Munitions Empire

Chapter 124: 124 more new weapons

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And in this era, the reloading method of lever-action rifles was not very conducive to lying down, so they were ultimately eliminated by the cruel battlefield.

However, this does not mean that these weapons were useless. It could be said that at the time, they were still very advanced weapons.

At least, in Tang Mo's understanding, there were many scenarios for their use: for one, it was a decent and elegant hunting rifle. As an object of play, it was exquisitely crafted and expensive, which suited the nobility quite well.

Secondly, before the invention of submachine guns, these weapons, capable of quickly unleashing a large amount of ammunition, were the top choice for individual combat and field self-defense.

Ordinary Rangers or mercenaries who bought such weapons could make up for their lack of firepower. Paired with a revolver, they could handle most combat environments.

In such skirmishes, the disadvantage in range was no longer an issue. The fact that the mechanism was complex, maintenance was difficult, and the price was expensive was not a problem either.

Moreover, the lever-action rifle was a precursor technology to the shotgun, and only by mastering this set of technologies could future production of shotguns be more effortless.

Therefore, Tang Mo somewhat regretfully placed the rifle back on the table and said helplessly, "Actually, this weapon is not suitable for mass deployment by troops, because it is overly complex, expensive, and prone to malfunctions."

"It also doesn't have much of an advantage in terms of range," Tang Mo thought of the flat-nosed bullets and felt that such weapons indeed were not very suitable for large-scale deployment.

However, what he considered unsuitable might be seen as suitable by others — Shireck, desperate for a cure, might think these weapons were worth the investment.

Tagg looked somewhat painfully at the beautiful rifle and lamented with regret, "But..."

"There's no 'but' about it, trust me, no one understands weapons better than I do," Tang Mo rejected the wrong path with the perspective of someone from the future.

He pointed to the lever-action rifle known as the K2 and said without hesitation, "We will sell these weapons to anyone who is willing to pay for it, no matter who they are."

The room fell silent again, as everyone pondered Tang Mo's words. That Tang Mo was ready to sell off such advanced weaponry without any hesitation made them wonder what he was really thinking.

Tang Mo continued to speak, "However, the real weapons we want to introduce are these three here."

"While developing the fuse for the C64 field gun, we came up with a very useful little thing..." Tang Mo said, taking a fuse out of his pocket that looked like a small capsule and placing it on the table for everyone to see clearly.

He pointed to the object, about the size of a little finger, and introduced, "This is called a detonation device, which can be ignited by pulling, lighting all the surrounding gunpowder."

Additionally, he had a factory under construction for Left-Wheel Handguns, and the factory for revolvers had been in production for less than half a year.

In the meantime, he had workshops for producing railway tracks, train components, train assembly, as well as workshops for chemical production and steam engine production...

The immense Great Tang Group now supported a population of five thousand, which far exceeded the descriptive capacity of the term "workshop" for production scale in this world.

Tang Mo now described his enterprise as a factory, and even in later eras, it would be considered a large-scale enterprise.

A total of 5000 people were spread out on the land purchased by Tang Mo, making the area seem somewhat overcrowded.

Just how fast was the construction of Tang Mo's factories? So fast that Brunas's cement workshop could no longer keep up with the expansion pace of Tang Mo's factories.

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On the muddy ground, one factory after another was built up, one chimney after another was erected, and one trench after another was excavated.

Tang Mo had pipelines laid in the factory and connected the electrical wires; his lighting system was nearly ready to be completed. Once done, almost all the factories could be equipped with electric light illumination.

Therefore, the types of items produced in Tang Mo's factories were already too many, so he already had the idea of splitting up his factories.

After a series of operations, he placed the rifle back on the table, "However, it represents the future! Gentlemen! This weapon will be the best rifle we have for a considerable time to come!"

Having said that, he drew a Left-Wheel Handgun from under his arm and placed it on the table, introducing to everyone, "This is a modified revolver, our latest product."

"Like the revolver, it can also shoot continuously, making it a very convenient personal weapon!" After that, he opened the cylinder and poured out the bullets.

"The reason we can produce so many new weapons is actually based on the innovation and progress of ammunition technology!" He pointed to the ammunition on the table and explained to everyone, "We will soon adopt metal cartridge technology and the corresponding smokeless powder technology!"

"Next spring, our new factory will commence production, and the new powder will be produced in those workshops. With these ammunition production workshops' support, we'll be able to use these more advanced weapons!" As he spoke, he loaded the bullets into his handgun one by one, flicked the gun body to snap the cylinder back into the frame, "See? Simple to load, convenient to use! This...

This is what a weapon should be! This is how a weapon... should look!"

"In the new year! I hope everyone remembers a fact! We are now the world's most advanced weapons manufacturer! No one can shake our position! And no one... can defeat us in our field!" He said, standing up, chest out, welcoming the warm applause of everyone.

Amidst the applause, the door was pushed open from outside, and the young apprentice Galsa ran to Tang Mo's side, whispering in his ear, "People from the docks say that a large ship from the Poplar Kingdom has docked, and there's an elf on board who wishes to see you."