After Liu Pei had been busy for a long time, good news finally came. The blacksmith shop had built the first fire gun! The blacksmiths invited Liu Pei to check it out and try out the new fire gun. I have to say that these craftsmen were

The action was still swift. When they had nothing and rebuilt the workshop, it only took them more than two months to fire out the first fire blunderbuss, which was considered very fast.

When they first started working, these craftsmen were not used to the new weighing instruments because they were already familiar with their own rulers and used them with ease. Now they must be somewhat uncomfortable using some new tools. But after they adapt, they will

They feel that what they are holding in their hands is an artifact! The brand new tape measure, steel ruler and vernier caliper have greatly improved their business capabilities! They feel that the accuracy of the fire blunderbuss they made is higher than that in the guard station.

So after they built the first firecracker, they rushed to offer their treasures to Liu Pei.

The crowd gathered around Liu Pei and came to a small shooting range behind the blacksmith shop. The small shooting range was not big, about 100 steps away. Along the way, Liu Pei became familiar with the fire gun. The whole fire gun was heavy in his hand. It was a clean and polished gun.

The tube shines brightly.

Liu Pei learned from the craftsman that except for the spring and bayonet, which Liu Pei bought from now on, the rest of the parts of this fire gun were produced locally in the Ming Dynasty. This made Liu Pei very satisfied.

There is a table under the wall of the shooting range, with a row of paper-wrapped sub-powder packets on it. This is the method of fixing gunpowder that Liu Pei taught the gunpowder craftsmen. When the gunpowder workshop was first established, Liu Pei taught the method of making granular gunpowder.

This already surprised the gunpowder craftsman. Once this simple method of fixing the gunpowder came out, he simply worshiped Liu Pei.

The whole bag is cylindrical. The lower end is tied with a thin hemp rope, and the bag is divided into two parts, large and small. The small part is used for primer. The large part contains most of the gunpowder and lead, yes

The two ends of the sub-powder package loaded into the gun chamber are manually screwed to prevent the gunpowder from leaking. However, it is easy to open.

Liu Bei picked up the fuse, opened the cover door to reveal the primer pool, then opened the small end of the charge pack, poured the gunpowder into the primer pool, and closed the cover door to prevent the gunpowder in the primer pool from being lost. Then he stood the fuse upright.

Get up and open your right hand

Pour the gunpowder into the gun tube from the larger end of the gun bag, then pull out the purge rod, insert it into the gun tube, and pound it twice.

In fact, there are some things to pay attention to when pounding gunpowder. You can't pound it too hard, otherwise the gunpowder particles will be crushed, affecting the full combustion of the gunpowder. You can't pound it too loosely. If you pound it too loosely, the chances of misfire will be much higher.

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After loading the gunpowder, Liu Pei pulled out the gunpowder and inserted it back under the muzzle of the gun. He tore off the hemp rope and then wrapped the lead in mulberry paper and stuffed it into the muzzle. Then he pressed it tightly with the gunpowder. Only then did he pick up the gun.

, turn on the faucet, open the cover door, aim at the target not far away and pull the trigger.

There was only a "bang" sound, and smoke was everywhere. The target could be clearly seen shaking. Seeing the gun fired smoothly, the craftsmen all had smiles on their faces.

Liu Pei put down the musket and said, "Let's go and look at the target."

Everyone walked towards the target excitedly. The target was very big and placed very close, only about 30 steps away. Everyone saw that the one-inch thick wooden board had been penetrated by the lead, and they didn't know where the lead flew.

Went there. Everyone looked at the board and talked about it. They all said it was a good musket.

Liu Pei also nodded and said: "It seems to be very powerful! Judging from this situation, it is no problem to break through two layers of armor in 50 steps."

In ancient times, one step with two legs was called a step, which is about 1.3-1.5 meters in modern times. 30 steps is about 40 meters. Liu Pei's Suifa gun is completely based on the British Brown Bess Suifa gun.

Manufactured. The original maximum range is about 220 meters, but this range refers to the extreme range and there is no accuracy at all. In fact, the best range of this flintlock gun is about 60 meters to 90 meters. In this

The flintlock gun can maintain a certain accuracy at a distance.

The famous British lobster soldiers used this brown Bess flintlock rifle when they lined up to kill! It made great military exploits for the Empire on which the sun never sets. In fact, the real name of this rifle is the 1730-style flintlock rifle. It is the first British flintlock rifle.

A military-standard rifle that was mass-produced and distributed to the troops at one time. Because of its excellent performance and stable performance, it was deeply loved by the soldiers, so the soldiers nicknamed it Brown Bess.

The Brown Bess rifle is a quite mature rifle. It was the most widely used rifle before the emergence of integral bullets.

It is a rifle. But it still cannot escape the problems of shooting accuracy and rate of fire. You may have seen the tactic of queuing to kill in movies. Soldiers dressed in impressive clothes lined up neatly and approached each other. At a distance of tens of meters

, those gorgeously dressed commanders first greeted each other, and then invited each other to fire first. The scene was quite interesting.

A commander wearing a wig and a tuxedo shouted to the other party: "Gentlemen on the other side, please shoot!"

The opposing commander in the same attire waved his gloves and said: "No! Gentlemen, please shoot first! We completely give up the right to shoot first!"

Don’t think that this is a manifestation of civility and courtesy. It is caused by the inherent flaws of the musket. Within a distance of 30 meters, the target accuracy of the musket can reach approximately 80%. When the distance is 50 meters, the target accuracy

This is not even half. If the distance is further, whether you can hit the other party depends entirely on faith! So at that time, both sides on the battlefield hoped that the other party would shoot first. When the other party finished shooting, they began to load gunpowder and bullets.

, so that your team can continue to move forward and shorten the distance to increase the hit rate.

The British Army knows this very well. When it comes to the British Army, everyone always thinks of the British Navy first. But in fact, the British Army also has great military exploits. You must know that it is impossible for a battleship to be put on wheels and driven to land. The British do not rely on it.

How did the army seize so many colonies!

The standard tactic of the British Army at that time was to march forward bravely under the hail of bullets from the opponent, approach the opponent to a distance of about 20-25 meters, then concentrate fire and then launch a bayonet charge! At such a close distance, the musket fire

The accuracy is relatively high, almost all guns can hit the human body. And the lethality is huge! Those who are hit will either die or be disabled!

In the war between Britain and France for the colonies, there was a key battle. The British Army did not even make a call, but remained silent. It faced the French Army's artillery and musket fire and closed in at the cost of huge casualties.
Chapter completed!