Chapter 29 Dark clouds threaten to destroy the city

Director's Office.

Liu Yongxin led his men directly to the office.

"Director Wang, I brought three snipers this time. Where is the sniper rifle? Take it out and have a look." Liu Yongxin said.

"The sniper rifle is with Comrade Liu Tao. Let's go to him together." Wang Tiezhu said with a smile.

Wang Tiezhu brought Liu Yongxin and several others to the technical department.

Liu Tao did not expect that Liu Yongxin would come in person, and brought three snipers.

He took the box, opened it, and took out the sniper rifle.

"Captain Liu, this is the sniper rifle I developed. The caliber is 12.7mm and the initial velocity is 853m/s. I tested it myself. The maximum accurate range is 1850m and the maximum range is 2500m. According to my calculation, the service life of the barrel should be 3000 rounds." Liu Tao introduced.

The service life of 3000 rounds seems very low. It is undoubtedly unqualified for a rifle.

But this is a sniper rifle. The service life of a sniper rifle is 3000 rounds, which is already very good and has reached the world's first-class level.

"Such a long range?" Liu Yongxin took a breath of cold air. Just thinking about being able to snipe the enemy commander from two kilometers away, it would be too exciting.

In the past, the commander would be about six or seven hundred meters away from the enemy's position, because this distance was out of the rifle's shooting range.

But now, sniper rifles can easily snipe.

This means that to ensure safety, the command center must be at least three kilometers away from the enemy's front. This distance is far, the control of the battlefield will be reduced, and combat orders cannot be issued in time.

The three snipers were even more suspicious.

The sniper rifles they have come into contact with are considered very good if they can shoot 500 meters.

"Just one? Are there any others so that we can test them together." Liu Yongxin said.

Liu Tao said: "Captain Liu, this sniper rifle costs 30,000 yuan, and each bullet costs several hundred yuan. In order to develop this sniper rifle, the R\u0026D costs have been several million yuan."

"Cost of 30,000? So expensive!" Liu Yongxin was shocked: "Is this gun made of gold!"

"The material requirements for this gun are very strict. I have to do deep processing myself and constantly calibrate it. Look at this bullet, this sniper rifle bullet is not the rifle bullet we normally see." Liu Tao took out a bullet, which was much larger than the rifle bullet.

"You get what you pay for. I can say with certainty that other military factories in the country cannot make this sniper rifle." Liu Tao was full of affirmation.

This sniper rifle has a design on the one hand, and on the other hand, it has high requirements for materials and processing capabilities.

Just the material level cannot pass. The barrel made of existing materials has a barrel life of less than 100 rounds.

There is also an optical sight. The sight used to make sniper rifles before is far from meeting the needs of this sniper rifle.

"Is it that difficult?" Liu Yongxin was surprised.

"Yes, it's very difficult!" Liu Tao nodded heavily: "If you want to mass-produce it, it will take three or four years, it's impossible."

To be honest, after this sniper rifle is made, the troops will only purchase a small amount. First, it is indeed not cheap, and second, the bullets are expensive. Even the training bullets are expensive, and the troops are probably reluctant to use them.

Liu Yongxin couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He was still thinking about taking a few sniper rifles back to the regiment to enhance the combat effectiveness of the 119th Regiment.

Now it seems impossible.

Afterwards, the three snipers were left in the Panshan Machinery Factory to cooperate in the testing.

Liu Tao also started to make this sniper rifle.

Mass production is impossible.

But small-scale production is still possible.

This part of the cost can be included in the R\u0026D cost at that time. As long as the troops are satisfied, this part of the R\u0026D cost can still be obtained.

In a blink of an eye, it came to the end of January, and the atmosphere became more and more tense.

It's the New Year, but everyone is not in the mood to celebrate the New Year.

Now the whole factory knows that the war is imminent, so the workers volunteered to work overtime to produce guns and ammunition.

Military industry serves the country!

Everyone is fulfilling their original oath. They cannot go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but they can make weapons and ammunition for the troops to kill the enemy.

Even many people took out their savings to donate to the army, expressing their patriotism in this way.

People in this era have very high ideological awareness, and they are more concerned about the nation and the country rather than the individual!

If it were for individuals, they would not have chosen to come to the southwest mountains thousands of miles away.

Liu Tao looked at the fifteen sniper rifles he made and the boxes of sniper rifle bullets, and his mouth curled up slightly.

Three snipers were testing this sniper rifle and reported the situation back, which directly shocked the entire 14th Army. Just a few days ago, the 14th Army issued a purchase order.

The purchase price is 30,000 yuan per rifle and 200 yuan per bullet.

During this period, Liu Tao made 15 sniper rifles and 1,000 bullets, which is equivalent to 650,000 yuan.

At this time, what China lacks is not RMB, but foreign exchange!

These sniper rifles can play a huge role on the battlefield.

And this is the value of weapons. Defending the country can allow the people's army to resist foreign humiliation and teach the monkeys who jump up and down a lesson.

Liu Tao signed the list and then arranged for people to send these sniper rifles and bullets out.

Just like other weapons, these sniper rifles also have numbers, and relevant information can be found based on the numbers.

The current number has reached 16. As for the sniper rifle Liu Tao made before, the number is 01.

Just when Liu Tao was going to have a look at the workshop, he received a notice and went to the conference room.

"Director, is there anything urgent?" Liu Tao came to Wang Tiezhu and lowered his voice.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and production in the factory is normal. Holding a meeting at this time seems unexpected.

"We'll find out later!" Wang Tiezhu looked very serious, with the aura of a veteran about to go to the battlefield.

Finally, when everyone arrived, Wang Tiezhu announced: "According to orders from superiors, our factory has entered level one combat readiness."

Liu Tao suddenly became energetic. He knew what this meant. It meant that everything was ready and the fight could start at any time.

Panshan Machinery Factory is a military factory. Unlike other state-owned factories, if it enters the first level of combat readiness, it will be under the jurisdiction of the army. Everyone must be at their posts and stop all vacations, professional work, and retirement.

Carry out the orders issued by the troops at any time, and even go to the battlefield with weapons if necessary.

Obeying orders will become the first principle of Panshan Machinery Factory.

From this moment on, they are also soldiers!

Panshan Machinery Factory will also hold air defense drills and other related battlefield knowledge under the guidance of army professionals.

The air-raid shelter has also been officially opened, and supplies will be moved into the air-raid shelter.

Although the relevant news has not yet been broadcast on the radio, Liu Tao can already smell the smoke.

Liu Tao had already felt the aura of black clouds pressing down on the city, filling the sky.