What does the industrial age of the magical world symbolize? Caesar''s first thought was the yellowing and rusted cast iron cylinder, the strong crankshaft and the huge iron wheel, the rhythmic noise and vibration, and the sharp whistle that cut through the sky - the big ship cannon, riveted and steamed steel.
The manufacturing of large ships has encountered a bottleneck and needs to be broken gradually. Caesar also shifted his target and focused on the development of gunpowder weapons.
Two holes have been dug on the ground inside the arsenal. Each hole is round, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. These holes are the molds Caesar intends to use to burn and cast gun embryos. The inner wall of the holes has been baked by flame, and the surface soil structure has been burned into a whole, as if attached with a layer of shell.
The purpose of filling the chamber downward is to obtain better pipe wall quality during firing and casting. The more upward, the more scum and bubbles will be contained. The dimensions of all pits are calculated by shells. Caesar remembered that the so-called six pound and eight pound guns in previous history were named after the weight of shells.
However, in line with the concept of caliber and truth, Caesar must have to increase the weight in order to dominate the world, so he decided to cast several 24 pound guns first, melt the iron ball first, and then calculate the inner diameter of the mold according to the diameter of the iron ball and the thickness of the gun tube wall.
However, in order to promote such a heavy shell, the gunpowder filling also needs to be expanded, so the final mold should be much larger than Caesar expected.
With the rapid rise of molten steel and the rapid decrease of steel ingots nearby, Caesar couldn''t help wandering. Besides, steel production is one of the standards to measure the strength of a country. Although the steel production of the black wing empire is not large and fully sufficient, in fact, due to the limitations of materials and technology, many high-quality special steels still can''t be made, even with supernatural forces, If necessary, it still needs to import across the ocean.
It''s not complicated and difficult to manufacture artillery, because it was not Caesar''s original invention. Aladia had a weapon like magic guide cannon for a long time and still dominates in various wars on the mainland. It''s also easy to get relevant data (for magic guide weapons, the energy core structure is the core). With the accurate assistance of the caster, It''s easy to copy it and then make some improvements.
As the Dragon King, Caesar certainly could not bear to stare at the artillery manufacturing all the way. He only showed his face at the opening of firing and casting, and then went back to enjoy his happy life. It was not until some time later that the boar came to report that the artillery manufacturing had been fully completed and could be tested that the black dragon appeared again.
The wind and rain made it difficult for mortals to walk, but they could not stop the footsteps of monsters. The five legged flying dragons hung ropes and directly airlifted two built guns to the tuhara desert - artillery, not magic guided guns.
Caesar commanded the flying dragons to carefully put down and remove the hook, and personally began to adjust the height of the gun rack to make the gun body flat, and the strut butted into the sand. The super large caliber gun was still like a toy in the hands of the black dragon.
The gun fires 24 pounds of solid iron balls. Shells and gunpowder are loaded into the chamber in front and ignited by wires. The arsenal has referred to the mature design of the eldia magic guide gun and customized a set of lightweight gun rack for it. In order to improve durability, those parts with more friction with the ground and greater stress during firing have been specially protected.
In fact, while making solid bombs, Caesar also thought about the feasibility of making projectile explosive barrel. The manufacture of that kind of weapon is simpler and the damage to living bodies is higher. In previous lives, it was called heartless gun.
However, the trajectory of heartless guns is touching, and they rely solely on explosives. The demand in wartime is too high. At present, the black wing empire can''t afford to play.
The whole body of this handmade, limited edition 24 pound cannon radiates dazzling light. However, during the actual test firing, the accompanying lineup is much simpler than that during the previous gunpowder test. Except Caesar Luna, Hogg and the boar man in charge of the arsenal, there are only a few flying dragons and war lizards.
After all, artillery is not the first product to appear in ayladia. In terms of historical significance, it is not as important as black powder in steam furnace. Caesar himself doesn''t care much. After all, this is actually only a transitional product.
"What''s the matter? Is it a process or a direct ignition?"
Although Caesar was quite clear about the structure of the gun, he was completely blank about the specific operation. There was no image record about the operation of the gun in his two souls. He could only touch the stone and cross the river: "Hogg, think of a way to kill him."
It''s not that Caesar doesn''t want to search for professional artillery soldiers. In fact, Aladia doesn''t have this profession at all. The magic guided gun is driven by the energy core. It only needs to trigger the spell mark to activate the launch.
No way, the fearless jackal must take this responsibility. He looked for it, pulled out a mop style cleaning rod from under the gun rack and began to pretend to clean the gun bore. This is a necessary step, a warning from black gunpowder. However, because it was the first test firing, the gun bore was very clean, and the Jackal did not stir up any sundries.
The boar man took out a bag of wrapped black gunpowder, stuffed it into the gun chamber and pressed it tightly. Then Caesar grabbed the shell, put it in, poked it tightly with a hook toe, took out the drill pipe, inserted it from the lead opening at the rear end of the gun barrel, punctured the explosive package, and then tied it into the lead. In this way, the cumbersome launch preparation is completed.
Caesar chose to let the boar ignite, because after all, it was ultimately responsible for this matter, and several monsters present were reckless. None of them stepped back, and the boar ignited the lead directly.
Sparks sparkled and roared.
The high-speed air flow from the muzzle rolled up the yellow sand and raised a layer of smoke on the ground. Theoretically, the effective range of the 24 pound gun can reach kilometers. The moving track of the front part of the shell is like a straight line. The Rock Hill target 800 meters away gave a bang and was hit by the front of the 24 pound iron ball. The whole shook. The iron ball trend did not decrease, and the strong impact force aroused a series of sand clouds, Finally, he sank deep into the soil.
When the smoke cleared, Hogg and the boar ran to the target for the first time. They saw that the front of the rock mound was completely cracked, and there had been Dense Diffusion cracks. A striking hole was located in the upper right side, which was deviated from the predetermined target.
However, it is clear that even after encountering obstacles and penetrating the target, the shell still flew nearly 50 meters forward. Even when it finally sank into the yellow sand, it also contains amazing energy.
"Unexpected power."
Hogg lamented that such weapons had not appeared in the northern part of the mainland. He could imagine the tragedy of the enemy gathering together and being penetrated by dozens of shells before contacting the black wing army.
"Yes." Caesar nodded and affirmed: "recycle the shell and inform the arsenal to prepare for mass production."
At this time, a little clever interposed: "ah, Caesar, you detonated the gunpowder with your bare hands last time. Won''t you try this time?"
"Reject."