Chapter 56: Choosing Weapons and Equipment
"Okay, Master Andet, artillery is the strength of our Krupp company. Its production can meet all needs at home and abroad, so I won't talk about this, I will start with tanks and armored vehicles.
Our company now mainly produces four types of tanks and related derivative models, about twenty. In fact, the performance of many tanks overlaps, and we don’t need to do this at all. I think we can completely abandon tanks 1 and 2 and convert their production lines into tanks 3 and 4. Of course, it costs a lot to transform a tank production line."
It seems that there are still capable people in Krupp. Messi is just one of them. After Li Mo mentioned the tune, he could find a solution immediately:
"Yes, Manager Messi, we stopped all four production lines of tanks One and Two and immediately put them into transformation. Three of them were converted into production lines No. 4 and one was transformed into production lines No. 3. Self-propelled air defense vehicles and anti-tank guns modified with chassis No. 3 and fighter vehicles should be as large as possible. The third tank and fighter vehicles should be equipped with 50mm70 times guns, and the fourth tank and fighter vehicles should be used for 75mm70 times guns. You can do it if you want to do it."
"There is no problem at all. It's just that our funds can't stand it when suddenly transforming the production line on a large scale!"
"Haha, you don't have to worry about this. Our Krupp family still has some savings. This time we plan to use them all to transform the Krupp company."
"That's good. Messi will definitely assist the young master in completing the transformation of our company."
"Well, thank you Mr. Messi. Thank you for your hard work. You are an expert in this area. Come up with a plan as soon as possible. Money is not a problem."
"Okay, I will come up with a plan as soon as possible."
After Li Mo and Messi talked, they started talking to Neymar:
"Mr. Neymar, it is definitely not enough for our Krupp company to have only tanks No. 3 and No. 4. You also know that if the war begins, other countries will immediately invest a lot of financial and material resources to develop the latest tanks. Our No. 3 and No. 4 will soon lag behind the times, so we must develop new tanks as soon as possible.
After Germany developed the No. 3 and No. 4 in 37, the arms companies actually had many new tank models. However, the Nazi senior executives believed that the No. 3 and No. 4 were enough to crush everything, and did not invest R&D expenses for major arms companies. In order to avoid risks, major arms companies put aside many excellent tank solutions. The original concepts of the Leopard and Tiger were actually in 37 years, but they did not invest in R&D. It was too late to hurry out to develop when the war was unfavorable.
Like Messi, Neymar took out a large stack of information from his briefcase and found a piece of information about the pre-research tank. This information has at least more than ten pages, and there is a hand-drawn picture every night. Below are some of the parameter concepts of this type of tank.
Li Mo took the information and looked quickly and was immediately shocked. Because Li Mo saw the R&D concept of the Leopard and Tiger tanks in these information, Li Mo quickly took out the two pictures and asked:
"Mr. Neymar, what are the names of these two tanks?"
"The slightly smaller one on the left is the Leopard tank, weighing 35 tons, equipped with a 75mm48-fold gun, and a speed of 55 kilometers per hour. The one on the right is the Tiger tank, weighing 50 tons, equipped with an 88mm48-fold gun, and a speed of 30 kilometers per hour."
"Touch... OK, it's so great. You are the best talents in Germany."
Li Mo suddenly punched the table, scaring Messi and Neymar, but then they felt relieved when they heard Li Mo's praise. Their boss was not going to beat someone up.
"Mr. Neymar, you immediately organize people to develop these two tanks. The leopard's weight has been increased to about 45 tons, and the speed is still maintained at 55 kilometers per hour. The artillery uses 88mm70 guns. We are producing 88 guns. After a slight improvement, we can use them for tanks. The engine uses the Maybach 700 horsepower diesel engine used by the U2 submarine. This diesel engine also needs to be improved, otherwise it cannot be used for tanks.
The body armor of the Leopard tank is all produced using casting, which can reduce working hours, reduce costs and increase production. All our tanks, including No. 3 and No. 4, use casting armor, and this time the production line is transformed together.
The Tiger tank is set to be about 55 tons, and its speed is at least 50 kilometers. The gun uses a 128mm 61-fold gun, so it uses a 128mm anti-aircraft gun to improve it. This is not difficult. The biggest difficulty is its engine. The engine of this tank requires at least 1,000 horsepower, and it is also diesel. This one cannot be done in one or two years, so we can work with Maybach to develop it and try to make it within two years."
"Ah!!! Master Andet, all tanks are poured with armor! That would be very rough, which is inconsistent with our Krupp company's style of striving for excellence!!! Will the general manager agree?"
The things made by Germany are to pursue excellence, but the output cannot be improved. How can we face the Soviet tank sea? The heroes can't stand the wolves!
"I'm responsible for persuading the general manager, you and Mr. Messi can do their own work. Our mg34 machine gun must also be made of stamped parts. Let's do it together this time! If you feel that you are not in enough staff, write a report and I will approve it immediately. What I want is efficiency. Do you understand the two gentlemen?"
"Understood."
After Messi and Neymar answered Li Mo's question, they looked at each other and smiled bitterly. In their opinion, as the future head of the Krupp family, everything is good, but they are a little eager to achieve success in their work and are brave enough to leave no way out. They have no way out of research and development, cast armor, transform and establish new production lines. These tasks are all done together. Krupp's financial pressure is not ordinary, and it is likely to drag down Krupp's company.
Who made him the future head of Krupp Company? Messi and Neymar have been working in Krupp Company for twenty years. Even Krupp did not fire them during the most difficult time in the World War I, so they had a very deep relationship with Krupp Company, which can be said to be their own home. Of course, they wanted to try their best to persuade Li Mo, the future master.
"Young Master, we have so many projects on this, which will definitely cut off our company's cash flow. It's too dangerous. Why don't we choose one or two projects first."
"Hehe, thank you two gentlemen, let's go! This time I have agreed with the general manager that our family will take out 2.5 billion marks for these projects. Do you think this money is enough?"
"Ah!!! Enough, absolutely enough. Our entire Krupp company is worth only more than 8 billion marks! With our large sum of money plus our profits, we won't have to worry about funds in the next five years."
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