Chapter 424: Get a New Machine Gun
Gao Zhendong's mind suddenly changed, and he smiled and said, "Actually, there are many things we can do based on this grenade."

After hearing his words, everyone became more energetic and looked at him enthusiastically. There is another master?

Professor Liu and the military representative looked at each other, waved his hand and said to the other comrades: "You continue to do the experiment, we will find a place to talk."

When it comes to new things, before they are confirmed, the fewer people who know about them the better. Especially in the case of Chief Engineer Gao, his ideas are wild and imaginative but very effective, and he can reveal secrets by speaking frequently, so we have to be more cautious.

Gao Zhendong, the military representative, Professor Liu, and Professor Luo left the test site and went to talk in a small dark room nearby. However, the three comrades brought by Gao Zhendong stayed here temporarily.

Watching the backs of several bigwigs leaving, a student chatted with the comrade who graduated from Beijing University of Technology while busy working.

"Brother, I didn't expect you to come back just after graduation."

The senior brother smiled and said, "It's required for work, it's required for work." There was some satisfaction in his words that his ideal was being realized.

As for what the job requires, I won’t go into detail. It’s so troublesome to chat with people in this industry, and there are a lot of rules to pay attention to.

"It seems that I will need your guidance in the future. Chief Engineer Gao is so amazing. If you follow him, you will make rapid progress." The junior brother spoke with envy and admiration.

"Hey, it's necessary for work. I'm just here to learn."

I still say the same thing, as to whether I am here to study Gao Zhendong’s class or to learn something else, I am confused and have no idea.

Gao Zhendong and his companions walked to a room next to the shooting range. Professor Liu and his companions took out a pen and paper and said with a smile, "Chief Engineer Gao, if you have any suggestions, please give us some guidance."

Gao Zhendong didn't waste time. He thought that he wouldn't be able to remember these things unless he encountered them. Now that he remembered them, he would say them out loud. Perhaps he could give his comrades some inspiration. If he didn't say it, they would forget them later.

"My first idea was another new type of ammunition - air-burst grenades. They are mainly used to deal with enemies in open-air fortifications, such as trenches and soft firing points. Moreover, air-burst grenades are more effective against soft targets than impact grenades."

Have you heard of the palm technique that falls from the sky? This is also a kind of technique, the most gentle one.

Although hard targets are hard, their disadvantage is that they take time to build and are costly. Therefore, on the battlefield, a large number of targets are such open-air fortifications, especially during mobile warfare and encounter warfare. Their characteristics are that the front is blocked and the top is empty.

As for soft targets, the impact grenade has a relatively large blind spot due to the terrain, but the aerial bombing is different. The main effect is thunder and rain, all of which are military grace.

As the saying goes, "The underworld is 360 degrees, and so many jackals are caught in the blood rain."

Gao Zhendong's words made his comrades in the army happy.

What is a combat hero? This is it! I am too familiar with what happens on the battlefield.

Professor Liu and Professor Luo frowned after hearing this.

Professor Luo, who was working on gun-mounted grenades, was more familiar with the subject: "Isn't it a bit stressful to use airbursts with such small ammunition?"

Without the use of electronic fuses, airburst fuses seem simple to use, but are actually quite troublesome. Compared with impact instantaneous fuses and ground-penetrating fuses, the biggest trouble is how does the ammunition know that it is time to explode?

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "This bullet is light and slow, so it should be easier to handle. My idea is to add a tan jump ring to the bullet head."

"Bounce ring?"

"Yes, a folded elastic metal ring. When it hits the fuse, it releases the bounce ring to bounce the ammunition into the air, and then detonates it. If the design is good, it can achieve the effect of an air explosion."

Professor Luo's eyes went from being confused to gradually becoming clear, and finally flashing with light.

He waved his hands excitedly: "This is a good idea! So clever." The pen in his hand splashed out a few drops of ink as he moved, almost flying onto the face of Professor Liu opposite him.

Neither he nor Professor Liu noticed this at all, but were admiring the ingenuity of this little design.

It all depends on machinery. By adding a bouncing ring, the impact fuze can be converted into an air fuze. The principle is not complicated and the structure is generally feasible without very high technical requirements.

This structure is not very useful for high-explosion-ratio firing of barreled artillery, as the ammunition fired is high-speed and heavy and difficult to handle. However, it is just right for low-speed and light bullets such as rifle-mounted grenades.

Moreover, there is no need to consider armor-piercing for air-burst grenades. The space in front of the charge cap is just right for placing the fuze, which will not affect the power. In fact, because there is no need to consider armor-piercing, the fragmentation sleeve and the charge can be more radical, making the power even greater!

The military representative didn't know much about the technical details, but when he saw the reactions of Professors Liu and Luo, he knew there was potential for this. So although he didn't say anything, the expression on his face betrayed his mood: he was very happy!

Professor Liu made the decision on the spot: "Lao Luo, this thing can be done! Write a report back and put it together with the shrapnel in the squad gun family."

Professor Luo nodded with a smile. This time, his students' graduation projects were finally settled.

Turning around, Professor Liu asked excitedly: "Chief Engineer Gao, what else?" He heard clearly that Gao Zhendong had just said "the first idea", so there must be at least a second one.

Gao Zhendong said: "We can use the grenade that this gun hangs on to make a new grenade machine gun, or an automatic grenade launcher, which can be equipped to the company and platoon fire support group, or placed on mobile vehicles such as off-road vehicles, light armored vehicles, and helicopters to provide fire support."

The off-road vehicle is really pitiful. Anyone on the battlefield can bully it. Please take care of it.

We are already working on the infantry fighting vehicle, so let’s give it some more firepower.

Although there are few helicopters and imitation has not yet been successful, this does not prevent us from thinking earlier.

The people most excited about this incident were the comrades in the army.

This thing sounds awesome! A grenade machine gun!
There is no need to explain the advantages of this thing. Its ammunition and rifle-mounted grenades are interchangeable, and within a range of 400 meters, its suppression and strike effects on soft targets are invincible.

It can fire both directly and indirectly, with a variety of attack methods.

Are you against guns? I have a grenade machine gun.

Even an anti-aircraft machine gun with a long range can't stand up to this thing. The 400-meter fully automatic area-killing firepower is not inferior to a heavy machine gun in an actual battlefield.

It may be difficult to get within 40 meters of the enemy on the battlefield, but getting within 400 meters is extremely easy. You can sneak up to 400 meters away, fire a volley of grenades, and then run away with them, then change your position and do the next damn thing.

That scene is exciting just thinking about it.

In addition to hitting soft targets, this thing's effective range is more than 100 meters when facing targets such as enemy light armored vehicles and even light armored teams. When ambushing, it can hit them from 3 or 400 meters away, and the effect will definitely be great.

I want this! I want this! The army representative shouted frantically in his heart.

Unlike a simple gun-mounted grenade launcher with a tube, the focus of a gun-mounted grenade launcher is on the bullet, so it is Professor Luo's specialty.

But this thing is a serious automatic weapon. Is it a firearm or a cannon? Anyway, it is closer to Professor Liu.

Professor Liu was also very interested in this, but was a little worried.

"Chief Engineer Gao, this is considered new equipment. It can no longer be included in the squad gun family. We need to start a new project, right?"

Gao Zhendong just said that it is used for company and platoon fire support. Anything with the word "machine gun" in it, except for the squad machine gun, cannot be handled by an ordinary squad. It must be a special firepower squad.

Therefore, it is not very suitable to put it into the squad gun family.

Before Gao Zhendong could say anything, the military representative spoke first: "Professor Liu, don't worry about this. Let's submit a report together and apply for a project. If all goes well, we can just take over your squad gun family."

Professor Liu was amused. These topics were connected seamlessly one after another. In fact, if he really wanted to, the weird things in Gao Zhendong's head would keep him busy until retirement.

After listening to the military representative's words, Gao Zhendong also smiled and said, "Professor Liu, when you write the report, I will also sign it."

Professor Liu was overjoyed, and he felt more confident that the project would be approved.

He knew very well that Gao Zhendong's words were not meant to get a share of the profits. The other party had no shortage of this thing and his real purpose was to help him.

Chief Engineer Gao's influence in this area has increased visibly for Professor Liu. With his joint signature, at least the National Defense Work Committee will treat it more carefully.

Professor Liu and the military representatives looked at each other and said, “Done!”

Professor Liu and Professor Luo each got a project and were very satisfied. The happiest people, of course, were not them, but the representatives of the army. You may not lose money, but I always make a lot of money!
Several people walked out of the house happily. As they walked on the road, Professor Luo quietly asked Gao Zhendong: "Chief Engineer Gao, the grenade hanging on the gun seems to be almost done. What about the new topic you mentioned last time?"

For Professor Luo, he got some benefits for his students today, but he hasn't decided on his next topic yet. These two new topics are not enough for him.

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "It's already been prepared, don't worry. After you arrange the small batch test work, you can wait for me at school or come to my place to find me, and we will push this project forward."

Gao Zhendong is ready, not only in terms of principles and routes, but also in terms of other important related technologies. Otherwise, this project cannot be carried out.

Gao Zhendong was not worried at all that the project could not be promoted. For the troops, that thing could even be considered a breakthrough change and could meet future combat needs very well.

Professor Luo was completely relieved when he heard that. Chief Engineer Gao would not make such a joke casually. Besides, they were from the same school now. No, they were colleagues.

(End of this chapter)