When this gift was carried by dozens of natives and placed on Arthur's manor, Arthur was in a state of surprise.

Who would have thought that the Kingdom of the Netherlands would give Arthur such a gift? The long barrel reveals that this is a cannon, and it is unknown which one it is.

Let the guards unwrap the red cloth, and a cannon is finally exposed to everyone's eyes.

It can be seen that this is a brand new cannon, and it has not even been used.

Ten boxes of shells were quietly placed next to them, half of them larger and half smaller.

The caliber of the gun is not large, although the specific number is not available to the naked eye, but it can be determined that it is a gun within 100 mm.

The question is, why did the Netherlands send an artillery gun to Arthur? A gift at the national level will never give an ordinary cannon, at least it must be an important weapon.

But judging by the current level of the Dutch military industry, can it make a world-class cannon?

Arthur felt strange in his heart, looking at this cannon that felt more and more familiar, Arthur finally remembered, isn't this an Italian cannon?

In later generations, this artillery became popular with one of the lines of a classic TV series, and the Italian artillery of the second battalion commander said this thing, the M1897 75mm field gun.

Specifically, the more famous Italian cannon in later generations is another name for this M1897 75mm field gun after it was introduced to the East, as well as the name of the imitation.

In fact, the M1897 75mm field gun was produced in France and had nothing to do with Italy.

This artillery also has a well-known name in France, called Miss France 75.

The reason for its fame is that it uses an anti-recoil device, which greatly increases the rate of fire of the artillery, which can reach a terrifying rate of fire of at least 15 rounds per minute, which is considered the beginning of rapid-fire guns.

What is the concept?

While the other guns were reloading with their first shells, Miss 75 had already fired a second shell.

By the time the other shells were reloaded, Miss 75's third shell had already been fired.

The fact that the firepower covers this aspect alone is enough to prove that Miss 75 is strong in terms of firepower.

In fact, it is precisely because of this. It not only became the main artillery equipment of the French Army in World War I, but was also used on a large scale in World War II, including Germany, Poland, Britain, the United States, and even some countries in the East.

Although Arthur's arsenal also had the technology for automatic artillery, it only used 37 mm small-caliber guns.

For large-caliber guns, automated modifications are not possible. Therefore, this Miss France is very important to Australia.

If we can study the technology thoroughly, we will not only be able to imitate and produce it on a large scale, but we can even use its technology to improve our own automatic artillery technology, and at the same time conduct experiments on larger caliber automatic artillery.

After identifying this artillery, Arthur no longer hesitated, and immediately asked all the experts from the military factory to be called, and ordered the guards to strictly protect the artillery.

This is an important item that can cause change in the Australian artillery industry, and Arthur must not take it seriously.

Soon, a group of experts from the military factory rushed over, accompanied by some experts from the German military industry.

For the sake of secrecy, the reason for summoning these military experts was that there was an artillery piece that they needed to study, and it was not specified which one it was.

However, it still attracted the attention of the German experts, and there was no reason to drive them away, so they could only acquiesce to them.

Arthur was also a little stunned when he saw the German expert who came with him, but he didn't say anything.

Because of the existence of the M1897 gun, the French changed the traditional artillery position from six guns to four guns.

The Germans were convinced that six guns were the most powerful artillery position, and that damage to any one of the guns would not affect the firepower of the artillery position.

The Germans arrogantly regarded the French change as stupid, and succeeded in losing a lot of money in the First World War.

It was also a good thing to let the Germans understand the power of this artillery early on. Not only would it greatly improve relations between Germany and Australia, but it would also make future world wars more intense, and Europe's losses would be even more severe.

In particular, the United States acted as an arms dealer in the early stage of the war, and the money earned was lent to European countries.

Joining decisively in the later stages of the war, with the greatest possible profit with minimal losses, established the basis for becoming a ruler after the war.

It would also be good to raise Germany's strength a little now, at least in the future, after the war, everyone would be weakened, and Australia would have a better chance of rising.

As soon as the experts saluted Arthur, they began to observe the cannon.

The German experts were relaxed at first, because they were confident that German artillery technology was world-class, and they could master most of them.

However, when the experts carefully studied the artillery, they found that some of the devices on the gun looked very unfamiliar, and the German experts looked at each other, but they did not know what these devices were used for.

On the contrary, Australian experts, because of their exposure to anti-recoil devices, are also involved in automatic artillery technology, although the technology used is different, but they can still see something.

"Your Highness, is this a semi-automated artillery?" Finally, the Australian expert couldn't help it and couldn't wait to ask.

Australia has only mastered the semi-automatic technology of 37-mm small-caliber guns, and at this time, looking at the larger-caliber semi-automatic gun in front of them, these experts are about to drool.

"That's right. How long will it take for a military factory to study and copy it? Arthur nodded quietly and asked.

"I'm afraid it will take some time, Your Highness. A conservative estimate would take about a year, and we still need to take it apart and study it carefully. The Australian expert frowned and thought carefully for a long time before replying.

"Wait, Your Highness the Duke, what do you mean by semi-automatic artillery?" The German experts were a little confused, shouldn't they be the protagonists on the scene?

How do you feel that Arthur and the Australian personnel know more than them, they know the automation of rifles, what the hell is the semi-automation of artillery?

And it's no wonder that these German experts are here. In terms of artillery, France and Germany went to two extremes.

The German Krupp cannon was more inclined to large caliber and high power, and the caliber even reached an exaggerated 300 mm.

But France is different. France is far ahead in rapid-fire artillery technology, and Miss 75 is one of its outstanding products.

The gap in design concepts also led to a big difference in the finished product, and in terms of large-caliber, high-power artillery, Germany definitely deserved it.

But when it comes to automated artillery technology, German experts may not really have as much knowledge as Australian counterparts.

The second more, ask for support!

(End of chapter)