Arsenal in Tyrol, 3 August 1842.

"The design of this helmet is too strange, isn't it?" said a weapons researcher.

"Don't talk nonsense! This is the design of Archduke Franz, and it must be a revolution in the history of helmets!" said Vincennes August, the chief weapon designer of the Austrian Empire.

"What if it turns out to be a failure?" said another young weapons researcher.

"What do you want? Blame a twelve-year-old, or admit your mistake?" Vincennes August said angrily.

To be honest, he doesn't really like the young people nowadays. This group of people don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and they always want to let the big shots take care of themselves. Don't they have any sense of responsibility?

In fact, everyone wants to take the benefits for themselves, and others will take the blame. But there is always someone to do the work..

When the researchers heard the words of their immediate superiors, they naturally understood the meaning.

"But it's really ugly! It's not elegant at all, it's like putting a pot on a soldier's head. Could it be that you want to laugh the enemy to death?"

The young man's words inspired Vincentz, and he said hastily.

"You idiots, this pot... no, this helmet is obviously designed to facilitate cooking for soldiers!"

"Ah?" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Look at the design of the round hole. It's obviously used for hanging hooks. Putting firewood under it can be used for cooking soup, water and coffee." Vincenz analyzed seriously.

"But don't the cooking squads in the army have pots?"

"Idiot! What if someone poisons the cauldron? What about when the team is on mission? What about the plague?" Vincenz asked rhetorically.

After listening to it, everyone felt that it seemed very reasonable. After several days of high-intensity exchanges, the Austrian version of the m42 pot helmet was born.

Although it is also called m42, it is different from the m42 in history. The first is that the year is different. The Austrian version was manufactured in 1842, while the German version was manufactured in 1942. The difference between the two is exactly one hundred years.

Secondly, the Austrian version of the m42 pot helmet is first a pot, followed by a helmet...

In fact, the helmet does not have bulletproof function, so these designers are very entangled in its use. In fact, even if the bullet did not penetrate the helmet, the huge impact force could not be tolerated by the human neck.

Not to mention the helmets at this time, even the helmets during World War II did not have the function of blocking direct rifle fire, but they could block some ricochets and stray bullets.

This kind of bullet has lost most of its kinetic energy, but flesh and blood are still unable to resist it. A helmet may save a soldier's life on the battlefield.

In addition, that is, the most important function is actually to defend against shrapnel and gravel produced by shelling.

These things are the deadliest on the "future" battlefield. In the future, there will be more and more explosives such as artillery, grenades, and mines on the battlefield, and they will become more and more important. If you want to survive the cruel battlefield, a tank that can resist fragments An attack helmet is essential.

In fact, the Austrian version of the m42 is more advanced than the German version of the m42 100 years later, except for the materials. Secondary damage caused by broken and deformed soldiers.

Of course, the four-color camouflage can also help soldiers better integrate into various terrains and avoid the enemy's hunt. It's just that people haven't realized this yet, and it's just children's graffiti.

In fact, during the manufacturing process, weapons experts found that if camouflage cloth was used on both sides, the pot helmet would lose its function as a kitchen utensil.

Ever since, after studying for a period of time, this group of experts decided to adopt the net pocket design internally. This can not only achieve a concealment effect, but also reduce the probability of breaking, and can also use the helmet as a pot.

It's just that the operation is a little troublesome, and the camouflage cloth on the outside of the helmet needs to be removed frequently.

The first batch of helmets was first equipped with Franz's Royal 1st Dragoons in Salzburg and the Marine Corps under Friedrich. These two units are elite, and they are Franz and Friedrich respectively. Delici is directly in charge, and will not spread information about the helmet.

Of course, this kind of thing can't be hidden even if you want to, and the cost of imitation technology is very low, but Franz still hopes to take advantage of it as much as possible for a while, after all, other countries in the world have not yet realized The importance and value of this new style of helmet.

On September 1, 1842, the Austrian Imperial Chancellery ushered in a group of "uninvited guests".

A group of girls wearing sun hats and luxurious dresses came down from more than a dozen luxuriously decorated carriages.

They are the scribes in the prime minister's office who have just joined the job. As a model of old-hearted people, Metternich, who is nearly 70 years old, is very supportive of the graduates of the Royal Women's College to work in the government.

With the support of the royal family and the Prime Minister's Office, no one dared to throw people on a tree and burn them this time. Thalia said it was unfair.

Although there were hundreds of graduates, according to the concept at the time, it was a shame to let women go out to work, so there were only 15 students who joined the work in the end.

Although making him a civil servant is just a matter of one sentence, there are still many troubles to be solved afterwards, so Franz can only ask his "experienced" teacher~lightnovelpub.net~ and Metternich He also used his actions to confirm the sentence "A man is a teenager until he dies", and the Prime Minister took care of these scribes who could be his granddaughter with "exquisite care".

The usual official strife is completely worthless in front of him, and with the prime minister around, ordinary people really dare not make fun of themselves for the so-called "face".

In terms of work, everyone in the Gongmen knows that there is a master, or the difference between having the blessing of a senior family member and being a lone wolf. Metternich used a short period of time and a few small things to let these girls understand things that would normally take them decades to understand.

Of course, on the other hand, an old gentleman like Metternich can easily attract these little girls. Fortunately, Metternich is no longer young at this time, otherwise the blame man might not even live in 1848.

However, since then, Metternich also has an extra title of "Grandpa Metternich", but in general he still likes this kind of life very much, which makes him feel a lot younger.

Earl Korolov expressed his protest. He felt that the Ministry of Finance was the place where women should be. As soon as this remark came out, the bachelors in the Ministry of Finance expressed that they would swear to follow the Minister to the death.

In fact, there is an accounting major in the university subjects of the Royal Women's Academy in Vienna, and two people are signing up to study. Franz revealed this to Count Korolov through Thalia, who immediately started the funding program.

This is a reform of the bureaucratic system. If it is done from top to bottom, it will be much easier. On the contrary, it will be as difficult as skyrocketing.

Franz deliberately made it a scarce resource, allowing departments to compete for it, rather than the so-called equal distribution, resulting in joint resistance from various departments.

Franz took the first step in increasing the number of labor force and officials, but there is still a long way to go.