"Ding" the system prompts: "The host successfully developed a rocket launcher and received one million military coins!"
Wang Xuexin said "yo". This time the system was quite generous. Usually the prizes were tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, but this time the prize was one million in one breath.
But this doesn't seem strange. The rocket launcher is an artifact that can kill people and steal goods. Even in modern times, all advanced tanks can be taken away with one shot. It is normal to be rewarded with more military coins.
This also made Wang Xuexin breathe a sigh of relief. Although the military currency was just a number, he still felt unsure after using it. What if there was an urgent need for some technology but no military currency? It would be hard at that time.
Now that I have this million, I feel much more at ease.
But don’t take it lightly. Nowadays, this technology can easily cost millions, so save more!
The test firing can be said to be a complete success. The commander was very satisfied with the rocket launcher and ordered the arsenal to put it into production immediately and develop steel ball rockets according to Wang Xuexin's ideas.
When returning to the dormitory from the shooting range, Su Xin also said: "Tell me, Xiao Wang, where do you come from so many weird ideas in your head? It's really scary. There are steel balls in it... You can't think of it!"
The hardware next to him retorted: "Hey, Director Su, haven't you ever heard that being kind to your enemies means being cruel to your own people? Of course you have to be as ruthless as you want to fight against the Japanese!"
Several other directors also agreed:
"Yes, the harder it is, the happier it will be!"
“I also think Comrade Wang Xuexin’s idea is a good one!”
"That's right, those steel balls exploded and flew everywhere. It's exciting just thinking about it. I want to build it earlier!"
…
When everyone said this, Su Xin also felt that this was the truth, so she didn’t say anything more!
War is inherently ruthless, and the opponent is an inhumane devil, so we cannot be merciful.
Su Xin had never been on the battlefield and didn't know what was going on. She had never seen how cruel the Japanese were, so she had such an idea.
However, it was not Wang Xuexin’s idea to stuff steel balls into the rockets. Our army’s standard 40-fire rocket launcher is equipped with anti-infantry rockets with 500 steel balls. In modern times, it is even more powerful. The Type 69 rocket launcher is equipped with 900 steel balls.
The warhead... After hitting the target, this guy can jump up a few meters and then explode in the air, causing a mess!
Then if you stand below...it hurts just thinking about it!
However, in this era, there is still no condition to produce jumping-explosion steel ball bombs. Ordinary steel ball rockets will be enough after one use!
Once back at the factory, everyone was busy working under Zhang Wanhe's orders.
Although the rocket launcher is not complicated, its production requires five branches: sand casting, toughening and turning, gunpowder, and propellant. After these are completed, they are sent to the third factory for assembly and inspection.
However, Wujin and Wang Xuexin were still called to the office by Zhang Wanhe.
Zhang Wanhe didn't talk nonsense and asked the hardware straight to the point: "Is it difficult to produce steel balls?"
"Simple!" Hardware replied: "I have done this before at the Shanghai Hardware Factory. It is just two spiral axles that are crossed and squeezed with pressure. Hundreds or thousands of them can be made in one minute!"
Later, when Wang Xuexin saw the homemade hardware machine, he realized that it was indeed a machine. The principle was a bit like rolling meatballs, except that it was not the hands that made the meatballs, but the two sides of the crossed spiral axle.
A long strip of red-hot steel bar goes in, and is cut into uniform small sections by the rotating wheel cutter with continuous notches, and then the small section is rubbed inside the rotating axle... What comes out from the other end are steel balls. The two axles are like this
More than 800 can be produced in one minute of rotation.
Wang Xuexin requested smaller steel balls, because the smaller the steel balls, the more they could be packed into the warhead and the greater their lethality, so they tinkled at the end like little red mung beans and fell down.
Hardware introduced to Wang Xuexin: "Regular steel ball production is not that simple. After it is produced, the surface burrs and pits must be processed, and the size must be checked. If it fails, it must be restarted. Then it must be polished and quenched to make it
Harder!"
Then Hardware asked Wang Xuexin jokingly: "We don't need to be so particular when we use it as shrapnel, right?"
"It has to be casual!" Wang Xuexin replied: "It's better to have some burrs, so that the beating will be painful and quick!"
The two laughed understandingly.
The problem of steel balls is solved, steel ball rockets are simple. A compartment is added to the warhead to hold gunpowder, and the outer layer is filled with steel balls... The steel balls must be installed in the outer layer, so that they will fly around after exploding.
During the test, the ball was shot into a temporary wooden house... This was to observe the diffusion and lethality of the steel ball.
The shooter was still an expert. He aimed at the steel plate in the wooden house from a distance of fifty meters. When he pulled the trigger, the rocket passed through the opening and exploded a cloud of smoke inside. There were also some small shots fired faintly in the smoke.
Steel balls.
After a while, when the smoke dissipated, everyone walked inside with flashlights and looked around. Oh my god, everything up and down was hit by small steel balls. Only the area behind the steel plate was spared.
Daniel was greedy when he saw this effect. He pulled Wang Xuexin aside and asked: "Xiao Dongbei, this thing... can you make a few of them?"
Wang Xuexin was speechless for a moment: "Comrade He Changliu, let's not say that I don't have the decision-making power to do it. Even if I can do it, what do you want as a security guard?"
Daniel clapped the rocket launcher on his hand and replied: "Isn't it unpleasant to look at those Japs? There are only a few of them and we have to take turns watching them, which makes me feel angry. I want one to put there as a backup.
That steel ball bullet just now, if they try to escape another day, I will give them one!"
Wang Xuexin:……
If Asano Aihara knew that Daniel had such thoughts, he would probably be scared to death!
In the headquarters, the chief nodded with satisfaction after receiving the news of the successful development of steel ball bombs: "In this way, the rocket launcher can hit both tanks and infantry. It can be regarded as the secret weapon of our army!"
After thinking about it, the chief told the chief of staff: "Secret work must be done well, and the enemy cannot know about this equipment!"
"Yes!" the chief of staff responded, but after thinking for a while he said: "Chief, the tactics Comrade Wang Xuexin mentioned last time require the coordination of combat troops and rocket launcher shooters! If there is no advance training, I'm afraid..."
The chief also thought about this issue.
Arms coordination is not just about holding a conference to convey the spirit or learn tactical ideas. It requires organized training and even exercises for the troops. Only in this way can we advance and retreat in a wartime manner without being in a hurry.
But now we have to keep it a secret...
After thinking for a while, the leader said: "We can bring the independent regiment to Lujiagou for training!"