As soon as Stuttenberg's words came out, he stopped, his face was like a cold wind that was warm and cold at first, and he looked quite serious, so that even the words he said were a little cold: "Machinery and equipment are not a problem, personnel and processes can also be overcome, the key is the material, without high-strength alloy steel, even if the artillery is built, it is a pile of larger iron lumps."

So I think that if China wants to establish its own industrial system, it must start from the basics, at least put the steel industry in a key position, after all, today's war is fought in two things, the first is gunpowder, the second is steel, and now China is barely able to maintain the supply of ordinary cast iron, not to mention high-performance alloy steel for artillery manufacturing! ”

After a pause, Stuttenberg's expression softened slightly, and his tone of voice was also a little helpless: "Of course, I also know that China, like Germany, is a nickel-deficient country, and nickel is an indispensable element in artillery alloy steel, so my suggestion is to take advantage of the close alliance between your country and the Soviet Union, and try to reserve as much nickel ore rough as possible......

Stuttberg is worthy of being a military industry master who has experienced the baptism of World War II, and he can see at a glance the problems in the development of China's current military industry.

And this also made Bai Yi solemn, just wanted to open his mouth to exchange some views with Stuttenberg on the issue of nickel ore and rare earths, but he didn't think about it, and Stuttenberg, who was interested, didn't give Bai Yi a chance to open his mouth at all, and after the artillery problem was finished, he took the MG42 general-purpose machine gun and began to criticize more severely:

"The MG42 general-purpose machine gun can be manufactured with the technical strength of today's Baiyun Factory, but the problem is that this gun is excellent, but it is an out-and-out bottomless pit of ammunition, and the US military jokingly calls it 'Hitler chainsaw' not because it looks like a chainsaw, but because MG42 can't hear the sound of ammunition firing at full speed, and it's as dense as a chainsaw, so fast that the chain of two hundred rounds will be exhausted in less than a minute.

If the volunteers on the Korean front line have the logistical supply capabilities of the German army during World War II, I have nothing to say about equipping this guy who eats bullets and doesn't want to die, but now, there are more than 1,000 kilometers from the Yalu River to the current front line, and such a long supply line can be said to be full of loopholes in front of the powerful air force of the US army.

To put it in an unceremonious sentence, ten points of supply, it is God's grace to be able to send one or two points, under such severe logistical support, such high-ammunition consumption equipment as the MG42 general-purpose machine gun is not a weapon for your army to kill the enemy at all, but it is counterproductive and becomes a heavy burden for your army! ”

"This ......"

"Dear Bai, I understand your desire for victory at the front!" Bai Yi was about to speak, but was interrupted by Stuttenberg: "The students in the academy are the same, they have a sense of urgency, but the more this is the case, the easier it is to ignore objective laws.

Yesterday afternoon, after listening to my lecture on the generation of V2 missile fuel agent, Ma Dili asked me if I could make a few V2s now, and hit the US military that confronted your army from here. ”

Bai Yi was stunned by Stuttenberg's bursts of robbery, where could he not hear that this stereotyped old expert was criticizing himself for being hot-headed, and his steps were too big to the egg!

But the question is that I said that the MG42 general-purpose machine gun will be rationed to the Volunteer Army? And that sentence that the FH18 150mm howitzer and the LEFH18 105mm howitzer must be developed immediately?

"Wait...... Wait a minute...... Professor Stuttmberg, you wait! ”

So before Stottenberg prepared a tirade again, Bai Yi hurriedly waved his hand again and again, and when he stopped Stottenberg's words, Bai Yi was afraid that this guy would snatch all the lines, so without saying a word, he hurriedly said like a cannon: "The reason why the MG42 general-purpose machine gun is made is not to equip the volunteers, but to find more effective accompanying support equipment for our battalion-level support firepower;

Although at present, for the Korean War we imported several heavy machine guns from the Soviet Union, but you can also see that in terms of weight, firepower and mobility, it does not conform to the reality of our army, after all, the Soviet army has achieved mechanization, and heavy firearms can be transferred with vehicles.

Judging from the distribution of infantry firepower below the battalion level in our army in the next ten years, the gun family based on the Type 50 automatic rifle and the No. 2 recoilless artillery are enough to constitute the basic structure of the squad firepower, but the firepower at the battalion and company level is only mortars and No. 1 recoilless guns, and the high-mobility heavy firepower firearms used to accompany the support are still blank, so ......"

"So, you mean, you want to develop a general-purpose machine gun that meets the requirements of the Chinese army based on the MG42 general-purpose machine gun?"

Without waiting for Bai Yi to finish speaking, Stuttenberg turned on the white-grabbing mode again, but at this time, Bai Yi also had to breathe a sigh of relief, no way, Balabala said so many words, if he didn't take a breath, he would really choke to death.

But Bai Yi, who was relieved, did not give Stottenberg room to play again, nodded and continued: "Not only general-purpose machine guns, but also artillery, with 105mm or 122mm such divisional artillery, it is more in line with the needs of our army, and from a technical point of view, it is also in line with the actual situation at present, but it is still the same sentence, before our army's mobility ability is improved, lighter artillery is still the most important indicator." ”

"But I still say the same thing, without high-performance alloy steel, it is empty talk to talk about the development of artillery!"

"You can put your heart in your stomach for this!" Bai Yi smiled mysteriously: "When you came to China, didn't you see that train of mining equipment?" ”

"See! Didn't it say that it should be used in open-pit coal mining? How...... Is it for nickel ore? ”

Stuttenberg nodded, but he was a little puzzled, but as he spoke, he saw Bai Yi smiling very meaningfully, and a trace of realization flashed in his mind, and then his eyes widened, and he looked at Bai Yi incredulously: "You guys...... You guys...... Did you find a nickel mine? ”

"And rare earths!"

Although several Sino-Soviet joint exploration teams were struggling to explore the wilderness in Gansu and Inner Mongolia at this time, Bai Yi believed that as long as he followed the small circle he delineated, it would not be difficult to find rare earths and nickel ores.

Hearing this, Stuttenberg could be described as excited, and immediately became excited: "Not only nickel ore, but also rare earths?" Great, great, as long as it can be mined, I dare to guarantee that in less than three years we will be able to refine high-performance alloy steel for your country, and when the time comes, it will be no problem to manufacture imitation FH18 150mm howitzers and LEFH18 105mm howitzers, haha, I said Bai, why didn't you say it earlier, it made my heart beat almost more than the jet engine. ”

As Stotberg spoke, he patted Bai Yi on the shoulder hard, so that Bai Yi could only smile bitterly: "Your old man gave me the opportunity to say it earlier, of course, it's not too late to say it now, and I have to correct it, it's not imitation, but to accumulate experience for the sake of short-term goals, which is the most important thing......"

At the end of the words, Bai Yi's expression became extremely serious...... 12910