War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 347 Muzzle Brake

The explosives of nitroglycerin mixed with diatomaceous earth were wrapped in brown paper. Under the careful control of Mr. Yu Xiong, they have gradually stabilized and started production.
Smoke bombs made of sugar mixed with potassium nitrate were also put into full production after being tested in the suburbs;
After the perilla oil pulled back from Jingxing Coal Mine was colloided, white phosphorus soaked in carbon disulfide was used as an igniter, and the colloid was wrapped inside to isolate the air and production began;

The amount of money Xu Chaoyang invested in these three production lines was an astronomical figure, as high as 270,000 silver dollars.

This money was not only for building the production line, but also for purchasing raw materials, equipment, and machinery for refining various chemicals in the laboratory, plus purchasing rubber produced in Southeast Asia from the "Western Affairs Company". Just for these few things, Xu Chaoyang spent a full 420,000 silver dollars.

How can this be called military industry?
Isn't this a life-threatening situation?
Even so, the pile of "imitation Soviet-made grenades" in Xu Chaoyang's hand, which were distributed by the National Government and sent out bursts of fire into the sky, have not been modified yet, the semi-automatic rifle has not been figured out, and the bullets have not started production. If this is the case, the little money he got from the Yuan family may not be enough even if he spends it all.

Otherwise, would Xu Chaoyang have thought about seeking loans from the four major banks in Tianjin?
Moreover, the loan amount is a full 500,000 yuan.

"come back earlier."

In the small Western-style building on Fifth Avenue, Xu Chaoyang got into the car wearing a military uniform and carrying a briefcase, and left home at the call of Yuan Fuzhen.

He has gained weight these days, and his originally muscular body is now filled with fat.

But he is not the only one who is fat. Qu Yong, Liu Gener, Chang Zhan, Mancangzi, Lao Yang and Wang Tianhao have all gained weight. Lao Yang even has a double chin on his face.

Xu Chaoyang always smiled when he saw Lao Yang. Every time he saw this scene, he felt that in another time and space, the Northeast had repaid what it owed to this Henan man.

"Captain Xu..."

"Xu Tuan!"

As soon as the car entered the Dagu Shipyard, the factory director Bi Sheng grabbed the fallen car window like a tiger, and when the driver slammed on the brakes, he staggered before he could stabilize himself.

"You don't want to die!"

Xu Chaoyang started to curse out of the car window. Bi Sheng said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Captain Xu, I have to say something even if you curse me."

"The workers we newly recruited into the factory are called workers, but all they do every day is train with Captain Chang. How can there be such workers? They don't learn mechanical production, but how to march in the smoke; they don't learn the "Production Safety Code", but follow Captain Chang to learn how to use the G98 to quickly load the bullet and fire the second bullet after firing. It's very detailed, which action is redundant, how to quickly pull the trigger..."

“Is this still a factory?”

As they were talking, Yang Jingyu came over and said, "Director Bi, you can talk to me about these things later. Oh, our team leader is busy. In fact, you can understand these things in a few words when you come to my class in the evening..." As he spoke, Yang Jingyu gave Xu Chaoyang a look and said, "Chaoyang, you go and do your thing."

When Xu Chaoyang tried to hold back his laughter and saw Lao Yang being pulled aside by Bi Sheng and listening to him gesticulating and talking, he patted the driver's seat and had the driver slowly drive the car into the factory. When they arrived downstairs of the office building, Chang Zhan was waiting for him there.

"Chaoyang." Chang Zhan still held the new gun in his hand: "This gun won't work, it definitely won't work."

"The continuous firing and feeding are fine, but what's wrong with the recoil?"

"I just tried to hold it in place twice, and I wasn't paying attention, so the gun almost jumped out of my hand. How can I fire continuously? There's no way I could have predicted where the second shot would hit."

Xu Chaoyang got off the taxi and looked at the gun with a worried look on his face. He just frowned...

"Also, Director Bi has objections to your changing the caliber of bullets to smaller ones. He said that once the caliber of bullets is changed, it is not as simple as saving a certain amount of copper. The molds and even the entire production line have to be dismantled and reinstalled. In addition, there is no precedent in the world for changing the steel core to the lead core. Where can I buy such a machine?"

"Also, how big is that 5.56 bullet? Can it kill someone?"

What they always say... is absolutely true!
This is not as simple as just touching the upper teeth to the lower teeth. You can't just change them...

"The most important thing is..." Chang Zhan lowered his voice and said, "We can still take advantage of the Kuomintang by using 7.92 now. If we really change to 5.56, although I don't know what that thing is, then the weapon in our hands will become a unique one. The barrel, ammunition and everything else will not be able to be replaced on the battlefield. What if we go to the battlefield again one day and need to fight attrition? How to resupply?"

Xu Chaoyang looked at this new gun with a mixture of love and hate. The semi-automatic rifle was about to be released, so why was it so difficult at the critical moment?
"What are you worried about?"

After Lao Chang finished speaking, Xu Chaoyang was stunned: "How can I not worry about our own guns?"

"Didn't you pay someone to do this?"

"Yes."

"If the product is not up to standard, return it to them for revision!"

Chang Zhan made Xu Chaoyang laugh with just one sentence. How could this be possible?
First of all, with only the 'General Liu's Rifle' as a reference, it is not easy for people to make this gun based on inspiration and the concept of 'G98'. If you ask someone to modify it again, what can they refer to?

It is said that the film industry is the most imaginative, but in Xu Chaoyang's era, whether it was science fiction or supernatural, have you ever seen insects or ghosts in the film? Have you ever seen any of them that were unrelated to real creatures seen by humans and were imagined out of thin air? At most, they were just a combination product.

Secondly, whether it is a gun or a cannon, the research and development of this kind of thing is produced within a certain series. It is after many small changes that major changes are formed, and finally the innovation created that is different from the classic models. It is definitely not something that can be understood with just a reminder.

If he could coordinate the resources of the whole country, Xu Chaoyang might be qualified to research better and more lethal rifles, but does he have this qualification?
Finally, when Xu Chaoyang was in charge of military industry for the first time, he realized that without the full support of a country's resources, any subversive idea would be nothing but a pipe dream. Peking University gave you this rifle that looks like G41 (M), at least it is still being researched in the circle, but you just said 5.56 and it went viral. The problems you need to face are by no means as simple as military industry.

Xu Chaoyang pondered and thought about all the ways in the world to reduce the recoil of guns. Then he told Chang Zhan about another attempt: "Well, there is something called a 'recoil brake'. It uses the addition of a muzzle to disperse the airflow and reduce the recoil. I'll draw a picture for you. Have someone send the drawings of the gun and the recoil brake to Peking University. Let them study it first and see the effect."

(End of this chapter)