Are We Making Guns? The soldiers were losing their lives!
"Semi-automatic rifle? Have you heard of it?"
"I've never even heard of it. We don't even understand bolt-action rifles, so why are we trying to get an automatic one?”
"Let's not talk about anything else. This so-called automaton is unreasonable in terms of mechanics!”
When Su Yan mentioned it earlier, everyone was intoxicated and yearning for it. But when Su Yan mentioned the semi-automatic rifle, the technical backbones present immediately refuted.
In their opinion, semi-automatic was simply against scientific common sense!
Su Yan wasn't in a hurry to explain. Instead, he said,"Comrades, which countries are the most powerful in the world today?”
"John Bull, Hans Cat, Gallic Chicken, Furry Bear, Japanese, and Eagle Sauce?”
Factory Manager Hao counted on his fingers and pointed out the few powerful countries in the world one by one.
Su Yan nodded in agreement and continued,"Among these countries, the most representative is Yingjiang!
You may not know this, but Ying-chan is now equipped with a semi-automatic rifle. M1 Garand Rifle!"
Su Yan picked up a piece of chalk and started drawing on the broken blackboard.
Soon, the blueprint of Yingchan's M1 rifle appeared on the blackboard.
Everyone present was an expert. With just a cursory glance, there was a burst of discussion with a surprised tone.
Manager Hao sighed and stared at the sketch on the blackboard in a daze. After a long while, he said,"The gap between us and these big countries is huge!”
The main force of the 8th Route Army could only be equipped with Hanyang weapons, while Yingjiang was already using semi-automatic rifles.
After Su Yan finished drawing, he continued,"Although Hans Cat hasn't started the research and development of related firearms, he has already discovered the weakness of the 98K and is preparing to develop a new rifle.”
"With Hans Cat's scientific research and industrial level, their new rifle should be mass-produced in less than two years.”
Two years?
Hearing Su Yan's words, all the technical backbones in the factory were filled with envy. When would their Munitions Factory be able to reach such a level? They would be able to wake up laughing even in their dreams.
"The range of a bolt rifle is indeed better than that of a semi-automatic rifle, but the advantage of a semi-automatic rifle lies in its firing speed! By the time the bolt rifle fired a shot, the semi-automatic rifle might have already used up a box of bullets.”
The more they heard, the more tempted they were. Someone raised his hand and asked Su Yan,"Comrade Su Yan, is this semi-automatic rifle similar to a light machine gun?”
Su Yan smiled and nodded."That's a good understanding. Semi-automatic rifles can indeed achieve the effect of fire suppression.”
"It's not just Ying-chan and Hans-Cat. When I left Mao Xiong, Big Brother's new SZT-38 semi-automatic rifle had already produced a prototype. As for other countries, they are also following suit.”
Upon hearing this, the group of technical backbones couldn't help but sigh in shock. It turned out that they were already so far behind the world!
In other words, when Yingchan's M1 was placed next to the gun they had made, the technicians and designers in the factory instantly felt that the new rifle they had made was not good enough!
"This is indeed a big problem. Although the Japanese's industry is at the bottom of these countries, who can guarantee that the Japanese are not secretly making semi-automatic rifles?”
A strong sense of crisis rose in everyone's heart, but soon, when everyone looked at the complicated mechanical structure of the M1 on the blackboard, a problem arose.
Can we make such a complicated gun?
"Little Su, it's not that we want to dampen your enthusiasm, but this semi-automatic rifle is still in its infancy. Even an industrial powerhouse like Germany is researching it, and the Japanese haven't even sent out any news.”
"Yes, the item is good, and the direction is also the latest, but isn't it a little too ambitious?”
"It's fine as long as you have a gun! The problem with our Eighth Route Army is not whether the guns are good or not, but that most of our comrades do not have proper rifles in their hands!”
"We have to take it one step at a time!"
……
Su Yan looked coldly at the technical backbones present and even lowered his voice a few degrees."Excuse me, has anyone been on the battlefield before?”
Hearing Su Yan's question, all the technical experts present looked at each other. No one knew why Su Yan suddenly asked this question.
"Little Su, we are all in the military industry. We usually stay in the factory. How can we have time to go to the battlefield? Moreover, it was not everyone's turn to go to the battlefield.”
Factory Manager Hao understood the meaning behind Su Yan's words and hurriedly advised him.
But what Factory Manager Hao didn't expect was that Su Yan didn't give him any face at all. Facing these veterans and old backbones in the factory, Su Yan directly rebuked,"Everyone, we are making guns! It wasn't anything else!
Those who held guns were all lives!”
"You think it's tough to get a new gun and want to back down? What about the soldiers with guns? On the way here, I saw with my own eyes that our soldiers couldn't shoot because the bolt was frozen. The accuracy of the guns in their hands was too low to hit the Japanese. Instead, the Japanese took the life of one of our soldiers with a single shot!”
"The battalion commander told me that because our weapons are low in precision and power, we can't even penetrate the Japanese's steel helmets!”
Su Yan looked coldly at everyone present. Some of the old masters lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Su Yan. A female comrade's eyes reddened as she clenched her fists. A refined scholar let a cigarette burn between his fingers and only realized it when his hand was scalded.
Su Yan glanced at everyone and continued,"Comrades, we are not only making guns, but also the lives of the people's soldiers. They were originally excellent soldiers and should not die in vain because of outdated weapons.”
Su Yan enunciated each word. At this moment, all the core members of the factory were shocked.
Factory Manager Hao's eyes were filled with tears as he said emotionally,"Comrades, don't forget why we built this arsenal! We've survived the toughest times back then. Now that the Munitions Factory is improving, don't forget your original intentions!
Making semi-automatic rifles is indeed difficult, but we should also overcome the difficulties! "The sooner we can build this rifle, the sooner we can close the gap between our weapons and the Japanese's, and the sooner we can chase the Japanese into the sea!”
"Comrade Little Su is right! The soldiers are fighting at the front line while we are doing research at the rear. How can we complain?”
"Is this semi-automatic rifle really that difficult? I really don't believe it!"
"If the foreigners can do it, we, the people of Donghuang, can do it too!”
At this moment, everyone in the technical room was ignited!
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