1855 United States Tycoon

Just when Europe was in a frenzy, the companies under the McDonald Consortium were also very busy. The war brought a large number of orders. From food to medicine, from steel to weapons, Europeans had almost nothing to do. In order to buy these things, they were even willing to pay for hard currency gold instead of the usual paper. In front of the McDonald Chemical and Pharmaceutical Company, McDonald Steel, McDonald’s Infantry Weapons, and other companies under McDonald’s, Europeans who came to place orders almost burst the door.

As the chief in charge of arms affairs, Donald is very busy these days. According to the plan, he will participate in the signing of a large-scale weapons order project with the French in the morning. After the war started, the French discovered that the heavy artillery in their hands seemed to be missing, and it was not only the heavy artillery that was missing, but also the various transportation vehicles. During the Battle of the Marne some time ago, the Germans almost defeated France by relying on their artillery superiority. So at this time, the French people's attitude towards artillery and their transportation vehicles is almost the same as how much they can buy.

In addition to artillery, the more important thing is artillery shells. Before the war began, both sides prepared a large number of shells, but no one thought that this war would actually need to consume so many shells. On the front line, because of the popularization of trench warfare tactics and the continuous fortification of the front line, the effect of infantry’s assault is getting worse and worse. If it cannot be destroyed first, or a large number of enemy fortifications are destroyed, the infantry’s assault is almost like an attack. It's the same as death.

To do this, it is necessary to carry out continuous, large-scale artillery fire before the attack. In the current situation, if an attack is not prepared for more than an hour in advance, there is simply no possibility of success. Even though everyone is not so good now, as soon as the fight started, the French immediately discovered that the artillery shells were not enough.

Therefore, the French government and Macdonald signed a large contract involving thousands of cannons with a caliber of more than 6 inches, including 30 train guns with a caliber of 280 mm and four latest fort cannons with a caliber of 380 mm. Of course, there are more shells. And at this time, the French obviously value the speed of delivery more, so they are much easier to talk about in terms of price.

"Mr. Armand, happy cooperation!" After signing the owner's name on this big contract, Donald stood up and said to Armand, the representative of the French, "In addition, we have some new things, if Mr. Armand If you have time, we can arrange for you or your representative to have a look. Ah, here are some related materials, you can take a look first."

At this time, a secretary beside Donald handed Armand a large package of documents. Armand took it, but didn't hand it to the own secretary, but took it directly in his hand. This is not surprising, after all, there may be some confidential things involved.

"Thank you very much for your support." Armand said, "I believe that our cooperation will become more and more pleasant."

At this time, someone offered champagne, everyone had a drink, and went away happily.

...

Back in the hotel room, Armand closed the doors and windows, and drew the curtains again. Then he went back to the table and opened the file package. There are indeed many basic instructions and quotations for the new weapons in the package. In addition, there is a check in a small bag with a number written on it: one million. The unit of calculation is U.S. dollars. According to Donald’s promise to him, in the transaction, he can get 0.5% of the meaning. This ratio is not high, but considering that the transaction amount is so large, the benefits are amazing.

"United States people are still really straightforward." Armand thought this, and collected the check, then picked up the introduction notes for those weapons and looked at it...

...

On the other side, Donald is also lying on the sofa, his wife Daisy is helping him massage his head. In recent days, he has to work 14 to 5 hours a day and sign several contracts, and he is indeed very tired.

"My dear, what time is it now?" Donald asked. Although there is a large desk clock in the room, Donald didn't bother to open his eyes to look.

"It's one o'clock in the afternoon. Why are you doing something again?" Daisy frowned slightly.

"Yes, a bunch of British guys." Donald opened his eyes and sat up. "My dear, I have to go, and it will take several days to come back."

Donald stood up slowly, Daisy took his coat off the coat hook, helped him put it on, and helped him put on his hat.

"My dear, goodbye." Donald and Daisy kissed lightly, and then went out.

...

The cold wind blowing from Alaska through Canada passed over this large clearing by Lake Erie, raising a cloud of dust. Brigadier General William Wellsley, the military attache of the British Embassy in the United States, narrowed his eyes slightly.

"General Wellsley, you see this is the latest fighter we have developed. It can easily knock down German airships. This will ensure the safety of the British skies." Donald stood aside and pointed to a biplane. Introduced to Brigadier General Weltzley.

Brigadier General Wellsley was born to a famous family, and his family had been out of the famous Iron Duke of Wellington. Even now, in the UK, their family is still quite influential. Therefore, at this time, Brigadier General Wellsley obtained an important position as military attaché in the United States.

"Well, it is indeed a very beautiful plane." Brigadier General Weltzley nodded looking at the plane.

Compared to other aircraft of this era, this aircraft is indeed quite beautiful. It uses a tall, all-metal construction, which at the time was simply too extravagant. You know, in this era, airplanes are often even said that the engine is mounted on a steel frame, surrounded by cloth, and then painted with a little paint. As for the wings, most of them are made of wood. Some of them are even steel-reinforced frames, wrapped in cloth and painted.

"It's not just beautiful." Donald said. "Performance is also much better than other airplanes. You may find it hard to believe that this kind of airplane can fly as fast as 160 miles per hour, compared to the Germans. The Zeppelin is much faster."

"Well, then can it fly to the height of the Zeppelin?" Brigadier General Weltzley asked.

"This is not easy." Donald said. "A Zeppelin can fly to an altitude of 26,000 feet. It is difficult for an airplane to fly to such an altitude in a short period of time. This kind of airplane can only fly to 20,000 feet. High." Seeing Brigadier Weltzley showing a look of disappointment, Donald added:

"But General, you must know that the Zeppelin does not fly this high at all times. When he is loaded with a large number of bombs, he will definitely not be able to fly this high. At that time, it must be here. Within the strike range of this kind of aircraft."

"So, what weapons do you plan to use to attack them? This plane has only one pilot's seat, no backseat machine gunner, and no machine gun." Another British officer asked.

"Oh, that's it. According to some information you provided us, we know that there are many hydrogen balloons in the Zeppelin, and the hydrogen balloons are filled with helium." A technology personnel explained, "If the information is reliable, the lethality of the machine gun against such a target is very suspicious. After all, the few holes that the machine gun can make are too small. For such a big guy, the lethality is not enough. So, we give this kind of damage. The aircraft is equipped with a more powerful weapon. General, please see, there is an'airborne torpedo' hung under the belly of our aircraft. It can be in a straight line in the air like a torpedo flying straight in the sea. Flying. This'airborne fish mine' is as powerful as a five-inch shell. As long as it hits one or two shots, it will definitely be shot down."

In fact, the hydrogen airbags inside the German Zeppelin were not filled with helium at all. This is just a luxurious version of the German idea and has never been implemented. But the British believe it. Of course Scrooge knew that this was pure nonsense. In the original history, only a few ordinary rounds of a machine gun and a flaming round were needed to make the German airship burn like a torch. However, since the British do not know it, of course it is more profitable to sell "airborne torpedo" than to sell machine gun bullets. What's more, the British can also produce machine guns and burning bullets themselves, and most of them know how to use own. That earns even less.

"Your Excellency, this weapon can also be used to attack the ground. General, if there are thousands of such planes flying on the battlefield, once they find the German artillery group, they will fly over and use Give them this weapon fiercely, and the German artillery can't fight." Donald also inserted a sentence appropriately. He noticed that after hearing this sentence, Brigadier General Weltzley's His eyes seemed to flicker.

The so-called "airborne torpedo." In fact, the later generations of the Chitu Kingdom would have to come so one or two times during each military exercise. The broad masses of the people like to hear and see aviation rockets. The reason for the soaring name of "airborne fish. Lei" is entirely out of price considerations. Because if it is called a rocket, it will be counted as a kind of ordinary consumable "arrow" and become a bargain. Although it is always said that aviation rockets are cheap. The price of torpedoes used in naval battles is definitely not cheap. Even in later generations, the price of torpedoes is still much more expensive than anti-ship missiles. Therefore, the name is called "airborne torpedo." The difference here is definitely not small.

"Can you show us the performance now?" Brigadier General Weltzley asked slowly.

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