Chapter 423 Let’s Get a New Type of Ammunition

Thinking about the soldiers who would take out a grenade at any time during battle and shout "blow it up for me" at a distance of hundreds of meters, the army representatives were so happy that they almost burst into tears.

Although small in size, hand grenades were one of our army's most effective tactics during difficult times. They were very effective and could even achieve the effect of not engaging in an exchange of gunfire. A barrage of grenades could leave the enemy with dead and wounded on the ground and force them to flee.

This thing can explode in the face of an enemy from 400 meters away. It is much more effective than a grenade, and the tactics will be more flexible and varied.

He turned around and said to Gao Zhendong and the other two, "This thing is good. I think we can do a small batch test."

Professor Luo was not in a hurry. He laughed and said, "Well, overall there is no problem. The details can still be polished. This is an accessory for the class gun family. We have to wait for the gun family to test it together."

Professor Liu became a little upset after hearing this. My Yin-Yang Gun Clan is slow at this, right?
"No need to polish it, this is it, just give us the lead, hehe."

Gao Zhendong smiled. This thing was indeed almost ready for small-batch production.

It can not only counter infantry, but also attack enemy fortifications to a certain extent. It just requires slightly higher technical skills from the shooter. However, Gao Zhendong believes that this task will not be difficult for our soldiers.

At the same time, this gun with grenades can also be used to fight against enemy armored vehicles.

Gao Zhendong played an FPS game in his previous life. In it, there was a "prince" who lived from World War II to the 21st century. In that game, for the sake of balance, the grenade on the gun could not penetrate the BTR of the old Russians. In reality, the armor of the BTR is nothing in front of the 65mm armor penetration depth. There is no need to find weaknesses on the sides or rear. The front can be shot in one second.

The BMP-66, which was put into service by the Russians in 1, is also known for its thin skin and large fillings. In the face of this gun-mounted grenade, its sturdiness is also worrying.

Although the aftereffect of the gun-mounted grenade is average after penetrating armor, it is enough to be able to penetrate it. There is little point in enhancing the aftereffect at this stage, and even the BMP-1 has not appeared yet.

Gao Zhendong said: "I think the ammunition itself is almost ready. If there is no problem with the grenade launcher, I suggest that we can start with a small batch. The usage of this weapon is quite different from existing firearms. The earlier the small batch test, the earlier the soldiers can start training."

"That's possible. When I designed the installation fixture, I specifically designed it to be universal for the semi-automatic rifles currently in service, ensuring that it can be mounted on both the existing semi-automatic rifles and the squad gun family being developed by Lao Liu."

Professor Luo was quite proud of this. Even if the equipment was really replaced, it would take time and process. He had already considered installing it on existing weapons, thus solving the contradiction between the urgent needs of the troops and the slow pace of equipment replacement.

As for why only semi-automatic submachine guns were considered but not fully automatic, it is because according to the existing organization, there are more semi-automatic submachine guns in the squad, and their gas guide structure and automatic mechanism structure are closer to the squad gun family under development, and there is more space at the bottom of the gun, making it easier to develop a universal clamp.

Professor Liu smiled when he heard this: "Hey, you took the money from the class gun family research team, but you also planned to use it for the people ahead. You have a good plan, Lao Luo."

Everyone laughed.

The military representative suddenly remembered what Professor Luo had promised them: "By the way, Professor Luo, you once said you wanted to make a gun-mounted shotgun. How is it going now?"

He is always thinking about anything new.

As soon as he said this, Professor Luo was stuck.

It’s not that this thing is difficult, but mainly because he is thinking about what Gao Zhendong told him, that after finishing the gun-mounted grenade, there will be a new topic.

Before he could say anything, Gao Zhendong's words saved him.

"A shotgun hanging from a gun? This thing is good, but who would normally carry this extra shotgun?"

After he said this, the military representatives and Professor Luo were both in a dilemma.

In terms of function, performance and versatility, the rifle-mounted shotgun is not as good as the rifle-mounted grenade, especially when the firepower of the squad gun family has been fully automated. In trench combat, the effect of using an assault rifle to spray water is basically the same as that of a shotgun.

Equipping the regular army with submachine guns and shotguns were originally two different solutions that Sandezi and Citigroup used to solve the problem of insufficient firepower in trench warfare when dealing with S1.

At that time, the main weapons were bolt-action, not even semi-automatic. The infantry's firepower density was extremely poor, and it was impossible to fight trench warfare with machine guns. Not to mention the Maximists, even light machine guns could not be used in trenches because they were too heavy.

So Sandezi took the route of the submachine gun, and Citigroup's solution was the big spray gun.

Judging from the number and organization of shotguns equipped by regular armies of various countries later, after the popularization of automatic weapons, the effectiveness of shotguns was greatly replaced and the functions overlapped.

But it's not completely useless. The first shot of this thing is very effective in close combat, and it has some special functions, such as breaking down doors and indoor combat in street fighting. At that time, there was no concept of CQB.

However, it seems a bit of a waste for us now to create a weapon specifically for this relatively niche or low-probability function.

Another question is what Gao Zhendong asked just now - who usually carries this thing? In terms of versatility, attack range, and firepower density, it is much worse than grenades. People definitely don't carry this thing around in their daily lives. So who usually carries this short shotgun?
Pick another soldier in the class to lead? The military representative thought, since they were already leading, wouldn’t it be better to bring another gun with grenades?
Also, adding bullets to the gun and increasing the weight by one or two kilograms are for functions that are not used frequently. If you think about it carefully, wouldn't it be better to replace these weights with grenades mounted on the gun?

This is very embarrassing.

The army representative and Professor Luo looked at each other. It seemed to be true. After thinking about it, they felt that this thing was useful, but it seemed a little bit inappropriate to build another equipment just for this little use.

The military representative hesitated for a moment: "Then what about..."

Or maybe we should just give up on it for now? Anyway, there is no project specifically for this shotgun, so it is easy to turn around.

Gao Zhendong's next words immediately resolved his dilemma.

"How about we make a new type of ammunition for this rifle-mounted grenade? It will basically achieve the effect you want."

New types of ammunition? Everyone was immediately excited, including Professor Liu. Everyone was interested in new things.

"What new type of ammunition?" everyone asked in unison.

"Let's make a shrapnel shell. With this length, the rifle-mounted shrapnel shell can only hold three or four rounds, and its main function is on the first round. The caliber of this rifle-mounted grenade shell is 35mm. Loosely speaking, if it is made into a shrapnel shell, the firepower density of a single shot is comparable to that of four rounds of 4-gauge shotgun shells. Moreover, 12mm can hold more shotgun pellets, so the dispersion can be deliberately increased. When fired with one shot, the effect is better than that of 35-gauge."

The biggest advantage of a regular military shotgun is the first shot, whether it is in a trench or a bunker, or in street fighting or CQB.

After the first shot, it was a matter of assault rifle splashing water.

As for the method of using a shotgun to break a door in some games by firing several shots at several hinges on the door's side, it is actually not that common. Most people use a shotgun to break a door with one shot at the door lock, because for many doors you can't see where the hinges are.

By the way, no matter whether it is a shotgun or a battering ram, as long as they are not equipped with explosives, they will not be very effective against the anti-theft doors that are locked on all four sides and open outwards and are widely used in China. They are of no use.

12-gauge shotgun shell, caliber 18.4mm. The data comes from the diameter of one of the 12 lead balls divided into one pound of pure lead.

This was because it was difficult for John Bull and his colleagues to find length standards that were readily available at all times, so the method of using mass standards to convert length standards was quite useful in that era.

In terms of area, a diameter of 35mm is about 18.4 times that of 4mm.

As for using slugs for shotguns? Why bother with slugs when we already have assault rifles?

When regular troops use shotguns, they don't even consider single-headed bullets. That is something that hunters only consider when using shotguns to hunt big game.

In Gao Zhendong's previous life, we in the 21st century were not properly equipped with shotguns, but the main type of bullet was only one, a No. 14 shotgun shell containing 12 tungsten alloy pellets.

Tungsten alloy projectile, a design that is very unique to my country.

Back to Gao Zhendong, all the comrades thought this suggestion was a good idea. Changing the type of ammunition on the battlefield is much easier than changing the launcher.

The military representatives originally thought that this matter might be hopeless, but unexpectedly, Chief Engineer Gao changed his approach and made it work again.

As long as it is useful, it's fine. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Chief Engineer Gao's analysis of the function of shotgun shells was very reasonable. And it must be a comrade like Chief Engineer Gao who has been on the battlefield and has rich experience.

This is what he imagined. Gao Zhendong had never used a shotgun on the battlefield. This knowledge was all picked up from the Internet in his previous life. It may not be correct, but at least it sounds reasonable.

Professor Luo also agreed: "Chief Engineer Gao's suggestion is good. It has the least negative impact, but it has gained a lot of benefits."

He doesn't have to do it himself when it comes to developing new types of ammunition. This kind of auxiliary ammunition is just right for students to practice, and he just needs to check it himself. He can focus his energy on Chief Engineer Gao's new topic.

Professor Liu once again felt Gao Zhendong's rich experience and profound knowledge reserves. In just a blink of an eye, he grasped the problem and proposed a solution. The problem was grasped accurately and the solution was comprehensive.

He sighed in his head and made the final decision: "It's settled. Lao Luo, report to me later on the funding for the shrapnel."

Thanks to Gao Zhendong, the progress of both the firearms themselves and the gun-mounted grenades was quite smooth, and a lot of funds were saved, so it could be supported.

Although the process was a bit tortuous, the result was a happy ending for everyone.

(End of this chapter)