Chapter 117 Poor Soldiers

Looking at these large shrapnel, Yu Xiaotian couldn't laugh or cry. Unexpectedly, what he took for granted was such a result, which couldn't help but make him very disappointed.

Later, Yu Xiaotian thought carefully about it. This problem is not unsolvable, because the eight-way military * in later generations is not much stronger than the * he uses now, and even the raw materials are not as good as the raw materials he currently uses. In order to make * reach a usable level, it is necessary to increase the amount of charge and reduce bullets. Wall thickness, if necessary, you can find a way to reserve a groove directly on the shell case when casting, so as to become a prefabricated fragment.

So he said he would do it, and immediately recruited the blacksmiths who came to talk about his ideas and asked them to find a way to cast another batch of shell casings according to his requirements.

When the second batch of shells was cast and loaded, they were immediately transported to the shooting range for testing.

Yu Xiaotian put a * on the ground, surrounded all the boards, and then lit the lead of *. After a while, he only heard a roar, and then saw a piece of gunpowder smoke in the shooting range.

Everyone immediately gathered around to watch the effect. On the boards near the bombing point, this time Yu Xiaotian saw dense bullet holes.

This fragment was reserved and increased the amount of charge*. After the explosion, the entire shell was finally successfully blown into pieces. Except for the relatively intact part of the warhead, all the rest were shattered into pieces.

After inventory, in the end, this * produced a total of 21 shrapnel, with an effective killing range of about one foot. Once thrown into the crowd, this thing is definitely a big killer. At least there is no problem in killing and injuring several people.

Especially when they are used to fight against people at sea, the main way of fighting in this era. After approaching enemy ships, they only need to throw a few of these things on enemy ships. It is estimated that the effect is better than bombarding the other's ships with artillery.

A few such * can basically sweep the other party's deck with all the living power, and the next battle will be much easier to fight, which is much more powerful than the * they used before.

Therefore, Yu Xiaotian looked at such an explosive effect. Even after several continuous experiments, it was confirmed that there was no problem with this design. Except that the operation is not as convenient as that of later generations, it is not as powerful as that of later generations. Now this thing can reach a practical state.

So he immediately took out a few people and a stove, and began to open the mold to produce this * shell case, and then handed it over to the gunpowder workshop for packaging, which can be used at any time in the future.

And the gunmaking side is not willing to lag behind. In the past few months, the craftsmen have implemented the method of labor-to-labor cooperation, creating a full-time barrel for the barrel of the gun barrel, the special firing mechanism for the firing agency, and the stock maker of the wooden stock, and even has a special person responsible for drilling. Responsible for tapping wires and making screws.

When the craftsmen are proficient, not only the output has begun to increase significantly, but also the quality has been greatly improved, and the scrap rate has been greatly reduced.

Gunmakers have exceeded 70% of the original scrap rate. By this time, they have increased the yield rate to more than 50%. Basically, one of the two barrels built meets the quality requirements.

You can't underestimate such a yield. In the era of hand-made barrels, it is very difficult for any craftsman to increase the yield to 50%. After changing the production method, each craftsman specializes in one job every day. It's not easy to achieve exquisite craftsmanship in a job. Unless this craftsman is really a fool, practice makes perfect, and naturally improves the yield.

And this has a great advantage, that is, if a half a craftsman is lost, it is difficult to effectively copy this kind of Japanese-style chry gun with their own craftsmanship alone, which also ensures the safety of technology to some extent.

So by August, the production of trifuge guns has increased to about 100 per month. Although it is not very high, it has accumulated more. After a while, Seawolves can popularize this kind of trifling rifle.

Nowadays, at least all the * hands of the battle camp have begun to be equipped with this kind of flatch guns. In addition to a small number of relatively exquisite and useful bird guns and muskets left in the training camp for training, they have been completely remade.

Even some of the soldiers on the ship began to gradually equip this kind of phlint, which made the sea wolf members like tigers with wings. Now they all look awesome, and they feel their legs hanging up when walking.

However, the huskage gun used by the war camp and the huskage gun used by the sailors are not a version. Because the soldiers mostly move on land and the space requirements are not very high, the musket issued by the barracks belongs to the extended version. After putting on the buttstock, the whole gun is about 1.6 meters long, which stands up just like the height of the soldiers. Almost.

Moreover, the * hand's close self-defense ability of the barracks is poor, and it is also very simple to solve this problem, that is, it is simply equipped with a short knife with a length of more than one foot, that is, a bayonet commonly referred to in later generations. Usually, it does not need to go up to the muzzle, just insert it into the scabbard and wear it close to it. Once it is needed When you want to fight closely, pull out the knife and get stuck on the barrel.

This kind of short knife made his men build a lot of short knives after many tests, and finally determined. The short knife with a knife handle is one foot and a half long, the blade is more than a foot long, the knife ridge is thick, and there are two blood grooves on both sides of the knife body. The knife tip is sharp, the knife is sharp, and the whole knife looks thick and heavy.

Once such a short knife is put on the muzzle, it can not only hold it as a short spear thrust and assassinate the enemy, but also round it as a simple knife and chop the enemy. The power is really considerable. Even if it is too late to get to the muzzle of the gun, the user can pull out to fight close to the enemy, so as to avoid an empty gun. When he was in state, he was approached by the enemy, and his hand became the meat on the cutting board and was slaughtered by others.

And Yu Xiaotian directly bypassed the bend of the development of the bayonet. When designing the bayonet, the bayonet can be directly designed after reaching the muzzle, and the gun can continue to aim and fire.

The earliest bayonet in history does not have such a function. The earliest bayonet in history is very simple. When using it, you have to insert the handle into the gun to fix it before it can be used, but at this time * can no longer shoot, and many times after putting on the bayonet, it is touched and stabbed The knife may also come out of the muzzle and fall to the ground. As a result, there is only one burning stick left in the hand, waiting to be slaughtered.

Yu Xiaotian's design is such a trick. Think about it, if the pistol has been loaded, but it has not been opened. After putting on the bayonet, and waiting for the enemy to rush to fight for his life, he suddenly hugged the fire. At close range, the enemy has only one Dead end.

However, there are also certain drawbacks in doing so. Once the hand is too nervous, the bayonet has been filled with ammunition in the bayonet, and the machine head has been opened. It may hit your own people, so it needs to be standardized during training. Generally, bayonet is not allowed to bring bayonets. Load it.

In this regard, Yu Xiaotian's practice can be said to have completely come to the forefront of history, because when the southern Japanese husknel gun was finalized and produced, although Westerners have also developed the huskling gun in this era, the huskling gun mechanism designed by Westerners has not yet been fully mature and has not been popularized, limited to very few countries. A small number of personnel at home are equipped.

And before the development of huskage guns, the West gradually improved to become huskage guns after passing through rotary rounds*. However, Yu Xiaotian, a Xibei goodsman, can stand on the shoulders of historical giants, bypass these detours, and directly take out a relatively mature tlock mechanism, making the southern Japanese huskling guns very quickly It is mature and finalized to start production.

In addition, the bayonet has not been invented by Western countries at this time. According to the historical process, Westerners have gradually developed the bayonet many years after this, but Yu Xiaotian began to equip his men with a standard bayonet as the last weapon of * hands. While having long-range strike ability, he also has considerable close combat ability, which undoubtedly greatly improves the combat effectiveness of Seawolf soldiers.

However, for the huskage gun equipped with sailors, it is somewhat different from the huskage guns used by the soldiers, because the space on the ship is relatively small. If the huskage gun is too long, it is not easy to operate. Moreover, when using this guy on the ship, it is generally close to a very close distance, and there is no need for the sailors' hustatsu. The gun has a long range, so the tizhao gun used by the sailors on the ship is relatively short, which is enough to ensure an effective range of 50 steps.

In addition, when taking over the side battle, it is not appropriate and inconvenient to take a hustling gun to fight the bayonet with people, so once the sailor starts a side battle with the enemy, it is better to take a long gun or a single knife.

Therefore, the twivel gun used by sailors has also been equipped with bayonet, but only left bayonet support. If necessary, bayonet can be given to them. Usually, sailors are given a wild geese knife with each person as a melee weapon on the ship. Some sailors don't even like to use a single knife and like to carry plates. With the axe to work, Yu Xiaotian did not deliberately restrict them. According to their personal preferences, let them choose their own weapons for close combat. In short, as long as they can win, even if they bite with their teeth and strangle the enemy with their underwear, it doesn't matter.