"Crown Prince, welcome to Krupp Company!" Gustav? Krupp and Beta? Krupp have been waiting at the door of Krupp Company for a long time. After Oscar got off the car, they immediately greeted him, with smiles on their faces.
"Hello Mr. Krupp!" Oscar stretched out his hand and shook hands with Gustav? Krupp. Oscar did not dare to look down upon this man who married into Krupp family and then took control of Germany's largest arms empire. It can be said that it was in the hands of this man that Krupp Company developed more rapidly and powerfully, becoming Germany and even the world's arms giant.
"Hello, Miss Krupp, we meet again!" Oscar said with a smile.
We are relatively familiar with Beta Krupp. It was precisely because of his request and the courage of Miss Beta Krupp that Krupp Company invested heavily in researching the new large-caliber Naval Gun, so that these Capital Ships of German Navy would not delay their service time due to the lack of main guns. To this end, Krupp Company has made great efforts. Of course, the steady flow of orders has also allowed Krupp Company to make a lot of profits.
You know, the Battleship's main gun can be bought and sold at once. The main gun of Battleship has a very large caliber and a large weight, which makes the cost of the Battleship main gun high. Moreover, this kind of main gun has to replace the barrel after firing a certain amount of shells. Otherwise, serious wear and tear on the rifling will seriously affect the accuracy of artillery fire.
For Krupp Company, as long as they sell one cannon, the follow-up services will also allow them to make more profits.
"Crown Prince, hello." Miss Beta Krupp also had a smile on her face. Although after she married Gustav? Krupp, the main affairs of the company have been handed over to Gustav? Krupp. However, she holds most of the shares in Krupp Company. Therefore, she can take the company back at any time if she wants.
After some pleasantries, Oscar was directly invited to the office of Gustav? Krupp. In the entire office, apart from Oscar, there is only the Krupps. They obviously knew that Oscar would not come to the door without any trouble.
"Mr. Krupp, the Navy is very satisfied with the new Naval Gun developed by Krupp Company. The 305mm Naval Gun with 50 times the caliber has extremely powerful armor-piercing capabilities. I believe that this has far exceeded the Naval Gun of the same caliber as British Navy. Even the power of the larger caliber Naval Gun of British Navy cannot be compared." Oscar expressed appreciation.
"Crown Prince, it is our responsibility to produce a main gun with qualified performance for Imperial Navy. Of course, this is also inseparable from Crown Prince's support. If Crown Prince hadn't asked us to develop it, maybe there wouldn't be such a main gun now." Gustav? Krupp replied.
Oscar nodded. No matter what, Krupp Company's support for the navy and him is undoubtedly very great.
"When I come to Krupp Company this time, I mainly have a few things to discuss with you and your wife." Oscar said.
The expression on the Krupps's face also became serious. They knew that the drama was coming.
"The first thing is that the Navy has added the construction of the first-class Battleship and the first-class Battlecruiser. Construction is expected to start soon. There are eight ships in total, requiring 24 triple-mounted 343mm Main Gun. In addition to the previous 15-seat triple-mounted 343mm Main Gun. The Navy hopes that Krupp Company can speed up the development and production of 50-caliber 343mm Main Gun and produce it before the launch of 'Helgoland-class' Battleship. Otherwise, this will delay the service time of our Capital Ships." Oscar said.
"Crown Prince, there is no problem. We have made breakthrough progress in the development of 50-caliber 343mm Main Gun and have completed most of the development work. It is expected to be completed before the end of 1908. There should be no problem." Gustav? Krupp assured.
In this regard, Oscar expressed satisfaction. Anyway, 'Helgoland-class' Battleship will be launched at the end of 1908. By then Krupp Company's main gun will be able to catch up. As for the subsequent 'Kaiser-class' Battleship and 'Moltke-class' Battlecruiser, they are even further behind.
"In addition, the Navy hopes that Krupp Company will conduct research on the larger caliber Battleship main gun from now on." Oscar continued.
"A larger caliber main gun?" Gustav? Krupp and Beta? Krupp both took a breath of cold air. You know, due to the requirements of Oscar, the R&D department of Krupp Company has been operating at full capacity over the years. Even so, it can only meet the requirements of Oscar. Now, they have finally finished the development of 343mm Main Gun, but before they had time to rest, Oscar actually put forward new requirements.
You know, the research on Battleship's main gun is not as simple as eating and drinking. Especially the larger the caliber, the difficulty will increase exponentially. The requirements of Oscar are undoubtedly a huge problem for Krupp Company.
"Mr. Krupp, there is no problem. Our next level Capital Ships, the main gun used is no longer 343 mm, but will be 380 mm. This is not that I want to make things difficult for you, but the situation is tense now, and we must catch up. Our old rivals Britain people, they have also started 381mm Main Gun a long time ago has been developed. In this regard, we must not lag behind them. Otherwise, in future naval battles, our navy will not be able to use small-caliber main guns to deal with Britain's large-caliber main guns. In that case, it would be irresponsible for Imperial Navy." Oscar said with a serious face.
Although, judging from the current situation, German Navy has caught up with British Navy in terms of the new Capital Ships, and has even surpassed it to a certain extent in terms of combat power. However, Oscar knows that it must not be taken lightly. The development speed of the Britain people's navy is undoubtedly very terrifying. Once German Navy stops its development, I am afraid that it will soon be caught up by British Navy, or even overtaken. Oscar doesn't want the Britain people's 'Queen Elizabeth-class' Battleship to ravage German Navy's Capital Ships with their 381mm Main Gun.
Of course, the 50-caliber 343mm Main Gun equipped with German Navy is not necessarily weaker than the 45 times 381mm Main Gun of British Navy. However, if it can have a larger caliber main gun, the possibility of German Navy winning will naturally be higher.