Chapter 667: Making a gun is like climbing Mount Everest
Time soon entered late July. Ding Guofeng took three battalions of veterans and two new battalions to India. After a week of adaptation period for the newly arrived troops on the front line, Zhao Xin's command had arrived.
The various units of the Northern Navy that arrived at the Silang front launched a general offensive against the VOC army.
In order to end the war quickly, Zhao Xin not only deployed twenty mortars and twenty 75mm cannons this time, but also used two "M1910/30" heavy machine guns brought by Ding Guofeng that were copied from another time and space.
.As heavy firepower entered the battlefield, it soon caused heavy casualties to the VOC troops; whether they were hiding behind the wooden fortification walls or trying to fight back, they all shed blood.
Speaking of the two machine guns copied by the heavy weapons workshop of the Beihai Town Arsenal, they have actually been manufactured for two years. However, due to various problems with parts tolerances, they have been constantly going back and forth between the shooting range and the workshop.
Zhao Liang regretted his original impulse.
The military-industrial complex in Beihai Town has developed to this day. In addition to producing a large number of imitation guns of the 19th century, the technological tree of modern weapons is still climbing. After these years, Zhao Liang finally understood that it is easy to make a shooting rifle.
, but if you want to produce dozens, hundreds or even thousands of standard rifles, the difficulty is no less than climbing Mount Everest.
Regardless of the fact that Beihai Town produced a large number of "1789-style" revolvers, the early one thousand were all piled up manually. All guns have differences in the same components, which also makes the weapon parts irreplaceable.
The parts of the gun needed to be individually marked and numbered for identification. This situation did not change until workers became proficient in using machine tools to manufacture large quantities of the same parts, and the same problem also applies to rifled rifles.
The regular force of the North Navy has only grown to twenty-five regiments today, and has never been able to rapidly expand its establishment. The most important reason is that the production of weapons, semi-automatic rifles, is still in the process of being explored. This makes Zhao Xin only to be exploited by arms dealers again and again.
, giving away a large amount of gold.
Many time-travelers who don't understand weapons think that Beihai Town has modern machine tools and blueprints, and can easily create modern weapons including various parts. In fact, this is a big mistake!
Nowadays, Zhao Liang sneers at those guys in the travel community who always use Batie's private workshop as an example, and even bothers to explain to them.
He made a special trip to Pakistan when he was returning home during the Spring Festival a few years ago. Through communicating with local people who were familiar with the situation, he finally figured out what was going on. In addition to the fact that you can make your own pistols, these workshop owners are not so much "making".
It is more appropriate to say that it is assembled. Due to the years of war there, they usually recycle usable parts from scrapped firearms, then make some simpler parts themselves, and piece them together. Make several of the same model.
Dozens of them are fine, but don’t dream about large quantities.
It is too difficult to imitate modern weapons in batches through the assembly line, even the SKS, which has been considered obsolete, or even the Mosin Nagant. Zhao Xin traveled to countries in Europe that can produce SKS, and through connections, he assembled a complete set of machine tools.
Tools and fixtures, but there was one problem he couldn't solve, which was the technical information package. It wasn't a matter of how much it cost, but that they simply didn't know how to sell it.
In the end, he had no choice. He told the weapons dealer Andrew that it was okay to get a copy of the Mosin-Nagant technical information package. Unexpectedly, the other party laughed and said that thing was gone. Zhao Xinyi was right. Now there is a technical information package on the market.
A Mosin Nagant with good appearance and performance costs at least US$800, and a cheap one costs US$300 to US$500.
It’s not like the arsenal has never tried to imitate SKS rifles. In order to become proficient in operating the only multi-axis CNC machine tool in Beihai Town, Zhao Liang spent more than half a year going back for a training course. Although the use of CNC makes the cutting of various parts of the weapon more efficient.
and fast, but this does not fundamentally change the fact that it can only be processed one at a time, and the accuracy must be just right, otherwise the assembled firearms will still not be mass-produced, and even the normal use of the model gun will be a problem.
For example, after several test firings of the first SKS rifle he processed using a CNC machine tool, he found that the surface of the loading ramp was too sharp, causing some copper shavings to be scraped off the bullet after each shot. In the end, the bullet could not be loaded.
.At first he didn't know what was wrong, so he had to check every part; until a worker accidentally found copper shavings in the locking lugs of the groove on the bottom plate of the gun, and after cleaning it, it returned to normal.
Not getting the SKS technical information package means that the arsenal must accurately calculate the three-dimensional dimensions and tolerances of each part, and what will happen when the tolerance approaches the edge. Different approach values will cause different changes in the weapon.
For example, the tolerance information of a certain part is 0.95~1.05, but in the actual manufacturing process, the tolerance range may only be 1~1.05, and it will not work if it is lower than 1.
Added to this are ammunition tolerances, and even early modern rifles are tighter than muskets. Any looser and the rifle won't work; any tighter and the bullet will jam, with disastrous consequences.
For example, many people consider the FG42 paratrooper rifle from another time and space to be a work of art. In order to imitate this weapon, it took an enthusiast ten years to restore a complete set of technical information packages.
The deeper Zhao Liang has delved into weapons production over the years, the more he feels that the manufacturing of "guns" is really a mysterious process. Many things that are taken for granted are not that simple. It is far from having drawings and equipment.
Something that can be produced with just a button.
In heavy industrial products, especially military products, the so-called advantages of being cheap and suitable for mass production have always been established for large factories with mature technology. Small and medium-sized or even start-up ones can honestly buy parts and assemble them.
Let’s learn. Even if someone teaches you step by step, it won’t take 5 to 10 years to copy in batches. Of course, unless you can tolerate the extremely high scrap rate, this is what the Germans did when they produced Stg44. It is a typical behavior of jumping over the wall.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The recruits on the front line of Xilang City were all stunned when they saw the power of the two heavy machine guns. Since the servant army only had 12-pound cannons in its weaponry,
It was not equipped with other heavy weapons, so the soldiers at the bottom had never seen such a big killer. Compared with it, the rifle in their hands was simply a fire stick. They saw the enemy's position turned into a hell of blood and fire, with their bodies broken and mutilated.
Limbs were flying all over the sky, and the recruits on the front line all vomited.
The Dutch defenders only resisted for half a day before they couldn't stand it anymore. The arrival of two heavy machine guns made them feel that the end of the world was coming. In just one morning, the coalition forces of the VOC and the Banten Sultanate lost more than 4,000 people, which also made the coalition forces unstoppable.
The young officers and soldiers refused to fight. In their view, this was no longer a back-and-forth battle, but an outright massacre.
In addition, due to Zheng Wenxian's fleet imposing a blockade on Banten Port for several days, and Erlu's men attacking the VOC's gunpowder depot in northern Silang, the army's gunpowder stock was running low and it was unable to obtain material support from the outside.
Faced with such a situation, VOC Governor Overstraten, who was trapped in the city, had no choice but to send representatives in the afternoon to request a ceasefire, and under the pressure of He Xiwen, he began negotiations for an unconditional surrender.
The attitude of the North Sea Navy is simple and clear. The VOC has laid down its weapons and surrendered in all armed strongholds in the Malacca Economic Circle. It will not open any colonial strongholds in Southeast Asia in the future and will all return to Ceylon. Economically, Beihai Town will use the city of Malacca as a base for the future spice trade.
Center, all Dutch merchant ships going to Guangzhou and Nagasaki for trade must register at the Malacca City Customs and obtain a permission document, otherwise it will be regarded as smuggling.
"What do you mean, you want to control all the European merchant ships coming to East Asia in the future? Your appetite is too big!"
"Humph, considering your past history of selling opium from India to East Asia for hundreds of years, it is very necessary to do this."
"I protest that the East India Company's trade in Nagasaki is a normal trade between countries and is approved by the Tokugawa Shogunate!"
"I'm sorry, but the protest is ineffective. To tell you the truth, Japan is already our vassal state. If the Tokugawa shogunate dares to disobey, we can always replace others as generals."
"What?! When did this happen?" The Dutch representative was shocked when he heard this. He didn't understand the situation at all. Since the outbreak of the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, the number of merchant ships heading to Nagasaki has been reduced from five per year to three every two years.
As the domino effect caused by the loss of Bacheng two years ago grew bigger and bigger, the VOC was no longer able to send more merchant ships to Nagasaki, and there was none this year. As a result, the situation in Japan was unclear.
"Haha, the treaty was just signed last month."
Well, the negotiators of Beihai Town are really not telling lies. In view of the VOC's war on Beihai Town, under the constant pressure of Cao Peng, Matsudaira Nobuaki, a veteran of the Tokugawa shogunate, represented the Tokugawa shogunate on June 17, 1793.
was forced to sign a special clause regarding Dutch trade with Japan. The two parties agreed that no Dutch merchant ships would be allowed to enter the port for trade without a license issued by Beihai Town. In exchange, Beihai Town would provide Tokugawa with
The shogunate provided an interest-free loan of five million taels of silver for ten years.
Nowadays, there are also turmoils within the Tokugawa Shogunate. Matsudaira Sadanobu, the first Lao-Chinese general, and Tokugawa Ieyashi, the 11th generation general, have given their father a title, and the conflicts that have been accumulated for many years between the two sides have become irreconcilable.
The "liberal reforms" carried out by the shogunate in recent years were aimed at achieving stable finances through austerity measures. However, over the past few years, they have not been able to revitalize Japan's rural economy, and have also led to dissatisfaction among businessmen due to anti-business policies. Sea dogs who like luxury life
The public is even more fed up with this.
Now that the Sea Dog Lord is 20 years old, he feels that his arms and legs have become thicker. He is more and more disgusted with this guy Matsudaira Sadanobu, so he has made up his mind to remove him. The head of the Shirakawa clan has left, and the candidate to succeed the old man is the first one.
It fell on the head of Nobuaki Matsudaira, the lord of the Mikawa Yoshida Domain.
In order to ensure the continuation of the lenient reform and obtain the support of a general, the 30-year-old Matsudaira Nobuaki could only agree to Cao Peng's conditions and send a one million loan to the private treasury of the Sea Dog Palace to satisfy the other party's continued marriage of concubines.
s expenses.
The VOC negotiators were dumbfounded at this time. They actually knew that Beihai Town had been supporting the Sendai clan in opposing the shogunate over the years, but they did not expect that the other party had such great influence on the Tokugawa shogunate.
On July 28, 1793, VOC Governor Overstrah signed his name on the surrender document with a face ashen as death. He knew that the era of the once all-powerful "Sea Coachman" was over, and with this
After the collapse and decline of the Java War, the Dutch will definitely become the object of contempt by European countries.
The one who attended the Dutch surrender ceremony in Beihai Town was He Xiwen, who served as the frontline commander. Zhao Xin was really not interested in this, so he directly authorized it in the name of the Northern Navy Command.
When the former pirate leader signed his name on the surrender letter with a trembling brush, he couldn't help but feel filled with emotion. From then on, he became even more devoted to Zhao Xin. He Xiwen knew that he would leave his name in history for this matter.
Even if he is famous for generations, he is finally worthy of his ancestors!
Having experienced the battle in West Java from beginning to end, He Xiwen had a deep understanding of the system of the North Navy, and gradually adapted from being unaccustomed to it. In the past, the personal soldiers and private camp leaders he imagined did not exist at all. At most, there was a
Personal security guard.
After talking to his staff these days, he learned that almost all the officers above the company level of the Northern Navy had participated in Zhao Xin's officer training courses and were extremely loyal. As long as the Ministry of Military Affairs issues a transfer order, you can become more familiar with the officers below.
It's all in vain. If the chief officer dares to disobey orders, his deputy can directly obtain the command power according to the system, and the chief officer will be directly imprisoned, waiting for him to be ruled by military law.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It has been a while since He Xiwen saw his pirate brothers. Thinking of the time when he drank heavily and ate meat on Kunlun Island, he was moved
He often laments that things have changed and people have changed. However, he also understands that if he goes to Jiading, Guangnan in his current status, Ruan Fuying will probably have to sweep the bed away.
At the same time as the war on Java Island ended, Deng Fei, who had been stationed in Ningguta, also received Zhao Xin's authorization. He ordered his three regiments and the two regiments that arrived at Daxiu La from Alchuka to attack the enemy entrenched in Ningguta.
The Qing army in Wula, Jilin launched a general offensive.
The goal of this battle is to advance the southern defense line of the Northern Navy to the Hun River before winter, to the line of Weiyuan Fort and Ying'e Gate with wicker walls; in the west, it is to cross the border wall to Yitong Gate and Helsumen Gate.
, occupying Changchun Town, which in this era still belongs to the Guoerluosian Banner.
Now the new political power in Beihai Town is gradually taking hold in Qiqihar, Alchuka and Hulunbuyuer. After summer, a large number of civil affairs cadres were put in place and began to clear land in various places and carry out land reform work. Therefore, in addition to serving the people,
Jiang Fan of the army needed to lead his troops to continue to garrison Hulunbuer, so Li Rui's two regiments were freed up.
Faced with the rapid offensive in Beihai Town, the Qing troops in Jilin either fled for their lives in panic or surrendered directly. You must know that it has been four months since the "Spring Offensive" was launched in Beihai Town. The Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp and various ministries stationed in Jilin
After the Eight Banners soldiers were ravaged by the Northern Navy's artillery, they were completely lying down, looking like they were about to die early and be reborn. They couldn't beat them anyway, so that's all...
When the news of the "invasion" of the Northern Navy reached the capital again, in contrast to the busy response in the court, the internal concern of the clan was Du Erjia's death.
The Northern Navy hanged Du Erjia in public trial, which was the first time that the Aixinjueluo clan was punished by the Ming Dynasty. Although this man was a descendant of the Tabai line, he was still a direct descendant of Nurhaci. Zhao Xin dared to do this,
It was nothing more than a naked slap in the face of the Aixinjueluo family, which made all the sect members feel panic and restless.