Chapter 84 Technical Research Group

Early the next morning, Carl arrived at the hotel, and the three of them immediately rushed to the small town of Bofors in Carl's special car. Philip is also looking forward to it, he hasn't been there for a long time, and he doesn't know how far the factory in Bofors has developed.

Along the way, Messerschmidt was enthusiastic about communicating with Karl, and he was also very curious about the Bofors Arsenal, and now that the three companies are part of a consortium, they are actually equivalent to a family. Karl had long admired Messerschmidt, and the more the two talked, the more speculative they became, and there was a taste of sympathy.

The two talked enthusiastically, but they put Philip, the chairman, aside, so Philip had to squint his eyes to recuperate.

After a few hours of bumpy driving, we finally arrived at the small town of Bofors at noon. After a hurried lunch in town, the group soon arrived at the factory in Bofors. Now, the factory in Bofors is well planned, covering an area of more than 10 square kilometers, but it looks very neat and orderly, which shows that Carl's management level is also very high.

Messerschmitt stood at the gate of the factory and exclaimed: "God, this factory is really not small!" Mr. Karl, your factory is much bigger than our BFW factory! It's big, but it's not messy, and it looks like I'm going to have to learn from you! ”

Karl said modestly, "Dr. Wiley, you are too good at talking!" Our Bofors company was personally run by Mr. Nobel, the king of explosives, and it has been 60 years now, which is the credit of our predecessors, and I just sit back and enjoy it! And BFW was built by you, Dr. Wiley, and I'm a lot worse than you! That's why I should learn from you. ”

Philip laughed and said, "Two bosses, don't be modest. Let me say, you're all brilliant entrepreneurs! I believe that history will have its own judgment. ”

Carl said, "Okay, let's go to the R&D center and have a look." I think Nelson must have been in a hurry to wait, during this time, the development of the Vulcan cannon was stuck in several technical barriers, and he tried his best to find a way to do it. Moreover, the 40-mm anti-aircraft gun he was responsible for also encountered a number of problems, and it happened that Philip came to see if he could help us solve the technical problems of the 40-mm anti-aircraft gun. ”

Philip smiled wryly and said, "Mr. Karl, you think too highly of me. I don't think there's anything I can do about the technical problems that Mr. Nelson can't solve! You must know that Mr. Nelson is the chief designer and chief engineer of Bofors, and he has a good reputation in the field of artillery design and manufacturing, and has been an expert in this work for more than 30 years. And I only know a little bit about artillery design, and it's all on paper, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed, Mr. Karl! ”

Karl shook his head and said, "Philip, you are now the chairman of our Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex, that is, a family member, and you are also a shareholder of Bofors." Shoot when it's time to strike, but don't be modest. Okay, let's go to the R&D center and have a look. ”

Messerschmitt nodded and said, "Well, I also want to see your R&D center, and BFW will have to establish a R&D center in the future, so I want to learn from you." ”

Soon, the three of them entered the R&D center building.

Nielsen had been waiting at the entrance of the building with a group of R&D engineers for a long time, after all, this was the boss who came to inspect the work, and Nielsen was both the chief engineer of the company and the head of the R&D center, so it was necessary to greet him personally.

Nelson was also happy to greet Philip, shook Philip's hand warmly, and said loudly: "Mr. Philip, you have made me miserable!" If you go, the development of the Vulcan cannon has made my head bigger, and the 40mm anti-aircraft gun has encountered a lot of technical problems, and now you have to help me solve the problem. ”

Philip laughed and said, "Mr. Nelson, I admit that I am wrong, the development of the Vulcan cannon will indeed encounter many difficulties, I have said this a long time ago. Even here I am, too, there is a process to solve the problem. Do you say yes? ”

Nelson nodded, then cast his gaze on Messerschmidt and asked with some confusion, "Mr. Carr, who is this?" ”

Carl hurriedly introduced: "Nelson, this is Dr. Messerschmidt Wiley from Germany, the boss and chief designer of BFW, both of you are chief designers, and you must have a lot of common language." ”

Nelson's eyes widened and he said in surprise, "Ah, you're Dr. Wiley?" I've heard of your name for a long time, but I didn't expect to see you! I couldn't be happier. ”

With that, Nelson enthusiastically stretched out his hands and clasped them tightly with Messerschmidt's hands. These two are both great weapons experts, and although they are not in the same field, this does not affect the feeling of heroic sympathy between them.

Messerschmidt also smiled and said, "Nelson is serious." You have been an expert in the ordnance industry for decades, and I am sure that we will have good cooperation in the future. ”

Karl chimed in: "Yes! Dr. Willie was right! Now, we can be considered a family. Nielsen, I have good news for you. Now, we at Bofors and Dr. Willy's BFW and Philip's Dragon Soul Aircraft Manufacturing Company have become a strategic partnership, no, it goes deeper than that, and now we are all members of the Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex. And Philip is the chairman of our Dragon Soul Ordnance Complex, so if you have any difficulties, just mention it to Philip, hahaha! ”

Nelson's mouth opened wide in surprise: "What? Ordnance complex? It's the first time I've heard of it. However, since we are all family, Mr. Philip, you can spend more time on the development of the Vulcan cannon and the 40mm anti-aircraft gun! ”

Philip nodded and said, "That's nature!" However, as a latecomer, how can I get an axe in front of you. I can only do my best to make some suggestions. What are the main technical problems we are currently encountering? ”

Nelson said as he walked, "Alas, don't mention it. There are so many questions that I don't even know where to start! The design of the Vulcan Cannon you left behind only gave us a rough description of its basic structure, but when we designed it in detail, we found that there were many technical difficulties, so we need you to help us come up with ideas! ”

Philip nodded, "That's true." Although the Vulcan cannon has many advantages, it is much more complex in design and manufacturing than ordinary rapid-fire guns. Its main components, the movement box, the machine core, the barrel, the gun box, the ammunition feeder, the buffer and the general assembly, must take into account many details in the design, and it must be based on the current materials and processes, so it is normal to encounter difficulties. In this way, I suggest that we set up a technical research team to solve the problem step by step according to the subsystem composition of the Vulcan cannon. What do you think? ”