Wesley paused for a moment before continuing. "Fast-firing artillery is a trend in the future. I don't think anyone will object to this, and my munitions factory has developed a series of new artillery."
Wesley continued to introduce products from his factory, which made the president not know whether to laugh or cry. The key was that the U.S. military needed so little. Isolationism was now at its most prevalent stage. How many men were there in the U.S. Army now?
Without waiting for them to speak, Wesley waved his hand, and the workers from the munitions factory carried three mortars. Wesley pointed to the smallest one and said, "60mm mortars, light and simple, most suitable for platoon combat units. Each infantry platoon carries one, which can guarantee long-range fire support, especially today when I talked about the new war model. This type of curved-fire cannon can completely attack the trenches and can accurately clear the enemy's machine gun fire."
Then, he pointed to the other two. "The 80mm is suitable for company-level combat units and the 120mm is suitable for battalion-level combat units. In this way, the firepower below battalion level will be four types of firearms and three types of mortars. The density of the unit area of fire is definitely ahead of the world, and it is suitable to attack the enemy's position. With this kind of grenade, everything is perfect."
Wesley picked up a grenade from the table at this time. It was an imitation MK2 grenade. "You need to pull the pin before throwing it. After throwing it, the safety pin on it will fall off and explode five seconds after it falls off. It's safe and reliable."
Wesley pulled off the tab and threw it forward with all his might. His arm strength was thrown out for 150 meters, and then the grenade exploded. Wesley surprised everyone. This kind of grenade has a single-chip killing radius of 50 yards. Wesley picked up another one and said, "The outer shell can form a fragment, and the inside is a steel ball. Even if it can't kill the enemy, it can also increase the number of injured people on the other side. This is sometimes more cost-effective. It's small and light. It's definitely a must-have for infantry to replenish their firepower, clean up enemy bunkers, and it's very useful in urban street battles."
As a soldier, Pershing simply liked these weapons too much. "Can these mortars be fired?" The salamander cannons that appeared in the Russo-Japanese War made all countries' eyes light up, but there were not many people like Wesley who took out a full set of mature designs.
Wesley waved his hand, and the workers began to work. The 60mm firing speed made everyone's eyes light up, and the display of the 80mm and 120mm mortars was not bad at all. It formed a complete attack coverage pattern of three distances. It was indeed effective for use below the battalion level.
Pan Xing even went up and personally fired two rounds. He nodded in satisfaction and asked again, "There should be more artillery, right?"
"Not bad, but we need to go to the artillery range. The remaining artillery is all big," Wesley admitted with a nod.
The president saw that one of them was going to sell and the other was going to buy. "Gentlemen, no matter how good the weapon is, it must be very expensive, right? Congress will definitely not give this money."
Wesley laughed and looked at the president. "Mr. President, please rest assured that I am confident that I can convince them if you can give me this opportunity. Moreover, a huge powder keg is about to explode. Can the United States stay out of it? Does the United States not want benefits? Then can the guys in Congress really give up the opportunity for America to rise?"
"What do you mean?" The president frowned and said. This Wesley doesn't look like a soldier, but more like a politician. But it makes sense. His development in business is bound to pay attention to the world.
"The rise of Germany will inevitably challenge the original beneficiaries, so what kind of spark will there be between them? I look forward to it. It won't take long for both sides to start to lose their patience. Moreover, no one can afford to continue the arms race. Someone will inevitably be the first to lose."
"But this has nothing to do with us," Mr. President said.
"Is it really okay? This war will become a protracted war in my new war model, and the United States can make a lot of money, but what about at the end of the war? There must be a prerequisite for us to make money, unless it is a cash transaction, otherwise we must guarantee that the country that owes us the most will win, don't you think?"
The president fell silent. Pershing said, "Indeed, if they really follow your deployment, it will be difficult for the war to end in the short term."
"Well, let's go see the artillery. I'm still waiting for your second report." Mr. President was tempted. Who doesn't want to do something during his term?
The group went directly to the artillery range, where several cannons were quietly parked. Wesley started with a small-caliber introduction. "75mm rapid-fire gun, can adjust the elevation angle, no problem with direct and curvature shooting, suitable for regiment fire support. 105mm howitzer, suitable for division fire support." Wesley asked Apple to design the 75mm rapid-fire gun, which did not have a good reference. The 105mm howitzer is an American M101A1 105mm howitzer. Wesley used light rubber tires for these running wheels.
There were two supports at the back of both types of artillery. When they were transported, they were combined in the middle. They were directly hung on a truck or pulled by a tomara. Those who fired were separated on both sides and fixed to the ground. Both types of artillery were designed with fixed hydraulics and automatic reset. Then the two cannons began to fire at a very fast speed. When he saw Pershing, his eyes lit up. However, he was not too excited this time because there was a bigger guy next to him. At the same time, he thought it was not enough to support the division-level firepower of the 105mm howitzer.
"Young man, don't you think such firepower is not enough?" Pershing asked directly.
"Of course it's not enough, and that's the content of my second report, about the formation of the army," Wesley said. Now, although he has excellent grades, he is only a captain.
What could a captain do? Moreover, it was very difficult to promote the ranks of the United States Army during this period. Because there was no war, everyone could only get experience. Although Pershing was very famous, he was only a Brigadier General now and had been promoted.
"Army?" Pan Xing muttered and then listened quietly.
"At this stage, all countries are large-scale units. In my opinion, this is not necessary at all, and it is a mistake, especially when using my weapons. There is no need for such large-scale units."
The president looked at Wesley. 'This kid is crazy. Confident or conceited?'
Wesley did not know what others thought, and this had nothing to do with him. He directly took a blackboard and did not continue to introduce the larger-caliber artillery behind it. He just wrote on the blackboard.