Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

Yannick was really hesitant about whether to equip the army with the FAL series or the G3 series. After thinking for a while, he finally made a decision. "The G3 series is also produced." The G3 series is not just a G3 rifle, but a family of guns. Based on the G3 rifle, the HK company of the original time and space has expanded to include submachine guns, light machine guns, and snipers through partial transformations. A variety of transforming guns, including rifles, make the G3 system one of the firearms with the most transforming guns in the world.

For example, the MSG90 sniper rifle now equipped by German snipers is improved from the PSG-1 sniper rifle. The basic structure of the PSG-1 is the same as the G3, except that it uses a thickened heavy barrel.

In addition, there is a machine gun-type HK21 general-purpose machine gun. Its automatic mode and locking method are the same as the G3 rifle, and 48% of its parts are interchangeable with the G3. However, because it is equipped with the MG3 general-purpose machine gun, later generations of German conventional troops have basically no interest in the HK21. This HK21 is mainly exported, and there is not much domestic equipment in Germany.

The MG3 machine gun has been in service since the 1950s and has been in service until the 21st century. It is considered to have a long life, and Yannick has no intention of replacing it.

However, there is another kind of machine gun that must be developed and produced. "How's the development of Gatling going?"

In 1861, the American Civil War broke out. Richard Jordan Gatlin, a doctor living in Indiana, often saw wounded soldiers and bodies brought from the front line. The soldiers' miserable cries and alarming casualty rate made the doctor suffer.

So Gatlin decided to do something to reduce the casualty rate of soldiers on the battlefield. He likes mechanical design and came up with an idea: If there was a weapon that only needed a small number of people to operate it to achieve the expected powerful firepower, then there would be no need for so many soldiers to go to the battlefield!

After this machine gun was designed, it did achieve the goal of outputting powerful firepower with a small number of soldiers, but the casualties did not decrease. Instead, it became a tool for European countries' colonial expansion. When the British army invaded the Zulu Kingdom in 1867, they carried Gatling guns and defeated the Zulu army in just a few hours. Since then, the Gatling gun has become famous and is widely used by European armies, easily defeating all kinds of resistance.

Until the 1880s and 1890s, with the advent of the Maxim machine gun, some of the flaws of the Gatling gun were infinitely magnified. In the face of Maxim's simple and clear shooting method, the Gatling that shakes the handle is like popping popcorn. It is bulky, complicated, and difficult to control (the shooter must keep a constant speed when shaking the handle. Once the handle is shaken too fast, the bullet will jam. But on the battlefield In a tense environment, the shortcomings of the machine gunner (the machine gunner will often kill red eyes and shake the handle crazily) were fully exposed. Gatlin was squeezed out of the historical stage of war and lost the opportunity to participate in World War I and World War II.

By the end of the 1940s, powerful countries in the aviation industry were generally equipped with jet fighters. The speed of fighter planes was getting faster and faster, and the "shooting window" left for pilots in dogfights became narrower and narrower. The accelerated pace of air combat made slow-speed large-caliber aircraft It is becoming more and more difficult for the cannon to adapt, and it is difficult for traditional single-barreled machine guns to fire enough projectiles to cause damage to enemy aircraft. In order to increase the chance of winning in close air dogfights, the U.S. Air Force launched the "Vulcan Project". General Electric was responsible for developing an ultra-high-speed automatic weapon. Using the Gatling principle a hundred years ago, it developed M61 "Vulcan" aircraft cannon.

And General Electric solved two technical problems with the Gatling gun. One is power. Using a motor as power ensures that the weapon rotates at a consistent speed and is not affected by human emotions.

In addition to power, there is also the method of ammunition delivery. Due to its special structure and high rate of fire, Gatling machine guns cannot use ammunition belts to feed ammunition. The original Gatling machine used magazines, and the bullets moved downward by free fall. , and in air combat, the maneuverability of fighter jets is very large, and it is impossible to ensure the reliability of ammunition supply by relying on free fall motion. Therefore, a belt-less ammunition supply method was developed.

The Gao Dynasty appeared in the 1960s. The US military had a huge helicopter force and relied heavily on it to transport personnel and supplies. However, during the take-off, landing and hovering stages of the helicopter, it is easy to be attacked by guerrilla AKs and RPGs in the jungle. If ordinary machine guns such as the M60 are used to suppress the enemy, the impact will not be effective because the impact points are not dense enough. Shooting for too long may easily cause the barrel to overheat and jam.

The smaller M134 minigun precisely solved the problems of barrel overheating and impact point density, and immediately became a "sharp weapon" in anti-guerrilla warfare, earning the nickname "mini gun." Gatlin also jumped from fighter jets to helicopters and even vehicle-mounted platforms, completely completing the counterattack and forming a huge family. Including 30mm, 25mm, 20mm, 7mm, a variety of calibers, the firing rate of the weapon ranges from 300 rounds per minute to 10,000 rounds per minute, and the number of barrels is 7, 6, 5, 4 and 3 root. In particular, the 134 "mini gun" machine gun is widely equipped and used on attack aircraft, helicopters, armed vehicles and ships. .

Upon hearing Yannick's question, Xiao Mauser, the head of the Mauser company responsible for developing the new Gatling, said respectfully. "Your Highness, the bulletless chain ammunition supply method and drive motor you ordered have been developed and can be put into production at any time." He waved his hand, and the assistants on the side quickly opened the boxes they brought and began to assemble them.

Soon, an M134 minigun was erected in front of the shooting platform.

Seeing Yannick nod, the assistant in charge of the test fire pulled out the motor switch and pressed the fire button.

Buzz!

The motor made a unique sound, and the six dark and slender barrels began to rotate slowly.

The next second, bullets poured out like a violent storm. Even if it was sunny and broad daylight, you could clearly see the tracer bullets connected in a line. A tracer bullet is usually loaded into the machine gun bullet chain every five rounds. However, because the rate of fire is so fast, the light rays composed of the tracer bullets appear to the naked eye to be connected together, like lasers sweeping across.

The target in the distance was instantly shattered into pieces, and the bullet hit the dirt slope behind and splashed half a meter of dust.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz"

Ten seconds later, the test shooter released the button, and the roaring gunfire suddenly stopped. The six barrels were still spinning in the air, making a chilling buzzing sound, until it slowly stopped, and wisps of green smoke came from Six gun barrels curled up.

"What an amazing rate of fire." Yannick couldn't help but exclaimed. "Is this the maximum rate of fire?"

replied little Mauser. "Your Highness, it was three thousand rounds per minute just now, and the maximum rate of fire was six thousand rounds per minute. Do you need to show the maximum rate of fire?"

Yannick shook his head. "No need, this rate of fire is terrifying enough. What is the lifespan of the barrel?"

"A barrel holds about 10,000 rounds."

"..." In other words, the ultimate life span of the six barrels is 60,000 rounds of bullets. According to its maximum rate of fire of 6,000 rounds/minute, regardless of the problem of barrel heating, the barrel will be scrapped after 10 minutes of continuous shooting.

It really takes 13 minutes to reload and 2 hours to change the barrel and reload!