The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

Chapter 75: Make it a famous gun

Wang Haoran smiled and asked, "Lijuan, what are you thinking about?"

Xiao Lijuan said: "It's almost October! Why haven't I heard any news about the college entrance examination yet?"

Wang Haoran said: "It should be soon, don't worry about it."

"I have met a senior leader, and he told me personally that the college entrance examination will definitely be held this year."

Xiao Lijuan said: "But according to past practice, the decision should have been made in the first half of the year."

Wang Haoran said: "This is not a special period!"

"The system of recommending workers, peasants and soldiers to go to college has been in place for so many years. It must have become a system. Once a system is formed, there will be vested interests."

"If we want to break it and restore the college entrance examination, we need debate and controversy."

"This is a normal thing."

Xiao Lijuan nodded and said, "I understand. In fact, I should be satisfied with the current situation."

"It's because I think about the college entrance examination every day and always want to hear reliable news as soon as possible."

The two got up and had breakfast. Wang Haoran was just about to go around the fields to check out the situation when a jeep stopped at the gate of the educated youth site.

Sun Shitong, director of the Firearms Research Institute, got out of the car and walked over with a smile.

Li Tiedan, who was standing at the gate with a gun, went up to ask with some caution.

Wang Haoran came over to greet him and said to Li Tiedan, "Tiedan, this is Sun Shitong, the director of the gun department."

Only then did Li Tiedan step aside.

Sun Shitong said: "Comrade Haoran, I have good news for you: you have won the National Science and Technology Progress Award! Congratulations!"

Wang Haoran was not surprised by this. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your continued support."

Sun Shitong waved his hand and said, "I should be the one to thank."

"I came here for another matter. Wasn't the army testing the Type 77 rifle? The test results are out."

"They made some suggestions and thought that this gun was indeed a good gun! But there were some problems. The most important problem was that it was a bit awkward when changing the shooting posture; after adding the sights, it was impossible to put the cheek against the gun when aiming, which would increase the instability of shooting and the shooter's fatigue."

"So, I would like you to think about how to improve it and make it more useful."

I see……

In fact, Wang Haoran had made some modifications when he was developing the rifle based on the previous life's Type 95 rifle as a template.

The purpose of his modification was to increase the effective range of shooting and increase the accuracy of shooting.

He had never really considered carefully the questions raised by the front-line troops before.

But this is also a very realistic problem.

Wang Haoran said, "Sure. I'll go with you to see how to modify it."

Wang Haoran went to the Firearms Research Institute with Sun Shitong.

The designer of the Type 77 rifle is Wang Haoran, so how to modify it will naturally be based on his ideas.

Wang Haoran seriously considered the questions raised by the front-line troops.

Then, he felt that these problems were actually relatively easy to solve.

For example, bullpup rifles actually have a common problem, which is that they have flaws in ergonomics.

Because it has no buttstock, the distance from the shoulder is fixed. However, in combat, the distance from the shoulder for standing shooting and prone shooting is different.

Not to mention the difference in shoulder distance between fighters with large differences in body shape.

Using a bullpup rifle is actually about adapting the person to the gun, not the gun to the person. This ergonomic issue is very important to the gun-using experience.

After a little thought, Wang Haoran felt that he could design a retractable buttstock for the Type 77 rifle.

This retractable buttstock is usually in a retracted state, so it can be flexibly adjusted when adjusting the shooting posture.

With this design, the overall length of the gun has not increased, and the weight has not increased either, but the ergonomics of the gun have increased a lot.

However, with this, the buttless gun seems to have a butt again...

But Wang Haoran felt that it was not a big deal. There was no need to deliberately pursue whether it was a bullpup or not! As long as it was easy to use, it would be fine.
The second problem raised by the front-line troops is that after installing the scope, they are unable to aim with their cheek against the target.

Wang Haoran first decided to remove the handle originally designed on the top, and the problem could be solved by using a gun strap.

Carrying this thing does more harm than good.

Because of the carrying handle, the Type 77 rifle is much higher.

When you add equipment such as scopes, it appears even taller.

In actual combat, this forces soldiers to expose more of their heads to aim.

There is a risk of head explosion.

Therefore, the handle can be completely eliminated.

Wang Haoran also installed an adjustable cheek pad, which allows soldiers to aim more comfortably and makes the gun more stable.

The last question is about the bolt handle.

The bolt handle of the Type 77 fully automatic rifle is on the top of the gun.

Moreover, it is a follow-up bolt handle. When firing, the bolt handle moves back and forth and may touch the soldier's hand.

The follow-up bolt handle actually has its advantages. If there is a problem with the gun, the problem can be solved by pulling the follow-up bolt handle.

Wang Haoran's solution was to redesign a foldable bolt handle. In order to avoid the possible danger caused by the bolt handle following the movement, Wang Haoran designed the bolt handle into a dual state, which can be flexibly switched between following and non-following. This can improve the user experience of the machine.

These changes are actually quite big.

This is a real test of Wang Haoran's ability to coordinate.

Because he wants to ensure that the weight does not increase and make the gun more user-friendly!
What Wang Haoran is thinking now is: If we have to change it, then change it thoroughly! Then all the hidden dangers will be solved at once.

He wants to make the Type 77 family of guns a super famous gun like the AK, popular around the world for decades.

Wang Haoran drew all the process design drawings and showed them to Sun Shitong for review.

Of course, Wang Haoran also had to explain to him the reasons for his improvements and the goals he wanted to achieve.

After hearing this, Sun Shitong exclaimed: "What a clever idea."

"Comrade Haoran, it seems like the problem has been almost completely solved with your change!"

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Then let's make a sample gun and test it out?"

Sun Shitong nodded and said, "Okay!"

As a result, the backbone of the entire gun factory took action.

We need to improve the entire family of guns in one go.

Then we need to produce a few more sample guns for comprehensive testing.

After all, the leaders require that the mass production of the Type 77 automatic rifle be accelerated!
It only took six or seven hours, and under the guidance of Wang Haoran, everyone produced six or seven sample guns in the experimental factory of the Firearms Institute.

After the sample gun was made, Sun Shitong immediately tried it himself.

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