Chapter two hundred and fourteen imitation grenade
Hou Zhao thought to himself, the tomb robber's ability to dig graves and excavate soil is nothing to be cherished. Why not do it if he can get 10,000 yuan? Finding dragons and digging holes is his real special skill that cannot be shown to others. But he doesn't
Knowing Han Baihang's scheming, Zhaozhao is naturally an indispensable figure for tomb robbers, but it was not necessary to recruit those tomb robbers a while ago. Not only did these rabble-rousers have to pay high military expenditures every month, but they also had to pay for every burial object dug out.
At first, he could tolerate the commission, but now he is no longer willing to divide the profits among these people. Therefore, he suddenly proposed to teach the soldiers of the engineer platoon the skills of robbing graves and digging earth. Once the soldiers learned it,
Then the only way left for the tomb robber is death, and he will never allow anyone to leak the news that he has made money from dead people.
After agreeing on a few things, Hou Zhao said goodbye and left. After Hou Zhao left, Han Baihang quickly opened the doors and windows to ventilate. The musty smell in the room really made him sick. After ventilation for a while, the smell was still not there.
When the smell was gone, he called in the orderlies and asked them to bring some potted plants. It took a while to dispel the smell.
After being bored, Han Baihang returned to the study, picked up a book and read it to pass the time.
"Report!" Someone suddenly shouted loudly outside the door.
Han Baihang recognized Han Leisan's voice, put down the book and replied: "Come in."
Han Leisan walked in, stood at attention and saluted: "Company Commander, the person you asked me to find has been found."
Han Baihang was stunned and couldn't remember who Han Leisan was asked to find.
Han Leisan saw the confusion on Han Baihang's face and hurriedly explained: "You don't remember, a while ago you asked me to find a few people who are familiar with military industry."
Once reminded, Han Baihang immediately remembered what was going on. A while ago, he felt that the army's firepower was insufficient, so he had the idea of making a Japanese grenade, so he asked Han Leisan to find some people with experience in military engineering locally.
He didn't have much hope at the time, so he had forgotten it for a long time, but he didn't expect that Han Leisan could actually find the person, so he asked: "Where did you find the person?"
Han Leisan chuckled and said: "You may not know that there are not many other military workshops in Henan, but there are so many private military workshops, small ones can make shotgun bullets, and larger ones can also make rifles and small cannons.
When I was in the militia, I knew some people who made guns and cannons, so I recruited them."
"I have it for you, but I'm afraid ordinary workers can't build what I want to build." Han Baihang was very happy and said: "Bring people in quickly."
Han Leisan walked out of the door and waved, and after a while four people walked in, some old and some young, some tall and some short, but their fingers were dark, and it was obvious at a glance that they were often playing with mechanical oil.
"This is our company commander, you can answer whatever I ask!" Han Leisan said to these.
"Hello, boss." The four of them bowed cautiously and said hello.
"Don't be afraid, let's sit down and talk." Han Baihang waved his hand kindly and asked the orderly to come in and pour tea.
Everyone sat down, and Han Baihang got straight to the point: "I have no other intention of calling you masters. I want to make a small mortar. I don't know if any of you have experience in this field."
The four people looked at each other, three of them shook their heads, and only a thin middle-aged man in his fifties said: "To tell you back to the boss, I have made small cannons, but I don't know what type and caliber of cannon you want to make.
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Han Baihang secretly thought that he had found the right person. He did not rush to answer and said to Han Leisan: "Leisan, please take these three masters to sit next door first."
When Han Leisan led everyone out, Han Baihang smiled and said, "May I ask the master what your name is?"
The thin middle-aged man said cautiously: "My name is Zhao Jinguan, and everyone I know calls me Sanlao Zhao."
Han Baihang smiled slightly and said politely: "Master Zhao, tell me where you have made cannons before?"
Zhao Jinguan said truthfully: "When I was young, I worked in the Xiaoyi Arsenal for seven years, specializing in making cannons. Later, when I got older, I returned to my hometown and made guns in some small workshops. I have never been exposed to cannon-making."
Han Baihang nodded and asked: "Since I have worked in the Gongxian Arsenal, I must have a good craftsman. Please tell me how to build a mortar with the smallest diameter."
Zhao Jinguan frowned and thought for a while, and said: "It is easy to make a gun, but difficult to make a cannon. To make a cannon, you must have a set of machinery and equipment. The most important thing is the barrel material. Our privately forged steel cannot be used. The gun body steel needs to be specially purchased from foreign companies."
Customization, if these two can be satisfied, then the cannon can be made with only drawings."
"expert!"
Han Baihang gave a thumbs up and asked: "How much does a set of 60mm mortar production equipment cost?"
Zhao Jinguan shook his head and said: "I don't know this, but it must be no less than one hundred thousand oceans."
Han Baihang felt worried after hearing this. If he had a piece of land of his own now, he could buy it with even 200,000 yuan, let alone 100,000 yuan. But now he lives in Yongcheng, and if he can't keep it, he will be transferred out at any time. Even if he buys it, he will be transferred.
It would only give others an advantage, but he was thinking about the power of the grenade on the battlefield, and he felt really itchy. He shook his head and said: "Buying a set of production equipment is unrealistic. What I want to do is actually very simple. I drew the blueprints."
Come and see if you can make it by hand."
At this time, Han Baihang thought that grenade launchers did not actually require a complicated manufacturing process. During the Anti-Japanese War, the arsenal behind the Eighth Route Army had precedents of manually manufacturing grenade launchers. At that time, the Eighth Route Army was under blockade inside and outside, and conditions were much more difficult than now.
There are more, at least now I can easily buy various parts.
Han Baihang took Zhao Jinguan to the study, found the sketch of the grenade he drew from memory from a pile of manuscript papers, and explained the launching principle and structure to Zhao Jinguan in detail.
The principle of the grenade barrel is actually very simple. The propellant of the grenade barrel is installed at the bottom of the projectile. After firing, the multiple vent holes at the bottom of the projectile flush the launching gas into the barrel. Since the amount of propellant remains unchanged, the grenade can be thrown
The barrel can change the distance of the launch by changing the length of the launch barrel by adjusting the lever at the bottom of the launch barrel. The launch barrel becomes longer to shoot farther, and shorter to shoot closer. It does not need to be like a mortar.
The distance is controlled by the pitch angle and the amount of ammunition fired by the projectile. There is no overly complicated shooting principle.
"How about it? Can it be made?" Han Baihang asked hopefully.
Zhao Jinguan is a veteran worker. He has copied complex cannons such as the Krupp Mountain Cannon. Now that he saw the grenade, he quickly understood its manufacturing principle. He did not dare to say anything, and said: "You can try to make it, can you?"
I don’t dare to guarantee it.”
Han Baihang didn't care: "Then give it a try, and I will officially hire you as a cannon maker. As long as you can make the cannon, I will guarantee that you will have enough food and clothing in your life!"