When the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Regiment began to take vacations in batches, at the headquarters of the Sixth Regiment, soldiers were unloading boxes of weapons from several carriages.
"This is the Type 70 rifle, it's really good."
In front of the tent at the regiment headquarters, regiment leader Yang Deguang praised the newly unsealed wooden box and said,
"Although the Type 62 rifle we used before has strong firepower and fast rate of fire, the lack of power of the lever-action rifle is also an old problem. It is okay to bully the muzzle-loading gun, but many European countries have begun to use bolt-action rifles
, I didn’t expect that we would get a new rifle so quickly.”
In fact, the Type 62 Spencer rifle has always had the problem of insufficient power. Even the .56-.45 caliber blinded everyone with its excellent performance in 1862, but for the rifle, 2 grams of propellant
Still too few. The range is short and the power is low. Especially with the development of the times, the problem of its insufficient power has become more and more obvious.
So as early as 1866, the Ministry of Security asked the arsenal to develop a new rifle. The original bolt-action rifle was an imitation and improvement of the French Chapos rifle, and the paper shell bullet was changed to an 11 mm metal shell. However, after a long period of improvement,
After the trial, it was not recognized by the troops.
Although it is powerful and has a long range, its speed is slow. For the security forces who are accustomed to the high rate of fire of lever rifles, they certainly dislike that single-shot bolt-action rifle. But in the end, the military purchased a batch of 9mm
caliber Type 67 rifle, used to equip snipers to make up for the lack of long-range weapons.
After waiting for several years, when 1870 was finally approaching, the army received their long-awaited weapon - the Type 70 rifle.
"Wow..."
The moment the index finger came up, the curved bolt handle was lifted, and then easily pulled to the rear. The movement was so smooth that it was beyond Yang Deguang's expectation, and then he pulled out the magazine and said.
"This is the ten-round magazine."
"Yes, Commander, the instructions for use say that the 5-round bridge can be fully loaded by clamping it twice. When the army tested it, the rate of fire exceeded 20 rounds. Some people even used it to fire ten bullets in 10 seconds.
The rate of fire is definitely no worse than the Type 62 rifle."
Ordnance Section Chief Ding Guohua picked up a Type 70 rifle and said.
"The secret of its excellent shooting speed lies in its unique bolt design. The 70 rifle uses a rotating rear-pull bolt. The rotating rear-pull bolt uses a rear-end lock. There are two locking bolts at the rear.
The locking protrusions matched with the locking surface in the wall of the receiver, the machine head and the extractor hook are independent of the body and do not rotate with the body. The rear end locking can shorten the bolt stroke..."
Ding Guohua picked up a rifle, asked someone to open the ammunition box, took out a pack of bullets and said.
"Its bullets are all packed in paper bags like this. There are 15 rounds in three rows in one bag. When loading, the bridge clip is inserted into the slot."
After easily pulling the bolt, Ding Guohua pressed a clip of bullets, and then another clip.
"What bullet did it use?"
"Same as the Type 67 sniper rifle, it uses 9*60mm bullets, with a muzzle velocity of 520 meters, an effective range of 1,000 meters, and a sight range of 2,000 meters. It is very powerful."
No one has doubted the power of the 9mm rifle bullet since it was put into service. In the African rainforest, it has always been the favorite of hunters. One shot is enough to knock down an elephant. Of course, because of its high accuracy and range
Even though it is far away, it is also loved by snipers.
"Good guy, if you want the speed of fire, the speed of fire, and the range of fire, this guy is almost perfect!"
He picked up the rifle, aimed at the distance and shot several gunmen one after another. Yang Deguang couldn't help but admired.
"Perfect, absolutely the most perfect weapon! With this guy, no one can be our opponent anymore..."
Is the Type 70 rifle really perfect?
Perhaps for many soldiers who come into contact with it, the Type 70 rifle is absolutely perfect, with a balance of fire rate and power, sturdiness and performance.
But for Zhu Xianhai, the Type 70 rifle was not perfect.
After the long-term simulation 7 years ago, some new weapons appeared in the system mall. The Type 80 rifle is the most advanced military rifle among them. In fact, it is a weapon designed based on the Lee M1879 and is a simulator.
The new rifles that Zhongnanhua replaced during the war were used to replace the Mauser 71 rifles previously equipped by the army.
Although the Type 80 rifle seemed quite advanced, in Zhu Xianhai's view it still had many flaws. Despite this, he bought it and gave it to the arsenal for research. In fact, the Type 67 sniper rifle also borrowed its features.
Some techniques.
From 1866 to now, the arsenal has launched six improved models, but the military is not satisfied with them. The improvements in reality also affect the products in the system mall. At the beginning of the year, a model appeared in the system mall.
Type 79 rifle. Its bolt structure is similar to the Lee Enfield No. 4 rifle and has a 10-round magazine.
After the arsenal successfully copied the sample gun provided by Zhu Xianhai, the new rifle was immediately praised by the military, and the order was naturally placed.
While the military began to purchase this kind of rifle on a large scale, Zhu Xianhai, as the initiator, was still not satisfied with it. After learning that the military had placed an order for 100,000 rifles, he immediately asked someone to
Sun Mingyue was called. As the Director of Ordnance Industry, he directly presided over the change of uniforms of the troops.
"bullet!"
Taking out a Type 67 9mm rifle cartridge, Zhu Xianhai said directly.
"This kind of rifle will probably serve in the army for at least thirty years, but what about this kind of bullet? It is extremely backward, with black powder, a rim, and a large caliber..."
When Zhu Xianhai complained about its shortcomings, Sun Mingyue was dumbfounded. He even felt that the commander's requirements were too high.
"Commander, our Type 67 bullet is the smallest in the world, but it is also the best."
In fact, the army is extremely satisfied with this 9mm bullet with a copper jacket. It is powerful enough, has a long range, and has high accuracy. During the security operations in Shanxi, a sniper once hit the target 1,200 meters away.
Because of its excellent performance, it was selected by the army as the standard ammunition for new rifles.
The 9 mm caliber rifle bullet is definitely the smallest in this era, but in Zhu Xianhai's view, this is not enough.
"That's right now. Reducing the caliber will help increase muzzle velocity, increase accuracy, and increase the bullet carrying capacity. This has been proven through experiments. 9mm is the current standard. As for the future..."
After thinking about it, Zhu Xianhai said.
"The caliber of the rifle should be between 6-8 mm, and it should use new gunpowder, such as..."
It seems that smokeless gunpowder has not been invented yet, but is smokeless gunpowder very complicated?
This chapter has been completed!