Chapter 646 Don’t Be Picky, Let’s All Go
12.7 can never reach the self-propelled artillery, this equipment is not even on the front line. Those who can reach it are much more powerful than 12.7 and 7.62, and there is no difference in defending against 12.7 and 7.62.

"Well, let's put this issue into the design and then determine it. Chief Engineer Gao, do you have any other suggestions?" The comrades who were working on the artillery agreed with Gao Zhendong's attitude of not sticking to his guns but determining it based on the design results.

Gao Zhendong was really unfamiliar with this. He thought for a moment and said, "Oh, right, if we can get a semi-automatic loader, then get one. If we really can't, we can just use manpower. In a fire-and-run situation, the 122mm shells are light, so manpower can still deliver a burst. As for the slow firing state, that doesn't matter."

Sometimes human labor can even be faster than semi-automatic typing, because the time for some semi-automatic procedures is fixed and cannot be sped up, but it is hard to say about humans, who may be able to be even faster.

For example, in extreme anger...

The reason why Gao Zhendong was not interested in semi-automatic loaders was that our mechanical design and reliability were quite average these days.

Gao Zhendong had finished speaking about the chassis and structure, and everyone began to pay attention to the most core issue.

——Range.

If this problem is not solved, everything else is useless.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee smiled and said, "Well, Zhendong, just now we accompanied you and put aside the issue of range, and we have achieved many preliminary results. Now, let's go back to the original question, how do we solve the range problem?"

This question is of great concern to everyone. You can’t possibly shoot at the range of 122 with a 152mm round, right? The range of 152mm round is almost 18 kilometers.

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "It depends on how much range the comrades in the army want."

Wow, you are so arrogant, you can still be picky? The army comrades suddenly felt that happiness was like a flower.

"As for the 122mm howitzer, our requirements are not high. Let's just look at the range of the 152mm howitzer." The army leader smiled and posed a difficult question.

As for the range of the 130mm howitzer, forget about it. Although the caliber is smaller, the range is long, but the gun is long and heavy, heavier than the 152mm howitzer, so it is impossible. Even the 122mm howitzer is more than 9 meters long, so it is impossible to load it into the vehicle.

At this time, the difference between cannons and howitzers is still quite obvious.

When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other sideways. This is not fair, leader. This is almost an increase of 50%.

From 11.8km to 17.4km, this is not the way to rip off the customer.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee laughed and said, "You are asking for a lot."

"Haha, when ordering food, let's try the good ones first, just in case they're available."

Hearing their words, Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "Well, in this case, the comrades who are working on the new 122 dredge will have a hard time. There are a lot of things to do."

The meaning of this statement is very clear. There is no problem. It’s just that the comrades responsible for implementation will have to work a little harder.

Are you kidding me? If I didn't have this confidence, how could I say to put the range aside first? Gao Zhendong knew
Everyone was stunned when they heard his words, even the army leader who was joking about extortion.

No, I was just saying it casually. Do you really have it?

Then let’s work hard to deal with the new 122 comrades, who happen to be here too.

"Are you sure?" The leader of the Defense Work Committee looked at Gao Zhendong.

Gao Zhendong nodded: "I can't say I'm 100% sure, but I'm 80% sure."

This is no nonsense. No matter what happens, who dares to say that they are 100% sure?
To the people in the National Defense Work Committee who were very familiar with Gao Zhendong, Gao Zhendong's words basically sounded very certain.

Even more excited than them were the comrades working on 122. They had originally come here with the 152 to check it out and have a listen. There was nothing much to do originally, but suddenly someone told them that their range could catch up with 152.

Happiness comes too suddenly.

However, they still maintained basic rationality: "Chief Engineer Gao, the solution you mentioned is not to enlarge the chamber and lighten the bullet head, right?"

It's not like they haven't thought about this simplest method, and it also seems to be the simplest method.

But if things were really that simple, what would they worry about?

The fundamental purpose of increasing the size of the chamber is to increase the amount of propellant, but propellant is not something that can be achieved by simply piling it up randomly.

After the chamber was enlarged, not only did the size of the breech block increase, but the chamber pressure also increased, so the gun body had to be thickened. In addition, in order to ensure complete combustion of the gunpowder, the barrel had to be lengthened. The weight of the entire gun suddenly increased. After all this, I took a look and realized that this was not a cannon.

One of the earliest problems of the 122 was incomplete combustion. Even after firing, when the breech block was opened to eject the bullet, fire could still be sprayed out, burning soldiers.

I guess this is where the problem comes from. Too much ammunition is taken and it cannot be burned up completely. At the same time, the potential of the large chamber is not fully utilized and the range is not increased much.

As for light bullets, the bullet is lighter and can travel farther, but its power will be greatly reduced and its accuracy will also be reduced. It will really be blown away by the wind.

So the meaning of the comrades in charge of 122 is very clear. If these are the methods, then don't say anything. This way you can save some face for yourself.

Gao Zhendong did not deny all of them: "We will definitely consider these, but not too many. We will still solve the problem comprehensively."

Combined? That's interesting. Combining a large chamber with a light bullet? It's still the same.

But they did not continue to express doubts, that would have been too much. Since others were sure, they would naturally say it out.

Since they were already working on the 122 dredge, Gao Zhendong naturally had to ask about the situation first. "What is the current situation of the 122 dredge? Can you introduce it to me? I want to see what technology can be used."

The tone of these words was so loud that all the comrades present were shocked.

I know you are awesome, but please don't brag.

"Which ones"? Listen, people say no!
These words silenced the comrades working on 122. The main reason was that the current 122 was a bit hard to describe in words.

Otherwise, we would not have been using the imitation Su-80 in the early 38s. The 122 howitzer went through several decades and three or four developments before it was considered a usable new gun. Its development was more tortuous than that of the 152.

The comrades working on 122 remained silent, but the comrades working on 152 became excited.

As we all know, the difference between 122 and 152 is 30mm. The new technology that can be used in 122 can most likely be used in 152 as well.

The argument of this joke is problematic, but the conclusion is fine.

They were even more anxious than Gao Zhendong and the comrades from the Land Construction Bureau: "Old Fu, hurry up and tell us, tell us."

There is nothing that Mr. Fu can do about it. Even if he loses face, it is better than not making any progress. Just say it, who is afraid of who?

After listening to Mr. Fu's introduction, Gao Zhendong finally understood. It is much easier to talk about the advantages of the 122 dune he is working on than to talk about its disadvantages, because there is nothing much to say.

As for the shortcomings, Mr. Fu has been talking about them for ten minutes and he is not finished yet.

After listening patiently, Gao Zhendong asked a few more questions, such as the condition of the gun steel, the processing technology of the gun steel, the condition of the propellant, etc.

As soon as Gao Zhendong asked these questions, the leaders of the Defense Work Committee and the Army looked at each other.

Steady!

Gao Zhendong might not understand much about ballistics, but these problems happen to fall within the scope of his research field, so he can definitely come up with some suggestions for improvement.

This doesn’t seem to be right. If he doesn’t understand ballistics, how did he come up with the algorithm for the anti-artillery radar?

Not to mention increasing the range of the 122 howitzer to 152 howitzer, after all that is just a joke by the army leaders to extort money, but at least it should be of great help in making the 122 howitzer usable, right?
But this kid’s research field is too broad!

Gao Zhendong, after hearing Mr. Fu's answer, smiled and said, "Now it seems that we don't have to pick and choose technology. We can use whatever we have!"

Mr. Fu was overjoyed. You really have a technique that can be improved? That's fine. I can lose face eight times a day.

It doesn't work if I don't have to embarrass myself, and it still doesn't work if I embarrass myself. So, haven't I lost my face in vain?

Gao Zhendong was about to speak when the chief engineer of the Defense Work Committee waved his hand and said, "As usual, you guys go next door."

Oh, another branch base, right? Gao Zhendong stood up and walked out under the guidance of the staff.

Chief Fu and his colleagues were delighted. The Defense Working Committee attached so much importance to it and did not allow irrelevant personnel to hear it. It seemed that in their hearts, what Chief Engineer Gao wanted to say was of extremely high value and significance, otherwise the Defense Working Committee would not have done this.

They also stood up and followed Gao Zhendong out.

As soon as he stood up, Mr. Fu was stunned: "Hey, Lao Shao, what are you doing following me?"

Beside him, the comrades from Unit 152, led by their General Shao, also stood up, with an attitude of "your business is my business".

"We are all experts, so we also need to learn, right, leaders?" After saying that, Mr. Shao turned around and looked at several leaders.

Several leaders smiled, thinking that they had finally gotten the upper hand. They waved their hands and said, "Go ahead. It should be very beneficial to you."

With Mr. Fu saying "you got a good deal" and Mr. Shao saying "we got it done" on their faces, a group of people came to another meeting room in a large crowd.

The door of the conference room slammed shut and two guards stood outside the door.

Everyone took their seats. Gao Zhendong pushed the blackboard to the middle. Without saying anything else, let's get straight to the technical details.

"Mr. Fu, I just listened to your introduction. Now I'd like to share my thoughts."

After saying that, Gao Zhendong turned around and wrote three lines on the blackboard.

"Enlarge the pharmacy"

"Reinforce the gun"

"Improved Projectile"

When Mr. Fu and Mr. Shao saw it, it seemed as if nothing had been said. Wasn't it still the same thing as the light pills from the pharmacy?
However, they are waiting for Gao Zhendong to go into the details. If Chief Engineer Gao only has this ability, the Defense Work Committee will definitely not have that attitude. Using the same approach, just because they cannot solve the problem themselves does not mean that others cannot solve it either.

Gao Zhendong pointed at the enlarged chamber and said, "You are professionals in how to enlarge the chamber, so I won't say much. But after you enlarge the chamber, regardless of the high chamber pressure, the biggest problem left is incomplete combustion? The smoke and fire are obvious, and the range has not increased much."

President Fu nodded: "Yes, this is the biggest problem. Adding it for a long time is equivalent to not adding it. Instead, it increases the weight of the entire bomb, creating a safety hazard."

(End of this chapter)