Chapter 1295 Rifle Demonstration
For a long time in the past, the outside world has been controversial about the existence of this long-range anti-personnel weapon, and speculations about its actual combat effectiveness are even more varied. Almost all of them are conjectures based on a lack of understanding. . Today's occasion can be regarded as the first public appearance of this weapon. Its black appearance is not eye-catching. At best, it is just an oversized blunderbuss. The sight above the gun body is barely a relatively conspicuous features.
The previous generations of sniper rifles all used the old-fashioned front-loading method, which had an extremely slow firing rate and was difficult to operate. Starting from this generation, they used paper-packed fixed-loading ammunition and flash caps loaded in the breech, which greatly reduced the ammunition loading time. The time required and the difficulty of the operation. In fact, for this change, the structure of the entire rifle has been redesigned. It can be said that the new sniper rifle of this generation has no direct design relationship with the previous model. Its body structure is closer to that of the historical one. Sharps rifle.
The audience naturally does not know how the design idea of this gun evolved. What they care about is the range, accuracy, lethality and cost of use of this gun. For them, these are the information with real reference value.
The soldiers first showed the audience several iron half-length targets used as shooting targets, and then hung them on target stands 300 meters, 400 meters, and 500 meters away. Just the distance the target is placed is enough to make the audience take a breath. The rifle they purchased from Haihan generally has an effective killing range of about three hundred meters, but it can actually achieve accurate shooting distance. It's only about 100 meters. If you exceed 200 meters, you won't be able to find where the bullet has drifted. As for pursuing hit rate at a longer distance, you can really just let it happen.
After buying it back, each manufacturer naturally had the idea of imitating and improving it. However, for those who have not mastered the principles of firearms, it is not easy to change the design of the Haihan rifle. It is taken for granted that the performance after modification is often not as good as the original version. Try more. After a few times, I naturally gave up.
Liu Shang didn't believe that there were such powerful firearms in the world that could accurately hit the target at such a distance, but when he saw Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi chatting and laughing, with relaxed expressions on their faces, he didn't seem to be worried at all that the next target practice would be messed up. It looked like I have full confidence in the performance of this weapon.
In fact, Haihan also made a lot of preparation work before conducting this kind of demonstration. The sniper had been repeatedly calibrating the shooting at this shooting position for many days to ensure that the demonstration target shooting was flawless. Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi knew this very well, so naturally they would not worry too much about the effect of the demonstration.
In order to ensure that the sniper can perform to its due level to the greatest extent, everyone present was asked to silence temporarily to prevent the sniper from being too distracted by the noise in the surrounding environment. It was also the first time for the audience present to see the gunman lying on the ground in a prone shooting position, and they couldn't help but murmur in their hearts.
When the gunfire suddenly broke the silence, Liu Shang's body shook involuntarily, as if he was the target of the sniper. But just a short moment later, the impact of projectiles hitting the iron target was heard from a distance, making the audience, including Liu Shang, couldn't help but exclaim.
Liu Shang had never put down the telescope, so he could basically confirm that at almost the same time as the gunfire sounded, the target closest to the shooting position did indeed tremble slightly.
"This... can really hit!" Although Liu Shang was secretly lucky and thought that the hit might be due to luck, in fact he also understood that Haihan dared to invite representatives from various countries to the scene to watch. Weapon has full confidence and will never bet his reputation on luck.
Sure enough, the next few gunshots completely dispelled Liu Shang's doubts. The sound of projectiles hitting the target was so clear that it was impossible to question the performance of this rifle. The next shooting at a farther target did not disappoint the audience at all, and the shots continued to hit one after another.
Dong Yanyun couldn't help but ask Yan Chujie: "May I ask Minister Yan, what is the effective range of this gun?"
Yan Chujie smiled and said: "This shooting range is a little small, which limits our performance. In fact, if the target is twice as far away, we can still maintain a considerable hit rate."
Dong Yanyun was secretly shocked when he heard this, and quickly asked: "Can this gun be sold?"
Yan Chujie shook his head and said: "We currently have no plans to sell this rifle. Moreover, this rifle cannot be used by everyone. Users need to undergo long-term training to achieve the performance you have seen. ”
Dong Yanyun did not give up, but gritted his teeth and reported a high price: "Dong is willing to buy it for a thousand taels of gold!"
Yan Chujie saw that Dong Yanyun was so unable to hold back, and thought that this guy probably had other plans. However, this kind of high-end rifle was originally a deterrent weapon. Even Haihan himself had very little equipment and had no intention of using it at all. Even if Dong Yanyun gets ten thousand taels of gold from the sale, he still won't let go.
Yan Chujie responded: "It's not a matter of price. This kind of rifle is not for sale at the moment. Mr. Dong doesn't need to say more."
Dong Yanyun sighed, knowing that the other party wouldn't even pay back the price, so he really couldn't feel at ease to make this deal. He originally planned that if his army had such a sharp weapon, he would be able to take the enemy's general's head directly in his own formation when facing the enemy in the future. It is worth not to mention a thousand gold, but even ten thousand gold. After buying it back, you will definitely get praise from Xu Xinsu. Thinking about it, this Haihan man is extremely disgusting. Since he is not selling it, why would he take it out to appetize people?
And Zheng Bai witnessed the whole process of Dong Yanyun's bid being rejected from the side, and he couldn't help but cursed the big dog in his heart, and after finishing the scolding, he felt a little gloating. Of course he was also very interested in such a sharp weapon, but if he had to pay more than a thousand gold to make the deal, he felt it was too uneconomical. Fortunately, Dong Yanyun rushed to bid, which saved him from having to ask. hit a snag. Zheng Bai immediately complimented a few words casually, but did not mention anything about the purchase, which was considered to be in the know. The shooting demonstration lasted for as long as a cup of tea before it came to an end. As soon as the gag order was lifted, everyone immediately started talking about the power of this sniper rifle. Even if Liu Shang doesn't understand military affairs, after watching this shooting, he naturally understands how terrifying this thing can be on the battlefield. Since Haihan took it out for display, I'm afraid it means that this is no longer a product under development, but a standard weapon that can be put into actual combat at any time.
Soon some soldiers took back several targets and hung them up for display in front of the audience. It can be seen that there are several bullet holes on the three iron targets. Considering that the projectiles can easily penetrate the iron after flying such a long distance in the air, their lethality is also quite amazing.
The half-body target is painted with white paint on the concentric circle target centered on the chest, which can clearly distinguish the distribution of bullets hitting the target. On the nearest target, the five bullets were relatively concentrated, and one of them only missed the target by about an inch. The distribution of bullet holes at a distance of 400 meters is obviously more scattered, but if it is a real target, as long as it can hit the upper body, the chance of killing it is still very high. On the target at a distance of 500 meters, four out of five shots hit the target, and one shot missed the target, which is quite reasonable. But this shooting result is enough to show that this rifle has very powerful lethality at least at a distance of 500 meters. Before this, it seems that there was no long-range weapon that could deliver a fatal and precise strike at this distance.
However, the audience soon realized that this thing was not for sale, it was just to let everyone know that Haihan had such a weapon in his arsenal. You must always be in awe. This is probably the real purpose of Haihan's public display of this weapon to all parties, right?
Of course, Haihan will not just sing and sell tickets. The rifle displayed next is the Type 35 flintlock rifle specially developed for arms sales. The gun body structure of this gun is not fundamentally different from the Sany-type, Sansan-type and other export rifles of earlier years. It is still an old-style front-loaded rifle. Rifles of the same model have basically been completely eliminated in the Haihan regular army. Nowadays, almost all the army is equipped with flash cap percussion rifles loaded with paper-cased fixed ammunition in the breech.
Although it is new wine in old bottles, Haihan Ordnance has made some improvements in the performance of the gun, such as a more reliable firing device, better accuracy, easier-to-maintain spare parts, etc. At the same time, the Type 35 flintlock gun can be customized in terms of appearance, caliber, etc. according to the actual needs of the armies of various countries - of course, the cost of the customized model is definitely higher than the basic model.
In addition, the bayonet of the Type 35 rifle will no longer be charged separately, but will be sold with the rifle as a standard accessory. For customers who had to grit their teeth before buying a bayonet after buying a rifle in the past, this is not a big deal.
Many of the representatives from various countries who came to observe this time were officers, so Haihan Ordnance Industry also specially prepared a number of rifles for them to test-fire in person. For a while, there was a lot of gunfire on the shooting range, which was really lively.
But Liu Shang couldn't join in the fun, so he could only stand from a distance and watch others test-fire. Among the patrol team, Yu Xiaobao and Lu Ting were both good at using guns, so they went to shoot a few rounds to enjoy themselves. However, for them, this kind of rifle with backward performance is nothing new. Nowadays, only militiamen and recruits use such old-fashioned firearms during training.
But the only ones who can have this kind of mentality are Haihan's own family. You must know that even among Xu Xinsu's direct troops, there are still matchlock troops still in service. Those things are more primitive than flintlock guns. Haihan Ordnance Industry can only produce them after receiving orders. The troops who can be equipped with this kind of flintlock rifle are basically the elite of the military of various countries, and not everyone can have the treatment.
The military has deployed a number of officers for the test-firing event to provide one-on-one services to guests in order to make potential customers aware of the performance improvements of the new model rifle. Although this year's improvement is not large, Haihan Ordnance Industry still has performance requirements, and Haihan Ordnance Industry's performance will directly affect the Ministry of National Defense's military expenditures for the next year. Therefore, the military's requirements for arms sales No effort is spared in promotion. In order to ensure that sales are not too bad, Haihan Ordnance Industry even discounts in disguise and cancels the extra charge for originally non-standard parts such as bayonets.
Of course, no matter how many promotions and discounts are done, they are not as effective as a real war. In the past two years, the South China Sea has become increasingly calm under the shock of Haihan, and the conflicts between countries have gradually eased. In an environment where the pressure of war is not great, countries have naturally less motivation to purchase, update and upgrade their armaments. Big.
Haihan executives hope to rise peacefully through monopoly trade. A stable and secure South China Sea is naturally the best trade environment. However, for Haihan Ordnance Industry, whose main revenue is exporting arms equipment, it will inevitably be counterproductive. The effect is gone. It is impossible for the military to deliberately create conflicts and provoke war in the South China Sea in order to sell more arms. After all, the South China Sea is Haihan’s back garden. Even if it sells a few more guns and cannons to cause trouble here, in the long run It will still harm your own interests.
Representatives from various countries generally do not place orders on the spot. They have to go back and think carefully about whether they should buy it and how much they want to buy, calculate their own pockets, and then consider the actual situation of their own armies before making corresponding decisions.
Of course, big customers like Annan and Fujian Xu will generally place orders as soon as possible. The difference is just a matter of quantity. For rifles with less significant performance upgrades like this year, they may appropriately reduce their purchases and wait for subsequent price cuts year by year before continuing to purchase them in batches.
Liu Shang didn't know the twists and turns in this arms trade. He only knew that after Haihan demonstrated the test firing, various forces would start a buying and selling model to purchase large quantities of rifles from Haihan. In his opinion, this kind of rifle is at least much more advanced than the matchlock guns installed by the Ming Dynasty army, but now it seems that only the Fujian Ming army will come all the way here to purchase them. Of course, this may also have something to do with the high selling price of Haihan weapons. After all, the Fujian Ming army is backed by rich people and has enough money to spend in this field, while armies in other places do not have so much additional military expenditures. Come to purchase weapons from Haihan.
After a while of fussing, the military had sent people to clean up the shooting range, and then rolled out today's highlight, the Army artillery. Four artillery pieces with different calibers were all installed on the carriages and hauled in by pack horses. After the soldiers untied the artillery carriage frame, they pushed them into the already arranged gun emplacements and placed them there.
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