Entering the study room of the Duke Protector's Mansion, Zhang Yanling was drawing figures with a fine brush under the candlelight.
After returning from Wild Dog Ridge, Zhang Yanling was preoccupied with the issue of improving Mrs. Xu's machine gun. If Xu Youtang hadn't created the prototype of that machine gun, Zhang Yanling might not have been so concerned. But now Xu Youtang has built that machine gun.
, which gave Zhang Yanling inspiration and the desire to improve.
To be honest, the thing created by Xu Youtang will definitely have problems in actual combat. The internal structure is too complicated, and the failure rate must be extremely high. And the biggest problem is that the rate of fire is too slow. One breath at a time.
The shooting speed is not much faster than that of a musket.
A well-trained gunman can complete the entire process of loading, priming and firing within three breaths. The birdgun guards themselves have summarized a set of procedures from actual combat applications. They will use the final
The process of slowly injecting the primer is to divide the primer into small portions in advance and store them in a waist bag sealed with wax pills. When using, pick up one and crush it, and the process of inserting the primer can be completed simply and conveniently.
Don't underestimate this process, it can save more than half a breath of time. With the proficiency of various firing movements, the original standard shooting speed of four breaths is shortened to about three breaths in the hands of a skilled shooter.
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The machine gun built by Xu Youtang fired one shot at a time, which was only three times faster. But the manpower required was three people, so there was no difference between the two guns.
Moreover, compared with bird guns, this thing is easier to damage, consumes more money and materials, and is more inconvenient to carry. In fact, from a purely combat perspective, it has no manufacturing value at all.
But Zhang Yanling can't say that this thing is useless in front of Xu Youtang. That will hurt Xu Youtang's heart and dampen her enthusiasm. What's more, the greater significance of the machine gun created by Xu Youtang is not in actual combat, but that she can build this machine gun.
The act of firing a machine gun is of epoch-making significance.
Just like when the computer was invented in later generations, it was a huge machine the size of several houses and composed of tens or even hundreds of thousands of components. It is said that it takes an hour or two to calculate a simple mathematical addition or subtraction.
The answer blurted out by a child of several years old requires such a huge machine to spend a lot of time to calculate the result. Logically speaking, this is completely meaningless. It is conceivable that someone must have done their best to the person who made the computer.
It was ironic. However, it turned out that it was an epoch-making invention that changed the whole world.
Although the machine gun created by Xu Youtang cannot be compared with the advent of computers, it is definitely a huge progress in the history of weapons. It is indeed of little practical use, but it is of great significance if it can be built. What's more, with this
The prototype can then be improved.
This is what Zhang Yanling is thinking about. As long as there are some breakthroughs in certain aspects, this thing will be a big killer. With several machine guns placed, coupled with the firepower of the blunderbuss, the firepower network formed will instantly kill any enemy who dares to charge.
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The most powerful military unit in the world was the cavalry. A large group of cavalry charges would be difficult to withstand unless there was a fortified city to defend it. This is why the Ming Dynasty spent a lot of effort to repair the Great Wall and strengthen the city defenses and passes in the towns on the nine sides. Then
It is to prevent the Tatar cavalry from invading on a large scale, and the Ming Dynasty will not be able to resist it head-on. In the final analysis, it is a passive defense method.
But if there are machine guns, what kind of cavalry charge? It’s just a matter of death. Without any solid fortifications, even on the undefeable grassland, facing the enemy’s cavalry charge, it will probably be a one-sided massacre. Deal with the northern Tatars
It will not be impossible to annihilate or expel them as a constant threat.
Zhang Yanling thought carefully for several days and believed that under the existing conditions, the loading system needed to be improved. Although Xu Youtang was very clever in using the winding loading method to solve the problem of continuous loading, and combined the primer and
The ammunition is integrated together to complete the most basic structure of continuous loading and shooting.
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However, the problem lies precisely here. It is the structure of this kind of ammunition and the speed of externally wound ammunition is too slow, which leads to the problem of too slow firing rate. And the method I suggested to increase the guide groove of the ammunition belt
, in fact, it cannot solve this problem once and for all.
The existing paper-packed ammunition is too soft and difficult to fix in shape, so the ammunition belt will be loose and cannot be quickly inserted into the breech. The two-part design of primer and gunpowder makes it difficult for the entire ammunition to be plasticized. This affects
The speed of reloading.
Therefore, Zhang Yanling believes that the structure and shape of machine gun bullets must be solved, and the hard-shell cylindrical bullets of later generations should be adopted. In this way, whether it is loading or braiding the formed bullet belt, it will not be blocked and entangled due to rapid loading and cannot be inserted into the bullet chamber.
etc. Then the frequency of shooting can be greatly accelerated.
But the problem is that once hard-cased bullets are used, the problem of broken bullet casings remaining inside the bullet after firing in the chamber must be solved. You can't clean it every time you fire it.
In response to such a situation, a cleaning device must be developed that can quickly remove the residue after shooting. Zhang Yanling's idea is to allow the breech cover to slide open and close according to the angle. After the shooting is completed, the open breech can be
The residue will fall off on its own. Install a rotating small brush on the lower base and roll it for cleaning. This should solve this problem.
In addition, it is the method of feeding.
If it is a hard-shell bullet, it is fully possible to load the magazine. A magazine is designed that can be installed on the side. When the breech of the barrel rotates to the corresponding position, the shrapnel in the magazine will automatically press the ammunition into the breech.
When the magazine is empty, you only need to replace the magazine. The loading of the magazine does not need to be carried out during combat. You can be ready to press and refill the magazine at ordinary times.
Of course, Zhang Yanling is not an expert in the design of mechanical devices, but he is well-informed and knows that his ideas are absolutely feasible. These are mechanical structure designs and do not require a high level of technology. In the existing wild dogs
With the manufacturing capabilities of Ling Arsenal, it is absolutely achievable.
The difficulty lies in how to put the idea into practice and integrate it into the machine gun. How to make the various mechanical systems compatible and linked so as not to create a strange thing like a platter. This is the difficulty.
Zhang Yanling exhausted her poor mechanical knowledge and experience in this area and racked her brains to design. She drew one drawing after another, and her mind was dizzy.
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Finally, he grabbed the drawing on the table, crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the wastebasket. He got up and left the study and came to the yard.
In mid-April, it is the peak of spring, and the flowers and plants in the yard are in full bloom. The air is filled with the fragrance of flowers. There is a bright moon in the sky, and the surrounding area is as bright as a layer of frost and snow.
Zhang Yanling walked among the flower paths in the study yard, and her chaotic and heated mind became much clearer.
In the main room of the back house, there were bursts of faint intermittent laughter. It was Xu Wanyi and others talking before going to bed. Recently, Catherine has become the focus of the topic. Xu Wanyi and others will talk every night
Chat with Catherine and listen to her talk about the customs and anecdotes of the Franconian country.
Catherine's character was originally very gentle. In a short period of time, Xu Wanyi changed his view of her, and the group of people became fiercely fighting.
This is of course a good thing. Zhang Yanling certainly hopes that Wanyi Ruqing and the others can accept Catherine. The peace of the back house is very important, especially under the current situation. Zhang Yanling does not want to make the back house uneasy because of Catherine.
Zhang Yanling paced slowly under the moonlight. Suddenly he figured out why he was so upset when he was drawing the drawing tonight. It was not because of the drawing itself, but because today was the day when the emperor returned to Beijing.
Today, I did not go to greet Zhu Houzhao. This was of course a gesture. Zhang Yanling must have his own attitude and let Zhu Houzhao understand that he cannot do whatever he wants and be unscrupulous. He must make Zhu Houzhao make some changes and let him know that he is not
He can belittle and push people around.
Therefore, Zhang Yanling chose not to greet him, but stayed in the mansion. However, at noon, Xu Guangzuo sent Xu Yande to tell him that he had been relieved in front of the emperor and that he was ill, so he did not go to greet him.
Xu Guangzuo specifically warned him not to let anything slip in front of the emperor, so as not to miss the mark.
Zhang Yanling found it funny. He had made it clear that he would not greet the driver, so how could he make excuses? However, Xu Guangzuo could do this, which was considered as a way of defending himself. But Zhang Yanling did not need him to do this.
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Zhang Yanling was thinking that with Zhu Houzhao's intelligence, he should understand why he didn't go to greet him. He would not believe that he was sick. How could he not go to greet him unless he was a terminally ill person? Zhu Houzhao was so smart.
, he should understand.
What will he think? Will he be annoyed and angry with himself? Or will he not care at all? Or will he feel dissatisfied that he doesn't take him seriously at all? Or will he wake up?
Zhang Yanling didn't know. But Zhang Yanling didn't intend to compromise this time. He wanted to show his own attitude. As for what Zhu Houzhao thought and what his attitude would be, Zhang Yanling didn't care.
When Zhang Yanling was thinking about these things, he suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps outside the courtyard. Then he saw Ma Quan quickly walked into the courtyard holding the corner of his robe and walked quickly towards the study.
Zhang Yanling raised her voice and said, "Ma Quan, what's the matter?"
Only then did Ma Quan see Zhang Yanling standing among the flower beds in the courtyard, and hurriedly shouted: "My lord, go and lie down on the bed in the inner house. The emperor is here, and he said he came to visit the sick. My lord, go and lie down and pretend to be sick. Don't show yourself."
It’s a trap.”
Zhang Yanling looked surprised and stayed where he was.
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