Kai Fu Han

Chapter 554

"Don't reveal it to your successors, just put more burdens on them. Whoever can resist and resists well will win." Liu Xinqi reminded.

"no problem."

It was finally time to take off the burden. Even though the burden was still on his shoulders, Liu Lizhen already felt very relaxed.

"What you just mentioned about the Logistics Department Research Institute, do you need me to send someone over to help you?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"No need, we also have talents in the logistics department. I have already found someone to take charge." Liu Lizhen waved his hand and refused without any hesitation.

Liu Xinqi was speechless, feeling as if he had been tricked just now.

Liu Lizhen's current self-confidence does not seem like he has no clue at all.

"Then it's up to you to decide. I only look at the results."

"Don't worry, it will definitely not be worse than the Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry." Liu Lizhen assured, patting his chest.

Liu Xinqi was even more convinced that he had been tricked by Liu Lizhen just now.

This person may be really tired, but it's certainly not to the point where he's exhausted.

"Promise, I'm at ease." Liu Xin looked at Liu Lizhen with a look that said, "I've seen through you." Liu Lizhen felt very embarrassed.

"Hmm... then go ahead and have a look. I'm also going to the artillery factory. I heard that a new seed gun has been developed. The ammunition is loaded from the back of the barrel. The sealing is no worse than that of the front-loading gun. The ammunition change speed is very fast. , comparable to a flintlock musket." Liu Lizhen changed the subject.

Liu Xinqi has already seen this kind of artillery, and it is the latest development result of the research institute led by Liu Zhimu.

It is similar to the Fran cannon of later generations, but because the steel and forging technology of the Xinghan League are superior to those of Portugal and the Ming Dynasty, which manufactured the Fran cannon, its performance in all aspects is far superior to that of the Fran cannon.

The Fran cannon consists of a mother gun and a sub-gun.The mother gun has a slender barrel and a small caliber. The gun body is equipped with a front sight and a rear sight, which can be used to aim and shoot at long-distance targets.There are lugs on both sides of the gun body. The gun body can be placed on the stand and the shooting angle can be adjusted in pitch.The rear part of the gun is thicker and has a long slot for loading the gun.The sub-guns are similar to small fire guns. Each main gun is equipped with 5 to 9 sub-guns, which can be loaded with ammunition in advance. During battle, the main gun is loaded in turn and fired, thus increasing the firing speed.

This kind of artillery was indeed the most advanced weapon in the world at that time, and it had initially possessed the basic characteristics of modern artillery. However, due to the technical level at that time, the Folan machine gun also had an insurmountable shortcoming: the gap tolerance between the sub-cannon and the belly was large. , causing the leakage of gunpowder gas, so it does not have the long range of the Hongyi cannon.

To be precise, the blunderbuss of the Fran cannon is actually a small artillery piece that can be used alone.

The function of the mother gun is to make the shooting accuracy of the child gun higher. It uses the high-temperature gas of the gunpowder explosion to extend the acceleration time of the shell in the barrel, and ultimately extends the shooting distance of the child gun shell.

The Xinghanmeng's sub-mother cannon is similar in principle to the Franco cannon, but there are essential differences, which can already be called "modern artillery".

Xinghan League's sub-cannon has only one barrel.

A gun is just a cannonball. Behind the warhead is just a shell containing explosives, and it does not have the ability to be fired independently.

This also results in the size of the sub-gun being very small and well-proportioned, and can be tightly inserted into the barrel of the mother gun.

Behind the mother gun is a movable mechanism. After opening, the rear of the gun barrel is directly visible, allowing the shell to be smoothly inserted into the barrel, and then the rear of the gun is returned and locked.

Since the gun tail needs to withstand the pressure generated by the entire explosive, the structure is very "strong" and all joints are made of steel, which is very heavy.Even if there is a rotating shaft structure, moving the entire breech mechanism requires the cooperation of two ordinary people.

Of course, being heavy also has its advantages. The sealing of the entire gun tail is very good. Even if there is air leakage, it will be guided forward by the gun tail and will not hurt the operator on the side of the gun or behind it.

"The rate of fire of the Zimu cannon is really fast. Once this type of artillery is mass-produced, the Jingyan II artillery will basically be eliminated." Liu Xinqi read it in the report of the Ministry of Industry and went to the development site to observe it, and knew that the Zimu cannon Cannon development progress.

At present, the Xinghan Alliance has the Jingyan Type III heavy artillery for long-range combat and the projectile Tiger Crouching Cannon for close combat. As the parent-child cannon of mid-range artillery, its huge rate of fire advantage will inevitably replace the Jingyan Type II artillery.

"The Ministry of Industry also introduced it to me in this way, so they invited me to watch the test firing. The purpose is to let me stop casting the Jingyan Type II artillery, and gradually stop casting some short-range and medium-range artillery on the battleship. "Liu Lizhen said.

"That's right. With more advanced artillery, it will naturally be used by the army." Liu Xinqi nodded, indicating that Liu Lizhen could go about his business.

Now is not the era of "nuclear" peace in later generations. There is no need to hide it. Advanced weapons must be used as soon as possible to maximize the gap between the enemy and us.

The mother-child cannon has been produced, and if research continues, a close-combat rapid-fire cannon will soon be produced.

Breech-loading muskets and machine guns based on the same principle are no longer far away.

Since mercury fulminate was accidentally configured in the first year of Jingyan, the research progress of flash caps has been relatively slow. However, good news has been coming recently. A stable gunpowder formula using mercury fulminate as the main material has been mastered. I believe it Mature bullets will soon be available.

After watching Liu Lizhen go away, Liu Xinqi led the guards to Baishiwan Shipyard.

At present, Xinghan League's "largest shipyard" has been inherited by Jiaozhou Bay. In addition to maintaining a certain shipbuilding scale to prevent accidents, the shipyards in Baishi Bay have begun to focus on research and development.

Liu Xinqi came to the shipyard this time because he was invited by the director of the shipyard to observe a newly developed warship.

A disruptive new battleship!

The name of the director of the shipyard is Deng Zhou. His family has been building ships for generations. He was a shipwright at Penglai Shipyard before. After entering the Xinghan League shipbuilding system, Deng Zhou’s talents were fully utilized and he was soon approved to receive immortal enlightenment. A second-level immortal technique that was very precious at that time.

After receiving the enlightenment of immortal magic, Deng Zhou became even more powerful.

The most powerful mountain-class battleship currently in the Xinghan League was developed and built by Deng Zhou.

After arriving at the shipyard, Liu Xinqi saw Deng Zhou waiting at the gate of the factory from a distance. He walked up and shook hands with him: "Long time no see, you really gave me a big surprise."

After Liu Xinqi used it several times in formal occasions, the handshake ceremony has gradually spread in the Xinghan League.

"The main reason is your inspiration and guidance, as well as Minister Liu's help." Deng Zhou said modestly.

The research and development of new warships was not completed independently by the shipyard. The Minister Liu mentioned by Deng Zhou was Liu Zhimu from the Ministry of Industry.

As Xinghanmeng's technology tree gradually climbs, more and more research and development can no longer be completed by an independent department.

In the construction of this new warship, a very critical problem was solved by the Ministry of Engineering, which was inspired by the mortise and tenon structure in woodworking.

(End of this chapter)