The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 2 Ergonomics and Stuckness

Liu Tao went to the toilet next door.

I couldn't wait to silently say: "Upgrade!"

"Host, please choose the upgrade direction." The system prompted.

The virtual panel already displays upgrade directions such as range, weight, volume, grip, reliability, bullets, stability, accuracy, and life.

Liu Tao looked thoughtful.

The Type 54 pistol has obvious advantages. The bullets it uses have strong penetrating power and can even penetrate bulletproof vests. It has a long range and a skilled shooter can easily hit a chest target with a single shot from fifty meters away. It has a simple structure and is easy to assemble and disassemble, and its reliability is also good.

However, its disadvantages are also obvious. There are few bullets, with only 7 to 8 rounds in a magazine. It may also jam, the ergonomics is poor, and its lifespan is short, only about 3000 rounds.

After a brief pause, Liu Tao chose the direction of the upgrade: "Upgrade ergonomics."

shuh~~
The pistol seemed to glow faintly.

Liu Tao only felt that the pistol seemed to have changed, but also that nothing seemed to have changed.

But holding the pistol in my hand felt much more comfortable than before.

Many people say that the Type 54 has poor accuracy. This is because the Type 54 has poor ergonomics. The grip is not designed properly, and the gun is heavy, so it is difficult to maintain stable aiming for a long time. In addition, the large trigger force brought by the gun firing mechanism makes it difficult to pull the trigger when firing, causing the muzzle to deviate diagonally downward, causing the trajectory to change and the bullet point to be lower.

This means that in order to use the Type 54 pistol well, a lot of time and practice is required.

The Type 54 pistol is not inaccurate, but it is difficult to shoot.

Leave the toilet and return to the shooting range.

Liu Tao raised the Type 54 pistol again, "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" He aimed at the target and fired continuously.

It doesn't matter whether the target is hit or not; what matters is that the bullet is fired.

After emptying the magazine, Liu Tao took out another magazine and loaded it with bullets.

"Liu Tao, you wasted bullets. I'm going to report this to my superiors!" Li Yuanchao said angrily.

"You're so grown up, but you can only tell tales!" Liu Tao glanced at Li Yuanchao and said with disdain.

Aim at the target and pull the trigger.

Every time he pulled the trigger, the huge recoil would cause his gun-holding arm to suddenly tilt back.

"Just wait and let your leader teach you a lesson!" Li Yuanchao said harshly, then left.

Liu Tao curled his lips.

If Panshan Machinery Factory operates at full capacity, it can produce one million bullets every year.

The bullets produced in recent years are piled up in the warehouses. Bullets are not scarce at all.

Moreover, the bullet shells are still there, so it will be easy to fill them with gunpowder and produce them again.

Liu Tao finished one magazine and reloaded it.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss~ My hands are so sore!" Liu Tao felt his hands were so sore that he was shaking as he held the pistol.

But Liu Tao was just excited.

Because the data on the pistol's panel has changed: [Item Level: LV2 (100/100) (Upgradable)]

I looked around, and there was no one there.

Liu Tao silently said in his heart: "Upgrade, optimize stability!"

shuh~~
A faint light flickered.

I looked at the gun in my hand, and it seemed like nothing had changed.

Liu Tao continued to try. His right hand felt sore, so he used his left hand.

It doesn’t matter whether you hit the target or not!

The important thing is to fire the bullet. The right hand can pull the trigger, and the left hand can also pull the trigger!

boom! boom! boom.
The sound of gunfire continued.

There were bullet casings all over the ground.

As for hitting the target, only 3 bullets hit the target.

There were bullet jams before, but this time, there were no bullet jams even after firing 200 rounds in a row.

"Liu Tao, you disappoint me so much. I didn't believe that Li Yuanchao came to me, but I didn't expect you to really shoot at the target!" An angry voice came.

Liu Tao looked over and saw a white-haired old man looking at him with angry eyes. His eyes were sharp and full of oppression.

Next to him, Li Yuanchao was gloating.

Looking at the old man, Liu Tao showed a solemn expression.

Because this old man is the director of Panshan Machinery Factory, Wang Tiezhu!

What Liu Tao respected was not that Wang Tiezhu was the factory director, but that Wang Tiezhu was a serious senior.

His military achievements include first-class merit of the regiment, first-class merit and second-class merit of the brigade, first-class merit and second-class merit of the division, special merit and first-class merit of the Central Plains Field Army!

The titles of "Combat Hero" of the division and "Combat Hero" of the army are honorary titles for this old man.

Later, Panshan Machinery Factory was built. Wang Tiezhu, who could have chosen to retire, continued to shine and served as factory director, working in the mountains for a full ten years.

All the workers in the factory admire the old man Wang Tiezhu.

Liu Tao was shocked by this fearless and selfless spirit.

This is the style of the older generation!

"Factory Director!" Liu Tao carefully straightened his clothes, stood up straight, and saluted Wang Tiezhu with a standard military salute.

He was saluting Wang Tiezhu, and at the same time paying tribute to those old revolutionaries who had suffered for several generations and fought for several generations.

Seeing this, Wang Tiezhu's angry expression couldn't help but ease.

He felt Liu Tao's respect for him.

"Liu Tao, give me an explanation why you are shooting randomly here and wasting bullets." Wang Tiezhu stared at Liu Tao with sharp eyes.

As an old revolutionary who lived through that era, Wang Tiezhu could not tolerate such waste.

Back then, the army was short of guns and bullets. Two or three soldiers shared one gun, and each battle had only five bullets.

But Wang Tiezhu only heard no less than 50 bullets.

What he didn't hear would only be more, not less.

"Director, I have been studying the Type 54 pistol for some time and continuously improving it. Today I came to the shooting range to test the gun." Liu Tao said calmly.

"Are you researching the Type 54 pistol? And have you improved it?" Wang Tiezhu looked at Liu Tao suspiciously.

This guy is not trying to fool me, right?

"Director, you can give it a try." Liu Tao said, "I have only had time to improve the ergonomics and bullet jam issues in the past two days. I fired 338 rounds today and there has not been a single bullet jam."

"What?" Wang Tiezhu looked shocked.

As an old soldier, Wang Tiezhu is no stranger to the Type 54 pistol. His sidearm is also a Type 54 pistol, so he naturally knows the shortcomings of this pistol.

The bullet capacity is only 7 to 8 rounds, and bullets often jam, resulting in poor ergonomics.

He even complained to his comrades that the Type 54 pistol was not as easy to use as the Mauser pistol.

In particular, bullet jams often occur, which can be a fatal disadvantage on the battlefield.

Military factories and military research institutions have been researching and solving problems with the Type 54 pistol, but they have never been able to resolve these problems.

Now Liu Tao, a young boy, actually said that he had improved two problems!
(End of this chapter)