Zhang Zhicheng hurriedly said, "Where is, I am dedicated to doing my job at hand in order to give my future brother-in-law face. Today, I will give you a big gift."

Wu Shaoting said: "Is that so? Tell me quickly, what kind of gift is it?"

Zhang Zhicheng said: "After my transformation for more than half a year, the light machine gun has officially been released. Whether it is the shape or structure, the incompetence, the caliber of the bullet or the faulty machinery, I have made all improvements to ensure that I can shine on the battlefield."

Wu Shaoting suddenly realized that when he met Zhang Zhicheng last time, the other party mentioned the idea of ​​using an air-guided bolt to transform the Matterson light machine gun. Unexpectedly, this project would be realized a few months later. He said happily: "Is that so? You are really a mechanical genius. In just a few months, you actually made a light machine gun that is more stable than Matterson. This is really a major innovation in the industry. Let me talk about the characteristics of this gun in detail."

Zhang Zhicheng said enthusiastically: "The Maderson light machine gun has three main disadvantages for our team. One is that the manufacturing process is complicated, so it is difficult to produce and has a high cost; the other is that the firing rate is too slow, which is too far from the Maxim heavy machine gun, and it cannot play a role in continuous fire suppression. This is because the automatic principle of the Maderson machine gun is relatively special. It is a long recoil type of the barrel, the barrel has a large backward stroke, and the round trip time of the automatic machine is also long, so the firing rate is slow; the third thing is that the magazine is above, which is not conducive to aiming and shooting."

Wu Shaoting nodded without interrupting Zhang Zhicheng.

Zhang Zhicheng continued: "I have improved all these problems. After replacing the air-guided bolt, the round-trip time of the automatic machine has been shortened a lot. Not only has the internal mechanism of the gun body been simplified, but the shooting speed has also increased from the original theoretical 400 rounds per minute to more than 600 rounds per minute, which has theoretically exceeded Maxim. In addition, the upper-mounted arc magazine was changed to a lower-mounted circular drum, which increased the capacity and stability of the bullet, and could accommodate up to 68 rounds, but the standard was still set at 48 rounds."

After hearing Zhang Zhicheng's words, Wu Shaoting raised his own question: "The Matterson light machine gun is famous for its complex structure, but it is because of its delicate structure, so it is stable and reliable. The probability of a clogged magazine being stuck will be much lower, and the drum is famous for being easily stuck. From then on, the air-guided bolt uses large-caliber bullets and is powerful. Now that the firing rate is increased, the shooting recoil will definitely increase. Will this affect the hit rate and maximization?"

Zhang Zhicheng nodded and said in agreement: "That's right, but I have considered these issues. The manufacturing mechanism has been streamlined, and the performance of the new light machine gun has slightly decreased, but I believe that this is enough for use in the Chinese battlefield. Take the current production level of Guangdong arsenal. Even if it is not streamlined, the firearms produced will still have quality problems, which means that this is inevitable. In addition, it is natural to increase the rate of fire to increase the number of magazines, otherwise, according to the 25 rounds and 30 rounds of magazines Madson already has, it is not enough. The drum is indeed prone to stuck, but compared to arc magazines, the drum is easier to repair. A skilled soldier can only complete the troubleshooting of drum failures in twenty-two seconds. This is also the best way after the compromise."

After hearing Zhang Zhicheng's words, Wu Shaoting had to say that these make sense. Currently, few Chinese teams are equipped with Maxim heavy machine guns, not to mention that they can assemble more advanced light machine guns, and will definitely make great achievements in dealing with trench battles in the future.

Zhang Zhicheng picked up the teacup on the coffee table and took a big sip. After moistening his throat, he said: "As for the increase in firing rate and power that affects recoil, I also made corresponding adjustments. I shot three different support frames and three different stocks. When combined, I can adapt to combat in any environment, provide better stability, and greatly reduce the deviation caused by recoil. As long as I prepare before the war, these are not a problem."

Wu Shaoting knew that Zhang Zhicheng was coming to see him today, so he must have thoughtful about all aspects. He took a deep breath, patted Zhang Zhicheng on the shoulder with great force, and exclaimed: "That's great, it's great. Since that's the case, I will organize the Military Department to go to the arsenal to test the guns, and then specifically demonstrate the equipment of the light machine gun."

Zhang Zhicheng smiled and said, "That's the best. I also hope to make it come in handy as soon as possible."

Wu Shaoting thought about it and said, "Since this new weapon is the result of your hard work, just name it after you and call it the 'Zhicheng-style' light machine gun."

Zhang Zhicheng was very excited. He had been waiting for this sentence. This was the promise Wu Shaoting had promised. He was very eager to be on par with the German Mauser and American Browning, so that the whole world could remember his achievements.

"By the way, what's going on with the automatic rifle? I'm about to talk to you about this recently, but I almost forgot about it." Wu Shaoting asked again.

"The production line should be fine, but I suddenly found that there was something wrong with the magazine formulated by the Germans, so I was also thinking about how to improve the magazine during this period." Zhang Zhicheng sighed and said.

"Oh? What's the problem?" Wu Shaoting asked with concern.

"The German gun magazine has a capacity of only nine rounds, and the automatic rifle fires very quickly. On the battlefield, nine rounds will probably be exhausted in the blink of an eye. Since it is magazine loading, in order to save time to change bullets and improve combat efficiency, it is necessary to equip the backup magazine. In this way, the use and supply of backup magazines will form a large scale. Governor, imagine, what is the cost of a magazine? If a soldier is equipped with seven backup magazines, the cost price is enough to make us another automatic rifle, not to mention that it will become a marching burden."

"You are right. I suggest expanding the magazine capacity to fifteen to twenty rounds." Wu Shaoting said. He thought of the famous semi-automatic rifle Garland M1. No wonder Garland M1 chose a built-in magazine and used a bullet board to connect eight rounds together, which greatly saved the cost of manufacturing magazines.

"I have thought so too, but the increase in the magazine will inevitably affect the balance of the original gun body structure, and more changes may be required." Zhang Zhicheng sighed and said.

"In this case, it's really a troublesome thing. Zhicheng, you have to deal with this matter. I hope to come up with a useful plan as soon as possible. The automatic rifle plan has been more than two years, and we have invested a lot of manpower and material resources on it, so we must not delay it anymore." Wu Shaoting said earnestly.

"I know, I will solve this problem as soon as possible." Zhang Zhicheng said.

Although lunch time has passed, Zhang Zhicheng was so busy that he had already forgotten his work and rest time. After talking with Wu Shaoting, he felt hungry immediately. Wu Shaoting immediately ordered the kitchen to prepare some food to fill his stomach. When it was almost three o'clock, he sent someone to call the Guangdong army commanders of Monk He Fuguang in Guangzhou City to go to the Guangdong Arsenal to inspect the performance of the Zhicheng light machine gun.

Because Wu Shaoting will set off for *** tomorrow morning, the demonstration work of light machine guns will be left to the Military Department. With the current strength of Guangdong, he can start to properly equip the army, and the tactical staff headquarters for the use of light machine guns should also start to discuss and formulate the tactical staff.
Chapter completed!