Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 30 Test
When Captain Zhou first saw the Type 81 assault rifle, he was immediately dazzled.

Their eyes lit up when they saw the Type 81 squad light machine gun.

When he saw the Type 89 heavy machine gun, he couldn't take his eyes off it. Looking at the clean and neat structure of the Type 89 heavy machine gun, the thick barrel, and the thick muzzle brake, his blood boiled.

The heavy machine gun currently used by the army is a copy of the former Russian SG43, which has a caliber of only 7.62 mm and weighs 89 kg. The Type 26.5 heavy machine gun, on the other hand, weighs only 12.7 kg and can be carried by a single soldier. It has a caliber of mm.

This is a 12.7mm heavy machine gun, filling the gap in our heavy machine guns, which are still 7.62mm in caliber. Of course, it is not only a ground attack heavy machine gun, but also can fire anti-aircraft fire, and is used to replace our current Type 54 anti-aircraft heavy machine gun. The gun weighs 26.5 kilograms. The theoretical rate of fire is 450 to 600 rounds per minute. The actual rate of fire is about 600 rounds per minute, and the effective firing range is relatively neutral at around 1500 meters.

"Specific data and testing are still needed. Do you have any bullets for the Type 54 anti-aircraft machine gun? They are universal, so there is no need to produce separate bullets." After saying this, Li Weidong took out another bullet box from the car.

There is a specially constructed bullet inside. The normal 12.7 bullet shell is a whole piece, but this bullet shell seems to be cut in the middle. The bullet head is not an ordinary bullet head, but a needle-shaped object the size of a chopstick, and the tip of the needle is specially painted black.

"This is an armor-piercing round I designed, called a fin-stabilized discarding sabot round. The core is made of a high-purity tungsten alloy. We can use this heavy machine gun and anti-material sniper rifle to test its penetration. But try not to waste it, because a single bullet costs only a hundred yuan!"

What kind of magic bullet is this? One hundred yuan per bullet is almost as much as his monthly allowance.

If a volley of bullets went off, wouldn't his regiment's rations for a month be gone? Even if this thing had good performance, the troops couldn't afford it.

However, Captain Zhou didn't waste any time and directly asked the guards to get bullets.

The next thing taken down from the car was a miniature machine gun, which made Captain Zhou's eyes pop out.

"Mr. Li, what kind of gun is this? Why does it have so many barrels?"

"This is a revolver machine gun I designed. It uses a 7.62mm caliber and has an effective shooting distance of 1000 meters. Theoretically, the basic firing rate is 2500 rounds per minute, and the maximum firing rate is 6000 rounds per minute. This gun can rotate 360 ​​degrees when shooting, which is very convenient. It is also equipped with a large-capacity ammunition box with 10000 rounds." Li Weidong replied.

"Engineer Li, please wait a moment. I have to inform the commander. He will definitely like such a good weapon." After saying this, Captain Zhou ran into the camp.

Before Li Weidong could stop him, Captain Zhou ran away.

When Captain Zhou returned, all the guns had been placed on the open ground.

Captain Zhou saw the Barrett anti-material sniper rifle and said to Li Weidong:

"Is this a rifle too? Is it for shooting elephants? The size of this muzzle brake is almost as big as a cannon, right?"

"Even if an elephant comes, it can't withstand a single shot. Captain Zhou, do you have an eight-fold scope? This gun still lacks a scope." Li Weidong said with a smile.

"Yes, guard, go get an eight-fold scope." Captain Zhou said.

"Yes." The guard immediately went to get the eight-fold scope.

"Captain Zhou, should we test it now or wait for the chief?" Li Weidong asked.

Captain Zhou rubbed his hands and said, "Let's start the test now. When the leader comes, we can just test it on the side."

"Okay, then let's start the test." After Li Weidong said that, the guards started the test.

The Type 81 automatic rifle that was tested first had exactly the same data.

Then there is the Type 81 squad light machine gun, which is the same.

Then there is the Type 89 heavy machine gun, which was tested personally by Commander Zhou. Even after the test, Commander Zhou was still reluctant to let go.

Once the minigun was brought up, Captain Zhou hurried over. It was Captain Zhou who tested it. Several men filled the minigun's ammunition box. This box had actually been modified by Li Weidong. The original box only held 1000 rounds. Almost everyone in the Flower Planting Family had a fear of insufficient firepower, so Li Weidong modified it to hold 10000 rounds. Therefore, this gun was only suitable for use on vehicles or in positions.

After filling it up, Captain Zhou started shooting. The sound of shooting attracted a lot of soldiers to watch. They didn't dare to get close and just watched from a distance.

Suddenly, two jeeps came in from the camp. The onlookers quickly made way for them. The jeeps drove in directly from the way and stopped where Li Weidong and his team's truck was parked.

An officer in casual uniform and Minister Wang from the Ministry of Industry came down, followed by many other officers and leaders from the Ministry of Industry.

Li Weidong only noticed them when they were behind him. It was mainly because they were too close to the minigun and the gunfire was loud. Furthermore, since this was the Guard Regiment, Li Weidong had relaxed his vigilance and was focusing on the minigun. Otherwise, with his good hearing, he would have heard it long ago.

Seeing the leader coming, Li Weidong hurried to greet him.

"Hello, Chief!" Li Weidong saluted.

"Hello! You must be Comrade Li Weidong! I heard your Minister Wang talk about you. The gun being tested now must be a new type of firearm, right? Look at the firing rate, it's a good gun!" The leading officer returned the salute and said.

"Yes, Chief, this is a rotary machine gun, also known as the Vulcan cannon, with a maximum firing rate of 6000 rounds per minute." Li Weidong said.

"Okay, okay. Comrade, are you interested in joining the army? Our army is in need of talents like you." said the officer.

"Old Chen, that's too much. Engineer Li is an important talent in our Ministry of Industry. Engineer Li's talent is not only in weapons design. His achievements in other fields far exceed those in the field of weapons." Minister Wang hurriedly said.

Commander Chen wasn't angry either. He just said, "I'm just asking casually. It's Engineer Li's choice whether to go or not. As long as he can think about our troops, it's fine."

At this time, Captain Zhou had also used up the bullets in his revolver machine gun. When he was about to turn around and talk to Li Weidong about his experience with the gun, he saw the leader coming and hurried over.

"Hello, Chief!" Captain Zhou saluted.

"Xiao Zhou, didn't you say that you wanted us to come and watch the test of the new firearms? Why did you start testing before we even arrived?" General Chen said.

"Hehe, Chief, it's not that you saw a good gun and couldn't help it?" Captain Zhou scratched his head.

"You kid! Tell me about the testing results of these new firearms." Commander Chen said.

"Commander, I'm a rough guy, but these guns are really good. They have strong firepower and long shooting range, especially these two heavy machine guns. The firepower is too strong." said Captain Zhou.

Li Weidong quickly said, "Commander, we've tested the automatic rifle, squad machine gun, heavy machine gun, and rotary machine gun. Preliminary tests have confirmed that the rate of fire and design distance have reached the design values. Environmental testing and service life tests have not yet been conducted. There are also two sniper rifles, which have not been tested yet."

"Let's continue the test first and talk about it after the test is completed." Commander Chen said.

Li Weidong said: "Yes."

Then we continued testing, starting with the Type 88 sniper rifle, and there was no problem with this test.

The Barrett anti-material sniper rifle encountered a problem during testing because there was no target that far away.

Captain Zhou, quickly arrange for the soldiers to get the targets. At this time, Li Weidong hurriedly called the soldiers.

"Wait a minute, Captain Zhou, I suggest setting up a target at 3,000 meters, 2,500 meters, and 2,000 meters. They must be made of iron. Also, at 1,000 meters, place a 30mm steel plate, and at 200 meters, place an 80mm steel plate."

After Li Weidong finished speaking, everyone present was dumbfounded.

What the hell is 3,000 meters? Is that the distance a gun can reach?

And what's the point of that thick steel plate? Can you really punch through it? Are you kidding me?
Just as Captain Zhou was about to say something, Commander Chen said, "Listen to Engineer Li. He's the one who made this weapon. He knows more about its performance than you do."

After hearing this, Captain Zhou immediately went to make arrangements and it was done in a short while.

Then when they were preparing to start the test, Li Weidong was ready to do it himself, but the two senior leaders disagreed, so they had to find a strong soldier. Li Weidong also found a few pieces of cloth to pad the butt of the gun.

The first shot hit the target at 2,000 meters. A hole the size of a bowl appeared in the iron bull's eye.

Everyone looked shocked.

Only the soldier who was shooting grimaced.

Li Weidong quickly stepped forward and asked, "How is it? Are you injured?"

"Commander, it's okay. I just didn't expect the recoil to be so strong. It hurts a little," the soldier replied.

"Don't force yourself. If you can't do it, just tell me right away. If you get hurt, it will be unnecessary." Li Weidong said.

"I understand, Commander," the soldier replied.

Next was the target at 2,500 meters. The soldier aimed for a full minute before firing.

The 2,500-meter target was also hit with one shot.

Li Weidong looked at the soldier and found that he just frowned, so he felt relieved.

The soldier noticed Li Weidong's gaze and nodded after seeing Li Weidong. Li Weidong gave him a thumbs up. After seeing this, the soldier patted the gun and gave him a thumbs up. Li Weidong smiled and shook his head.

The next step was three thousand meters. The soldier aimed for a while and then fired, but the first shot missed.

"Look at the landing point, move the muzzle upwards, aim the crosshairs 1 meter above the center of the target, and then fire another shot." Li Weidong observed with a telescope and said to the soldier.

The soldier listened to Li Weidong's words, aimed and fired as he said. This time he really hit the bull's eye.

The entire shooting range was already completely silent.

Li Weidong took out two more fin-stabilized discarding sabot armor-piercing shells and handed them to the soldiers.

"Use these two bullets to hit the remaining targets." Li Weidong said.

"Yes." The soldier took the bullet.

The soldier loaded the bullet, aimed at the steel plate at a thousand meters away, pulled the trigger, and the bullet instantly fired and hit the steel plate.

A hole the size of a water pipe was drilled directly on a one-kilometer-long steel plate, and heat melting appeared on the edge.

Thirty millimeters of steel plate were penetrated.

In the process of penetrating the steel plate, the tungsten core melts into a metal jet, creating dense small holes on the back of the steel plate.

It was said to be penetrating, but it did not penetrate completely. However, it was able to cause great damage to the steel plate behind it.

After looking behind the steel plate through the telescope, Li Weidong nodded with satisfaction and signaled the soldiers to continue.

The soldier put another armor-piercing bullet into the gun and aimed at the target 200 meters away.

This target is not a single iron plate, but several iron plates tied together, with a total thickness of about 150 mm. Since there are no 80 mm iron plates, this is the only way.

Li Weidong didn't say anything. He was just testing the armor penetration depth. This would make it easier to measure, but there would definitely be some deviation. That didn't matter. He probably would take it back and test it again.

The soldier pulled the trigger and the steel plate group was directly knocked back several meters.

Li Weidong walked towards the steel plate group and everyone followed him.

Walking to the front of the steel plate group, Li Weidong found a branch and measured the depth, which was about 100 mm. Then he measured a distance of 100 mm from the edge and asked the guard to take out the steel plate at the back for a look.

When the guards opened the steel plates, they saw that the plates before 10 mm were punctured, and three plates after mm were riddled with tiny holes. These three plates were about mm thick.

In other words, using the Barrett anti-material sniper rifle and the fin-stabilized armor-piercing discarding sabot round can cause great damage to all targets within a range of 200 meters and within mm of armor.

Chief Chen looked at Li Weidong with an inexplicable light in his eyes, as well as something called heartache.

The tanks that China just imported from Russia have 100 mm of frontal armor, but only 80 mm of side armor, not to mention the rear.

In other words, a tank worth hundreds of thousands of dollars can be scrapped with just a few shots.

The key is that this is a piece of individual equipment.

And with a range of 2,000 meters, General Chen didn't know what to say for a moment.

Li Weidong saw that everyone was shocked by the performance of the Barrett anti-material sniper rifle, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

After a long pause, Commander Chen finally spoke, "Engineer Li, I think the chief manager's estimate is a bit conservative. It's more than ten armored divisions, perhaps even a million strong army. Old Wang, it's not that I don't give you face, but Xiao Li is too important to our army. He should at least be given a position in the army."

Minister Wang just made a rebuttal after hearing what Chief Chen said, but looking at the steel plate piercing through him, he was speechless and could only nod helplessly.

Li Weidong suddenly said to the two leaders, "My two leaders, I have an idea or my next research and development direction, and I would like to report it to you."

Minister Wang quickly asked, "Which areas? Industrial or military?"

Chief Chen also looked at Li Weidong with anticipation.

Li Weidong looked around and hesitated to speak.

Commander Chen understood immediately and ordered: "Everyone leave the shooting range immediately. Xiao Zhou put the shooting range under martial law. Not even a fly can be spared."

Captain Zhou immediately saluted and said, "Yes."

Then everyone evacuated the shooting range, and soon the shooting range was put under martial law by soldiers from the guard regiment.

(End of this chapter)