(The image above shows the positions of two machine guns at the nose of the aircraft)
Gallieni raised his head high, looking at the members of the assembly below with a disdainful gaze, and made a decisive concluding speech:
"Gentlemen, please leave it to those who have truly fought on the battlefield and know what war is to judge which equipment is useful and which is not on the battlefield."
"Just like farmers cannot discuss legal issues, and lawyers do not know how to farm!"
"The military is a special profession. It is not as simple as you imagine, and we should approach it with caution."
"Instead of trying to teach others to shoot without ever holding a gun, or even attempting to instruct others on how to fight a war and tell them what should or shouldn't be purchased!"
"Doing so yields nothing but self-humiliation!"
