I am an industrial worker during the War of Resistance

Chapter 45 Commander Chen is back
After Shi Hutou emptied the first ten rounds of ammunition, Master Zhang and the others took the gun and carefully inspected it.

No problems were found; the gun was in excellent condition.

We can continue testing the gun.

So, Shi Hutou was finally driven out by his company commander, who also wanted to touch the new gun.

This time, however, Shi Hutou didn't disrespect the company commander.

He readily handed the rifle to the company commander.

Then he ran to stand next to Political Commissar Liu, without saying a word, just standing there, closely following Political Commissar Liu, never leaving his side.

The stone tiger head has its own little secrets.

Just before the test shot, he seemed to have seen one of Director Chen's students, who was also holding a gun.

Although I had never seen this kind of gun before, it looked like a submachine gun.

And the gun was new too.

This might also be an experiment.

I was called out by Political Commissar Liu just now because I was close to him.

The company commander wanted to go, but I didn't give in.

I've already handled the new rifle myself.

I'd be thrilled to be the first to test this new submachine gun.

So after handing the gun to the company commander, he stood right next to Political Commissar Liu, not going anywhere, making sure that Political Commissar Liu would see him first.

At this point, it's no use contacting Director Chen; he doesn't care about this matter anyway.

"Political Commissar Liu, look, this is the new submachine gun we just manufactured."

After Chen Changzai finished speaking, he handed the submachine gun that he had just received from his student to Political Commissar Liu.

Political Commissar Liu took the submachine gun, which had its stock folded up and was only a little over half a meter long and extremely lightweight.

I weighed it in my hand; it wasn't heavy.

Below the gun is a long, curved magazine.

The gunstock, supported by two flat steel tubes, was folded up on the back of the gun.

Although Political Commissar Liu had never seen a folding stock before, as a soldier, he knew at a glance what it was for.

The barrel of the gun was covered with a U-shaped steel cover plate full of long holes.

The muzzle isn't exposed; it has a U-shaped shield, but there's a hole in front of the shield that allows bullets to exit.

This is a recoil brake, or you could say a simple recoil brake and anti-jump suppressor.

Political Commissar Liu first picked up the gun to test its feel, then tried to move the folding stock, but couldn't.

Chen Changzai said, "There's a latch here, let's move it aside first."

After speaking, Chen Changzai pointed to a latch at the base of the gunstock.

The latch is attached to the stock handle, and his current position is exactly stuck on a step on the gun body.

With a twist, it came out and came to the outside of the gun handle.

Political Commissar Liu opened the butt of the rifle and bent it all the way down.

At this point, the butt of the gun was pointing diagonally downwards towards the horizontal direction of the gun body.

Political Commissar Liu reset the shoulder rest and placed it on his shoulder, then aimed through the U-shaped notch rear sight on the back of the rifle.

"Great, it feels very easy to use."

"Changzai, may I try out this gun?"

"Of course you can try it. This gun uses Mauser pistol ammunition, and we've already brought it with us."

"Okay, Tiger Head, you try out the gun."

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission."

Shi Hutou knew he had succeeded again.

Watching Chen Changzai's students load bullets into the magazine, Shi Hutou's eyes narrowed into slits with delight.

This thing can hold so many bullets; it'll wipe out a whole bunch of enemies when it encounters them.

This stuff is great! This stuff is great! Hehe.

Before long, Chen Changzai's students had loaded the bullets.
They took the stone tiger head and arrived at the fifty-meter target on the other side of the shooting range.

This place is not far from where the rifles were tested.

In just a short while, the special operations company commander had already emptied four magazines, forty rounds of ammunition.

When using this new gun.

At first, I wasn't used to it.

Now, he doesn't need to make any big movements with his arm. With just a slight backhand motion, he can complete the ejection and reloading action in less than a second.

This reload speed was unmatched by the Hanyang rifle or any other gun. Chen Changzai's task for him was to fire one hundred rounds in the shortest possible time.

Because a rifleman can only carry a maximum of one hundred bullets.

If the gun performs well after firing 100 rounds at high speed, then it is considered合格 (qualified/acceptable).

The special operations company commander, a veteran, had become familiar with the new rifle and had almost made it function like a semi-automatic rifle.

Just as the company commander finished emptying one magazine and received two more bullets from Chen Changzai's student, the company commander was about to finish.

He suddenly heard a series of gunshots coming from not far away.

He turned around and saw that Shi Hutou was testing a submachine gun.

It looks like a new gun.

However, the company commander did not dare to stop what he was doing.

While reloading, he muttered, "Tiger Head, you little bastard, trying to play dirty tricks on me, huh? Just wait and see how I deal with you later."

The bullets on the two five-round magazines were loaded into the magazine, and the company commander turned his anger into speed.

His firing speed suddenly increased again.

Suddenly, gunshots rang out across the firing range.

This time, Shi Hutou will empty five magazines, totaling 175 bullets.

This is because it represents the basic ammunition load for a submachine gunner.

The gun has one magazine, and the chest pouch has four magazines.

You can carry a maximum of seven, but that's already very heavy.

Soldiers rarely carry that many bullets while marching.

That would affect the agility of the submachine gunner.

The most important requirement for submachine gunners on the battlefield is to be flexible and quick.

The test firing ended amidst the alternating sounds of submachine guns and rifles.

Shi Hutou emptied five magazines first, and the company commander emptied hiss shortly after.

After firing the stone tiger head, immediately eject the magazine and then check the magazine.

Finally, he handed the gun to Master Zhang and the others standing behind him.

Several masters and Chen Changzai looked at the submachine gun whose barrel was already red-hot.

As usual, Master Liu first used a measuring tape to measure the barrel from the opening of the lower shield of the submachine gun.

The barrel is fine; it's not deformed.

The experienced craftsmen and Chen Changzai exchanged a smile.

It seems the gun barrel held up.

Although pistol bullets are not as powerful as full-power bullets, they also contain less propellant.

However, after firing 175 rounds in succession, this was also a huge test for the barrel.

At this moment, Chen Changzai's students carried over a wide wooden plank and placed it on the ground.

A student took the submachine gun from the veteran workers.

He opened the receiver cover and took out a small wrench-like tool from his pocket.

Insert it into a long, narrow rotating head that was originally covering the bomb plate, and then push it forward.

After about half a circle, with a clang, the submachine gun barrel fell off from the opening under the barrel guard.

This is a rotating latch.

The students, undeterred by the hot barrels, picked them up wearing thick gloves and inspected the bore, rifling, and straightness.

Finally, he said to Chen Changzai and the master craftsmen, "Reporting to the teachers, the barrel inspection is complete, and there is no serious damage to the inner wall of the barrel."

The straightness is within the safe range.

There's nothing wrong with the barrel.

"Hahaha, great, great! It seems that although our submachine gun barrel is not nickel-plated, the phosphating alone has withstood this harsh test."

"Excellent, very excellent," Chen Chang said with a hearty laugh.

While they were talking, the special operations company commander's team also completed their test firing.

After inspecting the barrel and bolt, the students said everything was up to standard.

Just then, a warhorse galloped quickly from a distance.

Amidst the neighing of warhorses, a soldier dismounted and ran towards Political Commissar Liu.

"Reporting to Political Commissar Liu, Regiment Commander Chen and his men are back. They'll be home in two days."

　Thank you to all my friends who have supported me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)