The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 14 Continuous Upgrading
boom! boom! boom!
At the shooting range, gunshots continued to ring out.

Not far away, leaders including Wang Tiezhu, Tang Changzheng, Zhang Hongjun, Sun Weihua, and Lin Shengli were looking at the shooting range.

Zhang Hongjun said, "Director, what is Comrade Liu Tao doing? How can you shoot like this? It seems like he didn't even aim properly. No matter how many bullets you fire, you won't be able to improve your hit rate."

"Yes, that's how many magazines have been used. If we give the young men in the factory so many bullets for target practice, they can all be trained as sharpshooters." Sun Weihua couldn't help but say.

The sound of gunfire was endless, and in his opinion, they were all fighting for money.

Although bullets are cheap, they can amount to a considerable amount when there are a large number of them.

Liu Tao spent one month's salary on shooting, which made him feel sad just thinking about it.

"We have seen the abilities of Deputy Director Zhang, Deputy Director Sun, and Comrade Liu Tao. Look at the production workshop now. The machines are almost all repaired. Everyone praises them as being as good as new. The quality of the new pistols produced now has also been greatly improved. In another two or three days, all 500 new pistols can be produced." Tang Changzheng said: "The soldiers in the factory praised this pistol during the shooting, and the superiors also gave commendations."

As the workshop director, Tang Changzheng was responsible for the production of rifles. He hoped that Liu Tao would solve all the problems with the Type 63 rifle, so that he, as the workshop director, would not be held accountable for previous events.

Besides, Liu Tao’s technical skills are obvious to all.

"Yes, Director Tang is right. Comrade Liu Tao's technical level is far higher than mine. We should trust Comrade Liu Tao." Lin Shengli said. This time, Liu Tao made the technical department proud.

Besides, during this period, the technical level of the technicians in the technical department has really improved. They are no longer the kind of people who can only do small things and get complained by workers when they repair a machine.

Wang Tiezhu said, "It's just some bullets. We don't have money for them, but we have as many bullets as you want!"

"As long as Comrade Liu Tao can solve the problem, then firing a thousand rounds of bullets, ten thousand rounds of bullets, or even a hundred thousand rounds of bullets will not be a problem!" Wang Tiezhu said in a deep voice: "How can we solve the problem of a gun if we are not familiar with it!"

"But we don't have much time left." Zhang Hongjun frowned. He couldn't sleep well at night when he thought that in ten days, only a month would be left. If he failed to solve the problem and deliver 1200 qualified rifles, he would be sent to a military court.

"It's no use blindly producing without solving the problem. The troops won't want it and it will just be a waste of money." Wang Tiezhu glanced at Zhang Hongjun and said, "I'll be sent to a military court and you'll be shot first."

Zhang Hongjun and Sun Weihua trembled and couldn't help but shrink their heads.

During this period, when I slept, I always dreamed that Wang Tiezhu took a pistol and shot them to death.

"Let's go to the production workshop and take a look around. Don't disturb Comrade Liu Tao from testing the gun here." Wang Tiezhu said.

Several people left.

The sun sets and the sky darkens.

Liu Tao just felt sore all over.

Although it is very tiring and painful.

But he was very excited inside, staring at the rifle in his hand with bright eyes. This rifle was very different from the previous Type 63 rifle.

Looking at the rifle's data:
[Item: Type 63]

【Manufacturer: Liu Tao】

[Item Level: LV6 (0/1000000)]

[Upgrade Points: 0]

[Item status: intact, analyzable]

After continuous upgrades, this rifle has changed a lot both in appearance and internal features.

After taking a look, he saw that darkness had already fallen. Liu Tao first returned to his office, put away his gun, and then went to the cafeteria to eat.

After eating and taking a short rest, Liu Tao went directly to the rifle production workshop, which can produce both rifles and machine guns.

After this period of adjustment, the production lines in this workshop have been separated. Different guns have different production lines, instead of the original one person assembling both the 56 semi-automatic and the 63-type automatic rifles. The production of parts and assembly are all in the same workshop.

It is different now. Not only are the production lines different, but the production workshop and assembly workshop are also separate.

Liu Tao took the various trial-produced parts and quickly assembled the Type 63 automatic rifle.

He is now very familiar with the Type 63 automatic rifle and can assemble it with his eyes closed.

Soon, Liu Tao assembled ten Type 63 automatic rifles.

Take another look at the virtual panel: [Upgrade Points: 10]

"System, analyze the complete set of blueprints!" Liu Tao muttered to himself, holding the rifle that had undergone multiple upgrades in his hand.

To analyze the full set of blueprints, 10 upgrade points are required.

This is also why Liu Tao assembled the gun so late even though he was obviously very tired.

It is just for the upgrade points so that the whole set of drawings can be analyzed.

In an instant, Liu Tao discovered that the new three-dimensional image of the rifle in his hand was ready, and a complete set of design drawings was on the virtual panel.

Looking at the virtual panel, Liu Tao grinned.

This new automatic rifle can be said to be of the same lineage as the Type 56 automatic rifle and the Type 63 automatic rifle, but it also has significant changes.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is a brand new automatic rifle.

The total length of the gun is 955mm (without bayonet), 1104mm (with bayonet), the barrel length is 440mm, the caliber is still 7.62×39mm steel core bullet, the initial velocity is 830m/s, the theoretical rate of fire is 750-830 rounds/min, the effective range is 400 meters, the total weight of the gun is 3kg, the magazine capacity is 30 rounds, the drum magazine has 75 rounds of bullets, and the life is 20000 rounds.

Whether in terms of appearance, size, or performance, it has been greatly improved over the Type 63 automatic rifle.

And more importantly, this automatic rifle has high accuracy, stability, reliability, powerful power and is easy to maintain.

Such an automatic rifle would still be profitable if mass-produced even if the army's planned order budget was 500 yuan per rifle.

"With this automatic rifle, soldiers should be able to kill the enemy more bravely and reduce their own casualties in the battlefield in the near future." Liu Tao said to himself. He was already looking forward to this automatic rifle shining on the battlefield.

The real test of a weapon's performance is on the battlefield, and only when it performs well on the battlefield can it become famous.

The battlefield is the testing platform for weapons.

"Those monkeys need to be punished. They jump too happily!" A cold light flashed in Liu Tao's eyes.

He is not an officer, so he cannot fight bravely on the battlefield and kill more monkeys. But he can create powerful weapons so that the soldiers on the front line can kill the enemy better.

The improvement of the Type 54 pistol is for this purpose, and the improvement of the Type 63 automatic rifle is also for this purpose.

The weapons developed by China are always intended to defend the country.

After yawning, putting away his rifle, stretching his body, Liu Tao went to the dormitory.

It was late at night and the entire factory was pitch black. There was the occasional sound of a dog barking, but no other people were seen.

(End of this chapter)