Chapter 228 Weaver Pistol Shooting

In the office of Schneider Arsenal, James was sitting leisurely in front of the fire and drinking wine.

Just now, he reached an agreement with Wen Taier to double the price of special steel. This is just the beginning. It will double or triple in the near future, and it will rise even higher depending on the situation in the future.

The reason is simple: rare things are valuable!

During the war, France was in urgent need of steel. At the same time, 68% of France's steel industry had been occupied by the German army. The supply of steel exceeded demand, so it was normal for prices to rise.

Among them, especially special steel, it was originally used to make battleship armor, but now it has another thing: tank armor.

Prior to this, James had not realized the importance of special steel for tanks until he heard that during the Battle of Cape Town, German tanks used ordinary steel.

(Note: The German A7V tank uses ordinary steel, and the 15MM thick side and rear armor is roughly equivalent to 11MM special armor)

So James was sensitive to the fact that although the special steel required for the tank was not much, it was particularly critical.

The absence of special steel means that thicker steel plates are needed to achieve the same defense.

Thicker steel plates result in greater weight.

And greater weight will consume engine power and affect the tank's maneuverability!

The charr does not have a steel factory or the forging technology of special steel, which is his weakness.

So as long as the price of special steel is increased, Shire's tanks will not have much profit margin even if they get orders from the military.

Profit comes second, and more importantly...

Schneider only needs to bypass the patent and imitate the "Shire A1" tank to achieve similar performance, but the cost will be much cheaper than the "Shire A1".

There are similar tanks, but the Schneider is cheaper. Which one should the military choose?

Thinking of this, James took a sip of wine in front of the burning flames, with a proud smile on his lips.

However, Paulina stood beside James silently and shouted softly: "Sir!"

James turned to look at Paulina in confusion. He knew that Paulina's tone meant bad news.

Sure enough, Paulina reported: "Shire signed a contract with the United States. He authorized the U.S. military to produce the 'Shire A1', and the U.S. military will provide Shire with affordable special steel..."

James raised his hand to stop Paulina from continuing, his face livid.

When he heard the word "America", he realized what was happening. Ciel used his technical advantages to gain overseas resources. This made James' plan to kill Ciel with materials aborted, and it would not work in the future.

Seeing James in distress, Paulina wanted to persuade James to give up.

This will not be hopeless. After the appearance of the "Shire A1" tank, everyone was left far behind. No one can compete with Shire in terms of tanks, including Schneider.

Who is this Ciel, who can actually make Schneider helpless against him!

However, Paulina knew that James would not give up easily.

Because giving up would mean acknowledging the rise of the Sharr: the Sharr can survive only on tank orders, no matter how much Schneider suppresses it, it will be of no avail.

Sure enough, the next second James said: "Call Eugen here, we need to further discuss the new tank!"

If other methods don't work, you can only break through head-on!

…

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang!"

At the indoor shooting range of the police training base, Charles held a revolver and shot at the half-chest target.

This is preparation for going to the battlefield as an adult. If you can't even use the revolver by then, it will not only be a matter of face, but your life may not be saved.

The reason why Charles chose the indoor shooting range was because he was worried that poor marksmanship would damage Charles's glorious image.

The shadow of a person's famous tree is not so comfortable carrying a reputation.

"Drop your arms naturally and look at the crosshair!" Dominic stood behind Charles, looked at it, and then ordered: "Fire!"

"Bang!" Still failed to hit the target.

Missed the target at twenty meters?

Dominic discovered the problem: "Colonel, when you pull the trigger, try to keep it steady, otherwise it will easily shake at the moment of firing."

"Understood." Ciel replied.

But it’s not Ciel’s fault, the trigger is a bit heavy.

This is a characteristic of a revolver. Pulling the trigger not only drives the hammer, but also drives the runner to rotate. Therefore, the trigger has a long stroke and a heavy force, which is not very friendly to Charles, a minor.

Loading bullets for the revolver again, a picture flashed through Charles' mind: In movies, we often see police shooting with guns in hand. Would that be more suitable for him?

Thinking about it, Charles put his left hand on his right hand to steady the gun, and pulled the trigger one after another at the target.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

I found the feeling, and two bullets hit the target.

Then he fired a few more "bang bang" shots to finish off the remaining bullets. Three shots hit the target, and one hit the bullseye.

Charles felt that there was a kind of continuity in this kind of rapid shooting. The previous shot missed or was shot crookedly, so he subconsciously made fine adjustments. As long as he didn't pull the trigger crazily like a machine gun, he felt like he was in control of the rhythm.

Dominic, who was standing aside, was quite surprised. After a while, he said in surprise: "Why, Colonel... why did you shoot in this way?"

"Is there something wrong?" Ciel asked, thinking it was because of the wrong posture.

"No, no, there is no problem." Dominic replied: "It's just that this method... is very novel. I have never seen this kind of shooting posture. Is this your own creation?"

So Charles understood that there was no such shooting method of holding the gun with both hands in this era. All people used to hold the gun with one hand and shoot, like a cowboy in the West.

(Note: The "Weaver-style pistol shooting" with both hands appeared in 1959. A sheriff in California, USA, created this shooting posture to win a shooting competition. As a result, he beat a group of people who relied on faith to hit the target.)

"Well, right!" Charles felt a little guilty, and he added: "It's just a sudden inspiration."

Dominic swallowed hard, looking at Charles with a strange look in his eyes.

He is a famous gun tester. He has been dealing with guns all his life, so he knows at a glance that this shooting posture has the characteristics of small exposure area, fast positioning speed, good stability, and good directionality.

This is especially suitable for battlefields. What is needed on the battlefield is speed, and speed often means survival.

And this was invented by Charles accidentally?

He has only practiced for more than half an hour so far, and he has never even fired a gun before!

Sadly, Dominic has never thought of changing for so many years. He always follows the standard shooting posture, over and over again...

Dominic is a little confused. Is he too stupid, or is Charles too smart?

(The picture above shows Weaver in the game)

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