Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 881

Episode 881: Generation Change (12)

With an expression still filled with distrust, Wan argued with Hyang.

“What happened in the battle to conquer Messika?”

“In order to subdue an enemy in a close-range combat, you have to pour a lot of bullets into the opponent at once, but because of its size, it is difficult for a fire truck to move right along with comrades who are moving quickly. “The alternative that came out was to use throwing bombs.”

“That part has already been pointed out in other battles before, and hasn’t a response already been issued? One is to carry more throwing bombs, and the other is the Gap-style light vehicle made by Tae Sang-tae.”

Hyang nodded at Wan’s words.

“That’s right. However, there were shortcomings in the street fighting that took place in Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Mesica people.”

The description of the scent was summarized as follows.

-The battle to conquer Tenochtitlan was, of course, bound to be a street battle.

-Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Messica tribe, was a city with narrow alleys than expected.

-The enemy took advantage of the characteristics of this city and continued to surprise our troops in small groups.

-Of course, our troops had no choice but to split into small pieces and fight.

-In the worst case, there were cases where people moved in groups of 5 (consisting of 5 people).

-Encountering the enemy right in front of you was not uncommon, and in these cases, close combat often broke out.

-In most of these cases, indigenous warriors who cooperated with the friendly forces stepped forward to deal with the enemy, so there were also cases where this was not the case.

-In that case, using throwing bombs was effective. However, if the distance was too close, throwing bombs could not be used. This is because there is a risk that friendly troops may be injured by fragments of thrown bombs.

-The optimal response to this was to use Gap-sik hardening to annihilate the enemies.

– However, when suddenly encountering an enemy right in front of the enemy, there were many cases where the gunner of a light armored vehicle was unable to fire in a timely manner.

-Accordingly, seasoned old soldiers or executives with more experience than Jinmu often fired preemptively and encouraged their subordinates to fire.

-However, since the firing speed of the double rifle is slow, the enemies also have time to react.

-As a result, senior soldiers and executives started using Gap-style light vehicles.

The scent described up to this point lightly moistened his throat and continued speaking.

-In this type of urban warfare, the Gap-type light vehicle had advantages, but it also had disadvantages.

-The downside was that it was larger and heavier than a military rifle.

-In addition, executives like Jinmu had to not only lead subordinates but also liaise with superiors.

-For these people, a large and heavy light armored vehicle is a very burdensome weapon.

“…That’s why I made this fire truck.”

“Hmm…”

After hearing Hyang’s explanation, Wan picked up the fire truck placed on the table and began to examine Yomojomo.

“It’s definitely light. Its small size makes it ideal for executives who have a lot of work to carry around. How many rounds are in the magazine?”

“30 rounds go in.”

“Looking at the size of the magazine, it looks like it will hold short rifle bullets. The effective range would be shorter than that of a long gun, right?”

“Instead, pouring it all at once from a close distance is no better than a Gap-style light truck.”

“Hmm…”

Wan, who was shaking his head at Hyang’s words and examining the bullets going into the fire truck and magazine, looked at Hyang with strange eyes.

“It’s not a conventional single bullet?”

“The edge of the bottom plate of the existing single gun bullet protrudes too far out, making it impossible to put it in a magazine. So I made a bullet without a border.”

“…You have been advocating the development of a new bullet for a long time, right?”

“So, Shinji will be fully responsible for the production of these fire trucks, new cavalry rifles, and new rifle ammunition.”

Wan looked dumbfounded at Hyang’s very confident answer.

“Did you even make a cavalry rifle?”

“As expected, it was created based on the lessons learned from the last Messika conquest. There were many complaints that the 6 rounds of a single gun were too few. If you failed to reload in time, you would have to deal with enemies surrounding you with swords, and in this process, the cavalry suffered significant losses.”

Although it had a spear blade made of obsidian, it was still a spear. Fighting against a large number of spear-wielding enemies from atop a high horse was a fight with guaranteed death.

“This is the new cavalry rifle.”

After explaining excitedly, Hyang showed off the new cavalry rifle in question.

“Wow~.”

Unlike Hyeon, who kept forgetting his age and making exclamations, Wan meticulously examined the new cavalry rifle.

“This one also uses magazines. How many feet does it take?”

“12 rounds.”

“The method is to insert the magazine in front of the trigger. Hmm…”

Wan thought for a moment and soon realized one thing.

‘Why am I worrying about this? I’m in a situation, right? The hiring decision is up to Hyun, right? The problem is…’

Wan turned his head and looked at Hyeon. And then I looked up at the sky.

‘It’s over.’

The new emperor of the empire was holding Tae-sang with bright eyes and asking questions, and Tae-sang was answering with a happy face.

‘This is it… Isn’t it similar to the grandson who receives a new toy as a gift and the grandfather who is happy to see it? These days, boys in the Empire do not play war with wooden swords, but with guns made of wood… Are they actually long guns and short guns here?’

Wan, who realized that the decision had already been made, quickly changed his mind.

‘no! This is a great opportunity for me too! Shinji needs to make a living on his own! Of course, there is nothing to worry about just having crops coming from a huge amount of land, but we also need industry! In that case, those fire trucks and cavalry rifles are quite helpful! It’s a great opportunity for me to save myself some headaches too!’

Wan, who made a decision in a positive direction, looked at Hyun.

“What do you think, Emperor?”

Hyeon answered Wan’s question without delay.

“I think the problem that Tae Sang-tae pointed out will also be a problem in Florence. Florence and other Italian cities are notorious for their maze-like alleys. Therefore, the weapons that Tae Sang-tae has created will be a good enough answer. And if Shinji produces it exclusively, it will be a great help to Shinji’s independence. Therefore, we will have to discuss with the ministers, but we will go in the direction of hiring as many people as possible.”

Wan nodded to Hyun’s answer.

“It’s a good idea. “Anyway…”

Wan, who looked much more relaxed, said to Hyang as he looked at the fire truck and cavalry gun in question.

“It looks pretty cool.”

Hyang grinned and responded to Wan’s words.

“I think so too.”

‘If you look at the early automatic machines, the German ones are very handsome!’

The fire truck in question was based on the MP34, and the cavalry rifle was based on the Mauser C96.

* * *

The fact that Hyang made the fire truck was partly due to the analysis of military training during the Messika Conquest, but the biggest cause was, of course, Hyang’s virtuous spirit.

“If machine guns came out, submachine guns should come out too! “That’s the rule of the country!”

That’s how Hyang decided, ‘Let’s make a submachine gun!’ and put it into action, but it wasn’t an easy task.

“I thought it was either Thompson or MP38…”

However, the situation was ‘reality is a gutter’. Both submachine guns used parts made through machining.

“No matter what my situation is, this is Shinji…”

Shinji still relies on the main branch for a lot of things. It was quite noticeable that they were not only developing new guns but also developing new special ammunition.

In addition, if a cutting processing method was adopted, which consumes an enormous amount of time and money, it would be immediately scrapped.

“At least in the case of a Gap-style light vehicle, even the firepower is good…”

Hyang, who knew well what could and could not be done, looked for an alternative.

“But you can’t make stainless steel or grease guns, right?”

Not only was the performance itself a problem, but the psychological resistance of those who would use the gun was also significant.

When I showed the concept diagram of the Thompson MP38 stainless steel gun, the reactions of Imperial officers were very similar.

“‘Suggestion A’ looks pretty good, but the rest are a bit…”

“If you tell me to write it, I’ll follow it, but…”

“I know what you mean. Tsk!”

“Oh no! “I will put it to good use!”

As soon as the scent hit their tongues, the imperial army officers turned white and changed their words, but waved their hands with an expression that the scent was nothing special.

“no. Don’t mind it. It’s just a draft anyway. I haven’t decided whether to do it this way or not. “I was just curious about your opinions.”

“Then….”

“It’s just something I drew as it came to mind.”

“Then, I may be presumptuous, but please be sure to leave out ‘Suggestions ?’ and ‘?’.”

“…I’ll keep that in mind.”

After sending the officers out, Hyang looked at the sketches of Sten and Grease Gun and muttered.

“Even though the times are different, is something that’s old bad still bad?”

What emerged after such trial and error was a fire truck based on the MP34.

Cutting was used to a minimum to reduce costs as much as possible and psychological resistance was also reduced by using a traditional wooden body.

The same was true for the newly proposed cavalry rifle.

“With 6 rounds, people whine about ‘peeing on a frozen foot,’ but 12 rounds with interchangeable magazines is the best, right? Did you know that when Winston Churchill participated in the war as a cavalry officer, there were many times when he escaped danger by using the Mauser while others were using 6-shot revolvers? Lastly, where would this cavalry rifle be most used? It’s the North, right? Northern Manchuria! When it comes to Manchuria, this is the guy! Whether it’s the independence army, the Kuomintang army, the communist party, or the Japanese army, wait a minute, isn’t it the Japanese army? “Anyway, wouldn’t this be a gun that wouldn’t have much of a problem with historical facts no matter who heard it?”

It was a scent that tried very hard to persuade itself.

When I first thought of an automatic pistol, the first thing that came to mind was Colt 45. However, Hyang was immediately pushed out as a candidate.

“It’s all good, but there’s not enough ammunition. Six or seven shots… And look at the mouser? How classic and cool is this? “Compared to Glock, Colt has a classic look, but still not compared to Mouser!”

Mouser was a scent he chose purely based on his own geek standards.

And this caused talk at Gyeongbokgung Palace.

* * *

Although Hyun had made up his mind, there was a procedure. In particular, weapons-related projects, which cost a lot of money, had to follow the procedures meticulously.

Therefore, the prefecture immediately put this item on the agenda, and the ministers carefully read the copies they received and weighed the profits and losses.

Hyang, who participated in the meeting as an observer and advisor, observed the mood of the ministers and muttered to himself.

‘As expected…’

Han Myeong-hoe, who became Prime Minister, seemed to have already made up his mind in favor of it.

-Your Majesty has made a decision, so I will follow it. Budget issues can be figured out later.

-Especially with Tae Sang-hang sitting like that, you are against it? Die?

Han Myeong-hoe was almost instinctively observing Hyang’s feelings. Wan, the situation, did not even come into his sight.

On the other hand, Lim Soon-wook, who became the left deputy prime minister, was sighing as he looked at reports after report.

‘The Left Deputy Prime Minister will of course be against it. And Deputy Prime Minister Woo….’

Jang Hang-seon, who rose from Minister of National Defense to Deputy Prime Minister, had a complicated expression.

-I want to hire them unconditionally, but budget is an issue.

‘Strengthening national defense is very important, but we should not sacrifice people’s livelihood for that reason.’

This was Jang Hang-seon’s theory.