Chapter 1295 Rifle Demonstration

For a long time in the past, the outside world has been controversial about the existence of this long-range anti-personnel weapon, and speculations about its actual combat effectiveness are even more varied. Almost all of them are conjectures based on a lack of understanding.

.Today's occasion can be regarded as the first public appearance of this weapon. Its black appearance is not eye-catching. At best, it is just an oversized blunderbuss. The sight on the top of the gun body is barely enough.

A rather conspicuous feature.

The previous generations of sniper rifles all used the old-fashioned front-loading method, which had an extremely slow firing rate and was difficult to operate. Starting from this generation, they used paper-packed fixed-loading ammunition and flash caps loaded in the breech, which greatly reduced the ammunition loading time.

The time required and the difficulty of operation. In fact, for this change, the structure of the entire rifle has been redesigned. It can be said that this generation of new sniper rifles have no direct genetic relationship with the previous models in design.

The gun body structure is closer to the historical Sharps rifle.

The audience naturally has no idea how the design idea of ​​this gun evolved. What they care about is the range, accuracy, lethality and cost of use of this gun. For them, these are the information with real reference value.

The soldiers first showed the audience several iron half-length targets used as shooting targets, and then hung them on target stands 300 meters, 400 meters, and 500 meters away. The targets alone were

The placement distance was enough to make the audience take a breath. The rifles they purchased from Haihan generally have an effective killing range of about three hundred meters, but in fact, the distance at which they can achieve accurate shooting is only about a hundred meters.

It is impossible to find where the bullet has drifted beyond 200 meters. As for pursuing the hit rate at a longer distance, you really can only let it happen.

After buying it back, each manufacturer naturally had the idea of ​​imitating and improving it. However, for those who have not mastered the principles of firearms, it is not easy to change the design of the Haihan rifle. Of course, the performance after modification is often not as good as the original version. Try more.

After a few times, I naturally gave up.

Liu Shang didn't believe that there were such powerful firearms in the world that could accurately hit the target at such a distance, but when he saw Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi talking and laughing happily, with relaxed expressions on their faces, he didn't seem to be worried at all that the next target practice would be messed up. It looked like

I have full confidence in the performance of this weapon.

In fact, Haihan also made a lot of preparation work before conducting this kind of demonstration. The sniper has been repeatedly calibrating the shooting at this shooting position for many days to ensure that the demonstration target shooting is foolproof. Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi responded to this

Since I know it well, I naturally won’t worry too much about the performance of the demonstration.

In order to ensure that the sniper can perform to its due level to the greatest extent, everyone present was asked to silence temporarily to prevent the sniper from being too distracted by the noise in the surrounding environment. This was also the first time for the audience present to see this.

The gunman was lying on the ground in a prone shooting position, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

When the sound of gunfire suddenly broke the silence, Liu Shang's body shook involuntarily, as if he was the target of the sniper. But just a short moment later, there was a sound coming from a distance.

The impact of the projectile hitting the iron target made the audience, including Liu Shang, couldn't help but exclaim.

Liu Shang had never put down the telescope, so he could basically confirm that at almost the same time as the gunfire sounded, the target closest to the shooting position did indeed tremble slightly.

"This... can really hit!" Although Liu Shang was secretly lucky and thought that the hit might be due to luck, in fact he also understood that Haihan dared to invite representatives from various countries to the scene to watch.

Weapon has full confidence and will never bet his reputation on luck.

Sure enough, the next few gunshots completely dispelled Liu Shang's doubts. The sound of projectiles hitting the target was so clear that it was impossible to question the performance of this rifle. Then he shot at a farther target.

It did not disappoint the audience at all, and the shots continued to hit one after another.

Dong Yanyun couldn't help but ask Yan Chujie: "May I ask Minister Yan, what is the effective range of this gun?"

Yan Chujie smiled and said: "This shooting range is a little small, which limits the performance. In fact, if the target is twice as far away, we can still maintain a considerable hit rate."

Dong Yanyun was secretly shocked when he heard this, and quickly asked: "Can this gun be sold?"

Yan Chujie shook his head and said: "We currently have no plans to sell this rifle. Moreover, this rifle cannot be used by everyone. Users need to undergo long-term training to achieve the performance you have seen.

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Dong Yanyun did not give up, but gritted his teeth and reported a high price: "Dong is willing to buy it for a thousand taels of gold!"

Yan Chujie saw that Dong Yanyun was so uncontrollable and thought that this guy probably had other plans. However, this kind of high-end rifle was originally a deterrent weapon. Even Haihan himself had very little equipment and had no intention of using it.

Even if Dong Yanyun gets ten thousand taels of gold for sale, he still won't let go.

Yan Chujie responded: "It's not a matter of price. This kind of rifle is not for sale at the moment. Mr. Dong doesn't need to say more."

Dong Yanyun sighed, knowing that the other party would not even repay the price, so he really had no peace of mind in making this deal. He originally planned that if his army had such a sharp weapon, he would be able to use it in his own formation when facing the enemy in the future.

Zhongzhi takes the enemy's general's head. Not to mention a thousand gold, even ten thousand gold is worth it. After buying it back, Xu Xinsu will definitely praise him. This Haihan people are disgusting if they think about it. Since they won't sell it, why bother?

Take it out to whet your appetite.

Zheng Bai witnessed the whole process of Dong Yanyun's bid being rejected from the side. He couldn't help but secretly cursed the rich man. After scolding him, he felt a little gloating about his misfortune. Of course, he was also very interested in such a sharp weapon, but if he wanted to pay more than a thousand gold,

In order to make a deal, he felt that it was not a good deal. Fortunately, Dong Yanyun rushed to bid, which saved him from running into trouble. Zheng Bai immediately complimented him a few words, but did not mention a word about purchasing.

It can be regarded as knowledge and interest.

The shooting demonstration lasted for as long as a cup of tea before it came to an end. As soon as the gag order was lifted, everyone immediately started talking about the power of this sniper rifle. Even if Liu Shang did not understand military affairs, after watching this shooting, he naturally understood

What a terrifying role this thing can play on the battlefield. Since Haihan took it out for display, I'm afraid it means that this is no longer a product under development, but a standard weapon that can be put into actual combat at any time.

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Soon, soldiers took back several targets and hung them up in front of the audience for display. You can see several bullet holes on the three iron half-length targets. Think about how the projectiles still flew after flying such a long distance in the air.

It can easily penetrate iron sheets, and its lethality is quite astonishing.

The half-body target is painted with white paint on the concentric circle target centered on the chest. You can clearly distinguish the distribution of bullets hitting the target. On the nearest target, the distribution of five bullets is relatively concentrated, and one of them even

It is only about an inch away from the target. The distribution of bullet holes at a distance of 400 meters is obviously more scattered. But if it is a real target, as long as it can hit the upper body, the chance of killing it is still very high. And at a distance of 500 meters, the bullet holes are more likely to be killed.

Four out of five shots hit the target, and one shot missed the target, which is reasonable. But this shooting result is enough to show that this rifle has a very powerful lethality at least at a distance of 500 meters. Before that, it seemed that

I have never heard of any long-range weapon that can deliver a fatal and precise strike at this distance.

However, the audience soon realized that this thing was not intended to be sold, it was just to let everyone know that Haihan had such a sharp weapon in his arsenal. Always be in awe, this is probably what Haihan is.

Show the real purpose of this weapon to all parties, right?

Of course, Haihan will not only perform operas but not sell tickets. The rifle displayed next is the Type 35 flintlock gun specially developed for military sales. The gun body structure of this gun is similar to the Type 31 and Type 33 from earlier years.

There is no fundamental difference between the several exported rifles. They are still old-style front-loading rifles. Rifles of the same model have basically been completely eliminated and replaced in the Haihan regular army. Nowadays, almost all the military are equipped with breech-loading paper cases.

The flash cap fired the rifle.

Although it is new wine in old bottles, Haihan Ordnance Industry has made some improvements in the performance of guns, such as more reliable firing devices, better accuracy, easier-to-maintain spare parts, etc. At the same time, Sanwu

Type flintlock guns can be customized in terms of appearance, caliber, etc. according to the actual needs of the armies of various countries - of course, the cost of the customized model is definitely higher than the basic model.

In addition, the bayonet of the Type 35 rifle will no longer be charged separately, but will be sold as a standard accessory with the rifle. This is a good news for customers who had to grit their teeth and pay for the bayonet after buying the rifle in the past.

Not a big or small discount.

Many of the representatives from various countries who came to observe this time were officers, so Haihan Ordnance Industry also specially prepared a number of rifles for them to test-fire in person. For a while, there was a lot of gunfire on the shooting range, which was really lively.

But Liu Shang couldn't join in the fun, so he could only stand far away and watch others test-fire. Among the inspection team, Yu Xiaobao and Lu Ting were both good at using guns, so they went over and fired a few rounds.

It's fun. But for them, this kind of rifle with backward performance has nothing new. Nowadays, only militiamen and recruits use this kind of old-fashioned firearms during training.

However, only Haihan's own family can have this kind of mentality. You must know that even among Xu Xinsu's direct troops, there are still matchlock troops in service. Those things are more primitive than flintlock guns. Haihan

Ordnance industry now only produces after receiving orders. The troops that can be equipped with this kind of flintlock gun are basically the elite of the military of various countries, and not everyone can have the treatment.

The military has deployed a number of officers for the test firing activities to provide one-on-one services to guests, in order to make potential customers aware of the performance improvements of the new model rifle. Although this year's improvement is not large, Haihan

The military industry still has performance requirements, and the performance of Haihan Military Industry will directly affect the Ministry of National Defense's military expenditures for the next year. Therefore, the military spares no effort in promoting military sales. In order to ensure that sales are not too bad

, Haihan Ordnance Industry even discounted in disguise and canceled the extra charge for originally non-standard parts such as bayonets.

Of course, no matter how many promotional and discount activities are done, they are not as effective as a real war. In the past two years, the South China Sea has become increasingly calm under the shock of Haihan, and the conflicts between countries have become more and more peaceful.

Conflicts have gradually eased. In an environment where war pressure is not great, countries have naturally less motivation to purchase, update and upgrade their armaments.

Haihan executives hope to rise peacefully through monopoly trade. A stable and secure South China Sea is naturally the best trade environment. However, for Haihan Ordnance Industry, whose main revenue is the export of arms equipment, it will inevitably be counterproductive.

The effect has been achieved. It is impossible for the military to deliberately create conflicts and provoke war in the South China Sea area in order to sell more arms. After all, the South China Sea is Haihan’s back garden. To cause trouble here, even if it sells a few more guns and cannons

, it will still harm your own interests in the long run.

Representatives from various countries generally do not place orders on the spot. They have to go back and think carefully about whether they should buy it and how much they want to buy, calculate their own pockets, and then consider the actual situation of their own armies before they can make corresponding decisions.

Of course, big customers like Annan and Fujian Xu will generally place orders as soon as possible. The difference is just a matter of quantity. For rifles with less significant performance upgrades like this year, they may appropriately reduce the purchase quantity.

Wait for subsequent price reductions year by year before continuing to purchase in batches.

Liu Shang didn't know the twists and turns in this arms trade. He only knew that after Haihan demonstrated the test firing, various forces would start buying and selling to buy large quantities of rifles from Haihan. In his opinion,

, this kind of rifle is at least much more advanced than the matchlock gun installed by the Ming Dynasty army, but now it seems that only the Fujian Ming army will come all the way here to purchase goods. Of course, this may also be related to the high selling price of Haihan weapons.

It has a certain relationship. After all, the Fujian Ming Army is backed by rich people and has enough money to spend in this field, while the armies in other places do not have so much additional military expenditure to purchase weapons from Haihan.

After a while, the military had sent people to clean up the shooting range, and then rolled out today's highlight, the Army artillery. The four artillery pieces with different diameters were all installed on the carriages and hauled in by packhorses. The soldiers untied the cannons.

After installing the vehicle frame, push it into the already arranged gun emplacement and place it in place.
Chapter completed!