The reason why artillery is heavy is because when the explosive charge is detonated, the pressure on the front and rear of the barrel is different.
The pressure is greatest at the rear of the gun, and the closer it is to the muzzle, the smaller the pressure is.
Therefore, when casting, the back should be thick enough and the front should be appropriately thin.
The weird thing about the Fran cannon is that the ammunition is loaded in the sub-gun, which means that the maximum pressure is shouldered by the sub-gun. In this case, the barrel can be made very thin.
If the gun explodes, it is damaged. Just replace it immediately. The barrel is connected front and rear, the barrel is thin, and the heat dissipation is super good. These result in a high rate of fire and a long duration of continuous fire.
Generally, Folang machine guns are equipped with five blunderbuss.
Before Yang Fan set off for the expedition, he brought over all the artillery in the Beijing camp and the firearms in the warehouses of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works. All were tested with twice the charge, and those that did not explode were taken away. The ones that explode are remade.
Yang Fan used the scraps of the blasted barrels to cast a large number of muskets, and prepared twenty muskets for each Fran cannon. They are all loaded with ammunition in advance. Plug it in and launch.
Suli Tang knew that at this time, there was no way to stop the attack. I can only bite the bullet and rush out. He could only pray that the Ming army's guns were about to be used up.
Bang bang bang! Another round of Fran cannon fire was launched, and a large number of those rushing in front fell again. More than a hundred people were killed or injured.
Yang Fan put down the telescope and knew in his heart that there were still too few firearms in Jingying.
There are twenty-two infantry regiments, each with only eighteen artillery pieces. This is incomparable to the 3,600 people in the car camp and the 500 bronze-fired cannons. Under the firepower of the car camp, ordinary enemies cannot rush forward at all. But now, the three regiments in front and fifty-six artillery pieces have a very weak impact.
Moreover, these artillery are all small artillery, and there is no heavy artillery. Although the caliber of the General Cannon and the Second General Cannon are not small, their barrels are short and thick. The weight is not that big. Generally, there are two handles on the gun body. A few people can carry it away using wooden poles and ropes.
As for the three generals, the fourth generals, and the fifth generals, each one is lighter than the last. The Five Generals weigh only forty or fifty kilograms, and one person can carry it away by the handle.
The range of this artillery is definitely not too far. In Bangzi's naval battle film "The Myeongryang Sea Battle", their ships are similar to the Anzhai ships in the small book. Note that the cannons have short barrels and handles. They are the great generals, second general cannons, third general cannons, etc. of the Ming Dynasty.
Facing the surging Yarkand army from the front, the defenders were very calm. They were shrinking and forming a tight square formation. Prepare for a while of cold weapon combat.
As the fighting became more and more intense, they started shouting and then gradually became silent.
Not only fighting, but also marching without saying a word.
A silent army is a terrifying army. It was not until this moment that Yang Fan confirmed that the hard work he had put in over the past year was finally in vain. When faced with a battle, having a lot of time to prepare is just like eating, drinking, and sleeping. Only such an army can fight tough battles.
They have no emotions left. Some just obey and fight, think little and just do it.
The officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp looked indifferently at the enemies rushing up in front of them. With no expression on their faces, they just followed the whistle and the officer's shouts, automatically formed a tight formation, and tightened their grip on the weapons in their hands. Quietly waiting for the order.
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The distance between the two sides has reached 150 meters.
"Steel Crossbowman, fire." Yang Fan ordered.
Jingying has purchased a certain number of steel crossbows, and each regiment has about a hundred steel crossbows. These steel crossbows are all made from the yellow steel of used car shock-absorbing bullets sent from Xincheng Arsenal.
At the same time, a pulley block assist system and a ratchet winding are installed inside the receiver. Just pull the cocking lever on the side of the receiver from the front to the end to complete the cocking, similar to the charging handle of a rifle.
Three infantry regiments and two cavalry regiments, with a total of 500 steel crossbows, also started firing.
Rest, rest, rest! Five hundred crossbow arrows also flew into the sky.
Crossbow arrows are different from bows and arrows. Crossbow arrows do not have tail feathers. The tail feathers of the bow and arrow play a role in stabilizing the ballistic trajectory, and the arrows shot will be more accurate.
However, everything comes at a price. After the tail feathers stabilize the trajectory, they will also produce great resistance. causing a decrease in speed. Range reduced.
The crossbow arrows have no tail feathers, are very short, and are made of pure steel. The pulling force of the crossbow is much greater than that of the bow, so the muzzle velocity of the crossbow arrow is faster and the speed is higher. It has great momentum and its armor-piercing ability exceeds that of a bow and arrow.
Some of these crossbow arrows have drilled holes in the arrowheads, which make a screeching sound when flying.
The purpose is to scare the enemy. This strong psychological suggestion is very terrifying when dense crossbow arrows are fired. People will naturally dodge. Thereby disrupting the enemy's military formation. Once the formation is disrupted, the impact of our infantry formation will begin.
Only by being able to break the formation can you be trapped in the formation.
Screams fell from the sky, immediately shaking the morale of the attacking Yarkant infantry. Many people see these black dots and naturally know that they are missing arrows from their crossbows. This era is not without Mingdy.
Whoosh whoosh, after a dense sound, a large number of bows and arrows fell on the infantry array of the Beijing camp. When the Yarkands began to bend their bows, the Jingying raised their shields. They also wore plate armor and helmets.
In order to save money, Chongzhen bought bucket helmets for his soldiers. I bought pig head helmets for Xiao Qi and Zong Qi. I bought a beak helmet for the sentry captain’s family. The battalion commanders are all direct descendants of nobles, and they are equipped with the most protective frog-mouth helmets produced by Yang Fan.
Although the frog mouth helmet looks very funny, the protective power of this helmet is the pinnacle of the cold weapon era. The performance is very good.
The dense bows and arrows landed on the shields, plate armor, and helmets. Apart from a jingling sound, they had no effect.
The crossbow arrows that screamed and fell from the sky directly penetrated the chainmail armor of the Yarkant officers and soldiers.
Their helmets were riveted iron sheets, and their armor was a hooded half-mail hauberk that ended at the knees. Put a chain mail hood on your head, and then put on an iron helmet.
However, when these crossbow arrows fell, the iron helmet was directly penetrated, and the chainmail hood inside was not able to block it. The short crossbow arrows, only thirty centimeters long, penetrated directly through the head.
As for the chain armor on the torso, it penetrated directly. There was a loud popping sound.
As Suli Tang's war horse whined, its right front leg was penetrated by a crossbow arrow. The war horse suddenly knelt down, snatched him out of the horse's mane, and threw him directly to the ground.
Suli Tang quickly dodged to avoid being trampled by the war horses behind him. Take the opportunity to roll into a small pit next to it.
