Chapter 91(2/2)
"Thank you!"
"Leave this matter to Kato-kun. Kato-kun, you must not only investigate this matter, but also entertain Babelle well. Show the enthusiasm of our Japanese country!"
"Hai!"
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At the weapons testing site on Pidao, the old fisherman looked proudly at Li Xiao standing next to him.
"As you said, we experimented with several kinds of artillery. We encountered a lot of trouble during casting, and finally we used copper. This is the cast cannon, which can shoot solid bullets and blooming bullets. We use our nitrocellulose as the
Propellant, the range can reach 6,000 steps.
And this is the range of a conservative charge, if you don’t feel bad about this gun. We can conduct destructive experiments and estimate that the range can reach 10,000 steps. Of course, this is just an estimate without actual verification."
"Six thousand steps is already amazing. Sufficient power can bring a high hit rate. A cannon that hits 100 times is better than a hundred cannons that only hit 1 out of 100 times!
Let’s save the destructive experiments for later. I’ll use these two cannons. I’ll find a way to get them on the ship. This time I’m going to fight a naval battle.”
"Haha! I've thought of it a long time ago. There are wheels under the cannon. You can push it onto the ship, or you can use a crane to transport it down to the shore.
I have tried it several times, and the gun will run backwards when it is fired. You'd better not remove the wheels, otherwise the deck will not be able to withstand it, no matter how hard it is."
"That's called recoil, and we haven't been able to solve it yet."
"It's this thing called recoil, which greatly reduces the hit rate. The experimental data is that if you want to hit accurately, it's best to be within a distance of three thousand steps. Of course, the closer, the better."
Chapter completed!