"But!" Sun Erwei then asked Wang Xuexin doubtfully: "Aren't you using it to equip airborne troops for airborne landings? Why do you need five units?"
According to common sense, the airborne troops do not need as many as five. Even the 82nd Airborne Division of Yingjiang only has two... When airborne at night, in principle, only one ground mapping radar is needed to follow. The surveyor can detect it from the radar.
You can judge whether you have reached the target area based on the terrain, and then give the order for the airborne troops to parachute.
The Eighth Route Army's airborne troops only have one regiment, and one or two units are enough to meet the needs.
This question caught Wang Xuexin a little off guard, but Wang Xuexin quickly found an excuse: "First of all, we plan to expand the airborne force. We have 50 C47s, and an airborne regiment can be airborne in one batch. We can definitely prepare a second batch.
, the third batch...so there is no problem with an airborne division."
Sun Erwei nodded in agreement.
There is nothing wrong with this statement. C47s can be delivered repeatedly, and 50 of them can barely meet the needs of an airborne division.
The reason why I say "barely" is because it is not enough for Yingjiang. They need to airdrop a large amount of supplies while airdropping troops.
Wang Xuexin continued: "Secondly, we use them to fight the enemy on the front line. We cannot guarantee that these aircraft and radars will not be shot down or disabled by the enemy. In addition, there are malfunction problems... We cannot produce this kind of radar. In order to
To prevent the airborne troops from facing a situation where they don’t have this equipment available, it’s not too much to prepare five units, right?”
What Wang Xuexin said was reasonable and reasonable, leaving Sun Erwei speechless.
How did Sun Erwei know that the kind of radar Wang Xuexin wanted was not for the airborne troops but for the artillery?
If this is used by artillery and it is used to create digital maps, then every relevant area must be flown before a war and the data of each place must be recorded.
To complete this job, only one or two radars can handle it?
Sun Erwei wanted to say something else, but he didn't want to be overtaken by Wang Xuexin again.
"There is no room for bargaining, Sun Erwei!" Wang Xuexin said: "This is already our minimum requirement. If you think about it from our perspective, if there is no Wutai, then our army is likely to be in trouble in the near future.
Faced with the point where there is no radar available, that is, it does not mean much to us, then you give me a reason why I should make this deal with you?"
Sun Erwei was stunned. Hearing what Wang Xuexin said, it seemed that it was indeed the case... This is not a question of whether there is too much, but whether it is useful.
No one will spend a lot of money to buy something that is of no use to them, this is common sense!
What's more... a repeating rifle affects the whole body with one shot. This is related to the overall improvement of the combat effectiveness of the entire army. It seems like a small matter but is actually a big deal.
If Wang Xuexin can really provide a suitable solution, the deal may not necessarily suffer.
Thinking of this, Sun Erwei nodded slowly and said: "Okay, Wang, I will report this matter to my superiors. Now, can you tell me your solution? How do you ensure the repeating rifle in your design?
Is it a range issue?”
Wang Xuexin only answered two points: "Reduce the caliber and shorten the twist of the rifling!"
Sun Erwei thought this was a bit too simple at first, but after thinking about it, he felt that it might actually be feasible.
Reducing the caliber means that the bullet's warhead will also become smaller. A small warhead means that it will experience less air resistance, so of course it can fly farther.
Shortening the twist of the rifling means that a barrel of the same length will have denser rifling, which will increase the speed at which the bullet exits the chamber. The increase in speed means that it will fly more smoothly in the air, and the accuracy and range will also be improved.
Upon hearing this, Sun Erwei knew that what Wang Xuexin said was true. He was a person who had the ability to develop a repeating rifle and improve its range. At least he knew how to improve it.
"So..." Sun Erwei asked again: "What can you give us? Just this suggestion? I don't think this is enough!"
"Of course!" Wang Xuexin took out a piece of paper from the drawer and handed it over. It was a sketch of the m16 that Wang Xuexin spent some time drawing.
"This is the preliminary design I made based on your needs!" Wang Xuexin said: "If your radar can satisfy us, then this will not be a sketch, but a complete design drawing!"
After taking the sketch, Sun Erwei could hardly believe his eyes. It was a very perfect structural diagram of a rifle, from the barrel design to the gun body to the butt... Although Sun Erwei had not seen the actual object and could not make a judgment about it,
But he had tried the AK47 before and knew what it would be like to shoot with this gun.
Another thing that surprised Sun Erwei was that he originally thought that Wang Xuexin just modified the Eighth Route Army's repeating rifle and sold it to Yingjiang, but now it seems that these are two completely different styles of repeating rifles.
"It's beautiful!" Sun Erwei praised sincerely: "And it looks cool!"
Wang Xuexin just smiled. Of course he knew that this rifle was in line with Yingjiang's aesthetics, because this was what they would develop themselves in the future.
Sometimes Wang Xuexin still feels that he is a little unethical: he develops things for Mao Xiong in advance and sells them to Mao Xiong, develops things for Yingjiang in advance and sells them to Yingjiang, and even exchanges them for a bunch of things that cannot be bought with money.
High-tech stuff.
But when I think about it, I think there is nothing wrong with it. Who knows more than they do as a modern person?
The point is still that what matters between countries is interests. Who would consider this moral issue!
"I...can I keep this sketch?" Sun Erwei asked: "I hope to let our scientists take a look, so that their judgment will be more convincing!"
"Of course!" Wang Xuexin said.
He is not worried that Yingjiang scientists will be able to assemble the m16 after reading the sketch.
Because the gun has never been the focus, just like when Wang Xuexin asked Mao Xiong to develop intermediate-power bullets, the bullet is the focus.
Although scientists know that they need to reduce the caliber and shorten the twist, they don't know how much caliber can ensure the power and range of the bullet, let alone how much shortening of the twist is appropriate.
If Eagle Sauce scientists want to figure this out, they need to go through countless experiments and comparisons before finally finalizing it.
And all of these are just numbers to Wang Xuexin.
Later, Wang Xuexin heard that Yingjiang's scientists were severely punished by President Yingjiang for this.
Needless to say what the reason is, President Yingjiang finds it unbelievable that a team leader from China can easily do what their team of so many top scientists cannot do...
There is only one explanation for this, either the leader of the Chinese delegation is a genius, or their scientists are all trash!