Chapter 998: Cutting-edge Rocket Artillery Experimental Plan
This dress is destined to attract attention, after all, who would have thought that the commander of the group army would be dressed like a small commoner? Especially since he also wears a peaked cap.
Let's talk about this cap, which is a symbol of the Bolsheviks, Lenin often wore it, up and down, and Russian men also wore this kind of hat.
Yang Mingzhi didn't realize that his simple and practical dress (in fact, he only had this little spare clothes) played a role in swaggering through the market.
Therefore, when he suddenly came to the arsenal, Rygushkov was also taken aback.
On May 9, Rygushkov was all devoted to the manufacture of rocket artillery. He also took into account the title of commander-in-chief of railway construction, and the actual operation was handed over to the veterans of the 1st Regiment of the Professional Independent Regiment, that is, the old railway workers of the former Locomotive Brigade. (This matter could have been taken care of by Peroniski, whose main task at the moment is to train the troops, so he will give up.)
Rygushkov did not care at all about the "results" of the potato-digging operation, he only cared about the four improved rocket launchers that had been assembled in the final assembly and the launch guides that had been welded.
Rygushkov asked tentatively, "Sir, how are you dressed today...... Your excavation is over! ”
"Of course! The potato harvest is huge, and the rest will be left to them, and I will be here with you as soon as possible! Just to see how the rocket launcher assembly you brag about is doing! ”
"A good harvest is a good thing! I've got a great deal of good things here! I'm not bragging, the four-shot rocket launcher is in the final assembly shop! ”
"Oh? Take me there! ”
Without much greeting to get to the point immediately, Yang Mingzhi followed Ryguskov to the so-called assembly workshop, that is, an independent wooden house. It looks like this is just a spare warehouse, a few hundred meters away from the massive buildings of the arsenal, and a general rocket artillery assembly workshop.
"I'm worried about an accident during final assembly, and even if it's almost impossible, I have to be absolutely safe! Otherwise, if there is a martyrdom, the damage must be minimized and the chain explosion must be avoided! ”
Yang Mingzhi was very satisfied with this explanation, and quickly walked to the door of the workshop.
The house seems to be newly built, and there are plenty of trees around it to shade it, and here the rocket launchers are installed, the cover problem is solved, and all that remains is to keep it dry! With the current climate, the relative humidity is high, and Yang Mingzhi can't help but sweat.
"Sir! Please come in! Rygushkov stood at the door, stretching out his hand to invite.
"Good! Check out our inventions! ”
In this way, Yang Mingzhi really stood in front of these new rocket artillery.
These rocket launchers have longer bodies, wings on both sides, and enlarged tail fins.
The bombs were all placed on metal supports, and from what the workers were doing now, Yang Mingzhi could see that they were loading the bombs with propellant.
Even though these rocket launchers are very avant-garde in appearance, their firing mode is still backward - firing pin collision ignition. This mode is also due to the fact that the precious batteries are allocated to the radio station, and it is impossible to engage in electric ignition.
But Yang Mingzhi is not worried that this weapon will be very dangerous when fired, the shooter can be completely like operating a cannon, it also pulls a hemp rope, so that the firing pin is unlocked, and quickly strikes the fire cap to ignite the rocket launcher.
Rigushkov hurriedly introduced: "Sir, please see, this process is to load propellants. We are currently pushing the ready, compacted cake into the fairing, which increases the charge by 20% compared to the previous rocket launcher! ”
Yang Mingzhi nodded: "Well done, everything is done according to the drawings?" ”
"Yes! I know that the drawing was made by the commander after careful consideration, and if it is slightly changed, the aerodynamic shape of the entire rocket launcher will change, and no one knows what will happen! If I fail, I can't afford to take the responsibility! ”
"Of course you can't afford it!" Yang Mingzhi let out a long sigh, "I'm also very adventurous this time, and you're just as bold!" It only took two days to start the rocket artillery experiment, and tomorrow's experiment will be a major test of honor for you and me! I hope you're an old guy and you've got the full set of experiments ready for me! ”
"Of course! Of course! I'm ready! When Rygushkov said this, he also had a little drum in his heart.
What is the so-called pilot program? He also made a simple formulation, that is, these four rocket launchers are fired at different angles, although it is a bit wasteful to do so, and four results will be obtained in the end. By calculating the straight-line distance from the respective explosion point to the launch position, an approximate trajectory can be calculated, which is crucial for future operations.
Rygushkov was impatient to talk about his experimental plan, and Yang Mingzhi waved his hand: "Wait a while to go to your office and say, we will discuss this matter well!" Now you tell me, have you also made the launch track? ”
"It's ready! There are two of them, and they are right there! ”
Following what Riguskov's big hand pointed to, Yang Mingzhi saw two metal stands.
"Hey, hey! Sure enough, this bracket is still rudimentary! In fact, this bracket was designed by himself, and based on the current limited materials, it is impossible to make it very surprising. The only two points are that the angle of the slide rail can be adjusted, and as for the angle to which it can be adjusted, it can only be measured by a semi-circular wooden protractor after the rail is bolted and tightened.
The equipment is simple to rudimentary, it has a simple structure, so that when it is submerged in the tail flame and smoke of rocket artillery, it will not be melted by the high temperature, and tomorrow is the key day to test all this!
Reality forces Yang Mingzhi to have no time to think about failure, this matter must be successful!
The structure of this rocket launcher is to assemble the impact fuse, warhead and propulsion part in turn around the fairing, and finally install a flared nozzle. This rocket launcher has a swept wing wing, which has a large arc and a high thickness. This arc structure is designed to avoid turbulence behind the wing and also bring more lift, while the swept wing structure uses the limited strength of the material to cope with higher flight speeds.
Seeing the real thing, Yang Mingzhi's worry was reduced a lot, and he patted the pitch-black bullet body a few times, praying that the thing would fly smoothly.
In this case, it may be reassuring to engage in some metaphysical activities. When the Soviet Union collapsed and the Orthodox Church resumed its activities, the Patriarch would also sprinkle "holy water" blessings on the new weapons of the Russian army, which in its view was enlightenment.
Yang Mingzhi couldn't do it with his hands folded now, so he left the assembly workshop with his hands behind his back and followed Rygushkov.
Entering the office, Rygushkov poured two glasses of wine with great interest.
"Have a drink! Comrade Commander, if you don't mind, we'll have dinner here? ”
"Of course!" Yang Mingzhi noticed that the container for the wine was quite distinctive, it seemed to be pottery, the whole body was black, and the workmanship was a little rough. "Hey, hey! I've never seen your new mug before! ”
"You say this? This is a product of the pottery workshop! Since we are already using clay to make building bricks, it makes sense to use them to make some pottery! After all, we have too many residents here, and there is a serious shortage of living utensils! ”
This made Yang Mingzhi think a little more, and building materials such as clay bricks were widely produced in the Tsarist era. It is only because Russia is very rich in timber resources that a large number of houses are decisively made of cheap wood.
The relative lack of stone makes the hills of Eastern Europe, where Russia is located, use a large number of clay to burn bricks. Clay mines have been discovered in the Novgomel-controlled zone, a natural resource that is so important to people. Using it to make clay pots eliminates the need to use German steel helmets as pots, and these metal refurnaces can be used to make more weapons.
So, can these clay pots make weapons? Looking at this small black pottery wine glass, Yang Mingzhi couldn't help but think, if it was filled with gunpowder and a wooden handle, wouldn't it be a grenade. It's just that the power of this weapon must not be very good.
After drinking this glass of wine, Yang Mingzhi stopped talking nonsense and said, "Now you can report!" Say what you want to do tomorrow's experiment! ”