Adhering to the principle that explanation is better than demonstration, Arthur simply ordered the experts to organize a live demonstration of the M1897 gun.

Because of the fact that there were ten boxes of shells, Arthur generously took out two boxes, which happened to test the specific power of the famous Miss France.

The site of the experiment was chosen on the outskirts of Sydney, a deep mountain, uninhabited and secluded and safe enough.

The natives, on the orders of the specialists, prepared the target for the future of the shells in less than an hour and placed them on the slope of a kilometer away.

The target was tasked with the more senior artillerymen of the Australian army. Although the M1897 has not actually been used, it is already familiar with Australia's own CA-1 machine guns, and naturally knows the principles of these automatic guns.

The German experts held their breath at this time, staring closely at the only M1897 gun, for fear of missing some important information.

Soon, after all the arrangements had been made, the brand-new French lady began her roar.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

With an order, Miss France began to rain shells at the target on the distant hillside, and finally hit the target with the third shell.

What surprised German experts was not the hit rate of the shells, but the exaggerated firing frequency of the M1897 gun.

A German-made 75-mm gun has an average rate of fire of about 4-6 rounds per minute. The rate of fire depends on the artilleryman's familiarity with the artillery, but it does not exceed seven rounds per minute.

But what terrifying firepower does the M1897 display? Even if he is used by an Australian artillery who is not familiar with it, it is still capable of achieving a fire output of more than eleven shells per minute.

That is to say, when the artillery is familiar with this artillery, the M1897 gun will be able to give full play to the firepower of two German guns of the same caliber, and will be able to gain an overwhelming advantage on the battlefield.

In other words, the French only needed to use half the number of German artillery to be able to balance the firepower with the Germans.

What does this mean? Not only can military spending be drastically reduced, but the extra soldiers can also be used elsewhere.

Thinking of this, the German expert suddenly felt that something was wrong, and said to Arthur in a pleading tone: "Your Highness, this artillery is very important to Germany, can you sell it to us?" ”

Can it be sold? Of course not.

This gun was also very important to Australia, and Arthur naturally did not give it to the Germans.

Seeing that the request was refused, the German experts made another request, that is, to study the gun together with Australia.

In terms of artillery technology alone, Germany still has an extremely excellent level. If you are not too arrogant and actively absorb the excellent design of other countries, it will not lead to extremes.

Research with Germany would also have the advantage of significantly reducing the difficulty of replicating the gun.

With the help of the Germans, Australia is expected to master the technology of manufacturing this gun even within half a year.

"It's okay to study together, but there are a few requirements that have to be said in advance." Arthur nodded, agreeing to the request of the German experts to study Miss France together.

"Say it, Your Highness, as long as we can do it." The German expert nodded hurriedly, for fear that Arthur would regret it.

"First, any research and technology developed by Germany can be shared with Australia unconditionally. Secondly, if Germany had any improvements aimed at the M1897 gun, they should also be passed on to Australia at market prices. Arthur smiled and said what he wanted.

In terms of Germany's advanced artillery technology, it is not difficult to understand the technology of Miss France in a short time.

Using German talents, it is not a disadvantage for Australia to quickly master the technology of the M1897 gun.

As for the second one, once the Germans get out of the obsession with large-caliber and high-power, or in other words, they have an interest in the M1897 gun, it is very likely that they will go further in rapid-fire artillery.

Germany's R&D capability far exceeds that of Australia, and if it can take advantage of this opportunity to obtain Germany's future research technology for rapid-fire artillery, it will definitely be smoother than Australia's own painstaking research.

"This..." The German expert thought to himself, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "No problem, Your Highness." I hope that we will be able to start studying this cannon as soon as possible, and I will inform His Majesty the Emperor and ask for research equipment and more experts to come and try to crack the technology of this cannon as soon as possible. ”

The good relations between Germany and Australia were an important factor in the German experts' agreement to Arthur's two demands.

After all, Germany has handed over its artillery technology to Australia, and with such a good cooperative relationship, Arthur's requirements are actually not harsh.

Arthur nodded, smiling in agreement.

The words of the German expert are exactly what he meant. Whether it's equipment or specialists, the more the merrier, of course.

As long as the research location is in Australia, Arthur is willing to bear the cost of hundreds of experts at a time.

Of course, these German experts are also really worthy. Although the annual cost per expert is huge, it is generally more than a few hundred pounds.

But the value they bring is also very valuable, not only to make up for the embarrassing situation of Australia's lack of high-end talents, but also to lay a good foundation for Australia's talent training.

At Arthur's behest, each German expert got to know several Australian experts.

Nominally, they were working for German specialists, taking care of something complicated and simple.

In fact, these Australian experts can also take the opportunity to follow behind the German experts and learn things that they would not normally have access to.

Arthur liked the seriousness and prudence of the German expert. Under their meticulous teaching, Australia's experts have also made rapid progress.

In order to facilitate the research of these experts, Arthur directly handed over a large part of the laboratories of the military factory to these experts, and anyway, the military factory did not have any experimental plans for weapons in a short period of time.

At the same time, half a million pounds of money has been allocated to support the research of these experts.

Miss France has been using artillery until World War II, and its advanced performance is needless to say.

If the technology can be successfully mastered and improved, it will not be inappropriate to make it the main artillery of Australia for the next thirty years.

After having a research site, the only M1897 gun and the remaining eight boxes of shells were moved to the laboratory by German experts.

Even if there were enough shells, these German specialists would not allow this gun to be used again.

Next, the cannon will be carefully studied and disassembled, and any damage will be unbearable for the progress of the research.

The third is to ask for support!

(End of chapter)