Chapter 252: Weapons Must Be Updated
Li Mengyang, the emperor of the New Tang Empire of the United States, the gun he held in his hand was different.
At least it is very different from the revolver rifle used by the soldiers of the New Tang Empire now, this kind of gun is a completely new thing, to say like ...... In fact, it is more like the rifle used in Prussia now!
This rifle is long, the whole ...... Let's put it this way, Li Mengyang knows very well that this gun is very similar to the Mauser 98K.
Don't look at Li Mengyang's current marksmanship is very good, but he is really not a military fan, but how can Mauser 98K's famous master not know about him, a graduate student of party history?
What a big cover, what is official, there is a shadow of 98K, that is, this gun is too famous, it is an extremely successful bolt-action rifle.
Hey, yes, the current American Empire is playing bolt-action rifles. And this gun......
Of course, it was before Strauss from Germany ...... Oh, at that time, it was called Prussia, anyway, Germany hadn't come out yet, but now it can be called, it's the rifle he got it.
It should be said that the kind of rifle that was obtained at that time should not be called a bolt-action rifle!
When the rifle was brought over, Li Mengyang almost didn't laugh when he saw it.
Why?
Because this gun is really interesting, in terms of appearance, it's actually no different from the Mauser gun, really, it's very similar to the 98K, but the things in it are different, a lot worse.
Is there a bolt?
Yes, but this bolt is very weird, its firing pin, I should say that it is not called a firing pin, that needle, it is a small fork. It's like the kind of small fork that Li Mengyang often saw with birthday cakes in later generations.
It's cute......
Why is it so designed?
It's actually quite simple. That is now the Prussian rifle. The bullet was wrapped in paper, and this little fork was used to puncture the paper pack, so that the gunpowder inside could come out, and then ...... In other words, in fact, it still has the characteristics of a fire cap gun.
That's interesting.
Can this be called a bolt-action rifle? Obviously not, right?
So, isn't a bolt-action rifle the patent of the American Empire?
yes, we invented it first. Look at this gun, is it the same? Is it the same? Do you dare to say the same?
We are a reasonable and legal copycat!
It's very similar on the outside, but we have a bolt on the inside!
It should be said that this kind of rifle is not easy to do, and there are still some interesting designs in it, but Li Mengyang knows it, anyway, as soon as he pulls it out, he will bounce off the bullet case, don't underestimate this thing, Li Mengyang doesn't know the key inside, so. Just such a thing has been designed for a long, long time.
In fact, it's just a little more spring. But just such a small innovative design......
Really, every technological breakthrough is not easy, Li Mengyang can't help but have a lot of emotion.
Why, then, is this gun needed?
At first, Li Mengyang just wanted to learn from European rifles, Mauser rifles are the most representative rifles in Europe, and then promote the development of weapons in this way.
But I didn't expect that in fact, there is a demand on the part of the army, and this demand is still very urgent!
This demand came from Mexico, and now the situation there is not that the armies of the American Empire and the United States are facing each other, and Li Mengyang, the emperor, learned a little more to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and engaged in a cold gun and cold cannon campaign, but the result is ......
It's not a good sport!
The main thing is the reaction of the troops, our revolver rifles, in terms of cold guns, that is, long-range sniping, they do not have any advantage over the soldiers of the United States!
Li Mengyang naturally doesn't know why, because this matter has to be said from a technical point of view.
A comrade named Yang Haotian, he found in the battle that the range of the revolver rifle is average, to say that in the previous field battles, trench warfare, then this range is enough, but when it comes to the category of cold guns, that is, sniping, the range is really insufficient.
Comrade Yang's view is that although the revolver's reversing line has a great effect, it also affects the flight of bullets...... Anyway, the spiral went out, and it must be accurate, but it didn't fly far enough, because after all, the thread affected the bullet, and there was friction.
The current theoretical situation can also reach this stage, and the theoretical problem can be put aside first, because the key is how to solve this problem.
What to do?
The easiest way to do this is to have more bullets!
You see, as long as the bullet is filled with more gunpowder, won't that make the bullet fly harder?
How simple and crude, and yet so easy to understand?
Comrade Yang also gave such a suggestion, to be honest, he is not a simple person, his ancestors also went overseas to do business very early, he had lived in Europe before, so he can have such a view.
So, how to charge more?
Why is this problem? Isn't that how simple it should be?
It's not easy, because the design of the revolver itself restricts this charge!
The magazine of the revolver is so large, that is, it is a little larger than the revolver, and even the original revolver of the Colt company, the magazine, the wheel is the same as the revolver!
This is really the case, because if it is bigger, it will lead to more problems, such as the weight of the gun, the change of center of gravity, which affects the aiming, and affects the ...... Anyway, a lot of problems will pop up.
To say that before, this kind of gun was still very advanced, because the metal fixed ammunition is very small in the current age, in Li Mengyang's opinion, it is the same as the pistol bullet of later generations, or even smaller than that.
Because of the technology of the previous years, it is difficult for you to take a step forward, anyway, in the current Burnside, there are other rear-loading guns used on the battlefield in the United States, metal fixed ammunition, all like this.
Yes, the revolver rifle is not backward, but relatively advanced, but now, because of the charge problem, the design of this rifle is problematic.
It's too restrictive!
So what to do?
You'll have to try a bolt-action rifle! Bullets can get bigger!
It just so happens that the Prussian rifle is of this type, we can change it, get it, and we can do it, of course, among them, Li Mengyang, the emperor, did not mix much, he didn't understand, that Comrade Yang gave a lot of good advice, very good, very good.
We Chinese are actually very smart!
Only now did Li Mengyang figure out why bolt-action rifles were popular in the world in the future, while other rifles, such as Burnside, were not good, and the reason was here.
changed the charge, and the current empire has no pyrotechnics @ medicine, so a bolt-action rifle that is very close to later generations was born, and today, Li Mengyang, the emperor, personally tried the gun!
Well, in fact, for the sake of safety, Comrade Yang Haotian has tested it many times before, and now it's not bad, 500 meters away, such a shooting distance is simply shocking!
“ALL-HAIL-LEE!”
“ALL-HAIL-LEE!”
The new weapons of the empire appeared, and with such a bullish performance, how could it not be celebrated?
Slogans or something, let's shout it vigorously.
But there are also people who think of other problems.
"Your Majesty, the minister sees that this shot is too far, so the safety of His Majesty in the future ......" Yang Guangren did not participate in the celebration, but frowned, and spoke to Li Mengyang very worriedly.
Both of them have been partners since the beginning, and it is natural to talk about some personal topics, which is normal, and everyone else has also given them space with interest.
"Well, indeed." Li Mengyang also thought of this problem, he was not afraid that the people of the American Empire would assassinate him, it should be said that the current empire is so good, and there are very few people with this kind of thought, but once this kind of rifle flows out...... I can't control this matter...... "In some future activities, we should pay more attention to arranging some people, preferably soldiers who come down from the battlefield and have experience in cold guns, and let them be responsible for security." ”
Hey, yes, Li Mengyang's trick is still good, because people with sniper experience will find places where they can gather, as long as these locations are well controlled, then the probability of being assassinated from a distance is much lower.
Li Mengyang didn't want to be Kennedy...... Okay, I'm afraid this guy's dad hasn't been born yet, right?
"Your Majesty!" When Yang Guangren heard this, he immediately understood, so he came to a very Manchu-style sycophant.
"......" It is said that Yang Guangren is not usually like this, so Li Mengyang asked: "Brother Yang, what do you have to say?" It's okay, who are we with whom? Say whatever you want, and that's okay. ”
"Your Majesty!" Yang Guangren's heart shook!
Of course, Yang Guangren certainly has something to say, and he has been holding back this for a long time, but this is really not easy to say, so now......
Actually, Li Mengyang also saw it early in the morning, but this remark, or the thing Yang Guangren wanted to say, this is really ......
"陛xià." I only heard Yang Guangren say with a straight face: "The minister knows that it is not appropriate to ask, but he can't help but ask." The minister just wants to ask, when we were in New Mexico, His Majesty led us to do something, but at that time it was said that we wanted to 'drive out the Tartars and restore our China', but now, our empire has been established, and His Majesty is this matter...... Dare to say, haven't you forgotten? ”
Yes, that's it!
Can Li Mengyang not know? Of course he knew, but how could it be so easy?
I only heard Li Mengyang also said solemnly: "Brother Yang, I naturally won't forget jì!" But in the current situation, we can't wait! ”
Why the hurry? (To be continued......)
PS: What's that, the black car asks for support! Thanks!