For this reason, Su Yin directly abandoned front-loading rifles and muskets. Every time a front-loading rifle was loaded, soldiers needed to hammer the bullet into the barrel with a mallet, and even used special tools to clean the gunpowder.
There are stains left by burning, otherwise there is a risk of the barrel exploding. The rate of fire is simply too slow. During a battle, before you have finished loading, the cold weapon army on the opposite side may have already fired several rounds of bows and arrows.
As for the musket, Su Yin didn't even consider it. Rifles had the same shortcomings as muskets, and the range and power of this thing... in many cases were simply inferior to bows and arrows.
Su Yin didn't consider these two kinds of firearms, let alone the matchlock guns used by the Ming and Japanese armies. Those things probably wouldn't be able to use the fire sticks even if it rained.
Since you have to do it, you have to do it right in one step.
In terms of artillery, Su Yin also directly gave up on solid bullets. To be honest, an artillery using solid bullets is actually a gunpowder-powered trebuchet, and its power is really small and limited, so Su Yin directly proposed the idea of blooming bullets. Just imagine the current situation.
When a group of blood puppets rushed over from the square position, the explosive bombs weighing several kilograms fell directly into the blood puppet array and exploded directly. A large amount of gravel, iron pieces, gunpowder jets and shock waves generated by the explosion directly destroyed a large area.
The blood puppet was cut into pieces. This scene made Su Yin feel emotional just thinking about it.
With such a huge firepower advantage, Su Yin was really unwilling to give up, but Qiu Wuzi gave Su Yin a blow in the head.
"Sir, if nothing else, let's just say that the rifling is engraved on the inside of the barrel. In order to prevent the barrel from exploding, the entire barrel must be formed in one piece. Flat iron plates must not be rolled together. But I have traveled all over the world,
I haven't found anything suitable to use as a mold. The hot iron juice is enough to burn the mold, and the things made are uneven. I'm afraid the gun was not released and hurt myself." Qiu Wuzi was worried, "Also, even if it is
After creating a barely usable musket, the iron and steel materials most commonly used in making weapons today are not enough to serve as a barrel. Once the rate of fire increases, the barrel itself will heat up, and the inner diameter of the entire barrel will expand. In this case, the gun barrel will
The bullets that go out will fly directly into the sky, and the accuracy is probably not as good as that of a bow and arrow."
"You guys, please help me think of a way to solve these problems." Su Yin turned to look at several people from the Ordnance Department.
These people looked at each other in confusion and couldn't explain why. They had been studying swords and other cold weapons all day long, but they didn't do much research on the characteristics of metals, and they couldn't say anything for a while.
Su Yin frowned and looked at the sketch he had drawn. Was there really nothing he could do?
Well, even if the firearm is too precise, let's go to the artillery headquarters. Su Yin pointed to the sketch of the artillery, "Taoist Master, please take a look, this thing should be fine."
Qiu Wuzi nodded, "This thing is feasible, but... Sir, these cannonballs you drew are really difficult to make."
When Su Yin heard this, his head was pounding, "Tell me what is a bad practice."
Qiu Wuzi pointed at the sketch, "I understand what you mean, but this kind of explosive shell is easy to say but not easy to do. If it is made to explode at a timed time, it will involve calculating the flight distance and time of the cannonball. The heavenly book
In the past, the method of parabolic calculation was used to solve the problem, but this method has a drawback. Every time a shot is fired, the calculation must be recalculated. On the battlefield, the battle situation changes rapidly, so I am afraid it is not very practical."