The process of turning chemical fertilizers into industrial explosives is not difficult. After Yang Mingzhi finished eating, he wrote out the required materials on paper and handed them to Yelentina and Yevlov.
Looking at these terms, the two of them couldn't help but feel happy.
"We have a lot of dry sawdust here, and some of it needs to be added to the flour to increase the toughness of the bread. As for the detonator, there are still a few from the last airdrop, but the mercury primer for the artillery shell manufactured by the arsenal can also be regarded as a kind of detonator." Jelentina
said.
Yang Mingzhi was really too lazy to complain about these old guys who had to add some weird sawdust to the big list. Putting aside the heavy taste, he affirmed: "The above materials can be detonated when mixed with the compound in this bottle. The power is
It's not that small. In addition to being used as explosives, if we fill this bottle with water now, it will become an excellent rocket propellant."
Jelentina nodded: "It seems that you have gained a lot from this trip. Our black gunpowder smokes too much when it burns. I hope the new product you brought will not have this problem."
"There is still smoke, it's water vapor." Yang Mingzhi briefly described the chemical reaction. At least the water vapor produced will dissipate quickly, which is much more comfortable than the fog of war caused by the smoke of black powder.
The two men at the division headquarters slightly changed their minds. There were only 500 grams of the compound, and they needed to do an explosion test and a propulsion test. After the three people discussed it, Yang Mingzhi also felt that Ivanov couldn’t easily waste all these things he made, so he
Decided to use 200 grams.
In fact, he knew very well that just this dose was enough to cause a huge explosion.
A new experimental plan was in place, and the assassination incident was temporarily brought to an end. Seeing the soldiers bringing the undead prisoner of war Henschel, Yelentina ordered him to be locked up in a solitary room first.
Yevlov took the list written by Yang Mingzhi and immediately ordered people to collect the materials.
Yang Mingzhi took the bottle and went directly to the arsenal, where the weapons were loaded.
There were two girls behind him. Seeing that Besica was not nervous, Natasha felt relieved, even though the bottle might contain something extremely dangerous.
Yang Mingzhi came suddenly, and Liguschkov was not prepared. He had already learned the news about the successful experiment of new explosives in Catfish Village. It was said that the experiment scene was very spectacular, with a huge fireball rising from the ground, like a volcano exploding.
General.
He immediately informed the workers of the success of the experiment, which undoubtedly greatly enhanced people's enthusiasm and stimulated the mood of the weapons design bureau.
Liguschkov thought that the superior wanted to inspect the warehouse again. He was really confident in his heart. In just a few days, the arsenal had a lot of output and the warehouse was full. This was a good result of the production movement!
However, Yang Mingzhi was not here for an inspection. This matter would be carried out later. He and Liguschkov explained their purpose of coming, and preparations for the experiment were quickly prepared.
In the warhead charging workshop, Yang Mingzhi handed over the bottle and carefully poured the bottle of "fertilizer" on the small scale until it showed that 200 grams had arrived. "These chemicals are actually fertilizer, and soon the division commander will use the remaining
Bring the materials and I will prepare the medicine here this afternoon."
Liguschkov was a little confused, but after learning that this was ammonium nitrate, he suddenly became enlightened and directly suggested: "It would be very good if we use picric acid. If we use ammonium nitrate as a rocket propeller, our rocket launcher can fly over
At least five kilometers.”
"Of course!" Yang Mingzhi listened to him, his hands were not idle, and he was still preparing the medicine. "We want to build rocket launchers, but the cost is too high and we can't mass-produce them. The range is five
Kilometers are too exaggerated.”
"Then mix it into black powder! At least it can increase the range. Our rocket can fly two kilometers, which is enough to rival infantry artillery."
Why doesn't Yang Mingzhi know this? The farm tool 1o7 in the plane pLa is a very simple and practical rocket launcher weapon with a range of eight kilometers and extremely maneuverable. Often the enemy sees the rocket launcher coming and calculates it based on the gun sighting radar.
Based on the ballistics results of the source position, if the counterattack artillery hit, the person would have already run away with the "farm tool" in hand.
The 92 infantry gun developed by Little Japan has a maximum range of only three kilometers. This distance is sufficient for tactical applications, and its advantage is that it is relatively light and highly maneuverable.
"It's good to be able to reach two kilometers. We can mass-produce rocket launchers in the future, so that when we go into battle, our army can prepare for the initial artillery fire and give them more intensive fire coverage." While talking, several ammonium nitrate vehicles were planned for the experiment.
Already packed in a small carton.
All the required materials arrived and were placed on a flat table, where the materials required for the experiment were placed.
Mercury fulminate, which reacts simply by impact, was carefully packed in a wooden box. Ammonium nitrate powder and sawdust were placed separately.
"The materials are all here. Can the experiment be completed this afternoon?" Liguschkov asked curiously.
"It's not busy yet." Yang Mingzhi knew that only by mixing the respective ingredients in the right proportion can a weapon be made. Just like black powder, the ratio of one to two carbons and three sulfur is unreasonable. Here, the "fertilizer" is simply mixed with sawdust.
They are not suitable together.
Like a chemist, Yang Mingzhi squeezed the sawdust in front of everyone and shook his head involuntarily.
"What? The commander thinks these sawdust are not up to standard? Are they too moist?" Liguschkov asked.
"No! It's very dry here and the temperature is low, otherwise I wouldn't dare to put the fertilizer out in such a grand manner. There is indeed a problem with these sawdust. Their particles are too big. I need to grind them into finer particles so that I can conduct experiments.
"
Liguschkov nodded and understood, but he was still a little worried. "We can grind it now, just like grinding charcoal. If we don't use sawdust, wouldn't it be better to use charcoal with more carbon content instead?"
"If we do this now, there will be no need for mercury fulminate." Yang Mingzhi immediately warned the person in charge of the arsenal's production, "This kind of explosive is likely to be popular in the future. Workers are not allowed to mix fertilizer with charcoal when loading weapons.
Together! Because some friction can cause a violent reaction, so we still use safer sawdust."
Li Gushikov quickly understood this truth, and he didn't say much more, just claiming that grinding takes time.
Yang Mingzhi continued: "Originally, this work should be completed in Catfish Village. You are responsible for weapon assembly, and doing chemical work is not your job. I am afraid that I am the only one with chemical experience here. You can make the wood chips according to my requirements.
It seems that we can’t do the experiment today. I won’t rest tonight and try to complete the experiment tomorrow.” 8