Chapter 423: The history of the gun

The two experts watched Zhao Zhongyao leave them in the office, and they didn't understand what he wanted to say to him. Both of them looked at Zhao Zhongyao in a daze.
Zhao Zhongyao took a sip of tea, then looked at Zhang Lianying and said, "Expert Zhang, as a gun master, you must have a good understanding of guns! Then can you teach me a lesson! Although I have developed them For large weapons like missiles, I don’t know much about light weapons! Although the superiors didn’t let me design light weapons this time, I was the leader of the base. Whatever happened, I also knew something about light weapons!
Can you tell me about the history of the gun! Also, what is the level of our country’s current guns and weapons, what are the differences with foreign guns, and how far behind foreign guns are. "
Zhao Zhongyao's words made Zhang Lianying stunned. He didn't understand why Zhao Zhongyao would ask him these things.
I was thinking, is this Zhao Zhongyao testing him! Just want to see if he is a real master of firearms.
Thinking of this, he looked at Zhao Zhongyao and said, "Does Director Zhao believe that I am a master of firearms? Is he going to test me!"
"Look at what you said. Didn't I just say it? I want to learn it! You are a well-known master of firearms in the whole army. This is something everyone knows, so how can I not believe it!"
In fact, Zhao Zhongyao really looked down on Zhang Lianying and Chen Dongshan, two military experts in his heart. After all, their level is the level of ordinary designers, and they are not well-known military experts at all.
This time the superiors asked them to design an assault rifle that surpassed the level of contemporary light weapons. For Zhao Zhongyao, he did not believe that these two old guys could design such light weapons.
"Well, no matter what Director Zhao thinks, if you ask like this, then I have to talk to you."
What Zhang Lianying said, he is also a gun designer, and he still knows a little about the history of guns. Hearing what Zhao Zhongyao said, he cleared his throat and said: "Guns, formerly called firecrackers and iron cannons, refer to the use of gunpowder gas energy to fire bullets to strike unprotected or weakly protected living targets. They are infantrymen. The main weapon is also an auxiliary weapon for other arms. It is widely used in security guards, hunting, and sports competitions among the civilian population.
Throughout the ages, the "gun" has always been the most basic combat weapon in the hands of the "soldier". Along the footprints of their generation, development, and evolution, people can clearly see the tragic development history of human war.
In 1132 AD, Chen Gui, a military strategist in the Southern Song Dynasty, invented a musket. This is the earliest tube-shaped firearm in world military history. It can be called the originator of modern tube-shaped firearms. In the first year of Kaiqing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1259), the people of Shouchun Mansion created a blasting gun. The gun was made of giant bamboo as the barrel and fired the pit (filled with black powder, porcelain pieces, broken iron, stones, etc.). When it is set off, flames are sprayed from the muzzle, and the pits fly out to disperse and kill the opponents. Although it can be counted as a , it has nothing to do with modern.
In the 13th century AD, Chinese gunpowder and metal tube-shaped firearms were introduced to Europe, and guns developed rapidly. At the beginning of the 15th century, Spain developed a matchlock gun. Later, it was imitated by the Ming dynasty and called it bird blows. It wasn't until the Frenchman Mahan, born in 1547, that the fire rope ignition was changed to flint ignition, which was improved on the basis of the revolver musket, and the steel wheel was removed. A piece of flint is clamped on the jaws of the hammer, and an anvil is set at the side of the fire hole. When shooting, pull the trigger, and under the action of the spring, the flint is hit hard against the fire door, sparks are emitted, and the gunpowder is fired. . The firing process is greatly simplified, the firing rate and firing accuracy are improved, the use is convenient, and the cost is low, which is convenient for mass production. In the middle of the 17th century, many European armies were generally equipped with flintlocks, and they were equipped for more than 200 years until 1848.
The invention of the post-loading gun was a major revolution in firearms in the 19th century. It ended the 500-year history of rifles that used spouts to load projectiles into the barrel from the muzzle. Some historical books called it "opening up light weapons and A new era of infantry tactics".
However, after a gun is fired, it needs to be recharged, which undoubtedly takes time. In a war, time is life. Only by increasing the shooting speed can combat effectiveness be improved.
So the automatic rifle came into being. Among the automatic rifles, assault rifles are more popular among soldiers. Because this gun has a fast shooting speed and high accuracy.
Assault rifles are favored by countries all over the world for their fierce firepower, light weight, and small size. There are more than 90 countries using small-caliber assault rifles in the world. Among them, the most representative and typical assault rifles are: Colt M16A2 assault rifles from the United States, AN-94 assault rifles from Russia, and Israeli assault rifles. TAR-21 assault rifle, Belgium's F2000 assault rifle and South Africa's CR21 assault rifle, etc. Among them, the M16A2 assault rifle is well-known for its high firepower density and high accuracy. It has made a big splash in the assessment of weapons comparison for determining NATO standard ammunition. In addition to being equipped with the US military, it has now been sold to more than 50 countries in the world. The Russian AN-94 assault rifle adopts an eye-catching glass fiber-containing rear support. It uses a double-row detachable 30-round box magazine, which can achieve 2 rounds of fire, which effectively enhances the utilization of ammunition, and When performing two-shot burst shooting in a standing position, its shooting accuracy is 13 times higher than that of the AK47 assault rifle. The Israeli TAR-21 assault rifle adopts an overall layout without support, and can flexibly replace various barrels of different lengths to achieve different needs, thus becoming a gun family. The F2000 assault rifle has a separate fire control system, and it is said that it can even compare with the United States' ideal individual combat weapon (OICW). "
Zhang Lianying kept talking about the history and evolution of guns. He was talking about the truth, let Zhao Zhongyao listen to it, and admired in his heart that this old guy knew a lot, he was indeed a master of firearms.
"How about it, Director Zhao, do you think I am a master of firearms?" Zhang Lianying said, he looked at Zhao Zhongyao proudly.
"Well! It's really good, you know more than I know. You deserve to be a master of firearms." Zhao Zhongyao only heard the history of these guns and felt that Zhang Lianying still knew some knowledge about firearms.
In fact, this knowledge is just the basic knowledge that a gun designer needs to master. Zhang Lianying had memorized these basic knowledge every day when he joined the military academy. Now that Zhao Zhongyao wants to test his knowledge in this area, that is not a trivial matter, of course he can recite a lot of it.
And Zhao Zhongyao didn't know how Zhang Lianying knew this knowledge, he felt that the level of this old guy was pretty good!
"Well, in that case, then I can rest assured. This time you are responsible for designing the most advanced light weapons in the whole army. You must pay attention to it. Director Wang also said at the conference just now that the gun development work this time, It's not just our Jianghai Machinery Plant, but also a major event in the military reform of China."
"Director Zhao, don't worry! I have long wanted to design an advanced assault rifle. This time, I must learn from my own body and put together my old bones and design A most advanced assault rifle."
Zhang Lianying looked at Zhao Zhongyao and praised Haikou in front of him.
"Expert Chen, do you have anything else to say! Are you confident to help Expert Zhang design this advanced assault rifle!"
After Zhao Zhongyao and Zhang Lianying finished talking, he looked at Chen Dongshan and said.
"Director Zhao, don't worry! Lao Zhang and I have always been good friends. This time we can work together. That is the greatest joy of my life, although I am a bomb expert, not a gun expert.
But over the years, with Lao Zhang, I also talked about firearms design from time to time. I also know a little about the design of firearms. Both of us will be able to design a very advanced assault rifle. "
Chen Dongshan looked at Zhao Zhongyao and assured him that they would be able to design a very advanced assault rifle.
"Well, with these words from you two, I'm relieved. It's just that the time for the superior leadership to develop a sample gun for us is not much! It only takes one month.
And now we don’t have a design drawing. To redesign this new type of assault rifle. It can be said that time is tight and the task is heavy. I think so. I hope you two can get the design drawings of the new gun within a week.
If the time is too long, there is not much time to make a gun. At that time, we will not be able to produce a sample gun, and the higher-level leaders are afraid that it is not just me that will criticize you, nor will you two run away! "
Zhao Zhongyao knew that these two old guys couldn't do without pressure on them. If they drag on for half a month to design the design drawings, there will be two weeks left to produce prototype guns, which can be difficult for the workers. After all, producing guns is no more than designing guns, it's just a matter of talking. As for the production of guns, it is a real deal. You must not be false or lazy. You must produce all the parts of the sample gun step by step. Finally assembled into a complete gun. This is not for fun.
"Don't worry! Director Zhao, we have designed a lot of guns. This time, although time is tight and the task is heavy, we will definitely be able to design the blueprint within a week."
In fact, Zhang Lianying already had a prototype of a new gun design in his mind. It's just that he hasn't drawn the prototype yet.
As a firearms designer, everyone wants to design the most advanced firearms that can represent their own level.
Zhang Lianying has lived for most of his life, and it seems that he has not designed advanced guns that can represent his own design level. And this opportunity is also very important to him.
"Okay, then I won't delay your time, you hurry up to work!"
After Zhao Zhongyao finished speaking, he let the two old guys leave.
The two old guys just stood up and left Zhao Zhongyao's office.
As soon as they returned to their office, the two old guys began to count Zhao Zhongyao.
"Old Chen, what do you mean by this Zhao Zhongyao? Why do you always look down on us! We are firearms experts. The superiors have already entrusted us with the firearm design work this time, so he is still not at ease. I have to test me face to face. It's really annoying. How come this kid doesn't know how to respect old comrades and experts."
Zhang Lianying was already very angry just now, but in front of Zhao Zhongyao, he dared not say anything. Once he returned to his territory, he immediately grumbled.
"Yes! This kid obviously looks down on us! He thought he could design missiles, so he could design guns! I think his eight achievements are to let us both give him this glorious task! Humph! , I really want the beauty, such a good opportunity, how can we give it to him."
Chen Dongshan felt that when Zhao Zhongyao asked them this way, he clearly wanted them to give him the task of designing guns, so that he could do his best.
"Yes, I also feel that this kid is what he meant. He wants to take on this meritorious work for us! He also wants to be a master of firearms design! I, you, Zhao Zhongyao, you really think you are Is it an almighty genius? Can design both missiles and guns. It is a joke to be able to design both heavy weapons and light weapons."
Zhang Lianying became more angry as he thought about it, and couldn't help cursing Zhao Zhongyao again.
"Hey, Lao Zhang! It's not the time to be angry with this kid. The superiors have handed over this important task to us. Are you confident! This is not a joke. At that time, we will not be able to produce the design drawings. , You can lose your lord."
Chen Dongshan is not a gun expert. If he wants to design an advanced gun and weapon himself, he is afraid that he will not be able to do it.
And although Zhang Lianying had designed some guns and weapons before, the weapons he designed were really very ordinary and couldn't be compared with the advanced light weapons in the world.
"Old Chen, don't worry! I am Zhang Lianying, a firearms expert in a vain name! You know, since I came to this military base, I have been holding back a lot of energy! They transferred me to this bird not It just feels that I am useless, and I want to take the initiative to retire!
I bother! I'm just over fifty years old, Zhang Lianying! It is the age of being strong! At this age, it is time to design advanced weapons. This time, the superiors gave me this task, and they considered a wise decision. I will definitely give them a surprise. "
Zhang Lianying looked at Chen Dongshan very confidently, as if he drew a picture on paper, that is the most advanced light weapon in the world. It seems that no one in this world is better than Zhang Lianying. He is the only gun master, and no one dares to use this title.