GBP Chapter 219 R! P! G!
Chapter 219 R! P! G!
The mountain road was muddy after the rain. The five-member team stepped on the thick mud, and although their steps were heavy, they moved forward in an orderly manner.
The team leader walked in the middle of the team, with his Springfield rifle hung firmly on his shoulder. The equipment in his backpack was not light, but his steps were still steady.
He patted Wei Laoba's shoulder in front of him and asked in a relaxed tone:
"Are you tired? Can I help you carry the bipod for a while?"
When Wei Laoba heard this, he looked back and saw that in addition to the weapons, the team leader was also carrying two explosive bombs weighing 8 kilograms and personal equipment. He immediately shook his head and said with a grin:
"Don't worry, I'm as strong as an ox. I'll be fine."
Wei Lao Ba's physique is already impressive. He is a natural heavy weapons assaulter, tall and strong with broad shoulders.
At this time, he was carrying an 88mm recoilless rifle weighing more than 30 kilograms, plus a bipod, and he was still walking briskly, as if the weight on his back had nothing to do with him.
The soldier in charge of communications, holding a Winchester shotgun in his hand and a new individual radio on his shoulder, could not help but jokingly say:
"Old Eight, you can eat the rations for two people in one meal. This meal is really worth it. You are stronger than a mule."
After hearing this, Wei Lao Ba smiled naively and answered without taking a breath:
"My car is nothing. A jeep is better. It doesn't need to eat. It can carry us just by fuel."
The team leader nodded after hearing this. He didn't say much, but he couldn't help but think about it in his mind.
Although the power and range of this Type 88 rifle are indeed satisfactory, its weight is still too large.
It is said to be a single-soldier weapon, but in fact only a soldier with a naturally strong physique like Wei Lao Ba can carry it on his back and move it quickly.
Moreover, with each shell weighing an average of 9 pounds, it would take three to four people to share the task of serving this cannon.
As the team leader walked, he thought silently: If we can really develop a light cannon that can be operated by two people or even one person, that would be a truly suitable individual equipment.
The concept of the bazooka rocket launcher currently provided by White Eagle is in line with this direction.
The thing is light and easy to operate, and can be carried and launched by one person.
However, the team leader shook his head when he thought of this. The 60mm caliber was still too small. The high-explosive warhead fired was insufficiently charged and the damage was low. Once the Japanese fortifications were thicker, it would be difficult to penetrate.
He thought that if the weight could be further reduced while ensuring the power, perhaps the range and firepower sustainability could be sacrificed appropriately.
After all, the main purpose of this weapon should be to deal with enemy infantry or close-range demolition fortifications.
As for anti-armor capabilities?
The team leader sneered, this kind of demand was the least urgent.
The Japanese had few tanks to begin with, and the Anmin Army's armored forces were far superior. The remaining Japanese tanks had already been "opened the can" by the armored forces and the air force.
The team leader, who had no idea that there were super-caliber rockets like Hans' Iron Fist and future RPGs in the world, had already found a clear direction based solely on his rich combat experience:
What the front line really needs is a "tube" that is light in weight, large in caliber, and can be used and discarded.
This weapon will not require complicated auxiliary equipment and can be launched at any time by a single soldier. It is simple, efficient and practical.
"Boss, there's something going on. It seems to be the Japanese cooks delivering meals to the front line." The comrade's whispered reminder brought the team leader back to his senses.
"Everyone, prepare for battle." The team leader put down the other heavy objects and picked up the rifle. "Let's fire a shot at the Japanese soldiers who are delivering food. Let the Japanese in the trenches also taste the feeling of hunger!"
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On the other side, in a laboratory of the First Firearms Institute, several designers sat around a long table, with the drawings and model parts spread out in front of them emitting the scent of fresh ink.
This is one of the core areas of Pegu's military technology. Zhang Chi's recent new requirements have kept the entire team very busy.
Traditional military research and development is that the front line puts forward requirements for new weapons, and then officers and scientific researchers in the rear set indicators based on the requirements and develop new weapons according to the indicators.
However, due to the existence of the time traveler Zhang Chi, the weapons development of the Anmin Army is currently slightly "ahead of the times" and is facing the next ten or even twenty years.
Ma Yongchun, who once belonged to the weapons development team under the White Eagle Navy Department, participated in the project development of the M18 57mm recoilless gun and is considered a well-known expert.
After being hired by Zhang Chi from White Eagle for a large sum of money, he was now the leader of the recoilless rifle and rocket launcher research and development team in the First Firearms Institute.
The deputy team leader is Yu Jun, a scientific research synthetic human whom Zhang Chi exchanged for gold from the system. Although he does not have detailed blueprints of various future weapons in his mind, the system has instilled a lot of artillery and firearms principles into him.
Therefore, many of the future weapons in Zhang Chi's mind, which only had a rough appearance and basic principles, were first roughly determined by Yu Jun, and then Yu Jun and Ma Yongchun led the team to develop and realize them.
"The principle of the recoilless gun is gunpowder propulsion, but the size of the shell must far exceed the caliber of the launcher to increase the power?" Ma Yongchun took the weapon line drawing drawn by Yu Jun and immediately realized that this was a good idea.
Looking at the bullet on the blueprint, which was clearly several times larger than the launch tube, Ma Yongchun subconsciously said, "Without a barrel to accelerate the bullet and rifling to impart rotational force, the range and accuracy will be very poor, right?"
Yu Jun nodded and took out a few drawings with rough schematic diagrams.
"Add folding tail fins to the rear of the shell to improve stability, and then add a rocket engine to increase the range?" Ma Yongchun exclaimed in surprise after seeing it.
"Designer Yu, you are simply a genius."
As a descendant of the Qian immigrants from Baiying, Ma Yongchun studied hard and was admitted to MIT as an exception as an Asian. He thought he was a genius that would never be seen again.
Unexpectedly, after arriving in Pegu, the deputy Yu Jun that Zhang Chi found for him kept coming up with one brilliant idea after another, which completely undermined Ma Yongchun's self-confidence.
This sometimes makes him wonder who is the deputy?
In fact, Ma Yongchun is part of Zhang Chi's layout.
He is the horse bone that Zhang Chi used to buy for a huge sum of money.
The high salary paid to this top designer from White Eagle was not only to promote research and development, but also to send a signal to the capable people among the world's Qian people:
As long as you have talent, you will receive the greatest respect and support when you come to Bago.
After all, Zhang Chi also knew that scientific research could not rely solely on the system. His own forces must have their own hematopoietic ability and the ability to cultivate talents after leaving the system.
The top scientists among the Qian people scattered around the world, as well as the upcoming researchers such as Yidai and Hans, are the hematopoietic stem cells that form the basis of his next hematopoietic plan.
Ma Yongchun, who had no idea what Zhang Chi was thinking, only had the recoilless rifle in his mind at this moment.
He looked at the drawings drawn by Yu Jun, thinking deeply.
The warhead is first propelled by gunpowder, and then the solid rocket engine is started to propel the warhead.
Is this a recoilless rifle or a bazooka?
Or is this a hybrid of these two twin brothers?
Ma Yongchun's brain was working rapidly, and a few drops of sweat slid down his forehead.
He clearly realized that once the weapons with the concept proposed by Yu Jun were tested, the M18 57mm recoilless rifle that he participated in at White Eagle, and the Type 88 rifle that had just been developed and sent to the troops for experiments would all be swept into the dustbin of history.
"What do you think is a good name for this weapon?" Ma Yongchun asked subconsciously.
"Rocket-propelled grenade." As a system-produced synthetic, Yu Jun was known for his taciturnity. "Rocket for short."
"RPG?" (Rocket-Propelled Grenade) Ma Yongchun raised an eyebrow, immediately thinking the name was very appropriate. "Great, it's very catchy in both Chinese and Japanese."
"I have a feeling this weapon will be very effective."
After realizing that this weapon had unlimited potential, Ma Yongchun immediately divided the R&D team into two parts.
He and Yu Jun were the main force in the research and development of the first generation of RPG.
The other group was responsible for the subsequent improvement of the Type 88 rifle. According to Zhang Chi's requirements, its caliber was increased to 105mm, in preparation for its subsequent installation on jeeps, half-track vehicles, armored vehicles and other mobile vehicles.