Rise of Australia

Chapter 32 Military Factory Status

"How are our steel mills and military factories?" Asi asked the same question he was concerned about.

Forget about steel plants, because of the equipment, Australia can build more and more steel plants at any time, but if the employees want to reach that level of proficiency, they need to be trained for a period of time.

But that military factory is different. In this era when military technology has not yet taken off, the most advanced weapons are machine guns and artillery.

As the former commander-in-chief of Ireland, Duke Arthur naturally developed a strong interest in weapons and equipment, and he also single-handedly founded the current Connaught Comprehensive Military Factory.

What is a comprehensive military factory?It is a large-scale military factory integrating the research, development and manufacture of light and heavy weapons and artillery.

Even most of the employees of this military factory were excavated by Duke Arthur from the Enfield Royal Small Arms Factory.

The great name of the Enfield Royal Small Arms Factory is well known in the UK. The Lee Enfield rifle developed and manufactured is the standard equipment of the army in the sphere of influence of the entire British Empire.

The performance and power of the Lee Enfield rifle even surpassed another well-known rifle, the Kar98k rifle.

You know, the Kar98k rifle is a standard rifle used by Germany during World War I and World War II, and it is also one of the world-famous sniper rifles.

Speaking of which, these two rifles were born at about the same age. The Lee Enfield rifle had a prototype in 1888, and the Lee Metford magazine rifle was officially renamed the Lee Enfield magazine five years ago. rifle.

The predecessor of the Kar98k rifle, the 1888-style rifle, was also born in 1898. However, due to many shortcomings in its own design, the Mauser company developed a new rifle in 98, the Mauser [-]-style rifle.

During World War II, Germany was obsessed with the research and development of tanks and aircraft, but did not pay attention to the research and development of light weapons.

Therefore, the shortened Mauser 98-style rifle, also known as the Kar[-]k rifle, officially entered the stage of history.

The reason why the Lee Enfield rifle is not as famous as the Kar98k rifle in history is that the British did not pay attention to the already very important sniper tactics during World War II. As a result, the Lee Enfield rifle, which had a slight advantage in sniping, was far from being equipped with four The Kar98k rifle and the Mosin Nagant rifle after the magnification are famous.

But at this point in time, no one can deny that the Lee Enfield rifle is one of the most powerful rifles in existence, and its lead can be maintained for at least another 50 years.

As a comprehensive military factory that Duke Arthur placed high hopes on, Connaught Military Factory, under the powerful influence of Duke Arthur, introduced Lee Enfield's production line and technology, and was able to realize the independent production of Lee Enfield rifles and supporting parts and bullets. ability.

In terms of heavy weapons, the Connaught Comprehensive Military Factory has also achieved impressive results.After the Maxim heavy machine gun became famous all over the world, Connaught Military Factory quickly introduced this technology, and researched and produced the imitation MA-96 Maxim machine gun.

In addition, Connaught Military Factory is also involved in artillery. Although it has not mastered the research and production of heavy artillery, it has basically mastered the technology of small-caliber artillery.

Such as 37mm cannon, 65mm cannon, 88mm howitzer, 105mm cannon.

It is worth mentioning that, especially for the 37mm minimum caliber artillery, the Connaught Military Factory has made good achievements. It has made some progress in artillery automation. It has independently developed a 37mm cannon, which is the CA- 1 cannon.

How powerful is the firepower of the CA-1 cannon?Because of the preliminary realization of semi-automation, although the caliber of this artillery is small, its rate of fire is as high as 70 rounds per minute. In terms of firepower output, it is enough to crush artillery of other calibers.

As for why the artillery semi-automatic technology is only applied to the 37mm caliber artillery, it is because the strong recoil force generated when the large-caliber artillery is fired is enough to destroy the automatic device. The current technology cannot make the large-caliber artillery Also semi-automated.

However, the semi-automatic small-caliber artillery is also enough to be proud of. The semi-automatic artillery of other countries will not come out until 1902, two years later, and the Connaught Military Factory is two years early.

"The steel plant will not be built until the government plans the industrial zone, but before that, our wages will be paid to employees as usual." Butler Hunter explained: "The location of the military factory has not yet been determined, and we have to Wait until Your Highness comes to decide in person."

Whether it is a steel factory, a military factory, or a shipyard, for Arthur, besides the equipment, the most valuable thing is the employees who followed Arthur to Australia.

Employee benefits in these factories are very high, far exceeding the average level in the UK, let alone in Australia.

This is why Arthur can easily let these employees come to Australia. No one is willing to give up this stable and high-paying job, even if they have to emigrate abroad for this.

These factories have indeed lived up to expectations and have always been in a state of loss.It was okay when I was in the UK before, and the monthly loss was not much.But now, the four factories add up to a loss of more than 20 pounds per month for Arthur, and a full loss of 240 million pounds a year.

But the result of this loss is definitely worth it. Leaving aside the steel mills, the military factories and shipyards are definitely regarded as technologically advanced factories even if they are located in Europe.

These employees and equipment, as well as the technology possessed by military factories and shipyards, are wealth that cannot be exchanged for even hundreds of millions of pounds.

Duke Arthur also relied on his own powerful rights to create these factories for decades.

"How are the workers doing? Is anyone dissatisfied with their current life?" Arthur asked.

After all, he came to a new country. Even before the factory opened, Arthur still paid his salary, and it was quite normal for him to have mood swings.

"Basically everything is fine, Your Highness. Our wages are paid as usual, and we have also arranged accommodation and nationality for all employees. At least no one has shown dissatisfaction yet, but they are all adapting to life in their new country." Hunter The butler explained with a smile.

It is true that even though they live in another country, they can bring their whole family with them, and provide accommodation for their whole family, and their wages are paid as usual when they are not working.

This kind of treatment is much better than those greedy capitalists in Europe, even in the whole world, this kind of treatment is not common.

"That's good, Steward Hunter. The site selection for the military factory will also start soon. The industrial area is expected to be in the western mining area, and the site selection for the military factory should be in Western Australia. The construction of the steel plant should start quickly. Before the factory is completed, at least a certain amount of steel production capacity must be guaranteed." Arthur ordered.

The military factory is also a beast that swallows iron. If Australia does not have a certain steel production capacity before the military factory is completed, then it will only be able to look at the blueprints of various weapons and shed tears.

　This chapter mainly introduces Arthur's military factory, which is the only golden finger of the protagonist.The second update, please support!

　　
　
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