Chapter 1897: Open and Honest Six
"That's right, and we can also lower the threshold for new entrants. For example, Siemens participated in the bidding for a new type of tank and won the bid successfully. However, it currently does not have enough equipment and production capacity to complete the scheduled production tasks. Then He can obtain benefits by selling production licenses, and it is also possible to subcontract production tasks to other companies." The prince continued.
"Of course, in order to ensure that the parts produced by all factories can be used in common, we need a unified standard, from the smallest screws and nails to large parts, and even subsystems, there must be rules to follow!" Ruprecht added road.
Any product has a scale effect. The more the production quantity can dilute the cost of R & D and production, so sometimes it will be cheaper to buy than to make it yourself. In fact, there are not many companies in Germany that can produce heavy equipment. In some professional fields, they have formed de facto monopoly resources. If they reach a tacit agreement with each other, then the so-called competition will become a joke. .
So at this time, we need to put a catfish in this grass carp pond! In this era, the cost of research and development of things such as aircraft and tanks is actually not too high. You can see that there were so many aircraft manufacturers in the United States, Britain and Germany during World War II. Therefore, many companies or enterprises are capable of research and development, but the problem is Even if they win the bid, they may not be able to complete the production. It is precisely because of this problem that the barriers to entry are too high. And Ruprecht's suggestion breaks this threshold, allowing other companies capable of designing to share in this cake. Design alone can still make money!
As for the standardization problem, it is to imitate the problem that the three tank parts of the German Army Tiger, Leopard, and King Tiger in World War II were completely uncommon, and to prevent a project from being repeatedly launched at the same time, such as the German tank gun in World War II. / L70 has been such a fucking situation in anti-tank guns, the prince must formulate a unified standard!
(Although the so-called long-tube No. 4 tanks in history used artillery called KK40, they actually had two barrel lengths... As for the 75MML46, it is the Pak40 anti-tank that everyone knows Cannon, as for the 75MML70, it is the famous KK42, which is used by leopards. This kind of artillery with the same caliber and also used as an anti-tank gun can actually come up with 4 specifications, and the Germans can be regarded as a record-breaking!)
"If this is the case, I agree in principle. Afterwards, I will explain this matter to His Majesty the Kaiser when I return to Brussels." Moltke once again expressed his support. After Bavaria put forward good conditions, the Grand Duke of Baden also expressed his approval.
As for the parliamentary faction, they didn't say anything. The reason is very simple. They are all politicians, and they really don't know anything about this kind of technical and administrative work! If you tell them about standardized accessories and production, it is basically playing the piano against the cow!
"In addition to the distribution of actual interests, the most important thing for this institution is to formulate certain product indicators. Let's take the military that we are all familiar with as an example, (Ebert and Barth silently read MMP in their hearts) What does the Imperial Air Force need? What kind of bomber? What kind of performance does this bomber need? For example, flight speed, altitude, range, bomb load, and protection, etc., are all things that the design bureau needs to consider.” Ruprecht gradually In a good situation, no one in Germany can compare to me in the field I am familiar with.
Many projects in history have already decided the future of the project when the standards were first set. For example, the HE177 Griffon bomber, the only strategic bomber in Germany in World War II, was a tragedy from the very beginning. ah! And the root of all tragedies is that the bomber must have the ability to dive and bomb at a 60-degree angle!
Then in order to achieve this performance index,
The Germans forcibly made a good four-engine bomber into a double-engine, and then faced with insufficient power, they connected two DB601s in parallel to form a DB610. Then the final result is that the heat dissipation problem of the engine is always difficult to solve. So in the later version of HE177, there were 4 normal versions of BM801, but this thing came out too late, the Germans themselves did not use it, but the French felt pretty good after using it....
The same is true for tanks. Let’s not talk about the vertical armor on the front of German tanks from No. 1 to No. 5, nor the weight of the King Tiger, nor the electric propulsion of the two engines of the Elephant tank. Let's talk about the tonnage of the No. 4 tank, which was called the imperial army horse, the choice of the Germans is very problematic. The initial model of the No. 4 tank weighed less than 18 tons! This weight is significantly lower. The too small weight and hull strictly limit the tank’s potential for future upgrades. Although the No. 4 H tank in the back was equipped with a KK40 artillery, it barely passed the anti-armor firepower, but in the face of the T34-85, thank you German tanks are still at a disadvantage.
Then in the face of huge pressure, the Germans directly produced the tiger and leopard. Although the weight of the leopard is more than 40 tons, it has good performance, but it is not a very suitable tank for production. In fact, 2 The most suitable tank for mass production in the war is the 30-ton tank, which can better balance productivity and performance. Unfortunately, the Germans never produced a successful 30-ton tank. Such as VK3002 and the like may appear in some games of later generations.
"The role of such an organization is to ensure that the most appropriate standards and design requirements are given at the initial stage of the product. Of course, in addition to military equipment, some large-scale engineering or research projects are also within the scope of management of this organization. We need Concentrate the best within the German Empire, and even some outstanding professional and technical personnel from abroad to manage these matters. Eliminate political interference as much as possible," said the prince.
"It is a good idea to hand over these tasks to professional and technical personnel, but how to set up this institution and how to operate it needs serious discussion. After all, it involves the vital interests of each state." Albert said very vaguely .
"We also need to think about it, but I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is competent enough in terms of military equipment research and development." The Grand Duke of Baden's statement was much more positive. After all, Bavaria started from the military industry. From the 1990s to the present for more than 20 years, Bavaria's military products have gained a great reputation. People have to be convinced!
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