Chapter 38 or 5?
"But the only thing I don't understand is why the caliber of the barrel is 5.56?"
At the end, Lao Liu looked at the drawings with some confusion.
"5.56 caliber?"
Mr. Hu touched his chin. This was not the first time he had heard of this statement.
“I heard that the United States suffered a great loss in the South.
There are already voices within their ranks saying that they want to change the caliber from 7.62 to 5.56.
Did this kid hear about it too?"
Mr. Hu suddenly remembered a previous report.
"Does this mean that the caliber of the future will be mainly small caliber?"
When Old Liu heard Old Hu talking to himself, he immediately realized something.
"The United States has developed a new assault rifle, which is said to be named M16 and also uses a 5.56 caliber.
Nan Nan was once captured, but was not given to us, but sent to the State of Su.
The same number of 7.62mm bullets compared to 5.56mm bullets.
The lighter the weight, the smaller the recoil and the easier it is to control.
Theoretically, the shooting accuracy will also be higher.”
Although Mr. Hu did not understand design, he understood military affairs and immediately associated and analyzed the advantages of small-caliber ammunition.
"Why don't we give it a try?"
After hearing this, Old Liu was moved.
“That’s all for today, let’s wait until this kid finishes drawing the picture.
We have to make a sample gun anyway, and we will know after comparing them. "
Mr. Hu nodded. Of course, he would study the new things.
After saying that, several people left the office.
On the fourth day, Fang Xiang finally stopped slacking off.
The main reason is that he doesn't want to shoot anymore.
The caliber of today's guns is basically 7.62 or 7.92.
The recoil is too strong. If you shoot less, it's not satisfying, but if you shoot more, your body can't bear it.
In the end, Fang Xiang finished the design of the drawing in a hurry.
Even if Fang Xiang had been procrastinating for several days, in the eyes of others.
Fang thought that this speed and efficiency were as easy as going to the toilet and peeing.
I can only say that they don’t understand the world of geniuses.
But it is true, seriously speaking, designing something.
You have to put forward the demand first and then prove it. This step alone may sometimes take several years of debate.
Then comes design and development, and this stage will only take longer, not shorter.
The next step is sample trial production and long-term sample testing.
I won’t talk about the latter part, nor mention the previous arguments.
Just the design and development stage is so hard that many people have to endure.
The amount of wasted drawings is almost always calculated by tons.
There is no one like Fang Xiang, who says it’s okay today and the drawings are out tomorrow.
That would be fine. Fang Xiang’s drawings are very complete, and we can place an order directly for sample trial production.
It's not a random drawing just to make up the numbers.
Moreover, after the sample was made, it was not only usable but also had exceptionally high performance.
Who can stand this?
Therefore, everyone who has come into contact with Fang Xiang.
Everyone tacitly gave Fang Xiang a halo of genius.
Fortunately, the term "time travel" and the saying that Meng Po's soup was mixed with water did not exist in those days.
Otherwise, Fang Xiang would definitely be put on one or both of them and then taken away for dissection.
“Alas... the Yangtze River’s waves behind push the waves ahead.
We are all human beings, why do I look like someone who just came to make up the numbers? ! "
Old Liu looked at the drawings and couldn't help but sigh.
"Then make a sample gun?"
Mr. Hu didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.
"Xiao Fang, can you tell me why the caliber is 5.56?"
Old Liu couldn't help it after all, nodded and agreed to the trial production, and asked a question.
"Ugh... this is bad."
Fang Xiang was suddenly confused.
He drew the size completely subconsciously according to the memory in his mind.
It’s not a big deal that all pistols are 9mm, after all, this caliber has been used for many years and is a universal type.
However, the 5.56mm bullet has not yet been finalized and is only in the experimental stage.
When Fang Xiang was asked this question, he suddenly remembered this.
"Isn't Lao Mi doing an experiment? Since Lao Mi is doing it.
Why can't we do it? We can just cross the river by following the lead of the old man."
Fortunately, Fang Xiang reacted quickly and gave a reasonable reason.
"Besides, 5.56 can be changed to 5.8."
After saying that, Fang remembered that the common rifle bullets used by later countries were 5.8 mm.
Since it's all done in one step, why not just do the caliber in one step as well.
"5.8 millimeters? Any idea?"
Mr. Hu interjected.
“The stability, penetration rate and penetration power are better.
Needless to say, accuracy and recoil are also important.
And it is also cost-effective. Aren’t these all advantages?
Anyone who has studied physics knows this, right?!"
Fang wanted to just speak out this time. He would know the answer after trying it out.
It is definitely better than 7.62 and 7.92, so I am not afraid of people asking.
The question is what I did in my head. You don’t understand the world of genius.
"Then why are they all small caliber? What about 6mm and above?"
Mr. Hu nodded, agreeing with Fang Xiang's reply, but he was still a little unwilling and asked another question.
“The future will definitely be the era of artillery, airplanes and missiles.
Light weapons are only auxiliary, and the situation where light infantry is relied upon to conquer everything will no longer occur.
The space for large-caliber bullets to play is getting smaller and smaller.
The advantages of small-caliber bullets will become increasingly greater.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just look at Lao Mi and Nan Nan.
Isn't this just like lice on a monk's head? It's obvious, isn't it? "
Fang Xiang spread his hands and said as a matter of course.
As soon as these words were spoken, the people around him instantly fell silent.
Regardless of whether other people know it or not, as the boss of the General Armament Department, Mr. Hu knows it very well.
What Fang Xiang said was absolutely correct.
However, there are still many people in China who do not understand the future trends.
They still believe in the old theory that light infantry can conquer the world.
"So, do you think the caliber should be 5.56 or 5.8?"
Mr. Hu sighed and said that the future could only be dealt with in the future.
So he spoke again and asked Fang Xiang for his opinion.
"It's all right. If you want to differentiate it from Xiaomi, just use 5.8."
Fang Xiang didn’t care, he had already thought about it.
After finishing this job, he doesn't plan to get involved in the military industry anymore.
If he works honestly in his civilian work and aerospace industry, it will be enough for him to live for the rest of his life.
But I didn’t expect that it was because of the gun design that dazzled everyone this time.
This made Fang Xiang a hot commodity in the eyes of the General Armament Department.
In the days that followed, he was caught and fleeced time and time again, and he suffered terribly.
"If there's nothing else, then I'll withdraw first?
Also, Mr. Hu, what about the gun you promised me last time?"
Fang saw that Mr. Hu and Mr. Liu were both staring at the drawings, so he thought there was nothing for him to do.
It's been a few days and it's almost the weekend.
I have to go back to school, in case Professor Xu forgets to say hello.
It would be a big joke if I were on the missing persons list.
"If you're not in a hurry, let's do it tomorrow.
The gun will be delivered tomorrow, and I will arrange a car to take you back to school."
Mr. Hu thought about it and realized that it was true. The drawings had already been drawn.
There's no point staying here for now, so it's better to go back.
We’ll talk about it next time if I have something to do.
Once the gun is trial-produced and tested for a long time, if it needs modification or adjustment, it will not be too late to contact him.
"Xiao Fang, since you have nothing to do anyway, why don't you follow us and check out another project."
As for Lao Liu, the other party seemed to be particularly fond of him and planned to take him along.
I thought that it might bring some surprises.
"Okay, what project?"
Fang thought that he would be able to get the gun tomorrow.
There was no rush anyway, so I just agreed.
"Let's go, it's not far, you'll see it soon."
Mr. Hu also agreed, since they were already his own people anyway.
And what I went to see was an abandoned project.
By the way, Professor Xu has also participated in this project, so it’s no big deal if he takes Fang to see it.
As they walked and talked, they arrived at a large dome-shaped warehouse that was heavily guarded.
The guard on duty saw Mr. Hu, saluted, and then opened the door of the warehouse.
A ferocious steel monster appeared in front of Fang Xiang.
