The preliminary test of hsl was completed, and Shepard's heart was half-suspended. After all, after passing the test, the military will get the report, and then they will get the funding. After getting the funding, whether the tank can pass the test in the end, eh , it’s no longer important!
As a famous humble social official once said, although we face some problems, there are actually no problems. Although our projects are not going well, our project prospects are bright, and although our capital budget is sufficient , but we still need more funds and the like are not uncommon in weapons development projects.
Because many projects will not be approved in the end, that is to say, no matter how much national income is spent and how much effort of engineers is spent, what everyone puts out may not be adopted, but even so, everyone still has to do it. The reason Well, that is certainly not humane. As for saving money, that does not exist. Any project expenditure will not be developed for the purpose of saving money, unless Party A repeatedly emphasizes it, but you only need to save money on the surface. Money has to be compromised in some way so they don't force you to save money.
Especially during the hottest period of the Cold War, the two major countries tried their best to seize the opportunity. For example, the U.S. Navy once spent a lot of money on stealth warships, and then came up with an experimental ship called Sea Shadow. On this ship, a large number of advanced technologies and ideas were demonstrated, billions of dollars were spent, and then the test ship was dismantled.
Although some of the technological achievements were applied to the later Littoral Combat Ships, the warships built at a large cost did not satisfy the Navy.
Therefore, for Shepard, at this point, he is in an invincible position. Not only does he not lose money, he can even make a small profit. Then he only needs to continue to work hard, and maybe the small profit can turn into a big profit!
After participating in the AAI test, Shepard went to Knight Ordnance again. The SR25 rifle jointly developed by Stoner and Knight has been finished, and benefited from the previous sniper rifles of Knight Ordnance. With the good reputation it has built, the SR25 has already received an order from the Marine Corps even while it was still in the testing phase. Although the latter was very satisfied with the previously purchased C14 Timberwolf, the bolt-action sniper rifle could not meet all combat needs. Therefore, originally It was a civilian rifle that Stoner planned to develop, but it got a military order first.
Shepard knew a lot about SR25. In later generations, this thing was even evaluated as Stoner's genuine 16-point successor. As for 16a2, it was expelled from Stoner status, and Stoner himself also saw it. It turns out that I like SR25 very much, and even recently, I have been busy here at Knight Ordnance.
"Want to try it?"
"OK!"
As a person who likes weapons, Shepard still likes to shoot guns. Whether it is in his previous life or this life, the difference is that in his previous life he could only shoot occasionally, but in this life he can shoot until he vomits. He has even been shooting since he was a child. Vomited! ..
However, since the designer invited him, he was very honored to be the first to try it out.
After test-firing the new SR25, a few people set up a barbecue stall at the shooting range, preparing to celebrate with a battlefield barbecue.
At this time, Red Knight also chatted with Shepard about the future development plans of Knight Arms.
For now, Knight Ordnance's business is booming. The Picatinny rails, popularized through research and development of accessories, are gradually becoming the market standard. In addition, civilian hunting rifles are also doing brisk business, coupled with orders from the military. , it can be said that these alone are enough for Knight Arms to last until old age!
But Red himself wanted to go further, which coincided with Shepard.
Therefore, Shepard followed suit and once again put forward the so-called Personal defense concept, which is still relatively unpopular at the moment, or PD, the concept of personal self-defense weapons.
"Personal self-defense weapons don't sound that reliable?"
"Indeed, but designing weapons with a similar concept is quite interesting!"
In fact, the emergence of the PD concept can be traced back to the First World War. On the front line, there would be some who were unable to carry rifles or charge due to the nature of their work.
When those with guns, such as artillery communicators and pilots, are forced to be involved in battle, they will find that pistols are difficult to face in battle. Therefore, the artillery Ruger later appeared with extended magazines and long barrels. In addition, , during World War II, the United States equipped second-line personnel with 1 carbine using .30-caliber bullets. This weapon has better range accuracy and lethality than a pistol, and at the same time is not as bulky as the Garand. Even 1 carbine was obtained Favored by airborne troops, the 1a1 carbine rifle with a folding stock function was developed.
During the Cold War, in consideration of the Soviet Union's huge airborne troops and terrorist attacks, NATO once again proposed the concept of PD weapons, and developed many well-known weapons for this purpose, such as the famous However, the sales volume of the fnp90 submachine gun is actually average, and there is also the less famous p5kpd version, which is improved from the p5k submachine gun and is very popular among pilots and bodyguard industries.
Shepard, on the other hand, was planning to overtake directly on the curve. If he wanted to copy, he would copy something that was famous, sold well and had a cool appearance, such as the P7.
In fact, Shepard also proposed a special silent assault rifle like the Asval, but this thing is not as attractive to Red as the P7 with a unique caliber. The use of 4.6x30 mm ammunition means that if Knight Ordnance wants to research For this thing, we must reopen a bullet production line. This thing is the most laborious!
Because the bullet production line sounds like it has little technological content, but in fact there are really few countries that can play it well. Just like the country of hope for mankind in the South Asian subcontinent, it has been stuttering for decades just to achieve the localization of bullets.
"And why does it have to be 4.6x30 mm? Is there any basis or explanation for this number?"
"Well!"
Shepard opened his mouth. He was trying hard to make up a reason. The HK company used 4.6x30mm because the bullet absorbed the experience in the development of similar caliber bullets. But now, the use of 4.73 caseless G11 rifles is far away. , Shepard could only reply forcefully in the end.
"I use this number because I have money!"
"???"
Rui De looked confused.
"That's right, after making so much money, isn't it just for spending it? Let's organize it according to this caliber, and put it in a big pile, so that everyone can make money together, and maybe I will be responsible for the profit and loss!"
Shepard said that the more confident he is, this is the change that wealth will bring to him!
