Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 154 Alternative Research and Development of 154 Weapons

In the Poplar Kingdom, within the territory of the Augustine family, a large-scale factory is in operation.

Huge, towering chimneys billowed black smoke, and the Augustine family relied on this newly built factory to earn huge sums of money that they had never imagined before.

The factory in front of me can produce tens of thousands of K1 needle hair guns every year, not only supplying the poplar kingdom, but also exporting to other surrounding countries.

As for the Cyric Factory in the Poplar Kingdom, because it was unable to manufacture similar advanced weapons, it was beaten by Lord Augustine in the market, and had to withdraw from the market of the Poplar Kingdom.

The situation is very good, and the top members of the Augustine family have even seen the hope of the family's rise.

With a lot of money and Tang Mo's weapon technology, they even began to consciously improve Tang Mo's weapon, hoping to surpass it technically.

People in this era are not fools, they are also real people with their own thinking, they can develop and innovate, and sometimes they are even very smart.

Unlike Cyric in the Kingdom of Wright, what Tang Mo gave John was complete weapon production technology, including flash caps.

This is also what he did on purpose, because he needs to spread his weapon technology reasonably within a certain range.

It's not that he's crazy, but because such proliferation can lead to the emergence of more advanced weapons, and he can guarantee that he will always be at the forefront of these weapon manufacturers.

On the one hand, this is because he wants to protect himself, and on the other hand, he is also expanding his own market.He can't always monopolize the fire hat technology, but he can always be the first to develop the best weapons to crush his opponents.

If only one country in the world has cannons, then this country will not buy too many cannons, because its opponents do not pose a threat to this country, so the total amount of arms procurement will not increase.

Moreover, because there is no comparison, there is no urgency for improvement, and there is no market for advanced weapons. This is simply a disaster for an arms dealer.

Only when all countries in the world have cannons can it be meaningful to improve cannons and produce more cannons!

What Tang Mo is doing now is to make the whole cake bigger while earning money to grow himself, so that he can eat more and more delicious food in the future!
After the elves mastered the fire hat technology, they obviously began to consider improving their weapons to break Tang Mo's technology monopoly.

They haven't fully understood the steam engine yet, so they can't improve Tang Mo's steam engine system yet, but they can use the existing technology to improve the weapons in their hands.

In the factory of the elves, a worker saw Earl Augustine who came to inspect with a large group of entourage, and immediately went to inform the immediate superior who was overseeing the work in the factory.

The chief person in charge of this factory is actually the skilled worker of Datang Group who came to Yangmu Kingdom with John.

Now he is no longer an ordinary skilled worker, he is now a prominent figure in the territory of the Augustine family in the poplar kingdom.

He now lives in a huge manor, with entourages and guards coming in and out. There are countless elf craftsmen following him to learn steam engine manufacturing and gun technology. From any point of view, he is already a master.

The Augustine family set a good price for him, so he has no intention of returning to Datang Group.Now his monthly salary is 30 gold coins, which was unimaginable in the past.

After learning that Earl Augustine came to inspect in person, the craftsman who had changed his name brought a few apprentices to welcome him.

"My lord!" He walked straight to Earl Augustine, bowed and saluted, expressing his loyalty and respect.

Count Augustine came for a purpose this time, so he waved his hand, dismissed the other party absent-mindedly, and then asked impatiently, "Well...how is it?"

"We have already transformed it!" The craftsman who had become the person in charge replied immediately, and then took an improved weapon with a strange shape from the hands of the apprentice behind him.

"How effective is it?" Earl Augustine looked at the other party and asked expectantly.

He was really satisfied with his decision, and felt that his decision to pay a high price to keep this worker from Bunas was simply wise and mighty.

The craftsman began to introduce this new weapon: "This weapon combines the characteristics of the K1 fast gun and the revolver, and realizes the function of continuous fire!"

In fact, it was a large revolver, or more or less a revolver cylinder, stuffed into the body of a Dreiser needle-fired gun.

It is a pity that such a barbaric transformation is simply a disaster for the performance of the weapon.

I just heard the craftsman continue to introduce: "We shortened some of the barrels, then used the revolver's cylinder, and expanded it!... In this way, we can fire 8 times in a row!"

In theory, such a rifle, or a long-barreled revolver, can indeed fire continuously, but its shortcomings are also obvious.

First of all, the enlarged bullet nest structure makes this weapon too bulky, the gun body is very wide, and it is very inconvenient to operate and use.

Second, the weapon also inherited the disadvantages of the revolver, with poor airtightness, limited range, and laborious reloading.

So, this kind of weapon that looks good actually hardly ever appears in the real weapon sequence.Even if there are some serial installations, they will be eliminated soon.

However, this kind of revolver rifle, which realized the weapon continuous firing function for the first time, really surprised the earl.

He patted the other person's shoulder approvingly, and said with satisfaction: "Very good."

After the craftsman finished talking about the advantages of this weapon, he could only bite the bullet and explain the disadvantages of this weapon: "But, my lord, after this modification, the range of the rifle has dropped significantly."

"Huh?" Hearing this result, the Earl immediately frowned—he had also fought in war, so of course he knew the impact of weapon range on the outcome of a war.

Being able to shoot continuously may not necessarily win the battle. If only the continuous shooting function of the weapon is needed, wouldn't it be better for him to mass-produce the revolver directly?

Therefore, range is also a very important weapon performance, even the most important weapon performance!The earl is very aware of this, so when he heard that the range of the new weapon was very short, he immediately became a little dissatisfied.

The craftsman explained with a guilty conscience: "There is no way, the airtightness is really bad."

In fact, he only learned a little bit in Tang Mo's factory, and only received a few trainings. If not, he would not have been sent here to serve as a technical instructor.

In fact, he is more familiar with the assembly of steam engines. As for the modification of steam engines and the design of weapons, he basically knows nothing about them.

But even if he is such a half-baked guy who just saw something in Tang Mo's factory, he is definitely an expert among experts in the Yangmu Kingdom.

It is such a weapon technology expert who specializes in steam engines. If he can really improve a rifle, he will really see the devil.

So what he can do is to be a stitching monster, splicing together two kinds of weapons of the Datang Group that were sold to the elves.

Tang Mo wouldn't take such a detour, but other arms dealers who imitated Tang Mo's weapons almost all had to go around.

"Then what is the use of this weapon?" The count frowned and looked at the officers who accompanied him to inspect.

Everyone fell into silence for a while, and after a while, an officer finally squeezed his chin and said with some caution: "It actually works."

"Tell me." The earl immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and asked the officer.

The officer pondered for a while, and then replied: "Once the two armies approach, we can use this rifle with a shorter range but a stronger continuous shooting capability to completely defeat the opponent!"

"What do you mean?" The earl seemed to have grasped the point, and his face obviously improved a lot.

The officer continued to complete his own thoughts: "Our troops can be equipped with K1 fast guns, and most of them are equipped with K1 fast guns with a longer range, but we can also distribute this new revolver to a small number of troops!"

The more he talked, the brighter his eyes became, as if he had found a future tactic: "Let the K1 fast gun unit cover the revolver unit to approach the enemy, and then use the revolver to shoot continuously to defeat the enemy!"

"Hmm...that makes sense!" The earl suddenly realized that what the officer said did make sense.

The two weapons learn from each other, use the K1 rifle to stabilize your position, and then use a weapon with a faster rate of fire to output suddenly when it is close to the face to make up for the lack of rate of fire. Obviously, it is a more scientific method of warfare.

"Then my lord..." The craftsman in charge, who obviously didn't know anything about military affairs, but realized that he had passed this test, immediately asked.

The Earl proudly pointed to the officer who came up with the idea: "According to what he said, let's try to form a mixed army."

He can be said to be rich and powerful now, so he doesn't think there is any loss in trying.Anyway, the Yangmu Kingdom's army is changing to K1 fast guns and revolvers, and there is no problem in purchasing another weapon.

So, he generously waved his hand and said, "Let's equip two legions first! If the effect is good, make sure that the two battalions in each legion are equipped with two K1 fast guns, and the other battalion is equipped with revolver rifles!" Prepare and promote the whole army!"

"Yes, my lord!" The head craftsman immediately showed an ecstatic expression on his face, which meant that he had a new job and more money to earn.

(End of this chapter)