Chapter 14: This Is Technology (Section 4)
In the following week, a small magic cannon designed by Master Dai Zi himself was officially manufactured. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoIt's just that the length of the cannon body of these magic cannons that was made is about one meter, which is less than one-fifth of the magic cannon that was born in the Stroo Military Region.
(Note: Some book friends may not know much about the parameters of artillery, and now Xiaobai will share some parameters of various models of artillery for reference to all book friends.)
Large-caliber short-barreled guns, such as "Cupola Cannon", "General Weiyuan" Cannon, etc. A bronze "General Weiyuan" cannon cast in the 29th year of Kangxi in the Palace Museum in Beijing has a caliber of 212 mm (21.2 cm), a total length of 69 cm, a weight of 280 kg, and a four-wheeled vehicle, capable of firing 15 kg explosive iron bullets.
Existing in the Heilongjiang Provincial Museum, a bronze cannon cast in the fifteenth year of Kangxi (1676) "Shenwei Invincible General" has a thin front and thick back, with a caliber of 110 mm (11 cm), a total length of 248 cm (2.48 m), a weight of 1,000 kg (1 ton), a charge of 2 kg, and an iron bullet weighing 2.7 kg.
Vladivostok fortress gun: caliber 350mm, weight 51 tons, firing range 35 km. The Armor 30 cement base is 3.5 meters and can withstand the bombardment of one ton of aerial bombs.
World War II shipborne guns, SK-C/34 47 times caliber 381 mm twin main gun, designed by the German Krupp company in 1934, successfully developed and finalized in 1939. Each main turret weighs about 1,100 tons, and the single gun weighs 110.7 tons, with a total length of 19.63 meters. There are 90 rifling wires engraved in the body tube with a depth of 4.5 mm and a width of 7.76 mm, the rifling length is 15982 mm, the length of the body tube is 17.86 meters, the chamber volume is 31.9 liters, the ****** is 212 kg, the maximum firing chamber pressure is 3200 kg / square centimeter, and the life of the body tube is about 180~210 rounds. It can fire 800 kg of armor-piercing and high-explosive shells, the length of armor-piercing and high-explosive shells is 1.672 meters, the maximum rate of fire is 2.3~3 rounds / min, the maximum range is 36520 meters / 30 degrees, the muzzle velocity is 820 m / s, and the range is 35000 meters at a distance of 170 mm German horizontal surface hardened armor. ļ¼
When the first small magic cannon was made, Generalissimo Kazan took this magic cannon, which seemed to be very small, the size of an ordinary siege artillery, to the test site a hundred miles away.
When Generalissimo Kazan saw the huge cloud of smoke and dust that had been kicked up in the distance, he was very satisfied with the results of this test. Although the power of this artillery test was far less than the earth-shattering blow at the beginning, the smoke and dust produced were nothing more than ordinary explosion smoke clouds, not the crimson mushroom cloud of the day. But this is only the power of a magic cannon, if dozens of such cannons are fired in a salvo, the power generated is not much better than the original explosion, and more importantly, this level of explosion is more controllable. As long as the number of shells is properly controlled, and the duration of the shelling, the power generated by the shelling can be well controlled. In this way, the magicians who maintain the "Nine Stars and Eight Directions" will quickly consume their magic power because they have to resist the explosion in a very short time. In this way, the maintenance time of the formation can be made longer, which is also more conducive to the control of the rhythm of the battlefield, rather than having to be the kind of desperate situation that if you can't hit it with one hit, it will produce such and such defeats.
After reviewing this magical equipment and preparing the small magic cannon to be equipped in the encirclement army, Generalissimo Kazan was quite satisfied. However, the old mistake that Generalissimo Kazan had always been worried about had recurred, and several questions were immediately asked to Archmage Dai Zi, who was standing aside.
"I wonder if this magic cannon has to be used by a powerful archmage? What is the maximum number of shots in a row that one such magic cannon can fire? After a long period of firing, does this cannon need any additional cooling means in addition to the cooling effect of the ice energy induced by the aquamarine?
I also hope that the master can understand that on the battlefield, there is not as much harmony as this testing ground, on the battlefield, not only the situation is changing rapidly, but also the length of time that the two sides are fighting is not something that one side can dominate! ā
After listening to a series of questions from Generalissimo Kazan, Archmage Dai Zi began to answer these questions.
"The power of this small magic cannon is not very large, so the heat generated by it is not so much, so the cooling system that comes with this cannon body is enough to ensure the cooling effect of this cannon body. Approximately an egg-sized aquamarine, which can cool three shells of egg-sized blooddropstones. That is, as long as it is pre-filled with an aquamarine the size of an egg, it can fire three standard shells in a row.
After three shells, the magic cannon needs to be replaced with aquamarine, and the cannon body needs to be rested. After all, this cannon made of stainless steel as the main material, after three shellings, the body of the magic cannon has reached the extreme durability that the steel can withstand, if the continuous shelling is forced, then the cannon body cast by the steel will be used for a long time with high intensity, and it may suddenly collapse, and the unfortunate collapse of the magic cannon will become a large explosive, will be in front of the operator all killed, if you are lucky not to die, the whole body because of the fire attribute elements of the cautery, It will also become unrecognizable, and if this person is lucky enough to survive it, then he can only be wrapped in a big black robe for the rest of his life. As for the reason for the period, I guess Generalissimo Kazan has also heard about the appearance of the skin of people who have been burned by the fire! ā
When Generalissimo Kazan heard that this magic cannon still had such defects, he hurriedly asked:
"Could it be that this magic cannon can only fire three shells in a row? If that's the case, then Mr. Law will have to oversee a few more of these magic cannons. After all, for the success of this encirclement and suppression plan, there should be a lot of leeway! ā
When Grand Master Dai Zi heard Generalissimo Kazan's worried words, he just bowed his hand and then moved on.
"Although this magic cannon needs to rest for a while after three shells, it will not be a long time, and it will not make this magic cannon useless. The old man has studied most of his life, and it can only be said that he is wasting his time. After three shellings, it takes about 5 minutes to rest, after which the cannon can shell three more times in a row. This cycle will ensure that the magic cannon will be shelled 30 times in a row without any problems. As for whether the performance of this magic cannon can continue to be maintained after these 30 shells, the old man does not dare to speculate too arbitrarily. However, the old man suggested that the magic cannon after 30 consecutive shells should be withdrawn from the battle, so as not to accidentally injure friendly troops in case of malfunction! ā
After hearing Archmage Dai Zi's explanation, Generalissimo Kazan was already half determined in his heart.
"Then Mr. Lao will supervise the construction of 49 more magic cannons like this!"
After the end of this last live-fire test, in the next two short months. The remaining 49 such magic cannons were made one after another.
This is not to say that the quality of the magic cannon that was created is inferior, but that the craftsmen who made it have become more skilled.
In the nearly two months since the 50 magic cannons were made, Generalissimo Kazan had an important plan going on in an orderly manner.