Chapter 791 Castel, Going All Out.
To be honest, these people are reliable, but all they do is create a bunch of messy and nonsensical things.
While you might say they're unreliable, these weapons actually all work.
Putting everything else aside, Tata did indeed use Castells' limited technological reserves to create a powerful railway gun, even though it lacked a barrel.
Richard did indeed develop self-propelled artillery, albeit a bicycle-like self-propelled one.
Gaia. Gaia
Well, Gaia, with her grenades and grenade launchers, seemed exceptionally reliable in front of the two legendary designers, Richard and Tata.
"Start mass production of grenades and grenade launchers immediately. The production lines should be set up by now. Expand production capacity as soon as possible. Tata, build a few of your railway guns and send them to the Christian Army. See what the feedback is. Richard, well, start mass production of your self-propelled artillery as well."
Richard's artillery had a major problem: it was too heavy to be transported to the battlefield. However, in terms of weapon performance alone, it was still reliable.
Moreover, under the current circumstances, manual labor might actually be the optimal solution.
"Gaia, I remember you applied for a mortar project before, how did that go?"
Mortars might not be able to deal with the Empire's battle fortresses, but they would certainly cause considerable trouble for steam tanks.
Even a light mortar can greatly enhance combat effectiveness. The grenade launcher support form that Gaia took out is very close to a mortar and can basically be a seamless replacement.
“Mortars…that’s a bit troublesome.” Gaia’s expression showed some hesitation.
"There shouldn't be any technical bottlenecks now, right? Your grenade launcher, with its support, is not much different from a mortar."
The concept of the mortar was naturally proposed by Hughes. It is lightweight, simple in structure, and most importantly, has suitable power. Hughes had produced a design concept drawing a long time ago, thinking that it would be fine after some minor improvements, but he has been stuck for a long time.
"The main problem lies in the pollution. Pollution is a very unstable substance. Small doses can be made into bombs or fired directly like the Dragon's Breath Cannon, but if the amount of explosive is high, it becomes very unstable."
"Unstable? How so?" Hughes asked curiously.
He felt the pollution was quite stable, but every time he got close, he would desperately want to leave.
Gaia's expression was somewhat complicated. Hughes could indeed tame corruption, but basically only he could do it; no one else could.
Pollution remains an extremely dangerous phenomenon for most people.
"Pollution will slowly erode everything nearby, whether it is metal, wood or living things. This is why pollution cannot be stored for a long time. The only thing that can suppress it is the Machine Soul."
"When enough contaminants are mixed with explosives, the explosives change direction, and their orientation becomes random."
"The power has decreased?"
"Not necessarily. Even under the same conditions in the lab, the results are different each time, almost impossible to reproduce. Some become more powerful, some less so; some generate a lot of pollution, and some will erode the surrounding organisms and turn them into monsters."
Hughes frowned as he listened. Was pollution really that unstable? That would indeed make it difficult to utilize.
"Wait, isn't this a good thing?" Ash suddenly said, holding Monica. "Anyway, they're all exploding on the other side's position, so what happens doesn't matter, right?"
“That’s not how it works.” Gaia shook her head. “The most important thing about standard weapons is stability and reliability. Moreover, mortars don’t have a very long range, and unknown effects could threaten our own side. If we want to increase the range, we have to load more propellant, which makes it more unpredictable.”
"Then just maximize the amount of explosives. That way, it won't threaten our own people, and we can hit the enemy with it all."
Gaia was taken aback.
"Moreover, the effect of each shell is random, so isn't that a kind of stability? Stable randomness is also stability. Just maximize the power and cover the area with fire. The effect of a single shell is random, but if the number is high, it should conform to some kind of distribution, right?"
The room fell silent again, and even Hughes looked thoughtful.
That makes sense!
Since it's difficult to control, just go all out and give up on control completely. This strategy of flooring the accelerator is indeed very much in line with Monica's design aesthetics.
"Truly worthy of being a legendary doctor!" Hughes clapped his hands in admiration. "Except for being bad at treating illnesses, everything else is legendary."
Monica's eyes widened: "Who said I can't cure diseases! You, how dare you slander me like this!"
“Gaia, I think this plan is worth a try. Let’s produce a batch of prototypes first and send them directly to the front lines so that the enemy can test them for us.”
Gaia nodded, her eyes shining; Monica's idea had given her a lot of inspiration.
"Alright, let's stick with the new weapon for now. What's the current state of military production capacity?"
"Castel's production capacity is basically at full capacity. They've already produced a considerable amount of weaponry in preparation for war, according to our treaty with Isabella."
"We don't need to worry too much about the treaty. We can't stop supplying weapons to Tiss. Castell's mobilization will also take some time. We need to buy time on the battlefield."
Hughes flipped through the booklet in his hand: "We will no longer set restrictions on weapon supply, and we will provide full logistical support!"
"My lord, this..."
Gaia was taken aback and hesitated.
To be honest, she was somewhat wary of Isabella. After all, this empress had once been the emperor of the empire, and now she was on the same side as Castel, but that might not be the case in the future.
It seems that many people share Gaia's thoughts, and many showed hesitant expressions.
"With a formidable enemy at hand, it would be unreasonable for us to create divisions among ourselves," Hughes patiently explained. "Besides, since we've chosen to trust, we should trust to the end. Castel didn't become powerful by guarding the weapons in the warehouse—only the Mechanical Temple would do something so foolish."
"In the end, our relationship with the Duchy of Tiss is nothing more than competition, while our relationship with the Papacy is one of life-or-death enmity. All internal conflicts can be put aside. If we cannot defeat the Papacy, then everyone present here, as well as Her Majesty the Empress, will die."
Well, perhaps Miss Fountain can be spared. After all, she was a former pope, but judging from her current appearance, she has clearly forgotten about it.
Or perhaps, like everyone else, she was willing to give up everything for the shared dream of Castel.
Hughes looked at the crowd before him. After hearing Hughes's words, they no longer hesitated and all looked at their lord.
Gaia, Richard, Tata, Erwin, Chloe
Before him were familiar faces, and in their eyes was unwavering conviction. Hughes gradually calmed down.
Together they are Castel, the fire that ignites in the stormy ocean.
(End of this chapter)
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