War Military: From 1978

Chapter 304 Experimental Weapon!
"Crack! Crack!"

At the shooting range, Chu An held a rifle that resembled an AK and kept firing at a target with a chest ring about 100 meters away.

Not only him, but there was another person next to him firing the same gun, making a series of loud bangs.

"How are you feeling?" After finishing a magazine, the chief of staff turned to look at Chu An.

Chu An finished a magazine first, and his face was full of excitement: "Great! The accuracy is better than the AK, especially in burst mode. The muzzle doesn't shake as much as the AK. I can hardly believe this is a gun that uses 7.62 bullets!"

These are the guns that the Chief of Staff personally delivered with his men.

It is neither the Type 56 nor the Type 56 assault rifle currently in service with the military, nor the Type 63, but a firearm that has not yet been officially finalized and put into service.

Of course, Chu An knew the name of this gun.

The famous August 1st Army style of combat.

Chu An held the gun in his hands, examining it from all angles, unable to put it down.

Although he knew the name of the gun, he had seen it in his previous life when he was watching short videos and TV.

But in his previous life, he wasn't qualified to get involved.

And now, he has obtained this limited edition model that has not yet been put into production or deployed.

"This is because the firearm uses a short-stroke piston automatic mechanism, which is the same as the AK series."

However, this firearm features a more thoughtful design in its gas tube placement, cleverly utilizing propellant gases to counteract muzzle rise and improve shooting accuracy, especially during burst fire. Unlike the AK, which suffers from severe muzzle climb that negatively impacts accuracy, this firearm demonstrates superior precision.

Beside him, a bespectacled soldier who looked refined and scholarly explained with a smile.

He delivered the guns with the chief of staff, who just explained that he was an engineer at the firearms research institute.

He came here because this gun has not yet entered the front lines or been used in combat. However, it has now been issued to Chu An's squadron and is very likely to be used in combat in the future, so he came to record the data.

Of course, he's obviously early now.

It's only August 27th.

Chu An's special operations reconnaissance squadron had been established for more than a month.

But they are still a long way from going to the battlefield.

Chu An will train them for at least another month or two before choosing an opportunity to send them to the front lines.

"It's impressive, but the wooden stock seems a bit too big, which affects maneuverability. It might be a problem to use this weapon in jungles or confined spaces!"

The engineer next to him quickly took out a pen and paper and wrote it down.

"Any more?"

After saying that, he continued, "Actually, during the design process, we did consider bullpup or simple metal stocks, but in the end, it proved that this wooden stock was more stable!"

"It's already much better than the Type 56 assault rifle. I feel like this gun can be finalized and put into service right now!" At this moment, the chief of staff spoke again.

As a soldier, one must have an extreme passion for firearms.

As an officer, and a high-ranking one at that, he was eager to equip his troops with better firearms as soon as possible.

Because this would affect the combat effectiveness of one's own troops.

"We can't be so careless. This firearm has just been designed and hasn't undergone any testing yet. This is just the right opportunity, so we sent it here to test it out!"

"That's true!" the chief of staff laughed heartily.

At this moment, Chu An also spoke up from the side: "Let's see how things go after we use it!"

In fact, Chu An knew that there was an improved version of this gun.

Especially the stock; the improved version features a metal folding stock.

However, Chu An planned to discuss these issues later.

After all, we just got the gun and only fired one magazine. If we offer too many suggestions now, people might think we look down on their intelligence.

He handed the gun in his hand to the squad leader who had come over.

Then, Chu An went to a box next door and took out a rectangular gun case.

The Chief of Staff delivered three types of new equipment today.

The Type 81 automatic rifle, which was neither finalized nor named, was one type; the gun box that Chu An opened contained another type that closely resembled the SVD sniper rifle that Chu An had used on the battlefield.

However, unlike the Type 81, this model has not yet been officially put into production and deployed to the troops, but it has been officially finalized.

Type 79 sniper rifle.

The gun case also includes a 4x optical sight.

"Good stuff!"

"Wow, is this our own gun? It looks like an SVD!"

"He looks so handsome!"

Behind him, the soldiers of the special reconnaissance squadron, who were standing in formation, couldn't help but start talking when they saw Chu An take out his gun.

As members of the special reconnaissance squadron, when they were in Regiment C, because they had only enlisted at the end of last year and were relatively inexperienced, many of them had never even seen this kind of gun before.

But when it came to Chu An...

On the first day, Chu An placed the SVD sniper rifle on the table for them to look at freely. Over the past month, Chu An even had them take turns firing the rifle.

However, everyone knows that this gun does not belong to our country.

But what Chu An is presenting is something our country developed itself.

This has a completely different meaning.

Chu An used a cloth from inside the gun case to wipe away the gun oil, then skillfully installed the scope that came with the gun and took out the magazine.

"Engineer Yang, does this gun not come with any matching ammunition?"

Chu An inquired with the engineers at the research institute.

"No, just like the SVD, we can use Type 53 machine gun ammunition directly!"

Chu An's brows furrowed immediately.

He wasn't a soldier in his previous life, so he didn't know much about firearms.

Although he has not yet used the Type 79, he has used the SVD on the battlefield.

Using the same gun, the SVD-specific bullets captured from the Vietnamese were clearly far superior to machine gun bullets.

Don’t say anything else.

Regarding accuracy.

Using special bullets captured from the Vietnamese, the accuracy is very high at 400-500 meters, and even at 600-700 meters.

However, if we use our Type 53 machine gun ammunition, the accuracy becomes somewhat random.

"Engineer Yang, is there no plan to develop and use the same bullets as this gun?"
You experts should also know that for a gun, especially a single-shot precision rifle, the bullet can significantly affect the gun's performance, right?

"Hehe! How could I not know!" Engineer Yang chuckled wryly, "But our situation is truly unique right now."

He stopped there and didn't say anything more, but Chu An understood what he meant.

Chu An immediately felt a bit helpless.

"Bring the box of bullets over here, I want to test the gun!" At this moment, the chief of staff walked over.

He handed the Type 81 rifle to Chu An, and then picked up the Type 79 rifle with a scope attached to Chu An's hand and took a look.

"Regardless of the bullets, this scope alone is a great piece of equipment!"

The chief of staff looked at the people around him and smiled, "With our naked eyes, we can only rely on luck to hit targets within two or three hundred meters. With this, our troops' precision combat capability at a distance of at least four or five hundred meters will be greatly improved."

Soon, a soldier brought over a box of Type 53 machine gun ammunition.

The chief of staff personally fired several rounds into the air.

"Click~"

Bullets loaded.

"Snapped!"

Another gunshot.

Chu An picked up his binoculars and looked at a new target a hundred meters away.

His expression was a bit strange.

But Chu An held back.

"Damn it, how can there be such a big difference!" At this moment, the chief of staff himself broke down!

His shot hit the bullseye.

And it's the kind that's about to be outside the Fifth Ring Road.

Keep in mind, this is a sniper rifle with a scope.

"It's my fault. Maybe I didn't install the scope properly. I need to adjust it more!" Chu An took the blame.

After saying that, Chu An stepped forward and took the Type 79 rifle.

He was going to help adjust the gun.

However, when Chu An examined the scope and the connection point between the gun and the weapon more closely, he couldn't help but frown again.

He removed the scope, then reinstalled it, and then removed it again.

In the end, Chu An made his decision.

There's definitely something wrong with this gun.

When the dovetail groove of the scope and the lug on the rifle are engaged, the gap is a bit too large, and the toothed nut on the scope cannot adjust the set wrench to the proper degree, so the gun and scope cannot be properly joined together.

This is a very critical problem.

Even if it is temporarily adjusted and fixed, the presence of a large gap will cause the scope to shift due to the vibration of the gun when it is fired.

You have to understand that this thing is all about precision; if the scope is off, even a tiny error can lead to a huge mistake.

(End of this chapter)