Chen Xi wiped his sweat with a proud expression on his face.
This kind of thing is really a weapon on the battlefield. In this era, both infantry and cavalry must form dense military formations to fight. This is determined by the characteristics of cold weapons.
Only formations can exert collective combat effectiveness. They can also effectively monitor each other to prevent anyone from escaping or taking advantage of the battle. The officer's task is to monitor every soldier and urge them to fight seriously.
If this kind of rocket with a range of two kilometers is used to disrupt the enemy's formation through explosion, then the enemy will fall into command chaos. Many people will take the opportunity to escape, or avoid the dangerous position in front of the enemy and run to the military formation.
Go to a safe place behind.
An important breakthrough for victory in cold weapon combat is to disrupt the enemy's formation. Therefore, trapping the formation, ascending first, and killing the general and capturing the flag are the three primary achievements.
With this kind of rocket, one volley will cause the enemy to flee in all directions, and their formation will be completely chaotic. As long as our majestic formation attacks, the enemy will be defeated.
Yang Fan asked Yaoguang to give the drawings and related information of the Kanggolev rocket to Chen Xi, and asked her to lead the establishment of the rocket project team. Put other work aside first. Let Qi Laoliu, who is in charge of artillery, be the deputy team leader, and start from the artillery factory.
Allocate personnel to develop as soon as possible.
Before the 20th century, weapons such as rockets all used black powder as propellant.
Weapons like rockets were first invented in China. They tied a black powder nozzle to an arrow, ignited it and fired it. They even made a launch box similar to a modern rocket launcher, containing a hundred rockets, and placed it on a trolley.
All the tigers above are running forward with arrows.
Later, the Mongols conquered northern India and established the Mughal dynasty. They brought this technology to India. During the British conquest of India in the 18th century, the Sultan of Mysore at the tip of the Indian peninsula used gunpowder as a booster.
weapon, plus black powder and preloaded fragmentation warheads, to create the Mysore rocket.
In actual combat, it was used to disrupt the formation of the British fusiliers and break up the formations of the British cavalry. The effect was very good and caused great panic to the British army. In the end, this rocket was learned by the British Navy, and they
After improvement, the Kangaroev rocket with a range of 2,000 meters was produced. It was launched from warships and small sampans and used to set fire to enemy port cities.
In Europe at that time, there were a large number of wooden buildings in the cities. In several wars in Europe, the British Navy burned a large number of enemy seaport cities and riverside cities. In the two Opium Wars, it burned the Qing Dynasty's forts and scattered
The cavalry groups of the Mongolian Eight Banners also achieved very good results.
Seeing Chen Xi's proud look, Yao Guang shook his head and said, "The rocket you made is indeed good, but there are still many problems."
Chen Xi immediately asked: "Sister Yaoguang, there are still some problems. Please point them out and we will continue to improve. But I am not in a hurry. I think this rocket can be finalized. Produce a batch first and send it to Jiuyuan.
At the same time, we will continue to develop the second generation of products."
Xiao Niangpi also nodded and said: "That's the reason. The military situation on the battlefield is urgent, and the master is in urgent need of it. Since it can be used, we will mass-produce it first, and at the same time we will continue to improve the second-generation product."
Yao Guang nodded and said: "This is a mature and prudent statement. I would like to make a few points about the improvements of the second generation rocket. Please listen."
"First of all, to stabilize the ballistic trajectory, it is very inconvenient to transport and launch using a four-meter bamboo pole. Our weapons are currently mainly used on land battlefields, so they must be easy to carry and transport. Such long bamboo poles must be made detachable on the battlefield.
It also requires temporary assembly, which is very troublesome. In fact, there is no need to use such a stupid method to stabilize the ballistic trajectory."
Chen Xi immediately asked: "Then is there any good way? Sister, tell me quickly."
Yao Guang stretched out his green jade fingers, pinched her cheek, and said: "Make the gunpowder nozzle into three or more inclined nozzles, so that the projectile can automatically rotate, and you can use the gyroscopic principle to stabilize the ballistic trajectory. This is the same as a rifled gun.
It’s a truth.”
Breech-loading guns and rifling have already been developed. However, the cost of replacement is too high. We are currently doing research on the combination of breech-loading, rifling, and all-metal bullets. After all, the type used on Gatling machine guns is full metal copper with a mercury primer.
After the bullets are made, breech-loading the gun and rifling is not a big problem.
At present, the development of machine tools is also relatively strong. It is also capable of rifling.
Chen Xi slapped his forehead, why didn't he think of such a simple truth? It can indeed be done. Change one nozzle into three or four nozzles with a certain tilt angle, so that after the rocket body is launched, it will
It can self-rotate and fly, which can indeed stabilize its trajectory.
Xiao Niangpi was confused when she heard it, but she didn't feel it was serious and didn't dare to ask for fear of being embarrassed. Lin Yueru was good at mathematics and often studied by herself from books brought from Yaoguang, so she finally understood.
"In addition, the propellant can be used without black powder and maroon gunpowder. The propulsion efficiency is too low and the combustion value is insufficient. It also takes up too much load. If the energy density of the propellant is high, it can be used less and the weight of the warhead will be increased. Or, equivalently
Increase range under certain conditions.”
"You can try it. Grind white sugar into powder to make a burning agent, and grind chemical fertilizer into powder to make an oxidant. We have plenty of these two things in our warehouse. You can make as many as you want. It is much more convenient than black powder and maroon gunpowder.
.Besides, these gunpowders, rifles and artillery are also used, and some production is insufficient." Yaoguang said.
The main component of chemical fertilizer is potassium nitrate, which can indeed be used as an oxidant. Yang Fan obtained a large amount of sugar and chemical fertilizer from Hyundai, mainly for use in some new variety breeding bases within the territory.
Now, under the guidance of Yao Guang, Tian Zili Tabu Nang is doing experimental planting of new varieties of crops.
Chen Xi took out a small notebook and recorded it carefully. This was the first time she had heard of this new propellant, and she decided to test it when she went back.
"In addition, I think the rocket body can be made larger. For example, the diameter can be expanded to 107mm, and the length can be expanded to about one meter. The launcher can also be made into three rows up and down, with four launching steel cylinders in each row.
.It is installed on a two-wheeled gun carriage and can be towed by mules and horses. This way it can be carried and used by both infantry and cavalry."
The more Chen Xi listened, the brighter his eyes became. He casually started sketching out this imaginary weapon drawing with a pencil. After revising it several times, he showed it to Yao Guang.
When Yao Guang saw it, he was also surprised and said, "I can imagine how your little head looks like."
It turns out that the drawings are very close to each other. The guerrilla warfare artifact rocket launcher that has been the most severely infringed on intellectual property rights in later generations, and is as famous as the ak47 and RPG, is actually very similar.
Yao Guang thought about it, the current propellants, explosives, and fuses are all inferior, but if the current technology is integrated, it is really possible to build this kind of rocket launcher. Isn't it just that the range is shorter and the explosion power is smaller?
Yaoguang said: "I will give you a complete set of rocket launcher blueprints later. Just follow that. It should be possible to make it, but the range and warhead power will be half the difference. But it will be enough. Then I will give you a big surprise.
.”
Xiao Niangpi finally reacted at this time and said: "Are you planning to put gunpowder-propelled grenades in a multi-tube launcher and launch them?"
When Chen Xi thought about it, that was actually what happened.
It is a breakthrough in design ideas and the integration of existing technologies. It is really not a creative technological progress. The emergence of this kind of weapon is just the integration of existing technologies according to the needs of the battlefield, coupled with the blessing of advanced design concepts.
Xiao Niangpi couldn't help but ask: "According to your idea, using the new large projectile and propellant, what is the range of this weapon and what is its performance?"
Yao Guang rubbed his chin and made an estimate, then said: "The rate of fire can shoot out all twelve rockets in one minute. What about the range? I estimate it can be close to four kilometers. The warhead charge can reach one kilogram of explosives."
, the power is much greater than that of gunpowder-propelled grenades.”
After all, Syria's gas tank mortars all use this kind of propellant. There is no reason why it would not be easy to use in Ming Dynasty.