The next day, after several people got up and had a simple breakfast, Captain Langdon, who had not slept well last night, walked out of the captain's cabin and came to the deck. He was going to take over from the first mate Vergang who had been driving all night. Steven and Kate followed the captain.
Come to the deck.
At this time, the sea was calm and the waves were calm, and there was no cloud in the blue sky. The sea showed its gentle and beautiful side to the Twin Fin Shark, which had been tested by wind and rain.
The breeze inflated the sails, the sun shone on the deck, and the Twin Fin Shark sailed slowly on the deep blue sea known as the Furious Sea.
In the cockpit, first mates Vergang and Blake were controlling the rim-shaped rudder, constantly correcting the sailing direction.
After seeing a few people coming in, they nodded to the three of them. At this time, the sailor leader named Joey walked into the cabin and said to Blake: "Blake, my pistol is wet from the rain. Maybe some parts are rusty or something."
What, anyway, it can't fire now, can you help me repair it?" He then saw the captain and several people standing by the porthole, so he said hello to a few more people.
Blake nodded and said, "I just happened to have just handed over my shift. Bring the pistol to my cabin and I'll see if there's anything I can do." Then Blake greeted Langdon and a few others and followed Joey out of the cockpit.
The first mate Vergang also followed the two of them out. He was going to go to bed after breakfast.
Steven asked casually: "Blake said he was the engineer on the ship. Are there still engineers on pirate ships?"
After hearing this, Captain Langdon smiled and said: "Pirate ships and other sailing ships usually don't have engineers, only those steam sailing ships do. Their more accurate title should be mechanical maintenance engineers. Carl is an exception. He is very knowledgeable about machinery and gun shooting."
I am very interested. If there is any problem with anything related to machinery and guns on the ship, you can go to him. Including the guns used by the sailors, they are all maintained by him. However, there are not many machinery on the Twin Fin Shark, which is a bit hidden.
of his talent.”
After a while, Black came to the cockpit again. He walked in chewing bread. Langdon said to him: "Carl, it's time for you to go to bed. A whole night hasn't made you tired?"
Blake shook his head and said: "I don't feel tired yet! Hans, you can't compare me with an old man like you. Maybe in a few decades I will be so tired that I want to sleep after staying up all night."
Langdon shook his head and ignored him. Steven asked from the side: "Blake, have you repaired that pistol?"
Blake smiled and nodded: "Of course! The pistol's circlip is just rusted after being corroded by sea water. Just replace it or clean the circlip. It's not difficult for me at all! When will I be able to meet some challenges?
How difficult is it! The flintlock gun is impossible, it’s too easy!”
He then said to Steven: "Steven, I heard that you and Kate are from Grant's Continental Academy. Can you tell me what the latest flintlock gun on the Continent looks like?"
Steven said: "There is no difference from the ones used on your ship. Not long ago in New Westin Port, Kate and I saw the flintlock guns used by the city defense army. They are basically the same as the long guns used by Joey and the others."
"The real difference is that the guns used by Joey and the others are not equipped with bayonets. The army's long guns all have bayonets on the barrels. Everything else is the same." Kate added at the side.
Blake asked again: "I heard that there is a flintlock gun that can shoot very accurately. It is a little different from the guns on the ship. Is this true, Steven?"
Steven nodded and said: "Yes, the one you heard is called a rifle. It has a spiral engraved in the barrel, and it is also called a rifle. Because of the spiral, the bullet will be forced to rotate when it is fired.
, the bullet that rotates after exiting the chamber can maintain very high accuracy."
Kate added: "The military usually doesn't use rifles. They don't need such high accuracy. Only hunters who need to shoot targets accurately need rifles to ensure accurate shooting."
Blake nodded and said: "So that's it! Hans, go get some rifles sometime! Let me go see if it's possible to get a few the next time you dock for supplies."
Langdon shook his head: "What use are high-precision guns to us? Do you really want Joey to shoot a rifle through the head of some smuggling captain, or a passenger on a boat?"
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Steven and Kate, and then said: "And neither rifles nor muskets are invincible! They may be a threat to ordinary people, but truly capable warriors are not
Don’t be afraid of bulky weapons like flintlocks!”
Blake said: "I just want to study it and use it to improve shooting accuracy! Hans, nothing like what you just imagined will happen."
"You can use your own salary to buy one for research and practice. Joey and the others can just use the original one. I don't plan to let them actually use flintlock guns to deal with smuggling ships, unless they encounter Bluebeard at sea.
Those bandits," Langdon said.
Blake smiled and nodded: "Then it's settled! Steven, Kate, I will be training firearms shooting on the back deck later. Are you interested in shooting?"
"Of course! Although we are used to using cold weapons, we have always been interested in powerful weapons like flintlock guns!" Steven nodded.
"That's great! The storm for more than ten days has interrupted my daily shooting training! Now I can finally do something interesting!" Blake said to the two of them as he walked out: "I'm going to get the gun from the cabin.
You guys wait for me on the back deck first!"
After a while, several people met on the quarter deck. Blake held a flintlock musket in his hand, which was similar to the long gun used by the New Westin Harbor City Defense Force, except that there was no bayonet on the barrel. Blake put the bottle in his hand.
On a wooden box, there is a circle of sandbags around the wooden box. It seems that he has already prepared it. Even if the bullet misses, it will not damage the hull.
While loading, Blake said to the two of them: "According to my experience, the bullets of each flintlock gun have different trajectories when fired. Even if it is the same gun, the loading operation will also affect the ballistic trajectory, so you have to think
To ensure shooting accuracy, in addition to being familiar with the gun you regularly use, you must also practice loading the ammunition for a long time, so as to ensure the accuracy of shooting to the greatest extent!"
When he finished speaking, he had already loaded the gunpowder and bullets. Then he pointed the gun at the bottle on the wooden box more than ten meters away and said: "I will show you first, and it is your turn to shoot the next few times."
After saying that, he took aim with his gun. Two seconds later, there was a loud noise. As the diffuse smoke was blown away by the sea breeze, a bottle on the wooden box had broken.