Morozov's first thought was to increase the caliber of the Magic Crystal Cannon for the Yangbo Mecha, but a larger caliber meant that it needed to be equipped with larger and heavier shells, which required more pearl steel and a heavier pressure on military supplies.

Even without taking into account the cost of shells, this line of thinking is hardly feasible. Unless the caliber of the magic crystal cannon equipped by the Yangbo mecha is comparable to that of a naval gun, it will not be able to penetrate a large battleship covered with iron armor at all, but such a cannon is undoubtedly very heavy, far exceeding the load capacity of the Yangbo mecha.

In the years that followed, Morozov's research on the subject was unsuccessful, until 1624, when the "Spear of the Wind" appeared, which triggered him to make associations and collide with sparks of inspiration!

Obviously, the design of the "Wind Gun" cannot be directly transplanted to the weapon design of the submersible mecha, but what Morozov values is not the structure of the "Wind Gun" itself, but the firing concept of "propelling the projectile with high-pressure gas".

After thorough preparation, Morozov wrote a handwritten letter to Roland in early February 1625, hoping that His Royal Highness the Regent would give him an opportunity to publicly expound the concept of the design of the new naval warfare weapon.

Roland attached great importance to Morozov's letter, and soon brought Jack, Kafta, Leonid and other experts in the Far East military science and technology industry to visit the Baiou Port Mecha Research Institute and listen to Morozov talk about his latest ideas.

Morozov was not only a genius trickman, but also a businessman who was good at selling himself. At this industry-leading seminar, in order to impress His Royal Highness the Regent and many arrogant colleagues, Morozov surprised the attendees as soon as he appeared.

Instead of preparing the data and charts, as one might expect, Morozov appeared in the venue with a large pile of colorful balloons, looking like a street balloon vendor.

Facing the bewildered gazes of everyone, Morozov took off a balloon and declared with a smile: "The secret of the new generation of naval weapons is hidden in this balloon." ”

"Mr. Morozov, please forgive us for not being able to understand your sneering jokes, can you make it clearer?" Roland asked straight to the point.

"Your Royal Highness, allow me to ask a question first, what will happen to this balloon if I loosen my grip on it?" Morozov asked with a mysterious smile.

"Of course it will fly into the sky with a 'boom'." Roland shrugged his shoulders, feeling that the question was a bit naïve.

"Then let's give it a try." Morozov let go of his hand, and the balloon unsurprisingly soared into the sky, driven by the high-velocity air flow from the tail, and hit the ceiling.

There was laughter in the room. Roland smiled with bewilderment, but he immediately noticed that Leonid and Kafta had no smile on their faces, and they were staring at the pile of colorful balloons in Morozov's hand with a mixture of surprise and realization, as if they had guessed his intentions.

After a little trick, Morozov put away his smile and got down to business.

"Your Royal Highness Regent, gentlemen, you must all know something about the work I do, so I won't talk nonsense, I've been working on improving the weapon system of the Yangbo mecha over the years, hoping to design a cannon for the Yangbo mecha, which can be fired in the water and inflict heavy damage on warships several nautical miles away, such a weapon will be overwhelmed by the enemy's navy, compared to which the naval guns above the water have become dispensable."

"If your vision can be realized, Mr. Morozov, the existing model of naval warfare will be completely changed because of you, and a new page will be turned in the history of warfare in the world of Vares."

Roland vaguely guessed that the weapon that Morozov was trying to invent was likely to resemble a torpedo on Earth. Unfortunately, he knew very little about military science and technology, did not understand the construction of torpedoes, and could not guess how Morozov could create a torpedo-like weapon in a world like Vares, which had a strong fantasy color but was far less technologically advanced than that of Earth.

"I was flattered by His Royal Highness the Regent's praise, and although I also felt that this weapon was destined to change the world, for eight years, my research in this field ended in failure, until my colleagues at the Military Science and Technology Research Institute came up with the 'Wind Lance' for the invention of the 'Wind Gun', which brought me great inspiration."

Beaming, Morozov continued his topic: "The shells fired under the surface of the sea will inevitably be blocked by heavy water waves, and in order to have enough destructive power to destroy a battleship, it is necessary to add a large amount of gunpowder to the warhead, so that it becomes more like a bombshell. ”

"Indeed, the question now is how do we launch this underwater bomb and provide it with continuous power to resist the resistance of the sea, and maintain a high-speed attitude until it hits the side of the enemy warship below the waterline." Roland was describing the process of firing torpedoes on Earth by virtue of his own impressions.

Morozov cast an admiring gaze and nodded with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Regent said that it was critical, so where did the continuous power to push the water bomb come from?" The first thing that came to my mind was to install a small magic crystal steam engine for the bomb, and the steam produced would propel the tail propeller blades of the bomb into a sustained forward momentum. ”

"This design idea is theoretically feasible, but the size of the steam engine is too large, and it is difficult to reduce it to a volume suitable for driving a thousand-pound bomb with current technology, and the expensive steam engine is used to drive a disposable bomb, which is too wasteful." Morozov sighed regretfully, and an excited smile suddenly appeared on his face, "Fortunately, the 'Wind Gun' gave me inspiration, since the high-pressure gas cylinder can spray bullets out of the chamber, then if we look at the water bomb as a large bullet and install a larger high-pressure gas cylinder on its tail, can we also use the high-pressure gas discharged from the gas cylinder to drive the bomb to continue to sail forward in the water?" ”

Speaking of which, Morozov released another balloon. Roland and his entourage watched the balloon roar into the sky under the impetus of the high-pressure gas, and they all woke up to Morozov's intentions and applauded in unison.

The design of the Far Eastern Type 1625 "Magic Torpedo" fully reflects Morozov's idea, and instead of a complex and bulky steam engine, the engine mounted on the tail of the torpedo is equipped with a large high-pressure gas cylinder. When the torpedo is launched, the cylinders erupt backwards with high-velocity air currents that spin the turbine and the waves of water that propel the torpedo forward – like a balloon with its hands outstretched.

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