Chapter 1064 Hanyang Heavy Industry
After Lin Fei received the order from Luo Chong, he immediately went back to select people to form a new project team. Since the engineering machinery project has basically ended, he is not short of R&D strength.
In addition, the new workers who were added to various factories have gradually become proficient, and the production team of the factory has become stronger.
Luo Chong started to sort out the list of weapons and some drawings he drew in his spare time at home.
Among them, the 7.62 caliber bolt rifle was improved on the previous G98. Not only was the caliber reduced by 0.38 mm, the length of the rifle was also reduced accordingly, from the previous 1.25 meters to 1.1 meters. The bolt handle was also changed to a more ergonomic downward curved style. From the appearance, the new gun looks more like 98K. Except for the different calibers, the new bolt rifle is no different from the original 98K.
This is not because Luo Chong likes to play a certain game, but looking at the various bolt rifles in the previous life, the Mauser series is indeed the best in the world.
In terms of bolt-action rifles, the world can be divided into three categories. The first is the Russian Mosin-Nagant, and the second is the British Lee-Enfield. The rest are all Mauser and copycat Mauser, such as China's Zhongzheng Mauser, Germany's 98K Mauser, the United States' Springfield Mauser, and Japan's 38 Mauser, all of which are imitations or improved versions of Mauser.
Just looking at so many countries choosing Mauser, you can see how popular Mauser's bolt-action design is.
In the other two categories, although the Mosin-Nagant has good accuracy and long range, the bolt structure is not good, the bolt is too tight, and the bolt needs to be kicked with the foot, which is too uncomfortable; although the British Lao Li has the highest firing rate and relatively high accuracy, the shape is too ugly. Luo Chong personally doesn't like that appearance, so he gave up.
If you have to care about the firing rate, there is no need to imitate Lao Li. Isn't the Han tribe already prepared to prevent the Type 56 semi-automatic? So Lao Li can be directly declared eliminated, because no matter how fast Lao Li fires, it can't change the fact that it is just a bolt-action rifle.
Luo Chong chose to copy the 7.62mm caliber 98K for another reason, which was to shorten the length of the gun based on the original G98. This was mainly to reduce the weight of the entire gun, and also to better adapt to narrow trenches. For example, in trench warfare, a rifle that is too long is not very convenient to carry and load ammunition, so it is best to shorten the length of the gun.
The most important reason is that Luo Chong wants the central army to maintain its weapon advantage over local forces in all directions.
Because in Luo Chong's plan, after this new bolt rifle is produced, it will be used to equip garrison troops in various places, while the semi-automatic Type 56 is to equip its own guards, or the central army, and it will be used to quell rebellions and suppress local forces at critical moments. Therefore, the weapons of the guards must not only have powerful firepower, but also cannot lag behind the local army in hand-to-hand combat.
If the Imperial Guards use the 108cm long 56.5-caliber rifles in the future, while the local troops still use the 125cm long standard rifles, then the Imperial Guards will definitely suffer more in hand-to-hand combat. There is no way around it, after all, the bayonet is much longer. Under the same bayonet conditions, whoever has the longer rifle will have the advantage.
Therefore, in order to suppress the local troops in all directions, the rifles of the local troops must also be shortened synchronously. Not to mention that they are weaker than the Imperial Guards in hand-to-hand combat, at least the two sides must be equal, so that the firepower advantage of the Imperial Guards can be more prominent.
As for the original G98 version of the bolt-action rifle, this design will not be wasted. The Han tribe can completely modify a dedicated sniper rifle based on this gun to improve the Han tribe's infantry light weapons system, but the caliber of the ammunition must also be reduced to the unified standard model of 7.62.
New bolt-action rifles and general-purpose machine guns using new 7.62mm full-power ammunition, as well as semi-automatic rifles using new 7.62mm intermediate-power ammunition, plus prefabricated fragmentation-type grenades with cast iron shells, add up to three long gun projects, one grenade project, and two ammunition projects, a total of six projects.
In addition, Luo Chong also added the Han tribe's pistol research and development project. There are two pistol projects, one is a replica of the American Browning 1911, this 11.43mm caliber pistol is a classic of the generation.
The single-row seven-round magazine may not be very powerful, but the power of the ammunition is very huge, and the stopping effect is very prominent. The advantage is that no matter what kind of strong man can be knocked down with one shot. It is for this reason that Luo Chong decided to imitate this pistol as a police pistol for the Han tribe.
Yes, it is a police pistol, specially distributed to public security departments in various places to catch criminals and maintain public safety.
As for military pistols, Luo Chong also chose the American M9, which is the legendary Beretta 92F pistol, with a double-row 15-round magazine, strong firepower, and a 9mm pistol bullet. The power is not too small, which is more than enough for military use.
The reason for choosing these two models is not only the excellent design, but also because these two guns are very suitable for the current situation of the Han tribe. First of all, in terms of materials and craftsmanship, the Han tribe can fully meet the requirements. Pure steel parts and important parts of molybdenum steel can perfectly reproduce these two pistols.
Doesn't Luo Chong know that Glock in modern society beats all pistols? Of course he knows, but the core of Glock is the large-scale use of plastic gun bodies. The current Han tribe can't get engineering plastics that meet the requirements, so no matter how good Glock is, it's useless.
Other famous pistols include SIG Sauer's P226 series. This gun also has a double-row 15-round magazine and a 9mm caliber. The design is also very excellent, but it is still too complicated compared to the M9, and the cost is also more expensive, so it is natural for Luo Chong to choose M9.
As for the domestically produced Type 92 pistol of Rabbit, Luo Chong is not black, but this gun really has a lot of problems. The chrome plating process of the barrel is not good, and the barrel life is short. It will be scrapped before it can fire 10,000 rounds. However, this is understandable. After all, it started late and no one is to blame for the lack of technology.
But the problem of magazine dropping is nonsense. Two pistols of the same model produced by the same factory cannot interchange magazines, otherwise the magazine will automatically fall off. What kind of ghost animal problem is this?
Because of the low reliability problem, the anti-terrorist special police on the front line of Rabbit have to purchase Glock 17 internationally. Do you dare to believe that the pistols bought from other countries are used by their own special police? Otherwise, they will use their own Type 92 to fight against the gangsters, and the magazine will fall off while they are shooting. They will die without knowing how they died.
Considering all the above, Luo Chong finally chose the M9 pistol.
The current Han tribe may not be able to perfectly reproduce the chrome plating process and the barrel with a life of 20,000 rounds, but with the quality of molybdenum steel, the life of 10,000 rounds is still no problem. Coupled with the excellent design of the prototype, it is enough to meet the use of the army.
As for the legendary Type 64 "small smashing cannon", it can't kill people within 30 meters, so there is no need to consider it. There is also the 7.62mm Type 54 pistol. The caliber of this gun is a bit small, and it is not qualified for either police or military use, so Luo Chong also did not choose it.
The previous six projects, plus two types of pistols and corresponding pistol ammunition, are another four projects, adding up to a total of ten projects. This is the first phase of the new weapon project.
More important machine guns, as well as grenade launchers, mortars, field guns, and heavy howitzers are not in great demand now, so Luo Chong plans to put them in the second phase of the project, or even later, after the steam ship is built. It is not too late to do these projects. After
sorting out the ten sub-projects of the first phase, Luo Chong immediately handed the relevant materials to his guards and asked them to form a team to go to the institute for handover and stay in the institute to be responsible for the protection and confidentiality of the project.
After arranging things, Luo Chong also began to consider the separation of the Xingang County Industrial Zone. As the first industrial zone of the Han tribe, Xingang County now covers too many aspects. Although the various projects are relatively concentrated, it is not conducive to future management, so Luo Chong plans to split them up.
According to Luo Chong's plan, the mining project will be separated first and a special state-owned mining company will be established. However, this will have to wait until the slaves in the mines are replaced by machines. There is no rush now.
The second project to be separated is the manufacturing project of various engineering equipment. Luo Chong plans to set up a "Hanyang Heavy Industry" to specialize in the production of tractors, excavators, loaders, road rollers, harvesters, trains and other heavy equipment.
These are the projects currently operated by Hanyang Heavy Industry, but some new projects will be added in the future, such as gantry cranes used in shipyards, heavy cranes used in ports, heavy tower cranes used in construction, and vehicle-mounted cranes, that is, cranes, gradually covering all heavy equipment in heavy industry.
When Hanyang Heavy Industry develops to a certain scale, it can be split up for the second time, and a heavy weapons manufacturing enterprise, such as chariots, can be separated out. A civilian automobile manufacturing plant can also be separated out. Steam cars are also cars, right? Although the Han tribe now has steam tractors, the Han tribe does not have cars like the Sentinel steam truck.
The third area to be split is the machinery manufacturing field. At present, this machinery manufacturing is also very troublesome. There are many projects, but there is no unified management. At present, there is no problem when the scale is relatively small, but once the scale is expanded, the management problems will soon be exposed, so it must be split up.
Luo Chong's plan is to set up another state-owned company called "Northern Machinery", with a business scope covering five sub-categories.
The first is the power equipment type, that is, various types of steam engines and air compressors.
The second is the pneumatic tool category, including various tools for air compressors;
the third sub-category is pump equipment, including water pumps, hydraulic pumps and hydraulic piston equipment;
the fourth is machine tools, including lathes, milling machines, boring machines and punching machines, etc.
The fifth is the production line customization business, which is responsible for customizing R&D production lines for other companies, such as bullet production lines, currency production lines, etc.
There is no need to divide the steel mill of Xingang County, which was originally an independent steel mill. However, in the future, Xingang County's rolling mill will also be merged with the steel mill into one enterprise. This state-owned enterprise will specialize in selling finished steel and customized steel.
"Northern Machinery", "Hanyang Heavy Industry", "Xingang Metallurgy", the reasonable splitting and reorganization of Xingang County's industrial projects can optimize the existing resources, and it will be more convenient to dispatch and manage in the future, and the future development and operation will become more reasonable.
However, there is no need to be too anxious about all this, because industrialization is something that must not be achieved overnight. This is a taboo in industrialization. It is particularly important not to split it too scattered during the initial layout.
Looking at the industrialization history of various countries in Luo Chong's previous life, after World War II, New China accepted more than 150 industrial aid projects from the Soviet Union. China used them very well and put these projects in the right places for centralized use. The leadership team at that time did not think about turning a huge country into an industrial country in one go, but first let the right regions complete industrial transformation first, which made it the world's first industrial power.
Looking back at North Korea in the same era, it also accepted more than 150 industrial projects from the Soviet Union. But what about now? Putting politics aside, the country's industrial level is still miserable. Of course, this is also related to its lack of resources.
If North Korea does not have the strength of representatives, then look at the three brothers in the south. The resources in that place are not few. After World War II, it also accepted more than 100 industrial aid projects from the Soviet Union. As a result, the operation of the three brothers is more saucy. They will disperse many projects all over the country, without considering whether the local resources are suitable for those projects. They are distributed for the sake of equal distribution. As a result, industries all over the country are blooming everywhere, but they can't be used!
This is the consequence of random splitting. You should know that industrial projects are about matching, adapting resources, transportation, etc., and the ultimate goal is to make it a complete industrial chain.
Although Luo Chong took the initiative to split and reorganize the various industrial projects in Xingang County, he did not change their locations. These factories and companies are still gathered together to form a complete industrial chain and become a dense industrial zone.
Splitting them is just for better resource scheduling and management, not to relocate them to other places.
For example, relocating the steel mill to Nanzhang County? That is definitely impossible. It seems that Nanzhang County has its own industry, but that place is not close to the river, and there is no railway. Water and land transportation are all useless. There are neither iron mines nor coal mines in that place. If the steel mill is moved there, it is necessary to transport materials from farther places. This is called resource incompatibility, which is also a taboo in industrial development.
Resource allocation and industrial layout are absolutely complementary. Due to the emergence of railways and trains, inconvenient transportation can be artificially transformed, but if there are no mineral resources in the local area, then there is really nothing to do.
(End of this chapter)
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