"THE TENDER FOR THE NAVY HAS BEGUN, AND THIS TIME THE BAVARIANS BROUGHT THEIR 12-INCH GUNS AND 260MM ARTILLERY DESIGN PLANS. In a week's time, the prototypes will also arrive at the Imperial Artillery Test Ground. "Feng. Major General Pol said to a tall young man opposite.

"THAT IS, THE NEW BATTLESHIPS OF THE IMPERIAL NAVY WILL PROBABLY USE 12-INCH GUNS, AND THE NEW CRUISERS WILL HAVE 260MM GUNS. AND THE 11-INCH GUNS AND 240MM GUNS WE PRODUCE WILL BE ELIMINATED? This action came too fast, right? "Gustav. Krupp said worriedly.

"It's a conspiracy! Bavaria, and the Austrians, they lobbied very early on, they persuaded the Imperial Navy to adopt a completely new configuration of firepower, and before that work on new artillery had already begun, I remember, the deal between Bavaria and the Russians! They get artillery directly from Russia, and then copy it, it must be like this, otherwise their artillery will not come out so quickly! It is not possible without technical support from Skoda! "Gustav. Krupp finally understood.

"The royal family has reminded you a long time ago, and Crown Prince Wilhelm must have said it at least more than once. He said that the performance of your artillery is somewhat backward, and he expressed his dissatisfaction. And you are not doing anything. "Feng. Major General Boll was somewhat dissatisfied with Krupp's pretext.

"We have already started work on new guns, but they are imitations, we are starting from scratch. Behind them is the Kingdom of Bavaria, which can even exchange the sample cannons and technology they need through the Kingdom's diplomatic channels, and what about us? Nothing! It's not fair! "Gustav. Krupp said angrily.

"These southerners have gone too far, it's not enough for them to monopolize the navy's armor business, but also to put their hands on artillery, I will definitely make them pay. The game hasn't started yet. "Gustav. Krupp naturally will not sit still, if the new warships all use 12-inch L40 guns and 260MML40 guns, then Krupp will only be able to make a living in the low-end small and medium-caliber naval guns, and most of the market share of naval artillery will be squeezed out!

The ensuing development of events was a bit surprising and at the same time reasonable. THERE WAS A DIFFERENT DISCUSSION WITHIN THE ADMIRALTY ABOUT ARTILLERY, WITH SOME ARGUING THAT THE CURRENT GERMAN-STYLE 280MM GUNS WERE SUFFICIENTLY POWERFUL AND THAT THERE WAS NO NEED TO REPLACE THEM WITH LARGER GUNS, AND THAT THE LARGE STOCK OF SHELLS AND ACCESSORIES WOULD BE A PROBLEM. THE NEW CRUISER IS GOOD WITH 240MM GUNS, ALTHOUGH THE WEIGHT OF 140KG SHELLS IS A LITTLE SMALLER, BUT THE RATE OF FIRE OF UP TO 3 ROUNDS PER MINUTE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS PROBLEM.

"FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ECONOMY AND SUFFICIENCY, THE 280MM GUN AND THE 240MM GUN WERE THE MOST SUITABLE MAIN GUN CALIBER FOR THE FUTURE BATTLESHIPS AND CRUISERS OF THE GERMAN NAVY. They are well established, fully equipped and have a large inventory. There was no need for a new artillery system at all. Rear Admiral Pol said this at a naval briefing, and his words were echoed by many people in the Navy.

Later, a number of German newspapers began to publish articles emphasizing the good performance of German battleships in the Far East, as well as the excellent performance of the Krupp guns. If these are normal, then some gossip makes Ruprecht very wary.

"The Bavarian barbarians want to take away what belongs to us in Prussia."

"They joined forces with the Austrians and wanted to infiltrate the German industrial and military system, and allowing them in was treason!"

"Step by step, the Bavarians are coming out of the barren villages of the south, and sooner or later they will threaten the interests of Prussia. They've robbed us of our profits, they've taken our jobs, and the best thing to do is for everyone to band together and get these guys back! ”

The relationship between Prussia and Bavaria was not too close, although the top leaders of both sides knew that everyone would benefit from peace and share with each other, and they would endure it if they could, and they would be in harmony. From the top to the bottom, from the military to the religion, both sides are looking at each other unpleasantly.

During the German exercises in history, Crown Prince Wilhelm and Bavarian **** met, and they didn't even say hello to each other, can this be endured? Bismarck was almost assassinated while recuperating in Bavaria, and Ruprecht did not believe it if there was no psychological shadow.

As for the various messages saying that Bavaria is ready to engage in secession, ready to be unfavorable to Prussia or something, it is estimated that the Kaiser's ears are calloused, and as for the various disagreements between the two sides in the Reichstag and the Federal Assembly in history, there are even more, for example, Bavaria in history is against the construction of the navy, because there is no interest, now. You know.

Although Ruprecht is now mixing very well, and the relationship with the German royal family is also good, but on the whole, the people-to-people relations between the two sides are still average, and when Bavaria's military products generally pour into Germany and spread to the whole world, it is normal for the Prussians to have these ideas, especially those affected military industrial enterprises will naturally make trouble.

Now it is clear that Krupp has bribed some of the Admiralty's connections to block Ruprecht's entry in a formal and official way, while at the same time mobilizing public opinion to put pressure on Ruprecht through the media and lobbies. Both sides have begun to make moves, both openly and secretly!

And under this series of pressures, the top of the German government is also hesitating. On the one hand, vested interests really don't want to just throw it away, and on the other hand, they also believe that competition should be fair, and if it is fair, Krupp really has no chance.

"Let's fight with them first. Don't stir up regional confrontation, we can emphasize in terms of weapon performance that this is nothing more than a simple bidding exercise, and the side with better technology should naturally win. In addition, we can try to steer public opinion into contradictions between Prussia and non-Prussia, as well as religious contradictions. Do not forget that the Poles of East Prussia, like us, are Catholics and not Protestants. In short, we want to muddy the waters, and we have to consume and disperse the territorial attacks of certain people. "Before going to Berlin, Ruprecht first gave the order to counterattack with the first step.

In fact, Germany is a country where there are various conflicts of faith and history not only between states, but also within a country, especially Prussia. Prussia is a Protestant country, and the Germans are the majority, but let's not forget that East Prussia, the land of Prussia, has a lot of Poles who are in conflict with Prussia and religion, and these Poles and Bavarians are Catholics.

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