In order for the grand cause of the Anti-Japanese War to be launched smoothly.
Also in order to minimize the losses in the war.
Wei Wu told the base area his plan.
Although the base area does not know the source of Wei Wu's information.
But they also know that with Wei Wu's level, he will definitely know a lot of secrets that they don't know.
If everything is really as described by Wei Wu.
It is indeed a relatively good choice to wait for the opportunity temporarily.
Although, with the strength of the current base area, it can still compete with the Japanese.
Even if done correctly, it would be no problem to drive the Japanese into the sea.
But after all, the only base area is the Army.
The navy and air force are almost blank.
If the Japanese really break out, use the navy and naval aviation to bomb coastal areas.
There is really no good solution in the base area.
The industrial system that was finally established is basically located in coastal areas.
If this is all destroyed, it will be difficult to rebuild.
Therefore, for better development in the future, the base decided to respect Wei Wu's plan and continue to lie dormant for a while.
However, they were not idle during this time.
On the one hand, we are working hard on truck guns, and on the other hand, we are working on anti-aircraft guns.
Although, with the current financial situation, studying the air force is a bit difficult.
But studying anti-aircraft guns is much less difficult.
If you can't make a spear, it would be nice to have a shield.
In addition, after receiving tractor samples and talents, the base also started a plan to imitate the tractor chassis.
And tried to install a 75mm field gun on the tractor chassis.
If successful, the base area will have its own assault gun.
Adding iron plates can turn it into a first-generation tank.
If you can have tanks, you will have a greater advantage when facing the Japanese army.
Reduce more unnecessary casualties.
While developing military industry in the base area, Wei Wu felt that it was time to help Japan upgrade its weapons and equipment.
Wei Wu pondered for a while and wrote a new plan.
The plan denounced waste among the Japanese army.
Especially the waste of bullets.
Wei Wu cited in the article that soldiers never had the habit of recycling discarded bullet casings after completing target practice.
Just let those bullet casings be thrown into the soil, eventually rotting and turning into scrap metal.
You know, Japan is a country extremely short of minerals.
With the exception of gold and sulfur, most of the remaining resources are imported.
Especially the brass used to make bullet casings.
Almost all are imported.
This brass is not recycled. It is a waste and a shame.
The worm of the empire.
Wei Wu also listed, not only in daily target shooting.
When cleaning the battlefield, the soldiers only picked up the intact firearms.
Spent cartridge casings are not recycled.
This is an extremely huge waste.
In the report, Wei Wu felt that based on the current situation, it is unrealistic to temporarily educate soldiers to recycle bullet casings.
At the same time, there are still many problems such as difficulty in recycling and difficulty in transshipment.
It can even create a logistical burden.
Therefore, after thinking hard, Wei Wu came up with a plan.
That is the production of caseless ammunition.
The metal cartridge case is removed, leaving only the anti-personnel warhead, and the rest is replaced by propellant.
In this way, the trouble of recycling cartridge cases can be avoided, and the waste of brass caused by manufacturing cartridge cases can also be greatly reduced.
Wei Wu made some calculations. If the development of caseless ammunition is successful, the ore saved every year can build a Yamato-class battleship.
After finishing writing, General Wei sent the report to the base camp.
Caseless ammunition is a well-known IQ tax in later generations.
NATO has spent a huge amount of money trying to replace metal-cased ammunition with caseless ammunition.
After more than ten years of hard work, they discovered that the various defects of caseless ammunition are too great.
There are no qualified propellants and strict transportation and storage requirements.
Extremely low fault tolerance rate and high failure rate.
After a large number of tests, NATO finally declared that the caseless ammunition program was bankrupt.
I went back to using metal case ammunition honestly.
This is something everyone knows in later generations.
But Japan doesn’t know that now.
All Wei Wu had to do was touting the benefits of the concept of caseless ammunition and how many warships could be built with the steel saved.
The reason why we list battleships is because they are the highlight of this plan.
The Japanese Army now has a huge inventory of Type 38 rifles and matching bullets.
If you want them to independently develop caseless ammunition, the motivation may not be that great.
In fact, they will be kidnapped by the massive inventory of ammunition and dare not try it easily.
But the Navy is different.
When Wei Wu listed battleships, it was easy for the navy to have an illusion.
That is, the Army's waste of bullets is embezzling the Navy's shipbuilding funds.
If the Army can complete the replacement of caseless ammunition, the Navy will receive additional shipbuilding funds.
The combined fleet can add a few more heavy aircraft carriers and battleships.
One Yamato class ship a year.
This appeal to the navy is undoubted.
For this piece of pie, the Navy will inevitably put pressure on the Army to switch to caseless ammunition.
At least we need to set up the research and development stall.
In order for the plan to proceed smoothly, Wei Wu also "erroneously" copied this report to the relevant navy generals.
Koshiro Oikawa was the then Minister of the Navy.
On this day, he came to the office and saw an extra document on the table, so he picked it up out of curiosity.
Normally, documents are sent to the secretary.
Only important matters will be handed over to him for personal instructions.
"Isn't this a document from the Army? Why was it copied to me?"
Oikawa looked at the document in his hand and originally wanted to return it.
But when I saw the word "confidential", a trace of curiosity arose in my heart.
This is an Army secret.
It’s a lie that he’s not curious.
As long as he opens it gently, he can obtain a secret about the army.
Oikawa felt a sense of excitement in his heart to peek into privacy.
The instinct engraved in the DNA awakens.
His breathing quickened.
He looked around to make sure there was no one else, then carefully picked up the paper knife and opened the envelope.
Oikawa opened the file inside and looked at it carefully.
At the end, Oikawa's brows furrowed.
He never expected that the army's waste would be so serious.
The Army's waste of steel can actually build a Yamato every year!
This is a Yamato-class battleship.
If he could have a few more ships in his hands, would he still be afraid of the Americans?
You can already roll up your sleeves and beat the opponent.
Did it take so long to negotiate?
Thinking of this, Oikawa stood up immediately.
He was going to complain to the emperor.
He wants those red deer in the Army to return the wasted warships to him.
