Most of the parts were completed in the early morning of the 19th. The time consumed by each factory in the production of different parts varies greatly.
The submachine gun factory undertook the production of stamping parts. They worked according to the drawings and completed the work within 24 hours.
The rifle factory undertook the production of most of the cutting and milling parts, and it took an extra day.
However, on the 19th, Yang Mingzhi received the news that the light machine gun factory had completed the production of some parts. There was only one important part, and its production had to take more time.
That's the problem with the air guide rod.
For this reason, Yang Mingzhi personally went to the DP Light Machinery Factory factory to check the situation. At least until noon on the 19th, they had not produced a single air guide rod.
It's not that they can't produce, but the factory director said that the factory must complete the task first before it can use manpower to produce the remaining parts.
So far, the Soviet army's standard light machine gun is mainly the DP machine gun, which is a gas-operated machine gun.
Since it is a gas-guided type, it must have an air-guide tube and a gas-guide piston rod. According to the drawings, a very long gas-guide piston rod was to be produced. The factory director was surprised, but he calmly completed the production task of his superiors first.
Yang Mingzhi had nothing to do about this situation. Fortunately, they had experience in producing similar parts. By the 20th, they should have taken out the parts.
Yang Mingzhi did not stay any longer. He went directly to Nikolayevsky's 830 Factory in the afternoon.
Basically, all parts except the air guide sealing rod are sent to this factory. It's time to accept the results of their next production surprise, even if one important part is missing.
In the huge assembly workshop, the female workers continued to assemble submachine guns as before. Yang Mingzhi was standing in the factory. He only brought Grishenko as a guard today, but the factory director himself was always with him.
"Comrade General, all kinds of parts produced by various factories according to your drawings have been sent here. If there is a problem, there must be a flaw in your drawings."
When Yang Mingzhi heard this, he was a little unhappy on the spot. The uncomfortable emotion was not shown on his face. He thought for a moment about what the factory director meant. It was nothing more than what he meant. They completed the parts according to the drawing process. If there was any problem, it was the designer's fault.
question.
"Oh! It doesn't matter. After all, it is a new weapon. I can't guarantee that it will be fine."
"That's good. I hope you are satisfied with the acceptance. There is just one part that the machine gun factory has not produced. Even so, are you still willing to accept it today? Maybe it will be better to do it tomorrow."
"No need! I'm very happy to see your efficiency. In fact, even if the air guide sealing rod is not available for the time being, I can still accept it. After all, the role of that metal rod is limited."
Yang Mingzhi is right. The assault rifle he made can even be transformed into a rotating pull-back bolt-action rifle. Now, even without the gas sealing rod, the bullet is loaded by pulling the charging handle. Its current state is
A special "bolt-action rifle".
Yang Mingzhi was excited and anxious today, especially when he received news from the bullet factory in the morning that the requested 10,000 rounds of intermediate-power bullets would be delivered before sunset.
The main parts are in place and the bullets are about to be in place. All that is left is to assemble them.
He continued to ask the factory director: "So, have all the parts been brought to this factory?"
"Yes, General." Nikolayevsky raised his finger and pointed: "I moved them to that room, which is a small assembly room. As you know, our factory is still working hard to complete the task.
There is really no room for the workbench.”
"It doesn't matter, a small room is enough. There's one more thing."
"Please speak."
Yang Mingzhi shrugged, walked towards a female worker, and then motioned to the factory director: "I remember her name is Androvna. The conversation this comrade had with me that day is still fresh in my memory. She is also a master at work. I
Think about it, how about letting her be my assistant in the next time?"
"Of course." Nikolayevsky replied puzzledly.
"Okay! You've made your decision! You can't go back on it."
"certainly."
"Oh, thank you very much. On behalf of the Pripyat Arms Design Bureau, I would like to thank you for transferring such an outstanding comrade to my command."
The general spoke with a smile, and suddenly Nikolayevsky understood and made a pun by saying that the general needed an assistant.
"General, you...you need an assistant, don't you? How do you..."
"Can't bear to part with it?"
"no!"
"I do need a temporary assistant to complete today's work. When the firearms are put into production in the future, I will need some capable people. I thank you for supporting my work."
To put it bluntly, Yang Mingzhi’s current behavior is poaching. Can Nikolaevsky be happy if he understands all this?
Various parts of the submachine gun were gathered into the assembly workshop, and a group of workers assembled them. Among them, Andlovna was a highly skilled person. Without her, the factory's firearms output declined. Superiors have been urging the factory to increase output.
Unfortunately, new workers have not yet arrived.
I really want the horses to run, but also want the horses to eat less grass. Without such an excellent worker, wouldn’t the ration of fodder for the horses be even less?
But this young man is a general, and even though he is twenty years older than him, it would be unwise to refuse with words.
Nikolayevsky deserves a smile and fully agrees with the general's request.
For Yang Mingzhi, he has made up his mind to poach a stamping lathe and even a corresponding team from this factory. This matter was supported by the factory director himself at the previous meeting. As for poaching some more assembly workers, Yang
Mingzhi feels it is very necessary.
After the parts are produced, some knowledgeable people must assemble them. Perhaps the designer himself is the most knowledgeable, and the designers in the design bureau are also knowledgeable, but everyone has a lot of work and is complicated.
A group of assemblers must be trained as quickly as possible. In order for the business to develop rapidly, even if large-scale poaching would be unpleasant, Yang Mingzhi no longer cares so much. Today, as a general, he will use his power to
First, he took Andlovna, whom he had met once, under his wing.
But for this young woman, having two senior people talking next to her really made her feel uncomfortable. It seemed like these two men were deciding their future destination?
"It's really bad. Am I being moved around like a commodity? It's good to stay in this factory, but can I refuse that general..."
The woman's heart is in chaos, but she is just an ordinary woman with no power, just like thousands of sisters, all of whom are proletarians. If they lose their workplace, they will have nothing.
Andlovna really felt that the factory director was a good character. He had never discriminated against women. Because of his strong working ability, he increased the food ration as a reward. Even some sisters in the unit were jealous.
Generally speaking, this is a big family. Although the current living conditions are tight and tense, the cause of all this is the hateful intruder. The weak women gather together to produce weapons to support their husbands fighting on the front line. Life is hard.
It's also happy. At least everyone is more familiar with each other when they get together, so they won't be alone and helpless when the husband is not around.
"Comrade Andlovna! Stand up!"
"yes!"
After the factory director gave the order, the woman immediately stopped what she was doing.
"I will grant you a brand new job this afternoon. You and the General share a small assembly room. Today you accept the General's leadership and complete all the General's requirements."
"As you command!"
The woman held her head high, like a soldier. She glanced at the general beside her from the corner of her eyes, and then immediately retracted her eyes.
"Don't be nervous, dear comrade." Yang Mingzhi said gently, "You are my assistant. I hope we can cooperate happily."
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As for Grishenko, he didn't know what kind of mood the general was in today, insisting on being alone in a room with a strange woman. He was instinctively worried about the general's safety, and subconsciously regarded the woman as an "enemy agent", but he had to obey orders.
, had to stand guard outside the door.
Standing outside, his ears were always alert. The wooden door was not thick and the sound insulation effect was average. Grishenko was highly nervous. If the general had something to do, he would rush in at a fast pace.
Everything is due to Grishenko worrying too much or being too naive.
Because, I have to say that Andlovna is very beautiful. When he sees a beautiful woman, what man wouldn’t take a few more glances?
Yang Mingzhi pays close attention to this woman, not only because she is beautiful, but also because her working ability is indeed very good. Another point is that this woman's experience is pitiful.
Her husband probably went to Stalingrad with the army. Can the young man come back alive? No! There is a high probability that he died in battle with honor.
As long as her husband crosses the Volga, survival time will be measured in minutes.
For this reason, Yang Mingzhi felt more compassion for her. Because of this compassion, he felt more compassion for her that could not be expressed openly.
During the war, millions of soldiers died in the war. How much pension can their families receive? Even if they claim to have a lot of money in subsidies, they are just blank checks in emergency times.
Andlovna is a veteran employee of the factory. She skillfully pressed the switch, and the lights in the small assembly room were brightly lit.
There are already some boxes on a large square table, including various parts that Yang Mingzhi needs.
"Come on, comrade, let's take a look at these parts." Yang Mingzhi said casually.
"Yes...but General..."
"There is no need to be nervous or afraid. I am a general. Here, I am just a technician, and you are my assistant."
How could she not be nervous? Standing in front of her was a general with medals!
Yang Mingzhi ignored her for now. After all, the way he looked after putting on a full military uniform would indeed make ordinary people in awe. It would take a long time to come, and she would get used to it once she got familiar with it.
Yang Mingzhi walked into the wooden table and saw that after all the parts were moved over, they were sorted into different boxes.
Take a look at what's in the box. A large number of stamped parts are the largest parts, such as magazines and gun cases. They are stamped from steel plates on each side and finally riveted together.
Including all parts of the bolt system in the gun case, they are fixed by riveting.
"Comrade Andlovna! Don't be in a daze, I need your help."
"Ah!" The woman hurriedly came over, "General, what are your orders?"
"Tell me, is there a riveting machine in this room?"
"Here, that's it." The woman pointed casually, and then she opened the dustproof cloth.
What caught Yang Mingzhi's eyes was a vertical electric riveting machine. Its specifications were OK and it would be no problem to perform riveting operations.
The only problem is the punch. Yang Mingzhi continued to ask: "Go and get me various punches first, and we will debug the machine later. Do you understand? Take all the punches in your hand. Well, there are also
Various commonly used tools.”
Yang Mingzhi knew the assault rifle he built very well, and he knew even more how to rivet the various parts together.
The barrel and accessory components have been welded together, which really saves Yang Mingzhi a lot of trouble. The remaining work is just to assemble the various parts together.
Andlovna came back with a metal box containing all kinds of tools.
When she returned, she was surprised to see that the general had laid out various parts on a table, and the general had begun to assemble them.
"Comrade General, everything you need is here."
"Really? That's great." Yang Mingzhi raised his head and gently pushed a curved black iron box on the table.
"General, this... what is this?"
"This is the magazine. Why, you have assembled so many firearms and you have no idea about them?"
"But why isn't the magazine straight?"
"Why? The bullet is tapered, so how can the magazine be straight? The magazine you see can hold thirty rounds of bullets. Now you have debugged the electric riveting machine and installed a suitable punch.
Rivet all the rivets on the magazine."
"As you command!"
Compared with submachine guns, the amount of rivets used in Yang Mingzhi's assault rifle is simply unprecedented. The entire firearm is full of rivets, and very little wood is used. It is simply a monster made of stamped steel plates and rivets.
It seemed to Andlovna very strange indeed.
While the woman was debugging the machine, Yang Mingzhi's skillful hands were assembling the firearm very skillfully.
Completely different from the boring practice of assembling and dismantling a gun, Yang Mingzhi had to assemble the firearm starting from the smallest rivets.
Put the barrel into the gun case, assemble all the parts of the trigger system and bolt system, and finally complete the riveting fixation.
The electric riveting machine is in good condition, and the most suitable punch has been selected. The next thing is that Yang Mingzhi is responsible for assembling it like building blocks, and Androvna is responsible for riveting.
The cooperation between the two was getting to an end, but since there were only ten firearms, the whole work was basically completed in little time.
"This is really the first time for me to install an assault rifle in such a posture. Anyway, in the future, this thing will be popular all over the world, and my name will be..." The more he thought about it, the more excited Yang Mingzhi became.
After all, in that dimension, half of Kalashnikov's success came from the guidance and help of experts.
Compared with Kalashnikov, Yang Mingzhi actually felt that his innate conditions were better. He had status and status and was praised by Stalin himself. As long as he could produce results, it would be a great success.