The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 988 Military Enthusiasts Like the New Year

Shi Lao, a military enthusiast, has been visiting military forums since high school.

At this point, he can barely be considered a professional military enthusiast. He has an ID hanging around his neck and is walking around looking around.

Originally, this should be the time for school.

However, as a military enthusiast, Shi Lao naturally could not miss such a grand event as the Zhuhai Air Show. He took a full nine days off to attend the Zhuhai Air Show.

At this time, Shi Lao came to the firearms exhibition area of ​​China Southern Ordnance Industry Group Corporation.

Shi Lao's eyes were glowing. Although he was not tall and his eyes were relatively small, they were glowing and very lively at this moment.

This is the heartfelt joy that military enthusiasts feel when they see something that interests them and touches their souls.

78式手枪、78式自动步枪、78式狙击步枪、78式通用机枪、78式重机枪、78式重狙枪、78式枪榴炮、78式狙击榴弹炮、78式高射机枪.
Every type of firearm makes Shi Lao excited.

Although this was exhibited at the last Zhuhai Air Show and it was not the first time, Shi Lao was still very excited to see it again.

After taking the college entrance examination, Shi Lao chose to apply for Yunnan University.

He actually wanted to go to Southwest Associated University, but only top students could go there, so Shi Lao could only dream about it.

As for going to Yunnan University, it’s not because Yunnan University is older than other universities, but because the military training for freshmen at Yunnan universities will include target shooting training.

Shi Lao looked at the introduction in detail again one by one. There were several guns for each type of firearm. There was a small screen at the counter, which played a video introducing the firearms.

Shi Lao is very familiar with each of these guns and can recite the public data by heart.

Shi Lao picked up a Type 78 pistol and played with it.

He knew that the Type 78 pistol was the standard issue pistol for the Chinese military and was also exported overseas to hundreds of countries around the world. It was a pistol with excellent performance.

What disappointed Shi Lao was that there were no bullets in the gun magazines here, and there was no place for target shooting.

Of course, every gun is played with.

After visiting the firearms area, Shi Lao came to the artillery area booth.

China Southern Ordnance Group is the largest military-industrial enterprise in China and one of only two companies in China qualified to export weapons and equipment. The other is China Northern Ordnance Group.

China Southern Ordnance Group and China Northern Ordnance Group both have dozens of military industrial enterprises under their jurisdiction.

And there is no doubt that China Southern Weapons Group is more powerful.

Each type of gun is developed by China Southern Ordnance Group itself and is the only one that can be exported.

Although China Northern Ordnance Group can also produce it, it can only be used internally and cannot be exported.

The annual export volume of China Northern Ordnance Group is only a fraction of that of China Southern Ordnance Group.

Shi Lao looked at it in great detail. He recognized some of the guns and had some knowledge about them, but he did not recognize some of them.

There are mortars of different calibers, the smallest of which is 40mm, which is very light and can be carried by Shi Lao alone. However, he dare not underestimate such a small mortar, because it is a powerful weapon for the army to attack the enemy in combat. On the battlefield, soldiers can carry it on their shoulders and run easily.

As for the largest caliber 240mm mortar, it is an even more powerful weapon in war. With one shot, the entire building will be destroyed. It is an essential weapon for urban assault. In the video, the 240mm mortar fires once and the vehicle body shakes, leaving no doubt that it is such a mortar that can destroy a city.

The different types of cannons with different calibers are very exciting to watch.

In the past, cannons were hailed as the god of war!
More than 70% of casualties on the battlefields of World War II were caused by artillery.

There is a widely circulated story in military forums, saying that a Soviet 203mm artillery shell once landed squarely in the rest area of ​​a German battalion. After a loud bang, the battalion was directly eliminated!
The large screen displayed in the artillery area shows a certain artillery regiment's day-and-night live-fire training. Multiple strike groups composed of a variety of new rockets and howitzers fired at full power, with a very shocking effect.

Under the attack of such an artillery regiment, an infantry regiment would probably be wiped out quickly.

Shi Lao's blood boiled as he watched.

He felt the strength of his motherland and the rapid development of China's military industry and national defense construction.

That kind of national pride bursts out from the heart.

The more he learned about China's military industry and military strength, the more proud Shi Lao felt.

He always believed that China is not inferior to others, China will inevitably stand at the top of the world, and the Chinese nation will inevitably return to its rightful place in the world.

When we arrived at the tank and armored vehicle exhibition area, the most important thing was the Type 80 main battle tank, which is the world's number one main battle tank and the king of the battlefield. It has performed very well in all previous wars, with powerful mobility, powerful firepower, and strong armor protection capabilities. In the small screen of the introduction, there was a Type 80 tank battalion galloping on the grassland, with the powerful engine roaring and tank shooting, which made Shi Lao's blood boil.

在这个展区，还有81式中型坦克、81式轻型坦克、81式水陆两用坦克、80式自行高炮、81式自行迫击炮超过了二十辆坦克装甲车，让施佬的内心都在燃烧着。

At the first Zhuhai Air Show, China Southern Ordnance Group did not have an artillery area or a tank armored area, but this time it did.

Shi Lao's favorite is the 1984 North China Military Exercise and the 1989 National Day 40th Anniversary Military Parade. He gets excited every time he watches them.

He even bought a DVD and watched it from time to time.

Shi Lao could not help but touch the armor of the Type 80 main battle tank. The cold metal texture was so real. He was absolutely sure that this was the magic weapon used by the Chinese soldiers to defend the motherland and the people. Any jackals and tigers who dared to covet China would inevitably be severely beaten by the Type 80 main battle tank.

Shi Lao looked at the introduction of each tank and armored vehicle carefully. He kept picking up the camera and taking pictures.

At the Zhuhai Air Show, taking photos is not allowed in some areas, but is allowed in others.

Photography is allowed in the exhibition area of ​​China Southern Ordnance Group.

These weapons have been around for more than a decade and no longer require a very high level of confidentiality, so there is no problem taking photos of them during the exhibition.

Shi Lao even took a magazine, which he could not see or buy outside.

But there is no doubt that these magazines are extremely valuable. For a military enthusiast like him, these magazines are even worth spending a month's living expenses to buy one.

After putting a dozen magazines into his bag and thanking the staff, Shi Lao listened to the radio reminding tourists that the museum was about to close. Only then did he realize that it was already evening!
The Zhuhai Air Show starts at 9 am every day and closes at 9 pm.

Open 12 hours a day!
Even so, many people still make suggestions, suggesting that the opening time should be set at 8 am and closing time should be 10 pm.

After all, the museum is open for 10 hours a day, which is too short!

(End of this chapter)