Marion, a researcher in the laboratory, put away the second-generation radio transmitter invented by Tesla.
Li Zixuan's face lit up.
In fact, as early as 1884, when Tesla came to the Umbrella Laboratory, he quickly developed wireless telegraphs.
He even applied for a patent.
This was one year earlier than the invention of the wireless telegram by the ancient Marcani, but the first wireless telegram still had a big problem.
Theoretically, it was not mature.
At that time, everyone believed that electromagnetic waves traveled in a straight line, while the Earth was curved.
If it was just a short-distance transmission, electromagnetic waves could be transmitted out due to the huge area of the earth.
However, if he wanted to send a message from a distance, he would have to overcome the curve of the Earth's surface.
If they wanted to send a long-distance message, they would need to build an incredible number of signal towers.
That would be an astronomical investment.
Therefore, radio waves did not seem to have any commercial value at all.
However, Tesla soon solved this problem.
He discovered that the ionosphere in the atmosphere could reflect radio waves. He only needed to use short-wave directional transmission technology to overcome the problem of long-distance transmission
. In just a few years, Tesla researched alternating current while perfecting the radio system for long-distance directional communication.
The same research was done by the famous Italian inventor, Maroni, who spent decades perfecting it during World War II.
According to his vision, he only needed to build a tower
to achieve trans-Atlantic communication and send signals from America to Europe.
"We will apply for a patent for this. After the tower is built, we will be able to set up a wireless telegram company. If Europe wants to use our technology, they will charge us a hefty fee!"”
Marion
naturally knew what Li Zixuan was angry about. It was mainly about the patent of the smokeless gunpowder.
Although Li Zixuan was the first person to invent and apply for a patent, one had to understand that
smokeless gunpowder was a type, not just one.
Therefore, Gaul Chicken and John Bull developed their own smokeless gunpowder technology on the basis of Li Zixuan's smokeless gunpowder.
In this era, international patent litigation was very difficult, and local protection was extremely serious.
Therefore, Li Zixuan sued several companies that produced smokeless gunpowder in Europe and lost all their lawsuits.
Because the judges of those countries said that the smokeless gunpowder that their countries were researching was another type of gunpowder.
Therefore, Li Zixuan completely hated those shameless countries in Europe.
Decided to take revenge in the future.
Smokeless gunpowder might be a different type of gunpowder, but you couldn't say that wireless technology was also another type of wireless technology.
If that was the case, then would the international reputation of the US be tarnished?
Therefore, once the wireless telegram was put into operation, he would definitely charge a high patent fee to John Bull and Gaul Chicken.
He didn't want to use the more advanced wireless telegram. I don't care if you want to use it or not.
If he had the ability to use a wire telegram on a warship in the future, Li Zixuan would really be convinced!
After leaving the electronics department, Li Zixuan went to the firearms department on the third floor.
The director of this floor was John Browning.
He had been transferred from Lee Browning Weapons Company and was now in charge of the firearms design department on the third floor of the Umbrella Research Lab.
Lee Browning Weapons Company no longer had a design department. They were only responsible for production and sales.
Li
Zixuan came to a weapon testing ground in the design department and
saw a middle-aged man in his fifties wearing a device that looked like an earpiece. He was holding a pistol in his right hand and shooting.
Bang bang bang!
In the distance, the target 100 meters away was immediately destroyed.
"What do you think?" John Browning asked after the man finished shooting.
"Aubrey, what do you think of this Browning M1890?"？”
Hearing this, the sharpshooter who won the first place in the National Rifle Competition eight years ago commented,
"Compared to the M1885, it's more reliable and accurate. It's also lighter than the previous generation and can be installed very quickly!”
"Because I used the principle of recoil. I pulled the trigger single-handedly, and the recoil spring was at the bottom of the barrel!”
John Browning said with a smile.
However, when he saw Li Zixuan alone, he immediately smiled and said,
"Boss, you're here!"”
"John, the new Browning will be mass-produced soon, right?”said Li Zixuan.
"Yes!" Browning handed one of the identical Browning M1890s to Li Zixuan.
In fact, this gun was similar to the future Browning M1903 semi-automatic pistol.
In the future, once this gun was launched, relying on its reliability, accuracy, and weight, it quickly became the most widely used semi-automatic pistol in the world at that time. It was
the standard pistol of many countries 'armies and police forces.
Its predecessor, the M1885 pistol, was the future M1900, the world's first automatic pistol.
In 1885, when Lee Browning Weapons Company released this pistol, it caused a sensation in the entire Eagle Country.
Compared to the Colt revolver, the M1885 pistol
had a natural advantage in terms of power and range.
However, perhaps because there were no natural enemies, Li Zixuan had recommended the Browning M1885 pistol to the military several times. In the
end, the military had always chosen to use the Colt revolver.
On the contrary, the Browning M1885 sold well hundreds of thousands of copies in the private and foreign markets.
With the appearance of this gun, John Browning's name became famous in the world.
Li Zixuan looked at the Browning M1890 in his hand. To be honest, this gun was very modern.
Even in the 21st century, it was not considered outdated.
Just as Li Zixuan was sizing up the pistol, John Browning suddenly asked,
"By the way, Boss, do you want to take a look at the heavy machine gun you asked me to design?”
"Oh, has it succeeded?”
Li Zixuan asked in surprise.
"Yes, I improved it on the Maxim HMG. I changed the automatic mechanism of the Maxim HMG, changing the elbow lock into a vertical lock to open the lock. This way, the machine gun will be simpler and more reliable!”
John Browning introduced them
to another weapon testing laboratory. Li Zixuan saw a black machine gun.
Because it was the first model, it was named the M1890 Browning heavy machine gun
. It fired 7.62× 63mm ammunition. It was water-cooled, and there was a water tank outside the barrel for heat dissipation. It also used the short recoil mechanism of the barrel and the iron take-off locking mechanism.
Soon, the laboratory arranged for a burly man to squat down and operate the heavy machine gun.
As he pulled the trigger, the dummy placed in the middle of the room was instantly turned into powder.
"The theoretical firing rate is 450 - 600 rounds per minute, the initial velocity is 854m(s, and the capacity is 250 rounds. The only shortcoming is that the barrel needs to be replaced after a period of use!”
BrowBrowning said with slight regret
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