Krupp Factory, Essen City, Ruhr District, Krupp, the former steel workshop, grew into the most important factory enterprise in Germany after invented the "steel pouring" in the mid-19th century. After more than half a century of development, Krupp has long been Germany's largest heavy industrial company dominated by the steel industry. Relatively speaking, the entire Krupp Company in Germany often means Germany's military industry. More than 70% of Germany's artillery comes from Krupp Company. Not only that, even in the shipbuilding industry, Krupp Company occupies a considerable share.

For many years, as the most important supplier of the German team, Krupp Company supported the German team's combat effectiveness. Since 1914, Krupp Company has expanded rapidly due to the war. New factories have been put into production, and thousands of artillery of various calibers have been continuously transported from the Krupp factory in Essen to the army and navy.

In a sense, Krupp supported the war in Germany, and no one would doubt this, but unlike in 1871, no one would doubt that Germany would win. Now, when the war lasted for nearly two years, for every German, the hope of victory seemed to be increasingly slim. It would be somewhat hopeless for victory. But while despair, for the engineering and technical personnel of the Krupp Company, they must see hope in despair. To be precise, they use their technology and German industry to help Germany win, at least to obtain a certain hope of victory. Technical breakthroughs can often create such hope.

Hugel Villa is the villa of the Krupp family. Since Alfred Krupp, the founder of the Krupp company, built this villa, this is the center of the Krupp family.

Alfred Krupp has achieved Krupp's glory here. The second-generation president Fredrich Alfred Krupp also committed suicide here due to a homosexual scandal. His daughter Beta Krupp also married Gustav von Poren, a man named Holbare. Gustav Krupp, who was approved by the emperor, was also announced to be the third-generation president of Krupp.

For Gustav Krupp, since he became the third-generation president of Krupp, the most important point is to make everyone believe in him and believe that he can create the Krupp company like Alfred Krupp. Of course, this is because of the outbreak of the European war, which has made him successful. In the past two years, Krupp's military production capacity has expanded several times, making it the company with the fastest expansion of its strength in Germany's industry.

Before the war, Gustav Krupp's factory could only make up at most ten artillery pieces per day. Now, in the Krupp factory, nearly thirty artillery pieces can be made every day. In the past, only 10,000 shells can be made every day, but now hundreds of thousands of shells can be made every day. The guns made during wartime were larger in caliber and more powerful.

As the president of Krupp, Gustav Krupp may have been very diligent and has always been working hard to play the role of German imperial armor.

However, in the past year, Gustav Krupp's life has not been easy, and the reason is very simple. The persistent development of the war has affected the lives of the German people, but also affected his life. Faced with the stalemate on the front line, the chiefs of staff of the General Staff have always hoped that there would be a weapon that could break the stalemate of the war.

This weapon to break the deadlock of war will eventually be developed by these military-industrial enterprises, and in the end, almost all the pressure will be suppressed by Krupp, a famous military-industrial enterprise in the world, and it will be suppressed by Gustav Krupp.

What kind of weapons can break the deadlock of war?….

Poison gas. It has been put into war.

Tanks were also put into the battlefield.

The plane has already flown to the battlefield. So what kind of weapons can break the deadlock on the Western Front and win the victory for Germany again?

A long convoy entered a forest blocked by military and police near the Essenkrupp factory. At the end of two parallel railways, a huge creature was parked - a huge railway cannon like a land cruiser. The tall giant cannon was very majestic.

The Germans are not unfamiliar with railway guns. In fact, as early as the Franco-Prussian War, the Prussian Kingdom had already begun to move large-caliber naval guns to trains to increase the firepower of the army.

At this time, when Erich von Fakinhan and his party walked out of the car, Fakinhan and his party turned their attention to the Count Gustav Krupp. They only stayed in the "introduction" and model of the weapon he mentioned, and had truly seen its real objects in the future.

After about ten minutes of leaving, what Erich von Farkinhan saw really shocked him. An armored train as tall as several floors or even higher appeared in front of him. The armored train looked like an iron monster, and the towering cannon barrel in front of the steel monster was even more surprising.

At this time, the steel monster was lying there quietly, but anyone would be surprised when they saw it. Speaking of this Dora giant cannon, we have to sigh at the power of Germany's mechanical industry. You must know that the 800mm giant cannon is just a gun barrel manufacturing, which is enough to make countless industrial powers retreat. This is a giant cannon that has never been seen in human history.

After the Battle of the Marne River, when the war on the Western Front reached a stalemate, how to deal with the French and the defense line built by the British became the primary issue of the German staff. At that time, after the Army selected a variety of weapons, after Krupp showed the "unprecedented giant cannon" model, drawings, and design ideas, the Army was immediately impressed by this giant cannon. In their opinion, this giant cannon with a range of 40 kilometers can completely destroy any fortress. In this world, fortresses and fortresses that can block this firepower have not yet been born.

Naturally, as far as the world is concerned, only the Krupp Arsenal, the largest artillery manufacturer in Germany, has this production capacity. However, what the German General Staff did not know is that this giant cannon was not developed by Krupp, but was "developed" by Chinese companies. Even the world's largest large-caliber artillery production and development Krupp Company had encountered various technical problems when trial-making this giant cannon.

In the end, with the efforts of Krupp's artillery engineers, this giant cannon was built bit by bit. At first, in the army, there were people who spent a lot of money on this giant cannon and complained about it. However, as the German team faced the defense line between Britain and France and fell into a stalemate of war, this made the giant cannon more and more important.

If the German army had made smooth progress on the Western Front, perhaps they would never need giant cannons, but now, almost every day, Farkingham would ask about the progress of "Alfred". "Alfred" was Gustav Krupp's order to use the name of Krupp's founder as the name of the giant cannon. After twenty months of careful production, the giant cannon has now been basically completed.

At this time, when the senior generals of the General Staff, led by Farkinhan, opened their mouths slightly by the giant cannon in front of him, all of whom were extremely shocked, Gustav Krupp talked to Erich von Farkinhan about the power of the cannon:

"Its barrel diameter is 800 mm. The gun body is 28.87 meters long and 12 meters high. The total length and weight are 1,344 tons. The shells fired are weighing 8.4 tons and have a range of 46.67 kilometers. They can destroy underground shelters below 30 meters. Even the most solid fortress in the world cannot stop the shelling of "Alfred". Our calculations are that only four to six shells can be used to completely destroy a large fortress! It can be said that the emergence of "Alfred" means the end of the fortress era!"...

After the initial shock, Erich von Farkinhan looked at the two dedicated railway lines and asked.

"How can I send this giant cannon to the front line?"

Farkinhan has no doubt about its power, after all, no one with a little common sense will have any doubts. And the only question that needs to be considered now is how to send this giant cannon to the front line, after all, it is a behemoth of more than a thousand tons.

When talking about how to transport it to the front line, the straightforward Krupp no ​​longer became so energetic, but said helplessly.

"In order to transport the artillery here, three giant transport trains with special structures were specially designed. The bridges along the way could not withstand such a large weight, so the train had to take a long detour."

Then Gustav Krupp continued to introduce:

"After the artillery is sent to the front line, two giant cranes will be used to lift the base, and then the gun mount, barrel and loading mechanism will be installed. All work will take more than 1,400 people to prepare for three weeks. In order to prevent being discovered by enemy reconnaissance aircraft, anti-aircraft artillery units and guard aircraft need to be deployed. At the same time, infantry, patrols and police dogs will be patrolled day and night within 10 kilometers of surrounding areas. Once the enemy reconnaissance is discovered, but the enemy reconnaissance aircraft is found, the chemical corps will immediately send smoke screens to cover it. Participate in command and operation. The total number of guards is expected to reach more than 4,000."

Looking at the giant cannon, Fa Jinhan nodded thoughtfully:

"4,000 people serve such a big guy, which is really enough to send the field. How long will it take to ship to the front line?"

Regarding this issue, experts from Krupp and Krupp have long considered this issue:

"It takes 60 train wagons, and then a 40-kilometer dedicated railway branch line to the front line will be built, which will take one month."

After pondering for a long time, Fajinhan looked at the cannon and said.

"Check it!"

Gustav Krupp was embarrassed about Farkingham's request. At the insistence of the Chief of Staff, he urgently recruited the original crew from the factory and nearby artillery. After an hour, all of them were ready.

Then, the artillery expert of the Krupp Company reported to Farkinhan that he could fire the cannon. Looking at the cannon, Han Jinhan nodded, and then, as required, retreated to a high-sentence observation center two kilometers away. At such a long distance, the cannon was still as huge as a two-story building.

Here, two huge mechanical booms extended from the two railway train cannons, lifting an 8-ton bullet. One of them turned into a lever, pushing the shell into the cannon chamber, and repeatedly pushing the bullet body into it. From a distance, more than 1,600 people were serving this giant like ants surrounding beetles, for a huge sound half an hour later.

After the shell was loaded, the officers and soldiers, who were originally like ants, immediately retreated to the armored carriage on the train. It took nearly a minute that no one was seen outside the entire train cannon. The reason why these gunners retreated into the armored carriage was because the power of the "Alfred" giant cannon affected the blast of the muzzle.

When the medicine is fully loaded, the chamber pressure when the 800mm gun is fired is as high as the pressure on the human body. The pressure is equivalent to the pressure when the wind blows sand on the face. That is, it can tear the eardrum and clothes. When the positive pressure lasts for more than 0.01 seconds, the blast above the human body begins to be injured will cause serious injury. If it is hit by the blast above, it will die on the spot. When the "Alfred" cannon fires, the blast that has been blasting for a long time is 50 meters around the muzzle, and the pressure at 200 meters is obviously beyond the range that the human body can withstand.

In order to avoid the person being injured by the blasting wind at the muzzle, a personnel shelter was set up on the train. Before the giant cannon was fired, a buzzing warning was issued by the shooting command post, and the personnel entered the shelter to take refuge. Then the second long-toned alarm signal was played. At the same time the signal stopped, the giant cannon opened fire...

At this time, a second long-toned alarm signal echoed over the forest. After receiving the signal that all personnel entered the shelter, the artillery experts in the shooting command post began to make calls to confirm the firing order.

"You can fire, sir!"

After receiving the call from the front, Gustav Kruel transferred to Farkinhan Chief of Staff.

"fire!"

Nodding, Farkinhan turned his gaze to the giant cannon, and he planned that plan in his heart. He knew that perhaps this giant cannon could end the war.

Suddenly, in his sight, a huge ball of black smoke first gushed out from the huge cannon barrel. In an instant, the black smoke turned from the smoke to the flames, and the weather only shook red, and the ground was shaking. After a deafening loud noise, the thick smoke and flames instantly enveloped the giant cannon.

Everyone was startled by the thrilling sound in front of them and immediately took the telescope and looked out of the shooting range that cost dozens of kilometers. Although they were dozens of kilometers away, they still looked towards the shooting range to determine the power of the explosion.

"Alfred" has two types of shells. The armor-piercing bomb weighs 7.1 tons, the charge is 250 kilograms, the high-explosion bomb weighs 4.8 tons, and the charge is 700 kilograms. After the high-explosion bomb hits the target and explodes, it can kill unprecedentedly. Life within a radius of 500 meters will die from explosion shock waves. If an armor-piercing bomb is used, it can penetrate nearly a hundred meters of soil and explode deep underground, thus forming an effect that is almost an earthquake..."

Witnessing the surprise of everyone, Gustav explained the power of this giant cannon one by one without waiting for them to ask, and when facing improvement, he explained it in detail. As the maker of this giant cannon, of course, he was also the "inventor". He was very proud that Krupp was able to produce this unique cannon. In his opinion, this was the only weapon with the function of ending the war.

Finally, dozens of seconds later, everyone saw the forest shooting range in the distance, and a column of smoke as high as 100 meters rose. Then a deafening explosion sounded, and the shells accurately hit the target. From the platform, it can be clearly seen that the grass within a radius of hundreds of meters was completely turned open, just like the earth suddenly fell.

Witnessing the power of this giant cannon, Fajinghan turned to everyone and asked:

"What do you think of this cannon?"

Next, the entire viewing cannon was filled with cheers, and the difference was the difference between "good" and "wonderful". Each of them was stunned by the cannon, and was also stunned by the power it showed. Some officers even cut crosses on their chests and shouted at God in their mouths. Perhaps in their hearts, the Krupp Company was extremely shocked to take out a weapon that should not belong to humans but only to God.

"If we put this cannon on a warship, maybe we have a chance to defeat the British Navy!"

The words of a staff officer made Fakinhan smile bitterly, turned his head to stare at Gustav Krupp, and he asked directly:

"You are also an excellent artillery expert, and I want to hear your true thoughts."

As for Farkingham's questioning, Gustav was slow:

"From a technical point of view, this is undoubtedly a masterpiece. From the practicality point of view, it is a little heavier."

Nodding, Fajin Khan said, looking at the giant cannon.

“It’s really too bulky.”

After looking at the giant cannon, Farkinham finally showed some expectation:

"But despite its bulkiness, I believe that the excellent German engineer can still solve the problem of sending him to the front line. Now, we only have one problem left!"

Turning around and facing Gustav Krupp, Fakinhan said softly in an extremely plain tone:

"Krupp Company can build several such cannons a year!"

This sentence was like a cannonball, making Gustav Krupp dizzy. He first looked at the chief of staff in surprise, then turned around, believing that the person in front of him was the chief of staff, and he was referring to "How many such cannons can be built in a year!" and pointed to this super cannon, beads of sweat as big as beans rolling down. The generals who had just called him also opened their mouths and looked at Farkinhan in surprise.

"I'm going to use it to hit Verdon!"

As he said that, Fajinhan said proudly again.

"In a year, we will use it to open the road to Paris!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support are my greatest motivation.)

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