Chapter 1966 Have a Baby (Part 1)

Inside the box were twenty gun barrels placed vertically, which were specially requested by Guo Tailai, and they were never laid down during the transportation. These barrels include the currently used sniper rifles and assault rifles, all of which are some styles that Guo Tailai has made before. However, unlike ordinary barrels, the outside of these barrels can be clearly seen to be wrapped with dense carbon fibers.

"A barrel wrapped with carbon fiber with a proper label can greatly improve the shooting accuracy, durability and shooting life of the firearm." Guo Tailai picked up one and showed it to everyone: "The carbon fiber barrel can ensure the stress state of the barrel. Consistent with a wide range of temperature ranges, weight savings can be achieved without sacrificing firearm performance."

The main structure of the carbon fiber barrel is still stainless steel, but the middle part of the barrel is cut off, and then carbon fiber is wound with a special process, so that the main body can withstand the same chamber pressure as a normal barrel. In addition to being lighter in weight, another advantage of the carbon fiber barrel is that it can isolate the temperature of the outside world and reduce the impact of sunlight on shooting accuracy.

Compared with traditional steel barrels, carbon fiber barrels are 20%-65% lighter in weight, and can improve heat dissipation, thereby reducing the temperature of the barrel and prolonging its service life. In addition, it can also reduce the vibration of the gun, effectively Improve performance on various indicators.

"Of course, weight reduction will definitely bring about changes in recoil." Guo Tailai said in a matter-of-fact manner: "At present, I can't determine which firearms will perform better after weight reduction, and which will perform worse, so do all of these types. Let’s let the testers test it again.”

After patiently listening to Guo Tailai's explanation, everyone was pleasantly surprised. Although Guo Tai said it may bring about changes in recoil, but as long as it is not the huge recoil of large-caliber bullets, the impact of changes in recoil of ordinary bullets is actually not big. But it would be a big surprise if various indicators were improved as a result.

What's more, even large-caliber firearms must be heavy, and it can reduce the weight of large-caliber firearms on a large scale. This is an exciting change!

"If the performance of the firearm is barely readable..." Guo Tailai paused for a while, and after attracting everyone's attention, he continued: "Then maybe it can also be used on the barrel."

Used on the barrel? What would happen if the gun barrel was 50% lighter with the same performance? General Chu and General Sun were already trembling with excitement.

Why do the heavy artillery of various countries want to find ways to reduce weight? It is just for the convenience of transportation. If it can reach the point where it can be directly airdropped by helicopter, it will be too convenient in combat. However, due to technical and material limitations, sometimes heavy weapons cannot reduce their weight.

But according to Guo Tai, if the use of carbon fiber can really perform better in terms of strength and life, then as long as the weight of the gun barrel is reduced, other parts can also be reduced. Lighter means easier deployment, less logistical pressure, better maneuverability, and easier access to opportunities in combat. This technology is of great significance!

Although as Fatty said, light weight will definitely bring about changes in recoil, but these can be overcome, especially for cannons, there are various ways to fix them on the ground, rather than simply relying on the barrel and The weight of the gun barrel to resist recoil.

"The most obvious disadvantage." Guo Tailai finally concluded: "Expensive! Adding more production processes and materials will definitely increase the cost, no doubt about it. But how to reduce the specific production cost depends on the production process and production scale of carbon fiber. And the size of the order for these gun barrels. If the domestic troops really can’t afford the equipment, or they can also consider selling it to foreign gun lovers and collectors, it will definitely be no problem to recover the cost.”

The benefits are nothing compared to the disadvantages. Don't look at the fat man who only took out a few gun barrels and joked that it was to sell carbon fiber, but these are really going to be successful, which is definitely of great significance. The gun barrel is already in front of us, can the gun barrel be far away?

As for the cost, when China really wants to apply it on a large scale, is the cost problem still a problem?

The barrel is standard, and it can be used directly by replacing it. Everyone has tested it and found that there is no difficulty in using it. As long as you adapt to the weight of the new barrel, everything will be fine. However, it is obvious that some fighters who use all-steel barrels with better gun feel are still a little awkward to use new barrels, but this is just a matter of habit. It takes more training for a period of time to regain the gun feel.

When everyone sat together in General Sun's office, it was already two hours later. The two generals were still very excited, and they didn't calm down just because they returned to the office.

From the moment he received the infantry fighting vehicle during the Spring Festival, General Chu knew that Guo Tailai would rarely play on the vehicle in the future. Similarly, I don't have much interest in army equipment, and I may play it occasionally when I am interested, but it is unlikely to concentrate on researching one. But today I received two pieces of equipment at once, or the same equipment and a new material technology reference, all of which are related to the army, so excited.

"Thank you, Fatty!" General Sun's face was full of wrinkles. After Guo Tailai moved to Gusu, every time new equipment was tested by people from the Northwest Base, it had been a long time since they were tested in the Beijing Military Region. This time Actually reaped the benefits. There are only five sniper rifles of that type. Except for Zhao Yanyan's, the rest must be left in the Beijing Military Region for testing.

A sniper rifle that can hit 0.1MOA! It is estimated that other military regions will go crazy when they find out, hahaha, it's so cool.

General Chu was happier. It is a trivial matter in which military region the sniper rifle is tried, the key is those carbon fiber barrels, in addition to the barrel, it may even be developed to the barrel. Equipment weight reduction is a key topic for all military equipment designers, and now suddenly there is a feasible idea. Tanks and heavy artillery can be used for reference, and even naval guns and machine guns of fighter jets can be considered. It is an excellent research direction that can bring improvement to the three armies of the sea, land and air!

Not to mention that there is no fear of carbon fiber being stuck abroad at all in China. Originally, several models of carbon fiber production technology of Zhengyifang Technology have been put into production, and now there are two new models of production technology, which is simply a match! This is not counting that Guo Tailai tried out carbon fiber and super aluminum alloy on the Treasure Ship before, and he can test the actual application effect in stages when he returns to the port for maintenance for a period of time.

Fatty is still that fatty after all!

"Fatty!" General Chu faced Guo Tailai seriously, thanked him with a smile, "Thank you for the gift!"