Chapter 124 Liaodong's Technical Reserves

Why is this happening? He Xi didn't know.

He Xi speculated that it was probably a problem with the quality of the weapon.

The quality of the artillery was somewhat better. The finer the thing, the greater the chance of defective products. Moreover, artillery firing, there is still room for slow turning, for example, the lead can be lengthened, which can be delayed for some time. But not with firebolts. When the gun is fired, it is very close to the eye.

Once there is a small problem, it immediately makes people become one-eyed dragons.

As for the more serious ones, don't mention them.

As for whether artillery is a heavy weapon, it is more important to pay more attention to the gun.

He Xi didn't know what the fortifications built on the mountains in Japan looked like. But since the construction of the Taiping Iron Works, He Xi has actually been putting forward opinions on the design and construction of new weapons. There are also He Xi's disciples and grandchildren, if you have any special ideas, you can also do it.

After all, the cost of weapons research and development in these years is not high.

It's just that none of these weapons were put into the battlefield.

Without him, the military already felt that it was enough. Even when He Xi sent some new weapons to the battlefield, the military did not find it useful. I don't care. It's like a firebolt. The fire gun sent by He Xi is similar to a bird's gun.

He Xi didn't know how much benefit it would be to tackling tough problems. But in his mind, the firearm was at least light enough to suppress the Japanese. Reduce casualties. Looks like. The front line simply did not pay attention.

Perhaps, it is not Fu Youde and the rewards of the front line that are wrong, but He Xi himself.

There is no other reason, before entering the era of industrialization, most of the weapons in the army were updated very slowly. It is normal for a grandfather to use a weapon, a father to use a son, a son to use a grandson.

Even the experience of using this weapon is known as family learning.

The front line has encountered problems, and it is not like a way to solve them. Instead, they seek to update and iterate on weapons in order to gain greater military superiority, which is something that no one has thought about. Or something that most people don't even think about.

However, from today onwards, this new model is about to begin.

This can even be said to be an opportunity, a great opportunity. In fact, in terms of production capacity, both the Taiping Iron Works and the Shenyang Iron Works have a lot of surpluses, but alas, they can produce more things, but they don't want them in the army.

Because you can't use any heavy weapons to fight Mongolia. More cavalry chases. No matter what kind of artillery, it is redundant. But now there is a demand.

He Xi said: "What kind of firearms or artillery do you think are needed to attack those Japanese fortresses?" ”

"Ah-----" Ye Shen said.

He didn't know what to say.

What is it called, and what kind of firearms are needed?

This question requires an understanding of both the battlefield situation and the design and production of weapons. Ye Shen is a general, give him a firearm and let him see what kind of battlefield he is suitable for, but he is a professional counterpart. Now He Xi asked him to design a firearm according to the battlefield situation, which was really beyond his ability.

Seeing this, He Xi also knew that his question was a little abrupt. said, "So be it." Come with me to the Shenyang Iron Works. Where there are a lot of firearms, see if the adaptation is not adapted to the Japanese battlefield. After saying this, He Xi remembered that King Yan was still there. Turning his head, he was about to say something to King Yan. King Yan said, "That's right. How about I want to go and see it too? ”

He Xi said: "That's naturally possible." ”

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In the whole Liaodong, the most prosperous waterway is the waterway from Shenyang to Yingkou.

This waterway connects the center of heavy industry in eastern Liaodong with the center of light industry, and countless coal, iron, weapons, machinery, and cement are transported from here. Some stayed in Yingkou, and some went to sea. Everywhere you go. However, on the whole, it is not as prosperous as Yingkou.

This is also the time when He Xi has been having a headache, and on the whole, there is a lot of heavy industry production. At least, the output of Fushun Coal Mine, with the accumulation of Shenyang Iron Works over the years. It didn't fully play to its due strength. Even He Xi is building a fleet of countless ships.

In fact, he is the one who likes the army's big changeover.

He Xi took them all the way to the interior of the Shenyang Iron Works, a spacious workshop. Ge Tiangong has also been waiting here for a long time.

As soon as he entered, King Yan saw a strange thing.

A large disc, in the middle of the disc, there was a very long iron rod-like thing, and there were many short pipes on it. Yan Wang was a little familiar and said, "This is ------"

Ge Tiangong said: "This is a hundred tigers rushing to the gun. ”

King Yan said: "Isn't it a hundred tigers rushing together? ”

Ge Tiangong said: "Yes. Although the power of the Hundred Tigers Rushing Arrow is very strong, there are also many problems, the power is all on the rocket, and after one launch, there is only a wooden shelf left. And these rockets need to be made by craftsmen by hand, and waste work and time. Costly. Now we have changed it to this, this iron disc has a gun barrel on it, which is ignited from the back and fired at once, as if it were fired together with a firebolt. The power is amazing, not under the arrows of a hundred tigers, although it is troublesome to reload. But it can be filled. Not a disposable product. ”

"It can happen a lot of times."

"Overall, the cost is low."

King Yan said, "That's good. ”

He Xi coughed and said, "His Royal Highness King Yan, now many small cannons can be loaded with scattered bullets, which is about the same range as this. There is a difference in power. But in terms of standard manufacturing, cost, and man-hours, this thing is not as good as a scatter bomb. ”

Ge Tiangong coughed and bowed his head slightly.

King Yan thought about it, and sure enough, this was the case.

Looking at the dense barrels on this iron plate, from the perspective of manufacturing technology, a hundred barrels is too much different from a small cannon. These hundred tigers rushed together, and the spears were enough for a hundred muskets.

In terms of cost, it is much higher than some Tiger Squat guns.

For a while, it was a little cold.

He Xi said: "Ge Tiangong, you continue to introduce to His Royal Highness King Yan. ”

"Yes," Ge Tiangong agreed. The introduction continued.

It's a mess of all sorts of firebolts.

How to say, whether it is ancient China or the West, there is a heretical school, that is, the multi-tube stream, which first existed in firearms, and later in tank warships. And now, tank battleships do not yet exist, but it is already obvious in firearms.

There was a whole row of guns, and the first to fire the rotors.

If yes, etc.

But in He Xi's opinion, although it is very good, it is not as good as the tactical use of firearms, that is, the discharge of guns.

These rarity, various styles of firearms, are of little use.

However, He Xi was not disappointed. The direction he proposed to these people was machine guns. Although these designers led by Ge Tiangong have not yet met He Xi's requirements. But a lot of the ideas are implemented step by step. Young people need to be nurtured too.

It doesn't matter if you succeed or don't. Just let these young people know how to design weapons. It's also a good thing.

So, there is this messy design.

From the firecracker, to the artillery. Artillery does not seem to be any different on the surface. But in reality, it's mostly a variety of different material experiments, some good and some bad.

Except for the guns and artillery, other things are even more imaginative. There are various styles, one of which is rockets.

Ye Shen, who had been not speaking in the back, suddenly stopped.

He Xi said: "You also like this. In fact, this is also the kind of firearm that I am most satisfied with. ”

Ye Shen said: "I'm just curious, compared to the previous firearms, this is the most concise. ”

He Xi said: "Ge Tiangong, you come and tell him." ”

Ge Tiangong said: "Yes." This is the only rocket that was sketched by the teacher and made by us, named Liaodong Rocket. It can shoot up to five miles. Of course, it's not that far away. Generally speaking, at a distance of three or four miles, it is still possible to aim. ”

"This rocket cartridge consists of two parts. Part of it, part of it is a cartridge, part of it is a cartridge, the latter is for spraying, and the former is for explosives. Explosives can be loaded according to the distance. It can hold up to thirty pounds, and of course you can load more, but in that case, the range cannot be guaranteed. ”

"I'm also the most optimistic about this. No worse than artillery. ”