79: Chapter 79: Positioning of Electromagnetic Kinetic Energy Sniper Rifles (Part 1)

Academician Huang read while speaking. Halfway through, his breathing became much heavier.

"Academician Chu, if these data verifications are correct, then we really can build a Nuclear Fusion Engine!"

"Hmm, just about."

Chu Ge started to be modest.

"If the verification is problem-free, I would like to ask you to proceed to physical manufacturing according to the blueprints at the back. Uh, maybe, maybe the size is a bit large."

After Chu Ge finished speaking, Academician Huang hurriedly flipped to the last set of drawings and data. He looked at them for a long time, his mouth opening and closing repeatedly.

"Um, Academician Chu, let me ask something I shouldn't. With such a large size, is this a generator unit module for a nuclear power plant? But, it doesn't look like it to me."

"Oh, no, it's for the aerospace carrier."

Chu Ge replied casually. He looked around for a while, but Academician Huang didn't have any apples here.

"What? The Aerospace Aircraft Carrier project has already started?"

As a senior veteran of the Ordnance Research Institute, he had heard of this massive interstellar project.

"You could say that. The important subsystems are being developed first, while the overall planning for the rest is still in the data verification stage. By the end of the year, it should be fully underway. Oh, I heard from Old Chen that the relevant construction factories have already started, so it's considered a seamless transition."

"Good, good, don't worry, Academician Chu. Since it's an engine for an Aerospace Aircraft Carrier, we will absolutely not be careless. It is the highest priority, and I will have Tianhao keep you informed of the progress at any time."

"Alright."

Chu Ge chatted with Academician Huang for a few more sentences, then left Yan Tianhao behind and walked back alone.

In late spring and early summer, the flowers, grass, and trees along the road of the Research Institute had already turned green, presenting a scene of prosperity. Chu Ge walked on this road, feeling exceptionally relaxed.

"Academician Chu, over here."

From afar, Wang Yun waved at Chu Ge. She was wearing a plaid shirt today, with a thin cyan coat over it, which was quite fitting for the season.

Chu Ge hurried over.

"Academician Chu, Li Gang is looking for you all over the world, saying something about your son being born, and telling you to hurry over and take a look. What does that mean? I've been listening for a long time and didn't understand it."

"Uh, don't listen to his nonsense. It's just that a project is probably finished. He doesn't have a filter on his mouth and messes around with everyone."

"Oh."

"By the way, Wang Yun, please contact Brigadier General Gu of the 223rd Brigade and tell him that we have a new weapon that needs to be verified at his place, and ask him to prepare."

"Alright, Academician Chu, I will arrange it immediately."

After saying goodbye to Wang Yun, Chu Ge walked quickly towards Li Gang's laboratory.

Li Gang looking for him must mean that the Electromagnetic Kinetic Sniper Rifle was mostly finished.

When Chu Ge arrived at Li Gang's place, Li Gang was holding the sniper rifle and admiring it.

The 115cm Electromagnetic Kinetic Sniper Rifle looked particularly long when held horizontally. The gun body was a matte gray color, the same as the Electromagnetic Pulse Rifle. The front half of the gun consisted of two rectangular guide rails, composed of upper and lower parts, which looked like an octagonal prism when joined together. The middle part of the vertical edges of the prism had been pressed inward.

The pressed groove extended backward to the mounting position of the sniper scope. The inside of this pressed groove should be the rail for energy emission.

The depressions of the external pressed grooves were all hollowed out to facilitate heat dissipation and water drainage.

The front half of the trigger had a short sunken design, similar to a machine gun magazine, but it was the straight-insertion type. Of course, the Electromagnetic Kinetic Sniper Rifle had no bullets; this was its energy storage component.

Chu Ge touched the sniper rifle. The texture was very comfortable, showing a metallic feel everywhere.

"Why is there a hollow space behind this trigger?"

Chu Ge discovered that there was a hollow section behind the trigger, and behind the hollow section was the retractable stock.

"Oh, in the early experiments, we found that if you configure the energy storage and firing of the Electromagnetic Kinetic Sniper Rifle as two separate actions, it requires an extra motion, and even an unfamiliar shooter might have to leave the scope to complete it."

"We integrated these two actions into the position of the trigger, and then designed the trigger to be a hand-grip rear-press type. This way, one hand can complete these actions, and it can better maintain the shooting posture, so as not to be affected by the recoil for the second shot."

Li Gang was gesturing while introducing it to Chu Ge.

When Chu Ge handed the design blueprints to Li Gang, he gave him the maximum authority for modifications, especially in terms of human-computer interaction.

"System Big Brother, is our modification very ingenious?"

Chu Ge teased in his heart and started to "claim credit".

[Superfluous!]

"Ahem."

"Li Gang, Wang Yun should have made the arrangements. Bring the Electromagnetic Kinetic Sniper Rifle and come with me to the shooting range. I want to see how powerful it is!"

"Yes!"

10 minutes later, Li Gang, Chu Ge, and a group of people from the experimental team sat in a military jeep heading to the 223rd Brigade's shooting range. The escort jeep in front started with a tire-burning acceleration, and the ones behind followed one after another. The crowd rushed towards the shooting range.

At the 223rd Brigade's shooting range, Lu Nan and Brigadier General Gu Jianhua were already waiting there early.

"I say, Brigadier General Lu, Academician Chu just asked me to arrange a gun testing session, why are you joining in the fun?"

"If you ask me, you are the heartless one. It's my loss that I came to find you today. Otherwise, how else would you have wanted to sneak here alone, right? Gu Jianhua, oh Gu Jianhua, I shouldn't have arranged for Academician Chu and his team to come to you in the first place."

Brigadier General Lu was full of anger. If he hadn't happened to come to the 223rd Brigade headquarters today and heard the phone calls from Wang Yun and Brigadier General Gu, he would have missed today's experiment of the Electromagnetic Kinetic Sniper Rifle.

"Haha, Old Lu, why are you so angry? Hey, how many Electromagnetic Pulse Rifles has your brigade equipped?"

"Not many, just one regiment!"

"What the heck? You've already equipped a whole regiment? Commander Wang is biased. I'll go find him later. What is this? Do you think my soldiers are easy to bully or what?"

"Can't help it, the favorite is the favorite. Haha."

Brigadier General Lu felt a sense of relief, and the anger that had been stuck in his chest just now vanished instantly.

"You..."

Brigadier General Gu was just about to lose his temper when a convoy sped over in the distance. Chu Ge and his party had arrived.

"I'll settle the score with you later."

Brigadier General Gu dropped this sentence and hurriedly walked over. In their eyes, Academician Chu was simply a hot commodity now.

"Hello, Brigadier General Gu. Oh, Brigadier General Lu, you're here too."

After getting out of the car, Chu Ge hurriedly greeted the two brigadier generals.

"Haha, Academician Chu is here to test the gun, I must come. Haha."

"That's good. I have a new sniper rifle here. Come and try its power. Since both of you are here, help me take a look and give some advice."

"Alright, Academician Chu!"

As they spoke, they walked towards the shooting range.

When Li Gang took out the Electromagnetic Kinetic Sniper Rifle, the eyes of the two brigadier generals went wide.

"This, this gun looks so imposing. Is this the barrel in front? Why is it square? So thick?"

"Yeah, it's so strange. The muzzle is also strange, not round, but a vertical rectangle."

Chu Ge saw that Brigadier General Lu was holding the guide rail groove with both hands, half-closing his eyes and aiming inward along the muzzle of the sniper rifle.

"They really are two fierce generals!"

Chu Ge didn't dare to say this out loud.