Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

The faces of the technical staff from Factory 447 present were all very unpleasant. They had been working tirelessly since yesterday, exhausting their brains, to design this oversized shell extractor, thinking it would solve the problem. Unexpectedly, the problem persisted, and they were out of ideas!

"Engineer Qin, what do you mean by this?" A technician said to Qin Yang, annoyed, "We are all in the military industry. We are hitting a wall here, and you are making sarcastic remarks?"

"Hey, you have to be reasonable," Zhang Guoqiang immediately retorted. "Yesterday, Engineer Qin wanted to help, but what did you say? Shell extraction is a technical job, and our Factory 960 is not qualified! Today, Engineer Qin reminded you again, but you still insisted on brute force. Now that you can't solve the problem, instead of looking for the reason within yourselves, you are blaming us?"

After Zhang Guoqiang finished speaking, he turned to look at Qin Yang. "Engineer Qin, I think it's better if Factory 447 doesn't come. Let's go back!"

Although the leaders of the military unit had not yet announced the comparison results, it was clear to everyone that the 120 smoothbore was completely hopeless! While a large group of technicians from Factory 447 were busy working, the leaders of the military unit were climbing up and down the 125mm gun over there to inspect it.

Old Zhu also followed them, and was currently explaining something there. Only Qin Yang was accompanying these people, but in their eyes, Qin Yang was just watching them make fools of themselves!

"Uncle Zhang, you can't say that. Our brother unit is facing difficulties, so it's understandable that they are in a bad mood and their attitude may not be good. Can we argue with our brother unit because of this? We have to understand them, understanding is paramount," Qin Yang said. "Now, the continuous shell extraction is not smooth, and the danger is getting bigger and bigger. If we leave at this time, what kind of people would we be? It's like abandoning our comrades and running away on the battlefield! Think about it, when we won the contract to modify the foreign trade tank, how did Factory Director Fu treat us? He directly led the technical staff to support us! Now, no matter what their attitude is, we have to stay and help."

The whistling north wind blew, and Qin Yang's sonorous words spread far and wide with the wind, reaching the ears of those who were studying the achievements of Factory 960.

Look, what is Engineer Qin's awareness! And look at the awareness of these technicians from Factory 447!

"Director Qin, we admire your awareness. We are ashamed of ourselves." At this moment, a voice came from a distance.

Fu Ansheng hurried over. He had also been busy with the research on the shell extraction plan last night. Today, when he heard that the shell extraction had failed again, he could no longer sit still and decided to come to the scene to take a look. He had just arrived when he heard Qin Yang's words and was very moved.

"Engineer Qin, not only did the people we sent not help, but they also stole knowledge from you. We should be grateful to you. This time, our Factory 447 has failed again in shell extraction. I wonder if you have any good ideas?"

Fu Ansheng took the initiative to admit defeat!

Zhuang Shuren's mood was complicated. This project was his hard work! Their Factory 447 was holding its breath, wanting to win the bid against a fledgling young man, but what was the result? Because they encountered a problem, they had to take the initiative to admit defeat!

Zhuang Shuren was unwilling.

"Factory Director Fu, we have not failed yet! What we need now is impact! We can use a sledgehammer to smash it, or a gun carriage to ram it. As long as we give it a few jolts, we can definitely push the shell out!"

"That's right, we are gun manufacturers, this small problem can't stump us!"

"It's important for people to be self-aware. Can't you recognize the reality now? Our 120 smoothbore has no development potential, the shells are too heavy, and the grenades will jam. On the other hand, the brother unit's 125mm gun has been developed and matured, and it also has a reliable automatic loader! What the troops need is reliable equipment! This kind of shell extraction problem must never occur on the battlefield!" Fu Ansheng's face became serious.

They should have admitted defeat long ago, but everyone was unwilling. However, in the field of military industry development, the new waves push the old ones forward, and that's how we can progress!

"Okay, we admit defeat," Zhuang Shuren said, his heart full of bitterness. In fact, he had already come to a conclusion yesterday: if compared, Factory 960's plan was indeed better than his own. He was also very interested in the three-step plan.

Factory 447 specializes in making guns, including anti-aircraft guns for the air force, naval guns for the navy, howitzers and tank guns for the army, etc. In fact, even without the task of the three-generation tank gun, they are still a major gun manufacturer. They just wanted to fight for this one breath, but now, they have no choice but to admit defeat.

"Engineer Qin, what do you think about shell extraction?"

"After your efforts, this shell has become more and more dangerous," Qin Yang said. "We don't know the condition of the warhead, nor do we know the condition of the fuze. If we continue to act rashly, the consequences could be very serious."

Yesterday, they tried the standard shell extractor three times, and today they used this big guy again. After all this tossing, who knows what the situation is inside?

"Yes, the state of the fuze is no longer clear. Engineer Qin, what should we do next?" Zhuang Shuren asked.

Not only him, but everyone else began to listen, including even the guy who had made several disparaging remarks to Qin Yang.

"Next, I need a set of standard shell extractors."

Standard shell extractor? Everyone was puzzled. They had tried it three times yesterday! It didn't have any effect at all. What does Engineer Qin want that thing for?

"Only one set of standard shell extractors?" Fu Ansheng asked.

"I also need a bottle of 502."

502?

In 1942, Dr. Harry Coover of the United States developed cyanoacrylate adhesive that could be quickly cured at room temperature. In 1958, this quick-drying adhesive was launched on the market by Eastman Kodak, creating a new era of instant bonding.

Do only Americans have this kind of research and development capability? Of course not! Chinese people are also creative! In 1964, Mr. Ge Zengbei developed China's own quick-drying adhesive at the Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the capital, breaking the foreign monopoly. This quick-drying adhesive was named KH502, or 502 for short, and it became popular all over the country. Even in later generations, 502 is still in use.

In order to educate their students, many teachers would use it as an example: how hard the researchers worked in the beginning, failing 501 times, and only succeeding on the 502nd time! Therefore, when you encounter difficulties and failures, don't be discouraged!

In fact, no one knows how many times it was researched, but this 502 was the room number of Old Ge's laboratory at the time. The "KH" in front was the abbreviation of the Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences at that time.

"Engineer Qin, are you planning to use 502 to glue the fuze and then remove it first?" Zhuang Shuren reacted. When it comes to innovation, Engineer Qin is definitely number one! As a competitor, Zhuang Shuren also sincerely admired him at this time.

"Yes, there is nothing that 502 can't solve." If it can't be solved, then use epoxy!