Chapter 433 Military Weapons (First Update, Please Subscribe)
"Engineer Sun, I heard that Chen Tao from the third office has signed up for the civil service exam."
As soon as he entered the company, assistant Wang Xin said to Sun Chenhai.
"There are several assistant draftsmen in the company, and they all seem to have similar ideas."
Assistant draftsman is the most common job in a design studio and is responsible for assisting engineers and designers in drawing drawings.
"And you?"
Sun Chenhai asked.
"I?"
Wang Xin grinned.
"I think it's better to work in a company. No matter how good a civil servant is, he can't be as good as an engineer."
"Indeed."
Sun Chenhai smiled and nodded.
In fact, compared with civil servants, engineers are indeed treated better!
Sun Chenhai, an engineer at Precision Electric Company, not only lived in a 300-square-meter "mansion" with one basement floor and two and a half floors above ground provided by the company, but also had a nanny and a cook hired by the company to take care of his daily life. In addition, with an annual salary of 200 yuan, it was enough for him to live an extremely comfortable life in Nanhua, and he could also go to the sanatorium for vacation every year.
This is just the basic salary for engineers. If you are a chief engineer, you will get better salary. Maybe the salary of civil servants in Nanhua is quite good, but the jobs with higher status and more respect in Nanhua are scholars or engineers.
In Nanhua, a country based on trade and technology, engineers and scholars naturally have a higher status. Engineers are not only the company's "golden employees", but also enjoy high salaries, various subsidies, and a very generous pension after retirement. As for the housing provided by the company, they also enjoy priority, and there are nannies and chefs sent by the company, which are also basic benefits.
To put it bluntly, the reason why the company is willing to provide them with such good treatment is because they can create greater value.
In fact, it is not just because they can create more value. The most important reason is that engineers are the way to make a country strong and the foundation of a country.
No matter how good the treatment is, it is not too much for engineers like these.
In fact, until now, the most fundamental reason why Nanhua can surpass other countries in many aspects is because of the respect for engineers.
"Yes, Mr. Sun, there is an officer waiting for you. He arrived half an hour ago."
officer?
Confused, Sun Chenhai just entered the office and said in surprise when he saw the officer sitting in the cubicle.
"Hongmin, why are you here!"
He didn't expect that it was an old friend, so of course he seemed very excited.
"Why, you don't want to see me?"
Zhao Hongmin smiled.
"Look at what you said. I haven't seen you for more than a year, but I miss you so much! By the way, how did you find time to come here?"
Sun Chenhai said with a smile.
"I haven't seen you in years, by God. I often dream about you, my brother."
"No one comes to visit you for no reason. I need your help with something!"
Not only were they from the same hometown, they also came to Nanhua on the same ship. Later, one entered the naval school and the other entered a specialized school, although they rarely came into contact due to work.
But this does not hinder their friendship. For them, it is more than just a relationship, but a kind of brotherhood.
"What is it? Just tell me."
Sun Chenhai said without hesitation. He had no hesitation with his brothers. As long as he could do it, he would definitely do it.
"Let's go in and talk."
After entering the office, Zhao Hongmin stated the purpose of his visit, which was to improve the "Type 68 Gatling Machine Gun".
"Improved machine gun?"
Sun Chenhai looked at his friend in surprise. He didn't understand what he meant at all. He was an electrical engineer, not a weapons engineer.
"I know what you're thinking, just listen to me."
Zhao Hongmin took a cigarette out of the box, nodded, took a puff and continued.
"The so-called Type 68 machine gun is essentially the same as the Type 62 Gatling gun, except that it has a larger caliber and greater power. In fact, as early as 1863, we had already manufactured the 20mm Gatling gun, which was widely used by the Taiping Army and the Qing Army because it fired solid bullets that were extremely destructive to inland ships."
This is a "dark history" of Nanhua - exchanging weapons for people. Nanhua introduced a large number of immigrants by this method.
Even they came to Nanhua through this so-called human trade. Although they might have been a little indignant at first, now it seems that they are full of gratitude.
Why should we be grateful to Nanhua?
If they had stayed there, perhaps they would have died by now, died in the chaos of war, but Nanhua is a paradise.
In this paradise, they can not only live happily, but also realize the value and dreams of life.
It is for this reason that they regard Nanhua as their home.
"It was in light of the success of the Type 63 large-caliber machine gun that we developed the more powerful 20X80RB shells. After improving them, they became the Type 68 machine gun. Although it has a small caliber, this gun is extremely effective against wooden ships. It was a great contributor to the victory in the Battle of Paraná. But? It is still a little lacking in power!"
After explaining the ins and outs of the Type 68 machine gun to his friend, Zhao Hongmin then explained its shortcomings.
"Shooting rate!"
Zhao Hongmin said as he unfolded a diagram of the tail structure of the Type 68 machine gun.
"If you want to increase its power, you have to increase its rate of fire. You've seen that it's hand-cranked, and continuous firing is achieved by turning the handle. The rate of fire of the Type 68 machine gun is 200 rounds, but it is limited by the gunner's physical strength, and can only fire about 100 rounds at most, so I wonder if the rate of fire can be increased. If you want to increase power, the key is still the rate of fire!"
Staring at the drawing, Sun Chenhai narrowed his eyes into slits and said.
"You want to install the electric motor!"
As an electrical engineer, he knew exactly what the other party was thinking. It was impossible to install a steam engine on a machine gun.
The best choice is definitely an electric motor.
Zhao Hongmin smiled.
"You know me well. A few days ago, I learned that the electric car made by the Automotive Company will be on the market soon. I was thinking, is there a way to install an electric motor on the machine gun and use it instead of hand-cranking?"
Attach the motor to the machine gun!
If it weren't for the reminder from his old friend, Sun Chenhai would never have thought that electric motors could have this kind of use.
But this is indeed an alternative approach.
"There is no problem in principle, but..."
Sun Chenhai said in surprise.
"Electric motors are not small these days."
Compared to a machine gun, the size of the electric motor is quite large. Is such a large electric motor suitable for a machine gun?
"That's why I came to you. We need a small motor. You're an electrical engineer. Can you make one?"
"A small electric motor?"
"Yes, it is a small electric motor. Its power does not need to be very large, as long as it can drive the Type 68 machine gun. It should be as small as possible. After all, the space on the gunboat is limited. If it succeeds, the Navy will definitely design a new type of inland gunboat. After all, it will definitely be indispensable for future inland river operations."
Although Zhao Hongmin's request seemed a bit novel, Sun Chenhai still reminded him.
"There is no problem in principle, but you have to know that this kind of small electric motor has few uses. Even if it is manufactured, the price will definitely not be cheap."
Hearing this, Zhao Hongmin laughed.
"Don't worry about that. If you can solve this problem, I guarantee that the Navy will purchase at least several hundred, or even thousands of them. After all, the Gatling gun is truly a powerful weapon for the military!"
Zhao Hongmin was not bragging. After all, the Gatling machine gun was the standard weapon of the South China Guard Fleet. Not to mention, the 45 dreadnoughts alone required nearly two hundred Gatling machine guns. Together with other warships, training ships and coastal defense fortresses, the navy had at least five hundred Gatling machine guns. If the performance was improved, the navy would definitely purchase more weapons.
"Right now, what is the biggest problem with this military weapon? It's the firing rate! Although the hand-cranked machine gun seems to have a high firing rate, the disadvantage is that it will be tiring to operate for a long time, thus affecting the firing rate. And as the caliber of the shell increases, its firing rate will further decrease. So, I came to you just to equip this military weapon with power! How about it!"
Staring at his old friend, Zhao Hongmin said seriously.
"Please help me! You don't know, that thing is very powerful. As long as it has your electric motor, it will be a real military weapon!"
(End of this chapter)
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