My Daming New Empire

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The so-called rifling is also called rifling.The degree of rotation of the rifle is called the twist.

If it takes a longer distance to complete a 360-degree rotation, it is called slow; the shorter one is called fast.

For example, it is slower to complete a lap within 12 inches than to complete a lap within 9 inches.

The difference in twisting pitch mainly lies in whether the warhead can be stabilized. In addition to rotating along the target line, the unstable warhead will also turn somersaults, resulting in keyhole phenomenon on the target paper.

Zhu Zhanji didn't know that the rifling twist of Mauser's long gun is only slightly longer than that of a pistol, but it seems that it is not enough now.

However, this problem is easy to solve. Dozens of barrels of this type have been produced. If you try other twist lengths, you can always find the most suitable twist length.

When I told this problem to several craftsmen, they were immediately busy reprocessing.

Zhu Zhanji left the long gun bullets, took all the short gun bullets away, and ordered Li Liang. "Calculate how many dukes and earls are in the capital in Yingtian Mansion, and let them all come to Habayashi Guard School to appreciate the new guns in three days. In addition, all the officials of the fourth rank and above from the Five Cities Military Division and the Five Army Commander's Mansion will also be called."

Zhu Zhanji did this not to show off new guns, but because the appearance of a new type of weapon would trigger changes in the battlefield situation.

Fighting the enemy with a sword and spear in hand is one formation, and fighting the enemy with firecrackers is another formation.

Now that we have better weapons, the command philosophy of the army will also change in the future after a large-scale facelift.

Only when these generals accepted the new way of warfare could it become widespread.

Otherwise, advanced weapons alone may not be able to beat Xiaomi plus rifles.

Just as he was about to return to the palace, he saw several figures running over quickly.

Zhu Zhanji looked closely, but it was Liu Wan who hadn't seen him for several months.

He trotted all the way, five steps away from Zhu Zhanji, and knelt on the ground. "Your Highness, the servant has returned."

Seeing him tanned, Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "I haven't seen him in a few months, and the little white face has turned into a big black face. But now he looks a little heroic."

Li Liang next to him touched his fair and tender face, and thought to himself: "What a mistake. I originally kept white for the sake of image, but I didn't expect that His Highness prefers a heroic look. Maybe it's because His Highness has a beard, so he prefers those with beards. But, without the balls, the slaves can't grow beards!"

Zhu Zhanji was also very happy to see Liu Wan, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. After all, this is also his playmate who grew up with him.He handed him the pistol and bullets and said, "Get up, hold it steady for Gu. I'll ask you what you've done these past few months after returning to the palace."

Liu Wan asked curiously, "Your Highness, what is this?"

Zhu Zhanji glanced at his crotch and said with a smile, "A real gun."

(I will be away from relatives in these two days, and I will try my best to guarantee [-] words every day.)

Chapter 90 Technical Archives

It is not difficult for Daming who already has the processing technology to reset the twist pitch of the rifling.It is nothing more than adjusting the progressive speed of the barrel to get rifling with different twist lengths.

That night, the craftsmen had already re-carved several barrels, and then quenched them overnight.

In the afternoon of the next day, Zhu Zhanji came to Habayashi Weixue's shooting range again, tried several barrels with different twist lengths in turn, and determined the most suitable one.

The twist of a long gun is much more important than that of a pistol. The range of a pistol is limited, but the key is the muzzle velocity and kinetic energy.

However, in addition to the muzzle velocity of the long gun, there are also the most critical range and the degree of rotation of the bullet. The degree of rotation also determines the accuracy of the bullet.

After testing out the best rifling design, this long gun is considered to be fully finalized.

Next, it is necessary to determine the front sight of the gun according to the arc of the ballistic.

For any gun, the trajectory of the bullet is also curved.The front sight at the muzzle of the barrel is calculated according to the arc of the ballistic, and then it will be finalized.

For a layman, it only needs three points and one line to accurately shoot the bullet to the target, but for gun designers, the adjustment of the front sight is actually a very complicated calculation process.

At this time, all the nobles and generals in the capital also got the news, and His Highness developed a newer weapon.

For a person who doesn't know about firearms, the firecracker is already the most powerful weapon they can think of.

Any trained recruit can become a qualified musketeer after a maximum of three months of training.

Although the power of the musket is slightly insufficient, and the range is similar to that of the longbow, but because of its large coverage and easy use, it is far more likely to pose a threat than an excellent archer.

It takes three years to make a powerful bow and arrow, and an excellent archer needs years of training.

With the appearance of muskets, the gap between the physical fitness of Ming soldiers and those of the steppe people has disappeared.

With just simple training, a weak Ming soldier can kill cavalry and strong men several times his own.

In the past few years, the reason why Daming was able to firmly hold Beiming Mountain so that the grassland tribes did not dare to rebel again and again was due to the irresistible power of muskets.

No matter how powerful the rider, no matter how powerful the shooter, they lost their threat in the face of Da Ming's musket.

Especially after Daming invented the barbed wire, this kind of barbed wire with burrs that could be transported at will lost the mobility that the prairie people were proud of.

The former prairie wolf can only be like a docile sheep.

After hearing that Zhu Zhanji had come up with a new type of weapon, which was far more powerful than the past firecrackers, everyone's curiosity was aroused.

But when Jin Kuo saw the power of this gun with his own eyes, he knelt down and asked Zhu Zhanji to seal up the gun and block the technology.

In terms of fame, Jin Kuo is far inferior to Wang Yan, Zheng He and the other seven eunuchs who have been famous both at home and abroad since the early Yongle Dynasty.

However, he is the most trustworthy eunuch in Zhu Zhanji's hands.

From taking care of Zhu Zhanji when he was a child, to going to Ningbo to help Zhu Zhanji manage the trade, and now helping Zhu Zhanji as the housekeeper, Jin Kuo has been doing very well.

His fate is tightly tied to Zhu Zhanji, and he will never have a second heart.

Now, besides Zhu Zhanji, apart from Li Liang who is not from Jin Kuo, Sun Lin and Liu Wan from the Counseling Department are all Jin Kuo's apprentices.

This kind of relationship of solidarity makes Jin Kuo always think of Zhu Zhanji wholeheartedly.

His reason is that the power of this gun far exceeds the current security capabilities, which will greatly threaten Zhu Zhanji's safety in public places in the future.

The purpose of Zhu Zhanji getting out the musket is to make Daming's force stronger.But now, the popularity of this kind of musket does not help Daming much, but instead poses a threat.

Take ordinary firecrackers as an example, because gunpowder is used to fire five or six lead bullets.This kind of gunpowder is not powerful enough, and the sealing is not good enough. The farthest range is only 200 meters, and it almost loses its lethality after 100 meters.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanji will not be afraid of someone's assassination. With his ability, an assassination from 100 meters away can hardly hurt him, and holding this kind of long fire blunderbuss can hardly get close to him within 100 meters.

But this new type of musket uses an 800mm warhead with a range of 400 meters, and it has lethal power within [-] meters.This also means that if someone wants to assassinate him, it will be very difficult to prevent.

Jin Kuo believes that firearms are invincible in the world, and such firearms that are beyond the ability of defense should not appear.

Since ordinary muskets are already irresistible to other countries, and they are already at the top of all weapons, why should he make such a weapon that threatens him?

Although he has been fighting for the great goal of China's revival, in his heart, he has always been an extreme egoist.

He never had the lofty spirit of putting other people's interests above his own, so he hesitated to promote the idea of ​​this musket.