the so-called real name, there is no such thing at all. Maybe the small military industry company that originally developed this gun did not expect that they developed this expensive weapon. A short gun with fast bullets and no usefulness would attract such attention from Sun Hao, the first person to test guns in the Han Dynasty.

"Is this thing useful??"

Looking at the not very long data information on the file, Sun Hao was a little hesitant. After all, he was so busy at work every day and had to try out so many guns. The number of places for recommendation was also limited. If he was recommended and the above did not want it, it would really not be fun. .

"Forget it, it's useful if it's fast, isn't there a saying, how can a real man not be fast!!"

Sun Hao muttered a "dirty talk" that he didn't know which book he got from, then picked up his notebook and roughly recorded the information in this document, preparing to write an article and send it when he went back in the afternoon.

After all, it is not him who really decides, but the generals who really control the future of the army.

After playing for a while, Sun Hao returned to his boring daily gun test work.

.........

Jinshan Lens Factory is the largest glass product production base in Han Dynasty.

This factory basically has the best glass production technology in the world.

The clairvoyant astronomical telescope currently used by the Han Academy of Astronomy is produced by this factory and is well-known in the entire industry.

Even abroad, Jinshan Lens Factory is a well-known presence.

The entire Jinshan Lens Factory has the most optical patents in the industry. It is about optics, not lenses.

What does optics represent? In the context of the current development of science and technology around the world, better optical technology means the ability to develop higher-end microscopes and better experimental instruments.

This is also the fundamental reason why Han's medical technology is "far ahead". Without good optical equipment, some experiments are actually very difficult to do.

Jinshan Lens Factory is currently the optical company with the highest revenue in Han Dynasty. Its annual revenue exceeds 15 million yuan, of which R&D expenses exceed 6 million yuan. It is basically certain that this company does not make money.

But the real situation is that after such a high investment in research and development, Jinshan Lens Factory still makes a profit every year, and a lot of it.

This is not about how good the performance of Jinshan Lens Factory is, but about the subsidies from the cabinet.

The Han Dynasty has always been generous to enterprises with potential. As Zhuang Shiwen, the former chief official of industry and commerce, said: "The world's affairs depend on wealth. Where is the wealth? Since ancient times, all people have emphasized agriculture, but the Han Dynasty has emphasized commerce. Today, science and technology are prosperous. , We should get our wealth from technology!!”

In this way, part of the tens of millions of subsidies every year naturally flows into Jinshan Lens Factory, becoming an important "pillar" for them to maintain profitability.

.........

"General Liu, look, this is our newly developed lens. This lens can just be placed on the sight you are talking about..."

"Furthermore, our accuracy has also been optimized. It is no longer possible for the previous situation of aiming correctly but not matching the muzzle of the gun to happen..."

Manager Zhou of Jinshan Lens Factory is a middle-aged man in his forties. He wears a pair of old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses and is meticulously dressed. He looks similar to the people from Imperial University.

"This lens is already the best lens we can make..."

After saying what he just said, Manager Zhou was afraid that General Liu would make another request, so he directly said it to death without giving the other party a chance to be picky.

Originally, Manager Zhou was not like this, but after dealing with the Army several times, he understood what "pickiness" meant. It turned out that those fault-findings were just bargaining-style fault-finding at best.

The people in the Army are truly meticulous. They even have to interrogate the production steps and the most core secrets, fearing that something will happen.

Sometimes Manager Zhou would complain about the Army's rigidity, but he didn't understand what was so picky about a piece of lens or a sniper rifle. As far as he knew, not many of those things could be produced at all, so why should they be so meticulous? ?

Whenever he wanted to say this, those in the army would say, "The war is as big as the sky."

Yes, a matter that is bigger than the sky, shouldn’t we consider it carefully? ?

"Has this lens been tested?"

Liu Jingyuan looked at the transparent lenses in the cabinet, and his first thought was whether there was any experiment. This was his instinct as a soldier.

After all, the appearance of untested weapons on the battlefield is very fatal.

Manager Zhou on the opposite side responded with a nonchalant look: "No problem, we have tried it many times. If General Liu doesn't believe it, I will ask someone to bring a few over and let you try it slowly!!"

Hearing these rather decisive words, Liu Jingyuan nodded silently, then waved his hand and tried the gun! !
.........

"Is this the new scope??"

On the school grounds, a muscular young officer wearing the rank of lieutenant colonel was tinkering around with a Type 20 rifle with a slender scope strapped to his hand. He always felt that the feel in his hand was different from before.

"Lieutenant Colonel Wei, this is the best lens currently produced by Jinshan Lens Factory, and the manufactured sight..."

Liu Jingyuan looked at the "sniper myth" in front of him, and his heart was boiling. After all, this was a ruthless man who killed three hundred people. One of them was a four-star general, which indirectly led to the victory of the Montana War.

"How is it, okay??"

Even a general like Liu Jingyuan, faced with the myth in front of him, could only put aside his stature and take the initiative to please a lieutenant colonel two levels below him.

"Forehead……"

"good!!"

When Wei Changdong was thinking, Liu Jingyuan's words were stuck in his throat. He didn't ask in relief until the sentence was okay:
“Since it’s good, let’s try it??”

Wei Changdong rubbed this weird rifle a few times and finally nodded.

"Crack!!"

The bullet was put into the trajectory, and then there was another sound, and the bolt was pulled back and closed completely.

"Brush", Wei Changdong raised the gun and slowly moved it to his eyes. In an instant, a telescope-like cross aiming screen appeared in his eyeballs.

Putting away the "surprise" in his heart, Wei Changdong took aim carefully, even more seriously than when he was taking physical aim. Liu Jingyuan next to him was stunned for a moment and sighed in his heart, "This is a myth."

"boom!!"

The gunfire rang out, and the target on the opposite side shook slightly. Liu Jingyuan, who had been observing, jumped up instantly. He thought it was done.

But what Wei Changdong said next made him fall to the bottom instantly:
"It's okay, but it still doesn't comply with the sniper rifle process. It needs to be more complicated and further tested!!"

“Best, test it in the mountains and mud!!”

Wei Changdong's words were like a "bolt from the blue". Liu Jingyuan was stunned for a long time, and finally he slowly said:
"Does it need to be so strict??"

What answered him was a look that was so cold that it seemed like there were thousands of creatures struggling in it! !

(End of this chapter)