Mediterranean Hegemony Road

After half a year of tossing, the wedding of Ferdinand and Princess Xenia was completed in the Royal Palace of Sofia, announcing the end of the wedding of the century.

Ferdinand, who was dizzy and busy, just had time to relax, and before he could enjoy a happy married life, he devoted his energy to domestic construction.

In the 19th century, with the rapid development of human beings, weapons and equipment have undergone earth-shaking changes. In the middle and late stages, front-loaded weapons have gradually withdrawn from the mainstream of the world and have been replaced by breech weapons!

Since the establishment of the Bulgarian arsenal, in the past few decades, it has successively introduced weapon production lines from Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary.

The Balkans have always been a high-incidence area for wars. All countries attach great importance to the replacement of weapons. Almost as long as the powers have new technologies installed, everyone buys them. Therefore, the Balkans are also a testing ground for new weapons of various countries.

Of course, Ottoman Turkey is an exception, and the reaction of the nobles is always slower. As early as 1885, after the Bulgarian War, the breech rifle became the mainstream of the Bulgarian army.

However, up to now, a large part of the Ottoman army is still equipped with muzzle-loading rifles, not to mention artillery.

Perhaps noble officials think that the older the weapon, the better, this is more in line with the heritage of their old-fashioned empire!

After all, in the 1912 Balkan War in parallel time and space, front-loading rifles and artillery all appeared on the battlefield. There is no dressing up yet, and there is nothing unacceptable!

In order to unify the caliber of ammunition and the whole army to change their uniforms, the Military Committee has now made a quarrel, which has caused Ferdinand to have a headache.

After all, he is just an amateur military enthusiast. Although he knows that many weapons are famous in later generations, he is just listening to the opinions of later generations of experts! ! In the end, there are many personal feelings mixed in, and how high the authenticity is is a big question mark.

As far as weapons and equipment are concerned, any person in the military committee is more professional than him. After all, they all came from the Yixiao Army, and the performance parameters of the weapons are not to mention the same, and they are inseparable.

After all, the most suitable is the best. In the final analysis, this controversy is also related to the personal philosophy of the military's top management. There is no absolute right or wrong! !

The German system is the mainstream of the army in the world today. In the Franco-Prussian War, the outstanding performance of the German army, even with German armaments, has become the object of imitation by countries all over the world. In the army equipment, German equipment is the most widely used.

The advantages of Russian-made weapons are that they are cheaper and more durable, easy to operate, and resistant to cold. They have always been the mainstream in the Balkan countries.

Some people advocate a big mix, sifting through the equipment of the world's major powers, and selecting the best weapon combination.

The last idea is very good in theory, but the feasibility is questioned. The compatibility of weapons is a flaw, the logistical pressure is high, and the cultural requirements for soldiers are very high!

There are good reasons for this. The basic education level of Bulgarians, which are among the highest in Europe, can meet these needs. As for the later problems, the big railway and big highway plan just solved the transportation problem!

Of course, this is only limited to defensive operations. If it is a transnational operation, it will be miserable. Unless the logistics department is open, it will not be enough! !

In the end, Ferdinand also rejected the large-scale import of weapons and decided to be self-reliant! ! First get the finished products from the major powers, let the engineers copy them, and then carry out self-transformation, otherwise the talents poached from European countries at a high cost will not be wasted.

This has been three years ago, and even the replacement of the equipment of the Bulgarian army has been delayed until now!

The arsenal, which has been burning money for several years, has finally achieved a phased breakthrough through the unremitting efforts of its engineers.

As early as two years ago, the arsenal completed the dissection of the rifle process,

Whether it is Germany's Mauser, Russia's 1891 Mosin-Nagant (water-in-water), Britain's Lee-Metford, or American Martini-Henry, etc., there is no pressure to copy it!

On this basis, the designers also opened their minds to design a rifle that belongs to Bulgaria's own. It is easy to operate, durable, and maintains depression. It has been well received by the officers and soldiers! !

Of course, in general, in addition to the slight difference in appearance, it is also slightly lighter in weight. In terms of performance, it is almost the same as Shui Lianzhu (its copycat version) by Ferdinand shamelessly named Bulgaria 1889 Rifle!

Due to Ferdinand's foresight, as soon as the Russian 1891 Mosin-Nagant rifle was born, the intelligence department spent money to get one, brought it back, and then quickly copied it by the arsenal. As a result, the Bulgarian Army had priority over the woolly bear. Pack up! !

Of course, there is no such thing as a patent fee, this can only be a crash of creativity! Anyway, Ferdinand is embarrassed to collect royalties, even though this year, weapon manufacturers don't take royalties seriously! !

Example: Martini-Henry Rifles: Nineteenth Century Rifles Like Me!

Even if everyone copied it, that's not right, and borrowed his ideas, but none of them have paid royalties!

Just like the Turkish Martini-Henry rifle, using the Henry rifle, there is no Henry on the inscription, not to mention the patent fee! !

In fact, as early as 1874, after the production of the Martini-Peabody rifle, Alexander Henry went to the United States to negotiate with the Providence Company to ask them to pay the patent fee, but was rejected. The Scotsman replied angrily. Home...and then no more.

Therefore, in the field of weapon production, if you want to receive patent fees, you can only hope for the integrity of the other party!

Now we have finally made a breakthrough in artillery technology. The successful counterfeiting of the French M1897 75mm artillery (commonly known as: the pungent French lady) has announced Bulgaria's cross-generational breakthrough in the field of rapid-fire artillery!

Don't get me wrong, the M1897 gun does not mean that it was born in 1897, but refers to the installation. In fact, the French started designing it as early as 1891, and Ferdinand can't remember how long it took to complete it! !

Originally, Ferdinand had no idea of ​​​​playing it now, after all, it is still in the design! But two years ago, in an accident, the Paris intelligence officer Legoff accidentally obtained the design sketch of Miss France.

Ferdinand didn't pay attention to it either, and threw it directly to the arsenal. Unexpectedly, it attracted the attention of artillery designer Gustav. At that time, he thought it was a major breakthrough in the history of artillery, and reported it to Ferdinand along the way.