At a time when Europe was in turmoil, the companies under the MacDonald consortium were also busy. The war brought a huge number of orders, from grain to medicine, from steel to weapons, and the Europeans had almost nothing to want, and in order to buy these things, they were even willing to pay hard currency gold instead of the paper that they were used to before. Currency. In front of MacDonald's Chemical & Pharmaceutical Company, Macdonald Steel, Macdonald's Infantry Weapons, and other MacDonald's businesses, the Europeans who came to order were about to burst the gates.

As the person in charge of the armaments, Donald has been busy these days, and according to the plan, he will participate in the signing of a large-scale arms order with the French in the morning. After the war began, the French found that they seemed to have less heavy artillery in their hands, and it was not only heavy artillery that was missing, but also all kinds of transport vehicles. In the Battle of the Marne some time ago, the Germans almost defeated France by relying on their artillery superiority. So at this time, the attitude of the French towards artillery, and their transport vehicles, was almost as much as they could.

In addition to artillery, it is more important to have shells. Before the start of the war, both sides prepared a large number of shells, but no one expected that so many shells would need to be consumed in this war. On the front line, because of the popularization of trench warfare tactics and the continuous fortification of the front line, the effectiveness of the infantry charge is getting worse and worse, and if it cannot be destroyed first, or if the enemy's fortifications are destroyed in large quantities, the assault launched by the infantry is almost like sending them to death.

And to do this, it is necessary to carry out continuous, large-scale artillery bombardment before the attack, and in the current situation, an attack without more than an hour of artillery preparation in advance is simply impossible to succeed. Even if everyone is not so good now, as soon as the fight started, the French immediately realized that there were not enough shells or something.

So, the French government signed a big contract with MacDonald, involving thousands of cannons of more than 6 inches, including 30 280 mm train guns and four of the latest 380 mm fortress guns. Of course, more of a variety of shells. And at this time, the French obviously pay more attention to the speed of delivery, so it is much easier to talk about the price.

"Monsieur Armand, happy cooperation!" After signing his name on the contract, Donald stood up and said to Armand, the representative of the French, "In addition, we have some new things, and if you have time, Monsieur Armand, we can arrange for you or your representative to go and see it." Ah, here's some relevant information that you can take a look at first. ”

At this time, one of Donald's secretaries handed Armand a large package of papers. Armand took it, but instead of handing it to his secretary, he held it in his hand. This is not surprising, after all, there may be some confidential stuff involved.

"Thank you very much for your support." "I am sure that our cooperation will become more and more pleasant." ”

At this time, someone brought champagne, and everyone toasted and went away.

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Back in his hotel room, Armand closed the doors and windows and drew the curtains again. Then he went back to his desk and opened the package. The document pack did contain a lot of basic descriptions and quotes for the new weapon, and in addition to that, inside a small bag there was a check with a number written on it: one million. The unit of calculation is USD. According to the promise given to him by Donald, in the trade, he can get 0.5 percent of the meaning. That's not a high percentage, but considering the amount of money being traded, the benefits are staggering.

"Americans are still so straightforward." Armand thought as he put the check away, then picked up the instructions for the weapons and read them......

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On the other side, Donald was also slumped on the couch, and his wife, Daisy, was massaging his head. These days, he has to work 145 or 5 hours a day, sign several contracts, and he is really tired.

"What time is it, my dear?" Donald asked, even though there was a large table clock in the room, but Donald didn't bother to open his eyes to look at it.

"It's one o'clock in the afternoon. Why do you have something to do again? Daisy frowned slightly.

"yes, a bunch of Brits." Donald opened his eyes and sat up, "Honey, I have to go, and it will take a few days to come back." ”

Donald slowly stood up, and Daisy took his coat off the hood, helped him put it on, and helped him put on his hat.

"Goodbye, dear." Donald and Daisy kissed softly and walked out.

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The cold wind blowing from Alaska through Canada swept through the vast clearing on the shores of Lake Erie, kicking up a cloud of dust. Brigadier General William Welzley, military attache at the British Embassy in the United States, narrowed his eyes slightly.

"General Wildsley, you see this is the latest fighter we have developed. It could easily knock down the German airship. Thus keeping the British skies safe. Donald stood aside and pointed to a biplane to Brigadier General Welzley.

Brigadier General Wildsley was born into a famous family, and his family was born of the famous Iron Duke Wellington. Even now, in the UK, their family is still quite influential. Therefore, Brigadier General Weldsley was given the important post of military attaché to the United States at this time.

"Well, it's a beautiful plane." Brigadier General Wildsley looked at the plane and nodded.

This plane is indeed quite beautiful compared to other aircraft of this era. It was constructed of tall, all-metal, which was simply too extravagant for its time. You know, in this era, airplanes or something are often even said to have an engine frame on a steel frame, and then wrap it around with a cloth and apply a little paint. As for the wings, most of them are wooden, and some are even simply a steel frame, wrapped in cloth and painted.

"It's not just pretty." "It's also much better than other aircraft." You might find it hard to believe that such an airplane can fly up to 160 miles per hour, much faster than the German Zeppelin. ”

"Well, can it fly to the height of a zeppelin?" Brigadier General Welzley asked.

"It's not easy." "Led Zeppelin can fly to an altitude of 26,000 feet, which is very difficult for an airplane to fly in a short period of time," Donald said. Such aircraft can only fly to an altitude of 20,000 feet. Seeing Brigadier General Weldsley's look of disappointment, Donald added:

"But you know, General, that Zeppelins don't always fly so high. When he loaded a large number of bombs, he would never have been able to fly so high. At that time, it was certainly within the strike range of such an aircraft of ours. ”

"So, what weapons are you going to use to attack them? The plane had only one pilot's seat, there was no rear-seat machine gunner, and no machine gun was installed. Another British officer asked.

"Oh, yes, based on some of the information you gave us, we know that the Zeppelin has a lot of hydrogen sacs in its body, and between those hydrogen sacs is helium." One technician explained that "if the information is reliable, the lethality of the machine gun against such a target is very questionable." After all, the few holes that a machine gun can make are too small. For such a big guy, the lethality is completely insufficient. So, we equip this aircraft with a more powerful weapon. Look, General, there is a 'Fish in the Air' under the belly of this plane of ours. Ray'. It can be like a fish. Thunder sails in a straight line in the sea like a straight line in the air. This 'Aerial Fish. Ray's power is comparable to that of a five-inch cannonball. Just hit one or two shots. You're sure to shoot it down. ”

In fact, the hydrogen gas capsules inside the Zeppelin of the Germans were not filled with helium at all, which was just a luxury version of the idea of the Germans, which was never implemented. But the British believed it. Scrooge, of course, knew that this was pure nonsense, and in the original history, it only took a few ordinary rounds from a machine gun with one ignition. Burn. bombs, which can make the German airships burn like torches. But since the British don't know, that's, of course, selling "air fish. Ray "makes a lot more money than selling machine gun bullets." Not to mention that the British themselves were able to produce machine guns and combustion. Burn. bullets, most of them will use their own. That's even less.

"Your Excellency, moreover, this weapon can also be used for ground attacks, General, you think, if there are thousands of such planes flying on the battlefield, once they find the German artillery group, they will fly over and give them a hard blow with this weapon, then the German artillery will simply not be able to fight." Donald interjected appropriately, and he noticed that Brigadier General Welzley's eyes seemed to flicker when he heard this.

The so-called "air fish. In fact, "thunder" is just an aviation rocket that the broad masses of the people like to see every time the Chitu country conducts military exercises in later generations. The reason for the rise of a "fish in the air. Such a lofty name as "Ray" is purely out of price considerations. Because if it is called a rocket, it is counted as a category with the "arrow" of ordinary consumables, and it becomes a bargain. Although it is always said, aviation rockets are a bargain. And the fish used in naval battles. The price of thunder is definitely not cheap, even in later generations, fish. The price of the mine is still much more expensive than an anti-ship missile or something. Hence the name "Aerial Fish." Thunder", when the time comes to open the price, you can go towards the fish. Ray's direction made an offer. The difference is definitely not small.

"Can you show us a show now?" Brigadier General Weldsley asked slowly.