Chapter 1063 Artillery firing experiment
The matter of the teaching materials made Qu Mao really happy for a while, and he enthusiastically asked the heroes scattered in the various islands of the Holy Land and the independent territories of the Eastern Continent in the Yihou Territory to return to the Holy Land in batches to accept the learning tasks of these two courses.
On March 8, the sixth year of Tianxuan, Qu Mao summoned the Minister of Military Department of Yihou Territory, Silta Delta, the commander-in-chief of the Navy Command, Sylvia Ocean, the deputy commander-in-chief, Fuer Swamp, Chris Tin Sirian, Shanks Reed, Lesa Middleton, Justin Smith, a total of seven heroes, went to the experimental site near the Union Island Lathe Factory together.
Kong Ming has brought some experimenters from Liandao, Jidao Military Research Institute, and Wucheng Military Science and Technology Research Institute to make preparations in the experimental site.
On March 8th, the sixth year of Tianxuan, Kong Ming will lead his scientific research team to show Qu Mao and the other seven heroes the actual firing experiment of the artillery.
Kong Ming, who had successfully cast the cannon barrel, had already carried out many actual firing experiments on the cast barrel before inviting Qu Mao to visit. Every actual firing experiment was very successful, so Kong Ming had enough courage to invite Qu Mao Mao came to observe.
Qu Mao heard that Kong Ming had conducted actual shooting experiments many times by himself, so he called the Minister of Military Affairs, Sirta Delta, and the commanders-in-chief of the Navy Command.
Qu Mao has always been very enthusiastic about the research and development of thermal weapons. Even though Qu Mao was disappointed by the original matchlock gun actual shooting experiment last time, this time Kong Ming invited Qu Mao to visit the artillery actual shooting experiment. Come.
Not only did he come here, but he also invited Sylta Delta from the Military Department, as well as the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief of the navy.
Sylvia Ocean was actually very dissatisfied with Qu Mao's invitation, because the naval hero had been holding back his anger for a long time. During this period of time, the navy had no battle to fight, but was desperately training the marines, Naval magicians and naval land ranged fighters.
Qu Mao suddenly called all the leaders of the Navy to the United Islands. Sylvia Ocean believed that this would seriously affect the current affairs of the Navy.
When I came to the experimental site in Liandao, the wooden boards used to make the target had been placed two kilometers away. The actual shooting area was just two wooden squares clamping the barrel, but now it is piled up in two rows to a height of one and a half meters. tall sandbags instead.
A gun barrel with a diameter of 20 centimeters and a length of 1.5 meters leaned against the sand wall piled with sandbags, and two large sandbags were pressed against it.
In Qu Mao's view, the so-called artillery barrel, for now, is simply thickened and lengthened. Sylvia Ocean and a group of deputy commanders-in-chief of the navy saw Kong Ming's arrangement After the actual shooting scene, I was also puzzled. Is this the new weapon that the lord asked everyone to come and visit?
Qu Mao nodded to Kong Ming, and Kong Ming added gunpowder to the barrel and pressed it tightly, added iron beads to the barrel and pressed it, and then arranged for the experimenters to ignite the barrel and finally terminal leads.
Glancing at Kong Ming's operation, Qu Mao led the naval hero and Sirta Delta back another 10 meters.
There was a loud bang, the sky was covered by gunpowder smoke, and the eyes were blurred.
Waiting for the gunpowder smoke to dissipate slightly, Qu Mao immediately took out the binoculars and looked at the target 2 kilometers away.
There will be traces of iron **** on the target 2 kilometers away, but they are very scattered. Obviously, the damage to the target board is extremely limited.
Sylvia Ocean curled her lips and said, "My lord, it doesn't look very good."
Qu Mao gave Sylvia Ocean a white look, then turned to Christine Crillian, and asked, "Christin, what do you think?"
Christine Sirian took out the binoculars again, carefully looked at the target 2 kilometers away, and then said: "My lord, from the point of view of the range, this new weapon invented by Master Kong Ming will surpass the ship-borne ballista. The shooting range has increased by more than four times, but the subordinates are worried about the lethality.
Currently, the lethality of this new weapon is worrying. Even if this kind of lethality hits the enemy warship, it will not cause much damage to the enemy warship.
On the other hand, the weight of this new weapon is too high, and if it is loaded on a warship, it will have a huge adverse effect on the warship. "
Kong Ming nodded and said, "Master Christine, the barrel of this artillery can weigh as much as 2160 catties."
Christine Sirian nodded and said: "My lord, carrying this weight on a warship will cause a great burden on the warship.
Look, my lord, after one shot is fired, the 2160-jin gun barrel moves back two meters. If it is placed on a warship, this force may directly smash our warship.
So the subordinates feel that it seems inappropriate for adults to ask naval heroes to visit this live fire experiment. The new weapon artillery should not be suitable for carrying on naval warships. "
Qu Mao was noncommittal, and said to Kong Ming: "Kong Ming, when casting the cannon barrel later, there will be two grooves at the tail, so that the cannon can be fixed on the side of the ship with wooden sticks.
In addition, do not fill the gun barrel with fragmented iron beads, but cast solid iron bullets that are almost the same as the inner diameter of the gun barrel. Then you will conduct actual shooting experiments, and you will find that the range and power of the artillery are amazing.
Then you invite naval heroes to observe the actual shooting experiment. I guarantee that Sylvia and Fuer will be crazy. The casting of solid iron bullets not only maintains the airtightness of the gunpowder in the barrel after ignition, but also maintains the smoothness of its exit from the bore, so the inner wall of the cast barrel needs to be polished. "
Sylvia Ocean obviously didn't believe Qu Mao's words, and looked at Qu Mao suspiciously.
Qu Mao smiled and said: "Sylvia, after replacing it with a solid iron bullet, the range of the artillery can definitely be increased to more than 5 kilometers, and the weight of the iron bullet is at least 20 kilograms. Think about it yourself. Can a five-tier city wall hold a 20-jin iron bullet thrown from 5 kilometers away?"
Sylvia Ocean said proudly: "My lord, if it is really as miraculous as you say, and a 20-jin iron bullet flies over 5 kilometers and hits the city wall, my subordinates think that there is no need for the navy to train marines now.
After a salvo of artillery fire, the subordinates believe that even if it is a fifth-tier city wall, the subordinates can smash it full of holes. At that time, the navy soldiers can directly charge and break the city wall. "
Qu Mao said with a smile: "Wait and see, the two directions I just gave, Kong Ming will solve them soon, and I believe artillery will be installed on naval warships soon."
(end of this chapter)