After leaving the palace, Bertkrupp returned to Krupp Company immediately and began to organize the company's research team to develop the blueprints given by Liu Chuan.
In fact, whether it was the grenade launcher or the mortar, the technical content was relatively low.
With the strength of Krupp's technical experts, it was a piece of cake for them to manufacture these grenade launchers and mortars with the blueprints. Otherwise, Krupp would really be ashamed to be the arms giant of the German Empire.
The grenade launcher designed by Liu Chuan had a caliber of 50mm, a weight of 2.7kg, and a maximum effective range of 500m. The grenade it fired weighed 0.5kg.
Although the grenade launcher was not very powerful, it could effectively fill the gap between individual grenades and mortars, allowing the firepower of the German Empire's army to be completely covered.
60mm light mortar, 80mm light mortar, 120mm heavy mortar. As the caliber increased, the weight increased, and the range and power increased greatly.
With Krupp's strength, they quickly developed the grenade launcher and these mortars.
A month later, Liu Chuan invited the Minister of the Army, Vonfalkenheim, the Chief of Staff, General Schlieffen, the Deputy Chief of Staff, General Moltke, and other army generals to the Krupp Company's test site to observe the performance of the new weapons.
These army bigwigs were also looking forward to this observation trip.
After all, Liu Chuan had proposed a new warship construction plan for the navy, which made the navy obedient. It was no secret to them. They were also looking forward to what Liu Chuan would bring to the Army.
Although the army was loyal to the emperor, the army itself was very complicated and had many internal factions. Even if Liu Chuan became the emperor, it would not be easy to completely subdue the army.
When they arrived at the test site, Krupp's staff were already fiddling with the cannons.
Liu Chuan and the big shots of the Army watched their performance from a distance.
"Dong! Dong!"
The grenade launcher was the first to fire. The two grenade launchers opened fire at maximum speed, and grenades flew out one after another.
Soon, the target two hundred meters away was blown to pieces. Even a large area was engulfed in a sea of fire.
"Your Majesty, is this a new type of cannon? However, the shooting range doesn't seem to be far!" General Schlieffen frowned.
It was nothing new for the German Empire's army to be equipped with a large number of cannons.
"Yes, sir, this is a new type of cannon. The range was indeed not far. The maximum effective range was only 500 meters. It was not very powerful. However, do you know the weight of this cannon?”Liu Chuan asked.
"What's the weight?" Vonfalkenhain could not help but ask.
"2.7 kg! That's right, it was only 2.7 kilograms. The grenade was 0.5 kilograms in weight. A soldier could easily carry one of these cannons and more than ten grenades. It was even possible to carry an additional cannon without affecting the soldiers 'ability to equip rifles.”Liu Chuan said.
"Oh my god!" The army leaders were shocked.
They were all experts in the army, so they naturally knew what this meant for the army.
"I named this cannon Grenade Discharger. It is a weapon for infantry squads. An infantry squad could be equipped with a grenade launcher. A soldier would carry a grenade launcher while carrying a rifle. In addition, it could also carry a few additional cannonballs. The other soldiers in the squad could also carry two grenades. In this case, a grenade launcher could hold more than 20 grenades in wartime. This was already a very powerful firepower.”Liu Chuan continued.
The big shots of the army nodded repeatedly.
Once every infantry squad of the German Empire's army was equipped with a grenade launcher. This would greatly increase the firepower of the infantry squad of the Germanic Empire.
Through the grenade launcher, it could attack the enemy's machine gun firing point from a long distance and attack the enemy's gathering point, causing greater damage to the enemy. This would give the Germanic Empire's army a huge advantage on the battlefield.
After that, 60mm light mortars, 80mm medium mortars, and 120mm heavy mortars were also put on display.
Although these mortars were not very powerful, they were enough.
Coupled with the curved trajectory and light weight, the army's big shots were even more amazed.
"Generals, I hope that the 60mm light mortars, 80mm medium mortars, and 120mm heavy mortars can become the support artillery for the infantry platoons, infantry companies, and infantry battalions of the Imperial Army. This way, the Empire's army would have more firepower!”Liu Chuan expressed his opinion.
The army leaders nodded. They naturally hoped that the German Empire's army could obtain more powerful infantry support firepower. This would allow them to have a firepower that was far stronger than other European countries. In future wars, they would definitely have a greater advantage.
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