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The Third Empire - Chapter 822

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:44:05 AM


Chapter 822: 822

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"The 406 naval guns we need have been manufactured by the Germans. A total of three have been loaded on board. After the turret is built, they will be transported." Said Molotov.

The Germans suddenly became cheerful, including the 406mm naval gun that the Soviet needed most!

The Soviets themselves could not produce, which required quite powerful technology. It was not so easy to build large caliber naval guns.

In short, after pouring the steel ingot and roughly shaping it with a water press, first saw off both ends, drill off the parts prone to cracks in the middle with a drill, and then stretch it with a hydraulic press and finish it with a milling machine.

This is just the inner bore of the cannon. Then, hundreds of kilometers of steel wire should be wound around the inner bore, and then a casing should be sleeved on the inner bore after heating and expansion. During this period, many heat treatments and annealing should be carried out before rifling the cannon, chrome plating, etc.

The Soviets had no such craft for the time being, so they had to ask for help everywhere. As a result, Germany took over.

After so long, finally, the Germans began to make it, which made the atmosphere more or less lively.

The Soviet battleship, that is the symbol of the Soviet Union, and as the symbol of the battleship, of course, it is the cannon above. Now, we can finally see the cannon back, which is also good news.

Stalin's strained face was also a little relaxed: "the Germans are also knowledgeable and know the end of offending our Soviets."

At first, the Germans delayed the manufacture of Soviet naval guns because of the war. Now, the war is over, and the Germans took the initiative to build them. Of course, this is good news.

"And the aircraft carrier made by Germany for us. Now, the ship body has entered the final manufacturing stage. The welding of the ship body will be completed soon, and then it will be launched." Molotov continued.

In addition to naval guns, the Soviet Union had more important aircraft carrier contracts. When the aircraft carrier was under construction, the Soviet Navy had been stationed in German shipyards for supervision.

However, for the same reason, the progress of the aircraft carrier is quite slow, and even stopped for some time. Now, after the European war, the aircraft carrier has also begun to continue to build. Up to now, the empty shell of an aircraft carrier is about to be built.

The German shipborne aircraft have shown their edge on the battlefield, so the Soviet Navy is eager to have the same combat capability, and now they are quite satisfied with these news.

"Well, the Germans are interesting." Stalin repeated this sentence again: "it seems that at least in the near future, Germany will not tear its face with us. We should take advantage of this time to quickly develop our military strength, especially to finish the war with Finland neatly and beautifully."

The last defeat made the Soviet Union realize that it was not fully prepared. Therefore, if it attacked Finland again this time, it should be fully prepared. In particular, like Germany, they will use the tactics of tank sea to destroy the enemy!

The medium tank, which has been named T-34, has now been manufactured in large quantities. The improved KV-1 tank has thickened its armor again and is also undergoing tests. In short, we must use the sharpest offensive to solve Finland at once, otherwise the Soviet really can't afford to lose people.

"The Germans have also promised that there will be no more legal weapons in the Finnish army. In short, Germany is sincere to us now." Said Molotov.

The Germans have done what they should do, and the two sides have restored friendship again. Although the Germans want to make euro, which makes the Soviet Union vigilant, there is really nothing to complain about now.

"The Germans came for our production technology of ammonium nitrate explosive." Khrushchev could not help but speak again: "I think the Germans want our production technology. We must let the Germans pay enough."

Of course, the German goodwill also has another purpose, that is, the explosive technology made by the Soviet with countless human lives!

"Yes, there must be a reason for this." Stalin said, "so, Khrushchev, what do you think you want?"

Turning his eyes, Khrushchev made an extremely stupid suggestion: "I think we can ask the Germans for 10 million tons of grain."

Ten million tons, this is definitely a rip off!

At the same time, everyone present nodded. They thought the suggestion was correct.

The Soviets were short of food.

In the old czar era of serfdom, Russia was still a net exporter of grain. The average annual output of grain is 75 to 90 million tons, and 5 to 10 million tons of grain can be exported every year.

Until the October Revolution, the Soviets began to engage in state ownership, a large number of high-yield large-scale private farms were nationalized, and cultivated land was distributed to small farmers. The same grain output is enough to feed rural residents, but not enough to supply the rapidly increasing number of workers in cities.

Thus, by 1928, the Soviet Union had to import grain from abroad to prevent serious food shortage in urban areas.

Even if there were a territory like the granary of Ukraine, the Soviet still faced the problem of food all the time. Now, since the Germans want the technology of explosives, wouldn't it be good to exchange food for it?

Ten million tons of grain, enough to meet the Soviet grain gap for a year!

"Yes, just ask the Germans such conditions." Stalin said: "the Germans control half of Europe, and the food must be very rich."

They don't know how overjoyed the Germans were when this condition was notified to the German side. Although it was during the war, the German mainland did not suffer any loss, and the grain of the German mainland was enough to be exported.

Moreover, in addition to the mainland, there are France and Britain. Although these countries have experienced war, their agricultural production has hardly been damaged. It is easy to gather up this food for the Soviets.

Originally, I was worried that the Soviets would put forward more excessive requirements, such as German thermobaric bombs, production technology of panther tanks, etc. as a result, the Soviets asked for the simplest food!

The worry about the euro soon turned into a comfortable rip off of Germany, but on the other side of the world, it was not so happy.

The White House.

The smoke was swirling and even choking. However, Roosevelt didn't mean to snuff out his cigar at all. Thinking when smoking would make his mind more flexible.

The last thing the United States wants to see is this. The Germans have begun to integrate Europe, and the euro is the first step!




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