Chapter 1208 Vanner’s Spear

At noon the next day, a group of people followed Youpi to the Second Machinery Factory in the industrial zone.

After briefly explaining the purpose of his visit, Youpi's brother Lafite showed great interest. He took the rifle handed over by Fanner and fiddled with it fondly, "Is this really okay? I used to be a miner, and now I do They are all rough work such as grinding and cutting. If it is accidentally damaged..."

"Brother!" Youpi coughed twice.

"It's not a big problem if it's just one or two. After all, firearms will be damaged during normal practice." Fanner said frankly, "If it exceeds this number, it only means that my idea won't work, and I won't blame you."

"I understand," Lafite nodded excitedly, "Then please leave it to me! However, the machine tools in the factory may not be free, so I will try my best to find time to help you complete it."

"Your brother seems to like muskets very much." Cat's paw pulled Yupi and whispered.

"It's not surprising," Rodney leaned over, "Who doesn't like powerful weapons? They used to be swords, guns and swords, but now they are replaced by muskets and cannons."

Fanner was convinced of this, and it was only after he witnessed the power of the twelve-pound field cannon that he gradually shifted his hobby from boiled eggs to this duty. Opening the leather bag carried by his companion, he took out a metal pipe removed from a scrapped heavy machine gun and said to Lafite, "Then let's start now."

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The rifle barrel was disassembled and fixed on a drill press.

Lafite twisted the switch, aligned the drill bit at the marked position, and carefully closed the distance between the two. When the drill bit came into contact with the pipe body, silky metal debris instantly splashed out.

For Fanner, this was also an extremely new scene. Although it was clear that both the steam engine and the fortress cannon were made from pieces of metal ingots, it was the first time for him to watch them at such a close range. The indestructible steel in the consciousness changes its shape little by little under the drill bit, as if its own hardness no longer exists. This experience is truly amazing.

According to Lafite, some of the machine tools in the Second Machinery Factory have now been replaced by third-generation machines driven by "Shuguang No. 1". Compared with the machine tools driven by steam engines in the past, they are much easier to use, regardless of vibration or noise. are significantly reduced and can be started at any time. As long as they have good skills, some master craftsmen can even carve patterns on iron rods the size of their fingers.

But Fanner didn't need such superb skills - after a night of thinking, he had sorted out his entire idea. In short, it uses the fewest steps and a handful of resources to achieve the goal. After all, this kind of modification must be simple and easy to use, and must not hinder the normal production of the factory. For this purpose, he specially brought the air guide tube from the Mark 1 to simplify the difficulty and save processing time.

With the key parts formed, drawing out the gunpowder gas in the first step is no longer a problem. The focus is on how to achieve continuous shooting of the gun.

In fact, Fanner had been interested in the heavy machine guns of the artillery battalion a long time ago. During the Northern Expedition, he also played with the treasures of the air defense teams on the artillery positions. One thing he was sure of was that in order to accommodate a complex ammunition supply and retraction mechanism, the Mark 1 gun body was much larger than the rifle, and the way the bullet belt was inserted into the chamber was different from the magazine clip. It's not practical to move here.

Even if this move is feasible, it means that the heavy machine gun with its own low output will have to separate some parts for the exclusive use of artillery. Even if Brian is indifferent, Lord Iron Ax will definitely scold him.

The best way is not to make any changes to the gun body, and to concentrate all changes outside the gun body as much as possible.

"That's almost enough..." Lafite finished cleaning the drilled hole and compared the rifle barrel and air tube to the sunshine outside the window. "If we cut off the extra section of the latter, the two tubes should be able to fit together." superior."

"Don't rush to connect them together." Fanner took out a piece of white paper from his pocket and spread it flat in front of the other party. "Next step, I want to ask you to process a component like this."

I saw a rather crude pattern drawn on the paper. The whole shape was arc-shaped, about one finger long and two fingers wide, with a groove hollowed out in the middle.

"What is this?" Everyone came up curiously and asked, "It doesn't look like parts of a gun."

Fanner was also quite unsure. After all, this was just his personal idea and had not been verified. However, he could not show cowardice in front of his subordinates. "Ahem... If everything goes well, this thing will Replace our hands."

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Five days later, many soldiers from the artillery battalion gathered at the shooting training ground of the First Army.

They learned from their superiors that a repeating musket designed specifically for artillery was being tested - unlike the equipment currently commonly used by the army, this weapon was not made by His Majesty Roland, but by the battalion commander Fanner. Come up with ideas. This statement naturally aroused everyone's interest. Even if they are still on vacation, they want to see what the new weapon looks like.

To everyone's surprise, although the weapon placed on the test firing platform jammed and malfunctioned from time to time, it could indeed continue to fire when operating normally - as long as the trigger was continuously pulled, it could Pour out all the bullets in your stomach in a short time!

And compared to the five-round loading of the revolver rifle, the new weapon can hold more than twenty rounds at a time. If there are a few more on it, it will be comparable to a heavy machine gun.

"I didn't expect you to be able to do it," Cat Claw said in admiration, "I finally understand why Lord Iron Ax chose you to be the battalion commander."

"This is actually the credit of His Majesty Roland. Didn't he often say that we should combine the knowledge learned in books with practice? I just made a trivial attempt." Fanner said proudly, and he did not expect it. It went so smoothly. In just five days, a usable weapon was pieced together, and the predetermined goals were basically achieved. Afterwards, as long as some minor adjustments are made, the artillery battalion can obtain enough weapons with very small resources. The firepower of self-preservation.

"Are you Camp Commander Fanner?" Someone suddenly asked.

"That's right, you are..." Fanner turned his head following the sound.

"I'm a member of the precision shooting team, my name is Danny." The man said with a smile, "I saw it was quite busy here when I was on duty, so I came over to learn about the situation... I wonder if I can try the new design you designed. Weapons?"

"Precision shooting team?" Youpi was stunned, and then winked at Fanner, "Boss——"

Fanner naturally knew the origin of this team. Each precision shooter was an outstanding warrior carefully selected by Brian from the musketeer battalion. Soon after they were formed, they became famous in the Battle of Cold Wind Ridge against the church, and won the Having received the Marksman Medal awarded by His Majesty, he can be said to be the best among the best. And judging from the opponent's clothes, his status in the team should be quite high. If such people could be made to envy the guns of the artillery battalion, wouldn't it mean that they could completely overpower the artillery battalion?

Looking at the expectant expressions of Youpi, Mao Zhao and others, Fanner slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "Of course, please."