For Wang Qi, there are still too few people like Ruiweile Group who are obedient and have a certain vision for productivity development.
So far, the overseas forces that have cooperated most smoothly with the Kingdom have only two major clusters, namely the Ruiweile Industrial Cluster in and around the Land of White Veil, and the XC District Industrial Cluster in the Pilates area, with the Gael Society as the main body.
But the Pilates industry cluster is too close to home, right next to the Pangxun plate, and it will not play much role in supporting the war against the demons at gates 2 and 3.
In order to further utilize the productivity of the Pilates area, the institute did not let go after the principle of the magic gun was made public. It is still designing and testing a lightweight gun that can be easily copied based on previous requirements.
From the perspective of weapon characteristics, because magic weapons do not have a gunpowder part, the projectiles are relatively lightweight and the resource consumption is not large.
However, the number and ability of the demons to withstand strikes are not comparable to those of ordinary people, and the projectiles will be consumed very quickly in a real fight.
Considering the lack of steel-making capabilities in many overseas areas, it is necessary to further reduce losses.
The projectile weights corresponding to the calibers of the Kingdom's three main weapons were, in the early days, 38 grams for the Cat 12mm, 56 grams for the Python 15mm, and 135 grams for the Heavy Rain 20mm. After years of bullet development, with changes in projectile shape and weapon upgrading, the mass has increased by 4, 7, and 15 grams respectively. For example, the standard projectile of the Ripper cannon is a 150-gram version. The magic-breaking bullet is slightly lighter and has a smaller caliber. It is consistent with heavy rain.
In addition to these three types, the 10 mm caliber weapons that have been developed are mainly cat-type short-range submachine guns and officer pistols. The equipment rate has never been high, and it has never become the main weapon.
The existing modular foreign trade rifles also use the old 38-gram 12mm bullets. By the way, we can help clear the inventory.
Now there are two solutions to reduce the loss of projectile material in overseas imitation firearms: projectile modification and reducing the caliber.
Projectile modification, by reducing the overall density of the projectile by increasing the cavity, can slightly reduce the weight of the bullet. The problem is that as the overall density decreases, the projectile's ability to resist air resistance will decrease, and the effective killing distance will be significantly shortened.
Small-caliber bullets will also reduce the killing distance due to the weight of the projectile, but it can save more materials.
The specific data was only seen by Wang Qi more than a month after the principle of the firearm was made public.
Modify the 12mm bullet and reduce the weight of the projectile to around 30 grams at most through the internal cavity and external grooves. Any further reduction in flight stability will be seriously affected, regardless of the range. The drop in accuracy will immediately lead to the inability to effectively fight against three-dimensional missiles. Enemies a hundred meters away.
In addition, the institute produced a prototype gun with a caliber of only 8 mm, and the first version of the projectile was only 10.5 grams.
The 10.5-gram projectile is naturally very material-saving, but the impact effect... can only be said to be better than nothing.
It is purely used for killing people. It is a target made of resin and bones. A 10.5-gram projectile can break bones at a distance of 500 meters. It seems to be enough. However, its kinetic energy is too small when facing the magic shield. The kinetic energy of its muzzle can It is close to two thousand joules, and the kinetic energy recorded five hundred meters away is less than three hundred joules. By increasing the transmit power, tens of joules can be added to targets five hundred meters away, but the effect is just that.
According to actual combat data provided by the army, when the shields of individual high-level demons are attacked with a 20mm machine gun, it takes 3 to 5 hits from a distance of about 600 meters to effectively break the shield. Referring to this value, it is almost impossible for a small-caliber gun to kill such a target since the target will replenish energy if the magic shield cannot be broken quickly.
Of course, the battlefield is very complex. Just because the 8mm gun has poor long-range shield-breaking capabilities doesn't mean it's useless.
Assuming that the stronghold is completely surrounded by demons and enters the street fighting stage, the distance of most battles will be shortened to within 20 meters. At this time, the kinetic energy of small-caliber projectiles is not low. Two or three guns fired together can crush high-level demons. possible.
In addition, there are a large number of demon species that cannot open shields, such as little devils. 200 joules of fatal damage is enough to send it away, but it can still flutter a few times after being shot.
The effect of making a small hole that is not immediately fatal is definitely not comparable to that of directly making a hole as big as a bowl or directly tearing off a torso, but if the hit distance is far enough, there is a high enough chance of turning the injured into a dead person. .
In general, the 8 mm solution still has certain uses, especially in terms of saving material consumption.
Considering that the accuracy of the imitation guns in the war zone cannot be too high, the combat outbreak distance should be concentrated between 100 and 300 meters, and the overall score of the 8mm gun is also good enough.
As for how to push 8mm guns to the front line, the Phoenix Kingdom itself will not end up, just like the official government has not opened overseas gun manufacturing licenses.
It is actually very easy to do it. Through indirect entrustment, just find businessmen to go to the Pilates Industry Cluster and come up with ideas for manufacturing and selling 8mm gun barrels.
The technical content of the barrel of a magic weapon is higher than that of a gunpowder weapon, because it also integrates a projectile-empowering magic array, which is a typical composite material processing.
Gun barrel manufacturing is divided into five basic material layers: seamless steel pipe, cladding, circuit layer, isolation layer, and packaging. Our own guns also have additional surface treatment processes, which can be simplified during the imitation process.
It is a very difficult job to imitate by hand using simple equipment. A mage and two assistants can process batches. It is considered good to be able to make a hundred gun barrels a month. A workshop with dozens of people can produce hundreds of guns a month, so quantity is not a big problem. However, seamless steel pipe processing technology has always been restricted for export, and the accuracy of imitation products is not enough.
Now we are using the Pilates and Ruiweile industrial clusters to find an excuse to sell 8mm and 12mm seamless steel pipes. Some of them are secretly leaked in the form of scraps. They have nothing to do with the Phoenix Kingdom. Corresponding imitations will also appear on the front line. gun.
What drives them to do this is projectile production and sales.
The bullet production authorized by the two places mainly uses early pure steel projectiles. Regardless of whether this thing is calculated per gram per shot, if the quantity exceeds hundreds of millions, it will consume a lot of materials, and it can provide some jobs for local industries. If you want higher profits, you can make steel-aluminum composite structural projectiles. However, aluminum is limited by production and its external supply is not stable and cannot be used as the main type.
With the backing of mass-produced bullets, the two production clusters have the motivation to urge frontline imitators to unify caliber standards.
Light weapons will allow more ordinary people to participate in the war in the coming war, and can effectively solve the problem of insufficient number of professionals in a single region.
As for further reducing losses, there is really no particularly good way.
The Phoenix Kingdom mainly relies on machine guns and air force to deal with high-level units. Even if the principles of these two things are made public, they will not be able to form combat effectiveness in three to five years.
The structure of the mortar is simpler, but its warhead is more troublesome to produce than a gun, and it is difficult to replace it by hand.
The other one is armor. This threshold is lower, but it is also difficult to popularize.
To deal with magical threats, the most effective form of armor is a stamped breastplate with a gold-plated layer, which has good protection against energy-based and physical strike-type spells.
Since they use a gold-plated layer and sell them themselves, others are reluctant to pay for them. They make them themselves. It would be good if they can equip some soldiers in small batches.
In the final analysis, foreign countries are not our territory, everyone is disobedient, and the means at our disposal are limited.
Just as Wang Qi was thinking about whether there was anything else to do, a gust of cold wind blew by, and his attention was diverted elsewhere.
(End of chapter)
