Alien Arms Empire

Chapter 651
Whether a weapon can be used, whether it can be used well, and how to use it all need to be tested by war. The final result may not be enough to satisfy everyone, and even most people will not be satisfied.

In the history of mankind, many wishful weapons have been born.The designers hoped that these weapons would be powerful on the battlefield, but it turned out that these weapons were all wrong and should not exist.

There are also some weapons, even if they exist on a large scale and have been used, they are actually not very good. They have various problems, and some of them have not been corrected until the end.

For example, the most handsome battleship Bismarck whose air defense ability is so bad, if you talk about its appearance, it can definitely be ranked among the top three battleships. As for the technical level... it is probably the strongest battleship of World War I during World War II?

Let's talk about the tank destroyer without a sky cap that the American generals have decided on. This thing is basically as small as a tank, but it is listed out abruptly. It is basically nothing special in actual combat, and it is basically used as a tank.

As for the example of preferring to equip paratroopers with bolt-action rifles that can be disassembled into two pieces, they are just unwilling to try submachine guns. Compared with the famous Rat tank and Ferdinand heavy tank destroyer, they are all insignificant.

Therefore, even if a weapon has gone through countless tests and has been installed on a large scale, it may not be free from problems at all.

Therefore, in most cases, the military itself, including weapons manufacturers, will send personnel to conduct battlefield research to demonstrate the effectiveness of the weapons they purchase or produce.

At the same time, they will also make targeted improvements to the weapons according to the problems in the use process, so that the weapons in their hands are more suitable for the battlefield.

Note that the main purpose of these improvements is to win the war, not to reduce casualties: they have to find the most economical and most suitable entry point, and will not favor a certain characteristic.

Of course, in this process, throwing blame is also a very important task: the army will complain that the performance of the weapons is too poor, causing them losses; weapons manufacturers will also prove that their weapons have no problems.

"There is no sign that our battleships have quality problems. The situation is still unclear, Your Excellency General." Cyric's advisor shook his head at the goblin general in front of him in the corner.

"Although the mirage man deserves death, the telegram he sent before his death did show that the main gun of the battleship produced by your consortium exploded at a critical moment!" The mirage general said with a gloomy face. He lowered his voice emphatically.

"It's possible that he's shirking responsibility, Your Excellency General." Cyric's adviser shrugged off responsibility, and blamed the damned mirage man.

"You are sophistry! This is not a cooperative attitude! Sir!" The general of Mirage raised his volume a little again, but still suppressed his own voice.

Cyric's advisor also knew that he couldn't completely deny this kind of thing, and his tone became much softer, explaining in a low voice: "Your Excellency, even if a cannon explodes, it is an accidental phenomenon, which does not mean that our There are serious quality problems with the weapons."

Anyway, there is no way to continue the investigation of this kind of thing, and it is impossible to have many witnesses on the mirage cruiser and destroyer that were returning from various places.

In fact, after the Tang army sank the four mirage battleships, they also dispatched cruisers to carry out raids. These cruisers in charge of the rear did not leave the relevant sea area until night fell.

The defeated mirage fleet didn't care about those compatriots who fell into the water. They ran for their lives and fled all the way back to the mirage port without even daring to turn their heads.

Because their speed was not as fast as Tang Jun's warships, if they procrastinated any longer, they would probably be sunk.So they ran very thoroughly and sold their comrades out.

The report of the captives afterwards also proved this point: the total number of mirage troops captured by the Tang army in this battle was 172, while the number of deaths and losses according to mirage statistics was more than 6700.

That's right, the Tang army sank a total of 4 battleships, 3 cruisers and 5 destroyers of the Phantom Army. low northern seas.

The Mirage Navy was really hurt this time. Almost all of their most elite sea power was lost in this battle.

"I have already discussed with the headquarters when I came here. I can pay you a cruiser for free. This is already our biggest concession." Seemingly afraid that Mirage would disagree, Cyric's representative generously gave A compensation plan was proposed.

There is really nothing wrong with what he said, Cyric just had a cannon blown out, and it is already very sincere to compensate a cruiser with a higher cost.

However, this compensation plan is obviously impossible for Mirage to accept, because it means that Cyric sold them a Rolls-Royce, and the brakes broke down, and the car was destroyed.Then Cyric said that I will pay you two brake pads, how about it?
"This is obviously unacceptable! Mr. Special Envoy! What I want to emphasize is that our country has always been at the forefront of the war against Tang! If we fail completely, then the rise of Tang will no longer be suppressed! At that time, Xi Rui What will happen to Ke, you know better than me!" the mirage general stared at Cyric's adviser with a gloomy face and threatened.

Cyric's advisor made an innocent gesture: "We don't accept any blackmail! Your Excellency! If you don't accept it, I can only express my regret. However, the failure of Mirage really has nothing to do with our weapons and equipment. "

"No matter what! We all need more warships! If the Tang army blocks Mirage, we will suffer heavy losses in the future!" The admiral of Mirage didn't want to offend Cyric completely.His ultimate goal is actually to ask Cyric to ask for more warships to solve the problem of no warships after the Mirage Navy's fiasco.

"It's not difficult, but in a short period of time, we really can't provide more warships to support Mirage's war, Your Excellency." Cyric's representative spread his hands regretfully, as if I couldn't earn the money. It looks uncomfortable.

What he said was indeed true, because Cyric personally dispatched warships, together with Gobul's warships, launched a surprise attack on Dragon Island.

As a result, the sneak attacking fleet was also wiped out, and even the Goblin side has not dared to speak out about it until now.

As compensation, Cyric must build some warships as soon as possible to supplement Goblin's navy, and at the same time restore his own sea power.

Cyric is unlikely to provide Mirage with more large warships until these losses are made up for.

What's more, even if it is plagiarism, even if it is all kinds of cutting corners, even if it uses completely different construction standards, but battleships are battleships after all, and Cyric is unlikely to continuously produce more battleships in a short period of time. up.

In addition to the four battleships sold to Mirage, Cyric received four more orders, and now these four hip-stretching battleships are still lying in Cyric's dock.

What worries Cyric's top management most now is that the news of the battle in the northern seas will spread, and the countries that ordered these four battleships will unsubscribe from these battleships...

There is no way, everyone actually reserved one for the experimental nature, and in the spirit of exploration and experimentation, they are researching the brand-new weapons and equipment of the battleship. There are not many people who buy four ships at once.

In other words, in fact, all countries are cautiously dealing with the matter of competing with Tang for commanding the sea. Mirage has no choice, because apart from Mirage, other countries have vast land territories, and the need for ocean transportation is not urgent.

"Do you want to give us some help? Could it be that so many countries are watching our Phantom Kingdom be destroyed by the Tang Dynasty?" the admiral of the Phantom Kingdom asked excitedly.

Cyric's advisor shook his head, then pondered for a while before saying: "The construction of the navy cannot be completed in a short period of time. Since we have already paid the price for the time rush, we can't waste precious time anymore. "

He paused, and then continued: "So we are going to make trouble for Tang Guo from another direction and make them compromise..."

"What do you mean?" the general of the mirage country asked incomprehensibly.

"We will ask the Great China Empire and Chu State to put pressure on Tang State. If he does not make peace with Mirage as soon as possible, the war will expand." Cyric's adviser said: "If Tang State is worried that the war will continue, they will Make a certain compromise, at least on the surface, to restore peace with Mirage."

"This is indeed a way, and His Majesty will accept the peace talks. As long as we can avoid Tang's fleet from blocking our port, we can accept some less harsh conditions." The general of Mirage Kingdom considered his rhetoric before compromising. .

"Look! In this way, we have a consensus. I am here this time to persuade you not to insist on fighting stubbornly! Remember! The Dahua Empire and Chu State are just intimidating, they have not done anything yet Get ready for a real war!" Cyric's advisor warned: "So don't expect them to really start a war to help you attract Tang's attention, everything... is fake!"

"I understand." The general of Mirage Kingdom nodded, accepting this statement.

"This is just intimidation, and it is the maximum help we can use!" Cyric's advisor said: "Seize this opportunity and end this war! We have already lost Qi, and we cannot lose your Mirage again. gone."

"Hearing you say that, I don't know if I should be happy..." The general of Mirage Kingdom sighed, accepting the comfort from Cyric's advisor.

(End of this chapter)