Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Capital city, a conference room in a large compound.

The building is in the style of the 1950s and 1960s, with narrow windows that are polished brightly. On the wall between the window frames are various slogans.

Prepare for war, prepare for famine, for the people!

In industry, learn from Daqing; in agriculture, learn from Dazhai!

These slogans are long outdated. Even something like 'Emancipate the mind, seek truth from facts' would be better. Qin Yang clicked his tongue in wonder. Was it that difficult to keep up with the times? Or were many people simply accustomed to reminiscing about the past?

On the rostrum, there was a row of tables covered with red cloth, with microphones and enamel mugs on top. The words 'Serve the People' on the mugs were all facing downwards, neatly arranged.

Probably arrived early, the leaders had not yet entered. The people below were greeting each other warmly and discussing in low voices.

Qin Yang only intended to find a suitable seat to rest for a while, having gotten up so early for the meeting. However, someone saw him and immediately called out excitedly.

"Engineer Qin, Engineer Qin!"

Qin Yang looked over. It was Old Duo from the 208 Institute, the military industry expert he had met last time.

"Old Duo, hello."

"Engineer Qin, I heard that the first batch of Type 80 sniper rifles has already been sent to the troops. You guys are really efficient! I hope this batch of sniper rifles can become the most powerful weapon in the hands of the soldiers, severely打击the enemy!"

"Yes, we also have high expectations." Qin Yang nodded: "This is the first batch of equipment our factory has produced since resuming military production. We hope to have a successful start."

"By the way, I heard that your factory wants to move out of the mountains, but it seems that progress is not smooth. If you encounter difficulties, you can come to me. My old face can still be of some use here in the capital."

Qin Yang was immediately stunned. This goodwill was a bit strange!

"Little Xu, I heard that the Type 81 rifles produced by your Factory 296 exploded. What's going on?" Just then, a voice came from nearby.

They should be able to guess that the explosion was a setup by himself. They should hate himself to the bone. The other party's performance now is very unusual!

Qin Yang became more vigilant.

At this moment, someone on the rostrum began to test the microphone, and the voices of conversation below suddenly disappeared.

"Everyone is here, now, let us welcome the leaders to the venue!"

The last time the SVD imitation task was more urgent, so it was carried out directly in the military training ground. This time it was just a meeting, and it was still in the compound, so more leaders came.

Qin Yang saw some familiar faces, including Leader Dong, Leader Fang, and even Leader Han?

Leader Han was the head of the department. He rarely showed up, it seems that the higher-ups attached great importance to this meeting!

"This meeting is a bit rushed. Originally, the internal system meeting was to be held at the end of the year. A lot of things have happened this year, and many advanced collectives have emerged in our system that need to be commended. However, because the matter at hand is very important and must be arranged immediately, we have brought everyone here today." Leader Fang spoke first, as he was responsible for hosting the meeting.

"Back then, the emergence of the Maxim heavy machine gun ended the cavalry charge. Since then, the heavy machine gun has occupied an unshakable position, with its high firepower, high accuracy, long range, and good sustainability. However, the disadvantages of heavy machine guns have also plagued our troops. Because of their excessive weight, they simply cannot adapt to mountain warfare. So far, heavy machine guns have hardly played any role in the southern battlefield."

Leader Fang said with some regret: "Especially our 12.7mm caliber heavy machine gun, the lightest weight is currently 50 kilograms, which is too inconvenient to move in the mountains! We urgently need a portable 12.7mm caliber heavy machine gun, which can be easily transferred by two soldiers after the gun body and gun架are separated. Today, our meeting will discuss the development plan of this 25-kilogram 12.7mm caliber heavy machine gun. Everyone can express their opinions freely."

This task is not easy!

A 50-kilogram machine gun is already a limit. To reduce it to 25 kilograms is simply impossible. It would be easier if there was a sample gun to imitate. If you build a car behind closed doors, it's simply unsolvable!

For a time, no one spoke.

Xu Zhiqiang looked around and saw that no factory or institute was willing to take the initiative to take over this task. He was secretly proud and was just about to stand up and recommend Factory 960 when someone preempted him.

"To say that the leading gun research and development in our country is still the 208 Institute. Only the 208 Institute can undertake such a glorious and arduous task."

The 208 Institute was established in 1960 and is a research and development institution directly under the central government. It is the only professional light weapons research institute in China, integrating demonstration, design, research, trial production, testing, and inspection. It can be said that the task of the 208 Institute is to make guns!

Now, such a glorious and arduous task, if the 208 Institute does not take it, who will?

Xu Zhiqiang frowned. Was this remark sincere, or was it坑the 208 Institute? However, since someone has raised it, he has to see the reaction of the 208 Institute first.

"Old Duo, can your 208 Institute take on this task?" Leader Fang looked at Old Duo. After all, he was a famous old expert in the 208 Institute, and he was also the leader of the 208 Institute personnel who came to the meeting this time.

"This task is very difficult." Old Duo sighed: "Our current Type 77 heavy machine gun weighs 21.3 kilograms for the gun body and 28.3 kilograms for the gun架. We can see that the biggest factor restricting the weight of the heavy machine gun is the gun架. However, even if we reduce the weight of the gun架to 10 kilograms, the entire gun body will still exceed 30 kilograms."

"In other words, you can't undertake this task either?" The person who proposed it just now spoke again: "In recent months, Factory 960 in the Xiaosanxian area has risen sharply, and the guns it has developed have opened our eyes. If the 208 Institute cannot complete the project independently, it can cooperate with Factory 960!"

Qin Yang frowned inexplicably and glanced at the white-faced guy who spoke. His motives were obviously impure!

"Factory 960 is actively operating recently and wants to move out of the mountains. It just so happens that the 208 Institute is in Changping. It would be better to move to the vicinity of the 208 Institute. As a subordinate factory of the 208 Institute, one will do design and the other will do production. This combination will definitely become the strongest light weapons research and development and production institution in our country!"

So that's what's going on!

Qin Yang understood immediately. No wonder his own relocation plan was full of difficulties. It turned out that someone wanted to eat him up!

What is this called? The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

This calculation is too good! The earning ability of Factory 960 has made everyone in the system jealous. This is to come and pick the fruits!

Factory 960 has independently developed, why should it be an affiliated factory of the 208 Institute? You're thinking too beautifully!

"No, this is absolutely impossible!" Qin Yang hadn't even spoken yet, but someone was more anxious than him!