MTL - Napoleon II Reborn-Chapter 69 The Power of Technology (Medium)

"How many 1806 rifles and lances can we produce each month?" Xiao Jie asked Jeter, the director of the gun factory who accompanied him on the inspection. Jeter is one of Coffett's several important assistants and a Jew with great business management experience.

"Because our production scale is very small, we can only produce 1,000 pieces per month, which is already our production limit." Jeter replied respectfully.

Xiao Jie lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "Send someone to contact the Marseille Arms Company and ask them to produce 1806-style rifles. We will produce drawings and various technical personnel, and everyone will share the final profits equally. Our place will start Expand the scale, but no longer produce rifles, and prepare to produce other advanced weapons.”

"Okay, I see. I'll let someone do it later."

Next, Xiao Jie and his team went to the research and development site of the Maxim heavy machine gun. It is an independent courtyard inside the research institute. As soon as I walked in, I saw several people fiddled with a scrapped Maxim heavy machine gun around a large stone table. When several researchers saw Xiao Jie coming in, they quickly saluted him.

"Don't worry about me, you guys continue," Xiao Jie said. So those researchers continued their research work.

"Do you know the reason?" Xiao Jie asked Balal, looking at the scrapped heavy machine gun.

Baral said: "The main reason is that the barrel cannot withstand the high temperature during shooting. During the test yesterday, the barrel burst after only firing for more than ten minutes. The ammunition supply is not smooth, and it often jams."

After all, it is still a question of steel. With the current level of technology, it is not bad to be able to refine such steel. "Have you ever thought about thickening the wall of the gun barrel? That way the effect may be better." Xiao Jie said.

Balal thought for a while and said, "Maybe this is a solution. I'll ask them to try it." After speaking, he walked towards the researchers.

Xiao Jie grabbed him and said, "I'll try again later, you should write down the method first. We have to look at other things later?"

Balal also felt that he was a little excited, and quickly took out a notebook to record the suggestion Xiao Jie gave just now. Xiao Jie suddenly thought that in the later generations, heavy machine guns also seemed to have such problems when they were first used. At the beginning, water was used to cool the barrel, which was called water-cooled heavy machine guns. Later, air was used after the technology was further improved. It's called an air-cooled heavy machine gun. Thinking of this, Xiao Jie said: "There is another way. We may install a water jacket on both sides of the barrel to cool the barrel with water. This may increase the life of the barrel."

Hearing what Xiao Jie said, Baral's eyes lit up: "Yes! Cooling with water is much faster than cooling with air. As long as a special water carrier is equipped, the service life of the gun barrel will definitely be good. Greatly improved." He quickly wrote down what he said just now in his notebook.

Xiao Jie continued: "Although this can greatly improve the service life of the barrel, the service life of the barrel is still too low. That's pretty good. We can have more barrels and replace one barrel as soon as it's worn out, which will cause a stoppage in shooting, but it's better than not being able to use the barrel after it's worn out."

"Good way!" Balal looked at Xiao Jie with admiration, and quickly recorded what Xiao Jie said with the pen in his hand. I thought to myself: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really a genius, the problem that has plagued us for so long was actually solved by him in a few words."

If Xiao Jie knew Balal's thoughts, he would probably have to find a piece of tofu and crash him to death. What he relied on was knowledge beyond the current two hundred years. This is also his greatest capital. Using the method of replacing the barrel to solve the life of the barrel is a temporary solution, not the root cause. To solve this problem, the most important thing is to improve the technology, but it is not easy to improve the technology!

The next weapon is specially prepared to improve the infantry's firepower. It can be said that its use has greatly improved the infantry's combat effectiveness. This is the Institute's second successful product - the grenade. The same is also an idea from Xiao Jie. On the experimental field of the research institute, Balal's assistants took out ten grenades. According to them, yesterday's test results were pretty good. The grenade was designed by Xiao Jie according to the style of the hand grenade of the later Eighth Route Army. The upper part is cylindrical and wrapped with a layer of iron sheet, which contains gunpowder and steel balls. Below is the handle made of wood.

In order to see the power of the grenade with his own eyes, Xiao Jie called a guard, told him how to use it, and then told him to throw the grenade. The guard ignited the fuze, and a burst of white smoke came out from the bottom of the grenade. It was the first time the guard used this weapon, and he seemed a little panicked. The technician next to him quickly shouted: "Aim at the front and throw it out."

The guard quickly threw the grenade in his hand. His arm strength is relatively good, and the grenade was thrown more than fifty meters. With a "boom", a red light flashed in the test field, followed by a cloud of black smoke. I sent someone to check it out. The wooden targets placed near the place where the grenade exploded were all pierced by the shrapnel and steel **** inside after the grenade exploded. The effective killing area of ​​UU Reading www.uukanshu.com has reached more than ten square meters. Xiao Jie was very satisfied with this effect. Think about it, in this age when infantry intensively charge, the killing range of more than ten square meters is terrifying. If infantry is equipped with this kind of weapon in large numbers, it will definitely be a nightmare for the enemy. However, the production method of the grenade is very simple, and the cost is relatively low, so it is obvious that it is imperative for the French army to equip this weapon on a large scale.

It was the first time for Xiao Jie's guards to see this kind of weapon, and their faces were all pale. They were obviously also aware of his problem. At the same time, a thought came to mind: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really a devil, to be able to even design such a weapon. Maybe he really believed in Satan, and only Satan could create such a terrifying weapon.

At the same time, Xiao Jie was also very contradictory. The large-scale use of grenades and heavy machine guns will undoubtedly lead to great casualties in the war, especially under the current tactics, the power of grenades and heavy machine guns will be brought into full play. maximum. But if these powerful weapons are not used, France's national strength will be exhausted in war after war, and under the joint attack of European countries, the empire will inevitably perish. This is also what he doesn't want to see. Since God has brought him to this era, it is impossible for him to spend his life in a mediocre way. He wants to control his own destiny and the greatest power, and it is inevitable to do so It will cause the loss of life.

Xiao Jie had no choice but to mourn in his heart for those who were about to die in the war: Maybe your God has really abandoned you.

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