Chapter 106 Mines and Landmines "It's about as powerful as a torpedo, oh my God, what a terrible weapon it must be?
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Guan Wenhai and Sima Cuo were shocked inexplicably - if the torpedo did not have a power, Ben Yin said so, the two of them may not have an intuitive impression, but now that the power of the torpedo has been proven, it can be called a devastating existence.
But now Ben Yin told them that there was more than one weapon like torpedoes, which was more terrifying—torpedoes were already so terrible that they really couldn't think of any other weapon that could compare with torpedoes.
Could it be the legendary four-hundred-millimeter mortar?
But even if it's a mortar, it's inferior to a torpedo, right?
"Uh......
You're mistaken.
Seeing the expressions of the two, Ben Yin knew that they were wrong, and hurriedly explained: "This weapon is called a mine, and the power is not strong - to be exact, the power of a single mine is not as strong as a torpedo, but the characteristics of mines are mainly many, which can be called dense, and it is very secretive, and it is impossible to prevent it."
The role of the two is also different, the torpedo is a direct attack on the enemy ship, the effect is similar to that of a cannonball, the difference is that the torpedo is sailing underwater, not above the surface.
The main role of mines is not to sink warships, the main role of mines is actually to block the shipping lane, in terms of status and torpedoes, but the nature is different, and it can even be said to be diametrically opposed - if the torpedo is a single pair of single open swords and guns, if it is a real warrior, then the mine is an assassin hidden in the dark, a fatal blow and people are unguardable. ” "I see, it's really a long experience."
Guan Wenhai and the others suddenly realized when they heard this, but they were scolding their mother in their hearts - what are you talking about?
What is an assassin hidden in the shadows?
You've said so much, what exactly is this thing called a mine?
Listen to the meaning of your words, this mine should also be a weapon, but what is the way of attack?
Do you just hide in the shadows, wait for the enemy ship to pass by, and suddenly rush out to attack the enemy ship?
But how do you get out?
It's no wonder that the two are confused, because the concept of a trap type of thermal weapon of mine has not appeared in this era, and in their impression, thermal weapons should be like cannons and guns, firing projectiles through tools to achieve the purpose of killing and injuring the enemy - even if it is a torpedo, the attack method is the same, but the torpedo is a little larger, and at the same time, the barrel is replaced by a torpedo tube.
And weapons such as mines or mines should be classified as traps, put mines in the water, once the enemy's ship touches, it will immediately activate the fuse, the mine explodes, sink or damage the enemy ship, similar weapons and mines - in fact, such a weapon concept existed before the Tang Dynasty, such as the trap arranged by the hunter, the thistle terrestris scattered on the battlefield, the horse pit, the tripping horse, etc., are all a kind of trap weapons, but no one put this theory on the hot weapon to improve.
It's not that the ancients weren't smart enough, it's just that the time for thermal weapons to appear is too short, and it's only twenty years to be full, and in these twenty years, most of the time has been in a state of peace, and there have been a few large-scale wars, which has led to the fact that although thermal weapons are widely known, there are very few people who have really seen them - they haven't even seen thermal weapons, let alone further research and development, or some people have such ideas, but they don't have the opportunity to practice, and naturally they can't study them.
In terms of understanding of thermal weapons, Li Zhen should be the first person in the world, but he did not take out mines and mines early, the reason is very simple, take landmines as an example: The first reason is that although the mines are good, but the importance of the Tang Dynasty is not so great, the Tang Dynasty is the world's first power, even if the military force does not have the bonus of thermal weapons, it is also the strongest in the world, it may be a little difficult to push the world, but sweeping Asia is the same as playing, and now there are guns and cannons to assist, it is like a tiger with wings, leading foreign countries more than one era, with such a powerful weapon, the role of mines is not so important, more than one is not more, less it is not a lot.
The second is that there is no need, Datang has always had an overwhelming advantage in foreign wars over the years, and landmines are a defensive weapon, these years Datang is in full swing, in wars with neighboring countries are often based on victory as the final result, not even a single defeat, mines are defensive weapons, most of the time the loser is used to resist the invader, delay the enemy's invasion time.
And in today's world, which country can defeat the Tang Dynasty several times?
Naturally, there is no, since no one can defeat Datang, then naturally there is no need for mines to defend.
Third, it is Li Zhen's little selfishness, he doesn't want mines to appear so small in the world, because the structure of mines is too simple, the principle is also very simple, and the firing method is similar to that of grenade shells, but this mine is just passively fired.
This is the only difference between mines and active weapons, but there is no technical gap, as long as you understand a little about the principle of thermal weapons, you can easily make it.
And although the mine is cheap to manufacture, but the power is good, plus this thing is buried in the ground, it can be called unguardable, if the enemy knows the manufacturing method of this thing, the consequences can be very serious - you can think about it, if the enemy makes mines in batches and buries them outside a certain city, then who would dare to go out of the city?
In addition, if the front-line Datang and the enemy are fighting at the most critical moment, and they are in urgent need of logistical supplies, but the enemy has planted a large minefield on the road you must pass through in the rear, hindering the smooth flow of your materials, even if you can't attack the transport team, the impact on the efficiency of the transport team is also very large, and the impact on the war on the front line is fatal, maybe the army on the front line may be defeated and lost.
The power of this weapon is not very large, but it is very disgusting, and it can be called unguardable - in later generations, the Yue Monkey invaded our Celestial Empire, and the Celestial Empire was furious, and the tank drove directly to their capital, forcing the Yue Monkey to raise a white flag and surrender.
Not only that, in order to punish the Yue Monkey, the Celestial Empire not only demolished all the industrial facilities that had been built for the Yue Monkey before, but also laid a large number of mines in the north of the Yue Monkey......
Until the 21st century, these mines have not been cleared, and there are often mine incidents (in other words, the quality of these mines is really good, and they can still work for more than 30 years), which also leads to the fact that the north of the Yue Monkey is still a barren country until Li Zhen crosses, not to mention industry, and even agriculture has not developed much - after all, a hoe is likely to hit a mine and explode, even farmers who are no longer afraid of death dare not farm in such a place, right?