Chapter 1747 Report to the Commander of the Military Region
During the war, a large number of new weapons were produced. Due to the urgency of the war situation, most of the weapons were directly issued to the troops without extensive testing. Through actual combat testing, which ones were really cost-effective and which ones were useless snacks.
Yang Mingzhi wanted to develop new firearms, but little did he know that many design bureaus, rifle factories, and even some small workshops in the Soviet Union were developing new firearms.
The young Kalashnikov's tank was destroyed at the end of August. His face was covered with bandages, and now he was lying bored in the rear hospital. His mind did not stop thinking. Even though it was still some time before he was discharged, he was
Determined to be unfit to continue serving, he came up with the idea of producing more advanced submachine guns to enhance the combat capabilities of infantry that cooperated with tank attacks.
After finishing his dinner, General Berekov did not stop at Factory 833. He took a car directly back to the design bureau.
The ensuing drunken conversation really gave Ivanov, the military representative stationed at the factory, a new insight into this "internationalist hero" so praised by Pravda.
A general is good at conquering and fighting. In addition, a general is also an engineer.
Ivanov's understanding of the concept of assault rifles was really limited to his conversations with the general at night, but the prospects of this firearm, especially the gun family concept proposed by the general, made him feel that it had huge potential.
One of the important responsibilities of military representatives is to station in factories to supervise production and provide feedback.
Every week, Ivanov must write a detailed report and submit it to the Siberian Military District. If there is an emergency, he can call him directly through the hotline.
Factory 833 is located in Novosibirsk, and the headquarters of the military region is also in this city, just a little far away.
What Yang Mingzhi didn't know at all was that Ivanov personally felt that the assault rifle matter was of extremely great positive significance. The matter must be written into a report immediately. He personally took the bus early the next morning, bypassed his superiors, and reported directly to Yang Mingzhi.
Feedback from the Military Region Commander.
As soon as morning arrived, Ivanov ran into the military district headquarters building with a folder. Because he was a military representative stationed at the new rocket launcher factory, which was by no means an ordinary factory, he had the privilege of meeting the military district commander directly.
The weather today is not very good, which makes many people feel very bad.
Lieutenant General Nikita Vladimirovich Medvedev, commander of the Siberian Military District, is not in good mental condition today.
Why? The war in Stalingrad is now very fierce, and the Siberian Military District, as a major troop base, has high hopes. However, the largest industrial city, Novosibirsk, has not yet achieved satisfactory military production capacity.
Citizens, villagers, and even hunters from Yakutia, Mongolia, and Yenisey in the forest were all recruited into the army. They put on Soviet military uniforms, wore boat-shaped hats, and wore brand-new leather boots. As for the guys at hand, they were really
Somewhat lacking.
Of course, the Soviet Union has no shortage of light weapons, but the Ural industrial cluster is the main force in military production. Most of the companies that evacuated from the west moved to the Ural region, and only some moved to Novosibirsk.
There is no doubt that several cities in Siberia have huge room for development, but people need to be settled, industrial machines need to be put in place, and cities need time.
There is no room for waiting in the war. The commander's frustration is that many of his newly formed troops have sufficient firearms training in the training camp, but when they board the military ranks, they are empty-handed. The troops can only obtain sufficient weapons after crossing the Ural Mountains, and
Enter the battlefield.
This is the most ideal state.
What was the actual situation? The war was so intense that some troops from Siberia almost walked to the Volga River before they received the most basic rifles.
Today, as before, Lieutenant General Medvedev is studying the formation of new troops in his headquarters with a group of staff. He also uses phone calls to urge various arsenals in the state to step up the production of weapons. If necessary, he will also contact the city
The chief, first secretary and others held a meeting.
The commander of the huge Siberian Military Region, his biggest job is to serve as a "coordinator". He does not have to lead tens of thousands of people on the front line to fight in bloody battles, so it is difficult to exchange military achievements for his own promotion. After several years, Medvedev still
He is a lieutenant general.
Of course, this lieutenant general's power is very great, and his responsibilities are also very heavy.
Yang Mingzhi was also a lieutenant general, but now that he has lost his military power, he is no longer a lieutenant general in name only.
But a lieutenant general is a lieutenant general. Medvedev knew that such a person with the same military rank as himself came to Novosibirsk. This person accepted the leader's order to develop weapons here. He became very interested. Due to his busy work
, I never went to visit.
Military representatives from Factory 833 suddenly came. Medvedev was happy to feel that there had been significant progress in the production of rocket launchers?
Unexpectedly, the military representative Ivanov mentioned another matter.
"General Berekov, he wants to build a new rifle?"
"It's absolutely true! I think it has huge potential for development!"
"Development potential? I don't need potential now, I need it to become a reality immediately!" No matter what it is, as long as it is news about the development of new equipment, Medvedev will feel happy.
What's more, it was General Berekov who did it himself.
Bulayivanov further described that the dignified commander of the Siberian Military District had already expressed interest.
"Don't explain the specific technical parameters of the firearm. I am a soldier, not an engineer in an arsenal! I only care about when I can see the actual product of General Berekov's new weapon!"
"This... is probably in the next few days. Maybe five days, maybe seven days, you can see the real thing. General Berekov spent a day yesterday on this matter. He is a man with very strong action ability. He
I have contacted multiple factories, and as far as I know, parts for the new firearms started production last night."
After listening to such a brief explanation, the words contained a lot of information.
Medvedev and his staff were skeptical, but they also believed in the strength of General Berekov and the capabilities of the various arsenals in the city.
Although there is still huge room for improvement in the production capacity of each factory, it is possible to take a break from the busy work and collaborate to come up with something new.
"Okay! Please give me the report and go back. Regarding this matter, I think the military region should not disturb General Berekov's work for the time being. I will inform others to continue observing and wait until the prototype gun is completed.
I will visit him personally."
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Yang Mingzhi didn't know what was happening behind the scenes. He didn't even know that the headquarters of the Siberian Military Region was also in this city.
After dragging his tired body back home, Yang Mingzhi wished he could take off his shoes and lie on the bed directly to fall asleep.
Washing is still necessary. After walking all day, it is so wonderful to warm your feet before going to bed.
The lights in the big office were turned off and all the designers returned to their dormitories. Only Grishenko's guards continued their routine night shift.
After washing his feet, rubbing off the dead skin on his heels, and eating some dry bread cubes for cushioning, Yang Mingzhi felt a little more comfortable.
When I got back to my home, I saw that the lights in the house were always on.
My wife must not have slept!
"Ah! I'm really exhausted, my dear, haven't you rested yet?" Yang Mingzhi asked casually as he entered the room.
Star Tao was wearing a cotton pajamas, leaning against the bed and reading a book, with her braids hanging on her chest, looking peaceful and peaceful.
"Really, you came back a little late."
"Well, there are too many things, and they are basically solved after all. I estimate that my new gun will only take two or three days."
"You are always so eager to do things, as if you don't have enough time at all."
"My time is very valuable! There is simply not enough of it!" As he spoke, Yang Mingzhi took off his coat and slipped into the bed that was already warmed by his wife.
As soon as he lay down, his wife very skillfully leaned into his arms and said, "Well, I'll wait for you. I talked a lot with Annie during dinner. It is said that the wheat is about to be harvested, and we will be able to get new wheat by then."
It is understandable for his wife to act coquettishly in his arms. Caressing her little face, Yang Mingzhi temporarily forgot about the physical and mental exhaustion during the day.
But my wife actually mentioned the wheat harvest!
"What happened to the wheat? Oh, the new wheat is also supplied to the army first. Because of our high status, we eat well. The people in other places are still eating potatoes! All the new wheat is supplied to the army, who knows whether we can eat it."
"I will definitely be able to eat it. Annie went to the cafeteria hall today. Our design bureau will be able to eat bread every day from now on."
"Ouch? This is a good thing! Although Lao Maozi's bread has too few varieties."
"But we can just get some flour. Annie said, give her an oven, and we can bake bread ourselves. Besides, if you don't have an oven, you can make some steamers. Steaming white flour buns is much more delicious than baking bread."
In the past... when I was in my hometown, I ate white flour steamed buns as a child. Then the Japanese came and there was no more white flour."
When his wife mentioned this incident, Yang Mingzhi thought a lot.
Japan occupied and ruled Northeast China, and the Chinese people's lives were miserable. When it came to treating the economy of the occupied areas, the German and Japanese forces were highly consistent.
Only the pioneer group members and Japanese soldiers could eat white flour and rice, while the others could only eat grains.
In this way, in Yang Tao's memory, she has never eaten steamed buns since the fall of the country, even though her family only had dumplings during the Chinese New Year before the fall.
She had a sudden conversation with her husband about wheat today, which was exactly the same as the conversation she had with Anne a few hours ago.
Autumn has entered Siberia, and in a few days it will be the beginning of autumn, which is also the day when spring wheat is harvested.
The weather conditions in recent days have been a bit bad, and it seems that snowfall is coming soon.
The wheat in most areas of Novosibirsk has matured, and the mayor has to decide when to start the full harvest. The harvesters have already begun to be mobilized. During the day, Anne accidentally saw the combine harvester driving outside the city, and she went to the cafeteria.
Ask about relevant information.
"It's time to put on autumn fat at the beginning of autumn. Then we can make dumplings."
"Making dumplings?" Yang Mingzhi suddenly became more energetic, "So you want to get some flour?"
"Yes, I am idle as well. Why don't you teach Annie how to cook our Chinese food? That will make you happy too."
"That's right. Okay, you can do whatever you want. My body is so tired that I'm about to fall apart. Just rest, turn off the lamp, and don't think about anything."
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In recent days, Mayor Umov has been organizing people to prepare for the autumn grain harvest in this region. He is only responsible for the farmland under the jurisdiction of Novosibirsk Municipality and reports the situation to the governor.
Compared with previous years, the climate this year is a little colder, and the autumn grain harvest season must be delayed by a few days.
The harvest season is lagging behind. In a harsh environment like Siberia, every day of lag brings a day of risk.
Weather stations in the Arctic have been monitoring climate changes through telegraphs. Once a cold wave occurs, the wheat harvest must start early. If there is no cold wave that can bring snowfall, the wheat harvest will be scheduled for September 21.
Yang Mingzhi doesn't care much about agricultural production. As long as he can achieve results in the field he is responsible for, that is the best.
After a night's rest, the whole person regained his energy.
The military training for the designers was going on as usual. Yang Mingzhi no longer had to personally supervise, and even the daily work of the design bureau was temporarily left to Popov.
The most important job at the moment was to supervise the production of firearm parts, so he took on the role of supervisor and spent the next day going to various factories to keep an eye on it.
He did not simply sit in the factory director's office, but went down to the workshop to stare at the workers as they made concrete production, and made suggestions when necessary.
He wished that all the parts could be processed in a few hours, but what happened was contrary to his wishes, and it couldn't be done any faster.
When it comes to the research and development of a new weapon, its test products are the most time-consuming.
Because the workers had no experience at all before producing it, even with the drawings, there were still many problems in the actual processing and production.
For example, the bolt action system of Yang Mingzhi's so-called "AАB42" assault rifle requires a large number of parts to be processed by milling machines.
The pneumatic principle and bolt structure of "AАB42" are completely the same as that of "Ak47", especially the structure of the charging handle!
However, it was this special charging handle that simply presented a major challenge to the professional lathe technicians of Factory 831.
Compared with the production of Mosin Nagant bolts, the processing of the charging handle of a new gun requires more processes, and it is the most difficult thing to process in the entire firearm.
It can really only be milled out slowly with a milling cutter, which consumes a lot of time when purely relying on manual processing. Even if the workers are experienced and experienced, processing still takes a lot of time.
It was not until the third industrial revolution after the war that the application of computer technology launched Industry 3.0. CNC lathes relied on inherent programs to make the production of various parts more efficient.
The charging handle of "AАB42" is a very delicate part, and when combined with other parts, it forms a complex system.
Anyone who can understand the design drawings produced by Yang Mingzhi will find it exquisite and praise the beauty of the machine.
But this was the first time that the workers were exposed to such complex drilling and milling processes. They were very unskilled, and once they milled in the wrong place, the entire material would be scrapped.
In the plan, they only needed to produce ten rifles, so they only needed ten qualified charging handles. As a result, they actually used up twenty materials to complete the task, and it was the night of the 18th.
Yang Mingzhi would not complain. The five people in this team, especially the squad leader Godovsky, left a great impression on him. They were all middle-aged men with beards, and they were rich in experience. They had served a total of twenty times.
Failure eventually makes them become proficient in a short period of time.
It is very unrealistic to expect zero scrap rate in mechanical processing. Based on Yang Mingzhi’s own experience, the scrap rate is controlled within 2%, which is the most ideal situation.
After the workers became proficient, they were all transferred to their affiliated factories. Each of them was a teacher. Five people formed five teams. As their skills became more and more proficient, the charging handle and other parts were
Production efficiency is also getting higher and higher.
According to the agreement with the rifle factory director, this corner must be dug!