Jerome Bonaparte relied on being the only time traveler in this timeline, with the advantage of understanding future warfare trends, to reorganize the internal structure of the Rifle Research Institute.
Led by the Mauser Clan (main members Paul Mauser, William Mauser), let's tentatively call them the Aubendorn Faction, they continued the research on bolt-action rifles (Jerome Bonaparte fixed the research focus on repeating bolt-action rifles) and metallic cartridges.
The local faction, led by Alfonso Chasebo, shifted their research topic and devoted themselves to studying multi-barrel rapid-fire weapons.
This grouping had both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage was that it helped foster a sense of competition between the groups, accelerating the research process. The downside, naturally, was also related to competition; if the competitive awareness between the two groups became too strong, it could easily provoke conflicts between them, slowing down the research progress.
