Arc of Gunfire

Putting down the receiver, Wang Zhong glanced at Professor Valery: "I'll leave it to you to call and write to the former principal. When you finish, give me the letter, and I will ask the inquisitor to invite him to my committee. "

Valery nodded.

Wang Zhong thought for a while, then remembered what he had just thought about when he visited, and asked: "Is there a big conflict between students from noble backgrounds and students from common people in the school?"

"Very big. You and His Highness the Crown Prince were able to ease the conflict when you were at school. But now..."

How can we, a noble noble and a crown prince, ease the conflicts with the common people?

Are these two really dudes?

No, it doesn't matter, both of them are gone now.

Wang Zhong: "Has this tense situation lasted for a long time?"

Professor Valery nodded: "Yes, it started after the civil war. According to the rules set by the church, at least half of the students in the college every year are from civilians.

"At first, the nobles deliberately recommended stupid civilian students to enter the school. After the church found out, they began to recommend them to the school.

"Since then, the contradictions have not stopped, and have even extended to the military. By the way, in recent years, the more professional and technical the military services are, the higher the proportion of civilians. You see, there are more civilian officers in the armored forces."

Wang Zhong was shocked: "Why?"

Professor Valery's expression can be summed up in one sentence: "Why don't you know?"

Wang Zhong guessed: "Is it because the nobles spend too much time on dancing and horse racing?"

Professor Valery nodded: "Yes, that's the case. By the way, the proportion of nobles among cavalry officers is the highest."

Wang Zhong: "After all, I spend a lot of time on horse racing. It's understandable."

After Wang Zhong thought about it, he found that after asking about this matter, it seemed that there was really nothing else to do at school, so he should just go to the Ordnance Bureau!

At this time Valery asked: "Are you planning to carry out military reforms in the Ant Army?"

Wang Zhong: "That's right. I don't have a complete idea yet. My current idea is to start with specific tactics and armaments, and then form some elite divisions based on the structure of the Guards and One Machine Infantry."

Valery thought about it for a moment, then said: "Then you should start writing a new tactical manual while doing the specific work. After all, what you can teach here is only the people who come to the school, but the manual distributed by the entire army can Let more people learn.”

Wang Zhong had thought about writing before. In fact, when he came to Yebao in August, he wrote a pamphlet. At that time, he had the impression that his hand was almost useless, but fortunately Lyudmila helped.

At this time, Valery saw that Wang Zhong was really thinking about it, and hurriedly said: "You should hire a typist to complete these manuals by dictation. If possible, have an editor who understands military affairs to help with the illustrations."

Wang Zhong: "Are you suggesting that I find someone?"

"Yes, while you're still behind."

Wang Zhong: "Well, this is a good suggestion. I will consider it."

After speaking, he looked at the time and said, "I'm going to the Ordnance Bureau. We'll talk about this later."

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When Wang Zhong walked into the Ordnance Bureau, he attracted the attention of everyone who came in and out.

Suddenly, a guy dressed as a worker but wearing glasses as thick as the bottom of a wine bottle rushed towards Wang Zhong.

The judges took action immediately, two of them stepped forward to stop the guy, and one of them took the shooting position.

"I'm a designer! I'm here to participate in the Ordnance Bureau's bidding today! In my hand is the design drawing of a reduced-charge ammunition rifle. It can fire continuously and has good accuracy up to 700 meters!"

Wang Zhong: "Then how much does your gun weigh?"

"An empty gun is six kilograms, much lighter than a machine gun!"

Wang Zhong: "Reduce the effective range to 400 meters. As long as the 400 can hit the half-body target with burst fire, it will be considered qualified. Then reduce the total combat weight of the gun with a 30-round magazine to 4.5 kilograms. Also, the failure rate must be low, even if there is no Oil it, bury it in the sand and expose it to the sun for a day, and it can be fired immediately after you dig it out.”

In fact, the reliability of AK is not that exaggerated. It still needs careful maintenance, cleaning and oiling, but it is okay to go too far when making requests.

After all, Lu Xun once said that if you want to open a window, you must first lift the roof.

At this time, many designers sitting on the benches in the hall lowered their heads to look at their own designs. It seemed that they were all here to apply for new rifles - Olga should have conveyed Wang Zhong's last request to the Ordnance Bureau, but she He immediately became a tsar, and the Ordnance Bureau hurriedly approved the project and started bidding.

Wang Zhong heard a designer mutter: "This requirement is simply a dream, it is impossible to achieve."

Some designers also muttered: "Are you sacrificing long-range shooting performance in pursuit of firepower? Moreover, this weight is intended to be carried by individual soldiers, so the idea of ​​treating this project as a light machine gun is wrong from the root. We need to redesign it." ”

Wang Zhong ignored these firearms designers and rushed directly to the innermost elevator. His target was General Sergey, the director of the Ordnance Bureau.

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The office of the director of the Ordnance Bureau is the same as the offices of the chiefs of Ant's other departments, that is, it is large - Wang Zhong's own principal's office is also very large, and the desk is big enough to play billiards.

When Wang Zhong entered the room, in addition to General Sergey with five stars on his collar, there was also a guy with hair and glasses that looked like an engineer.

When General Sergei saw Wang Zhong, the first thing he said was: "I didn't receive a notice that someone was coming to inspect today?"

Wang Zhong: "That's because the Equipment Review Committee hasn't been set up yet, and no one has informed you."

Sergey put down the photo in his hand: "Then what do you do, Chairman?"

Wang Zhong: "I'm mainly here to say hello. After all, I will definitely cause a lot of trouble to the Ordnance Bureau in the future. Please believe that this is to prevent more Ant soldiers from dying in vain due to poor weapons."

Before Sergei could speak, the man dressed as an engineer spoke: "That's right! I admit that both the BT series and T26 have problems, and they did cause a lot of casualties, but isn't the T34 a masterpiece?"

Wang Zhong: "Are you saying that you can't hit the enemy's masterpiece at 1,000 meters?"

Engineer: "That's because the sight is designed to engage the enemy at a distance of 600 to 800 meters. If you shoot at a thousand meters, it shows that you don't have a good understanding of the weapon."

Wang Zhong's brows twisted into knots. This was the first time he heard that the sight of the T34 was mainly used to engage enemies within 800 meters.

I don’t know if this is a characteristic of both worlds, or if it’s a matter of Ant’s special supply.

800 meters?

Prosen's ace tanker can shoot shells into the windows of the bell tower at a distance of 2,000 meters. Here, you tell me that the design engagement distance is only 800 meters?

In any case, this was too outrageous. Wang Zhong couldn't help but cursed: "Which idiot designed this?"

The engineer held his head high: "I designed it. I studied the tank operations in Castile. Most of the tanks' firing range is within 800 meters, so it is enough for the sight to reach this level."

Wang Zhong strode forward, slapped the guy, knocked him to the ground, and then pulled out his pistol: "You damn Proson spy, you killed all our most well-trained tank crews!"

General Sergey: "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, if you want to improve the T34 tank, there is no more suitable designer than Valentin. If the combat distance in actual combat is farther than he expected, you can tell me."

Wang Zhong: "In actual combat, our army rarely destroys enemy tanks above 800 meters."

The engineer lying on the ground laughed triumphantly despite facing the pistol.

Wang Zhong: "But the enemy often destroys our tanks at a distance of 1,000 meters. We captured the enemy's tanks, complete. Look at how excellent the enemy's aiming devices are!"

"In Aolachi, when I ambushed the enemy, I only had a one-third hit rate. The main reason was this terrible sight, and the other reason was the poor calibration of the main gun!

"This person claims to have studied Castile's tank warfare data. Why did the designer of Proson come to a different conclusion than he did? He is either a spy with good intentions or a fool. No matter which one, he is not It’s time to continue being the designer of T34 and let him go!”

General Sergey's face was livid and he said to Wang Zhong: "You have the right to make such a request. But I want to remind you that we need tanks now, and it will take a long time for the factory's production line to switch to other tanks, and the production efficiency It will be low at first.”

The general looked at the chart on the table: "When Raoul's factory resumes production, it can allocate more power to produce your T34W tanks, provided that we obtain enough radios. At present, the production capacity of radios is basically used by the Air Force Taken."

Wang Zhong: "T34W is not enough! The enemy has suffered a loss in the armor-plated confrontation this time, and will definitely find ways to change this situation."

General: "Yes, but that will take time. I estimate that the tank developed by the enemy for the T34 will not be put on the battlefield until three years later. By that time, the enemy has already lost. Oh, sorry, I forgot that you thought that Proson would not That faction was quickly defeated."

Wang Zhong: "We need a new weapon. When it is handed over to an experienced crew, it can detect the enemy and fire at a distance of 1,500 meters, and obtain a first-time hit rate of more than 33%. The higher the better!"

Wang Zhong had actually seen how big the No. 3 and No. 4 were at a distance of 1,500 meters, so he did not overestimate the hit rate.

One out of three is actually pretty good.

Others who can hit the target with 100 shots are considered elites in 100 battles, and they probably cannot be achieved through training alone.

General Sergey shook his head: "I can understand your desire for a better sight, but... our best optical glass production factory was abandoned a week after the war started, and the engineers and workers did not have time to evacuate.

"Now we can only produce the sights currently installed on the T34. Even for these sights, the glass has a lot of flaws, and there are even bubbles, I mean, in the middle of the glass."

Wang Zhong's mouth opened into an O shape.

General Sergey: "In this way, we can have a good chat about the problems we are currently encountering in military production. Can you let go of my son-in-law first?"