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Chapter 295 Smokeless gunpowder is the future (third update, please subscribe)
When the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Regiment began to take vacations in batches, at the headquarters of the Sixth Regiment, the soldiers were unloading boxes of weapons from several carriages.

"This is the Type 70 rifle, but it's really good."

In front of the tent of the regiment headquarters, the head of the regiment Yang Deguang praised the newly unsealed wooden box,

"The 62-type rifle we used before, although it has strong firepower and fast rate of fire, the lack of power of the lever-action rifle is also an old problem. It is okay to bully the front-loading gun, but many European countries have begun to use bolt-action rifles. , I didn’t expect us to change to a new rifle so soon.”

In fact, the 62-type Spencer rifle has always had the problem of insufficient power. Even the .56.45 caliber was blinded by its excellent performance in 1862, but 2 grams of propellant is still too little for the rifle. .Short range, low power.Especially with the development of the times, the problem of its insufficient power has become more and more obvious.

So as early as 1866, the Ministry of Security asked the arsenal to develop a new type of rifle. The original bolt-action rifle was imitated and improved from the French Charpos rifle. The paper shell was changed to an 11mm metal shell, but after a long period of improvement And after the trial, it did not get the approval of the troops.

Although it is powerful and has a long range, its speed is slow. For security forces who are used to the high rate of fire of lever rifles, they certainly dislike that single-shot bolt-action rifle.But in the end, the military purchased a batch of 9mm Type 67 rifles for equipping snipers to make up for the lack of long-range weapons.

After waiting for several years, finally when 1870 was approaching, the army ushered in their long-awaited weapon-the Type 70 rifle.

"Wow..."

The moment the index finger came to the stage, the curved bolt handle was lifted, and then easily pulled to the rear. The smooth movement was beyond Yang Deguang's expectation, and then he withdrew the magazine and said.

"This is the ten-round magazine."

"Yes, Commander, the instructions say that it can be filled with 5 rounds of bridge clamp twice. When the troops tested, the rate of fire exceeded 20 rounds. Some people even used it to fire ten rounds in 10 seconds. The rate of fire is definitely not worse than the Type 62 rifle.”

Ding Guohua, head of the ordnance section, picked up a Type 70 rifle and said.

"The secret of its excellent shooting speed lies in its unique bolt design. The 70 rifle adopts a rotating rear-pull bolt, and the rotating rear-pull bolt is locked at the rear end. The locking protrusions matched with the locking surface in the casing wall, the machine head and the shell hook are independent from the body, and do not rotate with the body, and the rear end locking can shorten the bolt stroke..."

Ding Guohua picked up a rifle, asked someone to open the ammunition box, took out a pack of bullets and said.

"Its bullets are all packed in such a paper bag, a pack of three rows of 15 rounds, and the bridge clip is inserted into the slot when loading."

After easily pulling the bolt, Ding Guohua pressed a clip of the bullet, and then pressed another clip.

"What bullet does it use?"

"Same as the Type 67 sniper rifle, it uses 9*60mm bullets with a muzzle velocity of 520 meters, an effective range of 1000 meters, and a range of 2000 meters on the gauge. It is very powerful."

As for the power of the 9mm rifle bullet, no one has doubted it since its service. In the African rainforest, it has always been the hunter's favorite, and one shot is enough to knock down an elephant.Of course, because of its high accuracy and long range, it is also loved by snipers.

"Good guy, if you want the speed of fire to have the speed of fire, and the range to have the range, this guy is almost perfect!"

Picking up the rifle, aiming at the distance and shooting several gunmen one after another, Yang Deguang couldn't help but admire.

"Perfect, definitely the most perfect weapon! With this guy, no one will be our opponent..."

Is the Type 70 rifle really perfect?

Perhaps for many soldiers who have come into contact with it, the Type 70 rifle is absolutely perfect, with a balance between rate of fire and power, sturdiness and performance.

But for Zhu Xianhai, the Type 70 rifle is not perfect.

After the long-term simulation 7 years ago, some new weapons appeared in the system mall. The Type 80 rifle is the most advanced military rifle among them. In fact, it is a weapon designed based on Lee's M1879 as a prototype. It is a simulator. The new rifle that Zhongnanhua installed during the war was used to replace the Mauser 71 rifle previously equipped by the army.

Although the 80-type rifle seems to be quite advanced, in Zhu Xianhai's opinion it still has many defects. Even so, he bought it and handed it over to the arsenal for research. In fact, the 67-type sniper rifle also borrowed from it. some technology.

From 1866 to the present, the arsenal has launched six improved models, but the military is not satisfied with them. The improvements in reality also affect the products in the system mall. At the beginning of the year, a model appeared in the system mall. Type 79 rifle.Its bolt structure is similar to the Lee Enfield NO.4 rifle and has a 10-round magazine.

After the arsenal successfully imitated the sample gun provided by Zhu Xianhai, this new rifle was immediately praised by the military, and the order was naturally placed.

At the same time when the military began to purchase this rifle on a large scale, Zhu Xianhai, the instigator, was still a little dissatisfied with it. After learning that the military had placed an order for [-] rifles, he immediately sent people It was Sun Mingyue who called, as the director of the Ordnance Department, he directly presided over the change of the troops.

"bullet!"

Taking out a Type 67 9mm rifle bullet, Zhu Xianhai said directly.

"I'm afraid this kind of rifle will serve in the army for at least thirty years, but what about this kind of bullet? It's extremely outdated, with black powder, a bottom edge, and a large caliber..."

When Zhu Xianhai complained about its shortcomings, Sun Mingyue was dumbfounded. He even felt that the commander-in-chief's requirements were too high.

"Marshal, our Type 67 bullets have the smallest caliber in the world, but they are also the best."

In fact, the army is very satisfied with this 9mm bullet with a copper jacket. It is powerful enough, has a long range and high accuracy. Because of its excellent performance, it was selected by the army as the standard ammunition for new rifles.

The 9mm rifle bullet is definitely the smallest in this era, but in Zhu Xianhai's opinion, it is not enough.

"That is at present. Reducing the caliber is conducive to increasing the muzzle velocity, increasing the accuracy, and increasing the carrying capacity of the bullet. This has been proved by experiments. 9mm is the current standard. As for the future..."

After thinking about it, Zhu Xianhai said.

"The caliber of the rifle should be between 6-8 mm, and it should use a new type of powder, such as none..."

It seems that smokeless gunpowder has not been invented yet, but is smokeless gunpowder complicated?
(End of this chapter)