Schneider Armory office, James was leisurely sitting in front of the fireplace, sipping wine.
Just now, he had reached an agreement with Wentier to double the price of special steel, and this was just the beginning. Soon, it would increase to twice or three times, and it could go even higher depending on the situation.
The reason was simple: scarcity breeds preciousness!
During wartime, France urgently needed steel, and with the German Army occupying 68% of France's steel industry, the supply was unable to meet the demand. Therefore, price hikes were only normal.
Especially special steel, which was originally used to make battleship armor, now had another use: tank armor.
Before this, James hadn't realized the importance of special steel for tanks, until he heard about the Battle of Cape Town where German tanks used ordinary steel.
(Note: German A7V tanks used ordinary steel; the 15MM thick side and rear armor was roughly equivalent to 11MM of special armor.)
