Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 99 Secret Weapon
The gun frame is also made of steel. A simple two-legged iron frame is set on the gun body and fastened with screws. It weighs twenty catties and is nailed to the ground like two tiger paws.

Chai Lin produced three sets in succession, and produced thousands of steel balls. He didn't know whether it would be useful or not, so he didn't dare to produce more.

It was already afternoon, the sun was still good, and there was still enough time for experiments.

Chai Lin pushed the flat cart to the reconnaissance and communication camp not far away. Wang Damao was on duty at the gate, swinging back and forth with a short spear.

"Master Commander." Wang Damao saluted.

Chai Lin said: "Go, call Battalion Commander Chai and bring five people."

"Yes, please wait a moment, my lord."

Soon Chai Meng came out, saw Chai Lin pushing three small cannons and said, "Master, what's the matter."

Chai Lin ordered: "New weapon experiment, take five brothers, ride with me on horseback, let's go to the back mountain."

"Yes."

Chai Meng immediately arranged for a group of seven people to ride horses and bring all the small cannons and ammunition to the Wild Boar Valley seven miles away.

Originally, this place was a paradise for wild boars and wild wolves, but now it has changed drastically. The dozens of acres of woods in front of the slope in the dense forest have become flat land.Barbed wire fences are pulled around, and ordinary people are strictly prohibited from entering.

There are traces of smoke bombs sprayed by small melons everywhere on the field. Regardless of the fact that the little melons made by Geng Gong are not very good, he has done a lot of experiments.

Chai Lin assembled the small artillery and said, "Come on, watch me operate it."

Everyone watched carefully, and Chai Lin carefully loaded the cannon.Four taels of gunpowder were compacted, and one hundred steel balls were wrapped in paper and lightly filled in.

Chai Meng and others also learned to load two doors, and then fixed the big nails on the tail of the artillery.

Five dummies made of wooden chips were placed 100 meters ahead.

"Cover your ears, open your mouth, and retreat three meters." Chailin ordered, then plugged his ears with his fingers, followed by lighting the first cannon of the cannon, and retreated.

"Boom." There was a loud noise, and the birds in the whole forest were scared away.

Chai Meng and the others had their heads buzzing, but fortunately they took precautions.

I saw the five dummies at 100 meters, as if hit by hail, they fell down instantly.

Chai Meng was surprised and said: "Brother, this is really powerful."

"Well, it's still early, I just studied it. Go and have a look."

Everyone came over to see that the dummy made of wooden boards on the ground had been turned into a hornet's nest, and each dummy shot ten steel balls on average.

"If this is a real person, I'm afraid he would have died a long time ago." Chai Meng said.

Chai Lin smiled and said, "Why don't you try wearing armor?"

"No, no, no, I still have to take care of my brother." Chai Meng waved his hands quickly.

The results of the experiment were recorded, and a second experiment was started.

Replaced the wooden dummy and stood at 150 meters.

This time Chai Meng ignited the fire, and everyone learned to behave, blocked their ears, and retreated a few meters behind.

With a bang, the dummy fell down.

The result this time was a little different from last time. Although the target fell down, only three steel balls were hit on average for each plank.

"Mengzi, tell me, what is the difference between the two firings?" Chailin asked.

Mengzi is a member of the Chai family. He went to private schools for a few days when he was a child, but he has never been exposed to physics and other things, but his brain is good.

I drew a picture with a pen and paper, and said: "Brother, I feel that the steel ball shot out from the muzzle is a small circle, and the more scattered it becomes, the steel balls are relatively dense at a distance of 100 meters. The distance is much sparser. If it reaches a distance of 150 meters, I think the number of bullets will be less, and even the wooden man cannot be defeated."

Chai Lin said: "Okay, there are two tricks, and you are very capable. Let's go and try again, this time you fire."

In the third experiment, at a distance of 200 meters, four or two medicines and one hundred steel balls were used.

There was a loud bang, but the dummy did not fall down. It was observed again that three of the five dummies were hit by two bullets, and two were missed. Moreover, the steel ball was only stuck on the wood and did not penetrate.

Chai Lin shook his head: "This is too weak, it can't beat a dummy at 200 meters, isn't this nonsense?"

The fourth experiment was carried out soon, and the dose was increased to six taels. After a loud noise, there was a buzzing sound, and the five dummies at a distance of 200 meters fell down in response, and all of them were pierced with five or six holes.

"Search carefully to see how far the steel ball has hit." Chailin said.

"Yes." The boys from the reconnaissance battalion searched behind and found the steel ball at a distance of 280 meters.

Although the quality of seamless steel pipes produced by metal products is good, six taels is already the safest medicine. If it is increased to eight taels, the risk will be much greater. If it reaches one catty, the chamber may explode at any time.

Chailin arranged for someone to write down the parameters, steel ball shotgun, six-two doses, and an effective range of 200 meters.

Next, we shot solid iron eggs. The 350 mm diameter solid egg has a very long range. The impact point of the bullet is between [-] and [-] meters. The attack power is also very strong, but the killing surface of the solid bullet is only one point. If it hits, it will be gone. If it attacks a specific target, it will have to be fired indiscriminately to hit it.

Chai Lin was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Haha, with this gun, our combat effectiveness will be greatly enhanced. Chai Meng, your reconnaissance and communication battalion has a total of 30 people, equipped with ten artillery pieces, ready to fight in case of emergency."

"Yes. It's just that this cannon has to have a name, brother please name it." Chai Meng said.

"Okay, although this cannon is small, it looks like a tiger lying down, so it's called Crouching Tiger Cannon."

Chai Meng is overjoyed, don't think that the reconnaissance battalion is a show, in fact, the reconnaissance battalion is a special force, and it is equipped with this kind of light and small artillery. A group of three can move quickly and deploy for battle.

Next, Chai Lin explained the key points of Crouching Tiger Cannon operation in detail, and Chai Meng recorded them one by one.Although the crouching tiger cannon has a slow rate of fire, its range is far longer than that of bows and arrows, and its lethality is great. It can be said to be the nemesis of infantry. Within 200 meters, even if it has heavy armor, it has to stop.

Chai Meng was very happy, this is a good thing, with this thing, anyone who refuses to accept it will cut him off.

Chai Lin made another arrangement and said: "Practice hard, pay attention to safety, and strictly follow the rules. When you are proficient in the practice, I will hand over the dozen or so people Ruan Xiaoqi brought to you to train the artillery."

"Yes." Chai Meng said.

The way of war, artillery is king.No matter how fierce your infantry is, you can't escape the firepower of the artillery.

The artillery training of the reconnaissance and communication battalion is very low-key, there is no publicity, and it is a military secret.Chai Lin pays attention to making a fortune by keeping his head down and making a fortune, and making a high profile will only bring him bad luck.

When Chailin came back, besides inspecting his factory, the most important thing was of course the training.That night, I went back to the village barracks for inspection, and continued to conduct military training in the village barracks for the next few days.

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