Ming Zuo

Chapter 926 Sea Trial (2)

Sun Chengzong finally knew how the new army's artillery was used.

When the order to fight was received, the soldiers were seen running to the gun positions quickly.Then two people shook the wheel and brought up the shells and cartridges prepared by the ammunition group.

One of the soldiers took out a thin iron needle from the side, and inserted it carefully along the small hole in the shell head.

Seeing that the cannonball is not an iron ball, but an elliptical arc at the front end, Sun Chengzong was very curious.

"What is the use of this iron needle?"

Zuo Menggeng personally explained to him.

"This is called the firing pin. When the shell flies out, no matter what object it hits, the firing pin will impact inside, thereby detonating the explosive and completing the killing."

Sun Chengzong thought about it in his mind for a while, but couldn't imagine the scene, so he had to hold back his curiosity for the time being.

The soldier loaded the firing pin and inserted the bullet into the barrel, followed by the cartridge.

Sun Chengzong noticed that the medicine cartridge was wrapped in mulberry paper and was in the shape of a cylinder, like a small piece of wood.

Zuo Menggeng took the initiative to introduce Xuanji to him.

"Look, Mr. Ge, this thing is called a flash cap. The firing pin inside the warhead also needs to hit this thing to detonate the explosives."

Looking at the small piece of copper at the bottom of the cartridge, Sun Chengzong was amazed.But he also knew that this should be Xia Jun's secret, so he didn't ask any annoying questions.

The warheads and cartridges were loaded, and the soldiers began to close the breech breeches.

Seeing the structure of the breech bolt, Sun Chengzong sighed dejectedly.He knew that Daming would not be able to manufacture such an ingenious part.

When the artillery is loaded, it's time for the surveying and mapping staff to show off their skills.

Because the heavy artillery is on the bottom deck, the field of vision is limited, which is not conducive to observation, so the navy invented a new method.

That is, the surveying and mapping staff will communicate the observed data on the command platform. The heavy artillery only needs to adjust the firing angle and height according to the data, and then complete the firing.

They don't need to see the target with their own eyes.

Seeing this series of actions, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but took two steps, lying on the position of the gun window and looking out.As a result, only the vast ocean could be seen, and the target ship, the Ataka ship, was completely missing.

"Can this hit the target?"

Sun Chengzong's insight was greatly impacted.

Regarding this point, Zuo Menggeng couldn't guarantee it either.

"It's not bad, it should be fine."

Seeing that all the preparations were completed, he said again: "Mr. Ge, let's go out and go to the deck to watch the shooting effect."

Sun Chengzong shook his head.

"The old man wants to see with his own eyes, how is this cannon fired?"

Zuo Menggeng hurriedly stopped him.

"Elder Ge doesn't know that once this cannon is fired, it will make a sound like a thunderbolt, shaking the sky and shaking the earth, and it will hurt you."

When the heavy artillery was tested, no one found the problem at first.As a result, when the heavy artillery was fired in a confined space, the powerful volume directly deafened the soldiers.

Only then was it discovered that the heavy artillery was so terrifying when it was fired.

Sun Chengzong didn't believe it.

"These soldiers are staying here well, why not the old man?"

Then he saw that the artillerymen took out strange things one after another.

The thing had a curved iron frame with rounded, soft wraps on both ends.

I don't know what's inside, but the outside is covered with leather, and the inside is dented inward.When worn on the head, it just completely covers the ears.

People in later generations will definitely smile knowingly when they see it.

This is not the headset Well.

Yes.

This is what Zuo Menggeng developed to solve the problem of shelling volume.

These are just earmuffs, and of course they cannot have the function of calling like the earphones of later generations.

But after testing, the effect of isolating the sound of shelling is very good.

And it's easy to make.

The iron frame can be made by any craftsman. The inside of the ear bag is covered with several layers of cotton, which is very effective for absorbing sound.

The outside is wrapped with tanned leather, which at first glance looks very similar to the earphones of later generations.

"You see, these soldiers have protective measures. Besides, you are too old to bear it."

Seeing this, Sun Chengzong was extremely regretful, but he had to follow Zuo Menggeng and others to leave the cabin and come to the deck.

But here, after using the telescope, the target in the extreme distance can be seen clearly.

"The good things are really well treasured by you."

The telescope used by Sun Chengzong here is binoculars with higher multiples.Even things five kilometers away can be seen clearly.

The telescope he saw from Lu Xiangsheng was only a single-lens telescope, and the range of vision he could see was extremely limited.

Zuo Menggeng chuckled, but didn't try to explain.

Good things should of course be kept for your own use.

At this moment, all artillery positions were notified and were ready.

After receiving the reply, Shang Kexi suppressed Zhu's excitement and issued an order.

"Positions [-] to [-], fire!"

Although there are not many words in this order, it is exquisite.Such an order means that the five heavy artillery need to fire in sequence instead of firing together.

No one knows how much the Linqing can withstand, so you must be careful when shooting with live ammunition for the first time.

Even so, a cloud of white smoke suddenly rose from the side of the hull, followed by the second and third...

Sun Chengzong only felt the deck under his feet shake violently, making him stagger.Fortunately, Zuo Menggeng and others beside him were prepared and supported him carefully.

Even across the deck, Sun Chengzong felt as if his ears were going to be deaf.I don't know what kind of pain those soldiers who stayed next to the artillery endured.

He also finally understood Zuo Menggeng's kindness.

But at this moment, he couldn't care less.After regaining his footing, he quickly picked up the binoculars and looked into the distance.

The telescope could clearly see that the five black dots were moving towards the target ship at a lightning speed.

In just one breath, the five black dots landed around the target ship, and none of the shells hit.

But even so, the sea suddenly churned, and five huge waves completely broke the calm of the sea, threw the ship high into the air, and then quickly disintegrated, turning into a pile of fragments.

Seeing this scene, Sun Chengzong was dumbfounded.

He personally boarded and inspected the target ship, and in terms of its strength, it was no worse than Daming's lucky boat.

In the past, even if such a ship was hit by a shell, as long as it was not below the waterline or hit a vital point, it would be damaged at most and still be able to act.

Unlike now, although the shell missed, a good ship was completely destroyed.

Sun Chengzong finally fully felt the power of the Xia Army's artillery.

(End of this chapter)