Chapter 513 Guerrilla Artifact

As soon as Wells and Versenden left, Steed entered the meeting room.

In fact, Wells and Steed met in the corridor, but they just nodded and said nothing.

This is a tacit understanding. They usually acted as if they were unfamiliar with each other or even hated each other, but they both supported Charles, which made them more convincing in the parliament.

In addition, they had to keep their distance from Armand, not only because Armand was right-wing, but also because he was a royalist.

At this time, French citizens generally believed that restoring the monarchy was a backward and regressive idea, and many people even hated it.

(Note: Boulanger was criticized for secretly accepting funds from the royalists. The capitalists seized this point and made a big fuss, believing that Boulanger was a puppet supported by the royalists, and his ultimate goal was to restore the monarchy. French citizens who were accustomed to the parliamentary system and believed that it was an advanced system did not allow this to happen, so they abandoned Boulanger, even though he did nothing or even thought so.)

This is also the reason why Charles never met with Armand and occasionally scolded him.

It can only be said that the parliament looks beautiful, but if you peel off the surface, the inner part is the unknown exchange of power and interests. Only the French citizens are kept in the dark.

...

When Steed came in, Charles was standing in front of the window drinking coffee. Halloween was coming soon. Through the large glass of the French window in front of him, he clearly saw several teenagers downstairs carving pumpkin lanterns with great interest.

Charles envied them a little.

Only they can put aside the war and troubles and still maintain the fun of the festival.

Steed knocked on the door gently to remind Charles, then stepped forward and shook hands with Charles, saying: "The production of rocket propellants and rockets went smoothly, Major General, we basically mastered the production process in just three days."

Charles said "hmm".

With detailed production methods and data, technicians teaching on site, and students from the "Saint-Etienne" Arsenal, it is normal to be faster.

Steed asked puzzledly: "But I don't quite understand, Major General, it doesn't seem to be much different from "Congreve". "

"Really?" Charles didn't rush to explain.

Steed nodded:

"Although it can fly farther, it does not mean that the hit rate is higher."

"Because we have to consider the wind in the air, in actual use, we may still have to attack balloons within a few hundred meters like "Congreve."

This is the dilemma of "hitting balloons" at this time.

The Germans knew that balloons could easily be blown up by French planes, but they still insisted on releasing balloons to guide artillery.

Just like the French army knew that the attack was dead and useless, but they still rushed forward one after another.

The battlefield is a place where innovation is introduced. It threatens people's lives at all times and forces people to come up with new ways, but it also has a "stubborn" side.

However, Charles's purpose is not to "hit balloons."

"The British rockets seem to be more than 70 millimeters." Charles asked. He glanced at the data when he was in Antwerp before, but he didn't remember it clearly.

"Yes." Steed replied: "76.2MM, the range is about 2.7 kilometers."

(Note: This is the data of the British "Sea Mattress" rocket launcher.)

Then Steed added: "This is the range of ground launch, and the range of air launch from a fighter plane is much less."

The wind is strong in the air, and the wind deflection of the rocket is very exaggerated. It may even turn around and blow itself up when blown by the wind.

"Don't worry about it." Charles said: "Change it to 107MM, can you do it?"

Steed said "uh": "Of course, Major General. But like I said, this doesn't make much sense..."

If it was a subordinate, Steed would have yelled at him and kicked him out.

But this is Charles in front of him, Charles who has successfully developed many equipment.

Faced with Charles's persistence, Steed can only reflect on himself: Could it be that he made a mistake?

Or...

Steed's eyes lit up: "Major General, do you have a solution to the accuracy?"

Charles shook his head gently. No one can solve its accuracy problem unless it is modern.

(Note: Guided rockets have appeared in modern times, which can be called missiles)

A trace of disappointment flashed in Steed's eyes. If the accuracy problem cannot be solved, it is meaningless to increase the range unilaterally.

Charles walked back to the square table and put down the coffee. He took out a design drawing from his briefcase and handed it to Steed.

Steed took the drawing and was stunned at the time.

This is clearly a series of iron cylinders connected in parallel, divided into three layers, with four iron cylinders on each layer. The structure is so simple that it is outrageous.

(The above picture shows my country's Type 63 107mm rocket launcher, which is known as the first of the three guerrilla weapons. The other two are AK and RPG)

(The above picture shows the 107 rocket installed on the back seat of a pickup truck after modification. It is very convenient to disassemble and install, and civilian vehicles can be converted to military use at any time)

Then Steed understood its use. He looked at Charles in astonishment with the blueprint: "This can't be used to launch rockets, right?"

"You guessed it right." Charles replied: "I call it a rocket launcher."

Steed looked at the blueprint, then raised his head and looked at Charles, as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

This equipment is too simple. There will definitely be accuracy problems when using it to launch rockets. If it can't hit accurately, what role can you expect it to play?

Char saw through Steed's thoughts, and he explained leisurely:

"The point is that it's cheap, sir."

"It doesn't need to make expensive artillery, and it can be mass-produced in a short time."

"The same is true for rockets, right?"

Steed nodded, that's true.

The expensive part of artillery is the gun, especially the barrel, which is difficult to produce, expensive and has a certain lifespan. If the quality is not up to standard, it will explode at any time.

But rocket launchers are just a row of tubes, and their cost is mainly concentrated on cheap rockets that can be mass-produced.

"So." Charles concluded: "Why don't we use these cheap things to shoot a bunch of rockets, which can blow up something even if we are lucky. What's more, artillery on the battlefield often bombards aimlessly, and this is the role of rocket launchers."

Steed was shocked by this.

Yes, although it has no accuracy, if the number can reach a certain level, it will cover the target in clusters.

Isn't it the same with artillery bombardment?

Sometimes they bombard the trenches for days and nights. Even if the accuracy is high, what does it matter? It's still a random bombing!

At this time, it can be completely replaced by cheaper rockets!

"I understand, General." Steed nodded happily: "This is a cost-saving approach. After all, supplies are in short supply now."

Charles smiled and didn't explain much.

This thing is not just about saving costs. If it is combined with some tactics and put on the battlefield, even the German 105MM howitzer can't handle it!