Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

The old Russian AK rifles and the domestically produced Type 56 assault rifles were of very good quality. Even if the barrel turned red, they could still continue firing, so Huang Xin didn't worry about anything at all. Who would have thought that after only firing five magazines, a little over a hundred bullets, the barrel would suddenly explode before it even turned red!

When an abnormal vibration came from inside the barrel, Huang Xin was shocked. He subconsciously turned his head, hoping to protect his eyes with luck. Almost at the same time, a scorching flame bloomed in the middle of the barrel. The gunpowder gas propelled the broken barrel fragments in all directions, and a blast of air carrying debris rushed towards Huang Xin.

"Ah!"

Huang Xin let out a miserable cry, then his eyes went dark, his body tilted, and he knew nothing more.

The people nearby were dumbfounded, watching Huang Xin fall to the ground covered in blood. Only then did they react.

"Quick, get him to the hospital immediately!"

Several people hurriedly picked up Huang Xin and carried him towards the hospital. Wang Lijun stood there foolishly, staring blankly at the prototype gun that had already exploded.

"How could this happen? How could this happen?"

A gun barrel explosion has always been the nightmare of military research and development personnel. However, with the progress of modern technology, gun explosions are becoming less and less frequent. Factory 296 produces a large number of guns, and its main product is the Type 56 assault rifle, so there is definitely no problem with the production technology.

The Type 81 rifle might have other problems, such as failing to meet accuracy standards or bullet jams, but it should never explode!

"Who told you to modify the process?" Old Wang watched Huang Xin leave, then looked at the exploded prototype gun with distress, his tone extremely stern.

"Old Wang, we, we just replaced chrome plating with nickel plating. This can increase accuracy and doesn't change the original design of the barrel, so how could it..."

"Who told you that nickel plating the barrel could increase accuracy?" Old Wang asked, his face dark, looking at Wang Lijun.

"We... we researched it ourselves." Wang Lijun certainly knew Old Wang's temper. He was a very upright person. If he knew that the technology was stolen, he would definitely scold them severely, and might even ask them to apologize in person.

Qin Yang, I curse you!

"This accident is entirely the responsibility of your technology section for not producing according to the design plan of our firearms research institute and changing the design process without authorization. You must take full responsibility!"

Hearing this, Wang Lijun's face turned pale.

Take responsibility? How to take responsibility? Because of modifying the process, the gun barrel exploded, causing the test shooter Huang Xin to be injured. His position as the chief of the technology section will definitely not be kept! If something happens to Huang Xin, he might even have to go to jail!

Wang Lijun's legs went weak, and he sat down on the grass. It's over, it's all over!

"Old Wang, the higher-ups sent an urgent telegram! Please set off immediately to attend a meeting in the capital!"

"Our Type 81 rifle just had a serious accident. How can I go to the capital for a meeting?" Old Wang sighed and asked, "What is it about?"

"Relevant departments have received the latest news that the Soviet Union's 12.7mm NSV 'Utes' heavy machine gun weighs only 25 kilograms, so the higher-ups also hope to gather all forces to develop a lightweight heavy machine gun."

Watching '亮剑' (Bright Sword) will tell you: Li Yunlong often mentions the Type 92 and the '歪把子' (crooked handle). Among them, the Type 92 is the Japanese Type 92 heavy machine gun, a big guy that requires four people to carry together. Its caliber is only 7.7mm, but its weight is not light: the empty gun weighs 27.6 kilograms, and the gun mount weighs 27.7 kilograms, totaling 55.3 kilograms.

After the founding of the country, China also began to produce heavy machine guns in large quantities. The Type 53 heavy machine gun with a caliber of 7.62mm weighed more than 40 kilograms, and the Type 54 heavy machine gun with a caliber of 12.7mm reached a total weight of 93 kilograms! The latter is also often used as an anti-aircraft machine gun.

These guns are too bulky. Although they are stable when firing, they are inconvenient to carry. Therefore, China began to reduce weight, and the 7.62mm Type 67 machine gun weighing 25 kilograms and the 12.7mm Type 77 anti-aircraft machine gun weighing 50 kilograms appeared. However, the weight of these machine guns is still huge and not suitable for use in mountainous areas.

The Soviets are far ahead in this regard!

The NSV machine gun is not a new product. At the "May Day" Labor Day celebration in the 1970s, a new type of heavy machine gun was installed on the turret of the T64 tank that appeared on Moscow's Red Square. Western military intelligence departments judged it to be a heavy machine gun designed by Kalashnikov based on its appearance resembling a larger version of the PK machine gun.

It was not until the 1980s that the official name of the gun, NSV, was known, which was composed of the initials of the surnames of three designers: Nikitin, Sokolov, and Volkov.

This is a brand-new heavy machine gun. Its biggest feature is its light weight! A weight of 25 kilograms, and it is still a 12.7mm caliber!

The higher-ups were moved. Since the old Russians can do it, then we should be able to do it too!

"We are currently developing the Type 81 rifle, and now there has been an accident, so I can't go to the capital." Old Wang said, "Send a telegram back to the higher-ups to explain the situation."

"Director Wang." Wang Lijun barely supported himself to stand up: "The performance of this machine gun is too powerful. Only one military factory in our country can complete this glorious and arduous task. Please include this suggestion when you reply to the telegram."

"Military factory?" Old Wang looked at Wang Lijun: "Our Factory 296?"

"No, Old Wang, it's Factory 960."

Wang Lijun was filled with hatred! He was tricked by Factory 960 several times, and now he has to trick Factory 960 once!

The lightest 12.7mm machine gun in China currently weighs 50 kilograms. It is impossible to reduce it to 25 kilograms! Hand over this glorious and arduous task to Factory 960 and let Qin Yang and the others have a headache!

Xu Zhiqiang on the side also reacted: "That's right, Old Wang, Factory 960 has emerged as a dark horse and is now very strong. The sniper rifle they developed is more advanced than the old Russian SVD. Only they can complete this task."

"They developed a sniper rifle that is more advanced than the SVD?" Old Wang really didn't know!

"That's right, that's it! We even went to Factory 960 to study last time. Don't look down on them just because they are a third-line factory, their strength is very strong."

If Qin Yang were here, I don't know what to say.

These people have been hindering Factory 960 from returning to the military industry and tripping up Factory 960 everywhere. But now? They are actually cheering for Factory 960!

Do these people think that Qin Yang can't do it?

Old Wang thought for a moment: "Okay, Xiao Xu, you go to the meeting in my place! After all, we are a big factory, and the higher-ups should value the unit we recommend."