Chapter 796： Ammonium Nitrate Explosive

During World War II, various types of science and technology developed rapidly. Someone once counted that the advancement of science and technology during World War II was more than normal in 100 years.

Take a look at the early days of World War II. It was a small tank that looked like a bean curd. By the end of World War II, there were already more than one hundred tons of mouse models being tested.

Among them, the development of German military technology is quite rapid, and various new weapons are emerging one after another. If it weren't for the wrong path, nuclear weapons could be developed.

But, after all, because of the restrictions of the Versailles Treaty, Germany was unable to develop for a long time after World War I. One of Germany's shortcomings was the industrial production of ammonium nitrate explosives!

If it is filled in, the German war potential can be increased by at least 15%!

Ammonite explosive, also known as Ammonite, is a kind of explosive that is simple to produce, very practical, and powerful. Another kind of explosive that everyone can think of is TNT, but the extraction of TNT is complicated, and the production method of Ammonite is extremely simple. , Suitable for mass production in wartime.

During World War II, countries such as the Soviet Union and the United States mixed ammonium nitrate explosives and tnt in a ratio of 8:2, and used them for medium-caliber or higher artillery shells and aircraft bomb explosives, making them inexpensive products.

However, the industrial preparation of Ammonite is not easy.

During World War II, only a few countries, such as the Soviet Union and the United States, successfully industrialized Ammonite with their strong chemical foundation.

Historically, Germany, which is equally strong in chemical science and technology, was prepared to follow the Soviet Union's approach after comparative analysis to make up for the huge war consumption. However, the production process was not successful due to bottlenecks in formula and technology.

In desperation, the Germans can only use the old method of mixing tnt and ammonium nitrate. Not only is the power much weaker than similar ammunition in the Soviet Union and the United States, but the production cost is also high, which objectively weakens the German war potential and speeds up the final The destruction.

Ordinarily, Cyric's crossing should be an unknown prophet, and this process can be developed in advance to come up with a suitable one, but Cyric did not do so.

After all, the production process of ammonium nitrate explosive looks simple, but it is more complicated to produce it.

Just like making firecrackers in a small workshop, simple nitrile, two sulphur and three charcoal, mixed together, are dangerous. During the drying process, it is even more dangerous, and explosions often occur.

And this kind of ammonium nitrate explosive is also on schedule, the most important of which is the drying process, which many countries cannot break through. After all, the mixing of several explosively active chemical substances is extremely dangerous in itself.

In particular, the amount of passivating agent must be controlled extremely accurately, one point less will explode, and one more point will cause the entire mixture to be scrapped.

The temperature during the drying process must also be accurately controlled and adjusted. Otherwise, there will be a slight error, it will definitely be a bang, and it will be completely finished. The entire production line will be blown up and the workers will go to the west.

It is definitely not easy. The United States can use experimental conditions to slowly introduce the preparation method of Ammonite because of its wealth and scientific and technological strength. (Just like making the atomic bomb, because the United States does not know which method is easy to use, it uses all methods. This is the advantage of rich wealth.)

The Soviet Union does not have such conditions. Fortunately, the Soviet Union has another advantage, that is, there are people!

Especially during the Great Purge period, the Soviet Union purged a large number of people. As long as these people were not shot, almost all of them continued their research in prisons. For example, the father of the Soviet rocket, Korolev, throughout World War II. During this period, he worked almost all the time in the prison while developing rockets.

In order to master the preparation method of Ammonite, the Soviet Union gave this task directly to the prison scientific research department. The development was wrong, it did not matter, that is, the people were gone, and it was considered as a contribution to the Soviets.

One by one, one by one, the various ratios and plans are tested, and the correct plan can always be found. This is how the Soviet Union developed it, and it is considered an absolute Soviet characteristic.

Molotov had also heard of such a horrified plan. How much did the Soviets pay to master this kind of thing? Now, the Germans actually want to give them the production process of this ammonium nitrate explosive? This is a joke!

No, of course not!

This was Molotov's subconscious reaction.

"If you can give us this set of technology, then we will be very grateful, you can offer any price." Cyric continued: "Food, cars, anything, yes, Our Krupp factory should be able to cast naval guns for you next month."

Hearing this, Molotov felt that a mouthful of his old blood was about to come out.

The initial cooperation agreement with the Germans was really too bad. The Soviets exported a large amount of iron ore. What happened? The weapons have been delayed, and the Germans have all kinds of excuses.

Moreover, when needed, I took it out and bluffed the Soviet Union. What happened to me at the beginning, my brain was flooded, and I actually patted Comrade Stalin on his chest, saying that the German affairs were on his body!

Now, Cyrek is talking about the naval gun again, which makes Molotov feel uncomfortable for a while, but he has to pay attention to it. You know, the Soviet battleship has been symbolically built since last year. Without a main gun it is absolutely inappropriate.

Suddenly, Molotov remembered something, and suddenly cried out that he had fallen into a German trap!

I came here because of a secret agreement with the United Kingdom. The important task is to appease Germany. Before I conquered Finland, there will be an action to conquer Germany. Now it is paralyzing Germany.

But, on the other hand, he also came with protest. In Finland, many legal weapons have appeared. What is going on? Don't try to fool the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union also knows the inside story!

In other words, neither the Soviet Union nor Germany is at ease.

Now, he was actually taken all the way to the ditch by Cyric, as if the Soviet Union had really done something wrong.

"Head of State Cyrek, when we signed the non-aggression agreement, there was a supplementary agreement on the border between our two sides. In that agreement, you fully respected our rights and interests in the northwest direction." Molotov said: "Now, we are in conflict with Finland, but suddenly there are a lot of legal weapons in the Finnish army. What is going on?"