In the busy arsenal, all the workers are busy with production. No one noticed that Kuster hurried into a room and took out several drawings from it.

Finding Fox and pulling him to him, Kuster smiled and said to him:

"We have a very good production capacity right now. The reserve of rifles is already more than a thousand, and the production of submachine guns and machine guns is not bad. So I'm going to develop a new project. ”

Looking at the drawings in his hand, Fox frowned and had some questions:

"General, you're kidding! Are you going to make us produce a hammer? What we have with the hammer is that we can't use it up. And the hammer head of such a hammer is still cylindrical, what can it be for. ”

"No, no, no, he's not a hammer. If you look closely, I've marked out the structure of this thing, and it's densely packed. I don't know why you only notice the shape. ”

Afraid that he would misunderstand, Kuster hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"This is a grenade, and that iron cylindrical casing has explosives inside. Its initiation principle is to pull the fire rope and steel wire friction to start a fire, ignite the fuse, and when the flame spreads down, it will explode. To make it easier for the grenadiers to use, I also added a wooden handle to him. ”

Fox's eyes lit up, and he shook the drawings in his hand with some excitement, but soon fell into decadence:

"General, this is indeed a very good design, it is much more advanced than the grenades we use now. But these days the production of our arsenals has been under high load, and each worker works diligently for 10 hours a day. But then we can't make too many guns.

If we really want to produce such grenades, it will inevitably lead to a decrease in the production capacity of other ordnance. Moreover, the workers have gradually become familiar with the production of semi-automatic rifles, and I don't think anyone will be comfortable with the sudden switch to the production of something unfamiliar.

So I suggested that we open an additional factory, but we didn't have much capital. ”

"Hah! Isn't it just about money, yes! Kuster pulled out a wad of earthy green and reddish notes from his waist:

"This is a sum of money given to me by someone else, a total of 320,000 kroner, for you. Go and buy a dynamite factory nearby, and then ramp up the production of this grenade. I ask you to make me at least 10,000 by mid-October. ”

Fox excitedly took the money, didn't ask where it came from, straightened up and saluted him, and then ran away as if it were flying.

Watching Fox fade away, Kuster took a deep breath. Turning back, he hurried to the artillery repair room.

He called the workers to him and asked them about the process of making the artillery.

One of them, who looked like a foreman, responded to his question.

At the moment the artillery is still being studied and has not been put into production. Although the materials required for this light gun were lower than those of large-caliber guns, its complex structure made it as difficult to manufacture as an army gun.

And they only repaired old bronze cannons. They had never even touched this kind of artillery made of pure steel, let alone made it.

Even though Kuster provided complete drawings, the gunsmiths had no experience or skills. If you want to create these high-tech guns, you have to call in the experts. But that needed money, and Kuster didn't have any money right now.

And Kuster is short on time, and news has already come from Wiltok's side. The Emperor had already seen the letter of recommendation, and was expected to visit him soon.

Kuster had to accept the reality and pull out another drawing from his waist. Some helplessly said:

"Alright then, let's terminate this program. We don't produce the kind of artillery with a high amount of technology, let's produce a simple, more advanced mortar. ”

This mortar is actually a mortar, but it hasn't appeared yet.

The principle of the mortar is very simple, it is almost a firing pin in the base. The important thing is its shells, the tail of which is equipped with a detonator. After hitting the base, it quickly burns, igniting the internal propellant of the shell, and after hitting the ground, the fuse hits the ground and explodes.

So in the manufacture of mortars is very simple, which is very suitable for the current development needs of Kuster. As for the cannonballs, 10 shells would be enough for the emperor.

THE 60MM CALIBER IS A GOOD CHOICE AND CAN BE PRODUCED IN A HURRY. The cost of its shells is also not high, and it is also friendly to logistics.

The foreman carefully studied the drawings, and for a moment, with some appreciation and excitement:

"The structure was so simple that we were able to build it very quickly. It's just that the shells it uses are more difficult to produce, and we may not be suitable. ”

Kuster heard his metaphor, but didn't care to say:

"I'll leave the work of making shells to someone else. I just had someone buy an explosives factory, and they make the shells. ”

It was a pleasure to talk to both sides. After Kuster left, the cannon casters began their new work.

Kuster returns to the arsenal and has the tank chassis pulled out from the previous production.

This chassis can be said to be perfect, compared to the craftsmanship 20 years later.

Kuster carefully dismantled its exterior with a wrench and examined it carefully.

The suspension was in the torsion bar spring type that he requested, with five pairs of load-bearing wheels, each of which was very fine. It's just a pity that the technology of the connection of this chassis with other components is very problematic, otherwise it will really become a tank with excellent performance.

Kuster touched his chin and frowned in thought for a moment.

At the moment the program for the creation of 75mm and 88mm guns alone has been abandoned, not to mention the 105mm ones. Therefore, the project of self-propelled guns needs to be postponed, but it is a pity that this excellent chassis is lost.

And it is impossible to remake it into a tank. Both special cannons and artillery were still at the theoretical stage and were not put into production.

The Emperor's sudden consent also caused Kuster's pressure to increase dramatically. Now, time doesn't wait for them, but that doesn't mean they can't grasp the gap in the passage of time.

Loading a mortar on it may be a good option. It is only necessary to modify the turret, and this weapon for high-angle parabolic fire is very important in certain conditions. As a ranged support unit, they don't need bulky defenses, so they are also cheaper to build.

But it's so useless. Loading a mortar into a car is wasteful, but it can also be used to improve mobility. But putting a mortar on a tank chassis is a big problem.

But the chassis of this tank had to be modified, otherwise it would not have been able to amaze the emperor. But the power of the 60mm mortar is too low, at most it makes the people around the emperor feel useful.

And a few semi-automatic rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, grenades and other things can't attract attention, so he must think of a more powerful weapon as soon as possible.

Just as Custer was pondering, he heard an explosion outside the room.

The door was kicked open by a man who shouted at Kuster:

"General! Run! There was a fire! ”

Kuster didn't react, and he dragged him out of the armory full of flames.

Soon, however, the fire was brought under control. Ten minutes later, the last shred of flame was completely extinguished.

Although the flames destroyed some of the facilities, fortunately, the fire did not spread to other places. The loss of production is not significant.

Hurriedly ran to the warehouse, saw the burnt wooden door, and kicked it open. I saw two soldiers with black smoke on their faces inside.

Hearing their explanation, Kuster realized that they were guarding the place. After the fire broke out, they stuck to the place, doing everything they could to prevent the flames from spreading there.

After seeing that there was no loss of weapons and equipment in the warehouse, Kuster looked at them with admiration. With a respectful salute, after receiving their return gifts, he walked out of the warehouse with confidence.

Although there was some damage in this fire, the sound of "boom" gave Kuster inspiration. He didn't have time to investigate the cause of the fire.

Go back to your room as soon as possible and remove the straps from your hands. After a period of recuperation, the right hand finally took on some human form.

Kuster didn't hesitate, pulled out a blank piece of paper and a pen, and threw himself into his work with some awkwardness.