Chapter 168: Tower Defense Game at Tuileries (Part I)
Obviously, the Mauser rifle will not appear in this world inexplicably. Of course, this is thanks to Han Xing! The weapons purchased from these nobles were naturally equipped by Han Xing.
I remember that in Wang Pengfei's illegal processing factory, there were several kinds of firearms, not only the revolver and shotgun that Han Xing is using now, but also the Mauser rifle used by He Qiang, right? Plus a whole bunch of replica firearms. Although the Thirteenth Master took away a little, there were only a dozen people in total, and what they took away was only a drop in the bucket!
And this time, Han Xing almost robbed Wang Pengfei's little inventory! Most of these imitation firearms use the principle of air guns, or they use metal projectiles instead of bullets, and use black powder for fireworks as a primer.
The main reason why Han Xing didn't use these imitation guns at the beginning was that the power was too poor, just a steel ball, it couldn't penetrate the skull of a zombie at all, and it couldn't shoot its head, so what was the use of it?
And the accuracy and process are also very limited, after all, everyone knows that the formula of gunpowder is sulfur, saltpeter, charcoal, but in what proportion to mix, that is a big problem! You don't know how many times Nobel was blown up in order to study the formula of high-power gunpowder!
But even these weapons are already first-class weapons compared to the flintlock pistols of this era, which is why those few on the roof are so happy, they are the masters of Han Xing's carefully selected (shè) strikes, and the masters of hunting all day and night in Ping.
The first arquebuses worked like this: first, the chamber and the fire door were cleaned; Then open the fire door, fill the primer pot with primer, and cover the fire door; Next, the powder is poured from the breech, and then the projectile is poured into it, and the gunpowder and projectile are tamped with a strip. (Be careful, however, not to pound too hard, or it may lead to a bore!) )
Then open the fire door and pull the trigger. (The trigger and a metal hook are linked, as long as the trigger is pulled, the metal hook will rotate, and the ignited fire rope is clamped on the metal hook, and with the rotation of the metal hook, the ignited fire rope enters the fire door and ignites the primer)
So the question is, which step is the most important in this series of suffocating (cāo)?
How much gunpowder should be carefully controlled? Pay attention to proportionality when tamping projectiles and gunpowder?
Neither! Although there must not be the slightest mistake in these two links, otherwise the light will not go out, and the explosion will endanger the user's life, so it is polite to let you be a one-eyed dragon!
In fact, however, the most important thing is the first step: cleaning the chamber and the fire door! If this step is not done well, no matter how careful you are later, even if the gunpowder is poured in the golden ratio, the consequences of dumb fire and exploding are still waiting for you!
This suffocating series of work needs to be done more than once, and there must be no deviation!
The question is: muskets are going to battle! It's not about birds at home!
How many people can be calm on the battlefield? This is a war! Seeing that the enemy is about to rush forward, who can not panic? And the reloading time must be shortened as much as possible, there is a saying that "(yù) speed is not reached", once you panic, it is more likely to make mistakes, right?
I didn't know if my hands were shaking, and I filled a little more gunpowder or primer, and it exploded! Or drop the chain at a critical moment, go out without a shot, and let the family fight for the near (shēn) (ròu), that is also a tragedy, isn't it?
The early arquebuses were extremely cumbersome to reload, requiring at least 40 seconds for even a veteran to reload.
And the flintlock pistols of this era have made great progress compared to the original arquebuses. First of all, the flintlock pistol integrates primer and shè medicine together, and directly makes it into an ammo pack, and also intimately starts the breech loading method. Just stuff the ammo pack into the breech. (The projectile also needs to be stuffed from the breech, but a through strip is attached under the barrel)
Secondly, the flintlock pistol uses flint to ignite the ignition, which is used to create a spark through the impact of the flint, which ignites the primer in the fire door. It's more convenient than an unreliable thing like a fire rope, and you don't have to worry about the embarrassing situation of getting wet on a rainy day.
These two major improvements have greatly shortened the loading time of the musket, and the hands no longer need to worry about whether their hands will tremble when pouring the gunpowder, because the proportion has been adjusted in advance, as if in the past, they cooked their own noodles and ate them, and now they are eating instant noodles, and one pack is one pack, just throw it down.
As a result, the reload time of the flintlock musket was reduced to nearly 20 seconds, and even some experienced hands were able to reload in a dozen seconds. This also made the musket officially the main force in the war during this period, and there was no longer a need for troops such as spear infantry for cover.
You may wonder: Isn't the Mauser rifle too buggy to appear in the era of the French Revolution and not be punished for being technologically advanced?
The answer is: no, because whether it is an old arquebus, a modern weapon, or even a cannon, the fundamental principle is that the gunpowder explodes in a confined space, creating a propulsive force to move the projectile (shè) towards the enemy.
In the past two hundred years, people have only been constantly improving muskets, for example, today's firearms are all integrated into a bullet, only need to use the spring in the magazine, push the bullet into the chamber one by one, and then use the firing pin to stimulate the primer.
Most of Wang Pengfei's firearms use this, although they are inferior home-made goods, but at least they absorb the experience of modern science and technology, but they replace the warhead with round steel balls. Then there is the rifling that does not engrave the spiral, but only the rifling, and its greatest impact is reflected in the (shè) process and power.
But compared to the flintlock pistols used in these aristocratic flats (rì), the inferior imitation weapons produced by Wang Pengfei completely threw off them more than a dozen streets! Even if it is an inferior modern weapon, Wang Pengfei's firearms are equivalent to the end of the 19th century in terms of average scientific and technological level! At this time, it was only the end of the 18th century, at least a century advanced, and the aristocracy was accustomed to using old flintlock muskets, and it was not easy to use new weapons?
As the mob was named one by one by the snipers, the mob began to move away from the gate, and the snipers continued to harvest lives. After all, they are the masters of rabbits or deer in the pings (rì), and the goal of people is much bigger than them! And the mob at the door is still bustling together!
What's more, they are all exiles who have been driven out of their territory by the mob, lost all their property, and even lost a loved one, and they certainly have reason to hate these mobs who have ruined their good life!
"Another one! This is already the eleventh! One of the earls made another mark on the ground with a stone, and said triumphantly to his companion.
The other lord simply continued to lie on the ground, and then moved his crosshairs to his next target. A middle-aged man with a sloppy appearance, a scruffy beard, and a thick layer of ash on his face, at this time, this middle-aged man was opening his big mouth and roaring something, looking (qíng) excited, while still shaking vigorously with his hand on the railing.
The lord took a deep breath, aimed at his gaping mouth, and pulled the trigger. I saw that the man fell to the ground in response, but the lord did not seem to be very happy about this, and he sighed, "Alas, I obviously aimed at my mouth, how did I get to my mouth!" ”
It is said that the invisible costume (bī) is the most dazzling, and the earl next to him (shēn) who was still boasting about his achievements was immediately stunned, "I am not at the same level as him at all!" People have already started to care about where the bullets land, and I'm still concerned about how many people are killed! Convincing! Admire, admire! ”
In fact, if it weren't for their condescending and dense mob crowds, they probably wouldn't have reaped such a big win. Of course, compared to the flintlock pistol, which had no rifling at all at this time and could only maintain its lethality through the density of the barrage, the weapons in their hands were already considered high-quality!
In fact, it wasn't just the snipers, the Swiss Guards had come to ambush in the bushes 50 meters from the gate, also pouring projectiles at the mob outside the gate.
Since almost all of them had already used the high-grade weapons brought by Han Xing at this time, although there were only a few dozen people, the lethality produced was like hundreds of people were hitting (shè), and in just 10 minutes, the entrance of the Tuileries Palace was already full of corpses and rivers of blood.
However, with the arrival of the Marseille volunteers, the hollowed-out fence gate, which was not yet solid, finally collapsed under the push of the crowd, and the mob roared into the Tuileries Palace.
At this moment, in the hedge wall area on the right, a burst of gunfire suddenly rang out, and the deadly bullets spun at high speed towards the mob that had just rushed into the Tuileries Palace and were still crowded at the door. At this time, the bushes on the left and the nobles on the two-story building were also gathering fire to these mobs.
For a time, the mob that poured into the Tuileries Palace was attacked on three sides, and there were constant wails and screams from the crowd, as well as the "poof" sound of projectiles (shè) entering **. The crowd was chaotic for a while, they didn't know which side to go to, they didn't know where to go to find cover, some people turned (shēn) and wanted to escape, but the crowd behind them was still pouring in, the people inside wanted to retreat, but the people outside were still desperately squeezing inside.
When some of them tripped over the corpses of their companions, it all turned into a stampede.
Some of the soldiers of the Marseille Volunteer Army tried to suppress the firepower of Han Xing's side by returning fire, but they were also disrupted when they squeezed in, and the soldiers did not know the generals and the generals, so that they fought separately and did not form a large-scale firepower at all. Coupled with the fact that the guns in their hands were already rotten, this sparse return fire did not cause any damage to Han Xing's side.
But the tide of crowds was still pouring in towards the Tuileries Palace, and all Han Xing could do was slow them down!
Even if they step on the corpse of the person in front of them, they will continue to move forward, perhaps it is this spirit of not fearing death that has made France brilliant, right?