The Soviet car in this time and space had no heating. After leaving the warm room and sitting in the car, Yang Mingzhi shivered.
"General, the weather is getting colder and colder. I heard people say it's going to snow tonight!"
"Snowing? Well, if it's snowing, we'll just have to adapt."
"You don't have to worry, I've prepared chains and will tie them to the tires once the road is covered with snow."
"Ah, you are really thoughtful." Yang Mingzhi nodded and continued to ask: "Did you take my wife to the state-owned store this afternoon?"
"Yes, General."
"Did you buy anything?"
"No...nothing...just bought some pickled radishes." Grishenko did not dare to lie. They did go to the store in the afternoon.
Facing the queue of people, Grishenko did not hesitate to take out his ID, bypassed the queue in the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and bought five bottles of pickled radish directly. His shopping was very fast, and the purchased goods were only
That's all, because, with just a quick glance, the store shelves are almost empty again.
Grishenko didn't say much about the details. Since the general wanted to ask more questions, he told all about another major event.
"General, there is another important matter."
"Oh? The canteen has been repaired?!" Yang Mingzhi cheered up and sat up straight.
"It's about the squad machine gun. Those factories sent all the parts over in the afternoon. Popov led the others and started assembling the gun according to your drawings."
"Wow! This is a good thing!"
Yang Mingzhi's somewhat embarrassed spirit disappeared. He gave the order bluntly: "Quick! As fast as possible, we must rush back immediately..."
On the empty and cold broad street, the dim light from the street lights on both sides heightened a sense of desolation. Because of the cold, there were only a few locals dressed like brown bears on the street, moving slowly in the darkness, but there was a car.
He was running with his headlights on in the middle of the road.
Yang Mingzhi visited the Academy of Sciences at an extremely fast speed just to see the masterpiece he developed unexpectedly turn from drawings into reality.
As soon as the car stopped, he jumped out of the car and ran towards the brightly lit large office.
The thick wooden door was pushed open, and warm air rushed in.
Seeing that the room was already full of people, he immediately asked loudly: "Where's the gun! Have you assembled the gun?"
As soon as he finished speaking, several familiar figures suddenly appeared.
They are none other than Nikolaevsky, Fedorov, Liguschkov and others. They are the executors of firearm parts manufacturing. Now, due to several days of cooperation, they are not only very skilled in running into each other.
Yes, based on the drawings they each have, they are fully capable of mass-producing assault rifles and other new firearms on their own.
Therefore, when Yang Mingzhi returned, he could already see with his eyes and touch with his hands the squad light machine gun placed on the large table with its bipod stretched out and a conical drum inserted in the bomb bay.
The designer of the new gun held a meeting outside for a day, and now he has returned victorious. What did the director and the governor talk about? The factory directors and designers are not interested at all. They only care about the tasks they set out to do. Now that the director is back, they should
Here, give him a surprise and necessary report.
When reporting this matter, Popov did his part. He pointed at a light machine gun on the desk and said confidently: "Director, we completed its assembly according to the drawings. Specifically, most of the parts have been completed in the corresponding factory.
After the primary assembly, we finally arrived at the design bureau, where we assembled several large modules into one. This process was not difficult at all. I can confirm that the tolerances of all parts meet the requirements and the workmanship is very sophisticated. It is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
, the lightest light machine gun, it’s really wonderful.”
It is indeed wonderful, and everyone involved in the production of the squad light machine gun thinks it is wonderful.
Yang Mingzhi had a smile on his face. He was not moved by Popov's praise at all, because the appearance of the new gun is similar to the rpk74. From the perspective of aesthetics and ergonomics, the rpk produced by the Soviet Union in that dimension,
It is indeed very suitable for Russian use.
"Of course it is beautiful. An excellent firearm must be beautiful. Of course..." Yang Mingzhi pretended to be serious and paused: "We still need an experiment. If it can't pass the shooting range examination, we will
Everything you do is a failure.”
Upon hearing this, Nikolaevsky couldn't wait to say: "You don't have to worry about the shooting range. Our manufacturing of parts is just an order from our superiors. It can be said that it is a political task that must be completed."
The military region commander has made corresponding preparations for the shooting range test."
"Yes." Popov continued, "Just two hours ago, Lysenko called our design bureau. They informed me that since the new light machine gun has been assembled, tomorrow the military region will be like a few days ago.
, send a car to take us to the shooting range for testing."
"Okay! Test it as soon as possible. If there is really a problem, I will have time to make surprise changes."
Popov smiled: "I hope there won't be any problems. Everyone's mood is the same. The new gun is like our common child. It will definitely be born healthy."
Perhaps only in today's crisis situation, the Soviet Union is incredibly efficient. This efficiency shocked Yang Mingzhi, but he also knew that if he wanted to get more honors, he couldn't stop at all, and even sleeping in was a luxury.
Nikolayevsky has a very detailed explanation of this.
Regarding the so-called squad machine gun, all factories involved must maintain high efficiency. Leaders at all levels attach great importance to this matter. The prototype of the machine gun must complete the preliminary test before the 26th and then be loaded. This is an arduous political undertaking.
Missions, even range tests themselves, are political missions.
The situation has been reported to Moscow as soon as possible, and those responsible for wartime military production, especially the key figure Ustinov, have just learned of the matter.
No matter how much time is spent on firearms samples, from research and development to experimental production, the finished products shipped to Moscow must be basically qualified. Therefore, all parties, including Yang Mingzhi himself, are taking a gamble. If the class uses
Since the machine gun cannot be loaded onto the train scheduled to go east on the 26th, perhaps the Pripyat Arms Design Bureau will not be severely punished, and the punishment given to others will probably be inevitable.
However, based on the amazing performance of the assault rifle on the shooting range, and the squad machine gun being a modification based on the assault rifle, no one would be unreasonably concerned that there would be failures or flaws in its tests.
Since the last reckless shooting incident caused a storm in the city and the firearms and bullets had been transported to the design bureau, Yang Mingzhi did not dare to engage in another "gunshots in the dark" incident.
After a brief chatter, Yang Mingzhi clapped his hands and gathered together the factory directors and other designers who were unwilling to go back immediately.
"Comrades, tomorrow we will conduct a new round of tests with new guns. The new tests are nothing special, and the results should be gratifying. Now we are making final preparations. Come! Let's put all the ammunition
The drum is loaded with bullets. Please watch my demonstration for the next operation."
In fact, compared to the work of loading Bobosa's big drum, the special drum made by Yang Mingzhi is simpler and more convenient.
In principle, a spiral spring inside the drum provides the elastic force to push the bullet, but the details of the mechanical structure are very different.
Starting from the early Bobod drums, the structure of Soviet weapons is the product of linear thinking. The drums currently used by Bobosa are, in a sense, like twisting the vertical magazine into a spiral shape. This kind of The structure has existed since World War I, and its advantages and disadvantages are obvious.
Yang Mingzhi made some creative improvements that others considered. There is still a core spring in a drum, but the spring drives a special gear structure.
This improvement is actually not surprising. Most of the drum drums of later firearms adopt this new structure. Who wouldn’t like this structure with extremely low failure rate?
However, Yang Mingzhi even told others that the failure rate was very low without passing the postgraduate entrance examination at the shooting range, which lacked basis.
However, another major advantage of the new drum magazine has been given to many designers. The factory director was deeply impressed by how easy and convenient it is to load bullets.
The sturdiness, durability and operability of weapons and equipment are all aspects that military developers must pay great attention to.
Of course, the experienced Nikolaevsky knew this well. He had seen the drawings of the new drum drum before and thought it was very maneuverable. Now, like a grassroots soldier, he loaded the bullets himself after watching the director's wonderful performance. , the fun in it is really wonderful.
Just put the bullet into the "bullet slot" reserved in the special gear structure. He operates the "fifty-round drum", which is filled with exactly fifty rounds of bullets. After loading, close the back cover and use the outer Hang the two hooks firmly. Finally, turn the outer wrench to give the built-in spring power.
The final operation is different from that of Bobosha drum. Bobosha first winds up the drum and then closes the back cover. This operation has certain disadvantages, so in the later period of the war, new drums also became closed first. The mode of putting on the back cover and then tightening it.
Therefore, the special drum made by Yang Mingzhi first closes the back cover and then tightens the drum. Experts will immediately see its major advantages. The so-called clockwork must be plagued by the aging problem of the mechanical system. The spring is stretched, so that the spring always maintains elasticity, and there is no obstacle to the ammunition supply during combat.
Fifty and seventy-five round drums were loaded one after another. According to the plan, ten firearms were produced, and twenty of each drum type was enough. As a result, when production was implemented, all parties wanted to put in more effort. , so that the two types of drums combined are enough for forty.
Yang Mingzhi thought that this was a good thing. In fact, in terms of cost, his own drum was cheaper than the one used by Bobosha. Due to the unique gear structure, the spring did not need to be particularly large and the assembly was more convenient. In short, the new drum has Unbeatable value for money!
"The key loading work has been completed." Yang Mingzhi breathed a long sigh of relief and looked into the eyes of the director of the bullet factory present. "Dear comrade, the soul of the gun is the bullet. As long as the intermediate power and elasticity you provide can be normal, I will I don’t think there will be any problems with tomorrow’s test.”
This makes sense. Rybakov, the director of the bullet factory, feels that the director believes that the most critical factor in whether tomorrow's test will be successful lies in his own bullets. If something goes wrong, he will bear a heavy responsibility.
Bullet, it will be absolutely fine.
Rybakov raised his chest and assured all his colleagues: "There is absolutely no problem with our bullets, and the probability of producing dud bombs is lower than that of full-power bullets."
His words are worthy of recognition. Among the 10,000 rounds of the last batch of intermediate-power bullets produced, there was not a single stink bomb. Facts have repeatedly proved that the quality of the products of the largest bullet factory in Novosibirsk is among the best in the entire league!
The coming snowstorm is destined to come, and this night, it began to snow in Novosibirsk.
Once the sky starts to snow, no one knows when the snow will stop. Until the next morning, it will still be snowy outside.
"Damn it, are you going to shoot at a shooting range in this kind of weather? It's really unfavorable to God." The whole world was completely white, and Yang Mingzhi was not in a good mood due to this situation.
If it were a normal day, it would be fine if the earth was covered with snow, but today there was an important firearms test event.
However, even if the plan cannot keep up with the changes, the original plan must be implemented...
Yang Mingzhi did not dare to neglect at all. After breakfast, he continued to give orders to his subordinates.
"Grishenko, you and your people will package all the bullets, magazines, and firearms. Move the wooden boxes outdoors and cover them with canvas!"
Early in the morning, the Academy of Sciences called. It was snowing in the city, and the planned shooting range experiment was still going on. The shooting range was making preparations. Due to the wind and snow in the military area, the vehicles participating in the operation had to install anti-skid chains on all tires. This would take some time.
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Indeed, the wind and snow did not pose much hindrance to Lao Maozi. Putting on a woolen coat and thick velvet, Yang Mingzhi consciously became immune to all coldness.
The construction area of the Design Bureau is still lively. Three trucks arrived early in the morning. A large number of construction workers got out of the truck awkwardly and continued their project construction. The so-called canteen construction project of the Design Bureau was not disturbed by any bad weather.
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Not only that, the entire Academy of Sciences is undergoing large-scale infrastructure construction, and more than 2,000 construction workers are adding bricks and tiles to the building under heavy snowfall.
When he thought of this, Yang Mingzhi's original worries about the construction of the so-called 834 and 835 factories disappeared. The power of nature and human beings is irresistible. This year, the snowfall in Novosibirsk City was slightly earlier than in previous years. The locals have long been accustomed to this.
Everything. Winter has officially arrived, and everyone’s life rhythm must also be adjusted.
As a result, Annie's rented bicycle became meaningless. On the contrary, the attached car, equipped with anti-skid chains, became the most important means of transportation. Of course, in extremely cold weather, the temperature will also cause great damage to machinery. If
Without adding propylene glycol, gasoline can become solid.
"Hey, it's a pity that I forgot to ask Lysenko to build us another garage..."
Yang Mingzhi has no time to think about how to arrange his work and life after the snow.
After the snowfall, the temperature plummets. There are two huge benefits to testing new guns in such weather. First, whether the firearm can be used normally in extremely cold conditions is a big test. If it succeeds, it will definitely give a great impression to the viewers. Secondly,
, if the shooting is smooth, the speed at which the overheated barrel recovers from cooling in the extreme cold is also amazing.
The next work is entirely the business of the men. The women and most of the designers will stay in their respective residences today. The biggest task is to clear the snow as much as possible to prevent the house from collapsing due to the weight.
His wife was settled and everyone else was assigned work. On this trip, Yang Mingzhi only planned to take Popov from the design bureau and young Dobrov with him.
Popov's personal participation is a must. As for Dobrov, considering that Popov is not young, Dobrov is completely a rising sun.
Yang Mingzhi sincerely intends to cultivate this Dobrov. Perhaps one day, this young man will fully accept the design of small arms from the Pripyat Arms Design Bureau.