Digging grass, yes!
The inside of the barrel is not straight, so how can the bullet fly in a straight line?
Her Majesty's Attendant: There is also the issue of bullets. The spherical lead bullets you used are difficult to make into an absolutely spherical shape. In that era, the lead cast projectiles produced in large quantities in factories and workshops were three-flat and four-round, so they must be It must be smaller than the diameter of the muzzle to fit it in. The actual state of the lead bullet when fired is that it rolls and jumps forward in the barrel. If it is not absolutely circular, its trajectory will be unpredictable. It's impossible to walk in a straight line.
The ballistics inside the barrel is called internal ballistics, and the ballistics after exiting the barrel is called external ballistics. What's even more terrible is that not only is the internal ballistic trajectory not straight, but the thickness of the entire internal ballistic trajectory is also different. If you zoom in with today's microscope, the cross-section is almost zigzag-shaped. It is a cavity with fluctuating thickness. This intensifies the ripple of the lead bullet.
This kind of gun can only be fired horizontally or upward. If it is fired downward, the lead pellets and gunpowder may leak directly from the muzzle.
So there is a saying that what you hit above 70 meters will never be the target you are aiming at. Of course, the accuracy of matchlock guns in the later period has been greatly improved. At the end of the 19th century, the hit rate at 150 meters was 45%. This is directly related to the advancement of industrial technology such as cylindrical bullets and boring machines.
Chinese-style beautiful girl: Let me add something that most of you haven’t said yet. I think the biggest problem with matchlock guns is the problem of open flames.
Although the advancement of gunpowder and the lengthening of gun barrels greatly increased the shooting range, the technical flaws at the time meant that the accuracy could not be guaranteed at a slightly longer range. At this time, it is necessary to rely on tactics to make up for it.
An effective solution is to launch in a tight formation, which is commonly known as the tactic of lining up and shooting on both sides. Face to face with lead bullets in the face.
At that time, the enemies on the battlefield, whether they had cold weapons or hot weapons, all swarmed forward in dense formations. Increase the density of shooting to increase the damage. The dense bullets can always hit a few.
Then the question comes. You are carrying a burning match rope and an open flame. How dare you get close to your teammates? All musketeers carry a lot of gunpowder on their bodies and have several meters of match ropes wrapped around their waists. When you pull the trigger, sparks fly and you ignite the gunpowder on yourself or your teammates.
As long as you use a matchlock gun, you must keep a safe distance from the person next to you, and at this distance, there is no density of shooting. In this way, the distance for queuing up and shooting must be very close, which is a compromise on accuracy. The long range that had finally evolved from the fire door gun was brought back.
In the movie, the British lobster soldiers only need to ensure that the hit rate of a shot from 50 meters is close to 100%. The most elite infantrymen at that time were all close to the enemy. Otherwise, how can we call them lined up to be shot?
Yang Shiyilang: If it is said that the flintlock gun replaced the matchlock gun, it mainly solved the problem of open flames. After all, it only fires when the flint strikes the moment of firing, so dense formations can be adopted. Relying on formation to make up for the lack of accuracy.
Emperor Sauron: Yes, matchlocks and flintlocks are exactly the same except for the firing device. The only difference is here. If the problem of the flintlocks is solved, there is no need to use a matchlock gun.
Pharaoh's Slipper Officer: The more important reason why the flintlock can replace the matchlock is that the rate of fire has increased. It takes 25 steps to fire a matchlock. If you make a mistake, the gun will not fire. After long training, The veteran only shoots two or three rounds a minute. Time was wasted in handling the match-rope.
The removal of the match rope from the flintlock gun directly reduces the steps of firing by nearly half. A well-trained veteran can shoot at a rate of four rounds per minute, and the extra one or two rounds can determine the outcome of a battle. Especially when dealing with cavalry, there is still a chance to fire another shot from a distance of 20 meters.
You can walk a thousand miles if you hold your urine, but you can't walk an inch if you have a loose bowels: Guys, I would like to add that the accuracy of the flintlock gun is actually lower than that of the matchlock gun. The specific reason is unknown, but you can check it. There are a lot of historical records. Why was the Qing Dynasty so reluctant to do so? Equipped with flintlock guns, this thing was available in the late Ming Dynasty, because the accuracy has declined. During the Yiwu War, the Qing army was defeated so miserably. It was not that the matchlocks were really incompetent against the flintlocks, but that the Eight Banners Green Camp was completely ruined.
The beautiful girl of the Medici family: In the world of martial arts, only speed is unbreakable. Fast rate of fire is the last word. Matchlock guns are still eliminated. Machine guns are also not as accurate as rifles. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty attacked the Burmese. The Burmese were always known for their undisciplined army and extremely poor training. However, during the Qing-Burmese War, the Burmese fusiliers still used their high rate of fire to inflict great damage to the Qing army's matchlock gunners.
You can travel a thousand miles by holding your urine, but you can't walk an inch by holding your urine: the flintlock gun also had a fire rate problem in its early days. Because the flintlock gun uses mechanical ignition, the firing efficiency is not high. Although it was gradually improved later, the misfire rate can only be reduced to 3% to 5%. The matchlock gun is basically 100% fireable.
There are two types of flintlock muskets: wheel-fired and flint-fired. The early fire rate is only half. The firing rate of flintlock muskets is a big problem. When soldiers use flintlock muskets to shoot on the battlefield, they can only guarantee a firing rate of up to 80%. This often occurs due to wind, rain, moisture in the gunpowder, insufficient firing powder, or forgetting to fire. The launch failed due to bullets, broken flints, blocked fire doors and nervousness of the soldiers.
When Yang Fan saw this, he basically understood how the matchlock evolved into the flintlock gun. There were two points. First, simplify the cumbersome operation steps. Secondly, the rate of fire is greatly increased.
He had actually made a decision in his mind, and he now had spring steel sheets for truck shock absorbers in his hands. They were all obtained by idiots collecting scraps, and they were in large quantities. These modern spring steels are used to make the hammer, which can ensure that the mechanical performance is greatly improved and the problem of misfire is minimized.
In this case, there is really no need to step from matchlock to flintlock. Yang Fan decided to start directly with the flintlock gun.
During this period, craftsmen were screened out among the large number of refugees recruited. There are already more than 1,500 people in the blacksmith camp. So many people built barrels and flintlocks, greatly increasing production.
During this period, one thousand flintlock rifles and 500 flintlock muskets were successfully produced.
This batch of handguns is equipped with regiment training officers.
The rifles with bayonets were equipped with veterans retained from regiment training.
At this time, Zhang Gedao saw that each team had a group of veterans, holding flintlock rifles with bayonets, and he was full of confidence.
The first row of each team is covered with iron shields, which can block enemy crossbows and musket fire. The second row consisted of veterans wielding flintlock muskets. Can hit enemies from 150 meters to 30 meters. This range and accuracy are enough to suppress the crossbow. When the enemy rushed within 30 meters, the militiamen in the third row fired intensively with nine-shot rifles. Finally, everyone charged forward with bayonets and engaged in hand-to-hand combat.
Perfect. Although there were only 1,800 people, it made him feel that he would not be timid even if he faced the entire Jiala slaves.
Seeing that the troops had been assembled, Zhang Goda yelled: "Let's go!"
