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

Chapter 81 Challenge 56

At this time, Ge Qiangjun was busy in the laboratory.

Previously, inspired by Wang Haoran, he had some ideas on how to modify the Type 63 automatic rifle.

So, now, he has to seize the time and give it a try.

He was currently operating a deep-hole boring machine to process a gun barrel.

In the huge laboratory, he was the only one busy working.

He was so focused that he didn't even notice Wang Haoran pushing the door open.

Wang Haoran saw that Ge Qiangjun was busy and didn't even notice that he had walked in. He felt embarrassed to disturb him, so he had to stand aside and wait.

Finally, Ge Qiangjun made a gun barrel.

Next, check whether the barrel is drilled properly.

The barrel is very important. Even the slightest flaw will affect the shooting accuracy and service life.

After Ge Qiangjun made the gun barrel, he noticed that someone had entered his laboratory.

This person is Wang Haoran.

He was stunned for a moment and said, "Comrade Wang Haoran? When did you come here?"

Wang Haoran hurriedly greeted Ge Qiangjun and said, "Teacher Ge, I just came in for a while and saw that you were busy, so I didn't dare to disturb you."

Ge Qiangjun said: "Oh, you, do you have something to talk to me about? Then, why don't you come to my office."

He was actually willing to put down his work and talk to Wang Haoran.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Teacher Ge, don't worry, I don't have anything important to do, I just want to communicate with you."

"How about I help you with the work, is that okay with you?"

Ge Qiangjun hesitated for a moment: "I am still working on the project of improving the Type 63 automatic rifle."

"You really want to help me?"

Wang Haoran nodded and said, "I am your student. Isn't it my duty to help you with something?"

"If you have any work, let me do it."

Ge Qiangjun nodded. He thought to himself, this young man is neither arrogant nor impetuous and has a very good personality. He has already won a national award, but he is still like this, which shows that he has a kind and steady heart.

"Okay, then please help me with something. I just need someone to help me."

Wang Haoran began to help Ge Qiangjun do things.

Naturally, while he was doing the tasks assigned to him by Ge Qiangjun, he would also add some of his own ideas in a subtle way.

At the same time, when he was communicating with Ge Qiangjun, he would also give Ge Qiangjun some hints in a subtle way.

As of now, the firearms equipped by our army are mainly of the Type 56 family.

The Type 56 submachine gun, although named as a submachine gun, is actually a copy of the AK automatic rifle.

At that time, our country had not yet introduced the concept of assault rifles and automatic rifles.

In everyone's concept, a rifle refers to a bolt-action rifle or a semi-automatic rifle like the 56 semi-automatic rifle.

A rifle is a weapon with a slower rate of fire.

Weapons that can fire continuously and automatically are called submachine guns and machine guns.

The Type 56 assault rifle is clearly a replica of the AK-47 and is a real automatic rifle. That’s why it was named Type 56 assault rifle.

Moreover, the production volume of Type 56 submachine gun is not high. In front-line troops, it is used as a fire suppression weapon.

In other words, the Type 63 automatic rifle that Ge Qiangjun is trying to improve now is a gun that barely makes it into the category of automatic weapons.

The Type 63 automatic rifle was originally intended to replace the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle. However, because it was not ideal, it has been improved and upgraded in recent years.

From beginning to end, no better replacement product has been developed.

In other words, Ge Qiangjun is now designing an automatic rifle that combines a rifle and a submachine gun.

This made Wang Haoran a little confused.

Perhaps Ge Qiangjun also felt that it would be extremely difficult for the weapon he developed to replace the Type 56 submachine gun.

But Wang Haoran was subtly inciting Ge Qiangjun to surrender.

He wanted Ge Qiangjun to believe that although the 56-stroke was great, it also had many shortcomings:

First of all, the Type 56 rifle is too heavy. An empty gun weighs 4.3 kilograms, and with a 30-round magazine, it is not light.

Secondly, the 56mm rifle’s single-shot shooting accuracy is not good enough, that is, the recoil is too large.

Third, when firing continuously, the muzzle of the 56 rifle jumps violently and the miss rate is also relatively high.

So, why don’t we try to design a fully automatic rifle that is better than the Type 56?
Ge Qiangjun was moved by what Wang Haoran said.

However, he still had some doubts: Could such a classic rifle like the Type 56 really be replaced?
Wang Haoran told Ge Qiangjun: Improvements can be made based on the 56 impact!
Let the front-line troops use it in practice for comparison and see if the improved version of the 56 submachine gun is much stronger than before.

Ge Qiangjun sighed, looked at Wang Haoran and said, "Haoran, if someone makes a better gun than your Type 77 automatic rifle, then your gun probably won't even have a chance to be mass-produced."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Teacher Ge, the future battlefield situation has changed dramatically."

"Small-caliber rifles should be able to become popular around the world."

"Because a small-caliber rifle can carry more ammunition, which can save costs!"

"However, as a matter of urgency, I think that if we can develop a fully automatic assault rifle that is more powerful than the Type 56, it will be a great boon to the country."

"After all, we have plenty of 7.62*39mm medium-power bullets in our warehouse now."

Ge Qiangjun nodded solemnly and said, "I am convinced by what you said."

"Then let's discuss how to improve the 56 impact."

The two began to discuss: how to reduce recoil, how to reduce muzzle jump, and how to reduce the weight of the 56 rifle.

The discussion between the two seemed to be centered on Ge Qiangjun, but in fact, Wang Haoran was subtly providing some ideas.

Originally, Ge Qiangjun had always wanted to improve the Type 63 automatic rifle.

Now that I have changed my way of thinking, doesn’t it mean that the world will become wider as soon as my mind changes?

Soon, they discussed and came to a conclusion.

Afterwards, the two of them worked together to draw the design.

First of all, this gun also uses the pneumatic principle, with a short-stroke piston and a direct gas conduction system, which can increase the rate of fire and reduce recoil and muzzle jump. Wouldn’t the shooting accuracy be greatly improved?

Secondly, this gun directly uses a metal folding buttstock, which greatly reduces the weight of the entire gun.

Third, this gun has absorbed all the advantages of the 56-stroke rifle, such as easy disassembly, easy maintenance, and reliable action.

With the help of Wang Haoran, Ge Qiangjun was busy until after 10 o'clock in the evening of that day and finally drew the process design drawing.

After the process drawings are completed, a sample gun can be produced for testing.

Ge Qiangjun smiled and said to Wang Haoran: "Haoran, let's finish our work today and continue tomorrow!"

"Also, more than half of today's achievements are your creative contributions. I will make some changes to this project and add you as a deputy host."

Ge Qiangjun knew very well that the idea for the gun designed today came from Wang Haoran, so he was benefiting from Wang Haoran's work.

(End of this chapter)