"Initial Target Test...... Bearing 003, distance 31...... The wind direction is southwest, and the wind strength is weak by one level......"

Target Correction...... Azimuth 003 plus 4, distance 31 plus 5...... Wind direction south-southwest with weak gusts of one ......"

Calculate Angle of Fire...... Right 003 plus 4, upper 010 plus 3 ......"

"Recheck the angle of emission...... Right 003 plus 3, upper 010 plus 4......"

"Training Bullet Reloading!"

"Training Bullet Reloaded!"

"Gun door check!"

"The gun door check is complete! Ready! ”

"Ruler check!"

"The ruler is checked! Ready! ”

"First shot of training shells, shoot!"

As the "fire" command was issued, the No. 161 cadet at the top of the queue slammed the gun rope at the gunner's position, and the bulky old gun jumped back with a deafening roar......

In an instant, a cloud of smoke rose from the fortress with a small purple flag on the opposite hillside.

Despite failing to make the first hit, Lune-Schmidt, who was the commander of the artillery team, still shouted "yes".

Weiss turned his head and saw that the No. 161 cadet, who was the first to operate the gun, was puffed out and looked frustrated, while the No. 163 cadet, who was dissatisfied with Lune's appointment as the commander of the artillery team, said something to him with a gloating expression.

These old guns, which had long since been withdrawn from the front-line equipment sequence, did not have a re-entry device, and the gunners had to manually push it back into place with each shot. When the requirements for shooting accuracy are relatively high, it is necessary to recalibrate the shooting parameters, and the actual combat efficiency is unsatisfactory, and it is not too bad to be used for training.

After the artillery was reset, Weiss deliberately walked to the side of Cadet 161 and said to him in an affirmative tone: "The ranging and calculation just now are very good, and the failure is mostly due to the inherent error of the ranging equipment." ”

The big student looked at Weiss with some hesitation, and when he saw Weiss's sincere face, he nodded: "Yes, it's a pity, the cannonball missed." ”

Weiss patted the opponent's right upper arm kindly: "The muzzle of the cannon is one millimeter off, and the landing point is ten feet off, this is the case." ”

The big guy grinned, and the frustration and frustration he had just had just now was gone.

After a while, the cannon and crew members were back in position, and Weiss remained in a special role, following the gunner for correction and re-examination.

After a series of standard passwords, the cannon roared again.

This time, the shell exploded four or five meters away from the fortress, and the deviation was actually more than the first shot just now!

Despite Lune-Schmidt's shouts of "yes", most of the cadets in the artillery team looked disappointed.

Weiss didn't try to appease the second gunner, but stood motionless, staring at the fortress opposite for a long time. All 13 artillery units were engaged in live-fire training, some firing one shot, some firing two, and as far as the current situation is concerned, none of the artillery units has achieved a direct hit.

"What's wrong? Do you feel discouraged when you miss the first two shots? ”

Hearing Rune's voice, Weiss came back to his senses and shook his head, "What did you just observe?" ”

Lu was puzzled: "What do you mean?" ”

Weiss frowned and lowered his voice: "I think our shells just seemed to hit the target. ”

"Uh...... Is this possible? ”

Weiss turned his head to look at him: "Of course it's possible!" Our training shells use standard trigger fuses, and there is a momentary delay between the time the shell touches the object and the time it explodes. Although the delay was short, it was enough for a high-speed flying shell to run some more distance. Therefore, the shells that fall on the mud and sand on the battlefield will burrow a foot or two down and explode, blowing up an inverted cone-shaped crater. ”

In later generations, when information means were highly developed, people had an intuitive and clear understanding of battle scenes through documentaries and films, but at the end of the Great Industrial Revolution, photography and speaker technology were still in the primitive stage, and it was difficult for people to obtain information about the details of the battlefield from those black and white films. Therefore, even a scholar like Luhn failed to grasp the essence of the problem from Weiss's expression at once.

Seeing that Lune looked confused, Weiss didn't bother to explain: "It's not difficult to confirm my speculation, the next shot will be according to my measurements!" ”

"Are you sure?"

With some hesitation, Luan turned his head to look at Student 163 who was gearing up, that was not an easy guy.

Weiss did not answer, but entered the magical state of "Chinese cloud computing". When the cadets reset the cannon, Cadet 163 began to calculate the range, and he paced to the gun position.

"Initial Target Test...... Bearing 003 plus 3, distance 31 plus 5...... The wind direction is south-southwest, and the gusts are weak by one level......" Cadet No. 163 reported the previously verified shooting coordinates - the Ulster Free Federal Army still uses the ancient plane coordinate method, and the gunner only needs to determine the direction and distance of the target to calculate the firing parameters. The advantages of this assay method are that it is easy to understand, does not require much equipment and personnel, and saves time to use. Comparatively, the three-dimensional coordinate method of the aviation unit is much more advanced, but it is based on accurate measurement tools and professional calculation methods. Each flying battleship is equipped with a firing control room and a firing commander, and even so, the absolute hit rate of long-range shooting is still very low, and it needs to be compensated for by the number and density of artillery fire to ensure the combat hit rate.

Weiss then reported the correction parameters: "Target correction...... Bearing 003 plus 4, distance 31 plus 2...... Wind direction south-southwest with weak gusts of one ......"

Student No. 163 looked at Weiss in surprise.

Weiss was indifferent.

"Why do you turn my bearing, and reduce my distance? You deliberately made me miss? Student 163 asked loudly.

Weiss glanced at the blonde, blue-eyed, high-nosed guy, "I'll calibrate the data based on my observations and calculations, can't I?" ”

The guy shouted, "Your data doesn't work at all, don't waste my chance!" ”

In the past, Weiss would have had a good theory with him, but after a head-to-head battle with a third-year student, he realized that training exercises were not enough to be strong, but also to pay attention to strategy. So, he said coldly: "According to the training rules, the artillery team should shoot according to the final correction parameters. ”

Student No. 163 was really unable to refute it.

After waiting for about half a minute, this guy still didn't say anything, Weiss glared and said, "Can you do it?" No substitutions! ”

I saw that student No. 163 gritted his teeth: "Long Clumber Haysen, do you dare to make a bet with me?" ”

That's a tough guy...... Wei Si said in his heart, he did not back down, but decisively used a new skill of psychological intimidation: "Artillery course, you bet on technology with me?" Very good! Very good! Which of the two of us loses and who drops out, do you dare to bet? ”

This bet really stopped the other party, he stared angrily, his neck was red, and he didn't dare to take it.

Lune judged the situation and stepped forward and shouted, "Short, Dragon, what's the matter with you? ”

Weiss stood up and said, "Report, I have requested to exchange shooting orders with Cadet 163!" ”

This guy is not stupid, he knows that he can't take advantage of them, and since there are steps down, he makes a concession hatefully: "Change it, change it, what's the big deal!" There is still a long way to go, let's see! ”

Hearing this, Weiss and Lune frowned in unison.

After a short period of thought and weighing, Weiss exclaimed, "Wait! ”

Cadet 163, who had already left the gunner's position, once again looked at Weiss. Judging from the scene, the former is tall and strong, and he is angry, and if he moves, he will definitely have an advantage, while the latter's figure is smaller than the other party's No. 1, and the momentum is only strong but not weak, and it has a majestic tendency to obviously overwhelm the other party.

"According to the parameters I just measured, if this shot misses, I apologize to you in public!" Weiss said solemnly, "But if I get hit, what will you do?" ”

Trainee No. 163 held his head high, looked at Weiss with a squinting gaze, and snorted coldly: "It's simple, I apologize to you in public!" ”

Weiss said, "No need! I just want you to understand that I quote different shooting parameters from yours in order to correct deviations, to hit the target, not to deliberately target you! ”

The other party put his hands in front of his chest and said coldly: "It's useless to say more, prove your words with results!" ”

Weiss walked to the gunner's station without saying a word, remeasured it with a simple but effective direct-aim observation method, adjusted the cannon's firing elements, and then nodded to Lune.

Lune shouted, "Training bullet load!" ”

The loader reported: "Training Bullet Reloaded!" ”

Lu En said: "Gun door inspection!" ”

Weiss reported: "The gun door inspection is complete!" Ready! ”

Lu En said: "Ruler check!" ”

Weiss reported: "The ruler has been checked!" Ready! ”

Lune said: "The third round of the training bullet, shoot!" ”

Weiss took a deep breath and dragged the cannon rope......

After two seconds, Lune's brows furrowed, and he opened his mouth to say, "Hit the target!" ”

There was a burst of jubilation among the students in the same group.

Weiss stood motionless, watching as the smoke from the explosion obscured the purple flag of the fortress. Strictly speaking, the shell did not hit the target directly, but landed directly in front of it, but the point of explosion was very close to the fortress, and from a few kilometers away, it looked as if it had hit the bottom of the fortress.

This situation also corroborates Weiss's previous speculation that the standard trigger fuse used in the training projectile had a slightly longer delay, so that the shell bounced off when it hit a hard target. In this case, it will be a bit of a hassle to destroy those fortresses......

Weiss was looking down to think about the technical coping strategy, and Leng Buding stretched out a hand from the side, followed by the voice of student 163:

"Dragon, I'm convinced! Be completely convinced! ”