The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 18 Winning over
Liu Tao couldn't help but feel excited.

The affirmation of Captain Liu and Political Commissar Wang represents the troops.

With their support, the procedures for this automatic rifle will become simple.

Even if the review takes a long time, as long as the troops have a tough attitude, it will be a simple matter to set up one or two experimental groups.

Moreover, it does not require the consent of the relevant departments of the military industry system, only an order from the military region is needed, and the purchase can be carried out directly by the military region.

The attitude of the troops will also greatly influence the decisions of their superiors.

"Director Wang, your Panshan Machinery Factory has launched another satellite this time. It's incredible, really incredible that you have developed such a good rifle." Captain Liu stroked the gun in his hand, as if it were his most beloved woman.

For a soldier, a gun is the best companion.

Previously, the 'Type 78 Pistol' had made Captain Liu very satisfied, and he would always bring it out first when he went to the division headquarters for a meeting.

Because his pistol, numbered 0, was the first prototype made by Liu Tao and was of extraordinary significance.

Not long after that, Panshan Machinery Factory once again developed an automatic rifle with excellent performance.

The previous unhappiness caused by the quality problems of the Type 63 automatic rifle has disappeared, and all that is left is the love for this new rifle.

Captain Liu knew very well that once this gun was recognized, it would surely cause a sensation in the national firearms field.

Wang Tiezhu's old face was full of smiles, and he couldn't stop smiling. "The mission of our factory is to make good guns for the soldiers to fight bravely and defend the country."

"Captain Liu, Political Commissar Wang, I will have to trouble you again in the future," said Wang Tiezhu.

At this time, Wang Tiezhu had already decided that after finishing his work tomorrow, he would call his old unit.

Just yesterday, the 41st Division purchased 500 "Type 78 pistols" from the Panshan Machinery Factory. The price of each pistol was 200 yuan. Although this was only 10 yuan, it was extra money for the Panshan Machinery Factory.

The planned unit price of a Type 63 automatic rifle is 400 yuan. Given the excellent performance of this automatic rifle, the price should be at least 500 yuan or even 600 yuan.

Not to mention the extra money, a regiment has 1200 guns, which is at least 60 yuan. Add in the bullets, and it is not a small amount.

"Haha, we will report the situation to the division headquarters later, and then we may have to take these 100 guns away first." said Captain Liu.

It would be simpler and clearer to go directly to the division headquarters with a gun and let the division leader try it out himself than to say a thousand words over the phone.

"No problem!" Wang Tiezhu agreed without hesitation.

He was not worried that the army would not give him money, as the credibility of his own soldiers had always been top-notch.

The next day, around ten in the morning.

A group of experts organized by the higher authorities arrived at Panshan Machinery Factory.

Wang Baoguo led the team personally, showing how seriously he took this matter.

The 'Type 78 Pistol' gave Wang Baoguo a huge surprise, but before the surprise wore off, Panshan Machinery Factory launched another satellite.

A brand new automatic rifle, which means much more than a pistol.

Pistols are mainly used by military officers, and at most by the public security. But automatic rifles are different, and every soldier can be equipped with them.

The total number of troops in the country now exceeds 610 million. If each person is equipped with an automatic rifle, then 610 million automatic rifles will have to be produced in the first round.

"Old Wang, you guys have launched another satellite this time." Wang Baoguo shook hands with Wang Tiezhu and said with emotion: "Compared to you, other factories only know how to ask for quotas and subsidies. Those gun design institutes should also reflect on themselves."

Wang Tiezhu blushed slightly, because when he called Wang Baoguo before, he also asked for production targets and subsidies.

There is no other way. If we don't strive for quotas and subsidies, the whole factory will have to starve. After some greetings, everyone came to the meeting room.

Compared with the last time, this time there are Captain Liu and Political Commissar Wang.

This change may seem small, but it is actually a big change.

This means that the troops attach great importance to this automatic rifle, and the opinions of the troops can naturally have a great impact.

Compared with before, the preparations this time are obviously much more sufficient.

Each expert has a new automatic rifle and a design drawing.

Liu Tao also had more experience than before, and he introduced the performance parameters of the gun in a simple and clear manner.

When Liu Tao said that the life of this automatic rifle reached 20000 rounds, there was a heated discussion in the conference room.

"20000 rounds, how is that possible?"

"The Type 63 automatic rifle is said to have a lifespan of 15000 rounds, but even if it is manufactured by a large manufacturer, it is good to have 10000 rounds. Many manufacturers only have a lifespan of around 63 rounds for the Type 7000."

"If it really reaches 20000 rounds, the cost of use will undoubtedly drop a lot."

"20000 rounds? Whether it can reach rounds needs to be tested."

For an automatic rifle, performance is important, but cost is equally important.

The cost includes manufacturing cost, purchasing cost, use cost and maintenance cost. The longer the life, the lower the use cost. The maintenance cost is related to the structure of the gun and whether it is easy to maintain.

As an expert in the industry, he is very familiar with the development and actual situation of firearms in China.

Millions of Type 63 rifles have been produced, but that doesn't mean that all of them are of the same quality. On the contrary, the quality of Type 63 automatic rifles produced by different factories varies.

"We are not sure about the lifespan yet, but one of our companies tried the gun yesterday. It is very accurate, has a fast rate of fire, and is powerful. The structure of the gun is very simple, so it is easy for the soldiers to understand it." Captain Liu said at this time: "However, according to the response from the troops stationed in the factory, they tested three guns, each of which fired 2 rounds of ammunition, and they can still be used normally."

Wang Baoguo and others were all surprised. They didn't expect Panshan Machinery Factory to move so quickly.

Although, the life of a gun requires the accumulation of data through the use of many guns, not just three guns.

But it also shows that the performance of this gun in terms of lifespan is indeed excellent.

Coupled with Captain Liu's words, the performance of this automatic rifle has been confirmed.

Everyone looked at the picture first. When they saw the neatly drawn picture with clear lines, which gave people a sense of beauty, many people secretly sighed that Liu Tao, a college graduate, actually had such good drawing skills.

The drawings were very detailed and everyone looked at them carefully.

After the meeting, it would be impossible for them to get the drawings. The drawings would only be at the Panshan Machinery Factory or the Yunnan Provincial National Defense Management Office.

The design drawings of this kind of military products are highly confidential. Even if they leave the factory, they will forget the performance parameters if necessary.

During the review, we must pay attention to every detail and do our best to pass this first checkpoint.

It is imperative to ensure that there are no problems with the design drawing.

Everyone looked at it very seriously, immersed in the design drawings. There were not many design drawings, but everyone looked at them very carefully, and looked at them again after reading them.

But what amazed them was that, just like the previous design of the 'Type 78 Pistol', they could not find any flaws at all.

The design of this gun is perfect.

(End of this chapter)