Chapter 149: Artillery Expert
Lilith, who had been holding Fang Lang and was reluctant to let go, saw that the two knew each other, and said to Bazaar:
"Let's go! Bazaar, let's get in the car!"
He turned his head to Fang Lang again:
"Honey, let's take Bazaar and go to a big dinner!"
Although Fang Lang really wanted to live a two-person world with Lilith, the girl had already asked for a friend, and of course he would not refuse.
He also opened his mouth to Bazaar and invited:
"Of course, it's too cold outside. Miss Bazaar, get in the car! Let's go hunting for good food together."
Basha watched the two of them make love, and the mood that originally wanted to eat with good friends had long since faded.
Obviously, this meal of dog food has been eaten enough.
Shook his head again and again, "I don't want it!"
After saying that, he turned around and left, and did not forget to turn back to Lilith and said:
"Lilith, I'm not going to leave you the door tonight!"
Lilith, who said this directly, blushed.
It turned out that the two were still roommates.
Looking at Lilith's blushing cheeks, Fang Lang smiled and hugged her tightly in his arms again.
Lilith also buried her head in Fang Lang's arms, feeling the warmth of her lover's arms, and was reluctant to leave.
At this time, Fang Lang didn't say anything, just quietly felt the strength of the girl in his arms as if he was about to melt into his body.
I don't know how long it took, but the snowflakes turned the hair of both of them white.
Fang Langcai whispered in Lilith's ear:
"Honey, look at your hair has turned gray."
As a result, the girl in his arms didn't see any reaction, Fang Lang thought that something unusual had happened, but when he looked down, Lilith actually fell asleep in his arms.
This time it was Fang Lang's turn to be confused, why did the little girl who was desperately squeezing into her arms just now suddenly fall asleep?
Gently picked up Lilith and put her in the back of the car, took off her coat and covered her.
Straight back to her hotel suite.
The restaurant that had been booked had to be returned.
Looking at the girl with a happy smile but a somewhat haggard face, Fang Lang gently took off Lilith's shoes and brought hot water to wash her face and feet.
also went to bed and hugged him, watching him quietly, nothing happened this night.
Early the next morning, Lilith kept tickling Fang Lang's nostrils with the tips of her hair, and Fang Lang woke up after sneezing twice in his sleep.
He rubbed the girl's head dotingly and said:
"Didn't you have a rest for the past two days? I could still see your dark circles yesterday."
The girl narrowed her eyes like a kitten and said "um" softly.
"Is it because it's too hard to study?"
The girl lowered her head and shook it gently.
Reaching out and raising the girl's head, he looked into her eyes and said:
"Miss me, can't you sleep?"
I thought the girl would bow her head like a kitten.
As a result, the girl directly turned over and lay on Fang Lang's body, looking at Fang Lang with burning eyes and said:
"Honey, I want you!"
Fang Lang must not refuse this kind of request.
The next thing is naturally that the dry firewood meets the fire, and the more it burns, the more it burns.
Next, Fang Lang accompanied Lilith to play on the streets of Boston for two days before reluctantly leaving.
This time, Fang Lang's destination was the Shata Company in Baltimore.
When Fang Lang and his convoy arrived downstairs at the Shata Company, Jefferson was already waiting at the door.
Although Jefferson was originally a lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, he is now only the manager of the Shata Company, and the person who came over today is the majority shareholder of the Shata Company.
At the very least, respect is a must.
"Boss, it's a pleasure to meet you
!」
"Jefferson, I'm glad to meet you, too. Let's go in and talk! It's so cold outside."
Shata's office building is a very nondescript two-story building, and the reason why the office is located in Baltimore is that it is close to Washington.
It is also very close to the U.S. General Logistics Department, and many of Shata's employees are retired officers from the original Logistics Department.
Fang Lang couldn't find the feeling of being a master here at all.
However, Fang Lang didn't come here to show off his might.
Entering Jefferson's office, Fang Lang got straight to the point:
"Jefferson, I heard that you are good friends with Mr. Marcel Bofors of Bofors, Sweden, right?"
Originally, Jefferson thought that Fang Lang came over to explain Brazil's purchase of tank division equipment.
Unexpectedly, the first sentence of the mouth turned out to have nothing to do with this arms deal at all.
"Yes, boss, I negotiated with Mr. Marcel Bofors when we purchased the Bofors gun, and we have become good friends since the business was settled.
I don't know if the boss knows what he wants .....?"
The famous Bofors is a veritable "century-old shop" in today's arms industry. Its founder is the world-renowned "King of Dynamites" Nobel.
The forty-millimeter anti-aircraft guns produced by this arms group in the small Nordic country of Sweden in World War II were the main anti-aircraft weapon of almost all warships.
"This time, I was commissioned by the Brazilian government to build my own arms group in Brazil, so I wanted to introduce some artillery-related technology."
After listening to Fang Lang's words, he shook his head and said:
"Then why do you have to go far? We in the United States have complete artillery technology, huh? As long as it's not more than 200 millimeters, I think the Brazilian government and our relationship should be able to get a production license."
Of course, Fang Lang knows that the United States has a full set of artillery technology! However, the Yankees often have to carry some political needs when selling things.
Of course, the arms syndicate established in the name of its own family has no right to agree to any political demands of the United States.
As a reborn person, Fang Lang has a general understanding of the development trend of artillery.
The now popular mountain artillery has basically slowly withdrawn from the battlefield and has begun to develop towards self-propelled and heavy.
In particular, the upgrading of sighting equipment is very fast, and with the use of various automated and semi-automated equipment, the firing accuracy of artillery is getting higher and higher, and the threat of counter-battery warfare is getting bigger and bigger.
Especially after the appearance of the artillery radar, the artillery must run after the battle, and the enemy cannot be given a chance to lock on to you.
This is why self-propelled guns and truck guns became popular later.
"We definitely can't get more than 200 mm artillery, my main goal is to produce 105 mm and 155 mm calibers, can we get these artillery technologies?"
"We have these two medium-caliber guns! The A1 105mm howitzer and the A1 155mm howitzer are our main equipment!
These two guns Bofors don't have any technical advantages."
Of course, Fang Lang knew that Bofors' main advantage was the anti-aircraft gun, and the technology that Fang Lang wanted to introduce from Bofors was only 20 mm and 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
Large-caliber artillery was aimed at Germany.
However, it would be better if it was possible to obtain 105 and 155 mm caliber artillery technology directly from the United States.
"My initial goal is to introduce 20mm and 40mm anti-aircraft guns from Bofors, and first solve the problem before developing large-caliber artillery."
After listening to Fang Lang's words, Jefferson pondered for a while and said:
"Boss, I don't know, has your military-industrial complex been built now? Do you need some professional support?"
"Not yet, the group has already started to be established in Brazil, and the factory has not yet been completed! Of course, I need professionals very much, what, do you have any good recommendations here?"
Is there another surprise coming to the door?
"Boss, you also know that we are in the midst of a major disarmament right now. During the war, we converted a lot of civilian factories into military factories, so that there was a lot of equipment and personnel, and now we are facing unemployment.
I know a guy whose name is Bull, and he is a Canadian-American, and during the war he was in charge of an artillery factory that produced almost all of the artillery we had in service.
The most important thing is that he is an engineering professor himself, and according to himself, he has a deep study of the Paris cannons of the First World War and is a real artillery expert. But now he's out of work."
Jefferson's words opened up a new way of thinking for Fang Lang! Why do you always think about buying production equipment and technology? Equipment and technology will always go out of style!
Only people can keep up with the times and make progress!
You can find the right talent all over the world and invest in them, can't you?
There are many people in this era who have not yet made their mark! Who better than yourself?
"I see what you mean. I don't know where he is, if I can meet him."
Fang Lang's words made Jefferson's heart happy, Bull was actually his high school classmate, and the relationship between the two was very strong.
Now with the end of the war, he has retired, Boole is unemployed, and the two are also connected to the same disease, so they often complain together. It would be great if Fang Lang could offer him a job.
"Of course you can boss, his hometown is Baltimore, I'll inform him now."
In the afternoon of the same day, Fang Lang met the artillery expert in Jefferson's mouth at a café in Baltimore.
This middle-aged man, whose full name is Girard Bull, is a middle-aged man with a height of 1.8 meters and a slightly fat body, and his black hair is naturally curled on his head, which looks a little funny.
It should be that this meeting is very important, so Boole is dressed very formally, with a white shirt, a black tie, and a black suit.
It's not warm at all to dress like this in such a cold time.
Fortunately, the temperature in the café is quite warm, and if you are outside, it is estimated that you will not be able to talk for a few words, and this Mr. Boole will catch a cold.
"Hello, Mr. Bull, I'm Fang Lang."
"Hello, Mr. Fang, I'm Girard Bull. It's a pleasure to meet you!"
Fortunately, Mr. Bull looked very confident when he spoke, which made Fang Lang very satisfied.
"I'd like to hear your thoughts on the trend of artillery."
Since it is an interview, Fang Lang is of course straight to the point.
"My personal opinion is that the artillery will become heavier and heavier in the future, as can be seen from the Gustav heavy guns produced in Germany in the later period.
Judging from the situation of World War II, there is another important development trend of artillery, that is, mobility, which must be able to follow the infantry at any time.
It provides infantry with fire suppression and the removal of threatening targets, so the number of self-propelled guns on the battlefield is also increasing rapidly."
Boole obviously has a deep understanding of artillery technology, at least these two points of understanding are consistent with what Fang Lang learned in later generations.