It can be predicted that when the 20mm cannon cannot be released, (The treaty does not allow it.) Germany has very little choice in small-caliber anti-aircraft guns in the future. Historically, the Germans only had one small-caliber anti-aircraft gun, which is the 37mm gun. As the war continues and the aircraft performance continues to improve, the 40mm guns designed and produced by Bavaria will definitely replace the 37 guns with excellent performance. As the only medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns of the German three armies! This is the only one! Not only the army needs to use them, but also the navy and the air force! If the air pressure on this plane increases, then every battleship will have to come to more than a dozen.

Before the prince decided to design and develop the 40mm gun, he also compared the German 50mm gun and the British 47mm gun, and considered the performance issues of these similar caliber artillery guns. The latter's warhead weight is generally about 3 pounds. The overall weight of the shell is generally about 3 kg. The shell is much larger, and its power will definitely be increased. The weight increase is not large, usually around 280 to 300 kg. This is the advantage of the latter.

But the biggest problem with these artillery is that they cannot be fired continuously! The 40mm artillery is almost the limit of artillery rapid firing before World War II. The 40mm artillery of the same era uses bullet plates to supply ammunition, and can reach a theoretical rate of fire of 200 rounds in one minute. Whether it is the German 50mm artillery or the British 47mm artillery, they can only supply ammunition alone, and the theoretical rate of fire of the artillery is reduced to about 10 to 20 rounds. Not to mention anything else, this kind of artillery is definitely not as good as the 40mm artillery!

As for the use of the army, this kind of artillery is actually not as useful as 40 guns. Of course, the single power of 50 guns and 47 guns has increased, but when facing soft targets, the projection of 40mm guns is much higher than that of 50 guns. When you attack infantry, carriage, and light bunkers, the power of 50mm guns and 47mm guns is excessive. As for the reinforced heavy bunkers, this thing is difficult to penetrate. Just go to the hornet assault guns, and cut them off with a 75mm sprint. If it doesn't work, use a heavy mortar.

If you want to use anti-tanks, the 40mm cannon is almost enough. If everything is based on history, then there is no tank in Britain and France that can withstand 40mm cannons. Using the high-fire rate of 40 guns, the damage efficiency will be better. After all, the so-called hit rate of artillery in this era is very low, and basically they have to be corrected after the calibration and correction. The 40 guns pull the trigger and the calibration and the second shot can be fired quickly, and the loading time of the 50mm cannon and the 47 cannon is a flaw.

"If this kind of artillery is installed on a tank, will it be more suitable than a 50 gun?" By chance, Viscount Schmidt reported that the 50mm gun equipped by the tank was considered too useless, and the very important reason was that it was not very effective against infantry and small point targets.

"Damn!" Did you get something wrong? The prince felt a little square in an instant. What should a tank do to suppress infantry and small targets? But when I think back, what Schmidt said really makes sense. The main target of your chariot on the Eastern Front battlefield is not the infantry and machine gun nest, so what can it be?

"Even if a machine gun is used for corrective shooting, it is still difficult for the 50mm gun to hit a machine gun nest or mortar position with a very small appearance. Relatively speaking, when we experimented, we found that using the 37 gun can cover the target more and faster. The only problem is that the single lethality and penetration of the 37 gun is very problematic. So the experimental team means to equip a weapon that can be shot continuously, but has a great power increase compared to the 37 gun." Schmidt explained.

Then Schmidt took a wooden model of a 2-pound cannon to go to the Iron Fort Experimental Factory. Then they miserably discovered that the 2-pound cannon and the bullet supply plate next to it took too much. Although it was not impossible to force it, the prince tried to compress the overall weight of the car, so the entire dressing plan was on the verge of failure.

"Actually, you can try this way. Don't let the cannons be centered and move the cannon to the side. Wouldn't the space be empty?" The prince's suggestion was entirely based on the artillery layout of the hunters in later generations. Since the cannons are too large compared to the turret (or vehicle body), then take a look at them and then shorten the bullet board. 14 rounds are too long and 7 rounds are too long, so you can just 4 rounds!

The small body panel of the hunter can be equipped with a 75mm tank gun and has good frontal defense and maneuverability. It is a classic in terms of design. The design of the cannon slightly deviates from the center line to give this tank less than 18 tons a strong enough hard indicator. Besides, a TD can install the cannon on the side, and a tank has a rotating turret, so what are you afraid of?

Therefore, with the prince's full efforts, the development and equipment of the new 2-pound gun was pushed onto the agenda. In the future, all armored vehicles equipped with rapid-fire guns will be equipped with this kind of gun. At the same time, this gun will also be used as an air defense artillery for the Bavarian Army. As for the air defense artillery for the navy? This is a bit early. After all, the German central government does not believe that aircraft can pose a threat to the fleet.

In history, aircraft did not pose a major threat to the fleet, but under the influence of the traverser, the prince could not guarantee that the British in this plane would not create a torpedo plane to attack the fleet. After all, in history, the torpedo plane had already come out at the end of World War 1, but there was no chance to show their skills. Although it would be a lot of problems once it was put into combat, who knows what the result would be when facing a warship that also had no experience in giving up? The warships of tens of millions of marks cannot easily happen!

This matter soon came to an end, because whether it is equipping an M2 machine gun or creating a 2-pound cannon, these things are tactical. As a chess player at the national level, Ruprecht naturally cannot focus on these aspects. Compared with the next thing, the previous thing is not worth mentioning at all!

"His Royal Highness, Prince Heinrich accepted our invitation and agreed to visit our new product at Brom-Foss Shipyard," said Earl Schelling.

"Very good, arrange your itinerary, I'll go to the shipyard in person!" the prince ordered.

"Are our young sharks ready?" the prince thought for a while and asked.
Chapter completed!