Chapter 360 Submachine Gun

Although the steel plant has only been purchased and has not yet been actually acquired, the situation has gradually become clear.

The cleverness of Charles lies in that he did not use the power and opportunity in his hands to buy all of Wentai's twenty-odd steel mills in Northeast China in one go. Doing so would only rapidly intensify the conflict between Charles and Wentai.

He reached a tacit understanding with Windell: Charles would no longer bomb the steel mill owned by Windell, in exchange for two steel mills and cooperation between Windell and Charles in steel.

Thus, Wells's immediate crisis was resolved:

If Schneider doesn't sell steel, Windel will.

If Wentel refused to sell or maliciously raised the price, Charles would blow up his steel mill in the Northeast.

As for the bombing plan, Charles could adjust the target at any time to: German arsenals, weapons factories, railway stations, material warehouses...

There are a lot of important targets waiting for bombers to attack, so there is no need to be limited to steel mills.

In short, whether to bomb or not, or who to bomb, depends on where Charles' finger points on the map.

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At this time, Charles was trying on military uniform.

New uniforms have been produced, produced by "Saint-Étienne", sky blue uniforms with helmets.

The equipment rule is to equip the troops resting in the rear first, and then rotate them to the front line in batches, and repeat this process until the entire army is equipped.

The 105th Infantry Regiment was the first to be re-equipped, perhaps as a special honor for its victory in gas warfare.

(The picture above shows the French military uniform during World War I)

Charles looked at himself in the mirror while wearing his uniform. It was plain and not as beautiful as the old uniform. Moreover, officers and soldiers were dressed exactly the same. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't tell the rank.

However, this is exactly what the battlefield needs.

"Very good." Charles nodded in satisfaction.

Adrian said from the side: "General, Mr. Steed asked me to bring you a message. This is done according to your request. So, you have half the credit for it."

This statement is a double entendre, which does have a literal meaning, but also implies that Charles will also get half of the profits from military uniforms.

Charles smiled slightly. Steed was a smart man. He knew to hold Charles' thighs tightly.

In fact, it was not just Steed. Many French capitalists were also shocked by Charles because of the bombing of the steel plant.

The Northeast is an important industrial center of France. Not only are there steel and coal mines, but also settlements have been formed due to the development of industry. The area is dotted with forging plants, automobile factories, heavy machinery factories, etc.

Since Charles bombed the steel mill, they immediately considered a question: Will Charles submit a report on bombing a forge or car factory one day? They also produced strategic materials for the German army in the German-controlled area?

When they thought of this, they became obedient.

So it was a victory for the Shire, a great victory.

It not only destroyed Schneider's prestige and solved the steel problem, but also made the capitalists who opposed Charles panic-stricken and fearful.

Several knocks on the door.

After getting Charles' permission, Dominic appeared at the door with a gun box in one hand.

Adrian left tactfully. He knew that what was going to be discussed next might be military secrets. After leaving, he arranged guards at the door and told them not to let anyone disturb them.

"It's produced?" Charles was a little surprised.

At this time, it was only a week since Charles proposed the sniper rifle and submachine gun. The sniper rifle was fine, as it only required adding a slide rail to make a matching scope.

The submachine gun was designed from scratch.

"Yes, but I'm not sure if you're satisfied." Dominic excitedly placed the two gun boxes on Charles' desk one after another.

He first opened the gun box containing the sniper rifle.

The sniper rifle is disassembled in the gun box, and you can install the scope after you take it in your hand.

This is very professional, and the scope can be better protected if it is disassembled and placed in a gun box. Otherwise, the scope may crack or even break if it is hit slightly.

Dominic, holding the sniper rifle, had a gleam in his eyes. "I wanted to show you at the shooting range, but there are so many people there that it's easy for the secret to be leaked. It's amazing, General. I can hit the target at about 400 meters, and the range is almost doubled!"

"Congratulations, Dominic." Charles took the sniper rifle, looked at it, and said, "Your skills have improved again."

"No, it's not a skill," Dominic explained. "I mean, it's not my shooting skill, it's a mechanical skill. One day, the enemy will also be able to install a scope, it's not difficult."

If the enemy can also do it easily, then the gap will not be widened, so it is too early to say that it is a technology.

Charles hummed and looked through the scope. "I wonder if you've ever thought about this. This is a completely new field. It's not just simple mechanical technology. By the time the enemy has mass-produced equipment, you may already have your own real technology."

Dominic didn't understand: "You mean..."

"400 meters, Dominic." Charles reminded: "For targets at 100 meters or 200 meters, we may not need to consider other factors such as wind direction, wind force, gravity, etc., because they have little effect on the bullet. We shoot more by feeling."

Dominic understood instantly, and he looked at Charles with surprise and joy:

"But if it's 400 meters or even further, we have to consider environmental factors. Only by considering these factors can we hit farther."

“This is a brand new field with many new technologies waiting for us to explore.”

"We can dig them out first..."

Then Dominic exclaimed, "God, I understand. You are right, General, I can indeed improve my shooting skills without going to the battlefield."

Ciel nodded, this was a suitable position for Dominic.

Charles returned the sniper rifle to Dominic. He was not very interested in the sniper rifle, mainly because he did not like the Lebel rifle. He would rather have a Mauser with a scope, but this was not a difficult task.

Dominic was a little surprised by this. Who could refuse such a sniper rifle? It can shoot 400 meters!

"Is that a submachine gun?" Charles turned his gaze to another gun box.

"Yes." Dominic familiarly removed the scope from the rifle in his hand, carefully put it back into the gun box and closed it, then opened another gun box and pushed it in front of Charles.

To Charles's surprise, what was placed in front of him was an unfamiliar submachine gun.

Charles originally thought it was the German MP18 submachine gun. The Germans began designing it in 1915, but it was not put into service until 1918, so it was named "MP18".

It is the world's first submachine gun. According to the law of self-correction of history, Charles thought that what Dominic designed should be MP18!

What Charles didn't know was that the world's first submachine gun was not actually the MP18. The MP18 was just better and more famous and therefore well-known.

The first submachine gun came a few months before the MP18: the Italian OVP1918.

(The picture above shows the Italian OVP1918, the world's first submachine gun. It was also put into service in 1918, a few months earlier than the MP18. However, it is not as well known because its combat results and performance cannot be compared with the MP18.)

(End of this chapter)