"How can we get the most profit?"
Wei Wu thought about it for a long time, and then thought of his previous caseless bullet plan.
That plan was proposed when he was still in the Southeast War Zone.
The base camp also approved.
Moreover, until now, the base camp has not abandoned this plan.
Theoretically, it is in compliance with the regulations if he does it on the Korean Peninsula.
The most important thing is that Japan is about to lose its mining base in Northeast China.
Before the war, Japan's main sources of metal came from two sources.
One is imported from the United States, and the other is mined from the Northeast.
Now because of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States has launched a comprehensive blockade of Japan.
The United States will only supply them with steel in one way, and that is to make it into bombs and then drop them from bombers.
Now, it is clear that the only remaining mineral resource area in the Northeast is about to be lost.
Although Japan has recently conquered Southeast Asia.
But currently, what is functioning normally in Southeast Asia is oil extraction and rubber planting.
and some plantations.
The mines are more or less the same.
Most of them have not been developed yet.
But for Japan's needs, it is a drop in the bucket.
Japan's steel supply will soon be cut off.
Now, it is absolutely politically correct for Wei Wu to develop such metal-saving caseless bullets.
Not only will the base camp not suppress it, it should even encourage it.
Not only is the listing plan for caseless bullets, but there are other plans that can be pursued.
Wei Wu walked around the room with his hands behind his back, thinking about active firearms.
Suddenly, he had an idea and thought of a way.
He immediately began drafting a report.
In the report, Wei Wu elaborately elaborated on the current lack of steel in Japan.
And listed a large amount of data to prove that the current manufacturing of firearms is a huge waste of steel.
The current mainstream configuration of the army is the Type 38 rifle, which has a length of 1280 mm.
The barrel of the gun is even more insane, reaching 797 mm.
Wei Wu believed that the Type 38 rifle did not need such a long barrel at all, and a large amount of steel was wasted in such meaningless places.
Even the 500mm bayonet was a waste.
Because under normal circumstances, a 300mm bayonet can also kill the enemy.
Even the current mainstream 6.5mm ammunition is a waste.
Because, according to his observation, because the kinetic energy is too sufficient and the trajectory is smooth, the bullet will over-penetrate after hitting a person.
This results in lower lethality against a single target.
As long as it is not a vital part, after being hit by a rifle, you will only be injured at most and not die.
This is a colossal waste of the Empire's war potential.
Wei Wu believes that to solve this situation, we must approach it from two aspects.
One is to re-produce a new rifle.
This rifle should have a shorter body, shorter bayonet, and smaller caliber bullets.
On the one hand, this can greatly reduce the consumption of steel, and on the other hand, it can even increase the power of firearms.
In the argument, Wei Wu took out several papers that he had customized from Dongda University.
The content of these papers is one thing, which is to prove that small-caliber bullets have advantages over large-caliber bullets.
At the same time, Wei Wu believes that the empire currently has a wide variety of firearms, bullets are not universal, and logistical supply is difficult.
In order to reduce this consumption, Wei Wu proposed to produce a universal six-millimeter caliber bullet.
It allows pistols, rifles, submachine guns, and even machine guns to use the same type of bullets.
This can reduce logistical pressure to the greatest extent and reduce unnecessary waste.
In order to complete the adaptation of the new bullets, Wei Wu also proposed to completely replace all firearms in the current empire.
Replace with rifles, pistols, and light machine guns that are adapted to new six-millimeter bullets.
Using the new process, the steel that was originally used to produce one firearm can now be used to produce two.
This can greatly enhance the war potential.
In addition, because the new weapons cannot be completed at the first time, the entire army will be replaced.
Wei Wu proposed to cut off the barrels of all rifles by 50 mm to save steel.
According to Wei Wu's calculations, if the steel saved in this way is re-melted to make weapons, it can arm at least 10 first-class divisions.
Wei Wu wrote more than 20,000 words eloquently.
Most of them are various data arguments.
After finishing writing, Wei Wu checked it carefully, took it to the telegraph room, and asked the telegraph operator to send it to the base camp.
If it were normal times, Wei Wu's plan would have absolutely no chance of success.
But who makes Japan lack steel now?
Under the pressure of the general environment, Japan has to find various ways to save steel.
Even historically, during the final battle, the Japanese government issued bamboo guns to the people.
The fundamental reason is the lack of steel.
In addition to the general environment, Wei Wu also held the straw that broke the camel's back.
Wei Wu asked the telegraph operator to send a telegram to Tominaga Kyouji, saying that the weather had been cold recently, and he specially gave Tominaga Kyouji a cold-proof subsidy of 100,000 yuan in his account.
He also said that if the plan can be passed, more gifts will be given.
Now, Tominaga Kyouji is the deputy chief of the Army Ministry, second only to Private Tojo, and can be said to be the most powerful person in the Army Ministry.
With his support, the possibility of passing this plan will be greatly improved.
After sending the telegram, Wei Wu began to wait anxiously for the news.
Less than half an hour later, Tominaga Kyouji responded to the telegram.
Tominaga Kyouji said that in principle, he supported this plan, and said that if Wei Wu could prepare some more special products, he could help Wei Wu obtain a certain amount of gun production qualifications.
Weapons production in Japan is strictly restricted.
Only qualified people can produce according to government orders.
If firearms were to be produced again, this would be an extremely huge cake.
It will definitely arouse the covetousness of many big forces and re-divide the shares.
With the help of Tominaga Kyouji, more shares will definitely be obtained.
Seeing Tominaga Kyouji's reply, Wei Wu smiled.
He is not afraid of Tominaga Kyouji being greedy.
The more greedy Tominaga Kyouji is, the easier things will be. As long as Tominaga Kyouji helps him get the project done, he has many ways to make money back on the project.
"Reply a message to Tominaga Kyouji. After getting the share, I will give him a 5% commission for each gun."
After seeing Wei Wu's reply, Tominaga Kyouji was stunned.
Although Japan is an industrial country, its industrial level is very poor.
This results in complex processes and high prices for industrial products.
Take the 38-type rifle as an example. The current cost of a 38-type rifle is as high as 75 yen, which is 25 US dollars.
You know, the MP40 submachine gun produced in Germany with a more complex production process only costs $20.
Even the British-produced Sten submachine gun only costs $10.
This shows how serious Japan’s waste in craftsmanship is.
Tominaga Kyouji calculated that he could earn a commission of 7.5 yen for a 38 rifle.
Currently, Japan's total number of troops on paper is 3 million.
If he can get one-third of it, he will get 7.5 million yen in just the withdrawal!
7.5 million!
Even the Japanese yen is undoubtedly an astronomical sum in this era.
Even though Tominaga Kyouji was already the Deputy Minister of the Army, he couldn't help but breathe quickly when he saw these numbers.
