readx The craftsmen at the craftsman camp are very busy.
The armor and firecrackers originally equipped with 7,000 soldiers are basically complete.
The naval guns for the newly launched Galen ship have also been completed.
The craftsmen at the craftsmen at the craftsman camp have just breathed a sigh of relief.
Sir When the masters came back, the craftsmen had a premonition that they would be busy when they heard that the master was back.
Sure enough, the master ordered ten days ago to prepare armor, firecrackers, gunpowder, wild goose feather knives, and spears for three thousand soldiers, as well as new troops. naval gun orders.
When Zhao Lie arrived at the craftsman camp, Yuan Yi, Tiago and other craftsmen were already waiting at the gate of the camp.
"Mr.
Tiago, does the cannon foundry have any good news for me?"
Zhao Lie couldn't help but ask after seeing Tiago's red face.
"Sir, this is indeed good news."
Tiago looked around reservedly at the several gunsmiths around him.
They all looked proud, "Sir, since the quality of wrought iron has improved again, we will make it."
We have a 48-pound short-barreled cannon and a long-barreled cannon, but," Tiago paused again at this time, Zhao Lie was as naughty as when he was watching TV dramas and adding commercials when they were in high spirits in his previous life.
"It's just, sir, 50% of the forty-eight-pound cannons cast by Tiefan cracked due to insufficient chamber pressure."
Tiago's voice became softer at this time.
Indeed, the scrap rate of other artillery is only 10% or at most 20%, and the scrap rate of the 48-pounder gun is a full 50%.
It's equivalent to casting one cannon for the price of two cannons.
No one among the craftsmen is sure whether the Lord is very dissatisfied.
"Okay, great."
Zhao Lie was overjoyed.
Expensiveness is not a problem, the question is whether it is available.
Only when naval guns reach forty-eight pounds can the real heavy artillery be born.
Historically in England, the concept of heavy artillery was calculated as forty-eight pounds.
Sixty-four-pounder cannon, seventy-six-pounder cannon, and up to ninety-eight-pounder cannon.
Of course, that was a hundred years later.
He has touched the threshold of heavy artillery in advance.
If he is not satisfied, this is really great news.
Having such heavy artillery means that Zhao Lie's fleet can fight against thousands of tons of warships from the Netherlands, Spain, and England.
It is also difficult for their thick wooden ships to withstand the 48-pound short-barreled cannon, and the long-barreled cannon is useful for guarding ports and castles. , bombarding enemy forts and city walls are all great weapons, truly a weapon for the country.
Hearing Zhao Lie's praise, several cannon-casting masters were extremely happy.
After all, such heavy cannons came from the hands of several Chinese and foreign masters, and they were second to none in the Far East.
"Three thousand taels of silver will be rewarded to several craftsmen.
They will be issued today.
In addition, this cannon is named Tiago Cannon."
Zhao Lie certainly did not hesitate to reward such military talents.
As for naming the cannon, according to the practice at that time, whoever invented the cannon would be given the name of the person who named the cannon.
Suddenly, the atmosphere became more lively.
Each of the five cannon-casters can get 500 taels of silver, and the other craftsmen can get 500 taels of silver.
It's a huge sum of money.
And Tiago's face was even red with excitement.
This is a naval gun named after him.
This is the highest honor of a gunsmith.
His reputation will still be spread a hundred years later.
In Western Europe, this is the greatest honor of a craftsman.
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Yes, I have.
The person who is most envious, jealous and hateful here is Yuan Yi.
Old Yuan is lamenting in his heart, damn, these cannon makers are crazy.
How many rewards have they received this year?
Because Old Yuan is the boss, the rewards have to come from him.
The money was given to five people, and they were even more jealous.
"The Jianghuying camp is what it is today, thanks to Yuan Tou's hard work.
I will reward you with three hundred taels of silver."
As if he knew what Lao Yuan was thinking, Zhao Lie said with a smile.
"How can this make me ashamed of myself?"
Yuan Yi immediately laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth.
"Sir, I also have good news for you.
The grenades and gunpowder packets have been made.
However," Yuan Yi looked at Zhao Lie and put away his smile.
Zhao Lie is even more disgusted.
Whoever he learned it from will be buried in trouble.
"Sir, this grenade is just a bit too heavy."
"Oh, I'll test the cannon and the bombs right now."
Everyone gathered around Zhao Lie and came to the cannon test site on the mountain behind Jianghu Camp.
When the craftsmen rolled out the 48-pound short-barreled cannon and the long-barreled cannon, Zhao Lie saw that they were slightly thicker than the original 32-pound cannon.
Of course it is too heavy.
The craftsmen quickly cleared the chamber, put in the medicine packets and projectiles, compacted it with a pestle, and fired.
With a loud noise, the five-inch external side plate of the target less than a mile away shattered, revealing the rammed earth inside, and It hit deeply and was extremely powerful.
Zhao Lie nodded with satisfaction.
This power was much stronger than the 32-pound cannon.
The forty-eight-pound long-barreled gun's shelling hit the brick-clad city wall and splashed dust all over the sky.
Ten shots hit, eight of them hit, the brick-clad city wall shattered, and the projectiles penetrated deeply into the rammed earth inner wall.
Zhao Lie was the first to applaud, and there was a burst of applause immediately.
I am really happy today.
However, when the grenade was brought up for use, Zhao Lie was not so happy.
This grenade is extremely huge, weighing three pounds.
It is made of rectangular cast iron on the outside, with fragmentation marks carved by hand, and has a wooden handle on the back.
A tall and strong craftsman first lit the fuse with fire, then sprinted a few steps and threw it hard. come out, then lean over, The grenade flew more than ten steps away and exploded after landing for two breaths.
Two wooden figures within five meters were hit by fragments.
However, there were not many fragments of the cast iron shell, but Zhao Lie explained that the small iron fragments mixed with it were not.
Less, it just penetrated the armor, not penetrated it.
This is really useless.
Zhao Lie estimates that the distance of more than ten steps is too close, and the damage power of the fragments within five steps is too small.
Most of the Jiannu are wearing iron armor, so there is no serious damage.
It can only have an effect on Yu Ding and the coated cotton armor.
It is a great weapon against the peasant army, which lacks even cotton armor, but its primary opponent is the Jiannu.
As for the peasant army, they have no use for grenades.
Artillery, blunderbuss, and cavalry are enough for them to drink a pot.
Of course, when defending the city, it still has its role in street fighting in the city.
Zhao Lie said nothing and signaled to test the explosive package.
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The gunpowder bag weighs ten kilograms, is tied tightly with hemp rope, and contains iron pieces.
After the test explosion, it is surprisingly powerful at a distance of more than ten meters.
It is a weapon for defending the city.
Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious.
This thing consumes a lot of gunpowder, so preparations must be made in advance.
Zhao Lie didn't say much and decided to make 300 grenades and 50 bags first.
And issued a reward of three hundred taels.
Finally, there was a demonstration of iron armor.
Guo Fu personally placed the fish scale armor, cotton armor, and Shidao's new plate armor on the human-shaped wooden target.
Three strong archers used a one-stone bow to open the bow and release an arrow at sixty steps, and a one-stone bow string.
The strong elastic force twisted and deformed the iron arrows and struck them out.
The iron arrows whistled and struck three armors in an arc.
The three archers shot five arrows one after another, and all of them hit the target with the clanging sound of the iron weapons.
Zhao Lie and others stepped forward to take a closer look one by one.
They saw that two of the five arrows on the fish scale armor commonly worn by the Ming army generals had slipped from the armor leaves, and three arrows were inserted into the armor leaves.
The deepest one was only inserted half an inch. , the other two branches barely penetrated the armor, and the cotton armor All the five arrows on the armor were inserted into the armor, and three of them penetrated an inch.
Of the five arrows on the plate armor, only three penetrated, but the penetration was deeper than that of the fish scale armor.
The two arrows on it that could barely break through the armor were the deep ones.
It seems that fish scale armor has the best anti-arrow effect, while plate armor is slightly worse.
Zhao Lie ordered people to put three new fish scale armor, cotton armor, and plate armor on the wooden target, and asked Yu Dabao to hold an iron rod and hit three sticks with eight points of strength each.
More than 20 fish scales fell off.
The blades and cotton armor are cracked and open, revealing the wooden target inside.
The plate armor is a little deformed, but the protective power is still there.
It is the best armor in this category.
The situation is clear.
Fish scale armor is slightly better than plate armor for bow and arrow protection.
In close combat, plate armor is slightly stronger than fish scale armor.
Each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
However, it takes a skilled craftsman several months to complete a pair of fish scale armor.
Most of the fish scale armor is The cost is labor, money and food, while plate armor only takes a few days, and the cost is only one-twentieth or thirty-third of that of fish-scale armor.
Therefore, Zhao Lie can use plate armor to quickly arm the soldiers of the captive army on a large scale.
If the fish-scale armor is used to defeat all the captives, If the army is armed, Zhao Lie may have gone bankrupt long ago.
Therefore, plate armor is not unexpectedly praised by everyone.
In fact, Jiannu's most lethal heavy infantry is its heavy infantry.
Its half-farming and half-herding nature determines that Jiannu's horse fighting ability is not as good as that of the Mongolian tribes who grew up on horses.
However, Jiannu's The strict military laws of the slaves and the strong infantry combat capabilities based on them are the decisive factors.
Sexually, so when they faced the Mongolian tribes, they used the power of the entire Jurchen clan to attack the scattered Mongols.
When they faced the Ming army, they used their excellent maneuverability and iron-blooded close combat to gain the upper hand. , therefore, plate armor has more advantages than fish scale armor, especially when facing Jiannu attacks.
At this point, Zhao Lie had completed the inspection of several weapons, armor and firearms.
He was very satisfied.
It can be said that this was the most satisfactory time for Zhao Lie.
The weapons and armor of the Polu Army are finally fully developed, and the craftsman camp can immediately devote all its efforts to production.
The day when the Polu Army has all the weapons and armor is not far away. sThanks to all the readers for their support, I have been able to get where I am now.
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