The mountains where the arsenal is located have been blocked by garrison groups. Even if Li Hao himself goes in, he will have to go through layers of scrutiny!
After passing three consecutive checkpoints set by the security forces, the roar of the machine finally reached Li Hao's ears!
Following the sound all the way to the mountainside, more and more workers and security forces were encountered along the way!
Everyone is very busy, coming and going in a hurry!
"Hello, Captain, Jiang Wenyu, the director of the arsenal, has been ordered to report!" Jiang Wenyu rushed here as soon as he received the news that Li Hao was coming, and finally arrived before Li Hao entered the cave!
"I came here to ask you for help. Things are a bit urgent. You call Zhang Yancheng, director of the weapons branch factory, and Li Yunshan, director of the ammunition branch factory. We will go directly to the cave where weapons and equipment are produced. There is something we need you to produce!"
"By the way, bring me some empty gasoline cans, I'll be useful!"
"Rumble... bang, bang, bang..."
Walking into the cave, the roar of the motor and the sound of metal collision reached Li Hao's ears!
After walking continuously through a cave more than ten meters long, a huge cave room appeared in front of Li Hao!
In addition to bringing back a large amount of military equipment from Datong, Li Hao also brought back a lot of power generation equipment, including coal-based power generation and water conservancy power generation equipment. They are all finished products and can be used after installation!
The weapons factory was also assigned a set of power generation equipment, which was installed in another cave and used coal to generate electricity, providing a steady stream of electricity here!
The cave was brightly lit, and various mechanical equipment was placed in an orderly manner. Dozens of workers stood beside the equipment, processing the iron plates that had been cut in advance into the parts they wanted, and then gathered them into the assembly team.
Get assembled!
"Captain, this is the rifle production line!"
"Everyone is processing the damaged weapon parts stored in the warehouse into good parts, and then sending them to the assembly team for assembly!
"Because the workers are not yet skilled and are limited by the shortage of raw materials, especially the raw materials for making gun barrels, we have almost no raw materials, so we all rely on the frightened gun barrels that have been returned to the battlefield for manufacturing!"
“The current daily output of the entire production line is only ten to thirty-eight pieces!”
"If there are enough raw materials and good steel for making gun barrels, I can increase the production capacity to thirty or thirty-eight barrels!"
"Going further into the machine gun production area, currently the main focus is on modifying and repairing the Type 96 light machine gun!"
"If we have raw materials, we can produce them sporadically!"
"Similarly limited by raw materials, the output is very low!"
"But in order to verify the reliability of the entire production line, we obtained some raw materials by recycling used weapon parts and successfully produced three Type 96 light machine guns!"
"After experiments, as long as there are sufficient raw materials, we can produce three Type 96 light machine guns in two days! If we switch to producing heavy machine guns, we can produce one Type 92 in three days!"
"Very good!" Li Hao replied very satisfied!
"The arsenal will first use up all the scrap parts in our inventory. If they can be repaired, they will be repaired. If they cannot be repaired, they will be recycled. They will be used as raw materials to produce new guns!"
"As for the raw materials, I promise to get them back to you within a month!"
"I've looked at all the scrap parts that the regiment headquarters has stocked over the past few years, and they're huge!"
"If we recycle them all into a gun, it should be fine for a month!"
"I took a few branch factory directors to make a rough calculation. Those scrap parts are enough for us to produce a thousand 38-inch caps and fifty light and heavy machine guns!"
Li Hao's eyes lit up and he replied: "Then give birth as soon as possible!"
"The troops are short of the 38-type large cover, the Type 96 light machine gun, and the Type 92 heavy machine gun! We have a five-day production limit and will deliver it to the regiment headquarters once every five days to equip the troops directly."
Jiang Wenyu answered confidently: "Regiment commander, don't worry, the arsenal will definitely not drag the garrison back!"
"Produce as many weapons as possible in the shortest time and improve the equipment of the troops!"
As soon as Jiang Wenyu finished speaking, the voices of Zhang Yancheng and Li Yunshan sounded behind him, as well as several workers carrying three empty oil drums in pairs!
"Captain, we are here!"
Li Hao nodded and ordered: "Since everyone is here, I won't talk nonsense..."
"Go directly to the artillery maintenance area!"
"What I want you to do today is related to artillery!"
Because Li Hao did not need artillery production equipment, the small artillery maintenance area only had a few parts processing equipment and less than twenty workers, surrounding a few pieces of equipment and several damaged mortars and mountain cannons.
, what are they discussing with each other!
After Li Hao brought everyone in, he went straight to the point and said: "Comrades, I came here today to ask you to use the tools and materials on hand to make thirty-six artillery pieces for me within ten days!"
"No, what I want is not called artillery. It might be more appropriate to call them grenades or throwers!"
"Everyone knows the principle of a mortar. By firing a burning primer, a large number of bombs are generated, pushing the shells out of the barrel and flying towards the enemy's position!"
"I ask that the caliber of the grenade you rush to produce should be as big as a gasoline barrel, and the cannonballs should be replaced by explosive packets!"
"As for the primer, we also use an explosive bag, but for safety, this explosive bag is much smaller!"
Zhang Yancheng was the first to react: "Captain, do you mean to use gasoline barrels as barrels and explosive packets as shells?"
"Let me think about it... If we can solve the problem of the gasoline barrel being too thin and easy to explode! And also solve the air tightness problem between the gasoline barrel and the explosive package! Using the gasoline barrel to throw the explosive package, this matter
In principle, it is possible, but the range will not be too far, and the shooting accuracy will not be very good due to various reasons such as air tightness!"
Li Hao immediately replied: "That's why I came to the arsenal to find you!"
"The wall of the gasoline barrel is too thin and it is easy to explode. I believe you can solve this problem!"
"I believe that the air tightness can be solved perfectly with the existing equipment and technology in the arsenal!"
"As for the shooting accuracy, I don't require it to be as accurate as a cannonball. As long as it is controlled within fifteen meters, and if possible, it is best to control it within ten meters, that is enough!"
"A gasoline barrel is as big as a barrel, so the explosive package thrown out will definitely not be small. Twenty kilograms of explosives is a small amount!"
"When such a heavy explosive pack hits a group of Japs, the lethality is at least twenty meters, and the shock wave will shock the enemy to death! Even if the impact point is ten meters higher, with the powerful power of the explosive pack, it can still be fatal to the enemy.
Strike, so the ten-meter shooting error does not have much impact on the results of the artillery strike!"
Jiang Wenyu thought for a moment and said!
"The gasoline barrel is too thin and can easily explode. We can increase the strength by coating it with iron, cobalt and iron rings!"
"In addition, when arranging the gasoline barrel, you can bury it half on the ground, use soil to offset part of the shock wave generated by the explosive, and increase the strength of the gasoline barrel!"
"More importantly, we must control the propellant!"
"First calculate the maximum propellant charge that the gasoline barrel can withstand!"
"As long as the propellant charge does not exceed the limit during normal operations, there will be no problem with safety!"
"In addition, we also need to calculate the number of shots that the gasoline barrel can withstand!"
"Then it is stipulated that each gasoline barrel must be returned to the arsenal for remanufacturing and repair after a certain number of consecutive shots!"
Li Yunshan, director of the ammunition branch, said: "I will take care of the sealing!"
"Is it too difficult to ensure sealing through explosive packets?"
"In order to reduce the weight of the explosive package, increase the charge, and ensure the power, the best way is to use conventional methods to bundle the explosive package!"
"But change the shape of the explosive packet from square to round!"
"And the explosive package cannot be in direct contact with the propellant!"
"Otherwise, the flames and high temperatures generated by the explosion of the propellant may very well detonate the explosive package on the spot!"
"I thought about it and found another way to solve this problem!"
"Put a barrier between the propellant and the explosive package!"
"The size of the baffle exactly matches the size of the gasoline barrel. All the gases generated by the combustion of the propellant are enclosed in the gasoline barrel, so that enough energy can be accumulated to eject the explosive package!"
"In addition, the existence of the baffle can also isolate the gunpowder and high temperature generated by the combustion of propellant, ensuring the safety of the explosive package, killing two birds with one stone!"
As for the flying thunder cannons in history, Li Hao had only seen them in military museums before traveling through time, so he had a rough idea!
Now after Li Yunshan explains it like this, all the ideas in my mind are opened up!
At the same time, I also understand the role of a round wooden board next to the gasoline barrel in the museum!
Thinking of this, Li Hao couldn't help but sigh at the great military talents of this era!
They just put forward a simple idea, and they immediately figured out the principle, which is almost the same as history!
His eyes lit up and he ordered: "Just do it according to your ideas!"
"I will give you three days to research and then come up with the finished product. If possible, divide the propellant into several types. The firing angle of the gasoline barrel will be the same. One propellant for the 150-meter range, one propellant for the 200-meter range, and two propellants for the 200-meter range.
One propellant for a range of 150 meters, and one propellant for a range of 300 meters!"
"Of course, it would be better if we could develop propellants with a longer range and ensure safety!"
"After the grenade was finalized, I named it the Thunder Cannon, and then the arsenal concentrated all manpower and material resources on mass production!"
"Produce thirty-six thunder cannons in ten days. Each thunder cannon is equipped with ten explosive packs, and then sent to the regiment headquarters. I will be of great use!"
"By the way, please send the production drawings and relevant data to the regiment headquarters!"
"I will report it to the military division in your name, promote this heavy weapon throughout the Eighth Route Army, and then ask for credit from you!"
The faces of several people quickly returned to seriousness, and they responded in unison: "Don't worry, captain, we promise to complete the mission!"
Jiang Wenyu then added: "We seized a large amount of gunpowder from the Datong coal mine and brought it all back!"
"Even if a thunder cannon is equipped with fifteen explosive packets, we can produce it within ten days!"
"Then each flying thunder cannon will be equipped with fifteen explosive packets!"
"In ten days, all will be sent to the regiment headquarters. I will be of great use!"
