9: It’s not that it missed, it’s that the steel plate is too hard!

“Director,”

“Director, why did you come personally?”

The two went to greet him.

Seeing Zhao Zhenghua’s forehead covered in a light sweat, a team member even picked up a cardboard and fanned him to cool him down.

“You’re the clever one, kid.

Alright, stop fanning. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

Although I’m old,

I’m not so fragile that I can’t even handle a little sun.”

Zhao Zhenghua scolded him with a laugh, then turned his gaze to Wang Hu.

“How effective is the anti-materiel sniper rifle?”

“Director, let me give you a reassurance first. Please, try not to get too excited later,”

Wang Hu reminded him.

“Oh? You say that… Could it be that the designed anti-materiel sniper rifle is very successful?”

A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Zhao Zhenghua’s face.

The Rabbit country, in terms of military weapons, cannot compare to countries like the Eagle country.

And in terms of army weapons, it is even further behind.

Just in firearms alone,

they have been left behind by at least ten years.

To this day,

the most equipped firearm for the Rabbit country’s army is still the AK.

Of course,

these AKs are not the original AK-47s.

Instead, they have undergone technical modification and upgrades based on the original firearms,

so that these firearms are more adaptable to various natural environments.

At the same time, they are easier to use, handier, and more accurate.

Furthermore,

in some heavy weapons,

the Rabbit country also directly purchases weapons from the Polar Bear country.

To this day,

the Rabbit country has not yet formed its own military industrial system.

It is precisely because of this that

the Eagle country’s aircraft carriers and reconnaissance planes dare to provoke without restraint in the surrounding areas.

How can one allow others to snore in one’s own bed?

But precisely because of the backwardness of its military industrial system,

the Rabbit country can only swallow its anger and is helpless against these actions of the Eagle country.

And the anti-materiel sniper rifle developed by Wang Hu is a step forward in firearms.

If the test data is good, and it passes various assessments,

then this firearm

will be adopted and popularized in the army.

In this way, it will also make up for some of the deficiencies of the army in anti-materiel firearms.

Seeing the joy on Zhao Zhenghua’s face,

Wang Hu couldn’t bear to delay the truth.

However, it was the truth and had to be told; better a quick end than prolonged agony.

“Director, look.”

To prevent Zhao Zhenghua from disbelieving him,

Wang Hu took out the bullet that had been squeezed into a block of iron and placed it before Zhao Zhenghua’s eyes.

“Is this…”

“A bullet?”

After a moment of hesitation, Zhao Zhenghua finally voiced his guess.

Wang Hu nodded: “Exactly!”

Looking at the twisted, completely unrecognizable piece of scrap iron in Wang Hu’s hand,

the Middle-aged man, nearly 50 years old, couldn’t help but frown.

For a bullet to become like this,

it clearly must have hit something exceptionally hard.

When unable to penetrate an object,

the immense force of the bullet leaving the barrel caused the entire bullet to be squeezed into a steel disc.

Moreover,

the piece of iron in Wang Hu’s hand was not small at all.

It was as big as a thumb.

Ordinary firearms would not use such a large bullet.

If the bullet was this large,

it meant the gun’s caliber was also not small.

He remembered that the Research Institute didn’t seem to have a gun of such a large caliber.

In other words,

this gun must be a new type of firearm.

And among the new guns currently being developed by the Research Institute, only one gun could meet the diameter requirements for this firearm.

That was the anti-materiel sniper rifle Wang Hu was researching.

“Wang Hu, is this the anti-materiel sniper rifle you spent three years researching?”

Zhao Zhenghua’s expression became serious.

Back then, Wang Hu wanted to research a large-caliber sniper rifle.

And he had patted his chest, guaranteeing him that he would definitely develop an anti-materiel sniper rifle of their own.

It was about technological innovation.

He didn’t say a word.

He shamelessly applied for a research and development fund from above.

Three years passed in this research.

Now it was time to test the results, but the outcome was like this?

Not only did it fail to penetrate even a few low-quality steel targets, but the bullet itself was bent; was this the result of three years?

Where would he put his old face?

Because of Wang Hu, he had also guaranteed the higher-ups and made a military pledge that there would definitely be results.

At that time, the country was so difficult, every penny had to be carefully calculated.

If he hadn’t put aside his pride, could this research fund have been allocated?

Now, well.

Three years had passed without even a splash, and all the funds were wasted.

How could Zhao Zhenghua face the trust of the country?

How could he face the people?

“Director, I know you’re in a hurry, but please don’t rush. First, listen to the captain’s… explanation.”

Seeing that his superior’s superior seemed to be showing signs of anger,

the team member couldn’t help but fan the flames… earnestly dissuade him.

“Wang Hu, what else do you have to say?”

Zhao Zhenghua was unmoved, instead staring intently at Wang Hu.

“Director,

I don’t know how to tell you about this.

Even if I tell you, you might not believe it.

How about this?

Why don’t you try this new sniper rifle first?”

After Wang Hu finished speaking,

he stepped aside,

revealing the sniper rifle on the ground.

The new sniper rifle was longer and heavier than ordinary sniper rifles.

Therefore, when shooting, one could only brace the gun and lie on the ground.

Otherwise,

the recoil during shooting would be enough to dislocate an arm

or directly fracture a hand bone.

Zhao Zhenghua suspiciously scanned the two, wondering what they were up to.

He hadn’t target practiced in a long time.

Seeing the somewhat imposing appearance of the new sniper rifle, he felt a bit eager to try it.

Coming before the sniper rifle, he immediately lay down.

Wang Hu handed him a bullet.

When he saw the palm-length bullet, the confusion in his eyes deepened even further.

Logically speaking,

a bullet of this diameter shouldn’t be unable to penetrate a few steel plates.

But the fact was,

the bullet was directly squeezed into a steel disc.

This could only indicate one problem:

the hardness of the bullet was not up to standard.

The material of anti-materiel sniper rifle bullets is different from that of traditional firearm bullets.

The former requires special manufacturing,

otherwise, it won’t achieve the desired armor-piercing effect.

Zhao Zhenghua, having risen to his current position, was also a fierce general in his youth.

Using firearms naturally came easily to him.

Soon,

he was ready.

Then, he pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Bang!

The sound was like a dragon’s roar and a tiger’s howl, deafening.

After the smoke and dust in front dissipated,

Zhao Zhenghua quickly looked through the sniper scope to check the distant target.

Upon seeing it,

he was instantly dumbfounded.

The distant target, made of steel plate, showed no bullet holes, except for being slightly warped.

What was going on?

He was very sure that the shot he just fired was accurate.

Years of accumulated experience and intuition told him that

that shot definitely wasn’t a miss.

But what was happening now?

The surface of the steel plate, where a bullet hole should have appeared, had nothing but a few scratches.

This made him wonder,

could it be that the shot just now wasn’t accurate?

Wang Hu and the other team member, seeing Zhao Zhenghua not getting up for a long time, couldn’t help but exchange smiles.

“What are you two laughing about!

It was just a slip of the hand, I missed, alright?”

Zhao Zhenghua turned his head and scolded, feeling a bit embarrassed.

He just thought he had missed.

The team member chuckled:

“Director, it’s not that you missed, but that steel plate is too hard!”