African Nationhood

Chapter 251 New Gun Test Firing
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  The location of Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, was once an uninhabited jungle before the Nanhua Company moved here.

It is located on the southeastern border of the Bechuanaland region, on the highlands of the upper reaches of the Limpopo River, across the river from the Boers of the Transvaal Republic.

The pastures here are lush and water conservancy is abundant, making it a good place for farming and raising livestock.

With good natural conditions, it is easy to accumulate a large number of animal groups. This was once an area occupied by predatory animals such as lions, cheetahs and hyenas.

The Fucrocodile Region sent many beast hunting groups to clean up here in advance, and the harvests of those beast hunters were also bountiful.

After clearing away the ferocious beasts here, the settlement construction of the immigrants went more smoothly.

In addition to predatory animals, there are many crocodiles in the Limpopo River. The early immigrants liked to catch crocodiles in the river.

A piece of crocodile skin can be exchanged for 100 to 500 yuan in military notes depending on the size, and the crocodile meat is delicious. Two or three immigrants can live a comfortable life by catching one crocodile a day.

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Since the company started investing and building here, Harbin has developed faster.

At present, 3.9 immigrants have been resettled in and around Harbin town alone, 2.8 permanent residents are in the town, and more than people are scattered in surrounding satellite resettlement sites.

Because the Limpopo River has many tributaries here, the company encourages immigrants to develop flexible business policies.

As a result, some clever immigrants dug mud and burned bricks by the tributary rivers, and some used boats to collect river sand for use as building materials.

Because it is very close to the cement factory in Mafeking, the level of urban construction here has improved very quickly, and many brick and tile buildings have risen from the ground.

At present, the entire town covers an area of ​​about 5 square kilometers. The urban divisions are neat and regular, and the public carriage system connecting the town and surrounding settlements is very developed.

Fuzhou District also dispatches specialized salesmen to ride tricycles to surrounding settlements to sell daily commodities, and the entire town is booming.

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In addition to the development of the town, some intermittent small mountains on the southeastern outskirts of the town have also become the location of many military factories.

The second arsenal of Nanhua Company was built in a mountain depression 10 kilometers away from the southeastern suburbs of Harbin. It is very close to the Notwane River. It has convenient water and can also take advantage of water transportation.

In the future, a dam will be built on the Notwane River. The huge reservoir will turn the surrounding depressions into lakes, and the arsenal's water intake will be more convenient.

When Shi Jintang arrived here with his security company, Rong Kui, the director of the military gunpowder factory, came to greet him with a group of people from the factory.

The two parties exchanged pleasantries for a while and walked toward the interior of the factory.

The entire factory is hidden in the mountain col, so it cannot be easily discovered.

The factory covers an area of ​​50 acres. At present, the power of the factory is still mainly steam engines, so the smoke here will still expose the location of the arsenal.

After Tesla develops a high-frequency AC generator, electricity can be used as the main power source.

“Currently, the arsenal has 1000 workers, most of whom were relocated from the Anhai Town arsenal.

The new rifle production lines sent from Europe have been installed. As before, we have trial-produced one hundred new rifles.

The bullet has also been finalized at 7.7mm*54mm. The bullet power and range of this specification have reached the optimal ratio.

The best range of the entire gun is 450 meters, the effective range is 900 meters, and the longest range is 2000 meters.

According to the test results, the shooting accuracy of the new gun is very high, and the layout of the whole gun is reasonable and the weight is appropriate. The testers all felt that the gun worked well and asked Mr. Shi to finalize the new gun. "

What Shi Jintang is holding is the new rifle he designed. This rifle combines the characteristics of many firearms such as the 38 Gai, Liao 13 and Mauser. It can be said to be a hodgepodge gun.

However, most of the design comes from Mauser rifles, and the bayonet is also German, so this gun can still be regarded as a pure-blooded German gun.

"This year is 1888, so it will be named after the Nanhua 1888 model, and the model number will be referred to as 'NH-88'."

In fact, this gun can also be named after the final design in 1886, but Boss Shi is a Chinese after all, so it would be more auspicious to have more than 8.

After the NH-88 type is finalized, the official name will be on the arsenal's product catalog. As for when the Herstal Arsenal will apply for patents for the new gun case and bolt action, we still have to wait until the German Type 88 Commission Rifle scandal breaks out.

At that time, he could have a closer relationship with Kaiser Wilhelm II with the new gun case and bolt mechanism.

"Come on, let's go try out the new gun."

Since Boss Shi has such an elegant attitude, everyone is naturally willing to follow him.

After arriving at the shooting range, Shi Jintang slowly walked to the test firing platform holding a Type 88 rifle.

The target distance in front of him was 300 meters. Shi Jintang unscrewed the gun safety and raised the gun to aim.

The starting range of the horizontal ruler is 300 meters, and it is easy to aim at three points and one line.

Calmly slow down your breathing and then take advantage of the calm period after inhalation to pull the trigger, "Bang!"

The strong recoil drove Shi Jintang's right shoulder back. The recoil of the gun was still a bit strong, Shi Jintang felt to himself.

The target reporter in the distance reported: "Hit the target, 5 degrees off the lower left of the center."

Shi Jintang pulled the bolt, then adjusted the shooting angle while aiming, "Bang!"

The familiar backlash hit him, and this time he felt better.

"On target, 1 degree off center to the lower left."

Shi Jintang pulled the gun bolt again. This time he carefully compared the force of the two previous shots. This time he calmed down again, slowed down his breathing and took aim, sensing the god descending from the sky.

"boom!"

This time, Shi Jintang had adapted to the push strap of the gun butt. He put down the rifle and heard the crisp voice of the target reporter.

"Hit the target, hit the bullseye."

Shi Jintang nodded, "Well, the recoil of this gun is okay. When you produce it, pay attention to selecting guns with high accuracy so that you can train sharpshooters later."

Rong Kui nodded, "Okay, Mr. Shi, we will arrange for someone to do it, but it's not easy to train sharpshooters."

Shi Jintang also nodded, "Of course I know this, but the Boers have so many sharpshooters, we can learn from them and pay attention to their training.

This matter is very critical, we must pay attention to it and not be careless.

Every soldier on the battlefield is valuable. The more enemy we can kill, the less our soldiers will die. "

Rong Kui nodded, "Yes."

Shi Jintang promptly added: "I will contact the military department and ask them to select and train the young marksmen.

In addition, your military industry department must find a way to recruit some experts and scholars in the optical field from Europe to help us solve the problem of installing a scope on a rifle. "

Hearing Boss Shi say this, Rong Kui was a little confused.

"A scope mounted on a gun to learn how the Americans operated during the Civil War?"

Shi Jintang smiled and nodded, "Yes, the Americans' method of tying telescopes to rifles is too primitive.

What we need is a scope that can help shooters aim accurately. Such shooters can be called snipers, and they are also professionals that we need to make great efforts to cultivate. "

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