Ming Zuo

Chapter 482 New Weapons

Today, the banks of the Dawen River have become large-scale industrial areas, with more than [-] employees.

Zuo Menggeng can proudly say that this is definitely the largest industrial group in the world today.

In addition, the resident population of nearby Dongping County has exceeded [-], and all walks of life are extremely prosperous.

There are two supervisors in the entire industrial area.

One is Jiang Wei, and the other is Zuo Dai.

Both are in charge of industry, but the division of labor is clear.

Jiang Wei focused on civilian industries and concurrently regional administration.

Zuo Dai, on the other hand, focused on the military industry.

When he came to the military industry area, Zuo Menggeng was invited to the weapons research institute.

"Look, our newly designed artillery."

Sun Yuanhua went to Jiaozhou Bay to improve naval guns, and the research and development of artillery here was temporarily managed by Bi Maokang.

The old man was completely rejuvenated, and he was very happy all day long watching the weapons he imagined come true one after another.

"This cannon..."

Placed in the small square of the Wuyan Institute is a cannon that is very similar to a rifle.But Zuo Menggeng's eyes were sharp, and he immediately noticed the difference.

"Master Dongjiao, did you use wrought iron casing?"

Bi Maokang was deeply moved.

"No wonder everyone says that you are the number one military strategist in the world. You can't hide this from your eyes."

Looking back, Zuo Dai explained why the Wuyan Institute developed artillery in this way.

"After the artillery of our army adopted a new type of gunpowder, the frontline troops responded that the bombing rate became higher. After full research, we found that it was caused by the thin barrel of the current infantry gun."

Zuo Menggeng understood it as soon as he heard it.

The first infantry gun used black powder.Because the material is steel, the barrel can be cast very thin.

But when the gunpowder is replaced with cotton, the barrel of the infantry can no longer support the same amount of charge.

Zuo Dai said again: "We originally planned to thicken the barrel, but we found that if we did that, the weight of the whole artillery would increase by more than half. In this case, it does not meet the positioning of the infantry. After brainstorming, we finally decided to use it familiarly. Iron is used to make a sleeve outside the steel barrel."

The Martial Arts Institute intends to surprise Zuo Menggeng with a new type of artillery, but unfortunately, what has Zuo Menggeng never seen before?
He was afraid that all of them would be shaken out, which would frighten these hard-earned talents.

It's just a tight gun body, which is the only way in the history of artillery development.

The famous Armstrong artillery uses this gun barrel technology.

But even so, this new rifle still gave Zuo Menggeng great comfort.

Because the open barrel behind the gun barrel was cancelled.

Instead……

It's the breech block.

In other words, this is a veritable breech-loading gun.

"According to your design, we worked for a long time and finally came up with this threaded breech block."

Zuo Menggeng squatted behind the cannon, pushed the breech block casually to make it fit the barrel, and then turned the handle.In the crisp and smooth sound of the gears clicking, it is obvious that the breech block and the barrel are tightly combined.

"Where are the shells? You made a one-piece shell?"

Everyone looked embarrassed and their eyes wandered.

It was Bi Maokang who revealed the truth.

"There's no progress on the forging machine, so don't even think about the one-piece shell. But we've made split-type ammunition, which can still be used."

Bring up the new ammunition, Zuo Menggeng understands.

Bi Maokang and the others separated the shells that originally needed to be loaded as one.

A warhead is a warhead, and a cartridge is a cartridge.

Unlike the metal cartridges of the original infantry, this time the new cartridges are made of paper.

"We took a cue from the firing needle gun and came up with this single-charge paper cartridge. When you shoot, you put the cartridge in first, then the cartridge. Close the breech block and fire."

Split-type shells are not uncommon at all, and they are still popular in later generations in the [-]st century.

Zuo Menggeng has three concerns.

"What's the range?"

It seems that Zuo Dai and the others have done experiments.

"If gunpowder is used, the range can reach 2300 meters, far exceeding the original infantry."

Zuo Menggeng couldn't help nodding, he couldn't be more satisfied with this statistic.

As a battalion-level infantry support artillery, it is absolutely against the sky to have such a range in this era.

second question.

"After firing, what do you do with the debris in the barrel?"

For paper medicine cartridges, no matter how high the temperature after the deflagration of gunpowder is, he believes that there must be paper scraps that cannot be burned cleanly.

And these things remain in the barrel, which is definitely a hidden danger.

Zuo Dai seeks truth from facts.

"We're going to come up with a kind of brush. We only need to use the brush to clean the barrel after each shot. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Zuo Menggeng looked strange.

Unexpectedly, just after ordering the collection of pig bristles to make brushes, Wuyan Institute thought of a piece.

When he said his order, everyone was overjoyed.

"This is called coincidence, and the new gun comes out."

Zuo Menggeng asked the last question again.

"This medicine cartridge is made of paper. It is afraid of water and damage. It is usually transported and stored. How do you plan to deal with it?"

This Martial Arts Academy really has a solution.

"We made a bamboo tube that fits the shape of the medicine tube. Each bamboo tube can store one medicine tube every day. When using it, just take the medicine tube out of the bamboo tube. The bamboo tube has a cover, which is waterproof and durable. Don't worry about breakage."

This is equivalent to adding a protective film to the cartridge. Although it will increase the weight a lot, this is the best way at present.

Bamboo is everywhere, and weaving bamboo tubes is an ancient handicraft, so it is very natural to use it like this.

Zuo Menggeng thought for a while, pointed to the increasingly prosperous Dongping County in the north, and said, "I suggest that the equipment department can hand over things like making bamboo tubes to the folks. It can save costs and help the folks generate income. It kills two birds with one stone."

The current industrial development is obviously the first of the army.

This is what the situation requires and is inevitable.

But Zuo Menggeng always kept in mind the outcome of a disintegrated superpower in later generations, and knew that if only military affairs were considered, the consequences would be very serious.

It is the correct line to promote civilian use with military use and to develop the economy in an all-round way.

The shell sleeve of the cartridge does not have any technical content, but the demand of the new army must be very large.

Handing over the order of this thing to the people will definitely drive a large number of people's livelihood.

After thinking about it for a while, Zuo Dai understood.

"It's still your foresight."

The Wuyan Institute gave Zuo Menggeng a gift with a new type of artillery, and Zuo Menggeng also had an idea and needed the Wuyan Institute's help.

"Mr. Dongjiao, after several battles, the juniors have discovered a problem. That is, there is still a huge gap in our army's field firepower."

Bi Maokang is a weapon expert, but not a military expert. He has never been on the battlefield, and he doesn't know the battlefield situation.

Hearing Zuo Menggeng mention the problem, he immediately entered the state.

"The weapons of our army, whether they are muskets or cannons, are far more powerful than those of today. However, if they want to be effective in the wild, especially when facing large-scale cavalry, they still need barbed wire and trenches. But the younger generation Thinking, our enemy is not stupid, it is impossible to wait for us to repair the fortifications before attacking every time. In case our infantry encounters a cavalry raid in an open area in the wild, even if we can win, it will be a miserable victory. So I The military also needs a weapon that can produce large-scale damage in a short period of time to make up for the shortcomings of field operations."

(End of this chapter)