Just when Ustinov was about to take the magazine, Yang Mingzhi held down his arm with a smile.
"What? Do you have any opinion?"
"No. You can try putting the drum in there."
"What? Drums? Are they universal?"
"Didn't the report that was sent say that? Except for the different structural parts of the barrel and gas tube, the two guns are almost the same."
Everyone was busy deconstructing the new gun and looking through the drawings, and some details in the report were accidentally ignored.
With the mentality of giving it a try, Ustinov stuffed the drum into the barrel of the gun. A wonderful scene happened. Hearing only the soft crunching sound of metal collision, the drum with a storage capacity of 75 rounds was easily equipped.
"Look, this is a light machine gun with a short barrel." Yang Mingzhi joked.
"What? A short-barreled light machine gun?" Ustinov's eyes widened, and then he stretched the butt of the gun to his shoulder, holding the trigger in his right hand, holding the drum with his left hand, and pointed the muzzle at the window.
This action was so funny that Yang Mingzhi interrupted Ustinov's operation in full view of everyone.
"Comrade, this is a rifle, not a submachine gun. You have to hold the front handguard."
"Oh! Sorry, this is my first time using it."
Now, Ustinov felt that he was holding a carbine with a shorter barrel. This carbine was extraordinary. It could be semi-automatic or fully automatic, with up to 75 rounds of ammunition. He knew that as long as he broke off the side wrench,
, the insurance is released and you can shoot wildly.
The impulsive thoughts were suppressed by reason, and he easily pushed the tenon and removed the drum, but his heart was already beating wildly.
"It's a multi-functional firearm. It has a compact structure and beautiful appearance. It's amazing that the parts of the two guns can still be used."
"You forgot to mention one thing." Yang Mingzhi said confidently.
"What is it?"
"The bullets. The bullets of the two guns are exactly the same."
"This is not surprising." Deggarev, who had been playing with the machine gun for half a day, felt that the time had come for him to speak: "The light machine gun I invented is fully equipped with the army, and the soldiers think it is very easy to use. The bullets of the machine gun and rifle are also
It is universal, which gives us great logistical convenience.”
"Yes! I understand, but I still think your light machine gun has a lot of room for improvement."
Originally, Yang Mingzhi really wanted to say that the biggest feeling that Deggarev's DP28 machine gun gave him and his subordinates was that the logistics situation was disgusting.
The combat performance of the firearm itself is good, which Yang Mingzhi fully affirmed. All in all, its disadvantages are two. The first is that it is too heavy, and the second is that it is slow to load bullets.
Yang Mingzhi really didn't want to say that for a long time the Soviet Union had no light machine guns for use by its own grassroots troops. This caused the Soviet army to lack the backbone of firepower at the grassroots level, and its tactical disadvantages were too obvious.
At this time, Degtyaryov took out a light machine gun with a huge ammunition capacity, and immediately won Stalin's heart.
The fact is that simple. At that time, there was no firearm in the Soviet Union that was more practical than the Deggarev light machine gun.
However, times have changed, and the changes will be extremely huge.
Yang Mingzhi really didn’t want to target Deggarev, and being nice was the most important thing.
He couldn't help but pull out a new theory that he was proud of: "Comrades, I feel that in future wars, the glorious era of light machine guns and submachine guns will quickly come to an end. The future belongs to assault rifles using intermediate-power bullets, and that time has already
It’s not an issue with assault rifles. What is the difference between a rifle and a machine gun? Is it because of weight? Or is it related to the rate of fire? Or is it the caliber and kinetic energy of the bullet?
I think the main difference between the two is the rate of fire. In a sense, an automatic rifle is a light machine gun, while a heavy machine gun is equipped with a water-cooling jacket and can often fire a thousand rounds continuously.
You have all read those documents. My assault rifle used forced water cooling and fired three thousand rounds of ammunition in one hour without jamming once.
As you can see now, not only can it be installed with a 30-round magazine, but it can also be installed and used with a 75-round drum magazine.
I think I am starting a new era. I am merging automatic rifles, heavy machine guns and submachine guns into one. In this way, it is enough for our logistics to only transport one specification of bullets."
Yang Mingzhi's current rhetoric was so advanced that for a moment, Fedorov and others were speechless.
It sounded like the general's words were very constructive, and Beria, who had been listening in, also planned what to say.
The scene fell into an awkward silence, Yang Mingzhi smiled stupidly and didn't know what to say, and Dobroff beside him didn't dare to happen.
In the end, it was the respected Fedorov who broke the embarrassment.
"Do you mean that you hope that in the future, the grassroots of the Soviet army will fully use your universal firearms in combat?"
"Yes! This is how it should be in the future. It has so many benefits."
"No! Just wait." Fedorov gently held his head. He hesitated and thought for a while and said, "I think this is a risk. I've seen the bullet. It's not big.
The kinetic energy of such ammunition makes me very concerned."
Feeling that he was being questioned in a meaningless manner, Yang Mingzhi angrily asserted: "It's unnecessary for you to worry. It doesn't mean that bullets are small, so their lethality is destined to be small."
"Oh? Can you explain further?"
"Four hundred meters. Gun battles often occur within four hundred meters. Beyond this distance, people basically cannot aim without the help of telescopes. As a soldier who has been fighting on the battlefield for fourteen months, I have concluded that the most frequent and fierce battles are
The actual distance is 200 meters. At this distance, full-power bullets really have excess firepower, and pistol bullets are still lethal. Using intermediate-power bullets as a compromise is definitely a win-win choice for solid fire rate and firepower."
"Is this true? You...you are too arbitrary."
"This is true." Yang Mingzhi emphasized at first, but then he thought, maybe his idea is a bit ahead of his time, and others think it is a bit risky.
At this moment, Yang Mingzhi still received the support of an ally, Simonov, the inventor of the Russian-made intermediate-power bomb.
Everyone pursues honor, and Simonov did not create an intermediate-power bullet just for boredom. He complained: "I am also very optimistic about the performance of this bullet, and I also think Belekov's concept of combat distance is very good."
Constructive. If my superiors had not ordered me to develop anti-tank guns, I would have tried my best to develop firearms that can use intermediate-power bullets. Belekov."
"Um?"
"You are lucky, I am not so lucky."
Fedorov still shook his head: "Don't think this is a small problem. If the bullet is not powerful enough, the soldiers will be in great danger."
Yang Mingzhi understood Fedorov's attitude. He was not confident about the performance of the intermediate-power bullets. Maybe people will become stubborn as they get older. Maybe it is because they have experienced many battles and have experienced a lot, so they feel that this is a risky move.
The risk is too great, so the old method is the most stable.
Yang Mingzhi did not dislike the old man's attitude. After all, in that dimension, the world's acceptance of assault rifles was a long and tortuous process.
All major countries are engaged in the development of automatic rifles based on small-caliber bullets, and Britain, France, and the United States have all produced some experimental products.
Among them, the German mustache has been advocating that technology can reverse the decline. The German military industry department forced the launch of the "mp44" project and got the approval of the mustache. Although the project was successful, the mustache learned that the so-called submachine gun was a brand-new firearm.
For the sake of light. However, with the mentality of giving it a try, I put 5,000 units into the army, and the feedback on the use is really good.
It can be seen that the leaders of the countries that were the first to equip assault rifles in batches did not necessarily support it immediately. They only agreed with it after they really tasted its tactical benefits.
In that dimension, the Soviet army that entered Poland was attacked by the German stg44. The Soviet army, which suffered a huge loss, mobilized rocket artillery units. Hundreds of launch vehicles blew up the German infantry division fully equipped with stg44 until it collapsed.
After the war, the Soviet Union ordered major domestic research institutes to produce Soviet assault rifles within just a few months, and held a special tender for this purpose.
There is no doubt that Kalashnikov is the winner. However, the bullets used in most of the firearms submitted are products of the Simonov Design Bureau.
Who is the big winner in this dimension? Yang Mingzhi always thinks that it is himself.
"The power of bullets is sufficient!" Yang Mingzhi emphasized: "Compared with our previous rifle bullets, they are too powerful. We don't need bullets that are too powerful. As long as they can complete the purpose of killing, they are good bullets.
, Such bullets should be as light as possible, and I think the bullet developed by Comrade Simonov is the best choice."
Yang Mingzhi deliberately promoted Simonov and first sought his approval, which was an excellent choice.
Will Simonov still deny his research results? No.
If Simonov is a breakthrough, others will definitely fall in line, and Fedorov will eventually give up any doubts and agree with the beauty of the assault rifle.
If everything goes so smoothly, the problem of mass production of firearms will not be a big deal.
Here, Stalin and Voroshilov are not here, and the most important person here is Ustinov. After the experts reached consensus, Yang Mingzhi felt that Ustinov had no reason to refuse.
Yang Mingzhi continued to explain the theory of the actual combat distance of four hundred meters, as if he was afraid that they would not understand, so he deliberately repeated it several times.
After all, Fedorov was a wily and well-known figure in the industry. He had never specifically investigated the general combat distance between his own side and the enemy when soldiers fought with guns.
The "four hundred meters" conjecture was not the first one proposed by Berekov, but Berekov did develop a corresponding rifle based on this set of conjectures.
The young man is full of courage. Does Belikov's bold action mean that the new gun has excellent performance?
Fedorov did not respond rashly to Yang Mingzhi's promotion. He pointed out another strange design on the firearm with a sullen face.
"Comrade Berekov, the matter of bullets is put aside for now. Please explain to me first, why is there a vertical distance of nearly three centimeters between the barrel and the aiming baseline? Why is the baseline so high?"
"Ah! This matter..."
It’s another commonplace issue of aiming baseline. Yang Mingzhi really doesn’t want to waste any words on this. In that dimension, the stg44 assault rifle, the first mass-produced and put into actual combat, has a very high aiming baseline.
"I deliberately raised the aiming baseline because..."
Yang Mingzhi smiled and pushed Dobroff to the front desk. At this time, it was the young man's turn to be the model.
With the help of Yang Mingzhi, Dobrov held an assault rifle and assumed a shooting posture. Today's firearms are equipped with fully loaded bullet magazines, and only the safety is turned off. Even so, Dobrov
Can enter combat mode in an instant.
"Get into a standing shooting position and relax... just like you would during normal training." Yang Mingzhi ordered.
Dobroff became an excellent model, and at this moment he really understood the director's good intentions in conducting military training in the big office.
In front of Fedorov and other experts, Yang Mingzhi proudly explained: "Comrades, look at this soldier, how natural his shooting posture is. Because the aiming baseline is high, he doesn't even need to shoot excessively.
When you turn your head, you are in an excellent aiming state. Besides, the barrel and the butt of the gun are on the same level. When the butt of the gun is against the shoulder, the spine does not need to be bent too much because the aiming baseline is high.
The shooter's bones are in a posture that is very consistent with the human body structure, which is a great protection for the warrior. Our warriors can always last a long time in a battle, and the weapons used must be tailor-made for warriors. Use my
When firearms continue to fire, soldiers will not feel overly tired, which objectively improves their combat effectiveness."
When these experts mentioned "improving combat effectiveness," what Yang Mingzhi didn't know was that most of them had a very limited understanding of this concept.
The Soviet Union's firearms manufacturing industry was inherited from Tsarist Russia, and Tsarist Russia had a large number of technicians who learned from the United States.
A Mosin Nagant, because of the concept of precision machining in the United States, the quality of the barrel of the rifle is amazing, and the accuracy is also amazing. But after all, it is produced by Lao Maozi, and other parts are gradually careless. However, Lao Maozi is not picky and can shoot accurately.
Still high, this is a good gun!
Therefore, firearms experts headed by Fedorov have a very limited understanding of soldiers' "combat continuation ability". They focus more on the accuracy of firearms. Some people can't help but pay attention to this, and they also pay special attention to how to use the least time.
Produces the largest number of firearms with acceptable performance.
Why? Ustinov stood here seriously. This young minister pursues pragmatism most. He does not ask for the accuracy of the firearm to be too high, as long as it is not too bad. The most critical issue is the production speed.
Ustinov saw that Berekov's core gun was actually made of a bunch of stamping machines. With such processing, the production efficiency must be extremely gratifying.
If Fedorov had not mentioned the issue of high aiming baseline, Ustinov would not have thought of it for a while.
Now that it has been raised, this issue should be discussed.
In 1942, high-baseline firearms were completely non-mainstream. The top experts in rifle development in the Soviet Union gathered in this office to discuss a high-baseline rifle.
After Dobrov's personal demonstration and Yang Mingzhi's explanation at any time, Fedorov, who was the first to question, finally felt the benefits of high baseline for the first time.