Chapter 2815 The first successful artillery combat drill on the sea
The so-called blooming bullet is actually a hollow bullet, but it is cast into a conical projectile body, and the opening is in the front.
Fill the projectile with gunpowder, iron fragments and lead pellets, and finally place a lead in the opening.
Finally, before firing, a piece of wood, that is, a wooden holder, is used to separate the propellant and the shell.
After the artillery fires, during the process of the cannon being ejected from the chamber, the extremely high temperature generated by the combustion of the propellant will leak forward through the gap between the barrel and the shell.
When the cannon is ejected from the chamber, the fuse is ignited. Since the cannonball is conical in shape, its flight after exiting the chamber will be more stable.
When the wire signal is burned out, the shell will explode violently and explode, causing fragmentation damage to the surrounding area.
The idea of explosive bombs was inspired by Cheng Chubi's many test firings of flying thunder cannons.
Because the thunder cannon does not rely on fragments to kill, but relies on charging and recharging, using the destructive power produced by violent explosions to cause trouble.
But of course you can't use it like this on the ship. After all, I don't have enough money to go through such trouble.
After all, he had developed nitroglycerin before just to treat diseases and save people. Although there was a lot of reserves, once it was applied to the military, it would be a drop in the bucket.
Therefore, Cheng Sanlang, who was very clever, came up with this idea and moved the explosive ammunition to the gunboat for use.
And after the previous test firing, the effect was quite good. Out of ten, eight explosive bombs were able to explode successfully.
However, it would not be easy to throw it onto the sea, but no matter what, the weight of the shell is enough to damage the side of a seagoing ship.
In a word, even if I don't explode, I can still poke you in the waist.
Soon, the three warships bypassed the location where the unlucky target ship No. 1 sank and surrounded the target ship No. 2.
Target ship No. 1 is an old fighting ship, and target ship No. 2 is an old building ship.
There was no other way. The Dengzhou Navy of the Tang Dynasty inherited the navy of the previous dynasty, and most of its equipment was inherited from the former Sui Navy.
Moreover, many of these naval ships have existed since the early Sui Dynasty, just like the tall ships floating on the sea at this moment, looking like a frail old man.
I am afraid that the age of this building ship is ten or twenty years older than that of Li Ji, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty.
It has been soaked in the majestic sea for decades, and is a typical old and shabby one.
Although the three building ships that Cheng Sanlang renovated are not much younger than the target ship, although there are some decay and damage in some places, they are still in good condition.
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At this moment, the officers and soldiers of the Dengzhou Navy who had been watching from a distance in their respective warships saw that the big bosses here seemed to have no reaction to being watched, so they became bold and gathered two or three miles away.
"Little Taibao Cheng, all the ships are ready, please call Taibao Xiao Cheng..." General Wu Zhonglang came to Cheng Sanlang and reported loudly.
Before he finished speaking, he heard several hard coughs, and Cheng Chubi's face darkened.
In my heart, I almost launched a trash-talking offensive against this shameless and shameless elder.
King Li Ke of Qi also felt as if he had a dozen mirrors in his mind. He grinned at Li Ji, Shi Wen, the governor-general of Qingzhou.
"Your Majesty is a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. Today, I would like to invite you to preside over the test firing of the new weapons of the Tang Dynasty."
"Since it is the Commander-in-Chief's order, I dare not obey the order. Give me the order to fire on the target ship. Fire all of them!"
As soon as these words came out, a group of Cheng family members who had already loaded the explosive bombs, picked up the coarse incense sticks as thick as their fingers and were getting ready to go, heard this order that was very different from the previous one.
After a moment's hesitation, various controlled artillery pieces were fired one after another.
The elite Dengzhou navy of the Tang Dynasty who were watching two or three miles away followed the loud noise that shook the world.
Then I saw the sides of the three gunboats. Thick white smoke spewed out, like a transformed demon, covering the side of the three gunboats.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the dilapidated building that was swaying on the sea began to tremble crazily, as if a switch had been accidentally pressed, or as if it was suffering from epilepsy.
The tremors hadn't ended yet, and balls of orange-red light wrapped in thick smoke suddenly burst out from inside and outside the dilapidated ship...
The loud noises that were even more heart-stopping than before were endless, and although the ship was very dilapidated, its main structure was still solid, in the eyes of all observers.
As those flames erupted one after another, the flying fragments flew wildly in the cabin and beside the ship, sweeping away all obstacles.
At the middle and front of the ship, several explosive bombs exploded almost at the same time. The huge power produced directly exploded the hull of the ship.
A huge hole, big enough for a carriage to pass through, appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Although the shelling lasted only a short time, after the shelling ended, raging flames were ignited everywhere on the ship.
The hull with the huge gaping hole only lasted ten breaths of time in the raging flames before it cracked with an unpleasant creaking sound.
The bow and hull of the ship broke into two pieces, and then while burning with blazing flames, it slowly sank toward the depths of the deep sea...
"..." General Wu Zhonglang grinned exaggeratedly and stared dumbfounded at the dilapidated ship. After a volley, it fell into pieces and was buried at the bottom of the sea.
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In a short time, only the broken boards, rags, and sail fragments were left on the sea, and there were even some lingering flames and smoke.
Li Ji watched all this with an expressionless face, even the corners of his eyes kept twitching and the corners of his mouth kept grinning.
In his sleeves that no one noticed, Li Ji rubbed his fingers, letting the beard that had accidentally fallen off due to excessive shock fall to the ground freely.
Li Ke had an expression on his face as he took it for granted, and raised his thumb towards Cheng Chubi.
"Brother Chu Bi, this is not bad. It is actually possible to sink such a huge ship with one salvo from such a long distance."
"If an enemy comes from the sea, if we in the Tang Dynasty fight with gunboats, we will be able to annihilate all the bandits at sea."
Before Li Ke finished boasting proudly, he heard Chai Lingwu sighing seriously not far away.
"Brother Chu Bi can have such fantastic ideas, it's really amazing. But on this sea, what should we do if we encounter bad weather?"
"Look at these gunboats. Although they are placed below the deck, they have leaks on all sides and cannot block the wind and rain."
"I said, Lao Chai, if you don't understand, don't be so careless. This is not a gunboat specially designed to use these cannons. It's normal to have flaws. Why, you still want to show off, propose construction, and continue to take some credit later.