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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 192 Looking for "Somi M1931" (2)

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    Chapter 192 Looking for "Somi M1931" (2)

    Finland is located in Northern Europe, between 60 degrees and 70 degrees north latitude. One-third of the country is within the Arctic Circle. Because it is located in a high latitude area, winters are long and cold, and summers are short and warm.

    The climate in the north is cold and snowy.  The northernmost part cannot see the sun for 40 to 50 days in winter. In summer, there is sunshine day and night from the end of May to mid-July. The southwest coastal areas and the south have a mild climate due to the influence of the Atlantic warm current.

    The white color on its flag symbolizes that most of the country is covered by ice and snow. It is now May, and several people have just entered the country from the warm Germany. When they get off the train, they can't help but shiver. Tang Qiuli and the others are okay.  Xiaoling couldn't bear it any more, so several people hurriedly called a taxi and fled to the hotel in embarrassment.

    Fortunately, the radiator in the hotel was very hot. Xiaoling held the radiator and it took a long time for her face to calm down. She was still frightened. Although she was from Northeast China, she had never worn a skirt in such a cold weather.  experience.

    After settling down, the first thing everyone had to do was to quickly buy clothes. The warmer the better. Seeing everyone busy buying clothes, Tang Qiuli kept sorting out the relevant items in his mind.  All information about Mi M1931 submachine gun.

    The Somi M1931 submachine gun was designed by the designer Aimo Johannes Leddy. Leddy once worked in the Lihmenko munitions warehouse and later served as an ordnance officer of a certain regiment. Due to his work, he was very fond of the German MPl8I submachine gun.  familiar.  After deeply realizing the shortcomings of the gun's combat power and insufficient reliability, he came up with the idea of ??designing his own submachine gun.

    After the prototype gun was designed, Leidy sent the submachine gun firing 7.65 mm Parabellum pistol ammunition to the military for testing. However, after the test, the submachine gun that performed well was rejected by military representatives. The gun was  The predecessor of the Mi M1931 submachine gun.

    The 26-year-old designer was severely hit by the military's reaction, so he quit his military duties and tried to establish a private enterprise. However, due to poor management, the automatic weapons joint venture jointly established by Leidy and three military partners collapsed in just a few months.  Declared bankrupt, Leddy had no choice but to return to serve in the army.

    In the early 1930s, Leidy launched another submachine gun based on the prototype gun. It was put into mass production at the Tikakoski Arsenal in Finland in 1931. In the same year, it was officially installed by the Finnish army and named M1931.  .

    Leidy was so confident in his design that he even named his submachine gun after his home country, Finland ("Somi" evolved from the Finnish word "Finland"), before putting it into mass production.  In 1930, he began to apply for patents in the United States and Finland respectively, and they were finally approved in 1932.

    This new gun only retains the detachable barrel and charging handle of the prototype gun. The bolt is basically a new design, the length is shortened by four centimeters, and the rate of fire adjustment mechanism is cancelled. The maximum nominal range is 500 meters.  , the front of the sleeve is designed with a downward slope, which can play a certain anti-jumping role and make the weapon more stable when shooting.

    The wooden stock has also been improved to make the shoulder more comfortable. The ammunition is a 25-round box straight magazine and a 40-round drum magazine. Its designer is Leddy's friend and one of the shareholders of the Automatic Weapons Company.  The ammunition was arranged in a spiral inside the drum. Later, the 70-round drum designed by Keskin also became the main ammunition supply for the Somi M1931 submachine gun.

    During the 1930s, the number of Somi submachine guns in Finland increased slowly. In 1932, the number of Somi M193l submachine guns was about 1,000, and in 1934 it was 1,400.  , by January 1939, when the Soviet-Finnish War broke out, there were only more than 4,000.

    In the Soviet-Finnish War that broke out in January 1939, the Suomi M193l submachine gun shined. In the early days of the war, the Finnish army only equipped one Suomi submachine gun for every 44 soldiers.  A limited number of Somi submachine guns dealt a heavy blow to the Soviet army in defensive operations and guerrilla warfare in jungles and mountains.

    Almost every book about this period of history published by the Soviet Union gives a colorful description of the Somi submachine gun and the Finnish troops who used it to repeatedly inflict heavy losses on the Soviet army. The reputation of the Somi submachine gun was not only built on the battlefield.  , but also because the Finnish army's use of submachine gun tactics left a deep impression on the Soviet army and had a profound impact on its equipment construction and tactical thinking.

    The Somi M1931 submachine gun has been the standard equipment of the Finnish army since World War II. It was not officially withdrawn from active service until 1985. The longevity of this gun should be attributed to its precise processing technology and excellent structural design.

    You must know that long-lived light weapons are not uncommon, but most of them have been kept alive by continuous improvements during use. Like the M1931 Somi submachine gun, it has survived fifty-four years of hardships without any improvements.  There really aren't many.

    It is precisely because of thisAt this point, Tang Qiuli did not hesitate to travel across the ocean to Finland. This small Nordic country had its own army and did not have a strong military industry company to back it up. The only effective way was to pursue the service life and reliability of the guns.

    When Tang Qiuli met Elmo Johannes Leidy, the young designer who created a generation of bright guns, he was debt-ridden and impoverished.

    In the country house where he lived, Leidy looked sluggish and his face was dull. He did not have the high-spirited, self-satisfied and proud attitude of a young talent at all.

    For this Eastern man who suddenly came to his door, he was stunned for a moment. Before Tang Qiuli could explain his purpose, he turned him away unceremoniously. The translator who came with him had no choice but to shrug and wave his hands.  Tan, looking helpless.

    Tang Qiuli had no choice but to return to the hotel. From the translator, he got a general understanding of Laidi's current situation. Although this man was a genius in firearms design, he was definitely a rookie when it came to business.  He and several friends from the military established an automatic weapons joint-stock company. Although the product was excellent, there was no market for it.

    Seeing that the first batch of products produced were backlogged in the warehouse and could not be sold, and the repayment dates for bank loans and raw material suppliers were getting closer and closer, all the start-up funds were turned into finished products, Laidi  I was at a loss as to what to do and was running around in a hurry.

    He had no choice but to sell the company's shares. But with regard to the company's current operating situation, those shrewd businessmen and others knew very well that they dared to wade into this muddy water. Their company's stocks were listed on the exchange.  For several days, there was not a single transaction.

    Reducing the stock price to one-tenth of the original value is almost like giving it away. Now, no one is buying it. Probably the Finns are similar to the Chinese. They all have the heart to chase the rise and kill the fall. The company's stock,  Ranked as the worst junk stock this week.

    Laidi had no choice but to transfer all his partners' stocks to his own name. Although he had no cash, he finally did not drag his partners who started his own business into a debt vortex. He was considered a very kind person. Since the company went bankrupt, all the lawsuits  , fight it alone!

    Leidy knew very well that if all the debts were not paid when due, he would face prosecution from his creditors. By then, let alone playing with his favorite firearms, he might have to spend several years in prison.  , under such circumstances, how could he have the heart to meet an Oriental?

    After listening to the translator, Tang Qiuli felt something in his heart, and an idea came to his mind.

    The next day, he came to the stock exchange. Sure enough, Laidi's stock was alone at the bottom at an extremely low stock price. Tang Qiuli estimated that the total value of all the stocks added up was only twenty.  Ten thousand German marks.

    At this time, Tang Qiuli almost laughed out loud on the spot. According to his original estimate, the total value of Laidi Company's shares would have to be more than several million German marks. He was also prepared to bleed a lot to do this. Now  It seems to be similar to the one picked up for free.

    It¡¯s no wonder that Finnish businessmen don¡¯t have such a mind. Under the circumstances at that time, who could have predicted that this company would turn around and shine in the future. The value of its stock is already tens of thousands of times its current value.  , and it¡¯s hard to find.

    It just so happened that Tang Qiuli, a time-travelling freak, found pearls in the rubble. Others really didn't have that ability.

    Tang Qiuli immediately went to the trading window to go through the procedures for acquiring all the stocks. The staff member could hardly believe his ears. This junk stock had been suspended from trading for several days and was about to be cleared out tomorrow. It was hanging on the exchange.  Affect image.

    He asked suspiciously, Sir, do you want to acquire all the shares of Laidi Company?  After receiving the affirmative answer, the trader thought he was dreaming. Weird things happen every year, not many this year?

    If it weren't for Tang Qiuli's words, deeds, temperament and demeanor, and of course, the most important thing was the check, he almost suspected that this young Chinese was a mental patient. Although he was full of doubts, the trader still completed the transaction quickly.  All formalities.

    At the end, the trader also had a sense of humor. Dear Mr. Qiu, you are already the boss of Laidi Company. Congratulations. But behind his smile, Tang Qiuli always felt that he was mentally retarded or mentally disabled.  It means mental illness.

    Tang Qiuli doesn't care about this. He picked up a big ingot today and made a fortune. Let these Finns regret it in the future. When the time comes, they won't be able to find their grave even if they cry.

    After returning to the hotel and taking a short rest, he called the translator over and announced that starting from today, his salary would be tripled and he would hold this honorable position permanently. He caught the translator off guard and stayed there in a daze until he understood.  After that, I was almost moved to tears. This is a Nordic girl. By chance,She learned Chinese. Unexpectedly, this skill allowed her to find a job that was several times higher than the average salary in Finland.

    ¡°And it¡¯s a golden rice bowl, which means that as long as Laidi doesn¡¯t die, she will never have to worry about her job. Then Laidi is only in her thirties, isn¡¯t this a lifetime job?  She admired her new boss from the bottom of her heart and would give her body to him if necessary.

    Tang Qiuli officially entered the company in the name of the boss of Laidi Company. The employees of the company welcomed the new boss with an oriental face with mixed emotions.
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