1901, Showdown between Matchlock and Flintlock Eleven
Although most of the injured got up on their own, there were also many who did not.
Although the two layers of cotton clothes and trousers on the inside and outside function as cotton armor, the aluminum alloy plate armor also serves as a rigid barrier, and the one-centimetre-thick silk vest and shorts inside provide final protection for the torso.
The thickness of the plate armor that is not enough for the limbs is relatively thin, because it must be flexible and cannot be made too thick, and the sleeves here are not too thick, so many people were shot here.
The arms and legs are curved. Many lead bullets ricocheted and scratched across.
But there are still some people who were hit in the front and suffered fractures.
Once a person has a fracture, he cannot move and his limbs are no longer under control. These people were quickly dragged down by the medical soldiers. The shooting position was quickly vacated, which would affect subsequent firing.
The medical soldiers dragged them to the rear, in the tent, first took off their clothes and plate armor, and began to treat them.
In addition to fractures caused by blunt trauma, some of them had their plate armor penetrated by such large-caliber lead bullets.
Firearms like the Rumi gun have a charge of four qian and a bullet weight of 3 qian. They are not comparable to other blunderbuss.
The reason why some aluminum alloy plate armors were shot through is because the thickness of aluminum alloy plate armors is also different. Depending on the key parts, the places that are easier to be attacked are thicker, and some places are thinner.
Such as arm armor, ribs, back, etc. In this environment where stray bullets are flying randomly, God knows from which tricky angle the lead bullets will be fired.
More than a hundred people were penetrated and dragged to the back by medical soldiers.
In the vacant seats, people in the second row automatically stepped forward and filled the gap immediately.
At this time, Yang Fan, who was holding a telescope, discovered that the Heshuote people had a new situation. The cavalry supervising the battle team behind the five rows of musketeers picked up their bows and arrows and started shooting at the Ming army 100 meters away.
The maximum throwing distance of a riding bow is 150 meters. Now they are exactly at this distance.
The riding bow fired very fast. There were about thirty arrows in a pot, and they were all shot out in a very short time. For a while, arrows rained down from the sky.
Yang Fan nodded, this tactic is very good.
Orqitu Khan's command is remarkable.
If the cavalry only supervises the battle, it will become a decoration and will not play its role. It will lack support for the musketeers in front.
But now, after finishing the first wave, the first row squatted down to reload, and quickly fired a round of light arrows, which could just make up for the fire gap and also interfere with the Ming army's reloading.
Because the Heshuote people saw that the musketeers of the Ming army were all wearing cotton coats and only helmets. They took it for granted that, like their musketeers, they were all without armor.
As long as it doesn't hit armor, the light arrows thrown can cause a lot of damage.
Light arrows can only be thrown against soldiers wearing leather armor or without armor. Soldiers wearing iron armor have poor throwing effects because only light arrows can be used for throwing, while heavy arrows can only be shot straight and cannot be thrown.
To break armor, you need to rely on heavy arrows, and the closer the distance, the better. Just like Jiannu did, he galloped to 30 meters before releasing the arrow. It can hit the eye directly, and the heavy arrow can pierce the brain and kill him. A shovel-shaped arrow can kill
Break the neck, or shovel the arm off.
But they don’t know that the inside of the cotton coat is plate armor. The Ming army is not only heavy armor, but also plate armor that is better than pierced armor. And inside the plate armor is military uniform and cotton clothes and trousers. There is also an unknown layer of protection on the innermost side.
It is underwear sewn with multiple layers of silk.
Don’t underestimate vests and shorts sewn in layers of silk.
Silk made from natural silk is very strong.
If an arrow is hit, even if the arrowhead enters the flesh, it will be easily wrapped in silk, preventing the dirty arrowhead from contacting human tissue.
Can be easily pulled out. Avoid infection.
At the same time, the arrow will not penetrate too deep, thus avoiding fatal injuries.
During the Mongols' Western Expedition, they used a large number of light cavalry.
These light cavalry all wore vest-style leather armor with Mongolian leather robes underneath.
Inside the leather robe is more than ten layers of silk, densely sewn together to make underwear, worn next to the body.
Silk is smooth and comfortable, has good breathability, and is very comfortable against the body.
At the same time, natural silk is very strong. Before the advent of modern Kevlar rayon, it was the strongest composite bulletproof material.
When the lead bullet penetrated the plate armor, it had been buffered by the cotton coat.
At this time, the kinetic energy has been greatly reduced, and there is a high probability that it will be wrapped in silk.
The vests and boxer-length shorts of the infantry army are made of thirty layers of silk and are densely sewn using a foot-operated sewing machine. They are very strong and durable.
And the thickness is more than one centimeter. It basically protects the key organs of the trunk.
Of the more than 100 people who were shot, only about 30 people had their silk underwear penetrated and lead bullets entered their bodies.
These people are seriously injured and need surgery to remove the poisonous lead bullets and clean up all the broken dregs. Otherwise, they will suffer from wound infection in the future and die from septicemia or chronic lead poisoning.
Yang Fan was satisfied when he saw that of the three thousand people in the first row, only one hundred, thirty or forty people fell.
This loss is completely acceptable.
It seems that being willing to pay for good protective equipment has played a big role.
Bey and Orqitu Khan were very surprised. In the same exchange of fire, they only knocked down a little more than a hundred people in one round, and many people got up again.
Although there were five rounds of shooting and four rounds were about to be fired, the result still disappointed them.
Yang Fan carefully observed their formation changes and alternate shooting. This was a rare opportunity to understand the tactics of the Ottoman Musketeers.
Because of the safety distance of the matchlocks, the two soldiers were half a meter apart. There was a gap between the front and rear queues.
Therefore, in order to make good use of this gap, the musketeers in the second row are arranged staggered with the first row when firing. There is no need for the first row to squat. The second row only needs to step out diagonally to shoot.
This is Bei's invention. He summarized a good method based on actual combat.
He believes that loading while standing takes the shortest time among all the loading positions.
Bending over and squatting to load the grenades is uncomfortable, and the limbs cannot be stretched, which affects the speed.
Since the queue must keep a distance, just four rows back, just step out of the way when firing. After firing, return to the original position and reload standing.
Yang Fan looked at the rotating shooting method adopted by the Heshuote people and nodded approvingly.
This instructor from Osman is a bit interesting.
Judging from his attire through the telescope, this person is still a pasha noble.
"This man needs to be captured alive. He is a nobleman of the Ottoman Empire. I need to interrogate him and learn the latest news about the Ottoman Empire." Yang Fan said expressionlessly.
"No! Master, I will make arrangements right now and have the scout team prepare to capture the survivors." Zhang Guda said loudly with his legs together.