In order to avoid possible accidents, Lin Ziran felt that it was better to stay away, not only himself, but also other high-level officials.

Otherwise, this explosion, the high-level generals of the Sixth Division are estimated to be able to be killed!

Not only did the high-level generals hide behind, but in fact, the test artillery group also had their own protective measures, and the anti-artillery pits were dug on both sides of the gun position.

Even before the cannon was fired, they would hide in the anti-artillery pit and fire, and they would not stand stupidly next to the artillery!

Experiments, there should be tests, and basic protective measures still need to be done.

Soon, the shell was loaded, and the other members of the experimental artillery crew were far away, leaving only one cannon commander there to aim, but after aiming, he himself ran away.

Anyway, this thing is a rope pull, and the rope can be made a little longer.

After the personnel of the test artillery team confirmed their safety, the gun commander, who was also hiding behind, finally pulled down the rope and fired the artillery.

In an instant, the firing mechanism in the barrel of the gun fired the primer in the metal fixed shell, and then ignited the propellant!

At the same time, because of the relatively slow burning of maroon gunpowder, its thrust does not burst out at one time, but maintains a longer time than ordinary black powder, that is, it gives the warhead a longer boost time, so that the warhead can obtain a higher muzzle velocity.

After the separation of the warhead and the shell, the warhead begins to rotate under the action of the barrel rifling.

Immediately after that, the warhead left the barrel, and in this instant, the speed of the warhead reached at least 400 meters per second, and after the discharge, the pointed cylindrical warhead was still rotating rapidly to maintain stability.

After the warhead left the barrel, the barrel also freed up a ball of muzzle flame, and at the same time, the barrel of the entire gun was also driven by the huge reaction force, driving the supporting gun carriage back several meters.

However, everyone's attention was now focused on a small hill about three kilometers ahead.

Whether it was Lin Ziran or others, they were already holding a telescope to observe the hill in front of them, and a few seconds later, Lin Ziran saw through the telescope a cloud of smoke rising from the hill three thousand meters away.

Seeing this scene, Lin Ziran said directly: "Okay! ”

It is not uncommon to shoot a range of 3,000 meters, and the most important thing is that this first live-fire test is a predetermined area where the shells accurately hit, and the shells fall in the planned area.

This means an effective hit!

Others were even more amazed!

And the exclamations continued, because the live-fire tests continued, and in addition to striking targets of three thousand meters, four thousand meters and five thousand meters were also tested.

Without exception, all of the above tests were predetermined hits!

Just these more than a dozen rounds of live-fire tests are enough to prove the great strategic value of rear-loading rifled guns!

Kong Deyi said on the spot: "This is a sharp weapon of war, as long as there is a regiment like this rear-loading artillery, no, as long as there is a battalion such a rear-loading artillery, I dare to guarantee to completely suppress the artillery on the opposite side!" ”

Kong Deyi did not say anything about killing and wounding enemy infantry with such artillery, this is for sure, there is no need to mention it again.

In fact, the greatest strategic value of this kind of rear-loading rifled gun on the current battlefield is not to kill or injure infantry, but to suppress the enemy's artillery force.

Artillery is now an important force that can affect the outcome of a war, and how to suppress the enemy's artillery has become the focus of artillery research in various countries.

The method of the army of each feudal town of Daheng is very simple, but it is to continuously improve the caliber and range of field artillery.

From the seven-kilogram to the 115-millimeter nine-kilogram field artillery a few decades ago, and then to the current 120-millimeter field artillery, the weight has increased from several hundred kilograms to more than a thousand kilograms, which is a direct embodiment of this kind of thinking.

And now, Kong Deyi saw a better choice, that is, a rear-loading rifled gun.

With only one battalion of such 75-mm breech-loading guns, he dared to guarantee that he would be able to completely suppress the artillery units of the opposite county guard.

As long as the opponent's artillery units are suppressed, not only can your own infantry be safer, but at the same time, a large number of your own front-loading artillery can launch a fierce artillery attack on the enemy's infantry units in front.

This is equivalent to directly occupying the commanding heights in the battle!

It's just that for Kong Deyi's question, Guo Jingyuan on the side said: "This is impossible!" ”

"This test sample cannon is hand-built by us directly using laboratory equipment and a large number of senior engineers, you can imagine how high the cost is, even if we don't consider the cost, it is difficult for us to produce in this way, at most we just build a few more test sample guns!"

"At most, a test artillery battery will be formed, and even then it will take a long time."

In order to avoid these people from making trouble for himself in the future, Guo Jingyuan stated in advance that it was not that his Ordnance Department did not give this kind of artillery, but that this thing had not yet produced energy.

Although it is currently produced in a laboratory state, in addition to emergency response, it is more important to continue to do various tests.

For example, the effective range of different angles, etc., as well as the limit of the pressure bearing capacity of the barrel is there.

These problems are critical, and without clarifying them, it is impossible to create a manual for the use of the artillery, so that the artillerymen do not know how to operate the artillery.

According to Lin Ziran's instructions, the Ordnance Section had already drawn up a plan to set up a test artillery company first.

However, in a short period of time, it was limited to only one experimental artillery battery, and it was impossible to get more.

After watching the live-fire test, Lin Ziran officially ordered the formation of an 'experimental field artillery company', which was under the jurisdiction of the First Artillery Regiment.

However, for the time being, this experimental artillery battery only has such a 75-mm rear-loading field gun, and it is estimated that it will have to wait for another five days or so for the second one.

As for the establishment of a company of six guns, it will take at least a month.

There is no way, even if the situation is tense now, Tsingshan Machinery Factory has already transferred all the manpower that can be deployed, and produces at any cost, but this kind of manual production in the laboratory state, not to mention the high cost, and the low output is scary.

Being able to put together six guns in a month is actually a serious impact on the production of other front-loading guns that are currently in production.

If you want to get a large number of rear-loading rifled guns, you need to wait until the production line is renovated.

But as Comte said, it didn't take long for this kind of artillery, which had a very long effective range, to establish a huge strategic advantage.

Lin Ziran estimated that even if only one company of this kind of artillery was put into battle, it would be able to gain a great tactical advantage.

This is also why Lin Ziran pulled this test sample cannon directly over, and there were two major delays in testing the actual combat.

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