The original blueprint for the rocket developed by the Pripyat Arms Design Bureau was provided by Liguschkov, the director of the arsenal.
In the "research and development campaign" that started on the night of May 7, the help he provided was very limited.
He already had great admiration for Army Group Commander Belekov, and this crazy improvement in rocket launchers refreshed his understanding.
For the process changes of some parts of the projectile, the researcher must get his approval. What else can Liguschkov do, but he can only agree completely. Many of these researchers in coats are college students who have infiltrated, and their majors are these
, even if there is no war, they may eventually enter the Academy of Sciences to work.
What about himself? He has limited professional knowledge. He relied on long-term accumulated experience and acquired learning to reach where he is today. However, the lack of knowledge still makes him think hard, for fear of being stopped by these young people with drawings and a question.
Yang Mingzhi did not make a decisive guess about the factory director's mentality. He was very confident about his preliminary research and development, and stayed until 1:30 in the morning when the work finally came to an end.
The drawings completed by all the researchers were handed over to Yang Mingzhi. After a brief review, he found no obvious problems.
This announced: "Okay! Today's work is over. Let's have a good rest and wait for my reply tomorrow."
As soon as this statement came out, the highly nervous people were like deflated rubber balls. They were not very confident about their drawings. Fortunately, after the director reviewed it, there seemed to be no problem. Everyone sat on the chairs one by one, stretching, or
He lay directly on the empty desk and yawned ferociously.
These researchers were rarely so busy. They followed the order and left the design bureau one after another. The deputy director Fu Fu was still here.
Liguschkov and Ivanov did not leave either. They were still waiting for the "final order" from the commander of the group army.
The four people present were very tired. Yang Mingzhi yawned uncontrollably, causing everyone to yawn.
"Oh! It's too late. I never expected that I would be working until now. There will be an important meeting tomorrow afternoon, and I have to stay alert to listen to Salinchkin!"
"It's this afternoon!" the husband corrected with a smile.
"That's right! I think we have to change the time. For us weapons designers, staying up late to work will be commonplace. I think it would be more appropriate to start the day at six in the morning!" A joke attracted everyone.
Laughing loudly.
Yang Mingzhi clapped his hands hard to calm down, and continued with a serious face: "Let's continue talking about rocket launchers! To be honest, I didn't expect that the research and development would be over in just a few hours! It really saved a lot of time."
Liguschkov was stunned: "What? So fast?! Research and development has ended. Doesn't this mean..."
Yang Mingzhi narrowed his eyes and looked at him, curiously: "Yes! This means we should start production! Now that you two are here, tell me, are there any problems in the production process? Anyway, you have already seen the drawings.
pass!"
"Not at all!" Liguschkov responded without even thinking.
"Really not?"
"Of course not! Even if we make the wings, there will be no problem!" Liguschkov answered a little reluctantly. He deeply understood that he was going to take over the manufacturing of new weapons that had not yet existed in the Soviet Union. The pressure could be imagined.
And know.
Yang Mingzhi continued to squint his eyes, and said with a harsh attitude: "Since there is no one, I'm relieved! I'm also worried that the steel rolling workshop cannot produce very thin steel plates!"
At this point, Liguschkov had changed his uneasiness from ten seconds ago and responded with his own answer: "Sir, you can rest assured, this is a blacksmith village, and beating steel ingots into thin slices is our basic skill!"
"Very good! It's just made by hand. The masters have to work harder."
"It's okay to work harder. Being able to attack the enemy well is the best! But the commander should also provide more food. After all, this is heavy physical work!"
Yang Mingzhi readily agreed: "No problem! The casings of existing rocket launchers are also made by hand. Their craftsmanship is better than that of machines. I can't treat these heroic blacksmiths badly."
When Yang Mingzhi said this, he felt somewhat unhappy in his heart. Novgomel was really too poor. When various arsenals in the Soviet Union fully used electric machine tools to efficiently produce weapons, large-tonnage hydraulic presses were also put into production, and large-scale steel rolling workshops were completely powered by steam.
The high horsepower of the power is constantly beating, and a small factory with this production efficiency can completely destroy Novgomel.
Liguschkov could only use indigenous methods, that is, using manpower and material resources. Yang Mingzhi knew about a steel rolling workshop in the arsenal. It used the animal power of four cows to drive the winch, and the mechanical structure caused the steel ingots to fall frequently. This kind of medieval
The method is still useful today.
There was no problem with the arsenal, so Yang Mingzhi turned his attention to Ivanov again.
"How's it going? You shouldn't have any problems. Explosives and propellants can be provided according to the old method."
Ivanov really had no problem. Taking this opportunity, he explained something pleasant: "Comrade Commander, I wonder if you have heard of Amato."
"Amato, what is this? An explosive?" Yang Mingzhi asked quickly.
"Yes! This is something we chemists know very well..." At this moment, Ivanov showed his erudition without hesitation, and seemed to be explaining to Yang Mingzhi, "You also don't understand."
Yang Mingzhi just didn't understand the name of the explosive Amato. When Ivanov explained that it was a mixture of chemical fertilizer and TNT, the truth became clear.
"Oops! Aren't we already mixing these two explosives? The combat effect is really good!"
Ivanov shook his finger: "But the best effect has not been achieved! Comrade Commander, during the days when you led the troops to fight, our laboratory never stopped experimenting with this kind of explosive. To be honest, I can only
Knowing that this is a high-energy explosive mixed with two kinds of explosives, I really don’t know the correct ratio. Fortunately, we have time to experiment. After hundreds of experiments, my students finally figured out the best ratio.
!”
"So what's the result? I just want to know how much more powerful this will be!"
“About 10% more”
"That's it?!" Yang Mingzhi was a little disappointed, but Ivanov immediately pointed out that this is not the benefit of this explosive!
"We usually use a four-to-one ratio to maximize the power. 80% of it is chemical fertilizer and 20% is TNT. We cannot produce TNT, but fertilizer is mass-produced. In other words, the superiors airdrop us a ton of TNT
, to some extent, we can produce five tons of equivalent!!"
"This is real?!"
Yang Mingzhi couldn't believe it, but Ivanov's answer was very firm - this is true.
Just mixing dry sawdust and chemical fertilizer is much more powerful than traditional black powder. Mixing chemical fertilizer and black powder will bring the power to a higher level. But this kind of explosive is loaded into the shell, and its power is combined with the power of TNT, so
The ammunition chamber of the artillery loaded with this explosive is often filled with a large amount of metal debris to achieve greater damage with "shotgun".
Now, the correct ratio of TNT and fertilizer is available, and another highly cost-effective explosive can be widely used! It is at this critical juncture!
Yang Mingzhi was extremely excited: "This! Why didn't you announce this in public at yesterday's meeting?"
"You want me to announce this in public?" Ivanov shook his head helplessly: "Yesterday was completely your stage. Everyone was talking about a new large-scale battle. I had no chance at all!"
"Then today!" Yang Mingzhi took Ivanov's hand and squeezed it hard.