Weapons tests are risky, and crowds need to be cautious. In the process of the previous weapon test firing, the weapon that had failed more than once disintegrated directly, and the parts were shattered into a terrifying scene flying all over the sky, which once frightened the audience's legs and took refuge under the table. Fortunately, Luo Zhengdao has never liked to take risks, and from the beginning he didn't have much confidence in those strange things, so he asked in advance to put the stands in the distance, and didn't make do with the test subjects. Needless to say, if these accidents are too close, it is estimated that the situation that will occur later will be described as inseparable from dealing with catering industry terms such as what is connected with flesh and bone, meat patty, meat filling and meat floss, and crispy heart.

"Buzz ......"

The appearance of the railgun that began to charge seemed to be working well, and the arcane aura that flickered around the body was constantly changing colors, which was so magnificent and wonderful, Kofi Angre, who was already waiting a little impatiently, said happily to Luo Zhengdao at this moment:

"The king majesty, a qiēshun lì, this time we should be able to succeed."

has always been insensitive to things like luck, Luo Zhengdao was not so optimistic, sighed and rolled his eyes, and said with a sneer:

"Hehe, I advise you not to be too happy."

"Day—"

At this time, as the light shrouded in the railgun became more and more intense, the dazzling colored light with changing speed turned into a blazing white light in an instant, followed by a terrible sound of breaking the air, which at first glance sounded like a gas leak and explosion from the tires of a heavy truck.

Seeing this, there was already a cheer in the stands, and people shouted in a big voice:

"What about the cannonballs? Where's the location? ”

"Did you hit the target?"

"Hey, put your hands down, don't get in my way!"

The fact is obvious, an inaccurate long-range weapon is doomed to no future, the Old World land-based ICB. Most of the bomb landing point errors are about 100 meters, so no one is so bad that they use it to launch conventional warheads to attack others, and the accuracy is really too painful, but if you put a thermonuclear warhead on it, the error of 100 meters is nothing. How much do you think that a distance from the target can have a negative impact on a fusion warhead that starts at a yield of 200,000 tons? Although the railgun does not have the power of mushroom bullets to wash the ground, converting pure kinetic energy into impact and heat is also the same terrifying damage output, but the problem is that the landing point is too far away from the target, and it will not work!

It's like an elephant standing still, a hunter with severe glaucoma and 2,000 degrees of myopia shot out, and the final bullet point was ten meters away from the prey.

The person in charge who went to the field to inspect the results of the test shot jumped off the war horse, bowed to Luo Zhengdao with a blank face and said:

"I have brought two pieces of news, Your Majesty, which one do you listen to first?"

As soon as he heard this, Luo Zhengdao couldn't help but want to laugh, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said angrily:

"Don't joke with me, just tell me what the result is!"

"Yes, His Majesty. The landing point of the shell was offset by three hundred yards from the bull's-eye, and if we refer to the maximum range estimate, the landing point error is probably several miles. ”

Hearing this news, Luo Zhengdao immediately understood that in the near future, the hope of practical use of the railgun has become slim again, if it is used as a strategic deterrent, no matter how strong the lethality of the metal kinetic energy projectile is, it is impossible to cover a range of several miles, as a tactical weapon installed on a warship, the overall system reliability is too poor, and the prospect is not optimistic!

Thinking of this, Luo Zhengdao couldn't help but stroke his forehead with his hand, and said regretfully:

"Oh, that's too bad, what about the other news?"

"It's a miracle that we fired at 20% power, and the railgun didn't fall apart! His Majesty the King! ”

Almost didn't give the person in charge of the cold humor so angry that Luo Zhengdao endured it without having a seizure, and after barely calming down, he said:

"Well, both of these are bad news!"

The railgun is a luxury weapon that the poor can't play, and the old world electromagnetic cannon is a big money-burner, not to mention the energy consumption of the weapon, just every time the fire is fired, the metal cylinder weighing 1,000 pounds must be projected as a cannonball, and there is no possibility of recycling and reuse in the actual combat state, which is undoubtedly throwing a lot of money. If Luo Zhengdao plans to use the railgun to bomb the goblin Second Empire to death, it is essentially not much different from smashing them to death with gold coins, this trick can be described as a genuine spend!

The experiment was not completely successful, and it is expected that the larger the technical span of the project, the higher the natural probability of failure, which is an inevitable law.

Since Luo Zhengdao is the first to engage in black technology in the new world, he must have the consciousness to withstand the blow of failure, but this experiment has seen some bright spots, and it has improved slightly compared with the previous times, and this result can be regarded as comforting to the audience.

"Alright! Let's take a look at the next project demo and hopefully it won't be so bad. ”

After encouraging the participants in the railgun research and development project with a pleasant face, and shaking hands with them one by one to say goodbye, Luo Zhengdao and his attachés got into a carriage and went to the next location. Now his daily work is to go everywhere to inspect and inspect the progress of the work, don't think that you can spend all day drinking when you become a king, just running these trips around every day, people with poor energy will not be able to support it

"Your Majesty, the test preparations are complete."

Arrived at another test site about an hour's drive away, and the black technology project that replaced the railgun in front of me was a laser cannon, and this side was also an ugly monster machine that cost a lot of gold coins.

Beam weapons will be restricted by weather conditions, much stricter than the railgun that fires physical ammunition, and the lethality and range of the laser will be weakened by rain, snow and haze, but it still has a good comparative advantage in terms of cost, after all, the laser cannon can't throw a big lump of metal out, don't forget that it was bought back with money. Composed of a dizzying combination of lenses and a variety of oddly shaped parts, the laser cannon itself is undoubtedly extremely fragile and vulnerable. However, Luo Zhengdao was more concerned about its combat performance than battlefield survivability, and he waved his hand at the attendant officer, signaling that this weapon demonstration could begin.

"Whoosh-smack!"

A thin and bright white light instantly pierced the air at the shooting range, and the shooting demonstration, which lasted less than a second, was extremely short, and the people waiting for the results looked at each other, whether the experiment was successful or failed?

"Inspect the target now!"

The laser cannon is not as dynamic as the railgun, and even if it hits the target accurately, it is difficult to see the effect from a distance, unless the target is burned, otherwise there is no clue from the telescope.

After a while, the person in charge who went to inspect the target ran to the stands out of breath, and he excitedly handed the retrieved target to Luo Zhengdao, and said:

"Your Majesty, the target has been penetrated, please see."

"Well, it's ...... power."

The cast iron target handed over to Luo Zhengdao is one inch thick, and it feels heavy, and it is not much of a problem to use this thing as a weapon, and a hole as big as a fist appears on the target, which is not very eye-catching from the appearance, and it is difficult to judge how lethal it is.

Carefully weighing the results of this experiment, Luo Zhengdao, who looked uncertain, thought for a while and said:

"Thicken the target, no, you go and move a scrapped armor plate from an ironclad ship to test."

Soon, a four-wheeled carriage brought from the Navy's quartermaster depot an armor plate used by the captured Goblin Ironclad, a four-inch-thick composite armor plate that was pierced at close range by an armor-piercing bullet fired from the Corsair's 110-pounder gun, and the Goblin Ironclad was sunk, of course. After the war was cleaned up, the wreck was salvaged from the water as a whole, and all kinds of recyclable materials were dismantled in different categories, and this armor plate was originally intended to be reused to make new weapons, but it was intercepted halfway by the Navy's weapons research department, on the grounds that the armor plate technology of the research goblins was somewhat different from its own.

After the carriage arrived at the scene, the person in charge immediately sent the armor plate to Luo Zhengdao, asked him to personally inspect the target, and only after confirming that it was correct did not start the next round of testing.

In order to avoid a blind delay in the effort, this four-inch-thick wrought iron and pig iron composite armor was not moved far away, and rested on the nearest distance of 500 yards, and then the laser cannon adjusted its focus again and started to aim at the bull's-eye.

"Fire!"

As of now, the safety of the laser cannon is much stronger than the magnetic railgun with built-in permanent magnets and enchantment devices, at least Luo Zhengdao doesn't have to worry about seeing the terrifying picture of parts flying all over the sky, as the signal flag shakes rapidly, the front end of the laser cannon prototype under the stands lights up with a faint glow.

"Whoosh-whoosh...... Syllable! ”

In less than a second, a white beam of light landed on the armor plate, and the people in the stands could see the effect of the blow by sight, which melted from red to a fist-sized hole. Before everyone could wake up and start cheering, a faint green smoke rose from the top of the laser cannon that had been fired twice in a row, and people nearby could faintly smell a scorching smell similar to burning hair from the air.

The researchers present were in an uproar, and many people rushed up and began to unload the eight pieces of maintenance machine, but purely looking at the lively Luo Zhengdao was calm, and said with a smile:

"Uh, there's progress, the laser cannon and railgun demonstrations have exceeded my expectations, you guys have to keep up the good work!"

Compared to the railgun that was developed at a faster rate than the one that was developed earlier, the laser cannon has a wider range of potential uses, in addition to using high-power lasers against heavily armored goblin ironclads, and most importantly, creating lasers with reduced firing power for full-time air defense. Laser stun weapons are a cost-effective air defense weapon solution, no matter how powerful the goblin air cavalry is, a group of blind air cavalry who can't see things naturally pose an actual threat.

In the spirit of asking for money in New Year's greetings, Luo Zhengdao praised the researcher, and then he turned back and asked:

"What's the next test we're inspecting?"

"It's an anti-aircraft laser, Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao nodded, and said:

"When does it start?"

"It will take some time to set up the target, please wait a moment."