The Gatling gun on the table has been miniaturized, with three barrels of 7.92mm caliber. The Gatling gun on the ground has become larger.
This heavy-duty Gatling has increased the barrel diameter to 30mm. This is already a Gatling gun. According to military classification, a gun with a caliber of less than 20mm is called a gun. A gun with a caliber of 20mm or more (including 20mm) is called a gun.
gun.
The six-barreled 30mm heavy-duty Gatling can only be installed on the artillery mount. For such a large and heavy Gatling, it is impossible to use a tripod. Therefore, this Gatling directly uses the lightweight version of the three-pound gun.
The gun carriage, like the artillery, uses two wheels to maneuver. It needs animal power to draw it.
"Master, when we designed this heavy-duty Gatling project, mercury had not yet made a breakthrough. At that time, the main consideration was that the bullets were too heavy, and one magazine only had 50 rounds. The fire rate was only half, and one magazine could only fire 25 rounds.
The density of bullets and firepower is still weak. This is the method we adopted to solve the problem of Gatling suppressing enemy cavalry charges in field battles without the protection of fortifications," Chang Zhu said.
"The firepower density was insufficient, so we had to increase the caliber and find ways to improve the bullets. We improved the bullets from a single warhead to a primer, propellant, small steel ball shotgun, and a single warhead. When fired in this way, in addition to the single warhead, it can shoot at long distances.
After penetrating the enemy's shield vehicle, the dense small steel balls can form a dense barrage within 100 meters. This will have a good effect against high-speed charging swarms of cavalry."
Yang Fan nodded and said: "This is a good idea. This will increase our attack density against cavalry. Now that we have successfully developed mercury fulminate, this large-caliber Gatling effect will be even better. The next step is to increase our attack speed as soon as possible.
Get rid of the canvas belt and eliminate the heavy magazine. Use 250 rounds of ammunition. The propellant will be replaced by smokeless gunpowder collodion. The range will be longer by then."
Yang Fan knew that in the original history, Gatling was the first to use paper shell bullets. The structure of the Gatling machine gun was not in place at the beginning and has never changed since. Instead, it has experienced at least three important evolutions.
It was a step-by-step process. When it came to full-metal bullets, the air-holding problem was solved, the range was greatly increased, and the rate of fire was also greatly improved.
This kind of enlarged caliber bullet with embedded shotgun has also appeared in history. The large-caliber Gatling cannon can effectively deal with the shield vehicles of the Jiannu. Intensive shooting can quickly destroy the shield vehicles.
A small-caliber, lightweight three-barreled Gatling gun can be easily installed on a camel saddle. Then, a large ammunition can be hung on one side.
Gatling guns can be equipped with cavalry troops, while Gatling guns can be equipped with army troops. They are both used to deal with enemy cavalry groups.
"After enough test firings, three types of artillery, two machine guns, and one rifle will be finalized as soon as possible. The machine guns will be put into production immediately. Before the army sets off, the production will count. I want to take it away. If it is not enough, I will use an old-fashioned machine gun.
Let me add. But the bullets need to be replaced with new primer bullets. All the punch machines operate at twelve hours, non-stop day and night, and the workers work in three shifts. How much can be produced? Take all these bullets away. Don’t stop the subsequent production, make up enough.
The batch will be sent to the front line."
"Okay, sir, we'll go back and make arrangements right now."
While Yang Fan was making various pre-war preparations, the situation in the Horn of Africa changed.
Apu is a member of a small family in the tribe. His family is very poor because the festival is coming soon. He went to a town fifty kilometers away to buy a piglet and planned to carry it back and kill it for the whole family to eat together.
A meal of pork.
Apu didn't have enough money. The pig cost 5,000 shillings. His family only scraped together 4,600 shillings. He bargained repeatedly with the seller, and finally he gave all the money to the seller before letting him take the pig away.
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Apu didn't even have money to eat, so he had to use ropes to tie the piggy's two front legs and two hind legs together. Then he put the pig on the back of its neck and held it together with one hand.
He held his front legs and grabbed the tied hind legs with one hand. He lowered his head and walked towards the direction of the tribe, enduring his hunger.
At this time, a dilapidated pickup truck drove past him. The dust raised from the rear of the truck made him cough. His cough attracted the attention of the people in the car. At the same time, he also saw the people in the car.
This is a group of thirteen or fourteen year old child soldiers.
In Africa, child soldiers are a common phenomenon. These people come from a variety of sources. Some are orphans, some are children who have run away from home for various reasons and are homeless, and many are kidnapped. Some warlords will suddenly occupy schools and then take them there.
Boys and girls were taken away to serve as soldiers.
Warlords like to use child soldiers. These children do not know to consider the consequences of doing things. They are more impulsive, dare to kill, and have no humanity. They are simple-minded and easy to fool. Compared with men with families, they think less and have fewer scruples.
There are even fewer people. As long as you go to the battlefield, you just do it.
When Apu saw these little devils, he immediately lowered his head to avoid any trouble.
Those children saw that he was an honest and honest person and did not threaten him, so they ignored him. The pickup truck drove not far ahead and stopped in front of a stall that repaired bicycles.
These little devils jumped out of the car one after another. A boy was pushed and came to the stall owner. The stall owner was a man in his forties, trembling with fear. He didn't know what these devil-like children were going to do.
"Ansuomo, why are you here?" The man discovered in horror that the child being pushed was his stepson. "Your mother has been looking for you for several days. She is sick and worried about you. Come back with me."
Go home."
A boy of fifteen or sixteen came up and pointed the butt of an AK47 at his cheek. He smashed the man to the ground and blood flowed from his eyes.
"This man must be your stepfather. I hate my stepfather the most. If my stepfather hadn't abused my mother and me, how could I have run away from home and killed him."
This kid king put the AK47 into his hand, turned on the safety, and cocked the bolt.
"No, Nemo, don't hurt him, he is a good man, he has not abused me." The child struggled and said.
There was a crashing sound of gun bolts being pulled. Four or five people around him aimed their AK47s at the child at the same time.
Nemo lay in his ear and said: "Shoot, either you kill him, or we kill you. We don't need cowards. Kill him, and you will be one of us."
"No, I don't want to be with you. I want to go home. Can you please let me go home?" the boy begged. "You have taken me away for three days, and my mother is still waiting for the money from selling herbal medicine."
See a doctor. She must be anxious. Please let me go."
Nemo heard him begging for mercy and talking about his mother's illness. He felt agitated in his heart.
He had been abused and beaten since childhood. Hungry, poverty, and bullying were his life. He could not hear or see such things. When he saw others showing tenderness to their loved ones, he felt uncomfortable all over his body, and he suddenly became furious.
One hand grabbed the boy's hair, and the other hand took out a pistol. He put it against the back of the poor trembling boy's head and screamed: "I told you to kill him, shoot him right away. Right now."
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