Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

For an anti-aircraft gun's shells to fly far, the initial velocity of the shells must be high. Therefore, anti-aircraft guns, like tank guns, must have a long-barreled cannon structure with a considerable bore-to-length ratio. Historically, many anti-aircraft guns have been modified into tank guns because their requirements are very similar.

The 35mm caliber anti-aircraft gun developed by Factory 960 has a barrel length of 3.15 meters, with a bore-to-length ratio reaching an astounding 90!

At this moment, the slender barrel pointed straight at the sky, immediately giving people a sense of awe.

"Is this the first time your Factory 960 has processed anti-aircraft guns?" Leader Huang asked.

"That's right. These slender barrels are not easy to process. Moreover, in order to increase the chamber pressure, this gun uses the most advanced processing technology, which is a great challenge for us. However, the greater the difficulty, the higher our morale," Qin Yang said. "Developing advanced weapons is the sacred mission that history has given to our Factory 960! For the sake of the motherland, for the sake of the army, we are willing to overcome all difficulties."

These words were spoken with great righteousness, and the surrounding leaders nodded in agreement. Wang Chongming, however, felt more and more disgusted as he watched. He couldn't help but say, "Director Qin, is it time for testing next? Let us see how the advanced equipment developed by your Factory 960 performs."

"That's right, it's time for testing. Engineer Huang, drive the vehicle down!" Qin Yang shouted.

At this time, Huang Zhen happened to be sticking his head out of the turret to look down. Hearing Qin Yang say this, he immediately replied and then went back inside.

With the roar of the engine, the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun slowly drove down from the trailer and then drove towards the shooting range.

Looking at this behemoth, Jiang Zhenguo exclaimed, "Director Qin, your Factory 960 is truly amazing! Whether it's on the ground or in the sky, nothing can escape your grasp."

"That's for sure. This self-propelled anti-aircraft gun can not only hit aircraft in the sky but also people on the ground. Especially in mountainous areas, armored units may be ambushed from both sides during passage, and even tanks will suffer because they can't reach the enemy. At this time, it's time for our self-propelled anti-aircraft gun to come into play, which can send all those ambushing people to hell! You have done a very good job with this target!"

He wasn't boasting. In Afghanistan, the Soviet tank forces suffered a lot. In the end, they found that the best weapon to deal with guerrillas was not the T-62, not the Hind, but the Shilka!

The quad-barreled 23mm anti-aircraft gun could directly blast the ambushing guerrillas into pieces!

"Distance: 2,300 meters. All six shells hit the target, with the impact point deviating by one mil!"

Hearing the report, Wang Chongming was immediately dumbfounded: "This is absolutely impossible. This accuracy is too high!"

Qin Yang initially promised to achieve this accuracy within a range of 1,000 meters. Now, it has been extended to 2,000 meters, and the accuracy is still the same. This has already reached the world's leading level!

"Old Wang, I told you long ago that Factory 960 has this ability, good at turning the impossible into the possible. What others can't do, Director Qin can do!" Leader Huang said with a smile. "Has the initial velocity been measured?"

"Initial velocity: 1175 meters per second!" A technician operating a special measuring instrument said.

"Great! This initial velocity is even higher than the predetermined target. The rate of fire is also no problem, right?"

"The rate of fire requires a second test. This time, we will empty both ammunition boxes. This time, they are all high-explosive shells, to show everyone how fierce the firepower is at a high rate of fire. Old Jiang, everyone near the target, evacuate! We are going to cause some destruction!"

Some leaders quickly raised their binoculars, afraid of missing the exciting moment.

Ten minutes later.

Boom, boom, boom!

The muzzle of the anti-aircraft gun spewed out scorching flames, the flames darting forward more than a meter! In front of the flames, shells flew out one after another. Among every five high-explosive shells, there was also one tracer high-explosive shell, which drew a dazzling trajectory, attracting the attention of many people.

Spectacular! This scene is too spectacular! The fierce firepower is enough to tear apart all targets in front!

The area where the impact points were located was even more chaotic. Every shell that landed would stir up countless earth and rocks. If there were people there, they would probably have been turned into fragments, unable to find a complete body. The vibration spread throughout the shooting range, and even in the town at the foot of the mountain, the glass windows of the villagers made a rattling sound.

Under the high rate of fire, it was as if doomsday had arrived! An eagle was startled and flew into the sky, making a series of mournful cries.

Some veterans shifted their gazes and looked at the nearby anti-aircraft gun body.

Those who have operated anti-aircraft guns know that firing a gun is like riding a boat. When firing at the sky with a 'thump, thump, thump,' the gun body will sway due to recoil. The anti-aircraft gunner sits on the gun body and will also sway with the gun body, rhythmically and regularly, like riding a boat, or like doing that thing.

This swaying will affect the accuracy of firing, but it is necessary because any cannon must have recoil.

Now, the anti-aircraft gun in front of them was very stable. Even the gun barrel did not have any visible swaying during continuous firing, almost like firing a heavy machine gun.

How was this done?

The flames from the muzzle disappeared, and the gun barrel was slightly red. The sound of firing seemed to still be echoing in everyone's ears. In the midst of the rumbling tinnitus, a report sounded.

"Sustained rate of fire: 550 rounds per minute!"

Generally, anti-aircraft guns fire in short bursts. This kind of situation where the entire ammunition box is emptied at once has never occurred before. It is only extravagant during testing of the sustained rate of fire. Generally, the rate of fire of anti-aircraft guns will decrease due to overheating of the gun body as the firing time increases.

The anti-aircraft gun in front of them did not have this defect. All indicators were met!

"My shooting range has been almost ruined by you," Jiang Zhenguo said. "There are more shell craters on that hillside, which will be good for training our tanks in the future. But is the power of your shells too great? The power of a 35mm shell is greater than that of a 37mm shell."

"So-so," Qin Yang said, rarely being modest. "Because it is a test, we are using impact fuzes. In the future, for air defense, we will use proximity fuzes. The 35mm anti-aircraft gun has many uses, and we also plan to equip it with a variety of ammunition types, including high-explosive shells, tracer high-explosive shells, tracer semi-armor-piercing high-explosive shells, discarding sabot armor-piercing shells, and training shells…"

All the indicators were met, and it was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun!

Everyone's faces were filled with smiles, except for Wang Chongming, who was stunned.

It was really done, and in just one month? Is this Qin Yang a military genius?

No, no, this thing was rushed into production, there must be defects, I can definitely find them.

"What is the range of this anti-aircraft gun? Can it fire outside the range of enemy armed helicopters?" Wang Chongming finally found the last question.

Back then, the 301 anti-aircraft gun was a semi-finished product, open-topped.