While Delman was daydreaming about the list, Herbert, who was also looking at the list, said: "Zhou, I see you don't have a purchase plan for rifles on this list, so what about the 2.5 times you purchased it?" What gun should the scope be mounted on? Is it going to be mounted on the British Lee-Enfield rifle you are using now?
You have to know that our Mauser rifles are not comparable to them in terms of shooting accuracy. Even if you value the rate of fire of the Lee-Enfield rifle, if you install a scope and you still need to pull the bolt to reload after shooting, you will easily lose your field of vision and you will also need to capture the target again for aiming. In this case, the difference in the rate of fire will be It's not that big. I suggest you use a Mauser rifle instead. "
"You are truly a firearms engineer. You can see the disadvantages of installing a scope on a rifle at a glance. The aiming distance is shortened, but at the same time the breadth of the field of view is also reduced. Indeed, as he said, during the process of pulling the bolt and loading the bullet You will lose sight in the scope and have to reposition the sight. Then the speed of pulling the bolt is not so important.”
Zhou Wen secretly praised it in his heart. But he said: "Dear Hobert, you are very right. That is why I ordered the Mauser G98 standard sniper rifle. The G98 standard sniper rifle equipped with a 6x scope can deal with 500 meters or more I have full confidence in its shooting accuracy. However, I am commanding an elite force with a small number of people. When encountering enemies that are several or more than ten times our number, I want to win the battle. But I want to reduce the casualties of soldiers as much as possible, what methods and weapons can I use?"
Now it was Hobert's turn to meditate. Next to him, Mandel blurted out: "Artillery and machine guns..." But he paused immediately, knowing that he had gone astray. Zhou Wen just said that this is a small army, how can there be so many? artillery and machine guns.
Hobert was indeed an expert. After thinking for a while, he said while thinking: "Mandel is right, machine guns are necessary to suppress the opponent's speed and firepower. Artillery is also needed. After all, we must destroy the opponent's Heavy firepower. But only small-caliber mortars. If you want to avoid casualties - you can only keep a certain distance..."
Hobert's eyes gradually brightened as he spoke, and he continued: "Long-range strikes - yes - are long-range and precise strikes. If the opponent cannot reach the effective aiming and shooting distance, you can hit him, and he will hit him." It doesn't matter to you. Then your gunners, machine gun shooters and snipers must all be the best. But sniper rifles alone are not enough. Even if other rifles can shoot one, there are only dozens of rifles, and the firepower density is not enough. If the opponent If you launch a charge without fear of death, it is still easy for the opponent to close the distance."
Zhou Wen smiled and nodded appreciatively. This Hobert is a tactical genius. In just a few minutes, he found a way to deal with it. It was actually very close to the mercenary group combat model formulated by Zhou Wen.
Hobert frowned again and said: "There is still a lack of a weapon, a rifle that can accurately strike enemies 300 meters away while maintaining a shooting speed. A submachine gun cannot shoot that far, so it can only be Semi-automatic rifles are now being developed by all countries. But, Zhou, as far as I know, no country in the world has this kind of weapon, let alone a precise semi-automatic rifle that can hit targets 300 meters away."
Zhou Wen smiled and took out a few more drawings from his briefcase. This is Zhou Wen's own drawing. Of course it is not very standard, but there are data explanations on it, and it is easy for knowledgeable people to understand it at a glance. Hobert took it and looked at it carefully, hissed, and took a breath. He looked up at Zhou Wen and said excitedly: "Zhou, are these data real? Have you tried it?"
Zhou Wen said with a smile: "Someone has tested it, but you still need to verify it. It is best to make a few sample guns, then you can verify the data."
In fact, no one had tested it. The design drawings Zhou Wen took out were based on most of the principles of the famous Type 56 semi-automatic rifle of the later Republic of China, and he also used his knowledge and experience as a modified gun master to improve it. For example, the concept of small-caliber rifles of later generations was used, and the original 7.62 mm caliber of the 56 and a half was changed to a 6.5 mm caliber. The smaller the caliber, the recoil of the gun and the bounce of the muzzle will be reduced.
But in this era, the 6.5mm bullet is already the smallest fully loaded bullet, also known as a full-power bullet. If smaller caliber bullets such as 5.6 mm caliber or 5.8 mm caliber bullets are used like later generations, they can only be half-charged bullets (semi-powerful bullets), and the technology does not exist yet.
Zhou Wen also changed the rifling of the barrel from four to six, which greatly enhanced the shooting accuracy. Moreover, Zhou Wen also installed a suppressor (a rifle silencer) on the barrel, which can not only silence the sound and eliminate the muzzle flame, but more importantly, it can further reduce the recoil. You can hardly hear any gunfire from 200 meters away. A must for Yin people.
The design drawings of the suppressor are also in Zhou Wen's briefcase. Now Zhou Wen is not completely reassured about Hobert, and has to wait and see again.
The magazine is still loaded with 10 rounds, but it has changed from a 56 and a half fixed magazine to a detachable magazine.
If this gun could be built, it would fill the shortcomings of Hobert's plan. Combining precision and firepower density, a small-caliber semi-automatic rifle equipped with a 2.5x scope and suppressor is a nightmare for the enemy in the hands of a group of sharpshooters.
Hobert put down the drawings, picked up the wine glass on the table, and drank it in one gulp. He took a breath and said: "I took the drawings back today to study them carefully, but many of my research tools and machines are sealed in the gun test station. If I can open the gun test place, as long as the drawings are correct, it won't take a few days You can make a prototype gun. And you can save a lot of money.”
"Oh? What expenses?" Zhou Wenqi asked
"The gun testing laboratory happens to have twelve MG13 machine guns imported from Germany just this year. It was paid for by your Chairman Yan and used by the arsenal for reference and experimentation. If the technology can be solved, they are also prepared to imitate it. This matter is still Not many people knew that the gun was sitting in the gun testing facility without even having time to open the package.”
Zhou Wen was overjoyed. Now he didn't care. The test gun must be opened. If the garrison headquarters can't make sense, I'm afraid it will have to use a few big guys in Nanjing to help. If that doesn't work, you'll have to steal it. But stealing is a one-shot deal, not to mention how can you steal those large amounts of bullets? Zhou Wen became confused again.
