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Chapter 718 Departure (Fourth update, please subscribe)

Standing by the window of the office on the eighth floor, looking into the distance, Zhao Xuezhe frowned. Occasionally, he would look at the desk, where a document was placed.

The documents have just arrived.

The content is very simple. In addition to an additional order for 100000 Type assault rifles, the military also has a request - a requirement to more than triple ammunition production.

"It's a bit difficult!"

As the director of Nanyang Defense Company, Zhao Xuezhe knows the company's financial background very well.

Although the scale of Nanyang industry has expanded more than ten times in the past few years, this does not include Nanyang defense companies. In fact, because the military has a large number of old weapons and US aid, the demand for arms has not been high. The company produces the most light weapons...ammunition. For example, the 44×7.92mm Kurz bullet used by STG33, but even so, the demand is not large. After all, the size of the army is there, and the military also has a large number of US aid weapons.

But even so, defense companies have been surviving tenaciously with the funds provided by the military and the support of new rifles, tanks and other projects.

It was not until the end of last year that Zhao Xuezhe finally saw hope, but orders from the military disrupted his plans.

"It's a little difficult!"

As soon as he walked into the office, Zhang Shuli saw the manager with a frown and asked.

"Manager, are you still worried about military orders?"

As the deputy manager of the company, he certainly knew how huge the order just sent by the military was.

For defense companies, it was an unprecedentedly large order.

"Don't worry, our salesperson just took a boat to Europe a few days ago. If we take the order and there is no production capacity, then all our efforts will be wasted."

Turning around, Zhao Xuezhe said helplessly.

"At present, NATO plans to standardize military supplies within its member countries for strategic and economic purposes. Almost every NATO country needs to rebuild its production industry that was destroyed by the war, so producing and equipping new military weapons is a quick way. We We have been eyeing this business since we designed the Type 280, otherwise why would we use British . bullets?”

Although the Type 44 rifle was developed on the basis of the STG7.92, the ammunition it uses is no longer the 280mm short bullet, but the British .7 bullet, which is the 43*mm rifle bullet.

"Manager, we use this bullet because it performed very well in the test. It does not have a peeing ballistics like 7.92. The ballistics at a distance of 600 meters is very close to the 7.92 long rifle bullet. This kind of ballistics is very good and the recoil is very good. It’s comparable to short rounds, that’s why we use it.”

In response to Zhang Shuli's rebuttal, Zhao Xuezhe just said "hmm" and said nothing. In fact, there is another reason for using this kind of ammunition. It is a new type of ammunition jointly developed by the United Kingdom and Canada. They and the United States are founding members of NATO. The three countries have signed an agreement to develop and jointly equip a small arms and ammunition,

It is for this reason that Zhao Xuezhe strongly advocates the use of this kind of ammunition. In his opinion, it has the support of the United Kingdom and Canada, and the United States has not developed its own bullets and is also testing the British design. In this case, This kind of bullet will definitely be adopted by NATO. If the rifle they develop can seize the opportunity, they will definitely take the opportunity to seize the market and export a batch of them. It would be even better if it could be adopted by NATO.

But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. After the test was finalized in September last year, when the military order here was being prepared, the military over there placed an additional order. If he had put it aside, he would naturally be very happy, but now he is planning to expand overseas markets. Woolen cloth.

Seeing that the manager was a little unhappy, Zhang Shuli comforted him.

"Manager, the military's orders are definitely the most important. As for overseas orders, even if they are taken, we can still lean back. Besides, this troop dispatch to Malaya is of great importance, and we should fully cooperate."

Nodding, Zhao Xuezhe said.

"I can distinguish between light and heavy. What I'm worried about is the ammunition."

After that, he walked to the desk and said.

"The military has placed an additional order of 100,000 units. This is not important. What is important is the ammunition. After all, assault rifles have always been a large consumer of ammunition."

What were the first products of the defense company back then? Not firearms, but ammunition. Even if the search team obtained hundreds of millions of rounds of ammunition from German arsenals, it was still a drop in the bucket for the high-consumption assault rifles. Therefore, making ammunition has become a top priority.

Later, the reason why the military used a large number of M1 carbines was because the supply of STG44 ammunition could not keep up.

"A Type 2000 requires at least rounds of ammunition, rifles, and million rounds of ammunition. These are just basic reserves. If a war breaks out, I'm worried that the output of the ammunition factory will not be able to keep up. !”

The manager's worry made Zhang Shuli's expression become solemn. After thinking for a moment, he said.

"Take one step at a time and do your best!"

……

Gunshots!

Rapid gunshots echoed across the training ground.

Although it had just rained, the Marine Corps officers and soldiers wearing camouflage uniforms were still lying on the ground conducting shooting training.

"boom!"

At the moment when the trigger was pulled, the Type 50 assault rifle recoiled, Liang Chengdong's eyes were fixed on the crowd in the distance, and suddenly another human-shaped target appeared behind the tree pole.

"Da da……"

After a crisp shot, Liang Chengdong started to move. While moving forward, his eyes were still staring ahead.

Move, aim, shoot.

It wasn't until one magazine was empty and the whistle sounded that he walked out of the shooting range.

"Captain Liang, what do you think of Type 50?"

Listening to the defense company investigator's inquiry, Liang Chengdong placed the gun horizontally on his chest, fiddled with it a few times and said.

"Lightweight, much lighter than the STG44. With a full magazine of 20 rounds, it is not as heavy as the empty gun of the STG44, and the shooting accuracy is better. The gun body is well sealed, unlike the STG44 where even the recoil spring is exposed. More reliable for use in harsh environments,…”

After Liang Chengdong briefly expressed his views, the investigator from the defense company on the side asked.

"Is there anything that needs improvement?"

Since the weapons were delivered, investigators from defense companies have been among the military campaigners gathering feedback from the front lines.

After thinking about it, Liang Chengdong said.

"Although it has a long range and high accuracy, and the long-distance shooting accuracy is not even worse than the M1 semi-automatic rifle, the biggest problem is its length. A one-meter-long rifle has no problem with infantry, but we are commandos, so it is best to It needs to have a folding stock, like the M1 carbine.”

Liang Chengdong's suggestions were naturally written down in the questionnaire one by one by the defense company's investigators. Although the Type 50 rifle has been finalized, the company's investigators will still collect targeted data in order to improve it in the next step.

Just as the defense company's investigators were asking other team members about their feelings about using the Type 50 assault rifle, suddenly, a siren sounded in the air. The moment the siren sounded, the Marines immediately rushed outside the training ground with their rifles in hand, while Liang Chengdong and other officers shouted loudly.

"Gather, everyone, everyone, everyone, everyone!"

(End of this chapter)