Seeing Berekov's appearance, everyone in the reception room looked at each other in confusion. As if feeling that he had lost his composure, Berekov quickly picked up the water glass on the side and took two sips, and then calmed down his excitement a little.

, so he smiled bitterly at the strange-looking people and sighed, and then slowly talked about his affairs in the Soviet Union.

It turns out that when the Soviet Union's new generation of 57mm anti-aircraft guns was about to be finalized, Berekov led his team to withdraw the 57mm anti-aircraft gun development team in order to start the development of Gatling-type rapid-fire guns. The reason why he chose this direction was because other people

After so many years of research on aviation weapons and rapid-fire anti-aircraft artillery, Lekov came to a far-sighted conclusion:

That is, when carrying out hard-kill interception of aircraft, it is not that the larger the caliber of the anti-aircraft gun, the more effective it is. On the contrary, large-caliber anti-aircraft guns often do not perform satisfactorily in actual air defense combat due to problems with their rate of fire and maneuverability.

The results achieved by those small-caliber rapid-fire anti-aircraft guns with light weight and fast firing rate are more obvious.

Therefore, Belekov came to the conclusion that when using anti-aircraft artillery to carry out air defense operations, what is important is not the power of a single shell, but the density of firepower projected to the target area at the same time. In short, it is the firing rate of that anti-aircraft gun.

The faster you go, the stronger your air defense capability is.

It is based on this conclusion that Berekov began to explore the research of rapid-fire artillery as early as World War II. However, just as it started to improve, it was interrupted by the tragic Soviet-German war. After the war, with the advent of the jet age, aircraft

The speed has greatly increased compared with that during World War II, and Berekov became even more anxious when he saw this.

So taking advantage of the great opportunity to further consolidate and develop the Soviet military industry after the war, Berekov took his students and assistants to start a new round of exploration of rapid-fire guns. After several years of practice and verification, they finally selected the rapid-fire gun.

The structure is none other than the Gatling-style rapid-fire principle that became famous around the world more than a hundred years ago.

Belekov originally thought that this new weapon, which could potentially improve the strength of the Soviet air defense forces by several levels, would be recognized by the Soviet military. However, he did not expect that before the project application report was submitted, he would be rejected by those who had experienced World War II.

The siege of the Soviet generals in the smoke of gunfire.

The reason is very simple. These Soviet generals relied on the so-called "experience of the Great Patriotic War" to hold on to large-caliber anti-aircraft guns, because those seemingly bulky large-caliber anti-aircraft guns can not only hit aircraft in the sky, but can also be fired when necessary.

It is a very good anti-tank gun.

The most famous one during World War II was the German 88 gun. It was a famous killer of combat aircraft in the air. It could directly name any tank in the world at that time. It can be said that it was not a big deal in the sky and on the earth. There are other similar tanks.

There are a number of 85mm anti-aircraft guns, as well as later 100mm anti-aircraft guns.

It is precisely because of this complex that the Soviet generals have a particularly deep affection for large-caliber anti-aircraft guns. Therefore, when they heard that Berekov intended to use egg-sized rapid-fire cannons to replace the large-caliber anti-aircraft guns that could blast the sky and the earth,

At that time, the situation exploded. At that time, Berekov didn’t think anything of it, and even took his research results to Moscow to debate with the opponents.

It doesn't matter that he just argued like this, it immediately stoked a hornet's nest. You must know that in the Soviet Union at that time, those generals with outstanding achievements had a great say, especially in the development of armaments, they often said "The experience of the Great Patriotic War tells us

..." is tantamount to sealing the coffin.

Therefore, Berekov was completely defeated. The development team was disbanded, his funding was completely deprived, and he was even deprived of his title of chief designer. If Korolev hadn't given him a hand, what might be waiting for him next is

Exiled to Siberia...

"Really, if I had changed my perspective and not blindly insisted on land air defense and field air defense, but included them in the air force, perhaps I would not have suffered such a fate. Even if I did not get support, the basic development

I can still continue, alas... After all, it's just my stupid head that doesn't understand what flexibility is...

Look, why am I talking about so many unhappy things? By the way, Comrade Bai Yi, where is your progress? And when I look at the picture, your ammunition supply system is very special. It seems to be similar to the traditional rapid-fire

The way the weapons are fed is different!”

As he spoke, Berekov felt that he had spoken a bit too much today. After all, it involved sensitive topics in the Soviet Union. Although he had dealt with it in a subtle way, it was not good for others to hear it, so he quickly collected himself.

, changing the topic to the drawing in front of you.

Whether it was the head of the General Logistics Department or Bai Yi present, they were all clear-eyed people. They were interested in the internal struggles of the Soviet Union, but they were limited to gossip and anecdotes. Their core now is to do everything possible to achieve their own goals.

Otherwise, Bai Yi wouldn't have worked so hard in the past three months to produce two weapon prototypes. What's the use of one equipment design sketch?

The so-called goal is not only to make the Baiyun Factory go further, but also to bring China's military industry to a new level. Because of this, apart from Berekov's words, Bai Yi and others felt that it was a good breakthrough to achieve their goals.

Taking it to heart, seeing Berekov finally turning to the current issue, Bai Yi quickly responded without hesitation: "Yes, our ammunition supply equipment uses something called a chainless ammunition supply system."

"Chainless ammunition supply system?" Berekov frowned as he looked at the sketch, seeming to be thinking about something, while Bai Yi nodded: "Yes, it is the chainless ammunition supply system. The reason for using this system is,

This is because after our stress calculation, when the 30mm three-barreled rapid-fire gun is in combat, due to the high rate of fire, the ordinary ammunition chain is easily deformed, bent or even broken under high-speed pulling, resulting in jamming, thus causing the entire weapon to malfunction.

.

Therefore, we adopted an electric chainless ammunition feeding system. In the chainless ammunition feeding system, the artillery shells are stored in a shovel-shaped device, and an Archimedean screw is installed in the drum, and the ammunition is arranged along the screw.

When the screw rotates, the ammunition is "squeezed" into a closed flexible bomb delivery chute and sent to the aircraft gun. This principle is like a meat grinder.

However, the chainless ammunition supply does not actually mean that there is no ammunition chain, but that there is no ammunition chain in the traditional sense that tightly "grasps" the bullets and artillery shells. The chainless ammunition supply system uses an open ammunition chain.

To transport ammunition, this open ammunition chain is actually equivalent to the conveyor chain on the industrial production line, but it must be transported in a closed ammunition conveying chute, otherwise this kind of conveyor chain that cannot "catch" the shells will make

The ammunition fell out..."

"Oh my God, it's incredible." Before Bai Yi could finish his words, Berekov exclaimed involuntarily, startling Korolev and others next to him, but Berekov

The husband didn’t care so much: “Just use this Archimedean screw

Then... why didn't I think of it at the time? Two years, two whole years, why didn't I think of it. Comrade Bai Yi, your method is so unbelievable. Really, I have never admired Berekov in my life.

Who are you, Bai Yi, but you are one of them!"

As soon as Berekov said this, everyone in the audience was stunned. Bai Yi also showed a surprised expression, but he curled his lips nonchalantly in his heart: "It's awesome, of course it's awesome. This is a waste of money for the American emperor."
Chapter completed!