"By the way, I remember that a member of your team named Wu mentioned to me that you asked me to get you a chili pepper grenade. Is this the case?"
"Yes..." Lin Mo nodded and explained to Wu Liangdong: "His name is Wu Wulin. He needs a very spicy chili pepper. I happened to know something about the situation, so I mentioned it and made it into a grenade.
It can be used to make the enemy lose resistance, so he mentioned it.
Uncle Wu, you can also study that thing first, just use ordinary chili peppers, and then wait for Wu Wulin to find that kind of chili pepper and replace it with that kind of chili pepper."
"Okay, I'll help you study it first, and then I'll show it to you when the sample comes out."
"Okay..." Lin Mo nodded and continued: "Uncle Wu, let's get down to business. I'm here to see you this time. Firstly, I need you to make some modifications to this submachine gun; secondly, during the mission, I found some equipment that was defective.
deficiencies and new needs.”
"Go ahead! I'll write it down..." Wu Liangdong said and took out his little notebook again.
"Well..." Lin Mo nodded and reminded: "Uncle Wu, if you have any questions about this, feel free to ask.
Hmm... the stock and grip of the submachine gun can be based on the short ZH-29 version, and the magazine must also be adapted to several of our current types, especially high-capacity drum magazines.
The front half of the gun, that is, the section of the heat sink, needs to be equipped with a thicker front stock, which is cylindrical and is required to be easy to hold and shoot.
There are openings on both sides and below the front stock. One function is to dissipate heat from the barrel, and the other function is to adapt to tactical rails. The openings are required to be able to install tactical rails.
The original heat dissipation device can be removed, and the front sight and rear sight can also be removed, making it easier to handle the muzzle and adapt the muzzle parts. The top of the gun is replaced by an all-through guide rail. The all-through guide rail extends from the front stock to the original rear sight.
An entire tactical rail.”
After Wu Liangdong finished recording, he thought about it and asked: "Tactical rails do have their uses, but with so many on one gun, is it... too much? And you also have to remove the front sight to install it?"
"The tactical rail is a versatile design with a wide range of uses. For example, the tactical rail on the front support can be used to install lamps, grips, bipods, strap rings, etc. In the future, you will design new auxiliary accessories for firearms.
, it can also be adapted to be installed on a guide rail.
As for the straight-through rail at the top, take the front sight and rear sight as an example. There are many types of these two, and everyone has different habits and preferences. You can design various front sights and rear sights that adapt to the rail.
Users are free to choose according to their own conditions. Besides, the sight does not only have a front sight and a rear sight. Wouldn’t it be more convenient to install the sight on a straight-through rail?”
"I understand..." Wu Liangdong nodded and drew a sketch in his notebook. Not to mention, Wu Liangdong probably spent a lot of time making up for himself during this period. What he drew was not much different from what Lin Mo thought. Lin Mo
He pointed again and adjusted it.
"Also, Uncle Wu, the design and production of this gun are extremely precise. Although what we modify is not the core component of the gun, it still needs to be done by skilled craftsmen, so as not to have a great impact on the performance of the gun.
I see it this way. You specially mobilize a group of experienced designers and technicians to form a precision weapon transformation production team specifically for this purpose. This team can also trial-produce new weapons for you in the future. We have other similar needs here.
,also may……"
Lin Mo proposed the formation of a precision weapons transformation and production team, and asked this team to undertake the trial production of new weapons in the repair shop, and to transform weapons with higher requirements for them, such as this time's Suomi submachine gun and sniper rifle, etc.
After Wu Liangdong finished speaking, Lin Mo told Wu Liangdong the equipment issues and needs reported by the second group.
Wu Liangdong continued as usual. After recording everything, he asked: "Fluorescent paint? What is that?"
"It is a substance that can emit fluorescence at night or when the light is dim after being illuminated by light. There seem to be many types, but the effects are also different. You need to find a suitable one. You entrust it to Scott and let him
I’ll find it for you.”
"Then...which one is suitable?"
Hearing this question, Lin Mo pondered for a while and said: "I only know of one that may be suitable, radium fluorescent paint, which seems to be applied on the dial, but according to some information I know, that thing seems to be highly toxic.
First look for other types of fluorescent paint to test. If there is really no suitable one, then choose this one. However, you must be careful when using it and never let it come into direct contact with the skin."
Wu Liangdong listened and couldn't help but said: "Since it is highly poisonous, will it poison you if it is applied to the gun?"
Lin Mo thought for a moment and explained: "The pathogenic principle of this thing is quite troublesome to explain, so I won't go into details with you.
The harm of this thing is mainly to producers who have been exposed to it for a long time. Just a little bit on the gun will not cause any harm. If you are really worried, you can also seal it with a transparent substance on the outside of the fluorescent coating, so that it will
There won’t be any problem.”
Wu Liangdong frowned. It was quite troublesome to carry out such detailed operations on the small front sight. It was not impossible, it just took some effort. But since there was a need, he would not refuse. Are there difficulties? Overcome them.
Well, right?
"Weapons that fire explosives like grenades, do you mean rifle grenades?"
"No..." Lin Mo shook his head and replied: "At first I was thinking about rifle grenades, but after careful consideration, the accuracy of this thing does not meet the requirements, and the potential for improvement is not high.
After thinking about it for the past few days, I imagined a new weapon, which looks and is held like a gun, with a caliber of about 40mm. It fires special grenades, and the grenades explode to kill the target. I call it a grenade launcher."
Wu Liangdong made a few notes, raised his head and asked, "This description is too general. I can't think of what the weapon looks like. Can you describe it in more detail?"
"Well...this is what I envisioned, using the center-folding shotgun as a template, using the loading and locking principle of the center-folding shotgun, and loading and firing with a single shot..."
Lin Mo described the appearance of the M79 grenade launcher to Wu Liangdong in detail. In Lin Mo's memory, this thing did not seem to use any advanced technology, and there was no black technology on it. He expected that in this era, it would
Once you get it out, it should still work, not as good as the original version, but at least better than rifle grenades.
"What about the ammunition? What does the ammunition look like? How to get it?"
Wu Liangdong's questions brought Lin Mo back from his memories. After thinking about what to say, Lin Mo continued.
"Also refer to shotguns, just like the paper-shell bullets you provide. The small section at the bottom is the shell, and the part of the paper shell is the projectile body. After the shot is fired, the projectile body is ejected together."
After writing it down, Wu Liangdong continued to ask: "What about the weapon performance requirements? What are the requirements for range, accuracy, weight, power, etc.?"
"As for the range, it should be more than two hundred meters. How far it is depends on the balance between range, weight and recoil..."
Lin Mo thought that the M79 had a range of about 400 meters. Now it would not be that difficult to cut the range in half.
"...In terms of accuracy, we are using it to hit targets such as windows and vehicles. There are certain requirements, but it doesn't have to be too accurate.
As for the power, you weigh it based on other performance requirements. The caliber of the weapon is only 40 millimeters. It is unrealistic to have much power. It only needs to be able to cause effective damage to people and vehicles."
"Well..." Wu Liangdong nodded and took note, and said with a smile: "This weapon is barely considered a cannon. I can finally kill those guys!"
"What's going on, Uncle Wu?..." Lin Mo made Wu Liangdong a little confused by his words.
"Oh..." Wu Liangdong, who was still recording, responded, and after a while he came back to his senses and explained: "Didn't I say before that I had recruited a group of talented people?
Among them, several were old technicians from arsenals in the late Qing Dynasty, and had participated in the research and manufacture of heavy artillery. Many people from the Northeast had also participated in the research and manufacture of mortars, mountain guns, and field guns.
At present, we are mainly researching guns, and they are still pistols. You said that those who have built cannons are willing to study this gadget. Overtly or covertly, I don’t know how many times I have expressed my desire to build artillery. I am bothered by this. Now,
Finally we were able to get rid of them."
Lin Mo didn't say much. After Wu Liangdong finished memorizing and confirmed that nothing was missing, Lin Mo went over his thoughts carefully to see if there was anything missing.
After sorting through it, I realized that I had forgotten one thing. The muzzle velocity of the Somi submachine gun exceeds the speed of sound, so I asked the repair shop to help produce a batch of 9mm subsonic bullets specifically for Somi. The requirements for the bullets
The muzzle velocity was reduced to below Mach 0.8.
Wu Liangdong agreed to this. It was not difficult for them. The muzzle velocity of Suomi's muzzle was a little higher than the speed of sound. It didn't take much effort. It was not like a full-power rifle bullet, which was much higher than the speed of sound. Let's reduce the number of bullets.
This can be achieved by using propellant or filling the bullet with less powerful propellant.
As for why the bullet's muzzle velocity is reduced to below Mach 0.8 instead of below the speed of sound, that is the transonic speed range from Mach 0.8 to Mach 1.3. When the warhead flies in this speed range, the trajectory will become very unstable and seriously affect the accuracy.
Of course, speed and quality determine the power of ammunition. If the speed is reduced, the power will definitely decrease. Therefore, this kind of special ammunition will only be used in special circumstances and cannot replace conventional ammunition.
After chatting with Wu Liangdong for a while, Lin Mo continued to practice shooting at the shooting range. He became more interested and put on his equipment. He used training ammunition for a few rounds with Wang Mingkun and others. After practicing, his hands became sore and his shoulders ached. It was already lunch time.
Stop.
"Do you want to eat here? But the conditions here are limited, so we can only cook big pot meals at the moment."
"Eat! Why don't you eat? Is it possible that you will go back hungry? Besides, with the current food standards, how can a big pot meal be any worse?"
Lin Mo didn't hesitate at all and directly agreed to Wang Mingkun's meal here. After living during this period, he found that he was not used to eating military school food before. In fact, he was still limited by the conditions of the military school.
In this era, the food was very good. The pigs were native pigs, the chickens were free-range chickens, and the fish were mostly wild. Those fed from fish ponds were not comparable to those fed with feed in later generations. These things were not cheap in later generations.
The problem lies in the quantity. Of course, there is no shortage of fish, shrimps and crabs. For example, under extremely difficult conditions in the first phase of Huangpu, there is still a saying that squid is eaten nine times out of ten. Is squid a bad ingredient?
No! But the seasonings are expensive and there are not enough seasonings. Not to mention seafood like squid, even sea cucumbers and abalones, the taste will not be much better.
The conditions of the military academy today are not comparable to those of the first period, but soldiers are supposed to be hard-working and hard-working, so they will definitely not cook you many delicious dishes. Lin Mo also comes from a new era with extremely rich material conditions, so it is normal for him to not be able to adapt for a while.
As for the Intelligence Department, the treatment is not bad, and with sufficient funds, the food expenses have also increased, and it is for one's own people, so naturally they will not treat themselves badly.
Isn't that right? It's said to be a big pot meal here at the training ground, but it's actually a buffet. The dishes are three meat and three vegetarian dishes, plus one soup and two staple foods. You can make your own whatever you want, and open an unlimited supply.
Today's meat dishes are braised pork, fried fish fillets, and salted duck. The three vegetarian dishes are seasonal vegetables of this season. The soup is duck blood soup. A soup pot and vermicelli are also provided. The two staple foods are white rice and pancakes.
Today I added eggs and green onions.
The chefs at the training ground were recruited from the village where they landed. The main chef is the chef of Hongbaishi and is good at cooking. The other assistant chefs are from the village who have gone to the city to open food stalls or have worked in restaurants.
The cooking skills are not bad either.
At the training ground, they train all day long, and everyone has a huge appetite. The utensils for serving food are real, and they are directly put into the enamel basin with a diameter of about 20 centimeters.
Lin Mo was really hungry, so he took half a bowl of rice, two tablespoons of pork belly, a large piece of fried fish, a duck leg, a few small spoons of vegetarian vegetables, a bowl of duck blood soup, and a pancake.
It was pancakes, a basin and a bowl. Xu Guyu asked him to eat together. When he saw the half bowl of food in front of him and then looked at his own rice bowl, Lin Mo couldn't help but feel his face getting hot.
Fortunately, there was a team member who passed by after finishing his meal, and his rice bowl was basically full. After Wang Mingkun was also called over, the portion was only one less than Lin Mo's, so he finally felt a lot better.
Seeing the amount of food in front of Lin Mo and the two of them, Xu Guyu was also stunned for a moment, raised his head and smiled at the two of them, and said with emotion: "It's better to be young, with this amount of food... Back then, I wasn't as good at eating as you two.
!”
A change of topic, a joke, instantly lightened the atmosphere. Lin Mo and Wang Mingkun were also unambiguous, and the chatter swept across like wind and lingering clouds, and the food disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The braised pork is soft and glutinous, fat but not greasy, the fried fish pieces are charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the salted duck is tender and fragrant. It is paired with crisp, tender and greasy seasonal vegetables. From time to time, a sip of duck blood soup with crispy and juicy meat is served.
Lin Mo felt so good eating the pancakes, especially at the end, when he poured the remaining duck blood soup into the rice bowl and rinsed it all off in one gulp, he felt satisfied.
After eating and drinking, Liao Tinghui, Xu Guyu and Lin Mo chatted in the cafeteria for a while, then took the gun given to the boss and returned with Wu Liangdong and others.