Chapter 24: Shotguns for Guns (Page 1/1)

The Type 02 longsword in the hands of melee infantry is made of high-carbon steel produced by the Chinese themselves. It is not supplemented by flashy, high-cost elemental circles, but attached to a weight control circle, according to the operator's idea, the quality of the long sword can be increased at any time, and skilled swordsmen can activate the circle when the potential energy is at its highest, greatly increasing the power of slashing. In addition, there is a sturdy circle that increases the durability of the longsword, making it 58-60 HRC.

The armor is composed of a steel helmet, breastplate, shoulder armor, skirt armor, as well as handguards and shin guards, and the armor is made of hydraulic stamping, although it is simple, the protection is strengthened after enchantment, and it is not much worse than the ordinary enchanted armor on the market.

The Type 02 Air Pistol is a shortened version of the Type 01 Air Rifle, which can squeeze two bullets, which is much shorter in power and range, but strengthens the ability of these fighters to fight at medium distances.

In infantry drills, when defending in formation, the typical combat style of melee sword and shield soldiers is to throw a hedron grenade when the enemy rushes within 150 meters, and within 30 meters, shoot with a pistol first, and then draw a sword to engage.

Xiao Chen and Caterina walked a little further, and met a group of cavalry, there were not many cavalry in the escort army, and the team in front of Xiao Chen was only about fifty people, and the equipment of the cavalry was very similar to that of ordinary infantry, but they changed their weapons to Type 02 cavalry guns, which were shorter than rifles, but the general structure was similar, and the ammunition and parts were universal. They were also armed with a melee weapon, a sabre, though these cavalry were not used to charge, but were responsible for flank harassment and pursuit. They also participate in battlefield jamming when there are not enough scouts.

Behind the cavalry appeared two slow-moving magic crystal trucks, and a lot of supplies were piled up on the cargo bucket, but on both sides of the cargo hopper were some soldiers in military uniforms, but these people were not carrying air guns, but magic staffs.

"We're the only ones who do that to mages. "If other forces had dared to treat mages like this, treating them like minions, those mages would have rebelled long ago." ”

"Mages shouldn't have anything special in the first place. As I said, more and more people will master magic in the future, and becoming a mage will no longer be a strange thing. There are very few mages on this continent, just because education can't keep up. Xiao Chen smiled, "Do you know how many of the newly admitted middle school students know how many apprentice-level magicians?"

Caterina shook her head.

"Fifty percent!" Xiao Chen stretched out a slap, "When they graduate from middle school, this number will rise a lot." Although it is not known how many of them can become low-level mages. But I'm optimistic. The fact that we have trained so many mage apprentices shows that we are training in the right way. You see, so many people know how to do magic, so what else is there to be a magician?"

It is true that these mages do not have the consciousness of "nobility", they huddle together with the goods, or meditate, or talk, and they are not at all uncomfortable, let alone look like they are in tune.

The Guardian Force stipulates that the low-level mages belonging to the army must form a mage squad of ten people and fight in the form of joint spellcasting. Intermediate mages will form a team of three to ten people according to the conditions, usually fighting in a single way of casting spells, and when attacking a fortification or encountering a strong enemy, they will also fight in a joint way of casting spells, in addition to each of these mages will be equipped with a staff, a Type 02 air gun and an additional small water bottle, which contains a potion that stimulates mental power.

Behind the two hedron carts were several pneumatic cannons towed by small hedron trailers. The small hedron trailer is a large lap smaller than the truck, but more agile, with a gun carriage mounted directly behind the front of the vehicle, on which a pneumatic cannon more than two meters long is placed flat. Several artillerymen either sat on the gun carriage or walked next to the trailer. They are arguably the lightest fighters on their bodies, and they have no weapons and equipment other than a Type 02 air pistol.

"This cannon is bigger than the previous one. Caterina said.

"This is a pneumatic gun of 120mm caliber. In general, the larger the caliber, the more powerful. Xiao Chen said with a smile. "If our plans in Suero don't go well, then we have to count on them to break down the gates of the inner city. ”

In the year after the attack on Alano, the Ministry of Industry launched two new types of pneumatic guns, one is a reinforced pneumatic gun, the caliber has reached 120mm, which is 50% larger than the first type of pneumatic gun, and the double diameter is also larger. Although it is not as easy to transport as a type of pneumatic cannon, it is much more powerful when attacking a city. The other is a 60mm mortar, a small lightweight cannon designed to fire small elemental shells that are as powerful as a low-level mage. The power of large-scale use should not be underestimated.

The original 80mm/L25 pneumatic gun also strengthened the gas tank and rifling, and also improved the inflation array, which further accelerated the inflation speed by 30%. Coupled with a weight-loss circle that can be turned off and on at any time, a new balance of sportiness and power has been struck.

Another huge improvement comes from the shells. After nearly two years of hard work, the Ministry of Science and Technology has finally mastered the formulas of several explosives, although there is still a gap with the high-energy explosives of the original world, but after loading into conventional shells, adding magic circles and spars, the effect can be raised to a higher level. In addition, with the help of the alchemists, they have absorbed the accumulation of mages from the Tower of Radiant Wings and the Kingdom Magic Association, and recently developed a series of special magic cannonballs.

"I think even if our plan doesn't work out, the Marquis of Bardini of Suero will surrender directly when he sees this army. After all, he only has a very strong city guard under his command, and at most some mercenaries. Caterina said.

"Our opponent is not him, Suero is just a commercial city after all, but the Imperial people have made a plan to salvage it, and it will definitely not be easy to deal with. Xiao Chen looked at the advancing army and said, "Moreover, our team has not been truly tempered, and the escort army has been expanded several times in the past half a year, and it has expanded from one battalion to four regiments with a scale of nearly five thousand people. In this team, the veterans were seriously diluted, and the soldiers who had been on the battlefield became a very small minority, and Wang Jiyuan could not even guarantee that the squad leader of each squad had been on the battlefield once. Some people were still small soldiers before, and before they had time to see blood, they became deputy platoon commanders in the blink of an eye.

You know very well how much difference there is between a mercenary who has seen and those who have not seen blood, so the same is true for our escorts. If everything goes well, it's okay, but once there is any setback, that's when the real test comes, weapons and equipment are never the core of a force, talent is. ”

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