Chapter 396 The tube is ready!
Not big, because the proportion of this weapon is actually not that large, and some countries don’t even need this thing at all, such as the country that has the "Seven Warlords of the Sea" and will be the safest country in the world in the future.

It's not small, because a small crack has appeared on the throne of the arms exporting country that the Russians have the final say over in the Economic Support Council.

"Oh, this is really bad news. It seems that for weapons, combat performance is everything." Comrade Minister said to himself.

This is natural. In war, there are not many opportunities for experimentation and making mistakes. Therefore, among similar weapons, weapons with actual combat records are naturally more popular than those that have never been on the battlefield.

"Should we do something through diplomatic channels?" Linochka asked in a low voice.

"No, no, no, you don't have to do anything, my dear Linochka. You have to understand one thing. We can use our production capacity to produce other things and still make money. But a companion who can share the pressure with us is more important to us."

The minister is a smart man. In fact, every country has smart people. It’s just that whether they can make their voices heard is another matter.

He could see that it would be very difficult to fight against the Oceanic Convention on his own. On the other side was a new powerful country and a bunch of old colonial empires, while on his side, only his own country was considered powerful, and the others did not have the core ability to fight against the other side.

If there is any, it is only the comrades in the south. They have all the necessary conditions, including strategic depth, resource endowment, population, better and better education, fighting will, mobilization ability, determination to move forward, etc. What they lack is only time. After all, it has only been 10 years since they emerged from the abyss in a bloody battle.

From the minister's personal perspective, he would like to see other countries share some of the pressure for their motherland. Production capacity is also a resource. With the limited capacity of his own country, it is impossible to support such a huge undertaking, no matter whether this undertaking is truly for the liberation of poor brothers or for the struggle for world hegemony.

This has nothing to do with money. Making money is not the most important thing, having a partner is.

Of course, this was just his idea, and that was all he could do. The corruption of an empire could not be reversed by one or two people.
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At a certain chemical research institute, General Xiang also saw the anti-ship missile's first victory. Like everyone else, he was equally excited.

He looked at the light green round plastic cylinders in the laboratory and said to himself, "That is a new weapon, and this is also a new weapon. We must work harder. We can't delay Director Gao's work. It would be bad if he fell behind other comrades."

Until now, President Xiang still doesn't know that Gao Zhendong has been promoted to chief engineer. Gao Zhendong can't tell him himself, because that would be a bit like Wang Po boasting.

However, his worries were unnecessary. He didn't know that Gao Zhendong also had a share in this anti-ship missile, and a very heavy share.

This batch of tubes was made by improving some existing processes and procedures, but after testing, the situation is still not optimistic and the yield rate has not improved much. It seems that we still have to rely on the situation of the twin-screw extruder.

He called his assistant and asked him to send the qualified products to the Changjian Machinery Factory. Although the yield rate was very low, there were still some, which could at least support the Changjian Factory to carry out formal finalization tests.

Steel cylinders can no longer be used in formal testing. Except for a few test subjects, all test rocket launchers must be of complete configuration.

Even if we refer to the number of more than 89 rounds of the 500 barrel in the finalization test, the production of packaged launch tubes here can still be afforded for the time being. The only problem is that mass production is not possible.

After arranging things, he turned around, picked up the phone and called the person working on the extruder.

As soon as the other party picked up the phone and heard that it was Mr. Xiang, he immediately used a tone that said "Come on, Mr. Cao!"

"Haha, Lao Xiang, I was just about to call you and you called me. You must be giving me a false alarm."

President Xiang smiled and said, "That means it's better to strike early than to strike fast. How is the extruder doing now?"

Judging from the other party's emotion, and the fact that he really wants to call me, there should be good progress?

"Well, I was just about to call you to tell you about this. We spent a lot of effort to modify a twin-screw extruder, and we did a batch of tests on the product you wanted to make. The results are very good."

This made President Xiang very happy: "Are all the problems solved?"

"Everything has changed a lot. This twin-screw extruder is really good. The problems of the original single-screw extruder have basically been solved. It's just that we were a little hasty and the design is not yet very suitable. There is still room for improvement."

It was the same as if the other party hadn't said anything. He didn't say the information that Mr. Xiang wanted to know the most.

"Don't just tell me these empty words, what is the yield rate?"

"The yield rate is 47%, which is not too high, but it is fine if you use it for a while. We will continue to improve it."

The ideal yield rate should be over 85%.

The figure of 47% is unacceptable for civilian products and is not enough to compensate for the losses. However, for military products, it is almost acceptable.

When Mr. Xiang heard this, he was overjoyed. He originally thought that the yield rate had reached over double digits, which had thoroughly verified the principle. However, there was still room and margin for improvement, and it needed to be improved before it could be used.

I didn't expect that it was basically ready for mass production. In this way, Director Gao's trust was fulfilled, and I finally didn't hold him back. "That's great. You continue to modify yours. Give me this set first, and help me train some people."

The other party was also very straightforward: "Okay, no problem. By the way, remember to tell the comrade who gave you the idea that you have a share of this project."

President Xiang did not call Gao Zhendong immediately. He had to test it himself before he could feel at ease. Otherwise, it would be a joke if it turned out to be a blank.

Although it was said that the equipment was given to them, in fact it was only a transfer of usage rights and ownership. The equipment was still in the institute's laboratory and did not need to be disassembled and reassembled. This undoubtedly greatly accelerated the overall testing speed.

He tried three batches at the fastest speed, 45%, 46%, 48%! It was indeed around 47%.

It's done! He immediately called Gao Zhendong.

When Gao Zhendong heard that it was President Xiang on the other end and heard his excited tone, he guessed that there must be good news.

What Mr. Xiang said next was exactly what he expected.

"Director Gao, good news! We have trial-produced an extruder using the twin-screw principle you provided, and the results are very good. Although there is still room for improvement, after several batches of tests, the current yield rate has reached more than 45%! In order to solve the problem of high-temperature corrosion, the urea steel you made is also used here."

Gao Zhendong didn't expect that urea steel had this use. It seems that good steel really needs to be in the hands of people who know its quality before it can be used as a knife.

"Great! Now we have everything!" This is the only thing missing from the disposable rocket launcher. Without it, even if it is finalized, it will not be of practical significance and cannot be used.

"Director Gao, how do you plan to arrange this machine?" This machine definitely cannot be placed at the research institute to produce tubes. The transportation distance is too long. Any money saved will be spent on shipping costs.

Gao Zhendong thought about it and made a request: "As usual, you should send it directly to the Changjian Factory. By the way, President Xiang, I would also like you to support a few people and teach them how to produce and use the equipment."

For the people at the Changjian Factory, it is not impossible to learn with the instruction manual and process materials, but as for time and efficiency, it might be a little difficult.

President Xiang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Director Gao. I will lead the team there myself! I won't leave until I can teach you."

Gao Zhendong expressed his gratitude repeatedly. To him, this was the correct way to use one’s connections.

President Xiang smiled and said, "By the way, there is one more thing. Regarding the idea of ​​the twin-screw extruder you mentioned, our comrades in the process and production equipment have applied for a project. You played such an important role in it, so they took the liberty to include you in the project. Considering your special situation, they only wrote "outsourced expert". But now that the acceptance conditions have been basically met, we have to report our real name. Is it convenient for you?"

Gao Zhendong thought for a while and said, "It's not a big problem. Just report it. Let's lean on urea steel."

The extruder is a relatively common processing machine that is somewhat related to metallurgy. As an engineer at the Third Steel Rolling Mill, it is not a problem for Gao Zhendong to make an appearance in it.

With the existence of urea steel, it becomes even more logical.

This is even more confusing. Even if the enemy is really able to see Gao Zhendong's series of achievements, who has the energy to complete so many things? It is obviously a smokescreen, or a deliberately created god.

Besides, there aren’t that many traitors these days.

Mr. Xiang responded happily, "Okay," and the matter was considered a success.

The extruder received a call from General Xiang and added Gao Zhendong's name to the project acceptance materials.

Hmm, "Gao Zhendong"? This name seems familiar, but the name "Zhendong" is very common in this era, maybe it's a homonym.

After receiving the project acceptance materials, the Department of Applied Chemistry quickly sent the materials to the department leaders. These days, it is normal for a complete innovation in production equipment like a twin-screw extruder to alarm leaders of this level.

After several decades, this level of achievement will probably only result in a patent. People in the county science and technology bureau may be of some interest, but anything higher will be gone.

The only connection between the company and some senior leaders is probably the printed signature of the Director of the National Patent Office on the patent certificate.

The leader of the Ministry of Applied Chemistry looked at the three words "Gao Zhendong" on the materials and remembered the young man he had met when urea steel was developed.

At that time, I also asked the other party to cooperate more with the Department of Applied Chemistry, and he was humble and willing to learn more from the comrades in the department.

Now it seems that the other party may not necessarily learn, but what he teaches is truly taught.

(End of this chapter)