As we all know, lunatics have obsessive-compulsive disorder. Even Shangguan Qiji cannot cure this disease, and neither can the boss Xiao Chen.
It is a birth defect and an incurable disease.
Regardless of Dugulou's objections, he insisted on creating his ideal cannon.
It was really successful.
Speaking of which, I still got the inspiration from Xiao Chen, because Xiao Chen once said that tail fins can be installed on artillery shells...
This sounds easy to say, but is difficult to do in practice.
Because the installation position of the tail fin and the shape and size of the fins all require countless tests, and each test is an adventure. How many accidents have occurred in which the barrel explodes?
Fortunately, they took good safety measures and only injured dozens of people...
After the artillery shell is disguised as a tail, it can fly very stably without rifling, which greatly improves the accuracy. Without the resistance of rifling, the range is relatively improved with the same gunpowder loading.
After Dugulou watched the test firing of the new cannon, he was silent for a long time without being able to say a word.
In the end, he just said, "Crazy, crazy, crazy, you are really crazy!"
Of course, there are still many problems with this new type of cannon. First of all, the manufacturing process of the cannonball is too complicated and the manufacturing cost is ridiculously high. Moreover, ordinary workers cannot participate in the manufacturing at present. They can only be dozens of apprentices led by the madman himself.
can be completed.
This makes it impossible to mass-produce them. So far, only more than a thousand have been produced in total, which is simply not enough.
In addition, it is easy to malfunction. For example, the tail of the cannonball may be broken or deformed when it is fired. In this case, the cannonball may fall midway, and it will be a matter of luck whether it is far or near... and it may even change its flight path midway.
, accidentally injuring friendly forces.
In addition to these major problems, there are also many small problems, but despite these many problems, it has fully met the requirements of actual combat.
Although one thousand cannon shells is a bit small, it is very powerful. Even if it cannot be installed on all battleships, it will be no problem to equip dozens of them.
The problem is that Dugulou suddenly had a big concern and has not approved the installation of these artillery guns on the battleship.
I went to Zhuge Xiaosheng to express my concerns, and Zhuge Xiaosheng also started to have doubts. The two of them discussed it for a long time but couldn't come up with a result, so they had to go to the boss to make a decision.
"You mean we don't need this cannon?" Xiao Chen was surprised when he heard this, why?
The reason is actually very simple, that is, once we use this super-era advanced artillery in this battle, many, many people will pay attention.
Russians, Japanese, Westerners, Xiao Xinghan's people, Li Wanjiang's people, and all our enemies...
Then they will definitely rack their brains and think of ways to steal the manufacturing technology of this kind of artillery, or they will deliberately and unscrupulously destroy our arsenal and craftsmen!
This is the concern of Dugulou and Zhuge Xiaosheng.
"Oh..." Xiao Chen suddenly realized that this was the case!
The battle at Shunfeng Port is very crucial, but just relying on a few new cannons has no bearing on victory or defeat. Rather than doing this, it is better to hide our weakness for the time being.
It would not be too late to wait until enough cannonballs are produced, or until the manufacturing process is further improved and mass production can be achieved.
"Okay, let's not use it now!" Xiao Chen made a decision after thinking for a while, "Before we can fully equip this kind of artillery, the defense of the arsenal needs to be strengthened again. I think we can just close it and manage it. No one from outside is allowed in.
, the people inside are not allowed to come out, I will ask Mo Feng to send another special team to station in case of any accident!"
"Well, that's fine too." Madman was the first to agree.
"Except you! You have to go back to the Governor's Mansion to live with me in the future!" Xiao Chen said loudly.
"Oh, it's very inconvenient to go back and forth in and outside the city..." The madman was greatly disappointed.
"Hehe." Liu Fuhai gloated.
"Don't laugh, your Royal Treasure Prison will have to be managed in a closed manner from now on, but your kid will also have to come back to live in the Governor's Mansion. You two lunatics are working hard to death. I can't just watch you die from exhaustion!" Xiao Chen
This is an order, not a consultation.
"Okay, okay, you are the boss and I will listen to you." Liu Fuhai grinned, he would have stopped laughing earlier.
In fact, both of them knew in their hearts that the reason why Xiao Chen insisted on letting them come back to live in the Governor's Mansion was mainly for their safety...
"How is your hot air balloon research going?" Xiao Chen was going to use the hot air balloons as an air force, and now is the time to put them into actual combat.
"Sigh... not very good." Liu Fuhai looked depressed, "He still doesn't even understand fire prevention!"
In the past few months, according to incomplete statistics, dozens of hot air balloon birds that were made with great difficulty have been destroyed!
Without exception, all were destroyed by fire.
A hot air balloon cannot fly without fire. This is simply an irresolvable contradiction.
The main reason is that we can't produce fireproof fabrics now, so Liu Fuhai can only make improvements in fuel tanks and flamethrowers.
Although the fireproof performance is greatly enhanced after adding a steel fireproof cover, the weight that can be carried is reduced accordingly.
At present, the hanging basket can only carry two people and about 30 kilograms of kerosene bottles and explosive bags that can be thrown below...
"Isn't this already very good?" Xiao Chen was surprised after hearing his description, "Why are you still looking so sad? Let alone two people on it, even one person is quite amazing, Fuhai!"
"Don't mention it!" Liu Fuhai shook his head repeatedly, "The fireproof cover can only prevent the flamethrower from misfiring, but the temperature it generates is very high. The gunpowder and kerosene bottles will explode as soon as they come close!"
This is really a big problem.
In addition, whether it is a kerosene bottle or an explosive bag, it must be lit before throwing it, right?
To ignite a fire, you need to see sparks. When the sparks are blown by the wind, they may ignite the ball cover. How windy is it in the sky...
Is it okay to use a trigger bomb? Of course it is, but you have to be able to make it.
If the triggering mechanism is not sensitive, the failure rate will definitely be high. If it is dropped at a slight angle, it will not detonate. If it is too sensitive, it may detonate even if you are moving...
The madman has no time to help him develop this thing now. He can't do it himself. Besides, he can't focus on researching this thing. There are still so many problems in his hot air balloon that have not been solved!
"If you think about this slowly, don't worry. There is no bomb to worry about. Even if we throw rocks from above, we can still kill people. The main thing is to deter!" Xiao Chen said.
"I think the biggest function of the hot air balloon is to detect the enemy's situation. I tried to ride it once, and I saw it clearly from a high position!" Lin Yue said.