The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 29 Dark clouds threaten to destroy the city

Factory director's office.

Liu Yongxin brought his people directly to the office.

"Director Wang, I brought three snipers here this time. Where are the sniper rifles? Take them out and let us see them." Liu Yongxin said.

"The sniper rifle is with Comrade Liu Tao. Let's go to him together." Wang Tiezhu said with a smile.

Wang Tiezhu brought Liu Yongxin and several others to the technical department.

Liu Tao didn't expect that Liu Yongxin would come in person and bring three snipers with him.

He took the box, opened it, and took out the sniper rifle.

"Captain Liu, this is the sniper rifle I developed. It has a caliber of 12.7mm and an initial velocity of 853m/s. I tested it myself. The maximum accurate shooting range is 1850m and the maximum shooting range is 2500m. According to my calculations, the service life of the barrel should be 3000 rounds." Liu Tao introduced.

The life span is 3000 rounds, which seems very low and is undoubtedly unqualified if it is used on a rifle.

But this is a sniper rifle. The life of a sniper rifle is 3000 rounds, which is already very good and has reached world-class level.

"Such a long range?" Liu Yongxin took a breath. Just thinking about it, he could snipe the enemy commander from two kilometers away. That would be too exciting.

In the past, commanders would be about six or seven hundred meters away from the enemy's position, because this distance was beyond the shooting range of rifles.

But now, a sniper rifle can easily kill.

This means that to ensure safety, the headquarters must be at least three kilometers away from the enemy's front line. If the distance is too far, the control of the battlefield will be reduced, and combat orders cannot be issued in time.

The three snipers all had suspicion in their eyes.

The sniper rifles they had come into contact with were considered very good if they could shoot at a range of 500 meters.

"Just one? Are there any others so we can test them together?" Liu Yongxin said.

Liu Tao said: "Captain Liu, this sniper rifle costs 30,000 yuan, and each bullet costs several hundred yuan. In order to develop this sniper rifle, the research and development costs have been several million yuan."

"The cost is 30,000? So expensive!" Liu Yongxin was shocked: "Is this gun made of gold?"

"The material requirements for this gun are very strict. I have to personally perform deep processing and constantly make corrections. Look at this bullet, this sniper bullet, it's not the rifle bullet we normally see." Liu Tao took out a bullet. This bullet was much larger than a rifle bullet.

"You get what you pay for. I can say with certainty that no other military factory in the country can produce this sniper rifle." Liu Tao was full of certainty.

This sniper rifle has very high requirements on design on one hand, and on the other hand, it has very high requirements on materials and processing capabilities.

The material problem is the only hurdle the gun can overcome. The barrel made with existing materials can barely last 100 rounds.

There is also an optical sight. The sights used in previous sniper rifle manufacturing are far from meeting the needs of this sniper rifle.

"Is it that difficult?" Liu Yongxin asked in surprise.

"Yes, it's very difficult!" Liu Tao nodded heavily: "If you want to mass-produce it, it will take three or four years. It's simply impossible."

To be honest, after this sniper rifle is manufactured, the army will only purchase a small amount. Firstly, it is indeed not cheap, and secondly, the bullets are expensive. Even the training bullets are expensive, so the army probably won't be willing to use them.

Liu Yongxin couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. He was still thinking about bringing a few sniper rifles back to the regiment to enhance the combat effectiveness of the 119th Regiment.

Now it seems that it is impossible.

Afterwards, the three snipers were kept at the Panshan Machinery Factory to cooperate in the testing.

Liu Tao also started to make this sniper rifle.

Mass production, that's impossible.

However, small-scale production is still possible. This part of the cost can be included in the R&D cost at that time. As long as the troops are satisfied, this part of the R&D cost can still be obtained.

In the blink of an eye, it was late January and the atmosphere became increasingly tense.

It’s the New Year, but no one is in the mood to celebrate it properly.

Now the whole factory knows that a war is about to break out, so the workers volunteered to work overtime to produce guns and ammunition.

Military industry serves the country!

Everyone is fulfilling their original oath. They cannot go into battle to kill the enemy, but they can make weapons and ammunition to provide the troops with the mission of killing the enemy.

Many people even donated their savings to the army to express their patriotism in this way.

People of this era have a very high level of ideological awareness, and they consider more about the nation and the country rather than themselves!
If it were for personal reasons, they would not have chosen to travel thousands of miles to the mountains in the southwest.

Liu Tao looked at the fifteen sniper rifles he had made and the boxes of sniper bullets, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Three snipers tested this sniper rifle and reported back the results, which directly shocked the entire 14th Army. Just a few days ago, the 14th Army issued a purchase order.

The purchase price is 3 yuan per gun and 200 yuan per bullet.

During this period, Liu Tao produced 15 sniper rifles and 1000 rounds of bullets, which is equivalent to 65 yuan.

At this time, what China lacks is not RMB, but foreign exchange!
These sniper rifles can play a huge role on the battlefield.

This is also the value of weapons. They can defend the country and allow the people's army to resist foreign humiliation and teach the jumping monkeys a lesson.

Liu Tao signed the list and then arranged for someone to deliver the sniper rifles and bullets.

Just like other weapons, these sniper rifles also have numbers, and relevant information can be found based on the numbers.

The current number is 16. As for the sniper rifle that Liu Tao made before, the number is 01.

Just when Liu Tao was about to go to the workshop to take a look, he received a notice and went to the meeting room.

"Director, is there anything urgent?" Liu Tao came to Wang Tiezhu and lowered his voice.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve and production in the factory is normal. It is unexpected to hold a meeting at this time.

"You'll know soon!" Wang Tiezhu looked very serious, and his aura was like that of a veteran about to go to the battlefield.

Finally, when everyone was present, Wang Tiezhu announced: "According to the order from our superiors, our factory has entered the first level of combat readiness."

Liu Tao immediately perked up. He knew what this meant. It meant that everything was ready and the fight could start at any time.

Panshan Machinery Factory is a military factory. Different from other state-owned factories, it has entered the first level of combat readiness and is under the jurisdiction of the military. All personnel must be on duty and all leave, transfer and retirement must be stopped.

Follow the orders given by the troops at any time, and even go to the battlefield with weapons if necessary.

Obeying orders will become the first rule of Panshan Machinery Factory.

From this moment on, they are also soldiers!
Panshan Machinery Factory will also hold air defense drills and other related battlefield knowledge under the guidance of military professionals.

The air-raid shelter has also been officially put into use and supplies will be moved into the shelter.

Although the radio has not yet reported the relevant news, Liu Tao has already smelled the smell of gunpowder.

Liu Tao had already sensed the feeling of dark clouds pressing down on the city and permeating the sky.

(End of this chapter)