Chapter 199 What kind of steel do you want? I'll get it! (3k)

The user representative also fell into deep thought. After our firepower has been greatly enhanced, the ammunition is basically sufficient, and we are moving towards motorization and mechanization, should we give priority to the "rifle combat function"?

This matter cannot be decided here, but it does not prevent them from thinking about it carefully and deeply.

In fact, there are people who hold the same idea as Gao Zhendong, but Gao Zhendong's position on this matter is relatively detached, and he blocked the loophole of "user's requirements" from the beginning, so he expressed it more clearly.

Seeing that everyone was thinking about what he said, Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "This is just my own idea, for reference only."

The leader of the Defense Work Committee looked at him and said, "Comrade Zhendong, what does the rifle you envisioned look like?"

If the leader doesn’t say yes or no, you should first express your own ideas for everyone to refer to.

Gao Zhendong thought for a moment and said, "That's right. In general, in addition to the 400-meter combat distance mentioned earlier, the length of this gun should be shorter. It can be controlled between the existing submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles, about 800 mm. This way, we can get a longer barrel and make the aiming baseline longer. These are good for improving ballistic performance and accuracy. However, the carrying length can be further shortened."

A designer asked, "Director Gao, do you mean a folding stock? But our submachine guns with folding stocks don't work very well."

He was talking about the folding stock version of the AK-47 that we copied, and that gun did have this problem.

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "Yes, I know. I used it when I was training militiamen in the factory. The main reason is that the folding mechanism has been used for a long time, and there is a loose margin of free movement at the rotating shaft. In addition, when the buttstock is unfolded, it has a certain angle with the axis of the gun body. The gun jumps up a lot, and this makes it even more inaccurate."

When everyone heard this, they knew that although he had left the battlefield for a long time, he had really used that gun.

Gao Zhendong then explained the solution he came up with: "In fact, we can use a straight stock and fold it horizontally to the right front. This way, it can be locked tightly, making it easy to grip and also beneficial for bayonet fighting."

After that, Gao Zhendong walked to the blackboard in the conference room and drew his idea with chalk: "Like this, if the position is arranged well, the buttstock can basically be on the same axis as the barrel, which is conducive to improving accuracy. Moreover, it can still be fired when folded, which is beneficial for fighting inside armored vehicles."

In Gao Zhendong's opinion, the gun only needs a folding stock version, and the straight stock version is not very meaningful.

Regardless of whether the designers adopted Gao Zhendong's opinion or not, they still recorded his ideas first. In everyone's opinion, the effect of Gao Zhendong's idea was immediate.

Gao Zhendong continued, "As for firepower, the firing rate should be basically the same as that of existing submachine guns or slightly higher. The ammunition capacity should still be 30 rounds, 20 rounds is a bit too little."

Someone asked, "Director Gao, isn't this a waste of bullets?"

Gao Zhendong looked at him and said, "On the battlefield, we are only afraid of running out of bullets in the magazine. Whether or not bullets are wasted has little to do with the ammunition capacity."

Everyone was a little silent after hearing this. This was the personal experience of a frontline commander who had been to the battlefield.

Gao Zhendong continued: "As for the automatic principle, I agree with the existing scheme of short piston stroke, bolt rotation locking, and empty chamber stop device. This scheme is useful for improving accuracy and combat effectiveness."

Seeing that Gao Zhendong had no objection to the most core principles, the designers couldn't help but feel happy. Look, other people still recognize the most core principles, so their work was not in vain.

Gao Zhendong added a but: "But, I personally hope that the ammunition feeder is compatible with the existing submachine gun ammunition feeder. I know that the existing magazines cannot support the empty chamber function. But I hope that the existing magazines can still be used on this gun. It's just that in this case, only the empty chamber function will be invalid, but it will not affect the use of the weapon."

The user representative agreed with this suggestion: "Yes, yes, Director Gao, this is a good idea. This way, the existing ammunition supply equipment will not be eliminated, and a lot of money can be saved."

This is not a major change in the technical route. The designers took note of this requirement very seriously and prepared to incorporate it into the detailed design in the next step.

Gao Zhendong then pointed to the bayonet on the design plan and said, "This multi-faceted bayonet has a single function. I personally feel it's a bit wasteful. To put it bluntly, it's so long and heavy, but it's hard to even open a can. I suggest making it detachable and multifunctional, so it can be used for stabbing, sawing, cutting, shaving, and even cutting barbed wire. This will greatly facilitate the soldiers' daily use."

When it comes to this, the designer has something to say: "Director Gao, you don't know that the performance of our steel materials is not up to standard. We made it like this for the sake of structural strength."

Gao Zhendong had heard of this statement on the Internet in his previous life. It was also one of the topics that often sparked controversy in military forums.

In Gao Zhendong's opinion, the reason why the shorter "flat thorn" of the original was changed into a longer "edge thorn" during the imitation process should be multifaceted, including material problems and tactical thinking problems. However, Gao Zhendong is ready to help them solve at least one problem here.

He laughed. "Haha, that's easy, comrade. I can't say much about special steel, but for the steel on the gun, what kind of performance do you need? Just tell me and I'll solve it for you! My promise includes the steel needed for the entire gun, not just the bayonet."

When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked, except for a few people including the leaders of the Defense Work Committee.

Director Gao is quite arrogant. How dare you let people order special steel?
The reason why Gao Zhendong took the initiative to bring up this matter was partly because he really wanted to help them get the materials for the gun. At this time, he was more or less confident.

The other half is that I want to use this event to frequently contact and influence the designers of the gun, and bring forward the birth time of the gun from 20 years ago to this era.

You have to know that the gun was already good enough 20 years later except for some minor problems. If it had been released earlier in this era, it would have ensured that there would be no problems with individual firearms for at least the next 20 years.

As for the small caliber issue, Gao Zhendong has not considered it for the time being. The reason is that there are too many 7.62mm bullets. The number of 7.62*39 bullets and the production of long-handled grenades should be a mystery that military fans will never be able to guess.

All the opinions and suggestions Gao Zhendong mentioned earlier were based on that gun.

Another point is that, apart from some problems with the materials, all the technologies of the gun are not difficult to use in this era, which makes the conditions for the early release of this gun very mature.

This is a medal for the designers of the gun. They used technology from 20 years ago to make a gun that was considered excellent in the 80s.

Whether a gun is good or not cannot be judged with words. Gao Zhendong remembered that when John Bull's infamous L85 gun family was first released, it was praised a lot, and it eventually became a famous joke: the rifle can only fire continuously and the machine gun can only fire single shots. Later, HK company spent a lot of effort to modify this gun to a basically usable level.

However, this also reflects the embarrassing fact that by the 80s, our related technologies had not developed much.

Having said that, regarding the matter that there might be some problems with the materials, what a coincidence! Gao Zhendong happened to do this as a side job, so he took the job.

After hearing what Gao Zhendong said, the gun designers were stunned. They were a little surprised, but more of them were in disbelief: "Director Gao, are you telling the truth? Is it possible to do this?"

Only the leader of the Defense Work Committee was delighted, as this was exactly the effect he wanted. He was well aware of Gao Zhendong's abilities in working with metal materials and had great faith in him.

However, ordering dishes on new types of special steel is too unbelievable at the moment. Gao Zhendong himself didn't say it, and it was difficult for him to bring it up, as it would be too difficult for the comrades who are doing research.

Gao Zhendong took the initiative to take on the job, which was a pleasant surprise even for the leaders of the Defense Work Committee who already knew Gao Zhendong well.

Even if no resolution can be reached at today's meeting, Gao Zhendong's words are already a huge gain.

If I don't finalize this right away, I'd be a fool. The leader of the Defense Work Committee quickly said, "Comrades, Comrade Gao Zhendong works for a steel company in Beijing. He has made considerable achievements in metal materials. Since he has asked for this, you should do your research as soon as possible when you return. Study all the requirements for steel and report them to him. Maybe Comrade Zhendong can solve it for you."

Although the leader still used the word "maybe" for Gao Zhendong's sake, he knew Gao Zhendong's style very well and felt that this matter was almost certain.

The gun designer nodded quickly: "That's great. This material problem has troubled us for a long time. Because of this, we even had to change and compromise some indicators. With your words, we will be ready to learn from you."

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Well, no problem, you can come to me anytime when you are ready."

After saying that, he turned around and faced everyone: "Next is my last suggestion. I suggest that this gun be made into a gun clan!"

When this sentence was said, everyone was confused. What race? What culture?

The user representative asked: "Director Gao, we really don't understand your suggestion. Can you be more specific?"

Gao Zhendong nodded: "Gun clanization, gun is the gun of firearms, clan is the clan of family."

(End of this chapter)