Chapter 1755 The commander of the military region is here (2)
"I'm really sorry. Thank you for accepting my apology, so as compensation, I will give you a gift immediately." After saying that, Yang Mingzhi raised his head, with bright eyes on his smiling face.
"And there are gifts?"
"Yes!" Yang Mingzhi snapped his fingers, and everything went as planned.
So, Grishenko approached the two of them slightly holding an assault rifle, and then held it directly in front of Medvedev.
At this time, the firearm was loaded with a magazine, which was full of bullets. The safety of the firearm was still closed, and it was impossible to misfire.
A strange-looking gun appeared in front of him. Medvedev instantly thought of the previous information. Obviously this gun was the result of General Berekov's research and development. Who would have thought that the finished product would be available now?!
"Comrade Berekov, you...this is your gift to me?!"
"Yes!" Yang Mingzhi emphasized in his voice, "It is the source of gunshots! The source of the so-called machine gun bursts you heard is from it! Its assault rifle! The first true assault rifle in the entire alliance and even the world.
, developed by our Pripyat Arms Design Bureau! Dear Comrade Medvedev, congratulations! You have become a witness to history!"
"A witness to history? Just this gun?"
Medvedev lowered his head and carefully looked at the gun in his hand.
I saw that this gun was really well made, with a foldable stock and a scimitar-shaped magazine.
The parts of the firearm are full of stamped parts, including only two handguards, which surprised Medvedev. The alliance can get a lot of walnut wood for making guns from Central Asia, and its substitute, beech wood, is everywhere.
.The Alliance never lacks wood for making guns, so why don’t they add more wooden parts? Maybe there are other considerations?
Whether a firearm uses a wooden stock is not a big issue. The German and British submachine guns don't even have a single piece of wood.
This gun is a gas-guided continuous fire, because it is not protected by an integral handguard like the svt40, and the gas tube is clearly visible.
Take a closer look at this gun. There is a wrench above the trigger, and there are three Russian words stamped on it, which are "stop", "single" and "automatic". As a veteran, he instantly understood what this part was.
Got it!
It is a magical firearm that allows soldiers to choose semi-automatic or fully automatic modes! Of course, these are the exquisite mechanical structure and the wisdom of engineers. For soldiers, of course, soldiers first feel that they have multiple choices to deal with different combat situations.
All automatic and semi-automatic firearms have charging handles. The charging handle of this gun reminds Medvedev of SVT40. Only in this aspect they should be the same.
He pulled it several times without hesitation, and each one popped out automatically.
This situation made him sweat a little.
"Wow! Comrade Berekov, I thought the gun you gave me was an empty gun! It turned out that it was full of bullets!"
"Yes, Comrade Commander. So you have to be careful and don't let go of fire." As he said, Yang Mingzhi always accompanied the middle-aged man to deal with any emergencies.
It stands to reason that the designer of a firearm should first explain the structure and operation method of the gun to others. It is indeed risky to throw it directly to the commander of the military region without any explanation and watch the commander and driver mess around.
However, Yang Mingzhi had his own plan.
After all, Medvedev was born as a soldier, and he had already spent the best years of his life in the army. What kind of firearms had he not been exposed to in more than 20 years? As he looked further, he felt more and more that General Berekov must have learned from Simon
Nove found inspiration in the design of firearms.
"General Berekov, how many bullets can you hold in your magazine?"
"It's thirty."
"Wow! So many! Compared to our country's semi-automatic rifles, it's three times the amount. As for the bullets, I can tell it's a shrunken rifle bullet."
"So you are a little worried about its power?"
"That's... a little bit."
Yang Mingzhi affirmed: "Yes, its power has indeed been reduced. As a designer, I always think that the full-power rifle ammunition is too powerful. Of course, the Mosin Nagant can only hold five bullets in the magazine.
, it must achieve huge damage in one hit. Because soldiers have almost no possibility of re-shooting. But as an individual repeating weapon, we do not need such power. Besides, on the current battlefield, among the factors that determine the victory of the war
, are guns and bullets still as important as World War I?”
This statement made Medvedev feel justified. The lessons of blood and tears in World War I made subsequent soldiers imitate them. Infantry tactics were comprehensively reformed, forcing the machine gun to change from a sharp weapon for harvesting human heads to an artifact of fire suppression. Just like Napoleon said
As in the past, artillery is the god of war. Now, both the enemy and us are really relying more and more on all kinds of guns! In a sense, isn't the tank also a kind of gun with high mobility and high defense?
Obviously, General Berekov has a lot of scientific theories about this new weapon, and Medvedev does not want to listen to lengthy theories here.
The bullet is smaller than the Mosin Nagant, but larger than the Tokarev. This is the so-called intermediate power bullet.
Compared with Bobosha's seventy-round magazine, this rifle only has a thirty-round magazine. At first glance, the firepower is inferior. But wait! Its barrel is longer, and although the bullet is small, it has a tapered structure.
, the kinetic energy of this ammunition may not be that weak.
Although it only has thirty rounds of ammunition, it is actually enough. It does have great advantages. It can hit the so-called distant targets, it can suppress it like a light machine gun at medium and short distances, and it can fire like a submachine gun at short distances.
It can be said that it has the power of snake oil.
Not only was it introduced by its inventor, but Medvedev realized all this and couldn't help but feel his heart beat wildly.
There was a small wrench-like structure in the front part of the trigger bracket. He pushed it out of curiosity, and suddenly the entire magazine fell off.
"Wow! I didn't expect your tenons to be designed like this."
Yang Mingzhi replied proudly: "Yes, do you find it very convenient? You must know that being able to quickly load spare ammunition on the battlefield can objectively improve the survival rate of soldiers."
"Yes! I understand."
Medvedev knelt down and picked up the magazine, then inserted it into the gun chamber without any instructions. There was only a click sound, and the latch locked the magazine tightly.
No matter how you look at it, this firearm, which he has never heard of, is in the best condition. Holding this gun, suddenly, the idea of shooting at the target appeared in the mind of the military commander.
"Ah! I actually have such an idea! Could it be that Berekov suddenly shot based on the same idea?"
Suppressing his inner thoughts, Medvedev calmed down. He came to this trip to call for justice, and the trouble he caused needed a reasonable explanation.
He unloaded the magazine and pulled the charging handle three times to ensure that there was no ammunition in the chamber, then threw the gun to its designer.
"What do you think? Do you have the desire to fully equip the army with it?"
"Comprehensive equipment? This matter requires professional evaluation by relevant departments. Besides, even if I have plans in this regard, I do not have the authority to do so."
On the surface, it seems that Medvedev has limited interest in assault rifles, but between the lines, Yang Mingzhi can feel that this person has a great interest in firearms.
Yang Mingzhi took advantage of the situation and said: "Originally, I planned to visit you in person and show you the new invention of our design bureau on a formal occasion. Now you have learned about it personally, but this understanding is very limited. Are firearms good?
Okay, just try it on the shooting range."
"Target shooting experiment? That's a good idea. But you can't wait to shoot. Tell me, have you already conducted the experiment at the Academy of Sciences? Where is your target?"
Obviously, the commander of the military region is very interested in the target shooting experiment! Yang Mingzhi shook his neck: "Follow me, let's go to the door of this office and have a look."
Finally, Medvedev saw that the hard-trodden dirt road was full of holes, large and small, and they were concentrated in an area of perhaps less than half a square meter. Besides, these holes, they were definitely
It was formed by the impact of something. What object struck it? There is no doubt that it was a bullet.
"Comrade Berekov, you show me these things. Are they all caused by bullets fired from your new gun?"
"Yes!" Yang Mingzhi, who was standing, looked left and right and made some estimates: "I started shooting indoors and aimed at this small flat land. The distance...the distance is about twenty meters."
"More than twenty meters? You..." Medvedev was a little unable to stand. If he fired in a fully automatic posture at that time, and the bullet hit at a high altitude, what would be the accuracy if the gun fired slowly in a semi-automatic state?
How high? Besides, a distance of twenty meters is already a common combat distance in street fighting. Many times, soldiers from both sides fight across a wall.
He felt that Bobosha's continuous shots at a distance of twenty meters had never been so accurate. Looking at the soil overturned by the bullets, it was obvious that these warheads were more lethal.
Thinking of this, the distinguished commander of the military region could no longer care so much. He took off his gloves and motioned to his deputies and subordinates not to crowd around him too closely. Then he squatted down and touched the cold earth with a pair of rough hands.
In particular, he aimed at a hole with his finger and tried to pull the bullet out. Unfortunately, all attempts failed.
The bullets were driven into the ground at an angle, and as the shovel was moved over, several bullets were dug out.
The result is surprising! Because just using a tape measure to roughly measure the ballistic length in the soil is 40 centimeters!
You must know that where the Academy of Sciences is located, there may be perennial frozen soil three or four meters underground, and the superficial soil is only relatively soft. Even so, the warhead traveled forty centimeters before stopping. The power of the bullet is by no means due to its small size.
Misunderstandings give people little power.
After clapping his hands, Medvedev stood up and said solemnly to Yang Mingzhi who was guarding him: "General Berekov, it seems that we do need a key shooting range experiment, and the experiment is very urgent.
"
"Haha! I was waiting for you to say that! To be honest, I originally planned to visit you in person tomorrow to discuss using the military shooting range for shooting experiments. I am very pleased that you agreed so readily."
Medvedev tightened his lips and criticized: "Is everything your plan? You fired continuously in order to achieve this goal? Now I have to come here in person. Fortunately, it was a false alarm. However, it caused everything
People in the city are in panic, it’s really terrible.”
"Ah! This is not what I expected."
"But this is the fact! Alas, after all, you are also a general, and you and I are equal. I lack the authority to restrain you. As far as the current results are concerned, you have achieved your goal, but we have to deal with the troublesome aftermath.
.You must realize the serious error of your actions!”
"Yes! No reason can erase my whim. I made a mistake and I am willing to accept the punishment." As he said that, Yang Mingzhi also lowered his head.
Everything is just like what Medvedev said at the beginning, who in Novosibirsk can punish Lieutenant General Berekov?
It can be seen that Berekov's attitude is very good. Moreover, his behavior is not bold and reckless. It is largely based on the passion of young people and the desire to experiment with new weapons, which drives him to make impulsive and wrong behaviors.
"Well, you don't have to blame yourself too much. You know your mistakes and this is for the best. Once again, I must remind you that your design bureau does not have any privileges and has no right to make arbitrary decisions when experimenting with new weapons.
Each military research institute in the Academy of Sciences has automatically cooperated with the military region, so if you report this to me early, I will approve it immediately. In theory, your firearms experiment can be implemented at the shooting range this afternoon."
The words came out of the mouth of the military region commander. This statement was different from the previous intelligence!
Yang Mingzhi was really upset. The factory directors all said that applying for the use of the shooting range would require a lot of twists and turns, but the commander of the military region was standing here, and the commander said something else.
No! Maybe that’s not the case! Maybe it’s because I’m also a general that Medvedev got the green light all the way!
"Okay." Yang Mingzhi shook his head regretfully, "There is not much time left before dark, and today is over. We can't conduct any more firearms experiments in the evening. So, Comrade Commander, what do you think about putting the target practice experiment on tomorrow?
I still need your consent for this matter."
"Of course!" Medvedev's answer was very straightforward: "I have a strong interest in shooting range experiments, and I want to see how powerful your new gun is. So, you choose a specific time, and I will
to arrange everything."
"Ah? I can still choose the time of the experiment?"
"Of course, I will provide any help you need."
Even if Medvedev knew very little about Yang Mingzhi, he at least knew that this man was transferred to Novosibirsk to specialize in weapons research and development. This man was personally authorized by Stalin, and all scientific research activities were supported by Stalin himself.
Besides, this man has only been here for a week, and he has made a prototype of a new type of firearm in just one week! It is different from ordinary firearms, it is obviously a completely new type.
How efficient that is! Leaders really have a keen eye for recognizing heroes, and it is indeed a good thing for the country to suddenly promote a talented person.
Of course, in order to be promoted or obtain other honors, it is necessary to do everything possible to help Lieutenant General Berekov.
For Yang Mingzhi, he increasingly feels that his noble honorary status has given him great convenience. It is obvious that the military and political officials in Novosibirsk respect him very much. None of them are good people.
Fool, building a good relationship with Stalin's popular men is obviously a win-win situation.
After thinking for a moment, Yang Mingzhi still felt that the shooting range experiment should be done the next morning.
He suggested: "Comrade Commander, let's do this. I don't know the location of your military shooting range at all. In order to avoid detours, I think you can send some vehicles tomorrow to take all members of our design bureau to the target shooting range.
The departure time is set at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, what do you think?"
"Okay, I will send more cars, and the destination is the shooting range in the north of the city. It is backed by a lake, and the sturgeon in that area is very delicious. When the experiment is successfully completed, I will treat you to fish stew."
"Thank you so much."
Medvedev did not stay any longer. As a soldier, he never acted sloppily. The cause of the gunfire was completely clear. The mayor and the first secretary had already figured out the reason. The city's radio station had already explained the gunshot to the whole city.
For this reason, the announcer emphasized one sentence in particular: The Academy of Sciences is testing the latest developed firearms, which will become one of the weapons to defeat the enemy.
Random speculation of public opinion no longer exists, and citizens believe the propaganda broadcast by radio stations and become more confident.
However, the original intention of the radio station is to stabilize people's hearts and deliberately add fuel to the rhetoric. As for the specific situation, they have limited knowledge.
This embarrassment is true to the facts. The assault rifle can indeed give Soviet soldiers stronger combat effectiveness. Whether it can win the favor of the military district commander himself and a group of staff officers depends on tomorrow's official shooting range experiment.