In fact, as expected by the military experts, Arthur's reward was very rich, and each received a cheque for two thousand pounds.

Although this includes talented people and researchers such as German experts, their salaries are also very good, and their annual income can reach hundreds or even thousands of pounds.

But that doesn't mean that these people don't like money, let alone several years of salary for nothing?

Needless to say, although many of them came to Australia from the United Kingdom, their salaries are not very high, with an average income of only more than 300 pounds, and a check of 2,000 pounds is six or seven years of income for them.

In fact, Arthur does not have to give so much, and can give different bonuses to German experts and Australian military experts.

But Arthur didn't do that. For one thing, the cheque of £2,000 per person is not too much, and even if you count all the Australian military experts, the cost of the reward will not exceed 100,000 pounds.

Second, both German and Australian experts have put in a lot of effort and effort to imitate the M1897 automatic gun, and Arthur cannot treat it differently.

Moreover, these German military experts would return to Germany as soon as the time stipulated in the aid treaty had elapsed. There are only a handful of people who can continue to work in Australia, if not at all.

But these Australian experts are different, they have been able to be considered real Australians since they came to Australia from the UK.

They play for Arthur and Australia and are the future hope for the rise of the Australian military industry.

Satisfying them and gaining their allegiance is what Arthur really wants. After the departure of German military experts, these Australian experts are the real pillars of the Australian military industry.

Arthur's high hopes now are for what the Australian experts will learn from the German experts.

If we can learn some of the best of German military industry from German experts, there is hope for the rise of Australia's military industry.

After the cheque distribution session, Arthur and the military experts went to the military factory to see the manufacturing process of the imitation M1897 automatic gun, and at the same time to see the simple production line that the military experts had built.

"So now we have a complete grasp of the imitation technology of this gun, right? Whether it is the design principle or the construction technology, has it been fully studied and mastered? Listening to the introduction of these experts, Arthur asked out loud after a long time.

"For now, yes, Your Highness. After splitting and studying this gun and its ammunition, we have basically grasped the design principle and construction process of the artillery, and the two imitation guns are built one-to-one. It is precisely because of this that the imitation artillery can achieve the same output frequency as the original artillery, which is basically the same. The German expert nodded and replied.

Arthur turned his head to look at the Australian expert, and after receiving a definite answer from the Australian expert, Arthur continued to ask: "How is the production speed of this production line now?" How much time does it take to produce one gun? ”

Now that the principles and construction techniques have been fully mastered, and experiments have been carried out on the imitation artillery, and it has been determined that there are no problems with the imitation artillery in terms of firepower output and stability, the next step must be to mass produce and equip the troops.

The M1897 automatic gun is one of the most powerful guns with the most powerful firepower output at present, and it is also the crystallization of French artillery technology.

Being able to equip troops earlier was something Arthur was happy to see, especially under the important joint that the Australian army had just reorganized.

"Your Highness, the current mode of production requires a lot of human involvement, even a large number of experts. This greatly reduced the production efficiency of the artillery, and in order to produce these two guns, we mobilized more than a dozen specialists to participate, and in this case it took almost a week. The German expert explained.

"So if we want to mass-produce artillery, we have to wait until we have a complete artillery production line. It won't be too long, but it will take at least a month or so. ”

After hearing the German expert's explanation, Arthur nodded in understanding.

"Is there room for improvement in this artillery at the moment? Can such semi-automatic technology be applied to other artillery pieces? Arthur asked, slightly curious.

The French are considered to be ahead of the world in automatic artillery technology. Even though many of the military experts at Arthur's military factory came from England, the most advanced automatic artillery technology mastered was only the CA-1 machine gun on the 37mm gun.

Although the rate of fire of this small-caliber automatic gun is very fast, it can even reach a terrifying 60 rounds a minute, that is, one shell per second.

But he also has a very big disadvantage, that is, it is only suitable for killing and injuring simple facilities and armies, and is not suitable for taking cities and fortresses.

This kind of machine gun generally has two important uses, in addition to being used for defensive positional warfare, it is also used to install it on aircraft that has not yet been born to enhance the lethality in the air.

Arthur's intentions were exactly that, and installing small-caliber machine guns on bombers would become a nightmare for ground troops.

The artillery that can really equip the army with a weapon of mass destruction must be large and medium-caliber artillery.

The power and lethality of large-caliber artillery are not only suitable for defensive positional warfare, but also suitable for siege and seizure of land.

Perhaps the only one that can deal with such a solid shield as a fortress is a sharp spear like a large-caliber howitzer.

If automatic artillery technology can be applied to medium-caliber or even large-caliber artillery, it will be a huge increase in the firepower of artillery, and it will also be possible to form a more powerful artillery unit with fewer guns.

Just imagine, if large-caliber artillery can use automatic artillery technology, ten giant guns capable of firing ten shells per minute are enough to exert the power of dozens of large-caliber guns fired together.

Not only can it be suppressed with more powerful firepower with fewer artillery units, but it is also a kind of destruction for the enemy's military spirit and faith.

Now that the cost of each gun is not low, it is also a financial relief to be able to use fewer guns to produce more powerful firepower.

The savings can be used in other areas, and the purchase of more equipment can further strengthen the combat effectiveness and morale of the troops.

The first is to ask for support!

(End of chapter)