Li Ming squatted down and carefully looked at the 60mm mortar, he looked at it for a long time, and then stood up and said excitedly: "It doesn't matter if the time is slow, our company's modern weapons can still support a few years, the key is to choose the development direction of the weapon, so that when the large army is reequipped in the future, it can provide stable and reliable equipment for the troops in a timely manner." ”

After he finished speaking, he thought about it again, and then said solemnly: "Our troops have also exposed some problems in these combat missions. The first is that the troops did not reliably support suppressive weapons in street and mountain warfare, and the Type 1628 rifle also had the disadvantage of having a longer gun. This makes the troops very passive in a complex combat environment. ”

Zhang Jiang and He Dada listened to Li Ming's words and thought about it. A young technician next to him thought for a moment and said, "Can we refer to the weapons used by the US military in the jungles of the Vietnam War and develop a squad support weapon for our troops?" ”

Li Ming's eyes lit up, and then blurted out: "Are you talking about the M79 type 40mm grenade launcher?" ”

The young man's name was Wei Wenpeng, and he was a technician at the Heavy Aircraft Factory, and in his spare time he was a super military fan. As soon as he saw that Li Ming also knew about this weapon, he was so excited that he took a laptop from the side, found a text jiàn folder in it, and then clicked on it for everyone to see.

Everyone gathered around and watched next to their laptops. Wei Wenpeng saw that everyone was interested in his mention, so he said excitedly: "This is a weapon developed by the US military in order to fill the firepower gap between grenades and mortars, that is, the distance between 50 meters and 400 meters. The caliber is 40mm, the muzzle velocity is 76m/s, the maximum firing range is 400m, the effective firing range, the surface target is 350m, the point target is 150m, and the combat rate of fire is 6~8 rounds per minute.

The launch mode is single-shot, the launcher is 737mm long, the launch tube is 356mm long, 6 right-handed rifling, and the mass of the launcher does not include 2.72kg of bullets, including 2.95kg of bullets. Ammunition includes anti-personnel grenades, shrapnels, signal flares, marker grenades, smoke grenades, dart grenades, incendiary grenades, and tear gas grenades.

The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, barrel-open, breech-loading shoulder-fired weapon. Visually, the M79 grenade launcher resembles a large-caliber pouting short-barreled shotgun, and it is very simple in design. There are only five parts: the launch tube, the receiver, the front support, the shoulder rest and the sighting device. ”

He Dada looked at it for a while, and then said confidently: "The structure of this weapon is indeed very simple, with the existing equipment of our company, it can definitely be mass-produced, but ammunition should be a difficult problem." ”

Zhang Jiang also stood up from the side of the laptop, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Lao He is right, there should be no problem with the transmitter, our company has ordered a large number of tungsten manganese seamless steel pipes from modern society, and there is really a batch of 40 mm ones, although there are not many, but they are enough to meet the needs." It's just that the issue of ammunition is really a more troublesome thing. There is no problem with developing it, but it cannot meet the needs of the troops in a short period of time. ”

Li Ming thought for a while and said: "Actually, I have always had an idea, that is, the threat that our troops are facing now is not great, and the weapons we produce do not have to meet the standards of the US military at all. The maximum firing range of 200 meters is sufficient, and we can produce some paper-shelled shotshots to deal with surface targets and jungle targets within 100 meters. Or produce low-pressure munitions like gas shells. ”

Zhang Jiang listened to Li Ming's words, thought thoughtfully for a while, and then raised his head and said: "If the maximum range is within 250 meters, we can develop a batch of ammunition suitable for street battles and mountain warfare in a short period of time, but the accuracy can definitely not be guaranteed, maybe only 150 meters of accuracy is guaranteed." ”

Li Ming was immediately excited when he heard this, and he laughed and said: "Lao Zhang, there are only a handful of weapons that can hurt us from a distance of 150 meters in this era, and this standard can definitely meet the current needs of the troops." The armament of the troops is not as advanced as possible, but to cope with the current threats as much as possible, and it is enough to develop weapons and equipment that are suitable for us. A weapon like this, which is lightweight, reliable, and simple in structure, is very suitable for the needs of our troops. That's what we need to equip at the moment. ”

Zhang Jiang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and he now also had a feeling that his mouth was suddenly opened. Isn't it, even if you come up with an advanced weapon, who are you fighting? There are no SS or Kwantung Army here, and even the most powerful Houjin armed forces have the longest range of bows and arrows.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "Since the threat faced by the troops is not so great, and the range requirements are not high, then we will try to get a sample first, and then seize the time to develop various ammunition." There are no problems with scatter bombs, tear gas, smoke bombs, and high-explosive bombs should also be developed. But grenades, incendiary bombs, dart bombs may run into some trouble. ”

When Li Ming heard this, he laughed and said: "That's enough, the maximum surface killing distance is 250 meters, the closest point is 30 meters, and it can launch scattered bombs, tear gas, smoke bombs, and high-explosive grenades." Such a standard is already absolutely able to meet the current needs of our troops in this era. We can equip each of our infantry squads with one, let them become our squad small artillery, and later use it in conjunction with our company-level support firearms, three 60mm mortars, to form a multi-level fire suppression, then our ordinary company can independently perform more tasks in the future. ”

Wei Wenpeng, who was next to him, suddenly said: "Since we don't require too much range, wouldn't it be better if we further shortened the launch tube and butt." This reduces weight and makes it easy to carry. This kind of weapon can also be flexibly equipped, and it can be equipped to the infantry squad without accounting for the establishment, and the infantry squad can even carry two or three pieces when fighting in a special environment, and each soldier in the squad can carry some ammunition to provide logistical support for these light squad weapons. ”

Everyone was stunned by Wei Wenpeng's words, and they all thought about it. Li Ming smiled and said, "Xiao Wei, whether your idea is feasible or not, but this idea is very constructive. By the way, if you have any other ideas, please say them together. ”

Wei Wenpeng was a little embarrassed by what Li Ming said, but he still sorted out the situation, and continued: "Also, I found that the 1628 rifle is a little long, do we develop shorter rifles and distribute them to second-line troops such as logistics and artillery." Moreover, when the troops perform tasks in complex environments such as mountains, jungles or street battles, this environment does not require high range and accuracy, so this rifle can also be issued to the troops to participate in the battle. ”

Li Ming laughed and said: "You and I want to go together, I have already talked to Lao Zhang about the length of the Type 1628 rifle just now, you can think of this, it seems that you are really attentive." Lao Zhang, your arsenal is really talented. ”

Zhang Jiang had been thinking about Wei Wenpeng's words just now, and now when he heard Li Ming say this, he also laughed and said: "We old guys are still easily bound by traditional thinking, not like you young people who have ideas. Xiao Wei's idea is definitely constructive, if you can really control this weapon to less than 2 kilograms, even if the range is a little closer, it will be worth it.

In addition, we can develop two or three lengths, so that they can be used flexibly in different environments. In addition, the Type 1628 rifle can also be developed in a range of gun models that can be flexibly configured for different branches of our troops, or for different missions.

Li Ming: Your thoughts today have also inspired me a lot. We should not always hold ourselves to the standards of modern weapons, because the threat we face is not as great as that of modern society. For example, the requirements of incendiary bombs do not need to be so high, as long as the characteristics of napalm can be brought into play.

For the equipment of the troops, in line with the standards of simplicity, reliability, lightness and practicality, just like this 60 mm artillery gun, the firing range requirements do not have to be so high, I think 1500 meters is enough to meet the requirements of the current troops. In this way, we will be able to deliver new weapons and equipment to the troops more quickly, and when we have accumulated a certain level of technology in the future, we can gradually improve and increase our performance. In this way, I dare to issue this military order, and by the end of next year, we will guarantee that we can deliver several new pieces of equipment to the soldiers. ”

Li Ming and a group of experts and technicians from the military factory studied for a day, and everyone spoke freely and inspired each other. As a result of their discussions, the general direction for future military weapons development and research was also established. They are going to hold a meeting immediately to study and come up with a feasibility report, and then they will work with the Central Military Commission to re-study and plan the next step of the unit's equipment plan.

This trip to the military factory can be said to be a huge gain. The Central Military Commission and the military factory finally reached a consensus on the future equipment of the troops. Of course, there is also a relationship between the mentality of the company's employees after the attack on the forest farm this time. In particular, a group of intellectuals and technical nerds in the company have changed their views on the Military Commission a lot.

Li Ming left the arsenal and immediately returned to the Military Commission to tell Gao Jianguo about his affairs in the arsenal today. Gao Jianguo immediately summoned all the standing committee members and members of the Central Military Commission, held a meeting overnight and worked out a plan.

After the study of the members of the Central Military Commission, the Central Military Commission first decided on the reorganization of the army in the near future. The army units of the Central Military Commission will first form a brigade-level formed unit with the officers and men of the training team and the army department as the backbone. As the first fully formed unit of the Far Eastern Company. R1152