"Crown Prince, I will organize engineers to conduct research and development as soon as possible, and strive to turn these weapons from drawings into reality in the shortest possible time. By then, we will definitely win the favor of the Army in terms of light weapons. By then, it will be easy to obtain orders!" Gustav? Krupp looked excited.
Gustav? Krupp seems to have seen that Mauser Company and Rheinmetall Company will be troubled by German Arms Company. Their market share will be taken over by German Arms Company.
"Well, with Krupp Company's R&D capabilities, there should be no problem in turning these design drawings into reality within a year, right?" Oscar asked. Although Krupp Company has not made any achievements in light weapons. However, their R&D capabilities are still very strong.
"One year is enough. Crown Prince, we will definitely be able to develop these weapons and equipment within one year." Gustav? Krupp assured.
"Mr. Krupp, it would be great if it can be developed within one year. However, performance cannot be compromised. In terms of reliability, we must also strive to be the best. Otherwise, it will not be so easy to convince the Army guys." Oscar said.
"Yes, Crown Prince." Gustav? Krupp nodded.
Germany's weapons have always been striving for excellence, which makes the weapon design very complicated. The most obvious example is undoubtedly Tiger tanks among World War II and German military. The staggered arrangement of road wheels certainly meets the needs of the heavy Tiger tanks, but it also makes the repair and maintenance of the Tiger tanks a disaster. Of course, this was mainly because the Germany at that time lacked rubber, and the performance of industrial rubber could not be beat, so it had to adopt such a design. In addition, the cost of Germany weapons is also very high, so German military will not be equipped with too many new weapons. This seriously restricted the performance of German military's combat power.
In this time and space, Oscar naturally wants to avoid such a situation from happening again as much as possible. Therefore, for the weapons and equipment he designed, he tried his best to select weapons with excellent performance and relatively simple designs. Next, if the technology can reach enough, he also hopes to develop the AK47. In this case, German Army's combat effectiveness will be even more abnormal.
Gustav? Krupp is very satisfied with this cooperation with Oscar. Especially the excellent designs produced by Oscar mean huge profits.
"Mr. Krupp, I hope that the development of these small weapons will not affect the development of the Navy's Naval Gun. Those Naval Gun of the Navy are the first." Oscar said solemnly.
Oscar knows very well that the navy is Germany's shortcoming, and it is also the main reason why Germany lost the war in another time and space. Therefore, he has always attached great importance to the navy. Only when the navy defeats British Navy can Germany's overseas trade not be cut off and Germany be able to continue the war without being dragged to death by Britain, France, and the United States and other countries. As for the army, it is naturally good to strengthen the army's combat effectiveness. Even if this cannot be achieved, it doesn't matter. Anyway, German Army's combat effectiveness is the best in the world. At most, it will only kill a few more people in the war.
Of course, the population of Germany is not large to begin with. Therefore, the life of every Germany soldier is very precious. If the casualties of the troops can be reduced as much as possible, then why not?
"Yes, Crown Prince. For the Navy's Naval Gun, we will definitely put it first. We will allocate additional manpower to research light weapons. It will not affect the development of the Navy's Naval Gun." Gustav? Krupp nodded solemnly. He knew very well how much Oscar valued the navy. If it affects the construction of the navy, I'm afraid Oscar will be very dissatisfied. In this case, it will affect the cooperation between both parties.
"By the way, Mr. Krupp. Do you know French Army's M1897 75mm rapid-fire cannon?" Oscar asked.
"M1897 75mm rapid-fire gun?" Gustav? Krupp frowned. Of course he knew about this standard field gun French Army. However, this was not taken seriously. In his opinion, Germany's artillery is the most important. Of course, the performance of these artillery pieces produced by Krupp Company is the most advanced.
"Mr. Krupp, I promise, that is a very terrifying artillery. If we don't pay attention to it, it will cause our army to suffer a lot in future wars." Oscar said with a serious face.
The M1897 French 75mm Field Gun, also known as Miss 75, was the main artillery piece of the French army in World War I. Although this kind of artillery weighs only one and a half tons, it has a range of 8,500 meters. What is even more terrifying is the rate of fire of this kind of artillery. The maximum rate of fire can reach 15 rounds per minute. This rate of fire undoubtedly exceeds the same type of artillery from all other countries. Of course, this also includes field guns of the same caliber as Germany.
In another battle in time and space, German military would often be hit by intensive firepower from this kind of artillery by the French army when attacking, causing huge casualties.
Although, German military's main 105 mm caliber artillery can suppress the French artillery. But in terms of rate of fire, there is still no comparison. If Germany can have artillery with the same performance, this will further enhance the artillery strength of the German Army.
"Is it that powerful?" Gustav? Krupp expressed doubts. After all, he firmly believed that the artillery produced by Krupp Company was the most advanced.
"French's 75mm Field Gun has a maximum rate of fire of 15 rounds per minute." Oscar said.
"What? This is impossible!" Gustav? Krupp jumped up immediately, with a look of disbelief on his face.
But when he saw Oscar's serious expression, he couldn't help but believe that what Oscar said was true.
"God! How did French do it? How could they make a field gun fire at a rate of 15 rounds per minute? This is too scary!" Gustav? Krupp looked shocked.
"French This field gun completely solves the recoil problem. The gun body can slide on the cradle through the guide wheel. The cradle is mounted on the gun carriage, and the gun carriage is connected to the piston rod in the recoil barrel. When the gun recoils, the piston compresses the hydraulic oil, allowing part of the hydraulic oil to pass through a A narrow oil valve enters the air chamber to compress the air. When the gun reaches the end, it returns to its original position under the reaction of the compressed air. Of course, in order to confuse us, they deliberately reduced the firing rate."