The Deep Blue Alchemy Workshop is located in a secret test base in the valley, a new 95mm gun and an British Armstrong breech gun as a comparison group, and a French MLE187595mm field cannon are placed side by side, and the three guns are about 40 meters apart.

In front of the muzzle

Infantry targets in a line array, bunkers enclosed with lime powder, wooden houses, and dozens of cattle and sheep tied to low pillars were set up to evaluate the effectiveness of artillery fire.

Li Fushou and a group of military dignitaries sat on the viewing platform on the side of the artillery, and binoculars were placed on the table to evaluate the power and range of the new artillery on the spot.

It was a sunny afternoon

Miles away, huge markings made of lime powder were clearly visible, and from time to time the restless wails of cattle and sheep could be heard.

On artillery positions

The artillerymen, lined up behind the artillery, were ready, and the rows of shell boxes were opened, revealing the shiny shells inside.

The artillery commander ran to the viewing platform, put his feet together in a standard military salute, and shouted instructions;

"Your Excellency the Earl, the artillery is ready, please instruct whether to conduct experimental comparative shooting."

"Well, let's get started."

"Yes!"

The artillery commander saluted again, turned around and ran back to his battle position, raised his command to give the artillerymen the order to shoot; "There are all gun positions, three minutes of rapid fire, put!"

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The three artillery roars almost in no particular order, shooting the hot projectiles out of the barrel, and in the blink of an eye, they exploded in the target area, raising three black and yellow clouds of earth and stone smoke, and all three shells fell in the target area, blowing the targets and living things within the range of the shells to pieces.

It is clearly visible from the viewing platform

With the launch of the shell, the British Armstrong breech gun and the French MLE187595mm field cannon jumped backwards and slid about four or five meters away at the moment of the shell launch, and was pushed away from the gun position by the huge instantaneous shooting kinetic energy.

At the moment when the shell was fired, the whole barrel of the new 95mm field cannon had a sharp backward contraction action, and smoke and dust rose near the vibrating gun position, but it was still firmly rooted in the gun position and did not move, and the original aiming shooting yuan was not lost.

The contrast is stark and clear at a glance.

Baron Gresca, who was also sitting on the viewing platform, had a proud smile on his face, and his eyes were fixed on the new artillery, which could no longer accommodate anything else, and he couldn't get enough of it.

Li Fushou didn't react, but the chief of staff, Conrad Adenauer, who was sitting next to him, stood up in shock and shouted loudly; "Oh my God...... Oh my God! ”

Konrad Adenauer is a former German artillery lieutenant colonel, who has participated in the Franco-Prussian War and more than a dozen European wars.

The new 95mm field cannon can be said to be a revolutionary elastic gun mount, which will bring about a game-changing change that no one knows better than Konrad Adenauer.

This secret study was highly classified, and it was really a big surprise that Chief of Staff Conrad Adenauer had only heard about the project but had never seen it with his own eyes before the comparative firing tests.

"Sit down, Conrad, the big surprise is yet to come." A wicked smile appeared at the corner of Li Fushou's mouth.

"Watt......" Conrad Adenauer is a little unclear.

Li Fushou pointed with his finger, meaning don't ask yourself.

Since the first shell was fired, the three guns showed a very different way of operating artillery.

The British Armstrong breech gun and the French MLE187595mm field cannon crew quickly poured into the battle position, and seven or eight artillerymen began to push the heavy gun forward vigorously, pushing it back to the gun position and firing again.

And on the other side

The artillerymen operating the new 95mm field cannon did not dodge far away, did not need to dodge far away to prevent the artillery from retreating and smashing the artillerymen, but all stayed in the gun position and acted neatly.

The second gunner quickly opened the bolt and withdrew the shell, the loader loaded a new shell into the chamber, the deputy gunner immediately closed the bolt, and the command flag in the gunner's hand was waved down violently.

There was a "boom" explosion, and the shells were fired again......

The second gunner opened the bolt and withdrew the shell, the loader loaded a new shell into the chamber, and the artillerymen mechanically repeated the previous action.

There was a "boom" explosion, and the shells were fired again......

In stark contrast;

The old guns were laboriously pushed back to the gun position, and all the original firing elements were lost, and the gun commander was nervously calculating.

The new type of artillery "Boom ......" was fired one after another, violently discharging firepower, and the contrast between the two is too obvious.

By the time the French MLE187595mm field cannon fired its second shell, the new gun had already fired its fifth shell.

By the time the British Armstrong breech gun fired its second shell, the new gun had already fired its eighth shell.

The new artillery is like a Gatling heavy machine gun, and the fierce fire actually forms a dense barrage, blasting the target in front of it into a sea of fire, destroying the target and cattle, sheep and livestock.

At this time, the results of the comparative shooting were beyond doubt.

Chief of Staff Conrad Adenauer had been standing in his seat with his hands gesturing and saying something, but the sound of "booming" artillery was drowned out and his voice was completely inaudible.

This is the stage where the new artillery performs alone, and the old-fashioned British and German artillery have completely become a foil, and the two performances are one day and one place, and they are completely unbearable to watch.

People have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away.

After three minutes of rapid firing, the heavy smell of gunpowder smoke wafted to the viewing platform after the artillery was fired, forming a cloud of black and yellow smoke.

Everyone's ears were buzzing with the sound of the cannons, and the chief of staff, Conrad Adenauer, was extremely excited, pointing at something, and hardly stopped for a moment, but everyone did not hear it clearly.

Li Fushou stood up and said to Baron Grezka with a smile; "Congratulations, dear Mr. Baron, I can already declare in advance that your performance was a complete success, and the gap between the old and the new guns is desperately large, even if the gunsmith is not present......"

His eyes twitched at the excited and reddened Chief of Staff Conrad Adenauer, and continued to speak slowly; "We can also see that this is not a product of the times, after the new artillery began to perform, it became a stage for one person, the enthusiasm is overwhelming, and the chatter of the cannon, it is just like an enthusiastic girl, once the conversation box is opened, there is no room for others to perform, we simply call it "Miss Australia", I think the metaphor is very vivid. ”

Miss Australia?

Everyone pondered that this was really the case, to be precise, it should be the Australian Bar Lady.

Whenever a rude cowboy sneaks up on their butts, Miss Australia, who has a fiery personality, will babble to the cowboy's parents and the whole family, never leaving a chance to refute, causing the guests in the bar to laugh, which has almost become the most distinctive repertoire.

This feature is very consistent with the new artillery, so the nickname is "Miss Australia".

Several military bigwigs on the viewing platform accompanied Li Fushou to the gun position, and the artillery commander ran over to report quickly;

"Report, Honorable Earl, the artillery comparative firing test has been completed, please instruct."

"Is the shooting data out?"

The artillery commander replied; "Yes, Lord Count.

In three minutes of rapid fire, the British Armstrong breech gun fired 6 shells, 3 hit the target area and 3 missed.

The French MLE 187595mm field cannon fired 10 shells, 6 hit the target area, and 4 missed.

The new 95mm field cannon fired 46 shells, 41 hit the target area, 5 deflected. ”

The new artillery not only has an amazing rate of fire, but also has a very high shooting accuracy, completely crushing the old artillery in all aspects of performance.

Looking at the shell casings stacked in a mess behind the new artillery emplacement, filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, Li Fushou nodded with satisfaction.

This will be followed by durability tests, as well as training for artillery commanders and new artillery crews, which are combined to save as much money as possible.

The Earl's banknotes are not blown by the wind, and it is a little bit that can be saved.

According to the calculation of the live-fire training volume of 50 shells per gun group, the three groups tested a total of 1,500 shells, which can train 30 qualified gun groups.

Due to the epoch-making elastic gun mount, the commanders of the new guns were no longer demanding, and the junior officers with formal training could do the job, rather than having to be a mathematician.

"Lord Count, when will our troops be equipped with this new artillery, oh...... By the way, it should be called Miss Australia, what an impressive name. "Konrad Adenauer was impatient.

"Lord Earl, can our fleet be the first to experiment with some equipment?" Geng Guigui hurriedly squeezed up.

Li Fushou replied with a light smile; "Scientific things have to be solved by scientific methods, Miss Australia has to go through a series of rigorous tests to collect more data for the next improvement, don't you see that this lady is too obese?"

"Well, Lord Earl, our fleet prefers to be fatter."

The tonnage of ironclad warships is generally large, and it is not sensitive to the weight data of the artillery, and the most important thing is the performance of the artillery, whether it can burst out the most intense firepower per unit of time.

And this is precisely the strength of Miss Australia.

Geng's attitude of bringing me 20 guns quickly made Conrad Adenauer very unhappy.

If you like to be fatter, don't we like it in the Army?

The fortress cannon in Xuanwu City understands how fat it is, and we all happily marry home, and promise to treat it like a baby pimple.

As for the original recital artillery, hum! That thing can also be called artillery?

Several military bigwigs can't stop the charming charm of Miss Australia, maybe they are willing to surrender to their skirts from the bottom of their hearts, and the new artillery has now become their favorite.

Several people shouted around Li Fushou, all of them looked like they would not give up if they didn't get their hands on it, and Harazi almost flowed three feet long.

"Alright, alright, guys, stop and listen to me......" Li Fushou was surrounded by them, and it felt like 50 flies were circling around his ears, and he could only interrupt their request; Brothers, don't be impatient, Miss Australia has to have a process of loading the troops, this is like marrying a daughter-in-law, you can't drag it home to live if you like it, we always have to hire three media and six appointments, welcome relatives through the door, and a big wedding banquet can not be less, I can understand the mood of your brothers, but it does not mean that you can be connived at doing so, the next step of the installation plan is under consideration, small-scale trial production is mainly used in the test, which requires a process, presumably the time will not be long.

The meat has already gone down to the pot, is it still far from cooking?

Everyone said that this is not the reason, now take it out and eat it half-baked, you are not afraid of eating bad stomach? ”

"Lord Earl, our army is in good health and has a good appetite, don't dislike half-baked, give me 50 doors to change clothes first." Konrad Adenauer, the old boy, took the lead.

Geng Guigui was originally appeased by the Earl, and when he heard his words, he suddenly jumped three feet high; "You don't dislike it, our fleet doesn't dislike it, we can eat it raw, if Lord Earl agrees, let's remove all the main guns and install them on Miss Australia, and give our fleet 80 first."

Li Fushou listened to it and suddenly had black lines on his head, and said with his hands behind his back; "You guys roll the calves for me."

After speaking, Shi Shiran walked away with his hands behind his back.