Chapter 471 Within seven steps, accurate and fast
"The Golden Nightmare, my proud work."
Juan, holding the pistol in both hands, looked particularly pious. When handing it to Elvis, he pointed at the metal target in the distance. , and told him a secret that was not passed down to him,
"There is a saying in Cathay that says: One inch is long, one inch is strong, one inch is short, one inch is dangerous, which is a summary of the rules of weapons."
Elvis played with the revolver in his hand and found that it was indeed Holding the gun in hand, he nodded in agreement after hearing Juan's words.
"But this rule does not apply to guns. A gun is fast seven steps away; a gun is accurate and fast within seven steps. In a duel, one attack can often determine the outcome, but after this Fire bullets, and there are five more moves."
"What nonsense is this? And the power of the musket is not that amazing, right?" "
Haha, try aiming at that target."
Juan didn't say much, he was very impressed with his work. He was confident, and in order to further his studies on this unrecognized path, he even taught himself metal magic. Although his attainments were not very high, they were enough for some modifications.
Elvis was a little confused, after all, the original idea was just to find an ordnance officer, how could it end up in this situation.
But young people always like to try new things, imitating the posture of a human soldier holding a gun, with the arm at the same level as the shoulder, and looking at the target through the crosshair on the gun body with the right eye.
The target was a wooden dummy with a heavy metal shell, which was thirty meters away. After the trigger was pulled, a bullet was fired from the barrel.
The dark golden bullet flew through the air with a puff of white smoke, and immediately hit the target dummy.
The bullet penetrated the outer metal shell, but it did not completely penetrate the dummy. Instead, it paused for about half a second, and suddenly more than ten sharp metal pillars as thick as a little finger erupted from the inside.
The metal pillar pierced the hard shell and wooden stake without any obstruction. After three seconds, the originally hard solid state turned into a fluid state, flowing from the target to the ground.
Elvis was a little dazed. Are you sure this thing is a musket and not a magic launcher? Why has even the physical form changed?
But Juan just laughed and seemed very happy about this scene. Who would have thought that after being penetrated by a bullet, the terrifying thing would not be the penetrating injury, but the internal metal explosion.
"Why have I never heard of this thing before?" Elvis was actually a little confused. He said that based on Caledo's situation, anything that was beneficial to the war would be sent to the front line.
Not to mention the power of this thing to hit people, even the rat-whacking trolls are probably killed with one shot. The flesh and blood inside is hollow, and the metallic liquid is still corroding the ground. No matter how you think about it, it is a rare weapon.
"The priesthood believes that this kind of equipment using high-level runes cannot be given to humans for use. The prince has always been supporting my research, but after all, this is the instruction of the high priest. Even if I want to send it to the front line, I can't. Someone has to use it, right?"
"And this thing is difficult to mass-produce. The bullet you just fired was made through a very complicated process, which essentially does not meet the characteristics of easy replacement and maintenance on the battlefield."
Hu An didn't pay too much attention to this situation. The main purpose of conducting research was to satisfy his curiosity, and the second was to supplement national strength. Since the palace and the church were pressing this matter, he also spent a good time doing research with peace of mind.
But this will soon change, and Caledor now has only two types of human soldiers.
One type is the Kislev mercenaries. Due to cost and certain political reasons, they only issue magic equipment to senior officers; the other type is the city defenders. If these people need any equipment, they can just give them a musket. can solve problems.
But the nature of this Giant Viper Knights is a little different. The knights are vassals in a sense, and they will definitely be vassal to these knights for a long time.
In addition, the main battle members are all young people with relatively active thinking, and the action takes place in the old world. Juan does not think that the church can still control it even though they are so far apart.
"You thing..." Elvis touched the pistol and felt something was unexpected. This seemingly crooked Val priest was much more useful than he thought.
"By the way, the prince placed an order for me before, but he seems to have forgotten to take it away. Do you want to take a look?"
In order to show the reliability of the magic thermal weapon, Juan planned to do some hard work and walked to a sealed wooden box. , holding up an extremely large weapon with both hands.
Six thigh-thick gun barrels are tightly pieced together and are nearly three meters long. On the side is a metal crank, equipped with a drum as big as a millstone. If the engineering masters of Riptide Pass saw it, they would definitely scold Pointy Ears for plagiarism. This thing is clearly a crank machine gun.
To say that the gun was an understatement was to say that even the strong Priest Val needed both hands to pick it up. He gasped and said, "There is
a tripod behind you. Get it quickly."
Elvis glanced behind him and said, The bracket, which is made of solid steel plates, is thick enough for a person, and it would take several people to lift it.
He could only use all his strength to help Juan install the crank cannon.
After some manipulation, he asked,
"Why would the prince be interested in this thing? Even if he fires two rounds, it can't compare to one attack of the Heroic Spear, right?" "
If you think this thing can't compare to a magic weapon, then you are a bit disappointed. I made a mistake. In a sense, this thing is more powerful than a divine weapon. Anyone who is stronger can use it." Juan paused for a while, obviously hesitating, but he thought of the guy next to him. He probably couldn't afford it. He said frankly,
"But it's too expensive. The whole thing is forged from a special alloy. In order to ensure that the recoil will not shock the gunner to death, stability runes need to be added. To ensure accuracy, I specially commissioned it." The prince brought Horadric Mallus and added precision enchantment. There is also a rune, but this is a core secret being studied by the church, but you only need to know that the cost of this thing can arm a thousand human soldiers. Human Legion."
"There are also supporting ammunition, most of which are normal solid artillery shells, but a customized production line is also a large expense." "
Why solid artillery shells and not others?"
Relying on intuition, El Weiss felt that Juan could definitely make more improvements on this thing. Although he had not studied the artillery shells in detail, he still knew the difference between shells and shotgun shells.
Juan shrugged and waved his hands, "Why else? I have no money. The prince said that this thing is too expensive and has low practicality. Because of its size and weight, it can only be placed on warships. It can only be used on the battlefield by a few war horses. Towing, the maneuverability is too poor. But now the navy has stopped expanding, and we can't find another place to take action."
Elvis crossed his arms and thought for a moment, then said, "Do you mind if I try it?"
"You can play with it as you like, this thing is now It's just an experimental product. The prince wanted me to make a low-end version, and there is also a mortar that is being researched, but unfortunately it has been shelved due to financial problems." He picked up the two wooden boxes and stacked them together
. Si stood behind the crank cannon and began to rotate the launcher under Juan's instructions, targeting the soil a little further away.
A unique roar of gunpowder appeared from the muzzle, and his hands pressed firmly on the metal crank. Amidst bursts of mud and gravel flying, the basement was filled with dust.
A round of six rounds was completely fired. Fortunately, there is a special spell here to stabilize the soil. Otherwise, these six rounds alone may cause a landslide.
This round of shooting made Elvis feel a little excited, and he suddenly realized that the Dragon Claw Ballista he had been operating before was indeed a bit boring. Who can resist this kind of destructive weapon that can make a violent roar and then watch the enemy turn into a ball of minced meat? No.
In the dusty environment, I suddenly asked Juan,
"How many shells can this thing fire continuously?"
"It depends on how many drums there are. When I was designing, I specially went to the Val Anvil and used the forging dragon to A's technology was used to make the barrel. Relying on the condensate obtained from the White Tower of Hoss, I made a water cooling system that can cool the drum when changing it. Theoretically, the heat will cause it to fail The probability of shooting is almost zero."
"I, Elvis, voted for your project. This crank cannon will be called Sotek's Fury from now on!"
(End of Chapter)