In the Amazon Firearms Manufacturing Factory, a group of people are testing the Lewis machine gun in the shooting range.
"Ta!", "Ta!, "Ta!"...
After Downing tested the gun, Defense Secretary Fernandez also shot the Lewis machine gun magazine within ten seconds.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Minister, how about my machine gun?"
With excitement, Lewis asked Pedro III and Fernandez what they thought of the gun he developed.
Defense Minister Fernandez first gave his evaluation of the machine gun developed by Lewis: "It fires fast, hits far, and is light. The machine gun you developed, Mr. Lewis, is very good."
Fernandez, as Brazil's Minister of Defense, is in charge of the Brazilian military and attaches great importance to military firearms. He is very satisfied with the performance of this machine gun.
Lewis, the Lewis Mk 1 machine gun developed by Lewis: caliber 7.62 or 7.7 mm, weight 12.25 kg, gun length 1250 mm, bullet initial velocity 744 m/s, rate of fire 450 to 500 rounds/min, magazine capacity 47 rounds and 97 rounds
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The performance of this firearm meets the needs of the Brazilian army, and Fernandez is very optimistic about it.
"Lewis, you have done a very good job in improving the machine gun developed by Samuel Macklin. You are an extremely good firearms expert."
After Fernandez, Downing also spoke highly of this gun.
"Your Lewis machine gun is light in weight and powerful in firepower. It is very suitable for the Brazilian Army. This machine gun will be our Brazilian standard machine gun from now on."
The recognition of Downing's Lewis machine gun and the final definition made Lewis greatly excited.
"Thank you for your majesty's recognition. If your majesty hadn't discovered my talent with firearms, I might still be wasting my life in the army."
Lewis is truly grateful to the King of Brazil and is not trying to flatter him.
If Tangning hadn't found him, he might still be in the army doing nothing, dawdling around without finding a target.
Isaac Newton Lewis, born in 1858, studied at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. After graduating in 1884, he was appointed as an officer and has been messing around ever since.
The U.S. Army currently has no major mission at all. In the army, Lewis had no passion at all.
Two years ago, Downing acquired the Buffalo Start Arms Company and found Lewis, a military firearms enthusiast, changing his boring life and allowing him to find a new interest in life.
At that time, Buffalo Start Arms Company, a subsidiary of Downing, purchased the patent for a light machine gun designed by Samuel MacLean that could be carried by a single person, fed by ammunition trays, and used a bipod under Downing's instruction.
When he got to Lewis, let him improve it again.
Lewis loved and admired firearms very much, and he was also well-known in the United States.
However, this reputation is obviously not enough to be considered a heavyweight, but Buffalo approached him and hired him as a professional, and gave him a big task, which directly led Lewis to find a new goal in life.
After becoming a firearms expert in the military factory, Lewis quickly put into work. He fully learned from the structure of the Maclean machine gun and made bold innovations. After two years of hard work, he finally developed the unique Lewis light machine gun.
The Lewis light machine gun is different from the Maxim machine gun. It adopts the gas-guided automatic principle and the bolt rotary locking method. The locking gun at the tail of the bolt makes a semicircular movement to achieve opening and closing. It is equipped with a rate of fire adjustment device, and the rate of fire is 550-550.
750 rounds per minute. The recoil spring is similar to the torsion spring of a clock spring. It is installed under the receiver and in the gear box in front of the trigger guard. One end of the torsion spring is fixed on the torsion spring pin, and the other end is fixed on the torsion spring pin with a rivet.
On the inner wall of the gear box, the gear rod on the lower half of the piston rod meshes with the teeth of the gear box. When shooting, gunpowder gas enters the air tube through the air hole on the barrel, pushing the piston backward, and the gear rod drives the gear to rotate.
, causing the torsion spring to rotate and tighten to reserve energy. When re-advancing, the torsion spring in turn pushes the piston to move.
The heat dissipation effect of automatic weapons is an important factor affecting the accuracy of continuous shooting and the life of the barrel. The barrel of the Lewis machine gun is covered with a thick and large cylindrical heat dissipation sleeve, which is equipped with aluminum heat dissipation flakes. When shooting, the gunpowder
The gas is sprayed forward at high speed, forming a low-pressure area at the muzzle, allowing the air to enter the casing from the rear and advance along the grooves formed by the heat dissipation fins in the casing, taking away the heat. This original exhaust cooling system was much better than that of the time
The water-cooling device commonly used in machine guns is more portable and practical. However, when firing, after the burst length exceeds 20 rounds, a brief pause is required to prevent the barrel from overheating. Even so, the gun can fire round bullets in 6 seconds.
All 47 rounds of ammunition in the plate were fired, and the rate of fire was quite terrifying.
"I have a feeling that this gun of yours will become one of the most famous machine guns in the world, just like Maxim."
Tangning, facing the excited Lewis, gave her own encouragement and bright prospects.
"With this machine gun, Lewis, like Hiram Stevens Maxim, can also leave his name in the history of firearms.
Maxim created the history of heavy machine guns, and your Lewis machine gun will also become the brightest star in the history of light machine guns."
Regarding Pedro III's high expectations, Lewis was a little frightened, and he quickly said humbly: "Your Majesty, you are flattering me. I am far behind Sir Maxim."
Although Lewis was quite confident in his machine gun, he had no confidence in trying to compete with Maxim with this gun.
Hiram Stevens Maxim is the brightest star in the American firearms industry.
The Maxim machine he invented showed its power well in front of the British royal family and nobles when it was first born. It made a great debut, and later also achieved military exploits in the British army's colonial war.
The Maxim machine gun at this time is now a star-level firearm.
The battlefield performance in World War I only added a halo to this machine gun, confirming its unshakable position in the history of heavy machine guns.
Now Maxim is a big shot, and Lewis cannot compare to him.
Hiram Stevens Maxim, as an American from a third-class power, was recognized and respected by the British Empire, making him a British person.
Soon, Maxim will be knighted by the British royal family and become a true British noble.
Regarding the achievements and honors achieved by this senior, Lewis felt that he could not keep up with them.
"Your Majesty, although I consider myself an excellent firearms expert, compared with Sir Maxim's achievements, I can only be regarded as a child next to the giant."
The Lewis machine gun has been developed now, but it still has shortcomings and needs to be improved. It will take a long time before it is actually put into production.
And what about the Maxim machine gun?
The Maxim machine gun has long been famous around the world and popular in many countries. Many derivatives have been produced. Compared with it, the Lewis machine gun is just a doll.
"Dear Your Majesty, my gun still has a lot of room for improvement.
Because my machine gun is the latest pneumatically operated weapon, the device is very complicated. It will get stuck and blocked after being used for a long time, and the heat dissipation is not good.
In order to solve the heat dissipation problem, I wrapped a special air cooling sleeve around the barrel, which made the gun much heavier."
Lewis is still quite aware of the problems and shortcomings of the machine gun he created.
In Lewis's opinion, the current machine gun can only be regarded as a relatively excellent firearm and needs to be improved.
Moreover, even after the improvements are completed, Lewis believes that this machine gun can only be somewhat competitive among light machine guns and become one of the excellent light machine guns.
This Lewis machine gun can stand firm among many excellent light machine guns, which is Lewis's greatest expectation.
For the Lewis machine gun, growing up side by side with the Maxim machine gun is an extravagant wish. Lewis would not dare to even think about it.
Compared to Lewis's lack of confidence, Tangning is familiar with history, but he understands that the Lewis gun he invented has a place in history, and that it will really be comparable to the Maxim machine gun in the future.
Historically, this Lewis machine gun has been widely used and has created a glorious history in the navy, army and air force.
In World War I, the Lewis machine gun was the absolute ace, rivaling Maxim and crushing players of the same level.
Moreover, the Lewis machine gun has withstood the test of history. It was used from World War I to World War II, and even into the 21st century. It is still used in some areas. It can definitely be regarded as one of the leaders in the machine gun industry.
"Lewis, you are too humble. I think highly of you. This machine gun will prove you in the future, and it will only be a matter of time before you are knighted like Maxim. I look forward to the day when I can knight you."
Tangning held the twenty-pound Lewis machine gun in her left hand, stroked the large holster with her right hand, and gave Lewis her opinion.
"This gun has been improved, and there is a lot of room for improvement. For example, I think the outer jacket for heat dissipation can be removed, so that the machine gun will be lighter.
Of course, this is just my opinion. You can try it when you go back and see if it affects the performance of the machine gun."
The big one on the Lewis machine gun is like the jacket of a small steel cannon and can be completely removed.
In order to dissipate heat, Lewis wound a special air-cooling sleeve around the barrel, which made the barrel look a bit bulky. However, this sleeve actually had little impact on the performance of the machine gun.
The Lewis machine gun can still be used without this jacket. Lewis was still too cautious when designing it.
"Thank you for your encouragement, Your Majesty!"
Lewis can very well feel the respect, importance and expectations of the respected King of Brazil, Pedro III, for him.
"Your Majesty's opinion, I will seriously consider and test it.
Since you value me so much, I will definitely work hard to perfect and improve this machine gun to make it the best light machine gun, so that it can achieve the status of the Maxim machine gun."
Tangning liked Lewis' serious look and fighting spirit very much, and habitually gave him a chicken blood shot.
"Lewis, I believe in your ability, and I look forward to awarding you a medal one day."
This chapter has been completed!