Chapter 401: Rifle Grenade? It has to be a rifle grenade!
Gao Zhendong thought about it and felt that it was still not stable enough, so he gave Professor Luo another suggestion.

"What kind of explosive are you using now?"

"TNT-XX has a better combination of power and service performance." Professor Luo's answer was just as Gao Zhendong expected. In fact, not using TNT, picric acid or the like was already an improvement. After all, TNT-XX was also a good explosive.

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "Well, it seems that the power of the rifle grenade is stable!"
Under Professor Luo's surprised eyes, he began to write the note, talking as he wrote.

"Well, I'll write you a note, and you go back and follow the formal procedures for the research of the team's gun family, combine the two things, and ask the Changjian Machinery Factory for a charge called Black Mix 60. I'll give them a heads up. You don't need to ask for anything else, just come and use it if you need it."

He only has his own ticket, and the procedure is not formal enough. However, with the formal procedure alone, I am afraid that Professor Luo, a gangster, will not be able to get the 60 yuan for the time being.

Professor Luo and his students were overjoyed as it was an unexpected gain.

Although they didn't know that this gangster 60 was Gao Zhendong's doing, but hearing Gao speak so confidently proved two things.

First, this thing can definitely be obtained.

Second, the power of this thing is definitely greater than the current Tihei-XX.

Why is the success rate always higher when you work on a project under the guidance of a big shot in the future, even if this big shot is just a figurehead and does not do any real work, because the resources are incomparable?

This is normal. The reason why a big shot becomes a big shot is because he has proven himself. So the topics that he is optimistic about and has his name on are always more reliable than other topics in terms of probability.

It would be even better if there were someone like Gao Zhendong who could provide both solutions and relevant resources.

Professor Luo smiled and said, "I didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain when I came to Mr. Gao's place. It seems I have to come here more often, haha."

Gao Zhendong also smiled: "You can see me in school, so we are colleagues. Professor Luo needs to take care of me in school. By the way, the power of this charge is conservatively estimated to be 15% higher than your current black powder. You should consider the safety of the test more. Other things are fine, it won't bring too much impact."

Changing the charge basically has little impact on the design of other parts. The density difference between the Ti-black charge and the black mix 60 is not that big, and it will not affect the launch tube. What is changed is the warhead charge, not the propellant.

"I don't deserve it. A 15% improvement? Hahaha, Mr. Gao, even if it will affect the design of other parts, I will change it!"

This news made Lao Luo very happy. Just changing the ammunition can improve the performance by 15 points. Just for this, it is worth rebuilding the entire system.

After helping to change the charge, Gao Zhendong decided not to bother with anything else for the time being as there was no need.

In fact, the best material for self-forged fragmentation caps is not copper, but metals such as tantalum. However, that stuff is expensive, so let's use copper first. It is enough to attack light armored vehicles. Even the Russian BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle is a fragile skin in front of this gun-mounted grenade.

Or the M-41 light tank on the opposite side, which is also made of newspaper shells and can be penetrated with one shot, regardless of the direction, and can be killed in one shot from the front.

Professor Luo said goodbye to Gao Zhendong and returned to school happily with what he had gained from this trip.

As soon as he returned to school, he found the director of his department to get some preventive measures.

"Director, after we finish this gun-mounted grenade, please don't assign me any other projects for the time being. I have something important to do."

Seeing that he was being mysterious, the department head said with a smile: "Lao Luo, it seems that you are already a mature scientific and technological worker. Can you find research topics on your own?"

"Well, that's right. From the research project to the funding, everything is basically settled. And don't worry, there is absolutely no problem with the source. It comes from the National Defense Working Committee." Professor Luo was quite proud of his luck.

He is no longer very interested in the grenade launcher, as long as he completes the initial task.

After many contacts with Gao Zhendong and the information obtained from him, it seems that there is really no room for rifle grenades. Even if they are produced, there is a high probability that they will be directly transferred to technical reserves.

In terms of lightness, flexibility, mobility and ease of use, rifle grenades cannot compare to his now gradually mature rifle-mounted grenades. The weight and volume of a rifle grenade are enough to carry several rifle-mounted grenades, and its ballistic performance is far worse.

Another terrible thing is the range. The rifle grenade I made has a range of only 50 meters, compared with the rifle-mounted grenade, which has a range of 80 meters for anti-armor and 350 meters for anti-personnel. There is really a world of difference.

Moreover, when it comes to power, the current rifle-mounted grenades are not much smaller than rifle grenades with a caliber of less than 50mm. If you want greater power, small-caliber rifle grenades are not enough, and large-caliber rifle grenades are not very good either. If they are larger, people will not be able to do it.

Professor Luo didn't need to use his brain to guess which one the troops were more interested in.

Besides, from what Mr. Gao said, there must be a powerful weapon being developed, and it is very likely that it has already been completed.

As a result, the position of the rifle grenade becomes even more awkward, with neither end supported.

Professor Luo was not only proud of himself for taking the project of the rifle-mounted grenade, but the only regret was that the project of the rifle-mounted grenade would not be completed, and the subsequent project related to the self-forging fragments would not be unlocked, which made him feel itchy. It is estimated that Mr. Gao also wanted to test his ability through the rifle-mounted grenade. If he did not have that ability, he would not have to think about the following.

He was right in his guess. Gao Zhendong was somewhat interested. After all, the difficulty of the latter one was far more than just a self-forged fragmentation warhead.

In Gao Zhendong's previous life, this meant that the prerequisite tasks were not completed and the subsequent tasks were not unlocked.

When Professor Luo's department head heard that it was a project from the National Defense Work Committee, he was surprised: "Wow, Lao Luo, you are amazing. You have directly connected with the National Defense Work Committee."

Professor Luo was proud but a little reserved: "Thank you for the compliment. It's mainly because of the ability of our partners."

At this time, Professor Liu, who was passing by, saw Professor Luo and called out, "Old Luo, how is the grenade hanging on your gun? Hurry up, I have to produce another sample gun."

Lao Luo was full of confidence: "Don't worry, Lao Liu, I will definitely not delay your business. Just wait and see, I will definitely surprise you!"

Professor Liu knew his background: "Hey, you were so sad a few days ago, but today you are so proud. You must have asked for help."

Professor Luo was indignant. His indignation was not because he borrowed external forces, but because Professor Liu's explanation of the source of external forces was problematic: "What external aid? You are slandering people out of thin air, Old Liu! We are colleagues in the same school now. It's not shameful to do research."

Professor Liu knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. He must have gone to find Chief Engineer Gao.

The two of them looked at each other and laughed together.
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Gao Zhendong was not aware of the smooth progress of the team's gun family. Anyway, he had done everything he should and could do at this stage.

He was now feeling an emotion he had never felt before, urging for more updates.

The cause of the incident was that when he attended a meeting to sell games, he entrusted a physics popular science book he had picked out to a comrade in the propaganda department to publish.

The person in his office now is a comrade from the Propaganda Department. Of course, not the one he entrusted last time. After all, the person who could attend that meeting must be of a high rank and does not have so much free time to visit him.

The two comrades from the Propaganda Department brought a batch of sample copies of the popular science physics book, published by the Propaganda Publishing House.

Gao Zhendong was very happy holding the sample book. Xiao'e would have one more book in her collection.

However, they did not bring any royalties, and the amount was a bit too high for ordinary people, so Gao Zhendong had to go to the Wenxuan Publishing House to collect it himself.

But apart from this matter, these two comrades came here with a mission.

"Chief Engineer Gao, your book is so well written. We asked relevant colleagues to read it and they all agreed that it is humorous, easy to understand, well-organized, and interesting. It combines knowledge and fun very well and can guide children into the world of physics. It is of great value."

I don’t know how such a young person has become the chief engineer, but apart from anything else, his ability to write books is really amazing.

Gao Zhendong smiled and said a few humble words, thinking to himself that it was not me who wrote it well, but others who wrote it well.

However, compared with the Russian book "Fun Physics", this book is still inferior. But for Chinese people, their own children are still their dearest.

In fact, Gao Zhendong knew that by next year, a very famous set of popular science books, "100,000 Whys", would be published.

It can be said that the book series "60 Whys" was the scientific enlightenment for quite a number of people in their childhood, especially in the 80s to s, when knowledge was constrained by the channels of dissemination and had not yet exploded. If you had a set of " Whys", you would be the coolest guy among your classmates!
However, the difference between "100,000 Whys" and the book written by Gao Zhendong is that the knowledge points in it are scattered, unsystematic, and have no connection with each other.

If Gao Zhendong's book is a chapter novel, then "100,000 Whys" is more like a collection of essays, so each has its own uses.

The person from the Propaganda Department quickly explained his purpose: "Chief Engineer Gao, we heard from the leader that your book is not just one volume, but a set. You also intend to publish the whole set. I wonder if there is any content that can be made into a book in the subsequent part?"

Gao Zhendong suddenly felt the happiness that only belongs to writers. Oh no, it’s time to urge for more updates.

"Oh, yes, yes, that's the truth. I'll look for it."

Gao Zhendong pretended to flip through it, and under the expectant eyes of his comrades in the propaganda department, he took out a tape from the storage.

"This is from the chemistry section. It should be usable."

　Today's two chapters are finished.

　　I'm still working on the Easter egg chapter. Tomorrow? Hehe~~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)