Chapter 78 Rifle
"Kid! This time I'm going to give you a difficult problem. Take a look at the Type 63 automatic rifle."
As soon as he got off the car, Mr. Hu threw a rifle into Fang Xiang's arms.
"This gun?"
Fang Xiang looked at the Type 56, which looked extremely similar to the Type 63, and felt a little confused.
He knew very little about this gun.
All I know is that it was once considered the hope to replace the 56 striker in China.
But after only 9 years of service, it was hastily replaced by the Type 56 submachine gun.
Because he was not very interested, Fang Xiang had never looked at the drawings of the gun.
Naturally, I can't say I know much about it.
"Go and load up ten magazines first."
Mr. Hu didn't explain, but just nodded and told him to go shoot first.
Fang Xiang had no choice but to lie on the ground in the freezing cold and shoot his gun obediently.
But fortunately, he doesn't have to load bullets.
A soldier had already placed a magazine filled with bullets next to him.
"Pah, pah, pah..."
After shooting for almost an hour, I finally finished firing 300 rounds of bullets.
Rubbing his shoulder which was sore from the recoil, he returned to the tent.
"Tell me about your feelings."
When Mr. Hu saw Fang Xiang coming back with a gun, he put down the teacup in his hand and asked Fang Xiang.
“The recoil is too strong and the accuracy is not very stable. After continuous firing, the accuracy drops significantly.
Moreover, in the continuous shooting mode, the trend of decreasing accuracy is almost impossible to control stably.
What's even worse is that the gas will spray sparks when firing the last two magazines.
If it is too close to the face, it will have a huge impact.
Then the whole gun feels a bit loose and not very well made.”
Fang Xiang immediately started complaining.
He counted on his fingers and mentioned them one by one.
"Wow, I told you, this guy knows it as soon as he gets started."
Mr. Hu smiled and said to Mr. Liu.
"Here is the blueprint, take a look at it."
Old Liu didn't argue, he just picked up the drawing and placed it in front of Fang Xiang.
Fang Xiang didn't hesitate and opened the drawing to look through it.
While looking at it, I compared it with the drawings of the Type 56 striker.
After a few minutes, I finished reading the drawings.
"Well, tell me your evaluation?"
After seeing Fang Xiang had finished looking through all the drawings, Mr. Hu raised another question.
"Hey, leader, can we find a warm place?
There's not even a stove in this tent, and it's open, so cold!"
Fang Xiang covered his hands which were red from the cold and started complaining again.
"You kid, you are so young, why are you still so afraid of the cold?
Come on, let’s go to the office and talk.”
Mr. Hu immediately laughed and pointed at Fang Xiang.
A few minutes later, the three of them arrived at an office with a stove.
Fang Xiang's body finally warmed up.
"Tell me about it."
Old Liu picked up the thermos and poured Fang Xiang a cup of boiling water.
“I don’t think it’s very good, there are too many problems.
If we want to make some changes, we might as well just produce the two guns I drew earlier."
Fang Xiang quickly picked up the teacup and held it to warm his hands.
“Those two rifles of yours are indeed good.
President Zhou has been alerted, but there are more problems. "
Mr. Hu sighed and pointed to the sky.
"Ah? Mr. Zhou? Is it so exaggerated?"
Fang Xiang was confused. Even President Zhou was alarmed?
This is something I have never thought of. Isn't it just drawing two gun drawings?
"Mr. Zhou saw the development trend of firearms in the next few decades from the two guns you drew.
What you said about small-caliber trending is inevitable.
But it is still too early for our country now.
Even if we ignore the high cost, do you know how many 7.62mm bullets we have in stock now? "
Mr. Hu looked a little depressed.
"It should be at least hundreds of millions, right?"
Fang Xiang spoke subconsciously.
"Hundreds of millions? Humph! You really underestimate our country's inventory.
Even if you add three or five hundred times, it's still not enough!"
Mr. Hu was immediately dissatisfied and snorted.
"so much?!"
Fang Xiang was shocked again, the stockpile of tens of billions of bullets.
When will this be used?
He had no idea that in later generations, the country would scrap expired bullets every year.
Quantities are calculated in billions.
Of course, it is not clear how much the country’s inventory is.
“The international environment is not good. Otherwise, why do you think the Third Five-Year Plan required the construction of the Third Front?
Even though the national economy is so bad, more than 2000 billion yuan was allocated to the southwest and northwest.
Do you think the country wants to spend this money?"
Mr. Hu's face looked a little unhappy.
"What do you mean?"
Fang was a little unsure of what Mr. Hu was thinking, so he could only ask.
“It’s not my idea, it’s Mr. Zhou’s idea.
Many experts and professors from the General Armament Department and the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building.
They all approved of the designs of your two rifles.
But two questions were raised.
These two guns cannot use 7.62mm barrels.
Once the barrel is changed to 7.62mm caliber, the entire gun will become unusable.
Second, the manufacturing cost of the entire gun is too high!
We can't afford to make a gun at such a high cost.
So, I’m looking for you this time.
One is to see if the Type 63 can be modified before it is put into service on a large scale.
Another question is whether you can redesign a new low-cost 7.62mm gun.
Not many people can clearly understand the advantage of 5.8 mm!
Therefore, not only at present, but also for many years to come, 7.62 mm will still be the main size.
The designs of your two guns can only be sealed temporarily.
At most, it can be considered when the next generation, or the next generation, changes its outfit.”
Mr. Hu finally told Fang Xiang the purpose of his visit.
"Is that so?
In my opinion, there is no need to modify or adjust the Type 63 anymore.
This gun has many inherent flaws.
Even if it needs to be modified, the workload will not be much different from designing a new gun from scratch.
It would be better to completely overturn it and just design a new gun."
Fang recalled that in the 70s, when the Type 63 was phased out, millions of rifles were directly destroyed.
Billions of dollars were wasted.
Rather than modifying this gun which is inherently flawed.
It would be better to just take out the Type 81 rifle.
Fang Xiang has a clear understanding of the Type 81 rifle, a classic rifle that has been handed down from generation to generation.
Excellent structural design, small size, light weight and easy to carry.
At the same time, the recoil is small, the muzzle jump is also small, and the shooting accuracy is guaranteed.
The spare parts are also highly universal, so soldiers can replace or repair them by themselves.
At the same time, the performance is very reliable and adaptable. It can perform stably in various environments and terrains and rarely fails.
If you have to point out weaknesses, it does have some.
The buttstock was foldable at first, which was thought to improve portability.
However, due to unreasonable structural design, dust and pebbles often enter, which will affect its strength.
At the same time, frequent maintenance and dusting are required, which brings too much unnecessary extra workload.
Then there is its flash hider, which has no opening and is long and large in order to be compatible with rifle grenades.
Not only does it add weight, but the flash hider also doesn't function well and is not practical.
Also, the dagger-shaped bayonet it is equipped with is not practical at all.
Not only is the usage rate extremely low, but it also adds extra weight.
The last problem is that the lower receiver cannot perfectly match the rail.
Therefore, it is not possible to add accessories such as sights or front grips.
However, in Fang Xiang's view, these problems are not problems.
Now that you know the shortcomings, it's time to draw the blueprint.
Just avoid it.
"Oh? Do you have any idea?"
Seeing Fang Xiang's confident tone, Mr. Hu couldn't help but feel curious.
"Yes, it is. It's just the Type 56 modification. It's easy to make, but it will take some time."
After Fang Xiang decided on his idea, he agreed immediately.
Maybe it's a joke.
Many people, when seeing the Type 56 rifle and Type 81 rifle, really can't tell the difference between them, and some even think they are the same model of gun.
In fact, there is a huge difference between the internal parts of the two guns.
"Okay! I knew you had a way!"
Mr. Hu and Mr. Liu smiled at each other.
This problem, which had troubled hundreds of experts and professors, finally came to Fang Xiang.
It was just a simple sentence.
But Fang Xiang's idea was extremely simple.
I received so much money and coupons yesterday, how can I feel embarrassed and not work?
How could Fang Xiang not know how the capitalists in later generations were mean and deprived workers of their money?
But now, the country gives benefits first and then makes demands.
Moreover, it was the request made by the respected President Zhou.
How could Fang Xiang refuse?
"We are a bit pressed for time. How long will it take you to finish?"
After laughing, Mr. Hu mentioned the issue of time.
"When do you want it?"
