Chapter 920: Arms purchase

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"Russians want to buy planes?"
Just after waking up from his sleep, Franz received the news. It's no surprise to think about it. In recent years, the Czarist government has been buying and buying.
Perhaps it was the taste of sweetness in the purchase, or perhaps it was just that the bureaucrats simply wanted to make a fortune, but the Russians will soon follow the equipment of the large-scale weapons equipped by the Austrian army.
Looking at the aircraft on the battlefield, the Tsarist government will naturally follow up. In particular, the Anglo-Russian-Afghan war continues, and the Russian army desperately needs a weapon that can suppress the British airship force.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"The Tsarist government has just decided to launch a Christmas offensive, planning to capture the Afghan region before the Russian calendar Christmas."
The Foreign Minister Weisenberg explained with a smile. There is no doubt that the Russian Christmas offensive, behind the Austrian promoter.
Until the European War, the British have not participated much. It is not that the London government has suddenly changed its nature. It was mainly dragged down by the Afghan war and did not have so much energy.
Judging from the current situation, unless the strength of the two countries is completely out of balance, otherwise the British will definitely give priority to the battlefield in Afghanistan.
With this answer, Franz was lost in thought. Whether to sell the aircraft to the Russians is also a tangled question.
In theory, when the Russians get the plane, they get the air supremacy in the Afghan war, and the chance of winning the war is even higher.
This is what Austria wants to see. Occupying the Afghan region does not mean the end of the Anglo-Russian war, but will instead be the beginning of a comprehensive war between the two countries.
Regarding India's strategic security, the British government can only die to the end, whether it is willing or not.
With the strength of the British Empire, this war has to be fought. The more intense the British and Russian fights in Central Asia, the less force they can interfere with Europe.
There are advantages and disadvantages to nature. Russia and Austria are not allies. However, this relationship is also established because of interests. If the core interests of the two countries conflict, the alliance will collapse every minute.
The plane fell into the hands of the Russians, and it was difficult to keep it secret. As long as the French are willing to pay, it is not difficult to get samples from the Tsarist government.
"If the French or the British got our plane, how long would it take to decipher the technology?"
Franz asked with concern.
The crux of the matter is here. Austria has lit up the aircraft technology tree in order to maintain its advantage in the war.
Both Britain and France are industrial powers. Once samples are obtained, it is only a matter of time to reverse deduce the manufacturing technology.
Prime Minister Carl: "According to engineers' estimates, if an intact aircraft falls into the hands of Britain and France, it will only take 1 to 3 months before they can develop aircraft manufacturing technology.
However, the deduction of manufacturing technology does not mean that it can be imitated. Because of the different industrial systems, we and the British and French have their own standards.
If Britain and France want to copy directly, they must adjust the standard of industrial mother machine. It takes a lot of time. Without two or three years of hard work, industrial mass production cannot be achieved.
The time on the battlefield does not wait for others, and the possibility of directly copying the cottage is unlikely. It is more likely that we will use our aircraft as a model and adjust some of the designs for imitation.
In this way, the time required can not be estimated, mainly depends on the highest industrial level of Britain and France. If their engine technology passes, it may only take a few months to imitate. "
Similar to Franz's judgment, the technique of reverse deduction is not difficult, as long as there are aircraft samples in hand, disassembly and research can always be rewarding.
The difficulty is industrialized production, which involves multiple fields. Everyone's industrial standard system is different, and it is difficult to achieve a unified standard.
However, the aircraft is in the field of high precision, and the size of a screw is different, which may affect industrial production.
For details, you can refer to some of the cottage companies in the later generations. The low-end and low-end industrial products are easy to imitate.
The samples are in front of the eyes, and the technology is also deduced in reverse, that is, it cannot be produced. Know the technical barriers, but the gap is more difficult to break than the patent barriers.
After entering the end of the 19th century, the technological gap between European countries has not only existed in the concept, but also reflected in the industrial field.
The technology trees developed by Britain and France are different. Everyone has their own advantages in certain fields. Aircraft manufacturing happens to be a partial field of Britain and France.
After weighing the pros and cons, Franz made a decision.
"Sell it! But restrict it and let the Russians ensure that the aircraft will not flow out. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent people to stare to delay the spread of aircraft technology as much as possible."
As long as there are exports, the proliferation of aircraft manufacturing technology is inevitable. Even if the British and French did not copy, the Russians would dismantle the research themselves.
The weapons and equipment exported from Austria to Russia have not escaped the fate of being studied. Not only was it to be studied, the tsarist government even carried out counterfeiting.
Although the Russian and Austrian basic industrial systems are the same, the industrial standards of both sides have long been out of the same category.
Most of the time, the production of weapons and equipment faked by the Russians will be much more expensive than imports.
In this context, even the tsarist government had always wanted to get rid of military dependence on Austria, and ultimately lost in the wallet.
This is true of ordinary weapons and equipment, not to mention the high-tech aircraft. Franz dared to assert that even if the technical drawings were given to the Russians, they would not be able to eat them in three or five years.
As long as the finished product does not fall into the hands of the French, even if France and Russia are secretly colluding, at most a few military experts will be sent to study, and no more will be kept secret.
Compared with the concentration of experts in related fields to participate in research, only a few people participate in research, the efficiency is undoubtedly much lower.
Especially knowledge outside the professional field is easily missed. Whether or not it is made before the end of the war is unknown.
Moreover, even if it comes out, aircraft technology is also generational. As long as the aircraft exported to the Russians can deal with the airship, it does not need to be too advanced.
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In London, after the roar of the ship, a special guest stepped off a luxurious passenger ship.
Arriving at Wudu again, Karel Kadletz's mood was heavy. Even with the welcome queue lined up on both sides, I didn't catch a cold.
As the only ally of France, the British government is naturally the focus of public relations in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In order to show great importance to the British, Karel Kadletz has personally taken the lead.
Unfortunately, judging from the current situation, his plan is basically null and void. The British were just regular receptions and did not come up with a grand welcome ceremony.
No doubt Karel Kadletz did not think much. In such a special period, if the British intend to support France, they must release a friendly gesture.
The reality is very cruel, and the British people's lukewarm attitude poured a pot of cold water on Karel Cardolite's trip to London.
Dragging his tired body, he attended the welcome banquet as usual. Sure enough, there were no accidents, let alone members of the royal family, not even the senior officials of the British government were present. Of course, the diplomats responsible for the reception were not counted.
...
At midnight, at the French Embassy in London, Karel Cardolites asked solemnly: "Just at the banquet, I found George's look a bit wrong. What happened in London recently?"
Observation and observation are the basic skills of diplomats, and as a foreign minister Karel Kadletz is naturally no stranger.
Just covering up emotions is also the instinct of diplomats. Immediately after being aware of the strangeness of George, it immediately attracted the attention of Karel Kadletz.
There have not been any new major events in the world recently. The biggest hot spot is the European War, which is still at a standstill overall.
In the absence of major changes in the international situation, the only thing that worries the British Foreign Secretary is the domestic political struggle.
Despite wanting to read the jokes about the infighting of the British, Karel Kadletz knows very well that this is not the time.
Once the British government was caught in a political struggle, his trip to London went away in vain. Before stabilizing the internal situation, it is difficult for the British to play a substantial role in the European War.
"What's going on in London?" Ambroise Minister stunned slightly, and immediately reacted: "No, Your Excellency. London has been very stable recently, and nothing has happened.
If anything, it should be India. Rumors spread that the Russians launched a Christmas offensive not long ago, and the British suffered a great loss on the battlefield.
The British government blocked the news in this regard, and what happened specifically, we will not be able to figure out what happened after a while. "
Hearing the words "blockade news", Karel Kadletz immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.
Understand that under the British political system, it is not so simple to block the news. Most of the time, the news of the reporter will be faster.
No way, British politics is taking turns. The news of the blockade is refreshing, and the opposition party will surely come up with it afterwards. After the news is exposed, the public's support for the cabinet will drop significantly.
Extraordinary, the British government will not do so.
After a little thought, Karel Kadletz said solemnly: "The people who mobilized us, as soon as possible to understand the ins and outs of the matter.
If this is not possible, the grass will be scared. Find a few street tabloids to release the news of the fall of Afghanistan and test the reaction of the British government. "
Know thyself, ever-victorious.
If you want to pull the British into the boat, you don’t even know what happened in Britain. How do you start?
"Your Excellency, this is not good. Just in case the British discover it..."
Before the Ambroise Minister had finished speaking, Karel Kadletz interrupted, "What are you afraid of? This is what the British people have done.
After staying in London for so long, what is the style of John Bull, don’t you know? "
The more you understand the British, the less Karel Kadletz takes the so-called "British-French friendship" as one thing.
The premise of an ally is interest. Without interest, there is no alliance. As long as the benefits are in place, no major contradiction can stop Britain and France from moving closer.
As for whether it will offend the British government, that's too much thought.
Karel Kadletz did not believe that the British did not put their eyes and ears on the French embassy. It is estimated that the plan to kill grass and snakes had not been implemented, and the British would know.
If you really want to do things, at least you must do a good job of keeping secrets. How can there be orders in front of many embassy staff?
Essentially, Karel Kadletz wanted to tell the British through these small means: The French had known the news of the British army’s defeat on the battlefield in Afghanistan; now not only France needs Britain, but Britain also needs France.
After all, the Russian-Austrian League looks very stable. If France really loses in the European War, British India will be in danger.
In this respect, the UK and France are considered to be tied together, and both will suffer damage.
As for whether the British will think so, no one can answer this question for the time being.
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