Chapter 331 Tacit Understanding
Lao Chen thought about it and said: "Dear leaders, let's just set up a branch factory for special products based on the research room and the secret workshop. In addition, the factory leaders will set up a coordination group. Specially connect with this special products branch and provide this branch with the ability to mobilize the resources of the entire factory. When necessary, the resources of other units in the factory can be temporarily mobilized. "
The leader followed his train of thought and considered it. After a moment, he nodded: "It's okay in the general direction."
After saying that, he looked at the chief engineer of the department: "What do you think?"
The chief engineer nodded and said : "It can be done like this. We have both technical and production forces. My opinion is that this branch puts technology first. In addition to completing production tasks, the production aspect mainly needs to cooperate with the work rhythm of the technical side. After all, it It’s not the same as an ordinary factory.”
Several people followed this idea and discussed it for a long time.
Finally, Director Yang thanked the two leaders: "Thank you, two leaders. We will implement this matter when we get back and report the plan to the department as soon as possible."
The leader pondered for a moment, He added: "The name of the branch factory should not be called the special branch factory, just the third branch factory."
Director Yang was stunned. Although we have a branch factory, judging from the name, There is not even a first or second branch factory, so where does the third factory come from?
Thinking about it further, I understand that the leader is mature, prudent and thoughtful.
Gao Zhendong was completely unaware of these changes. He was still working according to his own rhythm and arrangements.
He was receiving an unexpected but reasonable guest.
The efficiency of Beijing University of Technology is very high, including the efficiency of initiating sub-projects.
Sitting in front of him is Associate Professor Luo, the leader of the team's gun-mounted grenade attachment sub-project.
Professor Liu finalized the launch of the sub-project as quickly as possible, and then gave Associate Professor Luo an internal appointment. After Associate Professor Luo was appointed, he immediately obtained the relevant permission from the National Defense Work Committee. Come here to find Gao Zhendong.
Without this permission, he could also approach Gao Zhendong, but that would mean he could only rely on guesswork throughout the process, just like Gao Zhendong and the Institute of Guidance and Research before.
"Director Gao, after Professor Liu came back from you, he shared with me a lot of what he learned from you, which opened my eyes. No, I just took the liberty to come here for work. It will be more efficient if I can communicate with you directly."
Gao Zhendong put down the water glass in his hand and said with a smile: "I welcome Professor Luo to come and communicate. I would also like to learn more about other professions. Looking forward to it."
"Haha, Director Gao is being humble. I came here specifically to ask for advice. You can't just dismiss me through communication." The two laughed.
Gao Zhendong also explained the situation clearly sincerely: "Professor Luo is being modest. In this regard, I just highlight the whims and actual combat experience, and discuss the theory and practice of this type of equipment design. Practice, I am really your student.”
Professor Luo shook his head: "Director Gao, these whims of yours are very firmly rooted in the existing technical conditions. They can solve problems without having too high requirements. Although they are strange, they are very pragmatic. We I just need a whim like yours.”
The two started complimenting each other and talked for a while.
Seeing that it was almost done, Professor Luo began to change the topic onto the right track.
"Director Gao, when I was looking at your thoughts on rifle grenades, I realized a possibility. Are you not optimistic about anti-tank rifle grenades?"
Hearing this, Gao Zhendong, I also admire Professor Luo for being a grenade maker and a very keen one.
"Yes, Professor Luo, I think you should know better than me about the issue of anti-tank grenades. My opinion is just a perceptual understanding, while you should have a rational understanding based on data and theory."
For Professor Luo, what Gao Zhendong said was too true. He was doing this, and he couldn't understand what the data in his hand was like.
"You are right, Director Gao. A serious problem with anti-armor grenades is that due to the launch conditions, their power is seriously insufficient. They can only barely penetrate the tank's armor. At this time, the power and rear There have been very serious conflicts between indicators such as seat, range, ballistic performance, etc. If you guarantee one, you cannot guarantee the other."
Gao Zhendong thought, in fact, you can guarantee any one. No, with the current rifle grenades, if you try to use the composite and explosive anti-armor weapons from the Prairie Tractor Factory, you won’t be able to chew any of them.
But he can't say this clearly, after all, these two things are not public now.
What Professor Luo said is actually the biggest problem with anti-tank grenades now. Unlike the large number of newspaper shells during the S2 season, by this time, the armor of tanks is no longer something that the 40~50mm caliber of rifle grenades can deal with. Why not use a larger caliber? For example, 80mm is available, but the actual performance is relatively ugly.
Since the 1960s, there have been very few large-caliber rifle grenades that have been used regularly. As for the domestic Type 67 rifle grenade with a range of 50m and a caliber of 70mm, let alone It can be said that it is terrible. Putting aside the hard indicators, the launch preparation alone can make all the soldiers curse.
For example, the APAV40 used by Gallic Chicken, a 40mm rifle grenade, can penetrate 120mm/0 degree average steel armor. This penetration depth reached 1960. If you hit the front of the tank, you basically have to scrape it hard. Neither the side armor nor the rear armor can be guaranteed to penetrate.
And when this thing hits people, it uses a curved trajectory, and the range is okay. When it hits armor, it uses a direct trajectory, and the range is even more urgent.
What's the price for this weak performance? A common complaint is that this thing has too much recoil!
For such a small thing, it has been criticized for having too much recoil, let alone bigger ones.
After listening to Professor Luo's words, Gao Zhendong smiled and said: "Professor Luo himself knows the problem, so I won't do anything about it. So in my opinion, there are still some anti-light armor/personnel dual-purpose rifle grenades. The purpose, but anti-tank, is of little significance. This task should be given to other equipment. Of course, this is a family opinion, and things must be done according to the plan, haha. Professor Luo knows. What he meant by this was that rifle grenades were a project to be carried out, and anti-tank rifle grenades were also one of the important types of ammunition. It was impossible for the two of them to just decide and stop working on it.
But seeing money and resources being wasted on something that all skilled, rational, and experienced scientific researchers knew was meaningless made him feel dissatisfied.
However, he remembered what Gao Zhendong said just now - "Leave it to other equipment."
He turned his head and looked at Gao Zhendong: "Director Gao, is it the other equipment you mentioned?"
Gao Zhendong raised his hand, with a smile in his eyes, but he couldn't say anything. Didn't say.
Professor Luo seemed to understand what he meant, with a struggle in his eyes. After thinking for a long time, he said: "Director Gao, on the matter of rifle grenades, I decided to focus on the anti-light armor/anti-armor project first. According to the plan, it will take about a year before anti-tank ammunition is considered. Please give us your support in this regard."
Well, there are always priorities for the two types of ammunition. The arrangement is very good, but in one to one and a half years, the situation should change.
Gao Zhendong nodded: "Professor Luo, don't worry, I will fully support you. At the same time, if you have any need for anti-tank grenades, I will also support you with my full strength."
Two "full strength" , Professor Luo understood what Gao Zhendong meant.
This "tacit understanding" between the two people only optimizes the research process of equipment. Originally, from small to large, from easy to difficult, this is the normal route of equipment development. If the situation is not ideal, continue as planned. Just get anti-tank ammunition and there won't be any problems.
The two put down the matter of anti-tank rifle grenades and began to focus on discussing dual-purpose rifle grenades for lightly armored personnel.
There are far fewer things to consider with a dual-purpose rifle grenade than an anti-tank. It can be directly thought of as knocking a grenade away, but this grenade has relatively more functions.
In fact, there are also many designs that add some designs to grenades, which can be directly converted to rifle grenades. However, this design has a great impact on the grenade itself and will greatly increase the complexity. For us, we have to produce hundreds of millions of In terms of quantity, the price is a bit higher.
"Director Gao, I know that you have very strong opinions on launching rifle grenades with blank rounds from a practical perspective. From the perspective of advancement and practicality, we also have some doubts about this method, but the current problem Yes, if a live ammunition catcher wants to reliably capture projectiles without affecting the aerodynamic shape of the grenade body and tail tube, based on the current material capabilities, this bullet catcher will be very heavy, and may not even weigh as much as the grenade itself. "
Gao Zhendong also understood this matter. He smiled and said: "As for the material issue, you can consider communicating with Professor Liu. He has just obtained a product with a stiffness and toughness that is far higher than before. You may be able to use existing materials for steel. If this approach works, then the penetration method I mentioned can be abandoned.”
After all, the penetration method is good for you. The design that Professor Luo and his team have completed will have an impact, and it actually reduces the amount of charge, which is not unusable. There will be many piercing grenades in this way in the future, but it will cause waste.
Speaking of this, Gao Zhendong remembered something and called Liu Rongguo: "Old Liu, please go to the warehouse and get some WT-1 and WT-2 thick plates."
When Liu Rongguo brought the things over, Gao Zhendong smiled at Professor Luo and said, "Professor Luo, you can try these two materials to make medicine masks during the experiment. The processing properties of both materials are pretty good. It can be processed into what you want, and maybe there will be some surprises compared to copper."
Professor Luo took it with a face of surprise. He didn't expect to have such a harvest, although it may not be a substitute. , but he inquired and found out that Gao Zhendong had high attainments and achievements in materials. He said that there might be surprises and it would be worth a try.
(End of this chapter)