Chapter 117 Picking the bone in the egg

In Qin Tian's view, if every infantry squad in the German Army could be equipped with an MG10 squad machine gun, a grenadier, and a sniper rifle, and the rest of the soldiers were equipped with M1 semi-automatic rifles, it would make Germany The army's firepower has reached the level of World War II in another time and space, and it is still top-notch.

In this case, in the upcoming World War I, the German Army's advantage will be even greater. Even if the war once again fell into trench warfare, the German Army had enough firepower to crush the trench warfare of the British and French allied forces.

Therefore, Qin Tian couldn't wait to develop these weapons, hoping to equip the German Army as soon as possible. There are still a few years before the war breaks out. If the German Army starts to change its equipment from now on, it will be in time.

"Father, all generals, everyone must be very familiar with the performance of these weapons developed by the German Arms Company. In order for the German Empire to crush Britain, France, Russia and other countries in future wars, I hope that the Army can use German arms The weapons developed by the company will be replaced with the weapons currently equipped by the army, which will further enhance the combat effectiveness of the German Empire Army." After Qin Tian finished speaking, he looked at the army generals. Qin Tian thought that it was a matter of course that the Army began to change its outfit after this exhibition.

However, Qin Tian soon realized that he seemed to be wrong. All this seems to be very difficult to achieve his goal.

"What do you guys think of His Highness the Crown Prince's suggestion?" William II looked at the generals of the army. On this issue, even if he is the emperor, it is difficult to directly force the army to accept his orders.

"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, the Crown Prince. The weapons developed by the German Armament Company are indeed very good. If the military expenditure permits, I think it should be changed." Minister of War von Falkenhain was the first to express his opinion .

On the one hand, these weapons developed by the German Arms Company are indeed excellent. Once equipped, they can further enhance the strength of the German Army. On the other hand, it was von Falkenhain who actively approached Qin Tian. Von Falkenhain, who had been overwhelmed by little Maoqi all this time, has now turned to Qin Tian in an all-round way in order to pull Xiao Maoqi down, and has become Qin Tian's representative in the army.

The other generals also spoke one after another. However, most of these generals are people who support Qin Tian. Another part is silent. These people are people from Little Moltke, and people who are close to Mauser and Rheinmetall.

Although they have already seen the excellent performance of these weapons of the Deutsche Arms Company, they have received the benefits of Mauser and Rheinmetall, so naturally they have to speak for them.

"Your Majesty, if a large-scale refit is carried out, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money. Your Royal Highness, the weapons developed by the German Armaments Company are of good performance. However, the price may not be low, right?" Deputy Chief of Staff Val General Deze said with a frown.

Qin Tian nodded: "The price of the M1 semi-automatic rifle is almost twice that of the Mauser 1898 rifle."

"Then how much will it cost if we carry out a large-scale refit?" The generals suddenly started discussing.

Even William II couldn't help frowning. Although, the standing army of the German Army is only a few hundred thousand people. But once war breaks out, that number will rise to three million or more. This also means that they must purchase enough weapons for storage before the outbreak of war. Such a large amount of money is undoubtedly a huge pressure on Germany, which is already heavily indebted.

"Although the weapons developed by the German Arms Company are good, the price is too expensive. Therefore, I suggest that the army purchase in small batches first, and then reinstall them after the military expenditure is sufficient. Anyway, the current combat effectiveness of the German army is still No. 1 in the world. The advantage in weapons will not be very obvious to us." Little Moqi said.

Qin Tian's face suddenly became a little ugly. In order to expand its military and prepare for war, Germany's finances can be said to be in deficit year after year. Even if the war broke out, Germany's finances would not improve. It will not even be better until the future Germany wins the war. Can't wait until that time for the German Army to purchase these weapons from the German Arms Company? In that case, wouldn't Qin Tian's painstaking efforts be in vain? The reason why he urged the arms company to develop these weapons as soon as possible is to hope that the German Army can use these weapons to reduce losses in future wars. After all, Germany has a small population, and every young and middle-aged man is a valuable labor force!

"Your Majesty, the weapons developed by His Royal Highness's munitions company are of excellent performance. However, there is a fatal flaw. That will greatly increase our logistical pressure." A German general said.

Indeed, these weapons and equipment developed by the German Arms Company have a fast rate of fire and powerful firepower, which means that on the battlefield, the ammunition that needs to be consumed will increase exponentially, and this will also greatly increase the logistics force. pressure.

However, Qin Tian doesn't think this is a big problem. If the combat effectiveness of the troops can be further improved, even if the logistical pressure is greatly increased, it is completely worth it.

"The problem of logistical pressure, we can increase logistical personnel and use other methods to solve it. For example, equip more trucks in the logistical force. In this case, it will not cause too many problems." Von Farr Ken Hain said.

"The two machine guns developed by Deutsche Armaments are both air-cooled machine guns. Compared with water-cooled machine guns, the weight has been reduced and the rate of fire has also been increased. But I noticed that these two machine guns are in continuous use. After shooting, the barrel of the gun is already red. If this is the case, I am afraid that we will not be able to continue firing!" Another general said.

"That's not a problem. We can replace the barrel with a spare barrel as soon as it's worn out. A well-trained machine gunner can change the barrel in seconds." Gustav Krue said Burr.

"However, that will create a gap between shots and create opportunities for the attacking enemy. At the same time, carrying a spare barrel will increase the soldier's load. It is also very unfavorable for the cost, which will further increase our cost of use. ’ retorted the army general.