To put it bluntly, the difficulty in manufacturing artillery is that it is easy to explode the chamber. To put it more bluntly, all the problems faced by all artillery in the world are ultimately the same, which is the problem of chamber explosion.
It's too heavy because the barrel is too thick. To put it bluntly, it's because it's afraid of exploding the barrel.
The power is not enough. To put it bluntly, the inner diameter of the barrel is not thick enough. Why not make it thicker and fill it with more gunpowder? To put it bluntly, I am afraid of exploding the barrel.
Therefore, the artillery had to be made into a heavy and difficult-to-move form. Because of its power, in the final analysis, the army is a thing that pours "power" on the enemy, not on its own head. Of course, the artillery cannot explode.
Otherwise, after an accident, even the artillery, personnel and ammunition, and probably the food and grass would catch fire. Wouldn't this be greater than the loss caused by the enemy's hijacking of the camp?
But this time I have this thing in my hand.
Li Er was stunned, because this thing was undoubtedly a small artillery piece.
And the key point is that this thing is based on the introduction in the memorial written in the form of a pamphlet imitating Li Sheng. Not only is it really a kind of artillery, but it is also not ordinary small. This thing can even be carried on your back and carried at any time!
Such an outrageous weapon, Li Er couldn't move his eyes away after just one glance, and then - suddenly, his eyes almost popped out of his head.
I couldn't take my eyes away, just looking at the brochure. I couldn't believe that the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty could actually make such a difficult-to-make artillery so delicate and light, and my eyes widened.
But he was looking at the gate of Lizheng Hall directly in front, looking at the air, because Li Er suddenly thought of something.
No wonder.
No wonder this thing is called "Musket"!
Of all the weapons in China since ancient times, the most widely used are of course bows and arrows - the so-called "bow and horse proficiency", which has always been the standard equipment of the 'heroes' group in China. But such a utilitarian weapon as the crossbow must be It is still difficult for people to add them to their personal preference list, so the rough heroes of China prefer swords and spears.
The spear is not only useful in battle, but also especially useful when fighting in groups with brothers.
More importantly, this thing is endorsed by the giant Buddha Zhao Yun - this determines that the reputation of this thing in China will never disappear.
And as the people like, even today, the main combat weapon of the Chinese Forbidden Army is the crossbow, and the famous generals mainly use blunt weapons, but if you really want to equip the ordinary Forbidden Army soldiers with melee weapons, they still have to use long spears. Only this thing is the simplest on the battlefield, has sufficient lethality, is not expensive to build, and is simple enough to carry and store.
The meaning of musket is undoubtedly that of replacing the spear, the king of weapons. At first, Li Er didn't see the meaning behind this name, but when he saw it at a glance, he was stunned.
If this thing were used to replace the long gun, wouldn't it mean that not only the long gun would no longer be used in the army, but also with the power of this small artillery, wouldn't it mean that even the bow and crossbow would no longer be needed?
Of course, this is not the most important thing.
With this musket in the Tang Dynasty, any heavy armor in the past can be pushed back a little bit - admittedly, it is very doubtful to what extent such a small artillery can hit heavy armor. It is very likely that the projectiles it fires are simply Can't break the armor, but,
Li Er knew for sure that it would be much easier to kill with this small artillery than with a long gun that required years of hard training. In other words,
Although muskets cannot penetrate the enemy's armor, spears cannot penetrate them either. To kill an armored enemy with a spear can only be done by a few masters with extraordinary martial arts skills - in fact, even those with extraordinary martial arts skills can do it very well.
It is difficult to do. After all, when you come to the battlefield, no one can have two brushes in your hand. Therefore, after hundreds of years of military practice in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, by the Sui and Tang Dynasties, all the popular weapons among generals were heavy weapons, especially blunt weapons.
The instrument is the main one.
As for blunt weapons, after all, most Imperial Guard soldiers are not capable of wielding them, and most people do not have the conditions to practice martial arts.
But because all the armies in the world are similar, no one actually cares about this situation. It's not that no one cares about it, but no one cares about it. After all, it won't cause any disadvantage to one's own army.
However, now that we have muskets, it's different. If this thing has to penetrate thick armor, it's really not good enough.
However, the difference between a musket and a spear lies in the fact that although I don't know what the inside of this thing is like, it is definitely more stable and more accurate in killing than a spear.
In other words, if there is this thing in the army, every soldier, even those who have not been trained much, can be superior in martial arts for five seconds!
This short moment is indeed not too long, and Li Er also has to worry about loading gunpowder and projectiles into this thing. This time is probably a bit long for the battlefield. But then again, even if it is loaded with gunpowder and projectiles
It's not easy. The Forbidden Army armed with this weapon is obviously much better than other armies in terms of "high martial arts skills". This is an advantage no matter how you say it.
No matter how long it takes to reload, it won't last as long as the enemy's corpse lying on the ground!
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that although loading gunpowder projectiles is very troublesome, it will be much more convenient if you prepare in advance to rob a camp or the like - in the dark night, everyone
It was a sudden encounter in the dark.
At this time, even if the opponent is a highly refined soldier, or even if poor planning causes the opponent to be aware of the camp hijacking operation, in a sudden encounter, the ordinary army will definitely not be the opponent of this thing!
Grenades are useless for things like hijacking a camp, because it is too easy for people to get mixed up in one place. At this time, throwing a grenade will damage the enemy by 1,000 and damage yourself by 800, but it seems useless.
But the musket is different. This thing will not accidentally injure a comrade!
Thinking like this, Li Er continued to flip through the booklet in his hand, and this flipping made him more certain that things were obviously not as simple as he thought. This musket was not only light and powerful, but also particularly suitable for attacking camps or ambushes.
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It is not that troublesome to load gunpowder and projectiles into this thing, because the gunpowder and projectiles can be made in batches in advance, just like making fried noodles, and then carried directly by the soldiers. And carrying it in this way means
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In the battle formation, you can reload the musket at any time - in other words, if the musket fires a projectile, you don't need to spend a long time watching and tracing, passing gunpowder and projectiles, calculating the distance and calculating the gunpowder like a cannon.