Chapter 510 Two Conditions

The "Admiral of the Navy" saw Charles looking thoughtful, and was surprised and confused: "You seem to have a solution!"

General Winter remained calm. He always believed that there was no problem in the world that Ciel could not solve.

Then the "Admiral of the Navy" seemed to have thought of something. He relaxed and said: "If the solution is 'depth charges', then you may be disappointed. Its effect is not as great as you think."

The "Minister of the Navy" stopped his mouth in time, and at the same time glanced at Ciel secretly, and was relieved to see that Ciel had no reaction.

Since the Shire's use of depth charges in the Dardanelles, the British Navy has copied them and put them into actual combat.

Its biggest disadvantage is that it cannot see underwater submarines, and bombing is completely based on guesswork, so the destruction rate is extremely low.

Charles knew about the shameless imitation behavior of the British, but he did not intend to argue with the British.

Depth bombs are too simple. They are just a delayed fuse and explosives without any technical threshold. The idea is not the bomb itself but the use of this bomb to deal with submarines.

This makes it very difficult to defend rights, especially cross-border rights protection during wartime.

"Sonar" is different. This is a device that uses sound wave reflection for detection purposes. It was still a high-tech technology at this time and could not be surpassed in a few years.

Thinking about it, Charles nodded and said:

"I know about the depth charges, Captain."

"But if we know the position and even the depth of the enemy submarine, it will be different if we use 'depth charges' in conjunction with it."

"The Lord of the Navy" laughed: "That's the point, Rear Admiral, we have no way of knowing..."

Before he finished speaking, the "Admiral of the Navy's" smile froze on his face. He suddenly understood what Charles meant: "You can't know the position and depth of the submarine, can you?"

At this time, even General Winter cast a doubtful look at Charles.

Submarines are in the water, and they usually dive at a depth of tens of meters. It is impossible to see it or even get to the depth!

Charles replied unhurriedly:

"We call it an 'echo sounder.'"

"Since the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank, some scientists have tried to produce some instruments to detect icebergs in the water."

"They did it very successfully."

The "Admiral of the Navy" didn't feel it at first. He had already heard about the detection of icebergs, but he thought it was a rumor.

Then he suddenly realized something, and stood up from the sofa with a "Teng" sound, and said in an excited tone: "You mean, you changed this instrument into a device for detecting submarines?"

General Winter looked at Charles in astonishment. This seemed to be a feasible solution. How did he think of it?

"To be precise, it's not me." Charles remained calm: "It's a scientist, a scientist I hired."

Charles particularly emphasized the words "I hire."

"Great!" "The Lord of the Navy" waved his fist like crazy:

"If the position of the submarine can be known, the depth charge can be targeted and it can blow the submarine into pieces."

"But the Germans don't know this. They may sit on the beach and wait for us to leave. They don't realize that they have become our target."

"The Navy is back to its place again. This is a great initiative. It is the greatest invention of mankind. It was simply designed for us!"

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The "Admiral of the Navy" became happier as he talked. He laughed and gave Charles a big hug, barely missing a kiss on his face.

"But there are two conditions, Lieutenant General and Captain." Charles glanced at the two of them.

The "Admiral of the Navy" tried to calm down. He sat back on the sofa and nodded to Charles with a smile on his face: "Of course, Rear Admiral, of course there are conditions. I mean, no matter how many conditions there are, as long as we can do it !”

"The first is the issue of technical confidentiality." Charles replied: "We will not export this 'echo sounder' because it represents our most advanced technology."

General Winter wondered: "How can it work if it's not exported?"

The "Secretary of the Navy" guessed what Charles was thinking: "You mean, let the French Navy participate in anti-submarine warfare?"

"Yes." Charles' tone left no room for doubt: "The 'echo sounder' can only be installed on French warships, and then the French warships will cooperate with your anti-submarine warfare."

Charles hopes that the French Navy will participate in the battle and have more actual combat. Otherwise, they will be vases parked in the port. In the future, they will be unable to face whether it is "Ballista" or "Toulon Blockade".

(Note: "Operation Ballista" was a series of attacks launched by the "Admiralty" against the French Navy after France surrendered during World War II because he was worried that French warships would fall into the hands of the Germans)

"But this will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble." General Winter objected: "We don't understand the language and have different tactics. There are huge difficulties in just communicating, which can easily cause the fleet to fall into chaos."

He had experienced this in the Dardanelles Strait, and most of the Dardanelles Battle involved cross-shore bombing, which basically did not require coordination.

Charles spread his hands and said simply: "Yes or no, the decision is up to you!"

General Winter and the "First Lord of the Admiralty" were silent.

After a while, the "Admiralty Minister" made a decision: "Of course, Rear Admiral, this is not a problem. We only need to solve the communication and coordination problems of the British and French navies."

Ciel said "Yeah". This was his bottom line and he couldn't give in.

This is not just a matter of money and industrial property rights, but also a constraint on the "Secretary of the Navy".

One day, if the British Navy returns to its peak with the help of Charles and suppresses the Army, what will happen if the "Secretary of the Navy" breaks his promise and does not give back to Charles?

It is even possible that the British Navy will join forces with the Army to suppress Charles. After all, the British Navy also does not want Charles to become too big and strong.

But it is different when Charles has control of the "echo sounder". He can withdraw it at any time and put the British Navy into the dilemma of being harassed by German submarines again.

This is a balance, using the Germans to restrict the British Navy, and then using the British Navy to deal with the British Army.

The world is so wonderful!

The "Secretary of the Navy" seemed to guess that this was Charles's means against him. Although he was a little unhappy, he needed the "echo sounder" to save his life, so he could only swallow this breath.

"What about the second condition?" The "Secretary of the Navy" asked expressionlessly.

Charles sighed, with some embarrassment on his face: "I need the manufacturing process of rocket propellants. Gentlemen, do you mind giving me this technology?"

"The Minister of the Navy" and General Winter were stunned, and then laughed.

France also has the manufacturing process of rocket propellants, but Charles wants it from Britain?

However, this seems normal. Schneider is the one who has mastered this technology in France. Charles is afraid that he will hit a wall there!