When Claude and Bockard both said they wanted to buy the Obash II standard matchlock gun and the accompanying gunpowder, Vakuri whistled in a rare voice: "Your father loves you so much that he is willing to buy it."
Purchase the Kingdom’s latest army guns for you. The Obas II standard matchlock gun is already one of the most advanced muskets in the entire continent. It has a range of 380 meters and an effective damage distance of 240 meters. It is said that
Within a hundred and fifty meters, a large wild boar weighing three to four hundred kilograms can be brought down with one shot..."
It seems that Vakuri is also a musket enthusiast and has a thorough understanding of some of the performance data of this kingdom's latest standard musket.
"Uncle Valkuri, do you think that the latest muskets have an increase in range and effective damage distance?" Claude has always felt that the research on firearms in this world has gone astray. If we do not improve the firing method, we will only study the increase in range.
It’s useless! No wonder there were matchlocks five or six hundred years ago, and matchlocks are still used today.
"Of course, the earliest old-fashioned matchlocks had a range of less than 200 meters, and the effective killing range was only about 80 meters. In the past 500 years, the range has been increased to 380 meters, which is considered to be the limit of the range. You
Knowing that the range of the Obash Type 1 standard matchlock gun has also reached 360 meters, in order to increase the range of this 20 meters, the Kingdom Fire Gun Research Institute spent more than ten years and countless money..." Waku
Li said very touchingly.
Claude felt that he was listening to fantasy: "No, Uncle Valkuri, I don't understand why the range of the matchlock gun should be increased. In fact, the matchlock gun fires slowly and its aim is not accurate.
Why go far? Besides, at a distance of more than 300 meters, you can’t see clearly from the other side. No one knows where the gun went. It’s better to shoot closer and more accurately..."
Vakuri looked at Claude and smiled: "Boy, as soon as I heard you say this, I know that you have no knowledge. The range is the king of the matchlock gun. If you go to the battlefield, you will understand that three hundred and eighty meters
The range is enough to fire five or six more volleys at the enemy. It doesn't matter whether you can accurately shoot the target. It is normal for a matchlock gun to miss the target, but if a thousand matchlock guns are fired at the same time, you
Think about it, is it possible for the target to escape?
The battlefield relies on covering fire, firing a salvo first to attack the enemy's musket array. If one of the two sides is equipped with a matchlock with a range of 380 meters, and the other is armed with a matchlock with a range of 280 meters.
, then you will know if you think about it, the party with the far range can fire multiple volleys outside the enemy's range, but the enemy can only stand and endure the beating. When such a situation occurs, there is no need for three rounds of volleys. The party being fired at
It will collapse and lead to a great defeat..."
What Vakuri said seemed to make sense, but Claude always felt like something was wrong: "Then why does the side with the short range stand and take the shots? Why don't they spread out and quickly engage the enemy? When they reach the shooting range, they can engage in hand-to-hand combat.
Then there might be a chance of winning."
"That's why I said you are ignorant." Vakuri shook his head: "Don't you know that the power of a matchlock gun lies in firing in unison? Only by arranging in a battle formation and waiting for orders to fire together can the maximum fire coverage be achieved.
Cause maximum damage to the enemy. It is easy to disperse the formation on the battlefield, but it is very difficult to form a battle formation again after engaging the enemy. The enemy will not give you time to form a team calmly.
A matchlock fired cannot even pose the slightest threat to the enemy on the battlefield. This has been confirmed on the battlefield by those guerrilla riflemen who are good at shooting. They wander around the battlefield in small groups, waiting for opportunities to shoot. Kill the enemy's scouts and messengers, but they also found that hitting the enemy three or four times out of ten times is already the best record, because the enemies are all in motion, not fixed targets erected on the training ground... …”
Claude didn't want to talk nonsense with Vakuri. This was almost a chicken-and-duck talk. At this moment, he suddenly understood something. No wonder the restrictions on civilians in various countries in Farea are so strict. These can be dragged into the battlefield. Cannon fodder. I still don’t quite understand why my father was so sure in the conversation last night that if the kingdom went to war with the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance, even if it won, there would be heavy casualties. According to it, here, this is an era of lining up to be shot...
In the history of the previous life of the time traveler, in the era of matchlocks and flintlocks, in order to take advantage of firepower, the opposing sides on the battlefield would line up in neat lines and approach each other, then fire a volley, and the front row would fall down and the back row would follow. , who will die more than courage and courage, until one party collapses and escapes or surrenders.
Travelers have once seen a movie on the Internet that describes this queuing-to-shooting war. The soldiers of the world's overlord's Sequoia Army wore red uniforms and listened to the melodious music played by the military band. They lined up in four or five horizontal lines to attack the enemy. The battle line was approaching. When they were within the range of the muskets, the officer did not give the order to fire. The soldiers had no choice but to brave the enemy's volleys and move forward step by step. From time to time, comrades who were shot around them fell to the ground. At this time, the soldiers in the back row The soldiers will speed up and automatically fill in the gaps...
Although the losses were heavy, the step-by-step approach to the enemy regardless of the casualties of soldiers put unprecedented pressure on the enemy, so much so that their last two salvos were not prepared at all, causing only a few casualties. At this time The Sequoia Army had already approached about thirty meters away from the enemy. The officer then ordered to fire. The first salvo almost knocked down all the enemy's front row soldiers. Then the charge horn sounded, and the soldiers who had fired stopped no longer Loading ammunition, he pulled out his bayonet and sheathed it on the barrel of his musket, and launched an attack on the enemy. The battle was a resounding victory.
Claude used to read newspaper reports that nearly a thousand casualties were reported in a border conflict, and he was a little confused. Now he finally understands. There are no trenches, fortresses, or artillery blockades. Soldiers from both sides lined up to die, killing the enemy. If you lose three thousand to yourself, even if you keep winning the battle, you won't be able to withstand such a big loss.
Last night, my father also said that if this war breaks out between the Kingdom and the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance, it will be difficult to stop and start armistice negotiations without causing heavy casualties and exhausting its military strength. Indeed, no country can afford such a war for a long time. Countless young people were used as cannon fodder in such queuing and shooting. No wonder my father said that after this war there would be 20 to 30 years of peace. The bullshit peace of Nima is waiting for the next generation to grow up. Cannon fodder can be sent to the battlefield again...
His sleeves were pulled hard several times, and when Claude came back to his senses, he saw that it was Boquear.
"Why are you so dazed? Have you thought about how much you want to buy?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I just remembered something else." Claude turned to Vakuri: "What is the price of the gun and the matching gunpowder of this Obash II standard matchlock gun?"
"The gun is very cheap. This is a standard universal type. One gun costs two pennies." Vakuri pulled out a booklet and looked at it for a few times: "But this matching gunpowder has three types, the Obash II standard matchlock gun.
In fact, there are three types of propellants in common use. There is the standard dry powder No. 1 with the shortest range, the standard universal dry powder No. 2 with a range of about 300 meters, and the granular standard dry powder No. 3 supporting gunpowder that can reach the longest range. You need
Which kind?"
Claude was shocked, and he also made gunpowder particles?
"What are the prices?" asked Bockal next to him.
"Standard Dry Powder No. 1 is the cheapest, but its range can only reach two hundred meters, and the effective killing distance is about 120 meters. This is the one you bought last time, one sunar per unit. Standard General Dry Powder No. 2
The price of the gun is twice as expensive, with one unit costing two sunars. The granular standard No. 3 is the most expensive, costing five sunars per unit. However, using this matching gunpowder can reach the ultimate range of the musket, which is three hundred and eighty.
rice."
One unit here refers to the amount of gunpowder required to fire the gun ten times.
"Then we need granules..." Bock'al was rich and ready to buy the most expensive granular standard No. 3 supporting gunpowder.
Claude quickly covered his mouth. Are you kidding me? Ten shots cost five sunars, and twenty shots cost one riaso. So one silver taler only costs about two hundred shots.
My father said that you have to pay for the guns and gunpowder yourself. If the remaining silver talers around me want to buy the granular standard No. 3 gunpowder, they may not be able to survive for a month. Virikro
However, I have said that to familiarize yourself with the behavior of the matchlock gun in your hand, thirty shooting exercises a day is the minimum number of times.
"Just buy the standard dry powder No. 1. Let's get ten units first, Uncle Vakuri." Claude said, and then he let go of his hand covering Bockar's mouth and explained to him: "This is a new gun.
, and we are novices, we buy gunpowder and guns to practice first. Like Vero said, we must first be familiar with the habits of the gun, so there is no need to buy the best supporting gunpowder at the beginning of shooting practice. Because for us
He said that there is no difference between the range of 380 meters and 200 meters. Being familiar with the gun’s characteristics is the most important thing at the moment.”
Vakuri smiled and nodded beside him: "Claude is right. When you start musket shooting training, there is no need to buy such expensive matching gunpowder. You won't be able to hit the target accurately anyway. Familiarize yourself with the firing steps of the musket first and don't rush.
Just wait until you master the performance of the musket. When you go hunting, buy a few units of granular standard No. 3 supporting gunpowder and keep it by your side to prevent encountering those large beasts."
Bockal thought for a while: "Okay, I'll also bring ten units of standard dry powder No. 1, and I'll have all the guns."
Gunpowder powder in this era was all in bulk. Vakulli went to the warehouse and brought out a small wooden barrel. On the outside of the barrel were written the four characters Dry Powder No. 1. He took a scale and placed it on the counter. Vakulli began to use a
Use a small wooden spoon to scoop out the gunpowder powder and pour it into the copper plate on the scale.
The important units of measurement in this world are somewhat similar to those of the traveler's previous life, and some are like a mixture of Chinese and Western. For example, the most basic unit of weight is kilograms, and the following is also two, but the bottom of two is not money, but is called grams.
, one pound is equal to ten taels equal to one hundred grams, and one tael is equal to ten grams. Above the jin is ten jins and one hundred jins, there is no thousand jins, because a thousand jins is one ton. For example, the load capacity of a seagoing ship is calculated by how many tons.
The amount of gunpowder fired by ten muskets is called one unit. This is also the basic configuration of a musketeer. A musketeer who formally enters the battlefield needs to be equipped with three units of gunpowder, which means that he can shoot thirty times with the musket in his hand.
However, there are very few soldiers who can actually shoot thirty times on the battlefield. More soldiers are shot and killed in the battle line without firing a single shot.
The standard dry powder No. 1 matching gunpowder is designed to require about one to two grams at a time, and one unit is about one pound to one to two seventy-eight grams. After weighing it, Vakuri poured the gunpowder onto a piece of oil paper spread out on the counter.
Then, wrap the oil paper in oil paper and put it into a small linen bag. Ten units of standard dry powder No. 1 are wrapped in ten oil paper bags, and the counted 100 grains of lead gun are also packed in it.
Claude paid the bill of one riaso and two sunars, put the bag on the counter, turned around and walked towards the wooden trellises where the miscellaneous items were placed. He wanted to take a closer look, wondering if there was anything else here.