Chapter 437 Innovation in Weapons Technology

Tang En took the dwarf musket and turned it over and over.

Clotto smiled and said: "Haha, my friend, this thing should be relatively new to you, you have to be careful, it is not that simple - uh -"

Clotto and the others suddenly saw Tang En skillfully loading gunpowder and projectiles, and then aiming and shooting at the monsters outside. They seemed to have something stuck in their throats, their eyes widened and they were speechless.

Feeling the recoil from the gun, Tang En frowned slightly. The composition of gunpowder in this world is different from that on earth. The gunpowder used by Clotto and the others to make gunpowder is not sulfide, nitrate, charcoal, but A more efficient burning material is used. I don't know whether it is because of the high energy concentration in this world or because this burning material has a higher burning efficiency. The gunpowder used by the dwarf is much more powerful.

Tang En nodded secretly. No wonder such a simple musket bullet could penetrate such a hard bone shell. It turned out that the gunpowder was different.

It stands to reason that this kind of gunpowder is so powerful that it should have great potential to be exploited... Tang En suddenly thought of the unknown energy source of the dwarf degeneration ray, and he thought "hehe" in his heart. The technology tree is so crooked, how can he still expect them to be able to exploit it? Engage in normal research and development?

He shook the musket and said, "The power is good, but don't you think the reloading speed is very slow?"

The potential of the dwarf musket is currently limited by the front-loading method. Tang En feels that if he gives Clotto a hint, he might be able to produce a rear-loading musket or even a repeating assault rifle in two days.

Clotto shrugged: "It's very slow, so we developed multiple formation shootings. When one group is shooting, the other two groups are loading one after another to ensure suppressed shooting in each round."

"If you fight against the Rangers, their arrows will have already pierced your head before you can fire the second bullet."

Tang En pointed at Clotto's forehead and made a gesture. In the high-magic world of Purandar, ordinary thermal weapons cannot hit the Apocalypse, and the threat to the Apocalypse is basically zero. But on the other hand, an Apocalypse ranger can shoot arrows. The speed of the gun can reach more than ten rounds per second in an explosive situation, which is even faster than the pistol on the earth - can you believe this speed?

Compared with the slow-loading musket, the ranger can use various archery skills to attack the musketeer in the moment of avoiding the bullet. There is no comparison between the two sides.

The only advantage of the musket is that it does not require practice. After a short period of training, even ordinary people can use it.

Clotto said unconvinced: "Before the rangers attacked us, the dwarf degeneration rays had already turned them into idiots. Even the dwarf freezing rays could restrict their movements."

"Well, that's if we can hit them."

Tang En nodded, so Clotto had nothing to say.

Tang En shook the musket: "Then again, in addition to group shooting, haven't you ever thought about improving the craftsmanship?"

Clotto's eyes lit up: "Why not! The mini shark you are holding is an upgraded version after I carefully designed the rifling and re-specified the size of the projectile."

"M-Mini Shark..."

Tang En twitched the corner of his mouth. With this kind of shooting speed, how dare you call him a mini shark?

Tang En said casually: "Actually, when I just saw you shooting, I suddenly had an idea."

Clotto looked at him with excitement. When Tang En mentioned this just now, Clotto knew that this guy had some ideas: "What inspiration!?"

Clotto now has no doubt about Tang En's engineering prowess. He is very sure that Tang En's idea can definitely bring about a qualitative change in the dwarf musket. His desire for advanced technology makes him hug Tang En's thigh tightly, like a Like students who are hungry for talents.

Nokia and the others covered their eyes, unable to bear to see Master Clotto like this.

"Can you let me go?"

Tang En looked at Clotto speechlessly, and Clotto let him go with a sneer. Then Tang En pointed at the connection between the butt of the musket and the barrel of the gun, and said, "Have you ever thought about what would happen if you cut this place off?" , make a connection point, and then load bullets from here, how much efficiency will be improved?"

"Loading from behind?"

Clotto stared at the musket, and the original structure of the musket quickly appeared in his mind. It was disassembled and evolved following Tang En's prompts. The welded barrel and stock were separated from each other, and then folded downwards, and the projectile came out from behind. Loading...

Clotto suddenly exclaimed: "This is actually possible!"

Tang En shrugged. This is how progress in engineering works. Many innovations are just a reminder. As long as they are explained clearly, it doesn't really matter.

Nokia said quickly: "After my calculations, after the post-loading modification, the shooting efficiency can be at least doubled!"

"Double? At least double the base!"

Clotto became excited, and regardless of the heat of the battle outside, he took out a pen and paper and began to calculate: "If you load from the back of the barrel, then there needs to be a movable link here. In order to increase the power, the loading port will be restored after the We must also ensure a certain sealing effect... My friend, I may need to purchase a batch of rubber seals from you!"

Tang En smiled slightly and said calmly: "Rubber may be needed, but sealing gaskets are not necessary. Don't you think that loading gunpowder itself is a very troublesome and inefficient redundant action?"

Clotto was startled: "But if you don't even load gunpowder, how can you shoot?"

"Of course it's not that gunpowder is not needed, but that the gunpowder is also loaded while loading the bullet."

Tang En said with a smile: "Wouldn't it be more convenient to turn two steps into one?"

Tang En's words made Clotto and the others fall into deep thought. Fiona next to them said with a confused expression: "Achieving two things at the same time? Isn't it troublesome? Without the help of magic, it would be difficult for the dwarf to have that kind of speed. I'm sure There has to be a sequence."

Tang En shook his head: "You are thinking from the wrong angle. Think about it from another angle, why do you have to do two things at the same time? In addition to using spells to increase speed, how can you complete two things at the same time?"

Fiona thought for a long time with a blank look on her face, and shook her head in frustration. She couldn't think of anything.

Tang En, who was smiling, didn't take it seriously. This is normal. Many people will follow the inertia of their thinking when thinking about something, so they feel that many things are impossible. But as long as you change your perspective and finally figure it out, you will find that it is not that. difficulty.

If he were left to do it by himself, he wouldn't be able to figure it out. The reason why he can act like this now is because he stands on the heads of countless great people on the earth.

"My friend, I have a vague idea, but I cannot express it. There is a fog between the feeling and the truth!"

The ground was a mess drawn by Clotto. Various gun-shaped structures and parts were restored and decomposed by him. He stared directly at the structural diagrams of those parts and turned around anxiously.

Tang En sighed and said directly: "If you want to reduce two steps to one step, besides using magic to increase speed and reduce time, there is another way, that is to turn the problem that needs to be solved in two steps into one. .”

"Become one?"

"Yes, there are two steps because you need to load gunpowder and bullets, but if the loading becomes one thing, won't it reduce the time?"

"But the problem is back to before -"

Clotto's voice stopped suddenly. He stared at the gunpowder and bullets, and suddenly stayed there.

"It seems you have almost figured it out."

Tang En made a shooting gesture towards the half-dead monster under the city wall, and said with a faint smile: "As long as gunpowder and bullets are integrated, this goal can be achieved naturally."

"Become one...become one!"

Clotto frowned: "But if this is the case, how can the bullet be fired..."

Tang En was speechless: "How did you launch your missile?"

Clotto said with a confused look: "Missiles? There are micro triggers on them, but they obviously don't work on bullets..."

Tiny triggers…

Tang En felt that the muscles on his face were beating. Can the technology tree stop being crooked? He sighed and said, "Okay, let's think about it differently, what is the purpose of loading gunpowder?"

"Ignite the expansion and fire the bullet."

"Yes, in other words, as long as the gunpowder plays the role of propelling the bullet, its mission will be completed."

Tang En casually made a few strokes with his right hand in the air, and a simple bullet profile appeared on the ground. He said: "If you use a highly malleable metal...such as copper, make it into a shell, and fill it with gunpowder, Then make a warhead and combine the two into one..."

Tang En looked at Cloteau, his hint was obvious enough.

"Merging the gunpowder and the bullet into one body...then igniting the gunpowder..."

Clotto raised his head suddenly: "What about the ignition method? How to ignite the gunpowder sealed in the copper sleeve? The fuse?"

Tang En was completely helpless and simply said directly: "Design a miniature igniter at the bottom, fill it with a small amount of gunpowder, and then improve the musket's igniter, change it to a firing pin, and use impact ignition..."

"Ignition on impact!"

Clotto suddenly realized: "In the sealed space, this is the only way! But..."

Clotto frowned: "If you say it, the entire musket needs to be redesigned!"

"Isn't that natural?"

Tang En had a mysterious smile on his face: "The progress of an industry will inevitably bring about the innovation of an industry, but don't worry. Although post-loading is convenient, I think the step of loading bullets can be further simplified... "

"Continue to simplify!?"

Clotto was completely dumbfounded: "How else can it be simplified?"

Tang En said calmly: "Use the magazine."