Needless to say, the importance of corporate innovation is something that many people understand.
The direction that Qin Zhiyuan has been working hard is to get all Lanfang's enterprises back on track without Qin Zhiyuan. In Qin Zhiyuan's view, this is far more important than short-term profits.
Lanfang Enterprise actually has some inherent shortcomings. Because of Qin Zhiyuan's prophetic presence, Lanfang Enterprise has basically not taken many detours and has always been on the right path, so it has always had the problem of insufficient innovation.
The last time the Type 20 light machine gun was finalized, it was actually the first time Lanfang Military Industrial Enterprise tried to develop it independently based on ideas provided by Qin Zhiyuan. This was of course a good thing, and Qin Zhiyuan did not stop it.
After being tested in the Battle of Manantenina, although the Type 20 light machine gun had some problems, they were all within acceptable limits. Compared with the losses of frontline troops, Qin Zhiyuan was even more pleased with the growth of the engineering team of military industrial enterprises, such as Jie
Freddie Fu, the concept of the universal machine gun he proposed is very valuable.
The benefits of weapon versatility are huge. Skills reduce costs and reduce logistical burdens. In some aspects, weapon versatility is even more important than power, and is the first factor to be considered in weapon design.
Jeffrey Defoe didn't just talk, he had already formed drawings. After hearing Qin Zhiyuan's praise, Jeffrey Defoe immediately took out those drawings and asked Qin Zhiyuan to review them.
This is a general-purpose machine gun improved on the basis of a new light machine gun. It still uses a bullet belt to feed ammunition, which fully ensures the ability to sustain vitality. As can be seen from the drawings, whether it is a light machine gun using a bipod
The form is still a heavy machine gun using a tripod. The structure of the bolt is basically similar. The difference is the barrel. The barrel of the heavy machine gun is obviously much longer than that of the light machine gun. Other than that, there is no difference.
This design is very good, and there are no samples produced, which makes Qin Zhiyuan Mashan happy.
Yes, in fact, there are two light machine guns that are being tested over there, which are general machine guns. We have already done tests. If the barrel is replaced with a heavy barrel and a tripod is used, the range can reach about 1,500 meters, and it is stable.
The performance is very good, but there are still problems with the materials. If the barrel is to ensure sufficient strength, the weight will increase a lot. We have to wait until the materials make a breakthrough to solve this problem to the greatest extent. Tang Zhengyang, the director of 104, was not very happy.
He still looked bitter and resentful.
Materials, materials again, it seems that Qin Zhiyuan needs to put some pressure on Long Chengxuan.
The matter of materials will always be solved. Let's accumulate experience now. Anyway, the barrel can be replaced. If it is heavier now, it will be heavier. It will be replaced later. Qin Zhiyuan is determined to choose the lesser of the two powers.
It can't be said that it's mutually beneficial. Generally speaking, it's still making progress, but compared to the previous two years, the progress is not that big.
This is normal. Lanfang had just been founded two years ago and everything was in a state of poverty. The first thing to solve was whether there was a problem. So as long as the factory was built and officially put into production, it would be a huge progress.
In the past two years, as various factories have been put into production one after another, military industrial enterprises have begun to transform from having a good business to a good one. This is a qualitative change. It is not easy to achieve the same progress as the previous two years.
In the final analysis, Qin Zhiyuan was just an agent in his previous life, not a materials expert. If Qin Zhiyuan was a materials expert in his previous life, then Lan Fang could easily cross these current thresholds.
Each has its own pros and cons. If Qin Zhiyuan was a materials expert in his previous life, he probably wouldn't be as good as Lan Fang now.
At noon, Qin Zhiyuan summoned all the experts and held a symposium on the future development direction of small arms.
To put it simply, Lanfang’s future development direction of light weapons does not require maximum power, but begins to develop in the direction of artificial machine efficiency. Light weapons are the most commonly used weapons by soldiers and are generally carried with them. At this time, the requirements for human-machine efficiency are
It is getting higher and higher. How to make it more comfortable for soldiers to use is a problem that these small arms experts need to study.
At the same time, with the development of industry, Lanfang has now got rid of the dilemma of relying on imports for all materials. Due to the input of iron ore from the Pilbara region, Lanfang's steel production has reached a very high level.
With the construction of the steel plant in the Pilbara region, the ore mined from the Pilbara region will be smelted locally in the Pilbara region. Lanfang will get more and more steel on the basis of protecting the environment. At this time, we must fully
Give full play to your advantages and use steel to crush the enemy to death, instead of relying on the high quality of the soldiers to defeat the enemy.
Qin Zhiyuan still has fresh memories of the firepower preparations before the British and French allied forces launched an attack during the World War. The British and French allied forces often assembled tens of thousands of artillery pieces, and then carried out long-term shelling on the Germans. Only after using artillery to maximize the damage to the Germans, the British and French allied forces would
Launched an attack, which achieved great results.
Lanfang now also has this strength. With the development of Lanfang's industry, Qin Zhiyuan's ideal form of war is to fully promote the mechanization of the army and use steel to fight against the enemy's flesh and blood.
Specific to light weapons, Qin Zhiyuan's request is to vigorously promote the development of automatic weapons, such as the MP5 that is now equipped in small quantities. This is a good way. If Lanfang can now replace all the rifles in the army with automatic weapons, then
Qin Zhiyuan dares to launch World War II now.
Never say how big the gap is between the navy and the navy. The navy is only a part of the war. The real solution to the problem depends on the army. Even if the British navy still has an absolute advantage, Qin Zhiyuan has a hundred ways to smooth out the British navy.
Advantage.
In addition to rifles and artillery, another focus proposed by Qin Zhiyuan is rifle grenades.
In fact, in the World War, rifle grenades have been used. The rifle grenades at that time were added to the grenade with a tail rod, inserted directly into the muzzle and then fired using blank rounds. This firing method is not suitable for the B2-type rifles currently equipped by Lanfang troops.
It is said that it is not applicable. The B2 rifle is a semi-automatic rifle. It is not easy to change the bullet in the chamber. The entire structure needs to be adjusted. This is a big project.
Qin Zhiyuan's request went further, requiring the small arms department to develop a special grenade launcher that can be carried by a dedicated person and has a range of about 500 meters. At that time, Lanfang's infantry squad can add a grenadier to accompany the squad's actions.
Increase the firepower of the team.
The launcher requirements are actually not difficult to meet, but the grenade is difficult. To design a new weapon, the first thing to determine is the ammunition specifications. It is a consistent practice in military production to first research the ammunition and then determine the weapon system.
Regarding grenades, Qin Zhiyuan is more interested in the 40x60 mm grenade. Based on this grenade, an automatic grenade launcher can be developed, which can then be installed on a car or distributed to the company's first-level machine gun platoon to replace
The role of some mortars.
In fact, the most suitable carrier for using automatic grenade launchers is helicopters, but Lanfang's current helicopter research has not yet produced a finished product, so we can only think about it.
Speaking of helicopters, Qin Zhiyuan actually mentioned this idea to Long Chengyuan as early as the Corsican period. It was precisely because of his exchange with Long Chengyuan that Qin Zhiyuan knew that seven years before the start of the world war, Qin Zhiyuan
, someone has already built a helicopter, and he is a Frenchman.
Of course, although the helicopter's test flight at that time successfully left the ground, it was only 30 centimeters above the ground and only flew for 20 seconds. It did not demonstrate the value of the helicopter at all, so it did not attract widespread attention.
Of course, Qin Zhiyuan understood the value of the helicopter, so Qin Zhiyuan casually drew the structure of the helicopter for Long Chengyuan, showing all the characteristics including the rotor and tail rotor, and then Qin Zhiyuan stopped paying attention to the progress of the helicopter.
Now it seems that we still need to rush Long Chengyuan. After all, the role of helicopters is too great. The sooner we design the finished product, the sooner we can benefit.
Qin Zhiyuan's idea still aroused strong reactions among light weapons experts, especially the concept of human-machine efficacy. This simply overturned the basis of light weapons design. Before this, all weapons were pursuing high range, high power and high power.
Accuracy, etc., no one has ever paid attention to the human-machine effect. The most they can do is to reduce the weight appropriately, even if they have already considered it from the perspective of a soldier.
The concept of human-machine efficacy proposed by Qin Zhiyuan can be said to be the first time to put forward the concept of people-oriented. It no longer requires physical effects such as range and power, but focuses on user experience. This is undoubtedly a huge progress.
Qin Zhiyuan's current role is just like this. He can only put forward overall requirements from a high position and cannot overcome specific technical problems. That is the job of small arms experts.
That night, Qin Zhiyuan originally wanted to stay in Factory 104 and continue to discuss with these experts tomorrow to give them more inspiration, but a phone call from Jin Taihe handed Qin Zhiyuan over to Pontianak.
Something happened in Sarawak.
In the past, Sarawak, through the hard work of a group of people from the Sarawak Autonomous Alliance, and with the support of Lan Fang, finally drove away the British and obtained complete autonomy for the Sarawak region.
In this process, Lan Fang really blackmailed the British. The British also knew that Lan Fang must be supporting the Sarawak Autonomous Alliance behind the scenes. However, because there was no evidence of Lan Fang, the British could only
He swallowed this sigh of relief.
There is a popular saying in the Chinese world that we can share hardships but not wealth. This sentence is also perfectly reflected in the Sarawak Self-Government Alliance.
Just after driving away the British, some people in the Sarawak Autonomous Alliance began to inflate themselves again. They did not want to submit to Lanfang's management, but wanted to establish a true autonomous alliance.
This means that if you don’t seek death, you won’t die.
