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Chapter 1472 Six shots in a row, the gods are hard to stop (first update)
Chapter 1481

After testing, the black gunpowder can only achieve [-] firings of the gun barrel. After switching to brown gunpowder, it can be fully increased to [-] times, which greatly increases the lifespan of the Great Song Yuanyou Shenwei Cannon.

Don't underestimate that it is only two hundred shots. You must know that in every battle, each artillery can be fired at least a few times, and at most no more than 300 to [-] shots. Moreover, the lifespan of the more than [-] door cannons currently equipped by the Song Dynasty in the Liaodong Peninsula is as short as Extended, that's a jaw-dropping amount.

Well, I digressed again. Nowadays, the flintlock gun is still in the research and development stage. From the very beginning, Mr. Wang did not intend to start from the single-shot flintlock gun step by step.

But from the very beginning, it was decided to embark on an unusual path, that is, to directly develop the rotary breech-loading flintlock.

At the beginning, Wang Daguan thought hard about what kind of things should be used to make gunpowder or primer.But when the flint structure of the Yuanyou Shenwei Cannon could be fired, Wang Daguan gave himself a slap in the face.

Why are you so stupid?Why do you have to think about what primer?The flint structure can directly ignite the black powder, or in other words, the force of the smashing is enough, and it can be fired.

Therefore, after long-term repeated experiments, Wang Daguan finally designed a brand new firing device, that is, there are two more sharp blades under the hammer.

When the hammer falls, the blade will first break the paper bag wrapped with gunpowder, exposing the granular gunpowder inside, and then hit the hammer down. The sparks wiped out by the flint on the hammer can also ignite the black powder, and then Projectiles will fly out from the wheel magazine.

In this way, Wang Yang directly skipped several development steps of muskets, and directly started to develop the rotary percussion flintlock.

However, there is a big problem that such a firing device requires more sophisticated machine tools, more parts, and better sealing performance.

Therefore, nowadays, it can be said that while researching and developing, improving at the same time, not only need to improve the musket, but also need to improve the various machinery and lathes for making musket parts.

It is precisely because of Wang Yang's strict requirements for standardized abnormalities that there will be no huge gaps between the parts of the musket, and it is also possible to make the revolver flintlock.

So far, after many tests, Wang Yang has determined the number of magazines for the revolving wheel to be six rounds. After every six shots, the magazine must be cleaned, reloaded, and the chamber must be cleaned with a cleaning rod. .

Even if it takes up to sixteen breaths, or one minute, to clear the magazine and reload, this flintlock revolver can fire all six bullets in one breath.

Because there is a long piece of iron similar to a handguard at the position of the gun grip, after each shot, you only need to pull the long piece of iron forward into place, and when you hear a click, it means that the flint hammer is reset. The rotary magazine will also rotate to a suitable position, allowing the next bullet to be accurately aligned with the barrel, waiting to be fired.

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Even the most powerful archer in Song Dynasty can't do this kind of terrifying rate of fire. With that kind of shooting speed, you don't even have to think about aiming, and shooting without accuracy is simply impossible for today's heavyweights. Armor-armed Great Song Tiger Ben caused damage.

Boom, boom, boom, boom... six crisp sounds, and the smoke gradually dissipated. Wang Yang took a deep breath, raised the gun, and looked into the distance.

Eighty feet away, Wu Qilang poked his head out from behind the bunker, first took a look at this side, then pulled the gun target out of the soil, and ran towards this side.

Zhao Ji, Wang Yang, and a group of craftsmen all came closer and looked at the gun target carried back by Wu Qilang.

"The first shot is at the ninth ring, there are two more shots at the sixth ring, one shot at the third ring, and another shot here..." An old craftsman pointed excitedly at the damaged and cracked target. pointing.

You must know that the target of this gun is a piece of iron, which is as thick as iron armor, so this thing can actually cause such damage at a distance of eighty feet, which is enough to see that the lethality of this new weapon is very terrifying.

"Eighty feet... that is equivalent to 240 meters, which is about two hundred steps (in the Song Dynasty, both feet make one step, and one step is about 1.2 meters)."

"Generally speaking, the level of bow and arrow is about fifty to eighty steps. Only a few sharpshooters can shoot a hundred steps away with their strong bows..." Cao Shi stared at Looking at the revolver flintlock breech-loading gun in Wang Yang's hand, his eyeballs tended to turn green.

"Although the range of my Yuanyou crossbow in the Song Dynasty exceeds that of bows and arrows, if it is a flat shot, it can only kill the enemy at about a hundred steps. If it is farther away, it can only be thrown. Rate……"

And that Wang Hou took the long-barrelled musket from Wang Yang's hand, and looked at it with bright eyes.Although Di Yong didn't reach out to snatch it, he squeezed his head away and carefully looked at the shiny black musket.

Wang Yang looked at the three big bosses with a wry smile, and after smacking his mouth, he was still a little dissatisfied.

"The first shot can be aimed, but the next few shots can only be fired by feeling, unless the time interval between firing the muskets is lengthened, and in addition, it cannot be arranged in an overly dense formation, otherwise, we have no way at all I can see the enemy clearly, but I can't aim at it..."

"And the biggest problem nowadays is that the finished product rate of this kind of musket is too low. With the joint efforts of nearly a hundred craftsmen, less than [-] muskets can be produced at most every month."

This was despite the fact that Wang Daguan strictly implemented the assembly line production model. In fact, the main reason was that the yield rate of the barrel and the flintlock device was too low, which seriously delayed the production of muskets.

"One hundred craftsmen have been busy for a month, and there are only fifty pieces...Although it is far inferior to the weapon production speed of the Yuanyou crossbow, it has already surpassed the traditional crossbow. Well, this is a good thing that kills the enemy in two hundred steps. Ah..." Di Yong beside him stroked his long beard, his eyes were full of unconcealable excitement.

"Actually, according to the old man, since this thing can accurately hit the enemy from a hundred steps away, it is better to choose a small number of elites to practice marksmanship. If they go to the battlefield, they don't need to be the main force at a long distance, they only need to set up a strike to kill The generals and schools in the enemy army can play a great role in disturbing and disrupting the enemy..."

"Old Di is right. During the war, even if the enemy's generals are hidden among the enemy, they must be very eye-catching, but bows and crossbows..."

All in all, after a serious discussion, the three Sanya bosses felt that although this object has various problems, it is still quite useful. superior.

Wang Yang also nodded. No matter what, since it is not possible to equip troops on a large scale, at least it is possible to train a small number of elites. After the production of firearms is improved in the future.

Then, when large-scale production is carried out, then when the entire army of the Song Dynasty Huben is equipped with gunpowder weapons, it means that there are many pioneers who can teach the later generations.

Wang Hou, the old driver, smiled sinisterly, picked up another short-barreled revolver and said. "Speaking of which, the old man really likes this kind of short gun. You only need to load it with bullets and hide it by your side. If you encounter an enemy within ten or twenty feet, you can just draw your gun and shoot it. After six shots in a row, even It's hard to stop even the gods..."

"Interesting, Brother Wang is really scheming. Cao also thinks this thing is an excellent hidden weapon for sinister people. It seems that Mr. Wang is indeed our famous golden idea in the Song Dynasty. He can think of such things."

(End of this chapter)