Chapter 154: 154 Alternative research and development of weapons
Chapter 154 154 Alternative research and development of weapons
In the Yangmu Kingdom, within the territory of the Augustine family, a large-scale factory is in operation.
Huge, towering chimneys billowing black smoke. The Augustine family relied on this newly built factory to make huge sums of money that they had never imagined before.
The factory in front of you can produce tens of thousands of K1 needle guns every year. It not only supplies the poplar kingdom, but also exports to some other surrounding countries.
The Cyric Factory in the Poplar Kingdom was forced to withdraw from the market of the Poplar Kingdom because it was unable to manufacture similar advanced weapons and was defeated by Count Augustine in the market.
The situation is very good, and the senior members of the Augustine family have even seen the hope of the family's rise.
Having a lot of money and Tang Mo's weapon technology, they even began to consciously improve Tang Mo's weapons, hoping to surpass them technically.
People in this era are not fools. They are also real people with their own thinking. They can develop and innovate, and sometimes they are even very smart.
Different from Cyric in the Kingdom of Wright, Tang Mo gave John complete weapons production technology, including flash caps.
This is also intentional on his part, because he needs to allow his weapons technology to spread reasonably within a certain range.
It’s not that he is crazy, but because such proliferation can lead to the emergence of more advanced weapons, and he can ensure that he will always be at the forefront of these weapons manufacturers.
On the one hand, he does this because he wants to protect himself, and on the other hand, he is also expanding his market. He can't always monopolize the flash hat technology, but he can always be the first to develop the best weapons to crush his opponents.
If only one country in the world has cannons, then this country will not buy too many cannons, because its opponents do not pose a threat to this country, so the total amount of arms purchases will not increase.
Furthermore, because there is no comparison, there is no urgency for improvement, and there is no market for advanced weapons. This is simply a disaster for an arms dealer.
Only when all countries in the world have cannons will it make sense to improve cannons and produce more cannons!
What Tang Mo is doing now is to make money to expand himself and at the same time make the whole cake bigger, so that he can eat more and more delicious things in the future!
After the elves mastered the fire hat technology, they obviously began to consider improving their own weapons and breaking Tang Mo's technology monopoly.
They haven't fully understood the steam engine yet, so they can't improve Tang Mo's steam engine system yet, but they can use existing technology to improve the weapons in their hands.
In the Elf factory, a worker saw Count Augustine coming to inspect with a large group of followers, and immediately notified his immediate superior who was supervising the work in the factory.
The general manager of this factory is actually the skilled worker of Datang Group who came to Yangmu Kingdom with John.
Now he is no longer an ordinary skilled worker, he is now a prominent figure in the territory of the Augustine family of the Poplar Kingdom.
He now lives in a huge manor, with attendants and guards everywhere he goes. There are so many elven craftsmen who follow him to learn steam engine manufacturing and gun technology. From any point of view, he is already superior to others.
The Augustine family offered him a good price, so he had no intention of returning to Datang Group. Now his monthly salary is 30 gold coins, which was unimaginable in the past.
After learning that Count Augustine had come to inspect in person, the craftsman, whose name had now been changed, came forward with several apprentices.
“Sir!” He walked directly in front of Count Augustine. He bowed and saluted, showing his loyalty and respect.
Count Augustine came for a purpose this time, so he waved his hand and excused the other party absentmindedly, and then asked impatiently: "Well... how is it?"
"We have modified it!" The craftsman who had become the person in charge immediately replied, and then took an improved strange-looking weapon from the hands of the apprentice behind him.
"How is the effect?" Count Augustine looked at the other party with expectation and asked.
He was really very satisfied with his decision, and felt that his decision to pay a large price to keep this worker from Bunas was simply a wise decision.
The craftsman began to introduce this new weapon: "This weapon combines the characteristics of the K1 fast gun and the revolver, and achieves the function of continuous fire!"
In fact, this is a large revolver, or it is almost equivalent to putting the cylinder of a revolver into the body of a Dreiser needle gun.
It is a pity that such a barbaric modification is simply a disaster for the performance of the weapon.
Just listen to the craftsman continue to introduce: "We shortened some barrels, then used the magazine of the revolver, and expanded it! ... This way, we can fire 8 times continuously!"
Theoretically, such a rifle, or a long-barreled revolver, can indeed fire continuously, but its shortcomings are also obvious. First of all, the enlarged magazine structure makes this weapon too bulky, and the gun body is very wide, making it inconvenient to operate.
Secondly, this weapon also inherits the shortcomings of the revolver. It has poor air tightness, limited range, and is laborious to reload.
So, this kind of good-looking weapon actually almost never appears in the real weapon sequence. Even if there were some installations, they were quickly eliminated.
But for the first time, this revolver rifle that realized the continuous shooting function of a weapon really surprised the earl.
He patted the other party's shoulder approvingly and said with satisfaction: "Very good."
After the craftsman finished talking about the advantages of this weapon, he could only explain the disadvantages of this weapon: "But, sir, after such changes, the range of the rifle has been greatly reduced."
"Huh?" Upon hearing this result, the earl immediately frowned - he had also fought in a war, and of course he knew the impact of weapon range on the outcome of the war.
Being able to shoot continuously does not necessarily mean you can win the battle. If you only need the continuous shooting function of the weapon, wouldn't it be better for him to mass-produce revolvers directly?
Hence, range is also a very important weapon performance, even the most important weapon performance! The Earl knew this very well, so when he heard that the new weapon had a very short range, he immediately became dissatisfied.
The craftsman explained with some guilt: "There is no way, the air tightness is really bad."
In fact, he only learned a little bit in Tang Mo's factory and only received a few trainings. If not for this, he would not have been sent here to serve as a technical guide.
In fact, he is more familiar with the assembly of steam engines. As for the modification of steam engines and the design of weapons, in fact, he basically knows nothing about them.
But even if he is such a dabbler and only saw something in Tang Mo's factory, he is definitely an expert among experts in the Yangmu Kingdom.
He is such a weapons technology expert who specializes in steam engines. If he can really improve a rifle, he will be really crazy.
So what he can do is to be a stitching monster and splice together two weapons from the Datang Group that were sold to the elves.
Tang Mo would not take such detours, but other arms dealers who imitated Tang Mo's weapons almost always had to go around.
"What's the use of this weapon?" The count frowned and looked at the officers who accompanied him for inspection.
Everyone fell into silence for a while. After a while, an officer finally held his chin and said cautiously: "It actually has an effect."
“Tell me about it.” The count suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and asked the officer.
The officer thought for a moment, and then replied: "Once the two armies are close, we can use this rifle, which has a shorter range but a stronger continuous shooting capability, to completely defeat the opponent!"
“What do you mean?” The count seemed to have grasped the point, and his expression improved significantly.
The officer continued to complete his thoughts: "Our troops can be equipped with K1 fast guns, and most of them are equipped with K1 fast guns with a longer range, but we can also issue this new revolver rifle to a small number of troops!"
The more he spoke, the brighter his eyes became, as if he had found a tactic for the future: "Let the K1 fast-gun troops cover the revolver rifle troops to get close to the enemy, and then use the revolver rifles to shoot continuously to defeat the enemy!"
“Well...that makes sense!” The earl suddenly became enlightened and felt that what the officer said did make sense.
The two weapons complement each other's strengths. Use the K1 rifle to stabilize your position, and then use a weapon with a faster rate of fire to suddenly output when it is close to the face to make up for the lack of rate of fire. This is obviously a more scientific strategy.
"Sir..." The head craftsman, who obviously knew nothing about military affairs, but already saw that he had passed this level, immediately asked.
The Count pointed proudly at the officer who came up with the idea: "According to what he said, form a mixed unit and try it."
He can be said to be wealthy now, so he doesn’t think there is anything to lose by giving it a try. Anyway, the army of the Yangmu Kingdom is replacing K1 fast guns and revolvers, so there is no problem in purchasing another weapon.
So, he waved his hand generously and said: "Let's equip two legions first and see! If the effect is good, we will ensure that two battalions in each legion are equipped with two K1 fast guns, and the other battalion is equipped with revolver rifles! Establish and promote the entire army!”
"Yes, sir!" The face of the craftsman in charge immediately showed an expression of ecstasy, which meant that he had a new job and more money to make.
(End of this chapter)