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Chapter 326 Light Weapons Research and Development Conference
  In May 1895, Rubin Trudeau was ordered to rush back to Nanhua Company to participate in the research and development meeting of "Nanhua Company's new weapons".

In the past few years, the Herstal Arsenal in Belgium has experienced rapid development, and now the number of workers in the factory has exceeded 6000.

It can produce 90 NH-30 rifles with 3000 million rounds of bullets, more than 5 cover guns with 500 million rounds of bullets, and more than 3000 Maxim heavy machine guns with more than 300 million rounds of matching bullets every year. The annual output value is close to 500 million pounds.

The variety of these products is single and far from meeting market demand. Therefore, the development of new products has become the most urgent thing to be solved at present.

In addition to the engineers from the Herstal Arsenal, there were also Rong Kui and Qi Lin from the military industry department of Nanhua Company who participated in this new generation weapons research and development meeting.

The meeting was held at the Infantry Military Academy in Harbin Town. There was no sign here, so ordinary people couldn't tell what was going on here.

Nearly a hundred engineers gathered together, waiting for Boss Shi to arrive.

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Shi Jintang has been here a long time ago. He is sitting in the office and discussing the next development weapons catalog with Rubin Trudeau.

In this new weapons research and development meeting of Nanhua Company, the weapons research and development to be promoted are still light weapons, such as squad machine guns, submachine guns and pistols.

The reason for doing this is mainly to meet the actual needs of Nanhua Company.

After all, Nanhua Company was a colonial company under the British. The British did not allow their colonies to develop military industry and heavy industry. The previous Maxim machine guns were discarded.

Although the concept of the shell gun is advanced, it is expensive and cannot be promoted on a large scale. It was the NH-90 rifle that really made the Herstal Arsenal take off.

The British did not expect that Nanhua Company could design such an excellent rifle product. If their Lee-Enfield rifle had not been finalized, they would have adopted the NH-90 rifle.

The British War Department learned about the chromium plating process through the NH-90 rifle, and the Lee-Enfield rifle also greatly improved the durability of the barrel because of this process.

Nowadays, Nanhua Company's Hacheng Arsenal is a hidden production, and most of the arms trade with Qing officials is done through the accounts of the Herstal Arsenal.

New weapons must first be tested and finalized at Herstal, and then supporting production lines can be developed before they can be introduced to Nanhua Company for production.

The squad machine gun template developed by Nanhua Company this time is the more classic ZB-26 type.

It is no exaggeration to say that this machine gun is a generation of "magic gun". Its original heat dissipation and quick barrel change design can be said to be unique.

Even the British had to be impressed by it and copied it into the "Bren light machine gun".

Of course, its shortcomings are also obvious. One is that the upper magazine affects aiming.

Its unique heat pipe makes its processing more difficult and its output is also restricted.

Shi Jintang plans to make the magazine of this machine gun side-mounted or bottom-mounted, which can relieve the problem of machine gun shooting and aiming.

(During the Anti-Japanese War in China, it was imitated and improved into a side-loading magazine version, called the "Type 77" light machine gun)

As the submachine gun template, Shi Jintang chose the Bobosha ppsh-41 type. This gun can be used with the 7.63mm*25mm bullets of the shell gun, and this gun is sturdy and durable.

That's what makes Red Goose's weapons so good: they are durable and easy to maintain.

In addition, Bobosha's magazine drum design also makes up for the shortcomings of the submachine gun's small magazine. It is a very classic gun.

As for the pistol template, Shi Jintang chose the Browning M1911 after much consideration.

The concept of pistols in this era was still very old. Browning, a well-known firearms designer, had already designed a new type of pistol based on the principles of the Maxim heavy machine gun.

According to normal historical progress, he should have had the idea of ​​manufacturing the M1900 pistol by now.

There is a significant difference between this pistol and his subsequent pistols, that is, the M1900's recoil spring is on the top and the barrel is on the bottom.

Subsequent semi-automatic and automatic pistols were basically designed with the barrel at the top and the recoil spring at the bottom.

Therefore, Shi Jintang chose the Browning M1911 version, which is safer and is also an effective supplement to the combat power of Nanhua Company's army.

The shell gun is relatively bulky and not suitable for individual soldiers to carry.

Unless the shell gun is upgraded with a "speed machine" and the shell gun is upgraded to a micro submachine gun, that is not necessary. The high precision and high unit price of the shell gun make it unsuitable for large-scale deployment in the army.

Otherwise, in the original time and space, it would not have been so brilliant only in China, and all the military powers in the world would have abandoned it.

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After Trudeau carefully inspected the three weapons, he couldn't help but marveled: "Sir, you are really amazing!
  This was the case with the previous NH-88 rifles. The design principles of submachine guns, light machine guns, and pistols are not only advanced but also have more practical significance. "

Trudeau's praise comes from his heartfelt admiration. The idea of ​​being ahead of the times is very risky and is likely to be laughed at and regarded as a lunatic.

But Mr. Shi's "advanced" concept is understandable and inspiring at a glance, which is not simple.

Shi Jintang flicked the cigar in his hand and said, "You still need to learn how to flatter people. There are many people in the company who know how to flatter people better than you."

Trudeau chuckled, "Sir, what I said is true. When I first met you in the United States, I only regarded you as a rich fool.

But after following you for a long time, I admire you more and more, and I am even more glad that I chose to follow you! "

At this time, Trudeau looked sincere and his eyes were sincere. Shi Jintang waved to him, "There are occasions for sensationalism. Let's go, let's go to a meeting."

Trudeau wiped his face with his hands, then packed himself up and quickly walked into the lecture theater.

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"Hello everyone, this new weapons research and development meeting is the first official meeting of weapons designers from Nanhua Company and Herstal Arsenal. This seminar will last for half a month.

During this period, everyone can communicate more in order to achieve greater progress. "

As the host of the R&D meeting, Trudeau made an opening statement and announced loudly: "Now, I would like to ask Mr. Shi Jintang, the general manager of our Nanhua Company, to give you an explanation of the new weapons."

Shi Jintang stood up and walked to the podium, smiling at the engineers below.

"Today's meeting is mainly a briefing session, followed by group discussions. Let me first talk about the requirements for new weapons and the trends in military development in the world today.

In my opinion, today's war showdowns pay more attention to the fire suppression of artillery and heavy machine guns.

However, heavy machine guns and artillery are too bulky to move quickly to the battlefield, so the development of light machine guns with sufficient firepower has become an urgent need.

Although rifles have developed to the stage of multi-round magazines and smokeless gunpowder, in actual combat we often engage in close combat, and relying on current rifles and revolvers is not enough.

The disadvantages of the rifle are that the gun body is too long and the magazine capacity is limited, while the revolver is too slow to load and has a limited magazine.

To address these shortcomings, I believe high-capacity, rapid-fire firearms should be developed.

As for the revolver's many disadvantages, our previous shell gun can alleviate them.

However, the disadvantage of the shell gun is that it is too bulky and complicated to process, so it is necessary to develop a new pistol substitute.

Based on the above points, I have put forward the design ideas and some appearance designs of the three future weapons, hoping to provide your reference. "

After saying that, Shi Jintang opened the hanging outline drawings of three new weapons on the podium.

In addition to the appearance diagram, there is also text explaining the principles of the firearm.

Specific firearm parts and subsequent research and development require the efforts of the engineers here.

They are lucky because they have Boss Shi's guidance.

This guidance and guidance can help them avoid many detours and misguided paths in the research and development of new weapons. This guidance is worth tens of thousands of dollars.

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