Rise of Australia

Chapter 333 Weapon Development

As time entered November 1912, the reorganization of the Australasian Royal Society for Physical and Chemical Research into the Royal Academy of Sciences was basically completed.

Members of the previous research associations have also transformed into academicians of the Royal Australasian Academy of Sciences.

For these scientific researchers, the transformation of their identity is a good thing.After all, although the Royal Society for Physical and Chemical Research was also highly valued by Arthur, the status of their members was not that high.

Now, after becoming members of the Royal Academy of Sciences, they have guaranteed the status of mayor of a city, and they can be regarded as the upper middle class in Australasia.

As long as they can break through the barriers between the first-level academician and the second-level academician, and successfully reach the level of the second-level academician, these scientific researchers can truly enter the upper class of Australasia and have an extraordinary status .

Now that the Royal Academy of Sciences has been formed, it is time to start the large-scale research of the Royal Academy of Sciences.

Arthur attended the first plenary meeting of the Royal Academy of Sciences, highlighting several research directions of the Royal Academy of Sciences.

The first is the radio technology that Tesla has mastered.Radio technology is a vital technology for both civilian and military fields.

Radio technology will also become one of the main research directions of the Royal Academy of Sciences. Radio technology based on telegraph will be the main research direction of Tesla and the Royal Academy of Sciences.

In addition to radio technology, Tesla will also strengthen research on alternating current technology.All kinds of power generation equipment and power generation, as well as current transportation equipment, require new improvements.

In addition to serving as the vice president of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Tesla was also appointed by Arthur as the chief architect of the Australasian National Power Engineering, responsible for adding bricks and tiles to Australasian power engineering.

As the best electrical engineer in the United States and the chief designer of electrical engineering, Tesla is naturally the most suitable.

It is worth mentioning that the current electricity is already one of the frequently used energy sources for Australasia.

In big cities like Sydney and Melbourne, electric street lights are also ubiquitous.Electric lights have also entered thousands of households and become one of the most important lighting methods for urban residents.

In addition, electricity and equipment using electricity are also widely used in industry.

Although Australasia was separated from the British Empire, there is currently the most obvious difference between it and the British Empire, that is, the innovation of equipment used in the industrial technology of both sides.

Many old-fashioned factories in the UK are still using old-fashioned equipment headed by steam power.But in Australasia, many new factories have adopted electricity as the main energy source, and only a small number of factories have to use steam and coal power.

Because the air conditioner has already been born, some factories in Australasia can even see the air conditioner running with electricity in some workshops where the indoor temperature is relatively hot.

This meeting determined the main research directions of the Royal Academy of Sciences, which are basically some projects related to the major interests of Australasia.

Of course, in addition to these projects, the academicians of the Royal Academy of Sciences can also decide their own research projects, and declare to the Academy of Sciences to apply for their own research funds.

In addition to the Royal Academy of Sciences, Arthur also has great expectations for the technical experts in military factories and shipyards.

After Europe's talent replenishment, there is no shortage of talents in the Royal Military Factory and the Royal Shipyard, and there are enough manpower to conduct research on new weapons.

After the meeting of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Arthur summoned Browning, who had been working for a while, to discuss the current research direction of the Royal Arms Factory.

Browning's encounter with light weapons is definitely one of the top talents of this era.

Pistols, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, submachine guns and automatic rifles, there are almost no weapons that Browning will not design and improve.

Combined with the current series of weapons in Australasia, Arthur asked Browning to improve the pistols and submachine guns in Australasia, and to find a way to develop a lighter machine gun.

At present, the only pistol in Australasia is the AS-1898.More than ten years have passed since the development of this pistol, and it is obviously behind the trend of the times.

Browning's accomplishments in pistols are unquestionable, and it is definitely the most suitable talent in the military factory to let him improve this pistol.

As for the submachine gun, although Australasia currently has a Kassadin submachine gun, the original design of this submachine gun was based on Arthur's proposal, and it can only be regarded as a submachine gun that barely meets Arthur's requirements.

If Browning can improve the Kassadin submachine gun and increase the rate of fire and power of the Kassadin submachine gun, it will also be good for the Australasian army.

After all, there are currently many troops equipped with Kassadin submachine guns. In addition to the intelligence personnel of the Royal Security Bureau, Arthur's bodyguards and the guards of the palace are all equipped with this submachine gun.

In terms of heavy machine guns, the need for improvement is not so great.At present, Australasia has the MA-107 Maxim heavy machine gun, which is an advanced weapon improved from the MA-99 Maxim heavy machine gun. It is already a world-class heavy machine gun.

However, Australasia has not made any progress in light machine guns.

Although the heavy machine gun is good, not only does it need several people to control it, but it is also a big problem in transportation.

If there is a light machine gun that is lighter in weight and not too weak in firepower to make up for the shortcomings of heavy machine guns, it will not only increase the firepower diversification of the Australasian army, but also be able to travel long distances when the Australasian army needs to travel. It can also ensure that the troops can carry sufficient firepower weapons.

At present, with the technology of European countries, Australasia's artillery technology does not need to be improved.

As small as a 37mm machine gun, as large as a 283mm Krupp giant artillery, the Royal Military Factory in Australasia is currently able to produce, and the technology is also trustworthy.

Of course, although the 283mm artillery looks very exaggerated, the Australasian army has the most equipment. In fact, it still uses CA-1-37mm machine guns, M1897-75mm artillery, GA1902-75mm rapid artillery, Krupp 105mm howitzer, Krupp 155mm howitzer, GA1906-105mm semi-automatic artillery mainly artillery series.

The M1897 artillery is the famous French lady, while the GA1902 artillery is a more powerful artillery obtained after the cooperation between Australasia and Germany to improve the French lady.

The rate of fire of Miss France can reach 15 rounds per minute, while the rate of fire of the GA1902 cannon has reached 20 rounds per minute.

At present, the Australasian army has fully replaced the GA1902 artillery, gradually abandoning the previously trusted Miss France.

The GA1906 105mm rapid artillery, which is also the GA series, is still a cooperative product of Australasia and Germany.

Borrowing the principle of Miss France, the rate of fire of this artillery can also reach 12 rounds per minute.

Coupled with its huge lethality of 105mm caliber, the three types of rapid artillery, 37mm, 75mm and 105mm, have become the most equipped artillery in the Australasian army.

Fast-firing semi-automatic artillery and machine guns are used to cause mass destruction, while giant artillery with a caliber of up to 155mm and 283mm is used to bomb and destroy the enemy's strong fortress.

This also allows the firepower of the Australasian army to reach a theoretically perfect level. A large number of artillery of this caliber has been equipped. In terms of firepower, the Australasian army is not inferior to any country.

Coupled with a variety of machine guns, submachine guns and advanced rifles, this is why Arthur firmly believes that the combat effectiveness of the Australasian army is world-class.

What's more, in addition to these very powerful fire weapons, the Australasian army will not save all kinds of ammunition and shells during training.

With a lot of training and advanced equipment, how could the army's combat effectiveness not be strong?

Speaking of artillery, the artillery experts at the Royal Military Factory also received tasks and requests from Arthur.

The largest caliber artillery currently equipped by the Australasian Army is the 283mm giant artillery from the Krupp factory.

But in terms of the navy, on top of the 283mm artillery, the Royal Military Factory and Shipyard also have 305mm and 343mm naval guns.

These two calibers correspond to the artillery calibers of the current dreadnought and super dreadnought respectively, and are the guarantee and source of powerful firepower for current warships.

Australasian 305mm gun technology came from Germany, and 343mm gun technology from the British Empire.

After obtaining artillery experts from the British Empire, France, Austria-Hungary and other countries, Arthur will naturally not be satisfied with the current artillery caliber.

You know, during World War I, the British Queen Elizabeth-class battleships used 15-inch caliber artillery.

15 inches is almost 381mm. This artillery caliber will be far ahead of the warship artillery caliber of other countries, giving the navy of the British Empire a unique advantage in firepower.

In fact, in response to the pressure from the German naval competition, and in order to consolidate the superiority of British warships in terms of firepower, the British Secretary of the Navy Churchill strongly advocated the installation of larger caliber warships on the new warships, the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships. Cannon, that is, 15-inch guns to replace the original 13.5-inch guns.

In the history of later generations, in order to catch up with the progress of the 15-inch caliber artillery experiment and manufacture at the same time, and finally on the premise of the outbreak of the war, that is, in January 1915, it was successfully equipped on the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship and invested in it. in war.

Although the time for the British to study the 15-inch caliber main gun is very urgent, the 15-inch caliber main gun studied by the British, because of the good performance of the artillery, coupled with the huge increase in the power of the artillery, led to the construction of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship It was very successful and showed good combat effectiveness in the war.

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