super god warlord

The Krupp factory attached great importance to Zhao Shouhong's arrival, and Alfred, head of his family, personally received him and accompanied him to visit the artillery manufacturing factory.For such an opportunity, Zhao Shouhong would naturally not be polite. Soon the various types of artillery used by the German army, including the M1903 75mm field gun, the 96-type 77mm field gun, the 1888 90mm field gun, and the 1898 105mm light Howitzers, 1893mm heavy howitzer in 150, 1902mm heavy field howitzer in 150, Krupp 1898mm mountain gun in 70, Krupp 1896mm field gun in 85, Maxine 37mm rapid-fire machine gun, Krupp 1906 in 88 Millimeter rapid-fire field gun, 1904 Krupp 120mm cannon, 1894 Krupp 150mm cannon, 1902 Krupp 150mm long-barreled cannon and other artillery details, including large-caliber fortress guns.

Zhao Shouhong is very clear that as long as he has detailed drawings, he can produce these artillery pieces, but in recent years, it has been very difficult to produce large-caliber artillery pieces, and even the gains outweigh the losses.It would be better to let the country produce those relatively small-caliber field guns first, and order large-caliber artillery directly from the Krupp factory, which can be regarded as economic cooperation.

Then Zhao Shouhong ordered twelve 36mm fortress guns, 24 [-]mm fortress guns, one hundred [-]mm fortress guns, and [-] [-]-style [-]mm long-barreled cannons at Krupp.

Even Crown Prince William was surprised that Zhao Shouhong ordered so many cannons, but the other party didn't want to say that it was hard for him to ask, and Alfred was already excited when he received such a large order, so why would he care about the other party? What to do with so many artillery.

In fact, Zhao Shouhong has always been worried about the coastline of the Kokang Kingdom. After all, the Saars have a huge fleet, and Maine only has a few dilapidated gunboats. It is impossible to change this aspect in a short period of time.In order to defend against threats from the sea, Zhao Shouhong must make great efforts to form a coastal defense force and use a large number of fortress artillery to prevent the opponent's landing.

Coming out of Krupp, Zhao Shouhong felt that he had gained a lot, and he was anxious to let Crown Prince William take him to the next destination, the Mauser factory.But as soon as he went out, Zhao Shouhong found an angry young man out of the gate with him. To be precise, this young man was thrown out.

The young man stood up, patted the dust off his body, and said angrily in the direction of the Krupp factory, "One day, I will make you bow your heads in front of me. I will make the factory of the Krupp family Close down, and then step on it hard. How dare you not appreciate my artillery, what a bunch of bastards." He picked up the purse and jacket that were thrown on the ground, dusted the dirt, turned and left.

Chapter 2 Thirteen Artillery Designer

Zhao Shouhong was very interested in this man, he withdrew his foot from stepping into the carriage, turned his head and asked in Teutonic: "Excuse me, are you the artillery designer?"

The man turned his head and looked Zhao Shouhong up and down, obviously not knowing where they came from. "A post-Jin countryman? How could he know Teutonic?" The contempt in his words was very obvious, as if he was looking for an outlet to vent because he hadn't calmed down just now.

The soldier next to him quickly stood up and shouted: "What are you doing? Don't you know that this is a distinguished guest of His Highness the Crown Prince? Speak politely."

"Really? A post-Jin countryman?" The contemptuous expression on this guy's face was wiped away, replaced by a completely flattering expression: "Oh, my dear lord, I think you must be a big shot."

"It's not too big, it's just the imperial envoy of the Later Jin Empire." Zhao Shouhong looked at the young man with a smile. This guy seemed very slick, but this kind of character was not popular among the Teutonic people.

"The imperial envoy? Oh, my God, I actually saw an imperial envoy." The guy exclaimed.

"I heard what you said just now. Your weapon design was rejected by Krupp?" Zhao Shouhong asked loudly.

"Yes, are you interested?" A look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"I also have my own military factory, maybe I will appreciate your design." Zhao Shouhong said noncommittally, but in fact he had already made up his mind to bring this guy back to China.From what he said just now, this guy is definitely an artillery designer. There is really a shortage of artillery designers around him. Even if it is a defective product, he will definitely get it.

"Good sir, please take a look at my drawings." The man quickly took out a stack of drawings from his purse and handed them to Zhao Shouhong.

When Zhao Shouhong opened the drawing, his pupils shrank suddenly, because he was familiar with this design, and it was the recoilless anti-tank weapon that was popular in World War II.The loading method of the recoilless gun is very similar to that of traditional artillery, but when firing, a considerable part of the gas generated by the propellant overflows from the rear of the artillery to counteract the recoil of the projectile when it moves forward.Because the artillery gas is used for recoil, the artillery can omit the heavy brake and bracket, so that the artillery can achieve the greatest light weight, but also because the gunpowder gas recoil is used, the power of the artillery of the same caliber is reduced.

The man pointed to the blueprint and explained his design ideas to him. When Zhao Shouhong heard it, it really was a recoilless gun. "What's your name?" Zhao Shouhong asked.

"Your Excellency, my name is Hoffman, and I am an artillery designer." The man replied honestly, his eyes were fixed on Zhao Shouhong's while speaking, hoping to see a little appreciation from there.It's a pity that after two years of training in the post-gold officialdom, Zhao Shouhong has already trained quite deeply. Although he really appreciates this kind of artillery, his expression is still ancient.

In fact, Zhao Shouhong's heart has already set off a storm. According to history, the first recoilless gun was developed by Lieutenant Davis of the White Eagle Navy during World War I, and the method he used at that time was to throw the counterweight backward. thing.And this method of directly using gunpowder gas to counter recoil was completed in 1917 by Liang Buqinski, a native of Luocha.Unexpectedly, someone thought of this design ten years ago, but I don't know why it was not put into practice.

"My lord, this kind of artillery can reduce the weight a lot, and it is more convenient for infantry to carry." Hoffman tried to say, he really wanted to encourage the lord to buy his design, or invite him to be the artillery designer, so that he There is money to fill the stomach.

"Is it really that good?" After hearing that Zhao Shouhong saw the advantages and disadvantages of the rotary cylinder engine at a glance at the air show, Crown Prince William believed his vision very much.At this time, he saw that this kind of artillery can actually reduce the weight, so he was naturally moved.

Zhao Shouhong saw what Crown Prince William meant, and he was unwilling to let someone like this go, so he deliberately frowned and shook his head and said, "You don't seem to have mentioned its shortcomings, because part of the gunpowder gas is used to offset the recoil. The power of the cannon will be reduced by about one-third compared with ordinary cannons of the same caliber. The most advantage of this kind of cannon is that it can be used by infantry. It would do a lot of damage to the infantry."

"This..." Hoffman didn't expect this adult to be so knowledgeable, and he discovered the shortcomings with just a glance.He couldn't deny these shortcomings, otherwise he wouldn't have been thrown out by Krupp.

Seeing Hoffman's faltering, Crown Prince William knew that these defects did exist objectively. Imagining the advantage of its light weight did not seem to be dominant compared with the disadvantages, so he lost his understanding of this kind of problem. Artillery interest.

Before the demand for anti-armor targets appeared, and before the paratroopers who had to follow the lightweight artillery appeared, the positioning of this artillery was very vague.In this era of pursuing the power of artillery, if it is really necessary to use it, I am afraid that the most suitable one is the mountain troops. Of course, this is without considering the target exposed by the tail flame.But Zhao Shouhong knew very well that armored targets would shine in World War I, and soon the whole world would face the threat of tanks, and this kind of recoilless gun was the best anti-tank weapon before the rocket launcher appeared.

"My factory really lacks artillery designers. How about this? I'll let you try it for a few months first, and the salary will be [-] gold marks per month. But I want to declare in advance that you can study this kind of artillery, but It must be private, and I can pay for your materials, but you must develop traditional artillery during working hours.” Zhao Shouhong gave him a vaccination first, after all, recoilless guns alone are not enough to support the beam of infantry artillery , He must develop in an all-round way, and at the same time, he deliberately released the news to Crown Prince William that he was reluctant to accept him because of lack of talents. In fact, he is not optimistic about this new type of artillery.

"Really? Such a high salary?" Hoffman cheered and jumped up: "Dear boss, I guarantee that you will feel that you are getting more than what you pay for. It is not difficult for me to design those ordinary artillery, and I will satisfy you .You are really wise and powerful, with a discerning eye and a torch-like gaze..." Hoffman began to spit out a lot of compliments. Of course, he said all the proverbs of the Teutonic people, but the translations have similar meanings to these idioms.

"Okay, you just need to devote yourself to the development of artillery, and you don't need so many vain gifts." Zhao Shouhong stopped it quickly. He felt that if he didn't stop it quickly, this guy would talk endlessly.

Chapter 2 New Types of Shells

Crown Prince William called himself a brother and brother, but he poached others' corners. Zhao Shouhong felt that he seemed a little out of place.In order to make up for his shame, Zhao Shouhong waved his hand again and said, "I forgot one thing, Your Royal Highness, let's go back again." After speaking, he strode back to Krupp without waiting for Crown Prince William's consent. The gate of the Bob factory.

"What's the matter? Why are you back?" Alfred was very surprised to see Zhao Shouhong going back and forth. He saw Hoffman in a blink of an eye and said angrily, "Why are you back again? I told you You, I can't use that bad design of yours, it's a blasphemy to artillery."

"Don't worry, you don't have to use it if you want, because I'm already employed by this boss." Hoffman pointed at Zhao Shouhong with his head upright, expressing that he had found someone who appreciates him.

"Dear Mr. Zhao Shouhong, I think you must have been deceived. This guy is a liar. He doesn't know how to design artillery." Alfred said immediately, he didn't want the imperial envoy to be deceived.

"Mr. Krupp doesn't have to worry about this. I think he will satisfy me. Besides, I'm just trying it out. If it doesn't work, I'll let him go." Zhao Shouhong said with a smile: "I came back because I forgot to do something. , Is there any paper and pen, I want you to help me make some shells."

"Of course there is no problem." Alfred quickly introduced them to the design room, where there is a full set of drawing tools and drawings.Zhao Shouhong found a blank drawing, and immediately lowered his head to draw.Crown Prince William did not expect that there would be people from the Kingdom of Jin who were so familiar with drawing. He could draw precise straight lines without a ruler, and the size and proportions were very good. He was like a veteran who had been immersed in this art for decades. surprise.

In fact, Zhao Shouhong's personal optical brain has already projected the images in the history book to the retina through the chip in the brain, so that the paper he sees has clear lines.What Zhao Shouhong had to do was to draw it according to the projected lines on the paper, and such specifications were naturally very precise.

Soon Zhao Shouhong drew a structural diagram of a cannonball, and then he explained the composition and strength of the metal required for each part. Alfred nodded, and he immediately walked to the workshop with the drawing.

"What are you painting?" Crown Prince William asked curiously.

"It's just a kind of shell. You will know its power after you try it. I think with it, the naval guns of the Teutonic Navy will be even more powerful." Zhao Shouhong smiled mysteriously.

"I hope you are not increasing the charge of the chamber. Although that will increase the power, it will shorten the life of the barrel." Crown Prince William is obviously not ignorant.

"There is no problem with this. The life of the artillery will not be lost, and the charge will not increase." Zhao Shouhong said with a mysterious smile.

The strength of the Krupp craftsmen is really extraordinary. In just ten minutes, five of these new shells were refitted. Zhao Shouhong waved his hand and said, "I think Mr. Krupp should be able to provide a shooting range. Let us have a try." Try a new shell. I would like to ask that the best target for shooting is case-hardened steel armor produced by Krupp, the kind used on battleships."

"Unexpectedly, you also know that this is the best armor in the world. The 120mm shell you made is absolutely impossible to penetrate armor of the same thickness, and it is difficult to even penetrate the surface at a distance of three kilometers. "Alfred mentioned his favorite work, and he immediately felt a little ecstatic.

"Oh? If that's the case, how about we make a bet?" Zhao Shouhong asked with a smile.

"Bet? Bet on what?" Alfred asked in surprise.

Zhao Shouhong smiled and said: "Just bet on a large-scale machinery processing factory. This factory must include two sets of various latest machine tools such as turning, milling, drilling, rolling and stamping. Remember to have two [-]-ton forging die hydraulic presses. And two [-]-ton gantry cranes."

"Of course there is no problem with this, but if my lord loses, what do you plan to lose?" Alfred asked with great interest.

"I'll just bet 100 million Teutonic Gold Marks. I'll write you a check directly, and I'll bet on the penetration of this shell. If it is at a distance of three kilometers, it can completely penetrate Krupp armor of the same caliber thickness. , you give it to my processing factory, otherwise you deserve 100 million gold marks."

"You really mean what you say?" Alfred's eyes lit up. One million Teutonic Gold Marks is worth 100 in Saar Pounds. This is a huge sum of money.Although the equipment Zhao Shouhong mentioned is the latest model, according to the current market price, the cost is about 50 Teutonic Gold Marks. Of course, this is the cost price of the Krupp factory's own production. Not equal.

"Of course it's true. How can I deny my words? I can sign the check from Citibank on the spot, and you can have someone check it." Zhao Shouhong said as he was about to take out the checkbook.

"No need, I trust you sir." Alfred signed a bet with Zhao Shouhong, witnessed by Crown Prince William, and they soon came to the firing range. The 120 mm thick Krupp carburized steel armor has been erected, and the artillery is placed three kilometers away.Alfred's face was full of confidence. Having played guns all his life, he thought that at this distance, any 120mm caliber artillery would no longer have the ability to penetrate Krupp steel armor.

The soldiers who tested the cannon quickly adjusted the angle of the cannon, aimed at the steel armor and fired a cannon suddenly.There was a loud bang, and a large cloud of smoke and dust rose near the steel armor. Everyone immediately ran towards the steel armor. They wanted to see how powerful this shell could be.

When the smoke cleared and everyone arrived at the scene, they were surprised to find that the second half of the shell was inlaid on the panel of the steel armor.Alfred was taken aback for a moment, then quickly walked around the steel armor and came to the back. To his surprise, a big hole had been broken in the back of the steel armor, and a broken warhead fragment was stuck in the armor.Three meters behind the steel armor, the concrete siding used as a reflective wall has been cracked inch by inch, and the gaps are filled with metal fragments splashed out by the shell charges.

"How is this possible?" Alfred exclaimed, at this moment he could no longer express his feelings in words.Everyone present also took a breath, as if they saw the pierced warship.

"Dear Hong, can you tell us about the power of your new artillery shell?" Crown Prince William is very interested in this new artillery shell. If the Teutonic Navy is equipped with such shells, it is estimated that Bad luck for the Saar navy.

Chapter 2 The Stubborn Mauser

Zhao Shouhong asked the worker to bring a shell, and he gently removed the thin metal bullet on it and said: "You see, this bullet is hollow. In fact, it does not have armor-piercing effect. It is used to maintain the aerodynamic force of the bullet. The physical characteristics allow it to fly normally and with a stable ballistic trajectory."