I tossed for half a year, and the wedding of Ferdinand and Senia was completed in the Sofia Palace, announcing the end of this century wedding.
Ferdinand, who was so drowsy and busy, had just taken a break and had not had time to enjoy his "happy" married life and devoted his energy to domestic construction.
In the 19th century, human development has changed with each passing day, and weapons and equipment have undergone tremendous changes. By the middle and late stages, the breech weapons have gradually withdrawn from the mainstream of the world and replaced by breech weapons!
Since the establishment of the Bulgarian Arsenal, for decades, we have introduced weapon production lines from Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary, and made them properly.
The Balkans has always been a high-incidence area of war. All countries attach great importance to the upgrading of weapons. Almost everyone buys and buys as long as the major powers are equipped with new technologies. Therefore, the Balkans are also a testing ground for new weapons in various countries.
Of course, Ottoman Turkey is an exception. The reaction of the noble masters is always slower. As early as the period of the 1885 War, the rifle began to become the mainstream of the Bulgarian army.
However, until now, a large part of the Ottoman Empire was still equipped with rifle rifles, let alone artillery.
Perhaps noble officials and grandpas think that the older the weapon, the better. This is more in line with the heritage of their old empire!
After all, in the Balkan War of 1912, the rifle and artillery appeared on the battlefield. There is no dress up yet, and nothing is unacceptable!
In order to unify the caliber of ammunition and the uniform replacement of the entire army, the military committee has now quarreled and made Ferdinand headache.
After all, he is just an amateur military enthusiast. Although he knows that many weapons are famous in later generations, after all, he just listens to the opinions of subsequent experts! !! In the end, many personal feelings are mixed, and how high the authenticity is, a big question mark.
Specifically, in terms of weapons and equipment, any person on the military committee is more professional than him. Anyway, they all came from Yixiao Troops. Weapons performance parameters are not indiscriminate, but they are inseparable.
After all, the best fit is the best. This controversy, in the final analysis, is also related to the personal philosophy of the high-level military. There is no absolute right or wrong! !!
German morality is the mainstream of the world's army today. In the Franco-Prussian war, the excellent performance of the German army, even with German armaments, has become the object of imitation in all countries in the world. German army equipment is the most widely used weapon.
的 The advantages of Russian-made weapons are that they are cheaper and more compact, simple to operate, and hardy, and have been the mainstream in Balkan countries before.
Some people also advocate a large mix, selecting from the equipment of the major powers in the world, and choosing the best weapon match.
The last idea is very good in theory, but the feasibility is marked with a question mark. The compatibility of the weapon is a flaw, the logistical pressure is high, and the cultural requirements of the soldiers are very high!
The reason is very good. The basic education level of Bulgarians is among the highest in Europe, and they can meet these needs. As for the later issues, the big railway and big road plan just solved the transportation problem!
Of course, this is limited to defensive operations. If it is a transnational operation, it will be miserable. Unless the logistics department is open, it will be enough! !!
Ferdinand finally rejected the large-scale import of weapons and decided to rely on himself! !! First get the finished products from the major powers, let the engineers copycat, and then carry out the self-improvement, otherwise the talents that have been dug from the European countries at a great cost will not be wasted.
It was three years ago, and even the replacement of the equipment with the Bulgarian army has been delayed until now!
兵 An arsenal that has burned money for several years. After the tireless efforts of engineers, it has finally made a breakthrough.
As early as two years ago, the arsenal completed the de-planing of the rifle process, whether it was Mauser in Germany, Mosin-Nagan 1891 in Russia (Water Lianzhu), Lee Metford in the United Kingdom, or Martini in the United States. -Henry, wait, there is no pressure on the cottage!
On this basis, the designers also opened their minds to design a rifle belonging to Bulgaria, which is easy to operate, durable, and maintains depression. It has been well received by the officers and men! !!
Of course, in general, in addition to a slight difference in appearance, it is also slightly lighter in weight. In terms of performance, it is almost the same as Lilianzhu (it is its copycat version). It is shamelessly named by Ferdinand as "Bulgarian 1889 rifle "!
As a result of Ferdinand's prophetic vision, as soon as the Russian's 1891 Mosin-Nagan rifle was born, the intelligence department spent money to get one and brought it back, and then the arsenal quickly copied it. As a result, the Bulgarian Army had priority over the bears. Listed! !!
Of course, there is no patent fee, this can only be a creative collision! Anyway, Ferdinand is also embarrassed to collect patent fees, although this year weapon manufacturers do not take patent fees seriously! !!
For example: Martini Henry rifle: "The nineteenth century rifles must be on par with me!"
Even if everyone copied it, right, he borrowed his ideas, but he didn't see a few and paid the patent fee!
It's like a Turkish Martini-Henry rifle. With Henry Rifle, there is no Henry in the inscription, let alone a patent fee! !!
In fact, as early as 1874, after the production of the Martini Peabody rifle, Alexander Henry had traveled to the United States to negotiate with Providence and asked them to pay the royalties but was rejected. The Scot was very angry. Got home ... then there is no go.
So in the field of weapon production, if you want to receive patent fees, you can only rely on the other party 's discipline!
Now finally made a breakthrough in artillery technology. The successful imitation of the French M1897 75mm artillery (commonly known as the hot Miss France) announced the breakthrough of Bulgaria in the field of rapid-fire artillery!
Don't get me wrong, the M1897 artillery does not mean that it was born in 1897, but refers to the installation. In fact, the French started designing as early as 1891. How long did Ferdinand finish it? !!
斐 Ferdinand had no idea to do it now, after all, it is still being designed! But two years ago, in an accident, the Paris intelligence officer Le Goff, accidentally obtained the design sketch of Miss France, he did not notice at that time, just submitted the general intelligence and then returned to Bulgaria.
Ferdinand didn't pay much attention either, and threw it directly to the arsenal. He didn't expect to have caught the attention of artillery designer Gustav. At that time, he considered it a major breakthrough in artillery history and reported it to Ferdinand along the way.