Red Moscow

  Chapter 201 Assault Rifles Available in Advance (Part 2)

  According to Sokov's thinking, even if he provided a relatively complete blueprint, it would take at least a day or two for Bazarov and the others to make a prototype gun. Unexpectedly, early the next morning, Yakov slammed the door outside, and when he saw Sokov open the door, he said excitedly: "Misha, the sample gun has been made, we will start now Bar!"

   Hearing that the prototype gun was produced so quickly, Sokov was quite surprised: "What, the prototype gun was produced so quickly?"

"That's right," Yakov replied, nodding his head, "It was the director of the factory Nikolaevich who called me personally, saying that the chief engineer Bazarov had brought more than 20 skilled workers with him overnight. Manufactured by working overtime."

  Although the prototype gun has been produced, Sokov is still not interested, because the bullets used in this assault rifle are not yet available. If a gun has no bullets, it is no different from a fire stick. Therefore, after Yakov finished speaking, he still stood still, and brought the topic to the research on the rocket propulsion system: "Yakov, what progress has Engineer Kurk made?"

Sokov's words made Yakov stunned for a while, and then remembered that he was talking about rockets, so he asked tentatively: "You mean rockets?" After Sokov nodded in affirmation, he continued, " There won't be any results if there is no ten days and half a month in Kurk, so let's go to the machinery factory first."

  Seeing that Yakov repeatedly proposed to go to the machinery factory, Sokov couldn’t object anymore. After all, the new rifle that the other party wanted to see was “designed” by himself.

  The jeep they were riding in had just arrived in front of the factory building, and Sokov saw Nikolaevich standing at the door through the window. As soon as the car came to a stop, the factory director, who was in charge of tens of thousands of workers, trotted all the way to the front of the car, opened the car door for Sokov, and said politely: "Major Sokov, welcome to our Come to the factory."

   After getting off the car from the other side, Yakov walked around in front of Nikolaevich from the rear of the car and asked, "Comrade factory director, where is Comrade Chief Engineer?"

  "Captain Yakov," Nikolaevich turned to face Yakov and said, "Comrade Chief Engineer is waiting for us at the test range, let's get in the car!"

Sokov was about to turn around and get into the car, but was stopped by Nikolaevich, who said politely: "Major Sokov, the car is over there." After speaking, he stopped by the factory building Pointing to a jeep without a roof, "We'll take that car to the shooting range."

  After Nikolayevich said this, Sokov immediately understood that the gun test range in the machinery factory was an important place, and foreign vehicles could not enter casually, so he and Yakov got into the jeep together.

  The gun test range is surrounded by a two-meter-high wall, probably to prevent people from jumping over it, and there are broken glass on it. The militiaman guarding the door saw the factory manager's jeep coming, and hurriedly opened the big iron door, then stood by the door and raised his hand to his forehead to salute.

  As soon as he drove into the gate, Sokov heard a burst of crisp gunshots. Before he could ask, Nikolaevich said first: "Listen, Comrade Chief Engineer can't wait, and the test firing is already underway."

   "What, start test firing?" Sokov heard Nikolaevich say this, and couldn't help asking in surprise: "Comrade director, so you have even produced bullets?"

   "Comrade major, why are you so stupid." Nikolaevich turned to look at Sokov, and said with a smile, "If there are no bullets, how can you test fire?"

   "But, but," what happened in front of him was beyond Sokov's imagination, and he asked a little puzzled: "Our army doesn't have the bullets that this new rifle can use right now?"

After the jeep stopped in front of a row of bungalows, Nikolaevich jumped out of the car first, turned to Sokov and said: "Although our army does not have new-style bullets, we can build them. Don't forget, we can It is not a bad thing for us to process a new type of bullet in a machinery factory that undertakes military production tasks. Besides, you have already told the chief engineer the parameters of the bullet, and he only needs to tell the technicians about the data , such bullets can be produced.”

  Nikolaevich took Sokov and the others around the bungalow and came to the gun test platform. Seeing the beaming Bazarov, he asked with a smile, "Comrade Chief Engineer, how is the situation?"

"How should I put it, Comrade Factory Manager, this gun is really great!" Bazarov took the assault rifle from the gun tester, handed it to Nikolaevich, and said in his mouth: "After Our test firing has initially confirmed that this new weapon has the fierce firepower of a submachine gun and the power close to that of a rifle, and if it passes a few more basic tests, it can be considered for mass production."

When Bazarov said these words, Yakov stood aside and listened carefully. After the other party finished speaking, he immediately interrupted and asked: "Comrade Chief Engineer, this new rifle really has what you said. Is that all right?"

"Yes, Comrade Captain." Bazarov turned his head and glanced at Sokov, and said a little excitedly: "If this rifle can be equipped with troops as soon as possible, it will greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of our army. Therefore, we Want to conduct a series of tests as soon as possible to verify the performance and suitability of this rifle."

   "Comrade Chief Engineer," Sokov stared at the familiar assault rifle in Bazarov's hand, and asked, "Have you found any design flaws in this rifle?"

   "No." Regarding Sokov's question, Bazarov quickly shook his head and said, "At least I didn't find any problems in the previous rounds of test firing."

   "Comrade Chief Engineer," the gun tester standing next to Bazarov said hesitantly, "Can I talk about my feelings about this weapon?"

   "Let's talk!" Nikolaevich cast an encouraging look at the other party: "You are a gun tester and the one who knows the situation of guns best. You may be able to find many tasks that we have overlooked."

"In all fairness, the shooting performance of this new rifle is very good, and the accuracy is very high when the target is at a distance of 50 to 200 meters." The gun tester said cautiously: "But when firing bursts, The muzzle jump was serious, which affected the shooting accuracy."

The words of the gun tester made Bazarov's smile froze on his face. He turned to face the gun tester and asked with a serious expression: "Since you found these defects when you were testing the gun, why didn't you report them to me in time?" Report?"

"Comrade Chief Engineer," the reprimanded gun tester replied in a panic: "During the second set of shooting data testing, I used the remaining ten rounds of ammunition to fire continuously. I didn't test again later, and I don't know Is this situation representative?"

   "Comrade Chief Engineer." Seeing that Bazarov was about to criticize the testers again, Sokov hurriedly came out and changed the subject: "I want to know, how many sets of shooting tests did you conduct?"

   "Four sets of shooting tests were carried out." Bazarov stretched out four fingers and said: "We used a curved magazine with a capacity of 30 rounds to feed the ammunition. Four sets equaled to 120 rounds of ammunition."

  Sokov originally thought that even if Bazarov and the others produced intermediate-powered bullets, the number would not be too many. Unexpectedly, they actually fired four magazines, and hurriedly asked: "How many bullets do you have?"

"There are still six magazines." This time it was Nikolaevich who answered the question, and he said a little excitedly: "The chief engineer and the others made a total of 300 rounds of intermediate-power bullets, so that we can pass ten groups Data testing to determine the pros and cons of this new rifle."

  Sokov knew very well in his heart that the situation mentioned by the gun tester was indeed a problem with the AK47 assault rifle. Not to mention the present, even future generations cannot effectively improve it. For this reason, he specially reminded Nikolaevich and Bazarov: "I think the situation that Comrade tester said should exist. But I think this is just the existence of this kind of rifle. It will become our army's standard weapon in the future with reliable performance and powerful power."

   Regarding Sokov's statement, neither Nikolaevich nor Bazarov made a statement. Only Yakov who was standing next to him felt that what Sokov said was a bit bragging. He coughed heavily in a hurry, and said, "Misha, whether this new rifle can become our army's standard weapon in the future is up to you to decide. It needs to be decided by Nikolaevich and Bazarov. .”

Unexpectedly, after Yakov finished speaking, Bazarov actually took the initiative to speak for Sokov: "Captain Yakov, what you said is wrong. According to my feelings about this new rifle, what the major said , is entirely possible.”

Bazarov's statement surprised everyone except Sokov. A new weapon that has just produced a sample gun and fired more than a hundred bullets will become the standard weapon of the army in the future. It's a bit of a fantasy, right?

  Although there are still many follow-up tests, Sokov already knows very well in his heart that it is only a matter of time before the assault rifles are installed in the troops, but before that, he should first engage in some to enrich his troops. Therefore, he pulled the factory director and engineer to the side, and whispered to them: "Comrade factory director and chief engineer, I have something to say to you in private."

   "Please tell me, Major Sokov." Nikolayevich said: "If you have any request, just ask, as long as it is within our capabilities, your request will be fulfilled."

   "I want fifty of these new rifles before mid-April." Sokov looked at the two and asked tentatively, "I wonder if you can supply me?"

"It's difficult, Major Sokov." Nikolaevich said with a sigh: "Although from today's test, the performance of this gun is good, but a series of tests still need to be carried out and reported to the weapon The equipment department. After obtaining the license, it can be put into formal production."

"Comrade factory director, I know that this test process will be very long." Sokov looked at Nikolaevich and said, "But as a designer, I have confidence in this new rifle, so please continue to manufacture it In the name of sample guns, produce fifty new rifles for me."

  Sokov's request gave Nikolaevich a headache, so he decided to refuse it. The person standing in front of him is the designer of this new rifle; agreeing to his request seems to violate the relevant regulations. Just when Nikolaevich was in a dilemma, Yakov asked, "Misha, I want to ask, why do you want a batch of new rifles in private?"

"Yakov, you should know that after a long period of fighting in our battalion, the number of troops has been seriously reduced." Sokov felt that if he wanted to convince Nikolaevich, he must first convince Yakov. It was a representative sent by Ustinov. As long as the representative of the weapons and equipment department agrees, then Nikolaevich can easily agree to his request, so he tried hard to find a suitable reason to persuade Yakov: "In the case of being temporarily unable to get supplements from superior soldiers Under such circumstances, I can only maintain the combat effectiveness of the troops by increasing the power of the firearms."

I don't know whether Yakov was persuaded by Sokov, or he was worried that Sokov's troops would suffer in the upcoming Kharkov battle, so he hesitated for a moment, and then said to Nikolaevich: "The factory Comrade Chief, since Major Sokov asked for fifty new rifles, you are responsible for providing him with the necessary weapons and matching ammunition. As for Comrade Ustinov, I will personally explain it.”

  Since Yakov has expressed his agreement, Nikolaevich can't find a reason to object. He turned to Bazarov and asked: "Comrade Chief Engineer, how long will it take you to produce fifty rifles?"

"Two days at most." Bazarov stretched out **** and said, "Although it took us almost a day to manufacture the sample gun, it was because we had to temporarily process various parts we needed, which wasted a lot. The time. The workers involved in assembling the sample guns have already mastered the assembly technology proficiently. Not to mention fifty new rifles, even five hundred, we can complete it in a very short time."

Although Sokov also understands in his heart that the more excellent firearms like AK47, the better, but considering the difficulty of manufacturing intermediate-power bullets and the ability to supply logistics, he feels that fifty is the limit. If there are too many If so, the bullets will not be enough.

  Thinking of this, he quickly said to Bazarov: "Comrade Chief Engineer, thank you for your kindness. I think fifty is more than enough. If there are more, we may not be able to guarantee ammunition supply."

"That's right, you're right." Hearing what Sokov said, Nikolayev immediately nodded his head and echoed: "This new type of bullet, because it is produced by hand, means that the output is not enough. It will be too high, you have to be mentally prepared for this."

  (end of this chapter)