Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry.

Chapter 228 New Infantry Three-Piece Set
The first arsenal in the border area.

Jiang Chongjing and Ren Zhong had completely different feelings when they looked at the new infantry weapons.

For Ren Zhong, he was calm as water. The arrival of this powerful weapon came a little late, but it was not too late.

The production capacity that has been unleashed now is enough to support this weapon to shine in the future.

Faced with the fact that most of the Shanxi area is about to be captured, the supply of bullets is no longer a factor that needs to be carefully calculated. Now the main force of the Eighth Route Army needs stronger infantry firepower to form a greater frontier advantage.

The Type 56 rifle is an improved version of the AK, a single-soldier weapon. The receiver is produced using a stamping and riveting process, and the bolt guide rail inside the receiver is formed in one step during the stamping process, which makes the rifle more durable. The bullet is the same 7.62x39mm caliber bullet as the Type semi-automatic rifle, with fierce firepower, good continuous shooting performance, and high accuracy. In positional contact warfare, it has a qualitative improvement in the firepower of single-soldier combat.

"Is this the latest 56-stroke (56-bar version) from Liming Research Institute?" Jiang Chongjing picked up the 56-stroke that was still a little warm. After trying it, it seemed to be not much different from the -and-a-half in terms of feel.

"Yes, this is a real submachine gun with strong firepower. We can go to the shooting range to try it out." Ren Zhong came here today, and welcoming the first batch of Type 56 submachine guns was just the first small thing.

What’s more important is the new thing that needs to be mass-produced next, the real individual killer weapon, the RPG-80 disposable rocket launcher!

As the chemical industry has made breakthroughs in the production of engineering plastics, Ren Zhong brought the PF89A rocket launcher from the main world to the world of Bright Sword.

Compared with the original RPG rocket launcher, the biggest improvement of the new RPG-80 disposable rocket launcher is its light weight, which truly realizes the single-soldier launch and throws away after firing. The entire weapon, including the bullet and the tube, weighs only 3.7 kilograms. The launch tube weighs 1.86 kilograms, and the bullet weighs 1.84 kilograms. It is extremely light and anyone can carry it and run.

Not only is it lightweight, it is also more powerful than an RPG, with an explosion radius of up to 20 meters, and a power comparable to that of a heavy artillery shell. Its range is up to 1000 meters, and it can penetrate 300mm armor at a direct distance of 180 meters. For armored targets and fortifications, this weapon is incredibly lethal.

For infantrymen fighting on the front lines, this means that they alone have the ability to reliably attack armor and bunkers.

Moreover, the weight is less than 4 kilograms, which is the weight of 6 grenades. The killing range and accuracy are simply incomparable to grenades.

This is the best gift Ren Zhong prepared for the infantry.

Today he brought a sample developed by the Dawn Research Institute, as well as a complete set of production process drawings.

Compared to RPG, this production is simpler.

Of course, some new equipment needs to be added to the production line.

However, seeing that Jiang Chongjing was very interested in the new submachine gun, Ren Zhong accompanied Jiang Chongjing to try out the Type 56 submachine gun first. Only when Jiang Chongjing was satisfied with the powerful firepower of the Type 56 submachine gun did Ren Zhong take out the RPG-80 rocket launcher. After seeing it, Jiang Chongjing suddenly felt that the Type 56 submachine gun was not so attractive.

Because according to the instruction manual provided by Ren Zhong, this fire-and-throw rocket launcher has amazing lethality. Compared with a mortar, it can be used closer to the scene, has higher precision strike capability, and greater lethality!
In extreme cases, if every member of the company carried an RPG-80 rocket launcher and fired a volley at a large group of Japanese devils, Jiang Chongjing couldn't imagine how amazing it would be in that situation!

If the Japs were marching in a concentrated group, I'm afraid an entire battalion of them could be taken away in one wave!
What does it mean that the explosion killing range is 20 meters? That is more than 1200 square meters, equivalent to 3 basketball courts!

This company fired more than a hundred rounds, covering an area as large as 400 basketball courts. The destructive power is truly like a heavy artillery sweeping the ground!
But who would have thought that an infantry company could have such a powerful artillery fire capability?
In terms of range, one company can cover a marching column that is more than 1 kilometer long!
It is truly the perfect weapon for close-range attacks, murders and arson!
The key is that this thing is very easy to carry, and it can infiltrate into the core area of ​​the Japanese to cause greater damage!
The production priority of this weapon must be raised to the top priority!

Jiang Chongjing made the decision almost instantly.

However, there was more than one surprise. Ren Zhong also brought a new gift that made Jiang Chongjing feel torn.

Ren Zhong took out the grenade launcher that came with the modified Type 81 rifle, which could push the firepower of the infantry to the extreme.

Unlike disposable rocket launchers, this type of grenade launcher can be used repeatedly, turning a grenade into a rocket launcher in disguise. The range of such a grenade launcher can reach 200 meters. For frontline soldiers, this is several times farther than throwing a grenade, and the accuracy is improved countless times!
After Jiang Chongjing looked at the two things that Ren brought back, she was in a state of decision-making difficulty.

"Minister Jiang, I'm handing these two over to you. Let's see how to maximize their production capacity. In the upcoming battlefields, this will increase the security of our front-line strength." Ren Zhong patted Jiang Chongjing, who was reluctant to let go of the devices.

"For the production of these two items, I suggest you use the assembly line method. Some parts can only be made in the border area arsenal, so we will arrange for mass production in the border area arsenal. If the rest can be manufactured by all arsenals, we can send them down to achieve full production, increase production capacity and quickly realize the replacement of equipment on the front line." In the previous production process, Ren Zhong instilled the concepts of standardized production and assembly line production, forming the standardization of border area arsenal manufacturing, so that the same thing produced by arsenals in different bases can be replaced.

In this time and space, this is a huge progress.

You should know that even in the 1950s and 1960s of the main world, domestic military industry had not achieved such a standardized operating model.

The complete military standard was not released until 1996, which can be said to be a long detour.

"Yes, yes, yes, why didn't I think of this? We now have a large-scale factory. If we break down the tasks, the production of these three products will not be delayed." Jiang Chongjing came to his senses.

"Brother Ren, what good things does our Dawn Research Institute have? Although we cannot fully realize production now due to our current production capacity, there will be no problem in achieving mass production." Jiang Chongjing looked at Ren Zhong with a smile, as if he was looking at a treasure.

"Minister Jiang, these are all I have now. There aren't too many. But I think you're busy enough with these few things. Now that the war has started, the frontline has almost endless demand for weapons and ammunition. After these three new weapons come out, they will probably chase you every day." Ren Zhong said with a smile. Of course, the Liming Research Institute is still researching new weapons, but these two are the only ones that can be mass-produced.

To be honest, if these three things are deployed in large quantities to the troops, the combat effectiveness of the troops will be further improved.

Especially in positional warfare within a 500-meter range, the current weapons and equipment can easily make the Eighth Route Army the first light infantry on Blue Planet.

Compared with light artillery such as mortars and grenade launchers, the RPG-80 rocket launcher is not only more powerful, but also simpler to use. Aim and fire! Just two simple steps and you're done.

Even auxiliary personnel are not needed, as there is a ruler on the sight that can directly assist in aiming at the Japanese clusters or targets at different distances!
The same is true for grenade launchers, which can be said to have greatly simplified the use of frontline light artillery.

"That's right. The Type 56 assault rifle, grenade launcher and RPG-80 rocket launcher that we have just successfully trial-produced are all much better than the current weapons. The troops that used to treat the Type rifle as a family heirloom are now so picky that they don't even look at the Japanese weapons. How many Japanese weapons does the main regiment have? Even the grenade launchers know that we have a longer range and greater lethality. The Type rifle and Type rifle are now issued to the guerrillas. Looking back over the past two years, our military workers have really blazed a new path under the leadership of Brother Ren." Jiang Chongjing said with sincere admiration.

"No, Minister Jiang, you are praising me too much," Ren Zhong felt a little overwhelmed and said quickly, "I am just leading everyone to do research and development. Minister Jiang and you have been working hard on production. I dare not take all the credit for myself."

"I dare to say this to anyone. They say that you are the father of military industry of our Eighth Route Army and the border areas. I think there is no problem with that. Just ask, which of our main weapons now was not developed by you, Brother Ren?" Jiang Chongjing exclaimed sincerely.

"I heard that we are now starting a full-scale counterattack against the Japanese in Shanxi. I feel that it is time to fight back. We have accumulated so much wealth in the past two years. I know the configuration of the troops well. Not only are there enough bullets, but now we have heavy firepower, one regiment can take on the main force of the Guoju Division! Now when fighting the Japanese, we don't even need to rush up to fight with bayonets. We can just bomb them to death with bombardment.

Artillery shells are nothing, we can produce tens of thousands of them a day now! How many people can bombard the Japanese?"

This is Jiang Chongjing's vision. Although he doesn't know much about the overall situation of the war, it doesn't stop him from being very confident in our troops. Because he knows that our troops have not changed in nature, and their equipment has undergone a complete transformation.

Almost all of the main force regiments were re-equipped with weapons produced in our own border areas and bases.

"Minister Jiang is right. Our soldiers are brave and good at fighting. As long as we have a sufficient supply of weapons and ammunition, we will kill as many Japs as possible. No one will be able to return safely!" Ren Zhong thought of the evil deeds done by the Japs. He really wanted to tell them not to take prisoners.

However, in the end, this was not openly raised to Staff Officer Ye and others.

After all, the Eighth Route Army also needs to save face now.

Frontline commanders like Li Yunlong can speak out, but at the army level, no one dares to say anything.

But it’s okay. Ren Zhong can make some powerful weapons for the front line to make it easier to kill the Japanese.

Thinking of this, Ren Zhong suddenly felt that he had a new research direction.

First update.

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