Chapter 899 Has the Gatling machine gun been successfully developed?
Minister Wayang looked at the panting cuirassier with an embarrassed look on his face, wishing that the cuirassier could just disappear in front of him.
After running such a short distance, the cuirassiers were so exhausted.
If you really go to the battlefield, I'm afraid you'll be exhausted before you even reach the combat location!
Fortunately, this time the competition is about whether the armor can withstand the attack of a Mauser rifle, otherwise it would be really embarrassing!
At this moment, Minister Wayang did not realize that the main purpose of this test was not to test whether the armor could withstand rifles, but to test whether the cavalry could be used as the main force to fight against.
Therefore, the cavalry must ensure that they can withstand Mauser bullet fire while also having flexible mobility.
Only in this way can the cavalry have a chance to surround the infantry.
However, the cavalry that could satisfy these two points at the same time did not exist at all in the mid-19th century.
Even the German military god next door couldn't do this.
The only "cavalry" that could meet the requirements of defense and maneuverability was the tanks in World War I more than 60 years later.
Nowadays, Minister Wayan, who is still focused on victory or defeat, still hopes to use this specially made armor to teach Niel a lesson.
"Minister Vayan, could you please put the armor on the target?" Chief of General Staff Niel said to Minister Vayan seriously.
"Okay!" Minister Wayang nodded upon seeing this, then stretched out his hand and looked at the cuirassier.
Upon seeing this, the cuirassier carefully placed the breastplate in front of Minister Wayan. When Minister Wayan picked up the breastplate, his expression was slightly ferocious. Now he could clearly feel the weight of the breastplate.
It is really not easy for a cuirassier to be able to wear this outfit and go to the battlefield!
Minister Wayang couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and then he held the breastplate in both hands and walked step by step to the target, and put the armor on the target.
When everything was ready, Jerome Bonaparte ordered Basilio to go to the Mauser gun factory and get a rifle and a handful of brass bullets from him.
After Basilio heard this, he immediately turned around and went.
After a while, Basilio arrived in front of Jerome Bonaparte with a rifle on his back.
"Your Majesty, this is the Mauser rifle!" Basilio handed the Mauser rifle to Jérôme Bonaparte, and then also handed over the brass bullets.
Jérôme Bonaparte, who was holding a Mauser rifle in one hand and a brass bullet in the other, looked at Niel and Vaillant and said: "Which one of you is coming!"
When Minister Vaillant was about to move forward, Niel took the lead and stood in front of Jérôme Bonaparte and said: "Your Majesty, it's me who will do it!"
Jérôme Bonaparte handed over brass bullets (old version of brass bullets) and Mauser rifles to Niel at the same time.
While Niel opened the breech of the Mauser rifle and loaded the bullet, he made suggestions to Minister Vayan: "Minister Vayan, I think it is better for the two of us not to compete anymore!"
"Compare! Why not compete!" Minister Wayan responded to Niel firmly.
"Since you want to compete, then I have to..." Niel reset the pull bolt, and then aimed at the breastplate about two hundred meters away.
At this moment, the breastplate became shiny under the sunlight, which was particularly dazzling.
But even so, Niel still stared at the breastplate.
After holding the rifle level and aiming for a moment, Niel pulled the trigger.
With a crisp sound, the brass bullet hit Minister Wayang's specially made breastplate.
Upon seeing this, Minister Wayang hurriedly ran to the target where the armor was hanging. He took a look at the armor. At this moment, there was only a circular groove made by a brass bullet on the armor. The armor itself was not penetrated.
"The armor has not been penetrated!" Minister Vaillant ran to Niel and said excitedly to Niel and Jérôme Bonaparte.
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Jerome Bonaparte and Niel also ran to the armor and carefully looked at the damage to the armor.
After a long time, Jerome Bonaparte said to Niel: "The winner of this competition is you, Niel, Chief of Staff!"
Minister Wayang had a look of astonishment on his face, and then he excitedly pointed at the armor and asked, "Your Majesty, the armor has not been penetrated from the front!"
"I know!" Jérôme Bonaparte said to Minister Vaillant in a calm tone.
"Then why is Niel the winner!" Minister Wayan asked, somewhat unconvinced.
"Minister Vaillant, think carefully about the role of cavalry?" Jérôme Bonaparte scolded Vaillant loudly.
Minister Wayang instantly realized what the problem was. He lowered his head and replied in a slightly disappointed tone: "I lost!"
Then he raised his head again and exhaled, with an open-minded smile on his lips and continued to say to Niel, "Chief of General Staff Niel, you are right!
The cavalry can no longer be used on the frontal battlefield."
Speaking of this, Wayang paused, shook his head and muttered: "No! Let alone the frontal battlefield, even if the cavalry only attacks from the flanks, it's not very good!
The role of cavalry is only reconnaissance!"
"Minister Vaillant, it's not like you don't understand these principles, why do you have to do this!" Jérôme Bonaparte sighed and responded to Minister Vaillant, "Now is no longer the period of the First Empire. Our rifles are
In the past few decades, it has far surpassed the previous development.
During the First Empire, our dragoons, lancers, and heavy armored cavalry were able to outflank the enemy's flintlocks and rifles, thereby annihilating the opponent's effective forces!
And now our Minie rifles are at the same level as all previous muzzle-loading guns, both in terms of range accuracy and shooting distance, so it becomes extremely difficult for the cavalry to win.
The Mauser rifles are even better. Their shooting accuracy, shooting speed and shooting angle are far more powerful than the Minie rifles, and the shooting distance is exactly the same as the Minie rifles.
Therefore, it is simply impossible to study the First Empire period!
The French cavalry must undergo a thorough reform. We must throw away all armor and go into battle lightly!
Only in this way can the role of cavalry be better utilized!"
Historically, the French Empire wasted too many resources on cavalry. They replaced the cavalry with cavalry under the instruction of Minister of War Niel (when Niel was serving as Minister of War, he had already reduced the number of heavy cavalry).
I replaced it with equipment with stronger protective capabilities, hoping to use this method to enhance the defensive capabilities and give the cavalry units a chance to show off their skills.
As a result, during the Franco-Prussian War, the French heavy cavalry were surprised to find that the armor and stomach on their bodies could indeed save their lives, but their mobility was completely destroyed.
"But! What should we do with the cavalry officers in the army?" Minister Vaillant asked Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Either choose to change your career or be transferred to another department!" Jérôme Bonaparte replied to Minister Vaillant.
"Your Majesty, there are many nobles among the cavalry officers! Should we think about it again?" Minister Vaillant said to Jérôme Bonaparte again.
"No need to think about it!" Jérôme Bonaparte sneered and said categorically to Minister Vaillant: "I only reduced the cavalry force of 86,000 people by half, which has already given those nobles a lot of face.
If the cavalry troops are reduced according to my point of view, dragoons, cuirassiers and lancers also need to be eliminated!
Just leave the cavalry responsible for reconnaissance in the army!"
"No!" Minister Vaillant hurriedly responded to Jérôme Bonaparte.
"Minister Wayang, the purpose of military reform is to improve the overall level of our country's military and eliminate shortcomings in the military!
We can't let the shortcomings go unnoticed just because they are too troublesome!
The cavalry must be reorganized!” Jérôme Bonaparte said to Minister Vaillant eloquently, “I don’t care how powerful their parents are, or how prominent their ancestors are, as long as they are still soldiers of the French army, then they will
You must obey the arrangements.
Either they choose to change careers, or they stay in the military!
However, the army does not foster idlers! Those who choose to stay in the army must face tests at any time..."
Minister Vaillant listened quietly to Jerome Bonaparte's speech. After Jerome Bonaparte finished speaking, Minister Vaillant opened his mouth and said to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Majesty, I understand.
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"Yes!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded and said to Minister Vaillant: "As long as you understand!"
While Jérôme Bonaparte was staying talking to Minister Vaillant, Xacepo and others did not know when they appeared near the shooting range.
After the exchange between Jérôme Bonaparte and Minister Vaillant came to an end for the time being, he turned his head and looked at Xia Cepo and others and said: "Why are you here! Did something happen over there?"
Xia Sepo and others quickly shook their heads, and then Xia Sepo, Paul Mauser and William Mauser came to Jerome Bonaparte.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked Xia Sepo and others again.
"Your Majesty, I..." Xia Saibo hesitated to speak. Paul Mauser, who was standing aside, helped Xia Saibo finish what he had not finished: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xia Saibo has developed what you need.
Multi-barreled shotgun!”
"Has it been developed so quickly?" Jérôme Bonaparte looked at Alfonso Chassepo in surprise. He originally thought that Alfonso Chassepo would have to wait at least a year before he could develop it.
Successfully developed.
Unexpectedly, Alfonso Xacepo gave him a surprise.
If Chassebald's multi-barreled machine guns could rival Gatling guns in performance, Jérôme Bonaparte would definitely give each battalion two or three of them.
Although the Gatling gun has some flaws, if used properly, it can also become a harvester on the battlefield.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" Chasepo said respectfully to Jerome Bonaparte.