The reason why the ship is equipped with a 30mm caliber Gatling cannon is mainly because this caliber of ammunition can be loaded with shotgun shells.
In the 19th century, the United States designed several large-caliber Gatling cannons, all of which were designed to turn bullets into shotshells. By increasing the spread of shotshells over a large area, greater firepower density was achieved.
The thick 30mm bullet can be filled with a single-headed bullet, which is used to attack hard targets such as vehicles, ships, and fortifications. Or the warhead can be dozens of small steel balls.
Every bullet fired is a dense pancake-shaped bullet cloud. This can effectively deal with dense arrays of infantry and cavalry.
These designs achieved good results during the civil war. Naturally, they were also used for reference by Yang Fan.
When Yang Fan and others came in just now, the sailors who ran out carrying ammunition boxes were carrying these two types of ammunition boxes.
Amidst the angry roars of the Junggar people, a dense barrage of bows, arrows and muskets fell on the ship. However, they did not cause any decent damage.
Although the cement ship is not an iron ship, it is still very strong. The arrows of the Junggar people are all iron arrows, which is much stronger than those of the compatriots in Monan. But in the face of hard special cement, it is completely ineffective. Their fire blunderbuss
Some shoot out a white dot directly, and some heavy matchlock guns can knock off small fragments.
The people on the boat were not worried at all, they just went back and applied it.
Central Asia is generally richer in resources and has countless nation-states. It is also the heart of the Eurasian continent, with transportation extending in all directions.
Since ancient times, during the Han Dynasty, Greek and Roman silver coins have been circulating here. This is because the trade routes here extend in all directions and it is in a hub position. Various technologies from the East and the West are gathered here.
The military resources here are abundant, and military technology has never lagged behind.
The firing sound of the 30mm machine gun was dull, loud, and deafening. The base vibrated during the shooting, and the tremors could be felt throughout the ship. It was far beyond the comparison of flintlock rifles and matchlock guns.
After all, this kind of bullet not only has a large caliber, but also has a much longer body. The propellant charge is even different.
As the barrel of the Gatling gun began to rotate, dense bullets sprayed out of the barrel. A line of fire was drawn out in front, like a chainsaw of death. It swept towards the river bank where more and more Oirat soldiers gathered.
Because there were dense infantry and cavalry on the other side, the sailors used shotguns. In addition to shooting with bows and arrows, the infantry standing on the river embankment also stood to load their muskets and then shoot. The cavalry galloped behind, maneuvering while
Shoot arrows to reduce their chances of being shot.
Each bullet of the machine gun is loaded with 25 small steel balls. These steel balls are made of modern scrapped rusty rollers. With strong kinetic energy, they are enough to penetrate all armors of this era.
Even European plate armor is no problem. European plate armor at this time was only made of iron, and was rarely made of steel. In this era, the British crucible steelmaking output was still pitifully low.
One bullet, 25 small steel balls, will directly turn these iron cans into a hornet's nest.
The barrel of the Gatling gun rotated at high speed, faster and faster. The shell casings poured out from the ejection port like a heavy rain and fell into an open sack below. They were collected and these shell casings were used for reloading.
ammunition.
After all, in this era, copper is money, and bullet casings cannot be discarded casually. Yang Fan's family has a great career and cannot afford to waste it like this.
The bullets fired are lead-coated steel core bullets, because the lead bullets are relatively soft and can fit tightly into the gun bore, preventing air leakage and having a longer range. The current metal fixed bullets are all lead-coated steel core bullets. The next generation will be fully replaced.
After the rifled barrel is installed in the breech, the warhead will use a copper-clad steel core bullet.
Looking out from the glass window of the cab, a red fire whip was sweeping back and forth towards the Oirat soldiers on the shore in an S-shaped path.
One second these warriors, whose cheeks were flushed with anger because their tents and supplies were burned down in the middle of the night, were still shooting arrows while jumping on their feet and cursing. The next second they were cut down by the dense barrage coming from the sky and the sky.
Like wheat, they were swept down piece by piece.
Before the people in the front row could react, they were beaten into large pieces of minced meat and flew backwards.
The power of these steel balls is so great. In the face of the huge kinetic energy, the leather armor on their chests, even fish scale armor, and piercing armor are useless and cannot stop them at all.
The person who was shot was basically riddled with wounds and his limbs were broken.
People one after another fell backwards. The ground was covered with broken limbs and flesh, and the blood instantly stained the ground red.
Because the lead-coated steel-core bullet is composed of two materials with different specific gravity, it will immediately become unstable and then roll when it enters the human body. As long as it hits the torso, it is basically hopeless. The projectile will jump and pull out a huge cavity.
Zhang Wudian, Huo Shi, and Zhang Fengyi were all speechless. Their minds were stuck in the era of cold weapons. They never dreamed that they could kill the enemy like this.
What kind of firearm is this? It is so powerful. This is no longer a battle, this is a one-sided massacre.
These Wala people were stunned. They had never seen such a ferocious weapon in their most terrifying nightmares. These intensive barrages, those small steel balls, hit the weapons, and the weapons shattered and hit the bows and arrows.
, the bow arm was broken into two sections. Hit on the limb, the limb flew away.
And it was as dense as a heavy rain. It was simply beyond the power of human beings to survive.
Some cavalrymen were running and firing at the ship. The lead bullets from the matchlock guns had no effect on the ship. But when the ship's machine cannon fired, the men and horses turned into funnels, spitting out blood arrows.
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Some cavalrymen saw the people in front of them fell down one by one, and tried to resist with the round shields on their arms. However, when the lead bullets were fired, the round shields turned into sieves. The adults behind them were also directly hit by the lead bullets that passed through the round shields.
Although these Wala people are fierce, they are not fools, nor are they stupid people who don't know fear.
They immediately collapsed and fled. For a while, the riverside was crowded with people, all of whom were running back desperately. The cavalry was also squeezed in the middle and could not move.
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On the bow of the ship, the huge turret opened fire. A forty kilogram pointed cylindrical shell flew out from the muzzle.
Because the water surface of the Yellow River is much higher than the ground outside. It is also a hanging river here. The river embankment is a relatively high slope. The view from the turret is very good, and you can clearly see in the distance. A large number of people came pushing the Franco machine gun carriage.
Artillery group.
Because the Oirat Alliance is located in the grasslands and desert areas of Central Asia, they mainly rely on cavalry and camel cavalry. This determines that it is impossible for them to develop heavy artillery. All they have are small camel cannons and small Franco machine guns.
If they use too heavy artillery, they will not be able to move in deserts, grasslands, and deserts. What they need are light weapons that can be used with horses and camels. This is the same as Xiaoben, because they are short in stature and cannot carry it.
It was too heavy, so an enlarged caliber barrel was developed on the matchlock gun.
The Oirat Alliance has the same idea. The upper limit of firearms is that livestock can carry them.
The heavy artillery on the ship was directly aimed at the large crowd pushing the light artillery cart.
There was a loud bang, and a huge fireball exploded in the crowd.
The 40 kilogram warhead contains 15 kilograms of chemical fertilizer explosives. If it were not for the purpose of resisting the high chamber pressure, the charge could be more.
The shell exploded, erupting into a huge fireball, and the shattered high-phosphorus-containing projectile shattered into a dense cloud of shrapnel, which swept away crazily in all directions.
More than a dozen small Franco machine gun trucks and hundreds of people were thrown upside down by the violent explosion. It was a mess.
Within thirty meters of the center of the explosion, the artillery carriage was overturned. The Fran machine gun flew into the sky like a piece of wood, and then crashed down hard, breaking the bones and tendons of the artilleryman.
The smoke cleared, and a huge crater appeared in the middle.
The battlefield appeared, and there was silence for a moment.