Yang Mingzhi is very clear about the consequences of getting wet cannonballs.
Once the primer of the artillery shell gets wet, the artillery shell is completely dumb. If the propellant gets wet, the primer can only eject the projectile from the barrel, and it will eventually become a dud. If there is a problem with the touch fuze at the top, the shell will most likely not explode.
! In short, damp shells will become a disaster for soldiers. If these problematic shells are delivered to the troops, the Soviet army will suffer huge losses on the battlefield!
According to Liguschkov's confession, nearly 7,000 rounds of current recoilless rifle shells have been affected by moisture, and 2,000 RPG warheads have been affected by moisture! It is conservatively estimated that more than 100,000 rounds of reloaded bullets have been affected by moisture.
In fact, compared to the cannonballs getting wet, the most disgusting thing is the propellant getting wet. This is the worst!
The Guerrilla Republic has always been short of metals. All kinds of metals found on the battlefield are basically used to make weapons. The largest metal is naturally iron, followed by copper.
Copper is an excellent material for manufacturing various types of shell casings. Its superior ductility easily solves the problem of air tightness of the gun barrel. The Guerrilla Republic currently does not have the equipment to manufacture shell casings. It is basically made by hand, and the price/performance ratio is also terrible.
The three major collective farms of the current Guerrilla Republic are already mass-producing a kind of crude paper. This is a rough hard paper mainly made of tree fiber and reed fiber. Use this paper to write records or use it as toilet paper. This is
Absolutely impossible. It would be perfect to use it as a wrapping paper for propellants.
These paper packages are basically black powder mixed with chemical fertilizers. Its nature determines that it is a material that easily absorbs moisture. Various types of ammunition packages have actually become the hardest hit area. Yang Mingzhi really didn't know anything about it, and he was shocked when he asked.
Of course, he didn’t just listen to Liguschkov’s words. He personally inspected these ammunition bags, especially when he cut a few of them open and found that the gunpowder inside had become lumpy due to moisture. Facts have proven that what Liguschkov said was
Tell the truth.
Yang Mingzhi stamped his feet anxiously: "Damn it! How did you manage it! When it rains, it becomes so wet! Soon, we will have a new military operation. How can I rest assured that the ammunition depot is like this?"
"Military action! Oops! I...I was so wrong!"
Liguschkov was anxious and had sweat on his forehead. As the director of the arsenal, his responsibilities were extremely important. In previous battles, he was responsible for dispatching most of the ammunition. Now that the ammunition has become damp, it coincides with the next battle.
At the critical moment of the preparation period, he felt so guilty that he wanted to kneel down and admit his mistake!
Yang Mingzhi is not the kind of stupid commander who only gets angry. He is indeed anxious and must make a decision now.
"Liguschkov! All these damp ammunition are scrapped. Weapons with quality problems cannot be delivered to the troops!"
"You really decided to scrap it?!" Liguschkov was surprised, and then muttered: "Actually, some of it is of salvage value."
"Oh? Can it still be saved? Do you still want to cut all the ammunition bags open and dry them in the sun?"
"You are mocking me!" Liguschkov knew very well that the so-called drying had huge safety risks, and he did not want to take risks. "Commander, what I mean is that all the damp gunpowder and explosives were discarded, except for the bombs.
The body can still be used. We will load it with new explosives and install new fuses, and the work will be completed soon!"
"This is the only way to remedy it! You have to finish this matter quickly. In addition, the moisture-proof work in the warehouse must be further strengthened!"
Liguschkov promised: "I obey! I have sent the administrator who neglected his duties to the Ministry of Internal Affairs! There will never be any more problems with moisture-proofing in the future!"
"I can only believe you now!" Yang Mingzhi smiled slightly, "Apart from these, the Catfish and Feiyu rocket launchers are intact, and most of the rifle bullets that were most used in the battle are also intact. The losses I have suffered now, I still
It's acceptable, now I can only pray that the Germans won't be crazy enough to attack us during the muddy period!"
"Hehe! Unless the Germans are fools!" Liguschkov followed the commander's mood and said: "The advancing Germans will fall into the mud, and they will not be able to touch our defense line even if they eat up all their rations!"
"But, they have an air force! Now let's go see the radar! I hope you can surprise me with the construction of this equipment."
“You’re about to get a surprise!”
Regarding the construction of radar, Liguschkov is full of confidence. He knows very little about high-tech equipment such as radar, but he thinks that this thing is like a pair of unique eyes that can see flying objects at very long distances!
He never expected that the commander would understand the principles of such high-tech equipment, and it was even more difficult for him to believe that the group of military workers in remote areas he led began to build high-tech equipment that could only be produced by the Kirov factory!
It is impossible to build a radar behind closed doors. A set of detailed drawings provided by the design bureau gave this group of workers who knew nothing about radars a method of manufacturing. Furthermore, during Yang Mingzhi’s training period, the design
The boss of the bureau, leading college students who are well versed in science and engineering, came to the arsenal for guidance in person. Radar manufacturing was a major project that was once again co-operated between the arsenal and the design bureau. When Yang Mingzhi arrived at this unique workshop, everything was going step by step.
progress.
In this noisy and slightly dim workshop, Yang Mingzhi saw a familiar figure. The guy wearing a woolen coat and a Lenin hat was the policeman, the deputy director of the Weapons Design Bureau!
The sudden arrival of the commander interrupted the work of all workers, and everyone stopped what they were doing.
Yang Mingzhi glanced around and saw that they were assembling a machine. It was a steam engine!
"Hey! Liguschkov, it seems that you are really making it according to the drawings!" Yang Mingzhi was overjoyed. They built a small steam engine according to the drawings, and the energy source of the radar was solved.
The policeman quickly came to report on the work. Through his report, Yang Mingzhi also learned that the radar production workshop was carrying out the most important energy equipment manufacturing, that is, transforming gasoline generators and manufacturing small steam engines, and merging the two.
Work for a steam generator!
Regarding the manufacture of steam engines, there are no technical problems with this equipment now! The principle of steam engines is very simple. To create a very reliable small machine, it is not just about making it! It was not built before, and even the locomotive was a BT tank
The biggest reason for the "super" engine modification is the lack of an important material - rubber.
Nowadays, there is no shortage of rubber! After long-term use, some of the wheels of the seized vehicles have been damaged. The damaged pneumatic tires have lost their use. High-temperature resistant hard rubber containing sulfur directly solves the needs of steam engines.
The reason why the arsenal did not start manufacturing steam engines until June was entirely due to the commander's order. Currently, the total number of workers working in the arsenal is as high as 3,000. In particular, the wounded who were injured in previous battles and had their limbs amputated have also changed careers. They have engaged in military industry, producing conventional ammunition and improving and transforming light weapons. Only these soldiers know best what kind of weapons are most satisfactory to the soldiers.
It can be said that the arsenal works around the clock, and all workers are working hard to produce ammunition, especially a large number of manpower is allocated to the production of rocket launchers. During the battle in May, the rocket launcher was laid down, and Liguschkov organized more manpower to increase the level of catfish. The production of Feiyu rocket launchers is also not surprising.
Therefore, there is naturally no time to produce non-weapon equipment. To this day, only one steam engine is produced in the arsenal.
In the past few days, Yang Mingzhi had been listening to Liguschkov praise that the steam engine he built according to the drawings had excellent performance. This was actually touting Yang Mingzhi's excellent drawings.
Now, the steam engine is finally complete, and workers are also installing the final parts. This equipment, which is less than a person tall, carries the expectations of the guerrilla republic's air defense security. It will eventually convert coal into electricity, and then into high-energy microwaves, scanning Regional airspace with a radius of 70 kilometers.