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, Yupi's brother Rafi showed great interest. He took the rifle handed over by Fanner and fiddled with it, "Is this really possible? I used to be a miner, but now I do it. It is also 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 also be damaged during normal practice." Fanner said frankly, "If it exceeds this number, it only means that my idea will not work, and you won't be blamed."
"I understand," Rafi nodded excitedly. "Then please leave it to me! But the machine tools in the workshop may not be free. I will try my best to help you complete it."
"Your brother seems to like muskets very much." Catpaw pulled the grapefruit peel and whispered.
"It's not surprising," Rodney leaned over. "Who doesn't like powerful weapons? It used to be guns and swords, but now it's just muskets and cannons."
Fanner agreed with this, and after seeing the power of the twelve-pound field gun, he gradually shifted his preference from hard-boiled eggs to this duty. Opening the leather bag carried by his companion, he took out a metal tube from the scrapped heavy machine gun, and said to Raffi, "Then let's start now."
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The barrel of the rifle was disassembled and fastened to the drill press.
Rafi twisted the switch, aligning the drill bit with the marked position, carefully closing the distance between the two. When the drill bit came into contact with the pipe body, silk-like metal chips splashed out in an instant.
For Fanner, this is also a very new scene. Although it is clear that whether it is a steam engine or a fortress cannon, it is processed from pieces of metal ingots, but it is the first time to watch it at such a close distance. The indestructible steel in consciousness changes its shape little by little under the drill, as if its own hardness no longer exists, this experience is really amazing.
According to Lafite, some of the machine tools in the No. 2 Machinery Factory have now been replaced by the third generation driven by "Dawning No. 1", which is much better than the machine tools driven by steam engines in the past, whether it is vibration or noise. are greatly reduced and can be activated at any time. As long as the skills are good, some masters can even carve flowers on iron rods the size of fingers.
But Fanner didn't need such superb craftsmanship. After a night of thinking, he had already sorted out his entire idea. In short, getting there with the fewest steps and a handful of resources. After all, this kind of transformation must be simple and easy to use without hindering the normal production of the factory. To this end, he specially brought the airway on the Mark 1 to simplify the difficulty and save processing time.
With the key parts formed, it is no longer a problem to draw out the gunpowder gas in the first step. The focus is on how to achieve continuous firing of guns.
In fact, Vanner had been interested in the heavy machine guns of the Musket Battalion a long time ago, and during the Northern Expedition, he also played with the treasures of the air defense squads on the artillery positions. One thing he can be sure of is that in order to accommodate the next set of complex feeding and recoil mechanism, the frame of the Mark 1 is much larger than that of the rifle, and the way the chain is loaded into the chamber is not the same as that of the magazine. It's not realistic to move in.
Even if this was feasible, it would mean that the heavy machine gun with its low output would have to allocate some parts for artillery use only. Even if Brian was indifferent, Lord Iron Axe would definitely scold him.
The best way to do this is to not make any changes to the frame, and to focus all changes outside the frame as much as possible.
"That's about it..." Lafite cleaned the drill hole and compared the rifle barrel and gas pipe to the sunlight outside the window, "If you cut off the extra section of the latter, the two pipes should be able to match. ."
"Don't be in a hurry to connect them," Fanner took out a piece of white paper from his pocket and laid it out in front of the other party. "Next step, I want to ask you to process a part like this."
I saw a rather rudimentary pattern drawn on the paper. The whole was arc-shaped, about one finger long and two fingers wide, with a groove hollowed out in the middle.
"What's this?" asked everyone curiously, "It doesn't look like a part of a gun."
Fanner was also a little unsure. After all, this was just his personal idea, which had not been verified yet, but in front of his subordinates, he couldn't show his timidity anyway, "Cough cough... If everything goes well, this thing will replace it. 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 respective superiors that a repeating musket specially designed for artillery is being tested and is different from the equipment currently commonly used by troops. ideas. This statement naturally aroused everyone's interest. Even if they were still on vacation, they wanted to see what the new weapon looked like.
To everyone's surprise, although the weapon on the test-firing stand sometimes jams and malfunctions, it can indeed achieve continuous shooting during normal operation as long as the trigger is continuously pulled, and it can Dump all the bullets in your stomach within time!
Moreover, compared to the five-round reloading of the revolver rifle, the new weapon can hold about twenty rounds in one go. If there are several more racks, it is comparable to a heavy machine gun.
"I didn't expect you to be able to do it," Catpaw sighed, "I understand why Iron Axe-sama chose you to be the battalion commander."
"This is actually the credit of His Majesty Roland. Didn't he often say that he should combine the knowledge learned in books with practice? I just made a trivial attempt." Fanner said proudly, but 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. After making some minor adjustments, the artillery battalion can obtain enough resources with a very small amount of resources. Self-defense firepower.
"Are you Battalion Commander Vanna?" someone suddenly asked.
"That's right, you are..." Fanner turned his head in response to the sound.
"I'm a member of the precision shooting team, my name is Danny." The man smiled lightly, "When I was on duty, I saw that it was quite lively here, so I came over to understand the situation... I wonder if I can try the new weapon you designed. Is it?"
"Precision Shooting Team?" Yupi was stunned, then winked at Fanner, "Boss"
Vanner naturally knows the origin of this team. Each precision shooter is an outstanding fighter carefully selected by Brian from the Musket Battalion. Soon after its formation, he became famous in the Battle of Cold Wind Ridge against the Church, and won the The marksman medal awarded by His Majesty can be said to be the elite of the elite. And from the perspective of the opponent's clothes, his status in the team should not be low. If such people can be made to envy the guns of the artillery battalion, doesn't it mean that they can completely overwhelm the musket battalion
Looking at the expectant expressions of Yupi, Cat's Claw and others, Fanner slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "Of course you can, please."