"The success of the new naval gun is thanks to this guy."
Everyone knows that the successful development of new naval guns is definitely a great contribution to the development of the navy.
But Sun Yuanhua did not greedy for credit, but promoted a young man.
He looked about 20 years old and was very simple and honest. When he saw Zuo Mengeng, he was so excited that he was shaking his head.
Zuo Menggeng has never been stingy in his love for talents.
"May I have your name?"
When the young man spoke to the commander in chief for the first time, he was completely stunned.
"I...what is my name?"
Everyone laughed.
Sun Yuanhua laughed and scolded: "You idiot, the commander-in-chief doesn't eat people, why are you so nervous?"
Zuo Mengeng patted the young man on the shoulder and comforted him: "Minister Sun is right. Look, I'm not the same as you. I have one head and two hands."
With his relief, the young man finally calmed down.
"My name is Chen Changgeng. I used to be a blacksmith. The arsenal was looking for workers, so I signed up."
Zuo Mengeng nodded, remembering him.
"Go back and let Chen Changgeng go to a technical school for further studies."
These words made many people jealous.
Everyone knows that Chen Changgeng has entered the commander-in-chief's eyes and will definitely have a bright future in the future.
But there is no way, this is all obtained by his contribution.
Zuo Mengeng finally saw the new ship running.
The first sight made him wildly surprised.
"Is this a heavy artillery piece?"
What was placed in front of him was the new army's general-purpose heavy artillery.
When the decision was made to transform naval guns, everyone unanimously agreed to use infantry guns.
Because the recoil of the New Army's heavy artillery was too great, the wooden decks of the warships could not bear it.
But I didn't expect that Sun Yuanhua and others would actually transform heavy artillery into naval guns.
Sun Yuanhua stepped forward and patted the heavy barrel, feeling endless emotion.
"Thanks to Chen Changgeng's idea, from now on our heavy artillery can also be put on board ships."
Zuo Mengeng was anxious and helpless.
"Tell me, what kind of transformations have you made?"
Even if he didn't push me, Sun Yuanhua would introduce me.
"You see, we added grooves on both sides of the steel plate of the base. Large reeds were installed in the two corners behind the grooves, and bearings and rollers were added to the gun mount. In this way, when the gun fires
, the entire gun body will retreat along the grooved track, and the huge force will compress the reed. After the braking force disappears, the strong rebound force of the reed will reset the gun."
Zuo Mengeng lowered his head to study it carefully and had to admire the creativity of the working people.
In the original idea, the base of the artillery was just a simple steel plate.
However, after modifications by Sun Yuanhua, Chen Changgeng and others, two more grooves were added on both sides of the steel plate.
In this way, the rollers on the artillery mount can just fit into the groove.
After the artillery fires, the powerful recoil force pushes the roller to rotate rapidly in the groove, driving the gun body to retreat in parallel, avoiding the application of huge recoil force to the deck.
But at the end, there are huge spring steel pieces on the left and right sides of the groove in the base, forming a "＞,＜" pattern.
The powerful recoil of the gun will definitely suppress the reed contraction.
During this process, the powerful recoil will slowly diminish, eventually causing the artillery to stop.
Then the rebound force of the reed returns the artillery to its original position.
Under Zuo Menggen's watchful eye, Chen Changgeng and two workers took matters into their own hands and removed the steel plate above the groove, allowing him to see the internal structure clearly.
The inside of the groove has obviously been finely polished, and the steel roller and the groove are all greased, which allows the roller to rotate without stagnation and eliminates the recoil of the gun in the best possible condition.
"Such a device would allow the deck to withstand the recoil of heavy artillery?"
Sun Yuanhua nodded confidently, pointing to the wooden board under their feet and said: "This is the ship deck we built according to the design, and we have already conducted experiments on it. After testing, there is no problem at all when heavy artillery fires on it."
Hearing this, Zuo Mengeng was really high-spirited.
"This is great! This way, our heavy artillery can be put on board, and even if we fight against the largest Western warships, we will not be at a disadvantage."
In any case, the power and range of infantry artillery are very limited.
In this era, there is no advantage at all when encountering the largest Galenic battleship in Europe.
But with heavy artillery, everything is different.
The New Army's heavy artillery has a range of more than 8,000 meters, and uses explosive shells, which cannot be resisted by warships of this era.
Sun Yuanhua explained their new plan in detail.
"Because heavy artillery can be mounted on the ship, we have re-adjusted the number of artillery on the new warship. The light artillery is still arranged on the bottom deck, with ten guns on each side. The upper deck is equipped with heavy artillery, five on each side.
In this way, the total number of artillery pieces on a warship is thirty, and the firepower is sufficient when the distance is matched."
The land deck platform built by Sun Yuanhua and others has all been equipped with artillery.
Zuo Menggen looked carefully up and down and already had an idea in his mind.
But he noticed something different.
"What is the space between the masts going to be used for?"
Sun Yuanhua admired his vision.
"Because our artillery has steel grooves, it needs to be cleaned and lubricated frequently. However, because the artillery is too heavy, it is too troublesome to carry it manually. So after research, we decided to install it in the space between the masts.
Install a gantry crane. Whenever the artillery is cleaned, open the upper shell of the groove, and then use the gantry crane to lift the artillery, so that the groove can be easily cleaned."
Zuo Mengeng was stunned when he heard this.
My great Ming engineers, you have all learned how to install mechanical equipment on warships.
Zuo Mengeng didn't need to ask about the next changes, Sun Yuanhua took the initiative to talk about them.
"We will also install two twelve-barrel rocket launchers on both sides of the bow. The rocket launchers have no recoil, but the tail flames do great damage. In order to prevent the warship from being ignited, they can only be placed on the upper deck.
Bow. With the supplementary firepower of rocket launchers, even if our warship is only a third-tier battleship, the number of artillery guns is only less than half of that of the same-tier battleship, but even against the upper-tier battleship, we are confident that we can win."
Zuo Mengeng still agrees with this statement.
Although the sailing battleships of this era were different in size and firepower, the difference between the first-class battleships and the third-class battleships was not very big in terms of the range of the artillery.
In terms of specific protection, since they are all wooden warships, there is actually no difference in front of the artillery of the New Army.
Take the New Army's heavy artillery as an example. Even if a first-class battleship hits it, it will definitely create a big hole and even cause a fire.
In this way, the navy will definitely be able to fight against any maritime opponent in this era with its small and large capabilities.
Shandong's naval construction has finally seen a gratifying dawn.