Chapter 406 World No. 1

8-inch extended barrel, large caliber, effective range of 160M, 7 rounds per load, extremely accurate, at least in Li Zitao's hands.

Its heavy recoil is easy for Li Zitao to master.

"It's perfect, does it have a name?" Reinserting the muzzle into the holster, Li Zitao and Mitheus walked into the laboratory.

"Golden pythons, there are only these two in the world. Behind the front sight on the top of the gun body, there is the Colt logo, and your name is on the bottom of the gun stock."

Li Zitao took out the gun again, looked carefully at the markings, and nodded in satisfaction on the art lot under the gun stock.

"How is Thomson's progress?" Thomson's improvement has continued, but then the direction of research and development has changed.

Stronger firepower, faster rate of fire, more ammunition, and stability are only relative requirements, and no longer pursue long-range design distance.

The newly developed M16 is more inclined to accurate shooting. Thomson still maintains the powerful firepower that its submachine gun should have, and it is just a random sweep.

Three Thomsons can form an effective firepower network, which is perfect for breaking through the enemy's blockade.

These are all suggestions from Mitheus, and this is the difference between the insider and the layman.

Li Zitao was thinking about how to make Thomson more accurate, and he was a little inclined to demand perfection.

But Mitheus is very clear about what a submachine gun needs. Powerful firepower and sufficient ammunition capacity, faster reloading ability, stability and easy maintenance are the key points.

"Simplify the internal structure of the Gunslinger, and use new materials to eliminate the shortcomings of the Gunslinger's overweight. The capacity of the external magazine can reach 240 rounds."

Li Zitao saw the new Thomson in the test field, and the gun body became simpler, like a lightning bolt.

The depression in the middle is where the magazine is loaded. The 20 cm long and 18 cm wide magazine is stuck horizontally under the gun body.

There is a circular front sight on the top, and the clip is a bracket when necessary, which can be used to support the stability of the gun body.

And its external magazines are divided into many different types. In addition to medium-sized, there are also light 120 rounds and medium-sized enhanced version of 400 rounds.

Lighter ones are more convenient for charging, reducing weight and improving mobility.

The medium-sized reinforced round magazine can form an effective blockade, and no one wants to try its power in person with the overwhelming bullet net.

"Is the role of the enhanced version and Browning somewhat repetitive?" Li Zitao asked curiously.

"Yes, but the Thompson Heavy 1 has a faster rate of fire, a lighter gun body, and separate bullets for easy portability, which Browning does not have." Mishus explained while grabbing the gun body.

The T193M1 is a medium-sized ordinary model, and the T193M1e is an enhanced version.

T stands for Thomson, the middle is the year, M stands for medium, 1 is the first generation, and e is the enhanced version.

The light machine gun is the T193L2, because the previous "Chicago Typewriter" was defined as the first generation of light, so the current one is the second generation.

"Is the Ministry of the Army interested?" No matter how much you say, it is better to see the results. No one buys a classic product, it is a pile of scrap iron.

"The Ministry of the Army is very interested. They purchased 80 tanks for experimentation, and they should be able to get feedback in the near future." Mitheus said confidently.

"Very good, what about M16?" Li Zitao was full of expectations for the gun king.

"It is still under development, and the material of the gun body has not been able to meet the standard. We need time." Regarding the drawings of the M16, the more you dissect it, the more you understand its complexity.

The analysis of the internal structure alone took them a lot of time, how to achieve the high pressure of the airway, and the operation of reloading are completely different from existing guns.

That is a brand-new method, and Mitheus needs time to test and trial, as well as the material of the gun body, they have not yet found a suitable one.

Steel and aluminum are good, but the current quenching process can't meet his requirements at all.

"Don't worry, since the Ministry of the Army is interested in the T193 series, first get this order and then study it slowly." There is no rush for this kind of thing.

The research and development of the M16's previous life began in 1953. It is the second-generation rifle that was refitted in the United States after World War II.

Now the time is 21 years ahead, and the knowledge and industrial maturity in all aspects are more than 20 years behind. The difficulty can be imagined.

"As for your rotary...high pressure...reverse chambering, the answer may be found in the skunk, where Von Karman is."

The adjustment of the supersonic wind tunnel has just ended, and von Karman has been staying in the skunk for nearly half a year, presiding over the adjustment and testing of the wind tunnel.

Caltech's Guggenheim Aerodynamics Laboratory had to make countless phone calls every time before their director could be invited back for a few days.

After dealing with their problems, he turned around and ran back to the skunk to preside over the wind tunnel experiments and the construction of the supersonic wind tunnel here.

Graduate students from the University of Chicago and Northwestern University were overjoyed, and the number of internships for skunks in aviation and aerodynamics increased by another 20 people.

Although there are many schools, because of previous cooperation, Skunk will give priority to recruiting interns from the University of Chicago and Northwestern University every time.

There are not only the most advanced instruments and laboratories here, but also top talents in many disciplines, and more importantly, the internship salary is high.

Now the skunk's cooperation partners have expanded to the Ivy League Eight.

Cooperate with the top laboratories and scientists in the United States, among which there are many Nobel Prize winners, who makes Li Zitao willing to invest in it!

While the R&D funds of other labs are considered high at US$100,000 or US$200,000 per year, his investment in the Skunk R&D Center is US$5 million per year.

As long as the project has been approved, it doesn't matter whether there are results in the short term. Naturally, there is a set of strict scrutiny.

But even so, it brings hope to many "pretentious" geniuses, because apart from here, they will be greeted with rejection and ridicule elsewhere.

Not everyone is able to recognize the pearl with discerning eyes, and neither can Li Zitao and the skunk. All they can do is to provide each other with one more opportunity.

As for whether it is a dragon or a worm in the end, it depends on the opponent's own ability.

"Why didn't I think of that." After hearing Li Zitao's suggestion, Mishus excitedly called for his assistant, packed up all the materials and models, and left in a hurry.

For the scale of the Skunk International Experimental Center, let alone outsiders, even Mishus feels envious.

It's just that he always thought that it was more inclined to aviation research and development before, but he forgot that there was some interoperability between the two.

When the skunk found von Karman, the other party was conducting the 13th test of the supersonic wind tunnel.

The overall effect of the wind tunnel did not meet von Karman's expectations, but it was enough for now.

The world's first "supersonic wind tunnel laboratory," was born in the Skunk International R&D Center, which earned Skunk a good reputation in the academic circle.