"So this is the model SHH18 howitzer? It was too powerful. This color was actually a new cannon.”
Zhu Ziming saw the rumored heavy artillery at the Jinzhou Army Weapons Testing Ground. He couldn't help but lean forward to touch it and sigh.
"Let me introduce it to the customer. This is a Type 18 Howitzer with a diameter of 32 times. It has a caliber of 149.1mm, weighs 5.53 tons, and has an effective range of 13.2 kilometers.”
"More detailed data will be sent later. I wonder if General Zhu is satisfied with this cannon.”
Zhu Ziming restrained his excitement and nodded,"It's good to try, it's good to try."
The members of the artillery team were already prepared.
He adjusted the elements, loaded the shell, placed the gunpowder, closed the bolt, and fired. All these actions were done in one go.
"Boom!"
The muzzle of the cannon flashed, and a grenade flew out of the barrel at a speed of more than 500 meters, flying toward the target several kilometers away.
"Boom!"
In just a few seconds, the soil within the range of the target rose into the sky along with the flames.
The explosion of the 150mm grenade created a deep pit with a diameter of more than ten meters.
"Good, good, this is a good cannon.”
After witnessing the firing process, Zhu Ziming basically believed that the cannon was the rumored SHH18 howitzer.
In terms of power, this cannon was much stronger than the old cannons of the same level.
Qin Yi was very satisfied with Zhu Ziming's expression. He moved closer to him and asked,""General Zhu, this cannon is genuine German. The price of 20,000 USD is very reasonable. How many do you want to purchase?”
Zhu Ziming pondered for a moment and decided,""We'll purchase 36 in advance, but 20,000 USD is still a little high.”
"That's not high. I'll give you a discount on the shells. One shell is 43 dollars, so I'll report it to 45 dollars.”
The cannonballs were consumables, and one shot was one less.
Even though one shell was only 5 dollars less, if the purchase volume was large enough, it could save a lot of money.
Moreover, he could earn two dollars for each shell, which was not a small sum.
"Alright, since Commander Qin is so straightforward, I won't say anything more. I wonder when Commander Qin can deliver the goods.”
A big smile appeared on Qin Yi's face.
The 36 Type 18 cannons alone were worth 720,000 US dollars. It was reasonable for the Nandu government to purchase more than 1 million US dollars.
One had to know that this was a million dollars in 1931. It was already a large amount of money.
All he needed to pay was a raw material, and the total cost was only tens of thousands of dollars.
Military arms were indeed profitable, especially now that Chang Shenkai had money.
Rather than letting De's will take advantage of it, it would be better to let him gain more from it.
After all, his money was used to build the country.
The two of them negotiated for nearly two hours, and the deal was finally settled.
36 cannons and 10,000 shells, a total value of 1.17 million USD, and that was only the purchase of the cannons.
Zhu Ziming had also consulted the Nandu government during the negotiation. The purchase had just begun.
Zhu Ziming also made a profit of 20,000 US dollars from the cannon deal, which was close to 50,000 dollars. He was very satisfied.
Hence, Zhu Ziming continued his purchasing journey.
The main target of the purchase this time was the cannons.
They realized that it was much cheaper to purchase cannons from Qin Yi than from Germany's will.
Although the two sides had deep cooperation in the military field, it did not mean that they had to purchase their weapons.
In order to unify the logistics, Zhu Ziming purchased German-made artillery, mainly 75mm caliber howitzers.
Although the large-caliber heavy artillery was very good, it was too expensive.
Even the Nandu government couldn't afford to equip too many of them.
In most of the battlefields in the ancient country, the 75mm Howitzer was enough.
Thus, the second cannon order was signed.
A total of 100 Krupp 75mm Howitzers and 50,000 rounds of ammunition were purchased.
This howitzer was developed from the E.FK16n.A during World War I. It was known for its good quality and high accuracy, and had a very good reputation.
Its maximum effective range was 12.3 kilometers and its weight was 1.5 tons.
The purchase price of each door was 5000 US dollars, and the ammunition was 20 US dollars per round. The purchase price was still 18 US dollars, and it was reported to be 20 US dollars.
In total, the purchase amount reached 1.5 million USD.
Including the previous 1.17 million, the total amount reached 2.67 million.
This was already a huge sum of money for Qin Yi, who only owned Jinzhou.
One had to know that this 2.67 million USD was more than 6 million silver dollars.
Qin Yi could not help but sigh. This baldy was really rich.
With these cannons, Chang Shenkai's Zhong Yang Army's strength would increase greatly.
He just didn't know if that war would happen in Huhai next year.
Otherwise, this batch of artillery would be enough to make the Japanese army suffer.
Zhu Ziming didn't stay in Jinzhou for long. Instead, he headed south to Jinmen City.
The transportation of more than a hundred cannons was not an easy task. He had to make proper arrangements.
Today was also a big day for the 14th Brigade, which was temporarily part of the 101st Division.
After completing the initial reorganization, the army was reduced from 10,000 to 8000.
The entire division was organized into three infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, a supply battalion, a reconnaissance battalion, and an engineering battalion.
After completing the reorganization, the entire division began to change their equipment.
A large number of weapons and equipment had been transported to Shanhaiguan by train last night.
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