Ming Zuo

Chapter 105 Artillery Stereotype [Thanks for the rewards of eyes, nose and mouth! 】

The impact of the shells is already in a mess.

Zuo Menggeng and everyone ran over anxiously, most concerned about the power of the artillery.

"I found it, it's here."

Because the warhead is filled with gunpowder, it will be a piece when it explodes.But the precise shell landing point still needs to be carefully searched.

In fact, it is not difficult to find. The situation in the center of the explosion is always more serious than that in the periphery.

Li Xiangzhu led the artillerymen to start measuring immediately, and quickly got the data.

"Thousand seats, the distance between the shell landing point and the actual target is three meters, and it is still within the controllable range."

There is a deviation between the actual landing point of the shell and the expected landing point, which is certain.

Not to mention the artillery of this era, the artillery of later generations cannot guarantee where to hit.

With a shooting range of [-] meters, and an error of only [-] meters, this is definitely an astonishingly good result.

"Later, fire a few more shots and get more detailed data. You should be able to calculate the deviation of the artillery. Then you can adjust the firing based on this data."

What Zuo Menggeng was most afraid of was that the artillery's landing point was irregular. If that was the case, he would have to endure the deviation of the shell's landing point.

But if the law of deviation can be found through multiple launches, it will be of great help to the artillery.

Experienced artillerymen can adjust the firing angle of the artillery and complete manual correction based on this data.

Of course, there is another important factor affecting the accuracy of artillery.

That is the wind.

The shells fired by black powder fly too slowly and are greatly affected by the wind.

This is uncontrollable.

After calculating the deviation, the next thing to check is the instant explosion effect of the shell.

Because the method of detonating the fuse is used, even if the method of scale marking is adopted, there will always be various deficiencies.

Through inspection, it was found that the shell did not explode at the same time as it landed.Instead, after bouncing for one meter with the help of inertia, the fuse detonated the gunpowder in the shell.

Because of the flying speed of the shell, even if the fuse is only a little bit more, the difference in the explosion landing point is a big one.

Bi Maokang was very dissatisfied with the result, and asked the gunpowder craftsman, "Can the fuse be more precise?"

The gunpowder craftsman looked sad.

"Boss, there's nothing I can do. Besides, it's not just a matter of our production. The depth of the fuse insertion and the way the soldiers cut it will also affect the burning speed."

Soldiers are people after all, not machines.

For another person, when the fuse is inserted into the shell, the force is stronger and smaller, and the length will be different.

Another one is that when the fuse is ordered to be cut, even if the position of the lower knife deviates by a millimeter, it will affect the final explosion timing.

This is the disadvantage of using fuses.

Tu Yixian dared to think.

"Qianza, I have seen the firing of muskets. The cap used can detonate the gunpowder as soon as it is touched. Why can't it be used on shells? We can make a small hole at the position of the bullet, and then install the cap here. Anyway, the projectile’s warhead hits the target first, so the force of the impact should be able to detonate the projectile, right?”

Good guy, after the enthusiasm of the craftsmen was stimulated, they dared to think about anything.

Even the trigger fuze came to mind.

Others also applauded, thinking that this idea is good.

At least if the fire cap is used to trigger, there is no need to worry about the delay or advance of the explosion of the shell.

But Zuo Menggeng was not so confident.

"The trigger fuze is a good thing, but there are two problems at present. First, I can't guarantee whether the cap will explode directly due to the vibration of the artillery when it is fired. This requires you to experiment and get real data. .Secondly, the production of flash caps can't keep up now, so we can only guarantee the firearms first. For the artillery, we have to deal with it first."

This is the case with the production of mercury fulminate by the native method, and the output is always a problem.

Even so, the dangerous production process gave Zuo Menggeng a headache.

From the beginning of production to the present, there have been six explosion accidents, causing more than [-] workers to be injured or injured.

That is to say, in this era, human life is worthless, and everyone doesn't take it seriously.

The family members of the dead and injured were still grateful to him after receiving the pension.

If this is in later generations, this kind of illegal and dangerous production will be able to sit through the prison.

Seeing that the application of the fire cap to the artillery does not work, everyone is frowning, quite regrettable.

On the contrary, Zuo Hua understood.

"I said, isn't this shell only a meter or two away from exploding. How can such a distance have any effect? ​​Anyway, isn't it much better than the existing Fran cannon? It's fine if it can be used. Others It’s a problem, and it will be improved slowly in the future.”

When everyone heard this, they smiled wryly.

"Haha, yes, it turned out to be our demonic barrier."

"Indeed, this artillery is already very good."

Because of the ethos brought by Zuo Menggeng, Houying pursues excellence in the field of manufacturing and cannot accept any shortcomings.

This spirit is of course a good thing for scientific research and manufacturing.

But when it comes to the army, they don't care so much.

Zuoying artillery has many shortcomings, but today's Zuoying doesn't even have artillery, so of course we need to use it first.

Everyone's demons were removed, they were relaxed, and the laughter and laughter returned.

After accuracy and explosion time, what needs to be observed is the explosive power.

Because the landing point deviated by three meters, the place where the shells caused the greatest damage was the periphery of the target group.

The three wooden targets on the right near the center of the explosion were completely destroyed and scattered everywhere.

The targets further away were not broken, and were still inserted into the ground intact.But these targets were covered with many fragments and gravel, and the cotton armor was completely pierced.

If there is flesh and blood inside the cotton armor, it must be dead.

There are about seven or eight such targets, and the farthest is about ten meters from the center of the explosion.

Targets beyond this distance are intact and have not been affected by the explosion.

This shows that the effective killing range of the shell is about ten meters.

Is this powerful?

Obviously not big.

But for a small cannon like Zuoying Pao, it was already very gratifying.

After all, with a range of more than a kilometer, it can also cause area damage, which is absolutely not available in contemporary artillery.

After the fragments of the shells were collected, another defect was discovered.

"There was too little casing fragmentation from the explosion, which is one reason for the lack of lethality."

The fragments produced by this warhead totaled only thirty or so pieces.Although they scattered in all directions, it was obviously impossible to kill too many enemies due to the insufficient number.

It is possible that many enemies will be stunned by the shock wave of the explosion, but will not be damaged by the shrapnel.

This shortcoming must be corrected without delay.

Zuo Menggeng thought for a while and asked Yang Gui: "Is there any way for you to carve such a shape inside the bullet?"

He took the pen and paper, and drew a brand new diagram of the interior shape of the shell case on it.

The originally smooth and flat interior of the bullet case was turned into countless small squares by Zuo Menggeng.

The big guys don't understand what this shape is for.

Zuo Menggeng explained: "Iron is relatively brittle, and it can definitely be shattered in an explosion. But the original warhead is a whole, and there is no guarantee how many fragments it can turn into. But after the shape is carved inside the warhead, once it explodes, it will automatically disperse into pieces." It's in pieces."

This is the concept of the melon grenade.

The only difference is that the fragments of the cantaloupe grenade are on the outside, while the warhead can only be inside.

Yang Gui grabbed the blueprint and muttered together with several blacksmiths, and it took a long while.

"We can't guarantee it, we have to go back and try it. Maybe we need to improve the tools. The current boring tool will definitely not work."

Zuo Menggeng didn't expect them to come up with a solution right away.

Moreover, this new problem is also a topic that has never been seen before. Zuo Menggeng has no choice but to count on the creativity of these craftsmen.

But how to say, the first test firing of the Zuoying cannon was very effective, and it has been approved by all the officers.

A cannon weighing more than [-] kilograms can be pushed away by two soldiers when the situation is urgent.

In this way, there is no need to pick the terrain.In most places, if it is really impossible, the soldiers can carry it through with their combined efforts.

The range is very long, and it is still a range strike, which is definitely a big killer in field battles.

After that, Li Xiangzhu led the artillerymen to test fire a few more times. The farthest one even hit the limit range of [-] meters.

In other words, this small steel cannon can compete with the red cannon.

Overall, Zuoying Pao was very successful.

The rest of the details can be corrected slowly later.

In the earnest eyes of everyone, Zuo Menggeng announced in public.

"From now on, the Zuoying artillery will be put into production immediately. I hope everyone will work hard, lest one day my rear battalion will go to the battlefield without artillery support, and the soldiers will regret the casualties."

Bi Maokang, Tu Yixian and others saluted and took orders, wishing they could start work on the same day.

The artillery matter here has just been settled, Zuo Fu and Zuo Gui came back in a hurry, and brought an unexpected situation.

"Qianzuo, Xu Yaqing is not in Dongping Water Village."

　Dear shameless Mouth teacher, the last book arranged for you the beautiful Jin Yina?Which book do you want?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)