Chapter 410: Standardization of Weapons and Equipment
Chapter 414 Standardization of Weapons and Equipment
The layout of two long and one in the middle, the overall lowered gun frame, the slender and round tripod, the simple and strong limit slewing bearing, the base tenon integrated into the fool-proof design concept, plus the end of each tripod resembles an artillery auxiliary
The hoe's heavy machine gun assists the hoe, and all elements constitute this new gun frame with a total height of 25 centimeters.
There is no complicated structure, no fancy appearance, no backward redundancy, everything is so simple and elegant.
Yes, elegant.
As Zhuang Qian Dingding looked at the new gun rack on the sketch, he felt a special sense of beauty coming over him, standing in the picture like a peerless beauty, exuding infinite charm.
"Professor Zhuang, how are you?" Seeing that Zhuang Qianding was in a daze, Li Qiang asked softly, concerned.
"It is no exaggeration to say that this gun stand is the best design I have ever seen. There are no structural problems. The heavy machine gun auxiliary hoe set up on each tripod and the low center of gravity can well offset the Maxim heavy machine gun.
Shooting recoil ensures shooting accuracy and the safety of the machine gunner."
Zhuang Qianding came back to his senses after hearing this, looked at the gun rack in the sketch, gave his own evaluation, then turned to look at Yu Hua, and did not hesitate to praise: "Yu Hua, you have a very high talent for weapon design. This
It’s as good as your mathematical talent.”
"Thousand-mile horses are always there, but bole are not always there. Without you to lead me into the world of machinery, it will be useless no matter how talented I am." Yu Hua shook his head and responded, his words were sincere and serious. This sentence is both modest and thoughtful.
With a sense of gratitude, Zhuang Qianding imparted a lot of knowledge to him on the road of learning and growth.
If mathematics is learned from Hua Luogeng, then mechanics is learned from Zhuang Qianding.
Hearing Yu Hua's words, Zhuang Qianding smiled, feeling very relieved for this talented student. He nodded lightly and turned to look at Li Qiang: "Director Li, this is the new frame for the Maxim heavy machine gun.
What do you think of the design plan?”
"I agree."
When Li Qiang heard the answer given by Zhuang Qianding, he nodded without hesitation. He would not question a world-class expert who was at the top of the field of mechanical engineering.
"In addition, considering the freezing problem of the cooling water of the Maxim heavy machine gun in winter operations, my idea is to develop an ethylene glycol-based machine gun antifreeze. Ethylene glycol has the characteristics of high boiling point and low freezing point, which can achieve very good results.
Antifreeze effect, in 1927, American automobile manufacturers added ethylene glycol to water to develop automobile antifreeze. This antifreeze can work normally in an environment of minus 30 degrees Celsius without freezing." Zhuang Qianding continued.
said.
Machine gun antifreeze?
Does it work normally at minus 30 degrees Celsius without freezing?
There is such a thing in the world!
When everyone in the conference room heard these words, their eyes widened with shock and disbelief. Everyone's eyes turned to Zhuang Qianding again, some of them couldn't believe what they heard.
Regarding the antifreeze for machine guns proposed by Professor Zhuang, Yu Hua was stunned for a moment and thought it was wonderful. He couldn't help but marvel in his heart. This was a genius idea.
What is ethylene glycol-based water cooling antifreeze?
This is the most commonly used cooling system medium in later generations of automobiles. Ethylene glycol-grade antifreeze has excellent antifreeze properties, is cheap, and has excellent performance. It can be used in the water-cooling sleeve of heavy machine guns without any problems, and can effectively solve the problem of freezing in winter.
, and improve the overall operating efficiency of the heavy machine gun.
Yu Hua never thought that in northern Shaanxi in 1937, he could actually hear the combination of Maxim heavy machine gun + ethylene glycol-based machine gun antifreeze.
Li Qiang had a look of surprise on his face. As a communications technology expert, although he did not have a deep understanding of chemical industry, he understood the significance of this antifreeze. He quickly asked: "Professor Zhuang, is it difficult to develop this kind of water-cooled antifreeze?"
It's not that Li Qiang's mentality is bad, but that what Zhuang Qianding proposed is too important.
The problem of cooling water freezing in winter is a problem that plagues all water-cooled heavy machine guns and is one of the main reasons that accelerates their elimination.
The specific heat capacity of ice is half that of water. Once the cooling water freezes into ice, the water-cooled heavy machine gun cannot effectively dissipate heat. After continuous shooting, the barrel will heat up rapidly, thus affecting the overall internal operating efficiency of the machine gun.
And this undoubtedly severely limits the use scenarios of water-cooled heavy machine guns.
Li Qiang once had the honor to visit the training of the Soviet Red Army. It happened to be winter, and the temperature was minus 30 degrees Celsius. The Soviet Red Army soldiers prepared the M1910 heavy machine gun for firing. The cooling water in the water-cooled sleeve had frozen, and the soldiers had to spend a long time.
It takes time to boil a pot of boiling water and pour it into the water-cooled sleeve to melt the ice cubes in the sleeve. The whole process is time-consuming, laborious and cumbersome.
Nowadays, the weight and height of the Maxim heavy machine gun have been reduced. If the problem of cooling water freezing in winter can be further solved, its importance and significance are self-evident.
"Don't worry, this is a university chemistry experiment I did when I was studying in the United States. Ethylene glycol and distilled water can be mixed in a proportion, usually 5:5. The antifreeze performance is quite good. The boiling point of the coolant is 108°C and the freezing point is -38°C.
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Zhuang Qianding responded with a smile and his words were relaxed and expressive: "Since the chemical industry in the base area has just started and the output of ethylene glycol is not high, this kind of machine gun antifreeze cannot be supplied in large quantities. It can only ensure the additional use of combat troops during the cold periods in winter, spring and summer.
In autumn, we still use regular cooling water.”
In fact, compared to conventional cooling water, machine gun antifreeze with a large temperature difference is more suitable for all-weather and all-season use.
Under standard atmospheric pressure, the temperature range of conventional cooling water is 0℃-99.97℃, while the temperature range of machine gun antifreeze is minus 38℃-108℃. The cooling efficiency of the latter is far higher than that of the former. Maxim uses machine gun antifreeze as the cooling medium.
Heavy machine guns will achieve higher operational efficiency, thereby improving firepower continuity and combat effectiveness.
Things are good, but the production is insufficient. The current production of ethylene glycol cannot meet the demand for all-weather and all-season use.
"That's enough."
When Li Qiang heard these words, he smiled. He is an easily satisfied person and will not be greedy. He changed the topic and said with a serious face: "About the modification plan of the Maxim heavy machine gun using a new gun frame and machine gun antifreeze. Now
We are conducting a show of hands vote on the selection of medium-caliber heavy machine guns. I personally recommend the MG-08 Maxim heavy machine gun. Those who agree will raise their hands."
Everyone voted with a show of hands and made their choice.
It is true that the Maxim heavy machine gun is by no means the best medium-caliber heavy machine gun of this era, but it is the model most suitable for the base area and the Eighth Route Army.
It’s best to do the easy stuff first and then the hard stuff, imitate it first and then develop it yourself.
"12 votes were cast, and the model of the medium-caliber heavy machine gun was determined to be MG-08 Maxim." Li Qiang counted the votes and announced the selection results.
There is still no suspense in the final result of the medium-caliber heavy machine gun selection. The MG-08 Maxim heavy machine gun won with an absolute advantage of twelve votes and became the official imitation model of the medium-caliber heavy machine gun selection. At this point, the light weapons selection work is completely completed.
The last gap in the machine gun fire network system has been filled.
Nowadays, the system has been established and the system has been established, and the comprehensive firepower of the Eighth Route Army has been unprecedentedly improved.
The pistol system uses Mauser pistols as the standard pistol.
The rifle system uses medium and formal rifles as the standard infantry weapon.
Machine gun system, Czech light machine benchmarking squad organization, Maxim medium caliber heavy machine benchmarking company level organization, M2 large caliber heavy machine benchmarking regiment level organization.
In the artillery system, the Type 37 60mm mortar serves as company support firepower, the 120mm heavy mortar serves as regimental support firepower, and the 105mm howitzer serves as division support firepower.
What is promotion?
This is it.
Times have quietly changed. Gone are the days when weapons and ammunition relied on seizures and a serious lack of heavy firepower. The important factors that plagued the army's combat effectiveness have disappeared. The Eighth Route Army has since quietly moved towards the era of standardized weapons and ammunition.
"Everyone, through your efforts, we have not only completely improved the production system of light weapons, but also established a standardized plan for weapons and ammunition for the army. Here, on behalf of myself, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone." Take a pen and write down the model and number of the medium-caliber heavy machine gun.
After changing the content of the plan, Li Qiang slowly exhaled a long breath, his heart was agitated, he looked at everyone and said his thanks in a serious voice: "The success of the Military Industry Bureau cannot be separated from you."
Thanks to everyone.
The existence of the Military Industry Bureau today is closely related to the contribution of everyone present.
As the second top person in charge of the Military Industry Bureau, Li Qiang knows very well that without the technology provided by the top science and technology group, the Military Industry Bureau cannot produce weapons and ammunition with excellent performance and reliability. Without a high degree of coordination and cooperation among various departments, the Military Industry Bureau cannot guarantee the most basic production operations and
operates on its own.
As for him, Li Qiang, he is a combination of half nanny and half technical donkey. The former ensures the smooth operation of the top science and technology group and each department and the normal production of weapons and ammunition. The latter assists Zhuang Qianding and Yu Hua in weapons research and development.
The role and contribution are just that.
"Director, this is what we should do." Lu Yuan was moved by the sight and quickly responded.
Zhuang Qianding shook his head and responded: "Director Li, it doesn't have to be like this. When the national crisis hits, we should work together."
"Not much to say. I'll treat you all to dinner after this period of busy work. The meeting will end here for now." Li Qiang smiled and said nothing more. After announcing the adjournment of the meeting, he immediately picked up the record of the discussion results of this high-level meeting.
materials leave.
The door of the conference room opened, and a ray of sunlight shone in.
The sun is shining and the future is promising.
An era of standardized weapons and equipment for the Eighth Route Army has quietly arrived.
Bathed in the endless sunshine, Li Qiang's back quickly disappeared.
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Big cave dwelling.
"The situation is roughly like this. I think the five-year plan proposed by Yu Hua is very good. The Military Industry Bureau constructs a five-year plan based on its own actual situation and proceeds step by step according to the plan until the goal is achieved. The Soviet Union relied on the first five-year plan.
Transforming an agricultural country into an industrial country has greatly enhanced the overall national strength." In the conference room, Li Qiang straightened his back, reported the results of the high-level meeting, carefully explained the five-year plan related to the future development of the Military Industry Bureau, and gave his personal opinions.
"Five-year plan..." The old leader carefully read the details of the five-year plan report with a serious face and a solemn expression.