I became a witch, but I started the industrial revolution

The Hotchkiss is good in every way, but its bullets are not universal, and the demand for machine guns has also changed. The military now requires a combination of fully automatic general-purpose and heavy-duty machines, and it would be best if the bullets were universal.

They simply redesigned the machine gun based on the same gas-operated, long-range drive as the AK, and then developed a PKM, a general-purpose support machine gun that provides continuous firepower.

The rate of fire is 750 per minute, and it uses three types of drum magazines, 100-150-200, for ammunition supply. It can be used for long-term suppression, and stronger soldiers can lift it by hand and shoot alone.

At the same time, a new heavy machine gun had to be redesigned to replace the original Maxim and Hotchkiss heavy machine guns. It would use 12.7-108mm large-caliber bullets and would be specifically designed for use on tanks and armored vehicles.

It turns out that the configuration of the Seres Army infantry squad is 10 people, including a squad leader and two NCOs, a three-man machine gun team, five infantrymen, and two Cat all-terrain vehicles.

The number of infantry squad members remains the same, but the firepower configuration has changed. The newly reorganized infantry squad is now a 4-man machine gun group with two PKMs, determined by the physical fitness of the squad members.

[The machine gun crew is changed to 4 people, with the chief and deputy responsible for one machine gun, and equipped with a precision shooter using an optical sight LB-11, and the rest are assault infantry. ]

At the same time, the team's total number of vehicles increased to three, the engines were replaced and strengthened, and a single vehicle had a Dexter installed in the rear box as heavy firepower support.

Strict training standards were re-established for machine gunner Mitia, the training intensity was increased, and the food standards were raised to the highest level in the army.

Her positioning of machine gunners was stricter than in her previous life, and the cost was also the highest.

Each PKM machine gunner is equipped with a backpack, which contains a flexible ammunition feed trough for the ammunition belt, a red dot sight, and a magnification sight.

The backpack contains a 1500-round ammunition belt, and the assistant shooter will also carry an 850-round ammunition belt. He himself carries an AK with four to five magazines as a self-defense weapon.

The infantry division after reorganization and reform is truly a happy logistics soldier.

However, Mediah has also tried his best to help simplify the logistics. From now on, the common bullet specifications for the entire army will be 7.62-39㎜ and 12.7-108㎜. Submachine guns, pistols and other weapons will be withdrawn from active service and handed over to local guard forces for use.

At the same time, all 108mm caliber weapons of the artillery unit were eliminated, leaving only 75mm and 152mm specifications for a combination of light and heavy.

The research and development of medium tanks has also begun. The previous participation of light tanks in the war has verified a large amount of actual combat data for the rear, and many problems exposed must also be solved as soon as possible.

For example, a tank's combat time should not be wasted on useless raids. It needs a professional tank transporter to tow it to ensure the tank's combat effectiveness.

Logically speaking, after a war in Palia, the number of tanks destroyed by the enemy was less than those scrapped on the way... This kind of loss is unacceptable to Media.

But it’s actually not that bad. As long as we have the opportunity to sum up our experiences and lessons, it’s not a complete loss.

Unless there are special circumstances, war is the fastest way for technological iteration.

The peace agreement between the Demetria Church and the Seris Alliance undoubtedly gave Media an excellent period of adjustment to further optimize the structure of its military weapons.

Versatility, modularity, and durability are the core concepts of the current Seris Alliance weapon design.

When there are many people, we should play to our advantage.

Of course, we will also have top-notch individual weapons, expensive goodies, and even decisive battle-type black technologies, but not too many.

Chapter 146 The th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China

Despite his busy schedule, Mitia went to the Union Capital Station to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first trial run of the new locomotive and also took the train himself.

The 'Soyuz' car uses a 12-cylinder internal combustion engine with crystal powder as its power source. The car adopts a bullet-shaped fully sealed design, and there are several air ducts under the front end of the car for engine heat dissipation.

Even the wheels are covered by curved steel plates, making the front of the car very aerodynamic. At the same time, the theoretical maximum speed can reach 230 km, and the external dust storage tank allows its maximum range to be around 1000 km.

However, running at such a speed is not an easy task, as today's trains are very different from before.

The wheel bogies between each car are independent, with spring shock-absorbing structures inside, and the joints between the cars are wrapped with rubber plates to maximize stability and aerodynamic flow.

It can be said that such a car front would definitely not be outdated even if it was put in the previous life.

In addition to the original improvements in industrial technology, the Seris Alliance has never stopped researching magic crystals and mechanical bodies.

For example, the internal combustion engines previously compromised on the use of fuel. With the help of new alloys and higher-strength nozzles, it is now possible to use the method of spraying elemental crystal powder for detonation and ignition to increase the engine power, and the thermal efficiency is also higher than that of fuel.

However, because the mixed dust ratio needs to be finely controlled, more or less will directly affect the density of energy release, so the mechanical structure needs to be more sophisticated.

In simple terms, it is not durable enough, and the transportation requirements are very high. If the dust is not handled properly, it will explode instantly. Therefore, fuel-driven vehicles still have their own survival soil.

Medea plans to use this energy, which is clean enough and has high energy density, in future high-end or ultimate weapons. The magic engine can reversely supply energy to the magic bag, which is worth further exploration.

However, the low- and mid-end still use the model of mass-produced weapons to form an armored torrent. High-end weapons are not suitable for using anti-aircraft guns to kill mosquitoes. They will have their own gorgeous stage.

Using such engines on trains is also a practical attempt. For the current alliance, the strategic value of trains as the main tool is no less than that of military weapons.

In addition to enriching her mathematical theories, she also made some gadgets, such as a desktop printing calculator, a purely mechanical device that could perform certain calculations.

Specially designed for use by staff in tax and accounting departments to reduce their workload.

Medea did not spend too much effort on this purely mechanical product. In fact, she has been promoting the transistor technology behind the vacuum tube.

If there is one thing that is closest to a miracle among human creations, it must be the transistor.

With the rapid development of military level, the requirements for computers are getting higher and higher.

There are now two punch card computers in the Alliance Academy of Sciences that can complete multiplication operations within one second, greatly improving the speed of calculating data for bulk products.

At the same time, the concept of abstraction was also proposed, which changed the subject of computing from people to virtual machines.

But there is one very embarrassing thing, that is, the education level cannot keep up with the development of electronic technology. Not to mention understanding its principles, even using it requires a lot of learning.

For this reason, Mediah had to use multiple methods to forcibly raise the educational level of some of the alliance's citizens.

For example, we can set up a class for gifted teenagers in basic subjects, and have professional experts or she teach these little geniuses, especially in the field of mathematics.

Under her suggestion, there are countless competitions of all sizes in mathematics in the alliance. Even the smallest competitions will have very generous prize money, because all the money is subsidized by Medea behind the scenes~

At the same time, printing factories are also producing a large number of basic books on various related majors for citizens to consult and study, and to review the knowledge they have absorbed in night schools.

The union will also regularly print some introductory mathematics manuals and distribute them for free, subtly cultivating a national atmosphere for learning mathematics.

Mathematics is the most needed subject now and in the future, because if you want to pursue a career in computer science, you will need mathematics to provide a theoretical basis in many aspects, and deconstructing mathematical problems is also one of the driving forces behind the manufacture of computers.

After finishing his business, he had some free time. Mitia took a sip of tea and looked at Anna beside him and said, "Have you figured out the attitudes of the two empires?"

Anna shook her head: "The intelligence agency doesn't have any good clues in the empire. We can only see that the other party is very interested in industrial machinery and systems."

'According to their observations, these two empires already had railroad tracks and functioning steam trains, but...'

“But these technologies were not given by us, nor by the Surya Kingdom, right?”

"Hmm... the other party is deliberately avoiding us, which is strange."

"No... that's not surprising at all."

Mitia tapped the table and smiled faintly: "They are afraid that if they accept our technical assistance and follow our path, they will be controlled by us in the future."

"Don't they rely on their machines to control other countries? And we haven't imported their machines~"

3258/12/25

The last birthday festival of the magic goddess before the 10th anniversary celebration of Seris' founding

After just a few years of recuperation, the citizens who had newly joined the alliance had also gained a considerable degree of identification with the alliance. At least tonight's birthday celebration would be very lively.

Because the Holy Light Cathedral, which was completed by the Seris Alliance some time ago, is about to be officially opened to the public.

When tourists who are on vacation during the day occasionally pass by the cathedral, they can always hear the grand and ethereal long sounds coming from it, which will attract them to stop here from time to time.

"listen!"

"How is it? How does this sound make you feel?"

Medea let go of her hand and looked at Mi Wei with a smile: "The principle of the organ is that the airflow vibrates through the pipes to generate unique notes. The airflow... is the breathing sound of the organ."

“And this church is nothing more than the resonator of this instrument!”

Mi Wei was a little dazed as she felt the sound waves surrounding her, and she looked doubtful about her life: "Why do I feel like it's more like the Pope than you~"

"Bullshit! This is a musical instrument!!!"

'Are you going to play it tonight?'

Mitia was eager to try: "I have been called a cultural desert, a barbarian, and a country bumpkin for so long, I have long wanted to go back!"

"But... we don't know how to do something this complicated..."

Mi Wei felt dizzy when she saw the hundreds of buttons densely packed from head to toe on the main seat. Is this something a normal person can press all of them?

Medea looked at the pedals on the floor under her feet. There were three rows of pedals in front of her feet, and she felt guilty: "Ahem... I know two simple songs... should... be ok, right?"

Chapter 147 Happy Birthday!!!

In order to celebrate the birthday of the Goddess of Magic, keen merchants have launched various promotional activities to attract popularity.

Most factories will also stop production and take a day off at this time.

It's not just the Seris Alliance, almost all countries do this. Different races in the alliance have different customs and celebration methods, so it's always extremely lively at this time.

Walking along the streets, you can see characteristic performances or parades of various ethnic groups. Even the armed special police officers who are on guard next to the explosion-proof vehicles are often given various small gifts.

Although no one was willing to accept them, a small mountain of gifts was visible on the ground near them.

With the previous experience of being attacked, Media later opened up the state government's armed forces and special police forces, with equipment levels and priorities almost on par with the army.

Whether it is high-powered weapons, heavy firepower, or aircraft, they are all allocated.

A SWAT patrol team usually consists of a six-wheel drive explosion-proof vehicle and a five-man combat team. The soldiers in the vehicle are armed with PKD machine guns, which are not the lightweight general-purpose machine guns of PKM, but an enhanced version with a specially enlarged caliber and heavy barrel, which is consistent with the caliber of Deshika.

The reason why the PKD series is customized is because the PK model machine gun has a good initial firing speed. There is a bullet inside it that is ready to fire. In case of an emergency, there is no need to load the gun, and a fierce firepower can be unleashed by raising the gun.

In addition to the 200-round drum magazine mounted below, there is also a backpack with 1500 rounds of soft ammunition belt. After the drum magazine is empty, the ammunition can be fed directly from the belt.

Because the festival is approaching, special police in various places have to replace their equipment with new assault rifles earlier than the troops.

The handguard and gun body are pure black, and the diamond-shaped bayonet attached to the guide tube below flashes a dazzling cold light.

In addition, the six-wheeled explosion-proof vehicle has a pickup truck-like structure, with a 20mm machine gun and a shield generating device at the back.

It looks like a five-man team, but with their firepower output in a short period of time, it's like a piece of cake to annihilate a captain-level machine that appears. Their power is enough to allow everyone around them to talk and communicate calmly.

The young children passing by from time to time were not afraid of these special police uncles. When they saw the scene of mountains of gifts, they cheered and rushed over to watch.

The special police officers subconsciously blocked the raised gun muzzles with their hands, but were confused by the little kids' calls of "Uncle!" and allowed them to take away a small gift box with a smile.

Many shops have also come up with a unique idea of ​​inviting young girls to dress up as magic goddesses and distribute various foods and greeting cards with the store's name printed on them to children on the streets in order to enhance their store's image.

There are a lot of dwarf girls among them. Their height advantage allows them to get closer to children, coax them, cough, and spread the word at the same time.

On a busy and lively street, a father and daughter were walking from a distance. The girl looked about 8-9 years old, and was dressed delicately and beautifully. Her lips were bright red as if she had put on lip balm, and there was a light blush on her face. One of her little hands was held by her tall father, and they were strolling on the street together.

There was music and cheers from passers-by all around, and laughter everywhere, but there was no special look in the girl's big eyes, as if she had no interest in everything around her.

Until she saw a group of magic goddesses gathered together to distribute gifts to the children passing by, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked up at her tall father and said, "Dad...can I go and make a wish with the goddess sisters?"