The western boundary of the border town, beside the Chishui River.
The snow made it difficult for the carriage to move forward, and it took a long time for the group to haul the first field cannon outside the town.
What's this time?Carter was a little accustomed to the new things the prince kept making, a magnified musket?
almost.After Roland directed his men to remove the hook, he personally adjusted the angle of the gun frame, so that the gun body was flat and the pole was pressed into the snow.
The principles of artillery and musket are exactly the same, so it is very appropriate to say that it is an enlarged version of musket.
The cannon fired twelve pounds of solid iron balls, the shells and gunpowder were loaded in front of the chamber and the leads were ignited.
Roland referred to the mature designs in history and instructed the carpenter to create a set of wooden cannon stands for it.
In order to improve durability, iron wraps are all parts that rub more heavily with the ground and are subjected to greater stress during emission.
In order to make the gun stand and wheels, Roland spent almost as much time as drilling the gun barrel. The three carpenters worked for a week to complete, especially the pair of wheels with a diameter of more than half a person. The carpenter first dashed out four square wooden strips of equal length, soaked them with fire and baked them until they bent, cut out grooves and tenons and joints at the ends, and covered the outer edge of the wheel hub with iron sheets.
After this process, it took four days.
Therefore, in Roland's eyes, this twelve-pound field cannon, which is fully hand-made and limited-issue, emits dazzling light throughout.
When dragged out to test the shooting, the lineup was arranged very large, not to mention the chief Knight Carter and the Militia commander Iron Axe. All the personal guards and the Knight apprentice took the battle. The militia also dispatched twenty people to be responsible for clearing the venue and alerting.
In addition, he also brought the nightingale and lightning for the first time.
Tonanava's blessing, the militia's prejudice against the witch group was minimized, and Nanava himself became the second most famous person in the team after the prince.
Let’s follow the process, first clean the cannon chamber.Although Roland was very clear about the structure of the artillery, the specific operation was blank.
He racked his brains to recall the shooting scenes in various medieval movies, trying to sort out a set of processes. As for the actual effect, God really knows.
Lightning took out a mop-style cleaning rod from under the cannon stand with high interest, and stabbed it into the cannon different from the contract of other witches. Lightning proposed that as long as she could operate various novel inventions by herself, she would be willing to serve Roland without paying any compensation.
Faced with such money-saving conditions, Roland naturally agreed immediately. Anyway, it would be enough to study the confidential project secretly when it was the turn of confidentiality project.
There were still many ideas and inventions in his mind waiting to be realized, and it would be enough for her to do it for a while.
After fiddling for a few times, the mop did not bring any debris, but according to the process, she had to clean it up for the second time.Change to another mop, thrust a few times again, and the barrel cleaning is completed.
Have you understood it?Roland asked to the knights and militia watching.
This test firing is also a drill. Now that musket production has increased significantly, the militia will inevitably evolve into formal infantry, and wooden guns will also be replaced by muskets and artillery.
This requires a lot of shooting training to be able to proficiently operate these two hot weapons on the battlefield.
Seeing everyone nodding, he asked Lightning to proceed with the next step.
The little girl took out a bag of gunpowder wrapped in a roll of paper, stuffed it into the cannon chamber, and poked it straight to the bottom with a wooden pole.
Then put the shell in and stab it tightly again.
Take out the drill rod and insert it from the lead hole at the back end of the gun barrel, pierce the medicine bag, and then insert the lead. In this way, the launch preparation is completed.
To prevent accidents, everyone withdraws thirty steps away and hides in the cover.Lightning approached the torch near the lead, and the sparks at the end were shining, and in the blink of an eye it had already penetrated into the gun barrel.
Then a loud bang
The airflow from the muzzle velocity brought up the snow, and a layer of snow mist rose on the ground.
The theoretical effective range of the twelve-pound gun can reach more than kilometers. Even if there is no rifle, the trajectory of the shells in the front section is still like a straight line.
The armor target, which was about a hundred meters away, made a sound and was hit by a twelve-pound iron ball, and flew up.
The iron ball has not diminished its castration, and it has continuously bounced after falling on the snow, stirring up cylindrical snowflakes.
When the smoke of gunpowder disappeared, Carter and the Iron Axe ran to the target immediately.
The front of the armor was completely sunken, the front deck was attached to the rear deck, and a palm-sized hole was located in the center of the armor. Obviously, the shell flew forward for about a hundred meters after breaking through the target.
Even when it falls on the ground and rolls, it contains amazing power.
What a terrible penetration!Carter sighed that he could already imagine the tragic situation when the enemies gathered together and were penetrated by several shells.
The three gods were above, and the Iron Axe began to believe that Roland was the messenger of the mother of the earth. Apart from the messenger of the gods, who could exert the power of the flames to such a state?
He has repeatedly studied those gunpowder particles. As long as they are ground into powder and spread out and ignite, they are ordinary flammable substances.
The flames were the surging anger of the mother of the earth, and also her most powerful weapon. Thinking of the endless orange fire in the extreme south, he felt the urge to worship the prince.
Roland was not surprised by this result. The twelve-pound field gun is a classic generation, especially the Napoleon cannon that shines in the American Civil War, which fully proves the truth that a large caliber is beauty.
Next he used different charges to test the barrel strength, and although he knew it might cause artillery damage, it was a necessary test.
It has been added to the three-pack of medicine. When the gun is fired, the muzzle has risen and the gun mount has been displaced, and the barrel has not yet shown obvious deformation.
It seems that the steel cast gun barrel performed very well in terms of strength. Roland finally determined the standard charge to the 12 times the test charge. The rest was to select the gunner and practice it repeatedly.
Your Highness, this weapon is indeed powerful, but it is too heavy.As long as you encounter a mud pit, it will be unable to move.Carter immediately saw the shortcomings of the new weapon, and every round of fire required cleaning the gun barrel and loading the ammunition.In addition, gunpowder and shells are much heavier than muskets, so it is probably five to six people who can operate it alone.
Indeed, but everything is worth it. As long as you equip two to three cannons, the duke... no, I mean the evil beast, the giant turtle, there is no possibility of breaking through the city wall again.Roland coughed twice and thought to himself that it was so dangerous.
As for the disadvantage of the twelve-pound cannon being too heavy, he plans to solve it through shipping.
The steam engine wants to be converted into a steamship, even the most primitive paddle steamer, is a complex and huge mechanical system.
Instead of transforming it yourself, it is better to buy a two-masted sailboat directly, relying on Wendy's wind control ability to quickly transport the militia and artillery behind the duke's troops, and form a pincer attack with the frontal team to encircle and annihilate the vital forces of the fortress duke.
The snow made it difficult for the carriage to move forward, and it took a long time for the group to haul the first field cannon outside the town.
What's this time?Carter was a little accustomed to the new things the prince kept making, a magnified musket?
almost.After Roland directed his men to remove the hook, he personally adjusted the angle of the gun frame, so that the gun body was flat and the pole was pressed into the snow.
The principles of artillery and musket are exactly the same, so it is very appropriate to say that it is an enlarged version of musket.
The cannon fired twelve pounds of solid iron balls, the shells and gunpowder were loaded in front of the chamber and the leads were ignited.
Roland referred to the mature designs in history and instructed the carpenter to create a set of wooden cannon stands for it.
In order to improve durability, iron wraps are all parts that rub more heavily with the ground and are subjected to greater stress during emission.
In order to make the gun stand and wheels, Roland spent almost as much time as drilling the gun barrel. The three carpenters worked for a week to complete, especially the pair of wheels with a diameter of more than half a person. The carpenter first dashed out four square wooden strips of equal length, soaked them with fire and baked them until they bent, cut out grooves and tenons and joints at the ends, and covered the outer edge of the wheel hub with iron sheets.
After this process, it took four days.
Therefore, in Roland's eyes, this twelve-pound field cannon, which is fully hand-made and limited-issue, emits dazzling light throughout.
When dragged out to test the shooting, the lineup was arranged very large, not to mention the chief Knight Carter and the Militia commander Iron Axe. All the personal guards and the Knight apprentice took the battle. The militia also dispatched twenty people to be responsible for clearing the venue and alerting.
In addition, he also brought the nightingale and lightning for the first time.
Tonanava's blessing, the militia's prejudice against the witch group was minimized, and Nanava himself became the second most famous person in the team after the prince.
Let’s follow the process, first clean the cannon chamber.Although Roland was very clear about the structure of the artillery, the specific operation was blank.
He racked his brains to recall the shooting scenes in various medieval movies, trying to sort out a set of processes. As for the actual effect, God really knows.
Lightning took out a mop-style cleaning rod from under the cannon stand with high interest, and stabbed it into the cannon different from the contract of other witches. Lightning proposed that as long as she could operate various novel inventions by herself, she would be willing to serve Roland without paying any compensation.
Faced with such money-saving conditions, Roland naturally agreed immediately. Anyway, it would be enough to study the confidential project secretly when it was the turn of confidentiality project.
There were still many ideas and inventions in his mind waiting to be realized, and it would be enough for her to do it for a while.
After fiddling for a few times, the mop did not bring any debris, but according to the process, she had to clean it up for the second time.Change to another mop, thrust a few times again, and the barrel cleaning is completed.
Have you understood it?Roland asked to the knights and militia watching.
This test firing is also a drill. Now that musket production has increased significantly, the militia will inevitably evolve into formal infantry, and wooden guns will also be replaced by muskets and artillery.
This requires a lot of shooting training to be able to proficiently operate these two hot weapons on the battlefield.
Seeing everyone nodding, he asked Lightning to proceed with the next step.
The little girl took out a bag of gunpowder wrapped in a roll of paper, stuffed it into the cannon chamber, and poked it straight to the bottom with a wooden pole.
Then put the shell in and stab it tightly again.
Take out the drill rod and insert it from the lead hole at the back end of the gun barrel, pierce the medicine bag, and then insert the lead. In this way, the launch preparation is completed.
To prevent accidents, everyone withdraws thirty steps away and hides in the cover.Lightning approached the torch near the lead, and the sparks at the end were shining, and in the blink of an eye it had already penetrated into the gun barrel.
Then a loud bang
The airflow from the muzzle velocity brought up the snow, and a layer of snow mist rose on the ground.
The theoretical effective range of the twelve-pound gun can reach more than kilometers. Even if there is no rifle, the trajectory of the shells in the front section is still like a straight line.
The armor target, which was about a hundred meters away, made a sound and was hit by a twelve-pound iron ball, and flew up.
The iron ball has not diminished its castration, and it has continuously bounced after falling on the snow, stirring up cylindrical snowflakes.
When the smoke of gunpowder disappeared, Carter and the Iron Axe ran to the target immediately.
The front of the armor was completely sunken, the front deck was attached to the rear deck, and a palm-sized hole was located in the center of the armor. Obviously, the shell flew forward for about a hundred meters after breaking through the target.
Even when it falls on the ground and rolls, it contains amazing power.
What a terrible penetration!Carter sighed that he could already imagine the tragic situation when the enemies gathered together and were penetrated by several shells.
The three gods were above, and the Iron Axe began to believe that Roland was the messenger of the mother of the earth. Apart from the messenger of the gods, who could exert the power of the flames to such a state?
He has repeatedly studied those gunpowder particles. As long as they are ground into powder and spread out and ignite, they are ordinary flammable substances.
The flames were the surging anger of the mother of the earth, and also her most powerful weapon. Thinking of the endless orange fire in the extreme south, he felt the urge to worship the prince.
Roland was not surprised by this result. The twelve-pound field gun is a classic generation, especially the Napoleon cannon that shines in the American Civil War, which fully proves the truth that a large caliber is beauty.
Next he used different charges to test the barrel strength, and although he knew it might cause artillery damage, it was a necessary test.
It has been added to the three-pack of medicine. When the gun is fired, the muzzle has risen and the gun mount has been displaced, and the barrel has not yet shown obvious deformation.
It seems that the steel cast gun barrel performed very well in terms of strength. Roland finally determined the standard charge to the 12 times the test charge. The rest was to select the gunner and practice it repeatedly.
Your Highness, this weapon is indeed powerful, but it is too heavy.As long as you encounter a mud pit, it will be unable to move.Carter immediately saw the shortcomings of the new weapon, and every round of fire required cleaning the gun barrel and loading the ammunition.In addition, gunpowder and shells are much heavier than muskets, so it is probably five to six people who can operate it alone.
Indeed, but everything is worth it. As long as you equip two to three cannons, the duke... no, I mean the evil beast, the giant turtle, there is no possibility of breaking through the city wall again.Roland coughed twice and thought to himself that it was so dangerous.
As for the disadvantage of the twelve-pound cannon being too heavy, he plans to solve it through shipping.
The steam engine wants to be converted into a steamship, even the most primitive paddle steamer, is a complex and huge mechanical system.
Instead of transforming it yourself, it is better to buy a two-masted sailboat directly, relying on Wendy's wind control ability to quickly transport the militia and artillery behind the duke's troops, and form a pincer attack with the frontal team to encircle and annihilate the vital forces of the fortress duke.