Durin's Diary

Chapter 572 Purpose
Daju's recommended gun model is AK74, because it is mass-produced, tough, and durable, and most importantly, it is easier to maintain after being enlarged.

If this thing is in the hands of a giant, even if it is seized by the green-skinned orcs, they will not be able to use it - it is too big, and the green-skinned orcs cannot easily control the guns used by giants.

It uses 20mm caliber machine gun ammunition, which can be changed to semi-automatic. If the giant can suppress the gun, full automatic is not impossible. Anyway, for a four-meter-tall giant, everything is possible.

I think the only thing Big Orange can do by doing this is to push the giant's logistics to a dead end.

Eleven said that Daju's industrial capabilities are out of touch with the times - only a few industrial countries were able to mass-produce short-cased fully automatic weapons during World War II. How can your long-cased fully automatic weapons survive in a world where they haven't even been used in World War I?

So the gun recommended by Eleven is the bolt-action rifle - the famous Lee Enfield in history.

After the whole gun is enlarged, it uses 20mm bullets and is equipped with a fixed metal magazine that can hold ten bullets.

Du Lin thought about it, drew both guns, and then talked about their advantages and disadvantages.

Although the giants seemed to have some problems with their brains, they all gave up on AK74 - the fully automatic rifle put too much pressure on logistics, so much so that young people like them who had some experience and had been to the battlefield understood that this kind of gun, although it looked beautiful, would not be able to be used on a large scale even if all the arsenals in the Western Continent were used to manufacture bullets.

However, bolt-action rifles are a bit impractical in today's Western Continent - you see, everyone uses semi-automatic rifles, and the Giants are not poor, right? How can they use bolt-action rifles? Isn't this simply a step backward?

Of course, both sides feel that a designated shooter can achieve greater range and accuracy using a bolt-action rifle.

However, when facing a large number of alien species rushing towards you, semi-automatic is a better choice at medium and short distances.

All the giants looked at Durin. Some words were not said, but they were all written in their sight.

You see, I still have to take action.

Dühring's plan remained the same, the Gewehr 43 semi-automatic rifle.

From the production point of view, this thing cannot compare with the SVT-40, but as the industry leader, Giant craftsmen, Du Lin has confidence in them - Giant is not the German company of 45, and there should be no reduction in the production links.

Of course, the Gewehr 43 alone was not what Dühring wanted.

To undergo modernization.

First of all, the magazines are detachable, and there are large magazines with 20 rounds and large magazines with 30 rounds - don't talk about the weight, the giants are very strong.

Secondly, metal parts can be used in important positions of the gun body - using solid wood on an enlarged gun body is really far inferior to using metal parts.

Third, the gun body and buttstock can be customized. For example, the gun body can be customized using fish bones, and the buttstock can be lightweight.

Why can the buttstock be lightweight?

Because the gun uses 20mm caliber bullets, the gun body is enlarged and the weight of the magazine and bullets is added, so the center of gravity of the gun body is moved backward. In this case, making a few holes in the buttstock is not a big problem.

Anyway, it will definitely need to be modified later.

The guns produced nowadays can only be prototypes and require subsequent modifications. Of course, this requires the frontline soldiers to write down their experience after using them before further plans can be made.

As for the prototype guns, Du Lin has already made five of them by hand.

Willis, the elf, looked at it with envy, tried two shots, and then said that the recoil was not as big as he had imagined.

Isn't it? Du Lin directly integrated a flame suppressor brake into the muzzle - Du Lin had never thought about the silencer. 20mm subsonic bullet, are you kidding me?

As for the whole gun, it was very heavy for the elves, but for the giants, it was a very light weapon. Durin asked the giants to circle the training ground twice with the empty guns.

To be honest, it was really scary to see a four-meter-tall giant leaping over the wall, but it also proved the lightness and reliability of the gun - after running 500 meters, running back and forth in mud, water and dust, the five prototype guns were still able to work normally after loading magazines.

"Find someone to take this gun to the battlefield to test it, and then collect its advantages and disadvantages." After Du Lin taught the giants how to maintain the guns, how to disassemble and assemble them, and how to install things like bipods, grips, and scopes on the guns, he let them go.

"I still think this gun is too advanced for giants." Willis said this with some sourness.

Of course, Du Lin also understood that the elves still hadn't had Du Lin personally select and forge a spear. But this wasn't Du Lin's fault. It was because you immortal elves had never come to me. Even if I was warm-hearted, I couldn't just stick to you, right?

Willis obviously understood Durin's idea. He was just jealous, and then said that Lord Durin's craftsmanship was really great. He must recommend Durin's new weapon to the Council of the Sun Elves - the single-shot gun was still in his hand.

"Then thank you very much for the compliment." Du Lin thought to himself, isn't this asking for trouble? Everyone knows that the Sun Elves' requirements for firearms are the same as their requirements for a work of art.

Have you ever seen a gun with an embossed gun on the buttstock?

Have you ever seen an aiming hole with an inscription?

Have you ever seen a bayonet with a blessing spell ribbon on it?

Durin had seen them all, all on the rifles of the Sun Elves.

Those who know say that this is the natural behavior of the Sun Elves, while those who don’t think it is someone’s work of art.

Because of this, Durin really didn't want to make weapons for the Sun Elves.

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But the problem was that Durin's troubles came quickly. Three days later, before the giants' report on their weapons had even been written, the elves' report had already arrived at the Speaker's table at the High Elf Council via messenger, all the way from the front lines.

The elven woman who had come into contact with Durin during the incident with the elf on the tip of his tongue knocked on the door and came in. "Mr. Speaker, what can I do for you?"

"You have met Du Lin, right?" The Speaker, sitting behind the table, clasped his hands tightly together and covered the lower half of his face with his hands.

"Yes, The Elf on the Tip of the Tongue is now in its third season. I met Lord Durin once in the first season." The young woman nodded.

"Kaya, I have a very important task for you. Durin is currently in the Everburning Lair. Take our sincerity and the check to him and ask them to make a new semi-automatic musket for us High Elves."

"Didn't you say that we high elves only need high-precision bolt-action rifles?" The young woman laughed and pulled out a chair to sit down. "Why, are you excited about the new weapon in the giant's hand?"

"How come everyone knows this?" The Speaker sighed.

"Xia Ye's message was sent back via plaintext telegram. You know what the girls in the telegraph room say. Plaintext messages are completely confidential with them. The giant musket can fire 20 rounds of bullets a minute. It's easy to maintain. Even a giant can easily hit a target meters away. I heard there's still room for improvement." The young woman named Kaya crossed her legs. "Xia Ye also sent back an old mm caliber rifle. It was modified by Lord Durin. We elves can easily hit targets meters away with this old rifle. The recoil is not even that great. Even children like us, or years old, can operate it easily."

At this point, she smiled and said, "Are the old men in the parliament worried?"

"Isn't it true? You have to admit that the appearance of this child, Du Lin, has changed the direction of the entire world." There is an additional symbol
"And he's completely different from that kid. He's calmer and more willing to compromise."

"So the gods don't want to easily provoke another butcher and a true god of death." At this point, the Speaker sighed and said, "Go ahead. If you can, it won't be a big deal if you climb into his bed."

"Why, my father, you are no longer looking for a husband for me, or have you settled down?"

"How many of those girls in Dulin approached him without a mission?" The Speaker stood up and walked to the window, looking at the city outside. "The bloodline of the Administrator has long been monopolized by the East. If we have it in the West, it's a good thing."

"So my future is being sacrificed by you, isn't it?" The young woman sighed. "Have you ever thought about whether I'm too old?"

"This is a necessary sacrifice, Kaya. Don't blame me. Everything is for the continuation of civilization."

"That's why we, generation after generation, have been erasing the mistakes made by the old humans. Why don't we choose to become believers of Nuwa?" After saying that, the young woman stood up and left.

The Speaker stood at the window, watching his daughter leave and get into the car.

My silly daughter, there is no doubt that Nuwa is a god.

But a dead god is useless.

We can only live with madness and seek a glimmer of hope.

(End of this chapter)