Ming Zuo

Chapter 483 Advancements brought about by demand
"The younger generation once discussed with Commander Mao, and felt that the Hundred Tigers Running Arrow in "Wu Bei Zhi" could be slightly improved, and it would be a sharp weapon."

Zuo Menggeng put forward his own idea, but Bi Maokang frowned.

As a master of weapons, Bi Maokang certainly knows what the Hundred Tigers Running Arrow is. After all, the Ming army also uses it.

"What you don't know is that the Hundred Tigers Running Arrow looks overwhelming and powerful when used, but it's not accurate. Its trajectory is erratic, and its lethality is far less than its intimidating power."

Bi Maokang made a very accurate evaluation of Baihu Qibunjian.

Just to scare people.

But what Bi Maokang didn't know was that what he was facing was a well-rounded military expert.

"If it's just a hundred tigers rushing to shoot arrows, it won't be very useful. But this junior has some new ideas here, and I ask the Duke of Dongjiao to help me out."

Zuo Menggeng asked for a pen and paper, and explained while painting.

"Hundred Tigers' Arrows are nothing more than ordinary bows and arrows with gunpowder attached to them, using gunpowder as a booster. Whether they can hurt people depends entirely on whether the arrows are accurate and whether the arrows are sharp. Even if they can hurt people, it only hits one person That’s all. The younger generation’s idea is to make such an oblong iron cylinder, fill it with powder, and use it to boost the rocket. Install such a sharp warhead at the front, and at the same time, it is equipped with a trigger fuze, and the warhead is filled with gunpowder explosives. On a small car, arrange such an iron cylinder and place rockets in it. During combat, you only need to ignite it, and these rockets will fly out head-on, and when they land in the enemy's formation and explode, they can form a range of damage, which seems feasible."

He draws meticulously and speaks even more delicately.

The more people in the Martial Arts Academy heard, the more excited they became, and they finally understood what he meant.

Even a young man took the initiative to diverge his thinking.

"A balance wing similar to a mortar shell can be installed on the rocket, so that the flight of the rocket will become stable, and it will not be afraid of random flying at all."

If you want to say which aspect of science and technology here is progressing the fastest, it must be fluid mechanics and aerodynamics.

It's definitely a weird situation, but it's the truth.

Because Zuo Menggeng paid attention to the development of military industry, he came up with many concepts and technologies that surpassed the times.

Among other things, the shells of the new army are pointed and conical, and the flight and accuracy effects are very good.

Later mortar shells were shaped by him himself.

The people here are very active and eager to learn. It is impossible not to comprehend such a design and understand the profound meaning of it.

As a result, after a long time, the theory and level of other aspects may be quite ordinary, but in terms of fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, a lot of knowledge has been summed up.

This is why some people can take the initiative to think of a way to add balance wings to the rocket's torso to achieve a stable flight of the rocket.

Bi Maokang is not optimistic about this design.

"If the balance wings are added, the rocket will not be able to be placed in the launch tube smoothly, and there will be great hidden dangers."

The young man didn't just talk about it.

"Dongjiao Gong, we can separate the slots in the trunk of the rocket and install the spring inside. When the rocket is loaded into the launch tube, the balance wings will be compressed into the trunk. When the rocket leaves the launch tube and flies into the air, The clockwork will eject the balance wing, so it will solve this problem?"

Bi Maokang was stunned, thought about it carefully, and took out a pen and paper to draw it, and suddenly found that this idea was very feasible.

Of course it works.

Many rockets and missiles of later generations are like this.

Zuo Menggeng looked at the young man with admiration in his eyes.

"What's your name?"

The young man was taken aback, and replied honestly: "Commander, I am Zhu Mengxuan from the Cannonball Research Department of the Military Research Institute."

Zuo Menggeng made a decisive decision immediately.

"From now on, the Rocket Research Department will be established in the Wuyan Academy, and you will be the head of the department."

Is this a promotion?
You must know that although the people of the Academy of Martial Arts do not go to the battlefield or fight, even the most ordinary researchers are all captains.

As for the section chief, a proper school-level officer.

But thinking about the several solutions mentioned by Zhu Mengxuan, everyone also understands that people's promotion depends on their real skills.

The rocket Zuo Menggeng proposed to manufacture was the reference Congreve rocket.

In the Battle of Baliqiao, the British and French allied forces defeated Seng Gelinqin. In fact, it was mainly because of this thing.

But even for the Congreve Rockets, Zuo Menggeng knew that there were many shortcomings, so he made further improvements.

For example, the launch vehicle and the launch tube all have the prototype of the rocket launcher of later generations.

The addition of the stabilizer and the cancellation of the stabilizer will make this new rocket more amazingly stable and accurate.

As for the shooting range, Zuo Menggeng believes that there will definitely be bigger surprises.

However, the design idea of ​​the rocket has been developed, and whether it can be realized depends on the manufacturing department.

Zuo Menggeng couldn't be free for a moment, and under the guidance of Zuo Dai and Jiang Wei, he came to the casting factory.

"This casing is not difficult if it is made of wrought iron."

The factory manager here is Xiong Wanshui, Yang Gui's second apprentice.

Yang Gui can no longer keep up with technological progress and has retired early.Xiong Wanshui took over the management of the foundry, and he is very capable.

See the drawings, listen to the description, and give a happy answer.

Just talking about it was not enough, he asked the workers to get a batch of blanks and sent them to the forging press.

I saw him standing by the console, dropped the wrench casually, and saw the impeller, which was stationary in the water, suddenly rotated by the impact of the water flow.

Several connecting rods and gears on the machine tool began to rotate, driving the forging hammer weighing hundreds of kilograms to rise high and then fall heavily.

Zuo Menggeng observed carefully and found that this forging press was completely different from the model he had taken out at first.

The workpieces of each part have long been canceled from wood, and even all are made of steel.Moreover, the structure is more complicated, and the forging hammer that can be driven is also larger.

Under the continuous beating of the forging hammer, the blank is formed while rotating and receiving force.

Zuo Menggeng counted and found that such a large forging hammer could hit about [-] beats per minute, which shows how excellent the drive of this machine tool is.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help walking over to the impeller, wanting to take a closer look.

But after just one glance, he was dumbfounded.

"Who made these impellers?"

Xiong Wanshui thought something happened and was terrified.He hurriedly stopped the machine, ran over quickly, and said very anxiously: "Commander, I made it. I...I will change it back immediately."

Zuo Menggeng waved his hands, and even jumped onto the drive platform himself, and touched the blades with his hands, his face became brighter and brighter.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​pitching the blades?"

Xiong Wanshui observed carefully, and found that Zuo Menggeng didn't seem to be angry, and was more or less relieved.

"Just... not long ago, the drive of the second workshop was washed out by water. I went to check and found that the crooked impeller was stronger than the blades that were installed for some reason. I tried it here and found that That's true. Commander, can't you?"

Seeing his simple-minded appearance, Zuo Menggeng laughed out loud, feeling extremely happy.

"No? Why not? This is too good."

He asked a question.

"Then do you know why the driving force of the inclined blade is stronger than that of the straight one?"

Xiong Wanshui babbled and said: "I have listened to the class a few times, it seems to be called something... something like fluid."

He is an apprentice brought by Yang Gui, he has already grown up, so he has not received any orthodox knowledge education.

It was Zuo Menggeng who knew clearly whether craftsmen had cultural differences, so they specially arranged correspondence classes in the factory and forced them to attend the classes.

Obviously, Xiong Wanshui is not a good learner.

But he's a lucky guy.

Because he accidentally discovered the secret of the paddle.

People in later generations are used to oar blades.

Isn't it just arranged in a zigzag according to certain rules, and it can be used to drive ships and airplanes.

But professionals know best how advanced technology and technology are contained in it.

Now, the door is open ahead of schedule.

(End of this chapter)