"It's so complicated to operate artillery, will you get the order wrong because you're nervous?"
A teammate asked."
Of course!"
Getting up and sitting on the bunk, Blue turned to look at his teammate and said, "When I first started training, I was severely criticized by the one-eyed instructor, and I remembered it after a few more practices."
As a gun commander, I also had to command the crew to operate the artillery, and the steps had to be memorized. ”"Wow!
It's not bad to be a deputy in the militia team, and to be a gun commander in the artillery team!
”Kadir said with some envy."
It's okay."
Blue scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.Everyone is still convinced that Bru can become the artillery commander, after all, he is the most diligent and serious person here.Speaking of which, Kadir was still influenced by this stupid big man to become serious, otherwise he would not have been selected to be included in the musket team."
Still, you haven't really fired a cannon yet.How powerful is this artillery?
How does it compare to trebuchets?
I guess only the lord knows. ”Another teammate looked regretful, he really wanted to see for himself how the artillery attacked the target."
You can rest assured that in two days there will be a live-fire test firing to test the artillery.""
Everyone is allowed to watch from a distance, except for those who are on duty that day," said the one-eyed instructor. ”"Oh?
That's really exciting. ”Kadir and the rest of his teammates showed great interest.Two days later, on a relatively sunny afternoon, the artillery team was finally about to conduct open live firing.The test was conducted on a flat ground south of the camp, and the artillery fired shells in the direction of the Sky Dome Mountains.The lord also came to the scene to watch the artillery exercises.Many people who were interested in artillery also watched the excitement from the sidelines.The nearby snow has been cleared and a cannon is placed in the center.Under the arrangement of Viscount Jarvis, the first shot of this artillery was fired by a group led by Blue.Adjusting the direction of the barrel, Blue swallowed as he waited for his team to load the shells.With so many people around looking at him, it made him a little nervous.Everything was ready, and the team member in charge of ignition turned back to report to Blue: "Commander Blue, ready, ready to ignite." ”"Fire!"
Without any hesitation, Blue ordered decisively.Ignite the fuse, and it didn't take long for the deafening sound of artillery to suddenly sound.A heavy iron ball was propelled by the gas produced by the gunpowder and quickly launched from the chamber of the cannon.The naked eye cannot capture the trajectory of the iron ball in the air.In the blink of an eye, the iron ball had already flown far away, kicking up large clouds of snow and dirt as it smashed into the ground.Not only that, but the falling iron ball will continue to bounce after touching the ground, flying farther ahead.Everyone present had seen the explosion of gunpowder and was not frightened by the roar of artillery.But they were still shocked by the results of the live firing, and even Kadir was so shocked that he couldn't keep his mouth shut."
Wow!!""
The shells that come out fly so fast.""
Not only that, but you see, you can hit so far!"
The surrounding crowd instantly became hotly discussed, all discussing the power and range of the artillery, and they were all impressed by it.The first landing of the iron ball was hundreds of meters away from the gun, which was significantly longer than the effective range of the trebuchet, and the subsequent bounce could also deal secondary damage.Unlike the stones thrown by trebuchets, they are basically gone when they fall to the ground.As he met his expectations, Owen, who was watching from a distance, didn't react much.On the contrary, Marpel on the side looked at the place where the cannonball hit in amazement, the power was too amazing!
If the musket can shoot through the armor, it poses a certain threat to the knight.Then in the face of artillery, the knight was completely unable to parry.With just the blink of an eye, the cannonball can fly in front of you, and I am afraid that it can directly smash the armor on the knight's body in an instant, and die on the spot.This attack range is farther than a mage's normal ranged magic, and not even a large amount of magic.Equally surprised was Rusha, who was invited to watch.Seeing the power of the artillery, he immediately asked, "My lord, can I borrow it from you?"
In this way, our revenge plan can be better implemented. ”After swearing allegiance to Owen, Rusha lowered his posture and presented himself as a subordinate of the lord."
Yes, yes."
Owen touched his chin and pondered, "However, how are you going to get the artillery to its destination?"
There is not a safe and smooth road in the forest, and it is difficult to transport such a heavy and large weapon.Even if it is transported in, the forest is full of tall trees, how can you ensure that you can hit the target?
And where are you going to set up your artillery?
All in all, we need to have a good discussion. ”"That's right."
Lu Sha suddenly realized that he was too eager."
That being said, you can send five people over and learn how to operate the artillery, and maybe one day it will be used.""
Okay!"
Viscount Jarvis, who was standing behind the artillery group, put his hand on his forehead, looked into the distance, and couldn't help but whistle.He had learned about the power of artillery from Owen.Rao was still a little surprised by such an outcome.Next, Viscount Jarvis ordered a wooden pole to be inserted into the first place where the iron ball landed, and a piece of hemp rope was intercepted from the pole to the muzzle of the cannon.This long piece of hemp rope has markings at intervals of one meter to measure the range of the artillery.Recording the measured distance, Viscount Jarvis turned back and motioned for Blue to continue shooting.Blue nodded, instructed his team to clean the chamber, readjust the angle of the barrel, raise the muzzle slightly up, and then prepare for the shelling again.There was another huge roar, and this time the iron ball shot out flew even farther than the last time, causing people to exclaim.Well?
Why did the shells fall so far this time?
Kadir was amazed.After thinking about it carefully, he figured out that they had just raised the angle of the barrel.The higher the cannonball flies, the farther it can fall.Speaking of which, when a knight uses a crossbow to attack a distant target, he will shoot slightly upwards.The principle should be the same for both, Kadir guessed.It's ranging again, and the data is recorded.Blue fired two more shots from behind, and the last time the iron ball flew so far that it felt like it was more than a thousand meters.After that, it was the turn of the next group of artillery to operate the artillery, and after four shellings, the next group was replaced.Four groups of artillery, each firing four times, a total of sixteen test firings, finally got enough data.I see, Kadir can see it.The purpose of this test shot was to measure the effective range of the artillery, so that when dealing with undead monsters in the future, at least a rough idea of where the shells would hit.Looking at the pitch-black and mighty cannon, Kadir suddenly felt that the musket in his hand was no longer fragrant.No, no, no!
He shook his head, he couldn't think like this, although the power of the artillery was amazing, it required multiple people to operate together, which was quite inconvenient.In contrast, the musket was much more flexible.It's really not as powerful as artillery, but it's more than enough to deal with ordinary undead monsters.The cannon is supposed to be used against large undead monsters, such as the large carrion boar from earlier.I didn't expect the lord to be able to create a long-range high-powered weapon that was more powerful than a trebuchet, and everyone, including Kadir, suddenly increased their confidence in protecting the border town.