I Made Scientific Magic

  Chapter 242 Lynn's theory of superior firepower! (seeking subscription)

  On the training ground, bursts of ear-piercing roars sounded one after another.

  Clean the barrel, insert lead bullets, load gunpowder, aim at the target, pull the trigger...

  A group of guards strictly followed the procedure and fired lead bullets amidst Rowan's scolding, and quickly smashed the targets in front of them.

  In the end, Rowan had to replace all the targets with steel ones, otherwise they would not be able to withstand the toss.

It took one afternoon to practice like this. Although the muzzle and shoulders were aching from the recoil of the musket, the novelty brought by this thing made Old York completely ignore the discomfort in his body, and he wished he could stay with him all day long. Target here.

  Even after hearing Luo Wen say that the shooting practice was over and they could rest, the recruits were somewhat reluctant.

Taking advantage of the rest time, Old York took a look at the steel target platform, and couldn't help but gasped. The copper shield was **** thick, and it had been pitted by lead bullets, and the surface was directly sunken inwards. down.

  Obviously, even steel cannot completely resist the attack of muskets, and the armor will be shattered in an instant. If it hits a person... Old York shuddered uncontrollably, he couldn't imagine it anymore.

  After resting for a while, it was the usual running time again. Three thousand people carrying new-style muskets jogged around the city in a long queue, and the townspeople on the street cast envious glances.

  Everyone knows that the best treatment in the entire Iyeta harbor is the Musketeers, not to mention twenty silver coins a month, and free board and lodging.

  It's a pity that the Musketeers are very strict in recruiting people, and they don't want anyone who is too fat, too thin, too short, or too old.

Old York enjoyed everyone's envious and jealous eyes, and held the flintlock gun tightly in his hand. If these people knew, the city lord would issue a powerful alchemy weapon to each of them, which could penetrate the armor made of steel. Tool, then you have to be crazy about envy.

   "Master Lynn, is it really useful to let them do these basic formation training?" Looking at the figures of these recruits going away, Rowan asked in confusion.

He felt that instead of spending so much time studying how to line up the formation meticulously and how to keep the formation neat while running, it would be better to spend all his time on practicing the accuracy of shooting, which is more effective on the battlefield. more important.

   "Of course! I have always believed that one of the most important criteria for a qualified army is to enforce orders and prohibit them!" Lynn said firmly. "Especially the musketeers must maintain a rigorous formation in order to exert its greatest power!"

  In the era when the flintlock was prevalent, the most famous is the line infantry tactic dubbed "queuing and shooting".

  Early muskets had limited accuracy and range. Only by queuing up and firing in a formation can the ammunition still have sufficient accuracy at long distances.

  Of course, Lynn didn't intend to do this, because his opponent was not equipped with muskets and artillery, but planned to use the famous three-stage shooting method to make up for the poor rate of fire of the flintlock!

The so-called three-stage shooting is to divide the firearms troops into three rows at the front and back, and fire them in turn. After the first row is finished shooting, they retreat to the third row to load ammunition, and the second row of musketeers who are ready can start shooting. Reciprocating in this way, let the bullet rain continuously attack the enemy.

  Discipline is very important at this time, otherwise you will only mess up when fighting!

  Lin En explained the fighting method of the Musketeers to Rowan, and then asked curiously.

   "What is the war in your impression? What factors determine the outcome of a war?"

  Rowan also came from the Sea of ​​Mists. It is said that he had been a knight in a certain earldom for a period of time and led several small-scale wars. Later, he fled all the way to the land of wizards because he was accused of self-taught witchcraft.

   It was precisely because of his experience in leading troops that Lynn asked him to lead the Musketeers.

  Rowan spoke while thinking about the so-called three-stage shooting method. "Normally speaking, the army is divided into two types. One is temporarily recruited serfs, holding pitchforks, hoes and other agricultural tools. They have a large number of people, but their combat capabilities are very limited. The other is well-equipped armor and trained elite soldiers. The guards are generally used for the finale.

  When a battle starts, the formation is usually set up, first a few rounds of arrows are shot, and then everyone goes up to attack each other with knives, and whichever side is defeated first will lose.

  Normally, the factors that determine the outcome are the number of troops, the armor rate, the number of bows and crossbows, and the number of knights. "

   Luo Wen talked endlessly.

  Of course, this is a civil war between the nobles for land. Generally speaking, the Holy See will not interfere, otherwise it will be another situation when the priest or even the bishop takes action.

   so original? Lynn paused for a moment, and then remembered that if magic and magic were excluded, this was a medieval empire, and battles between nobles usually consisted of only a few thousand people, so what novel tactics could they come up with.

  After introducing the situation of the war among nobles, Luo Wen talked about his use and understanding of firearms.

  For example, when there are fewer enemies in front of you, you can surround them with a circular formation, shoot cross-fire, and form a firepower network to improve shooting accuracy.

  Compared with bows and crossbows, the strength of flintlock guns lies in their armor-piercing ability and personnel training speed. The disadvantages are their slow reloading speed and weak melee combat ability.

   After all, the bayonet is not as good as a giant sword or a spear, so it may be necessary to train a sword and shield soldier of about a thousand people to assist the musketeer team in close combat.

   "There is no need for that. The bayonet will only be used in the worst situation. Since melee combat is weak, it is fine as long as the enemy cannot get close?" Lynn interrupted.

"My lord Lynn, war is no joke. Any crusade army in the empire may have more than ten times the number of ours. It is impossible to defeat them with just a few rounds of musket fire." Rowan frowned. He felt that Lynn's confidence in muskets was a bit too great.

   "No, it is precisely because our army is too small, so we can't waste it on melee combat, which means a large reduction in personnel!" Lynn shook his head. "When you have superior firepower, you should fight like this!"

"Using the advantage of vision brought by the airship, when the enemy is 3 kilometers to 300 meters away from us, use artillery to baptize! 300 meters to 70 meters or so magic bombing, within 70 meters to 10 meters, firearms take turns Shoot and try to eliminate the enemy out of sight!"

   "As for within ten meters, depending on the enemy's resistance, it is decided to use [Flame Torrent] for baptism, or to use Earth Wall to assist retreat..."

  (end of this chapter)