A Crafty Housewife Can't Cook Rice Without Rice! Copper deficiency!
"Other than steel, some parts of the gun also need to be forged with wrought iron.”
Su Yan pondered for a moment. It was best to use steel for the barrel and body of the AKM. This way, it would not rust easily and would be more durable.
However, it was more suitable to use iron for the internal parts of the gun.
The hardness of steel was too high and was not suitable for making these parts.
Su Yan knew that Shen Hong had previously brought the workers from the base to refine iron. Although they were all white iron, the base still produced it!
Even in Yan 'an, there was an iron factory founded by Shen Hong.
"Old Chen, can our Yan 'an Iron Plants supply us with iron?”After all, Su Yan had just returned to Yan 'an not long ago. Before he had time to familiarize himself with Yan' an, he went on another trip.
Although he had heard Shen Hong talk about Yan 'an Industry before, he was not particularly clear about the specific situation.
"Don't worry. The Yan 'an Iron Plants were originally responsible for supplying materials to our arsenal. Now that Qilin is on the road, they will probably start production at full capacity and give us priority.”
Su Yan nodded. Iron smelting was one of the rare and complete industries in Yan 'an's weak industrial base.
Northern Shaanxi had a lot of mines. Although the production here was low, there would always be a supply.
"Since the materials are almost ready, Director Chen, can you make a sample gun for me?”
The higher-ups were in a hurry to get new guns. The current situation was not optimistic. If this batch of guns could be installed as soon as possible, it would undoubtedly relieve a lot of pressure on the front line.
Therefore, the faster the first batch of guns was produced, the better.
"Give me three days. The first batch of 50 will definitely be completed!”Director Chen also made a military pledge. Since Su Yan and the group of technicians were working so hard, the frontline workers naturally wouldn't want to be left behind.
"Alright, three days later, I'll come with the factory manager to test the gun!”
Fifty in three days.
If this was placed in Furry Bear or any hall on the Blue Planet, it would be no different from being crippled!
However, the rabbit had started from scratch, and it had just come into contact with this production line, so it was understandable that it would be produced slowly.
Since Director Chen had prepared the production task, he would come to check it out in three days.
Back in his office, Su Yan asked Lin Jianjia to prepare a pile of draft papers. He was going to use these few days to prepare the blueprints for the Type-52 mortar and sniper rifle.
Less than two hours after Su Yan sat down, Director Chen rushed in excitedly.
"Su Gong, it's done, it's done!"
Chief Chen's face was red and he was panting heavily. The excitement on his face was hard to hide.
"Don't worry, Old Chen. Drink some water first." Su Yan poured a glass of water for Director Chen, but he wasn't in the mood to drink it.
She immediately pulled Su Yan out.
"You really can sit still! The first gun has already come off the production line. The factory manager and the political commissar have already arrived. Everyone is waiting for you to go over and take a look. We will continue production after you pass the acceptance test.”
Su Yan slapped his forehead. He was in a hurry to come back and get the design of the new weapon. He should go and take a look at the first gun produced by the assembly line.
After all, with a standard, it was not easy to make mistakes in the future. It also prevented a situation where a batch of guns did not meet the standard.
Su Yan followed Director Chen to the workshop and found that Factory Manager Hao and Political Commissar Li Qiang had already arrived.
Everyone was discussing animatedly in front of the workbench. Su Yan stepped forward and took a closer look. The person lying on the workbench was AKM, who had just come off the production line.
When everyone saw Su Yan, they hurriedly made way for him.
"Little Su, take a look. Whether or not this spear can work depends on you.”
Su Yan picked up the gun from the workbench and disassembled all the parts of the AKM before assembling them together. With the addition of the Rifle Master, Su Yan didn't need to test it at all. He could see with his naked eye if the gun was up to standard.
Firearms scanning
Ding! Firearm scan complete.
[Name: Good AKM (85%)]
When the gun landed in Su Yan's hand, a system notification appeared.
The Rifle Master bonus automatically scanned the gun's attributes and gave an evaluation based on the gun's quality.
100% perfect, above 90% excellent, above 80% good, above 70% qualified, and below 70% were defective products.
Su Yan had not expected the first AKM produced by the Munitions Factory to be of such quality.
It was foreseeable that the quality of the firearms produced by the arsenal would increase further in the future.
"Not bad, it passed the inspection."
Director Chen and the old employees in the workshop heaved a sigh of relief when they heard Su Yan's words.
Cheers and applause came from the factory. The first gun had been accepted successfully. This was indeed something worth celebrating.
However, Factory Manager Hao suddenly thought of something and quickly said,"We have produced the guns, but how do we solve the problem of bullets? Compared to the Hanyang Zao from before, this thing was a genuine Gold-Devouring Beast!”
Originally, the Eighth Route Army was already in short supply of ammunition. Other than the ammunition seized on the battlefield, the arsenal could only produce some soil shells.
Hanyang made clay bullets, but wasn't it a waste to use AKM to shoot clay bullets?
"Yeah, how do we solve the bullet problem? This is troublesome!" Li Qiang was also secretly anxious.
If the production capacity of the bullets could not increase, the AKM would not be able to take advantage of its performance!
Wasn't this a reckless waste of a heavenly treasure?
Su Yan heard Manager Hao's words and couldn't help but frown.
He also knew the reason why the ammunition factory's previous production capacity could not increase.
When he tested the gun previously, a shot of 7.62 was enough to make Manager Hao's heart ache.
The reason was very simple: lack of copper!
The production of bullets did not require any complicated craftsmanship. At most, it was just a little lacking in power and precision.
However, the bullet head and the shell needed copper as the raw material. This was the most important raw material that flower farmers lacked the most!
It was not a secret that the gardener was short of copper.
In Yan 'an, copper was even rarer.
Su Yan sighed. A clever housewife couldn't cook without rice. One didn't know the price of firewood, rice, oil, and salt unless they were in charge!
When he was with Mao Xiong, Su Yan had thought of all kinds of possible scenarios, but he still missed out on one point.
Now, it was obviously unrealistic to ask for help from Mao Xiong. Previously, both parties had already signed a cooperation agreement, and there was no assistance related to Brass.
If he continued to ask for Mao Xiong's help, Mao Xiong would definitely demand an exorbitant price.
"That's good too. We can't always rely on external forces, or we'll always be controlled by others!”
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