The range is just okay. Of course, the range of firecrackers in this era cannot be compared with modern firearms, but it is much farther than the maximum range and effective range of bows and arrows in this era. Thirty to fifty meters is not a problem.
With this advantage of thirty to fifty meters, the advantage of firearms is reflected. I can hit you, but you can't hit me. When you finally enter the range of the bow and arrow, you have already suffered serious casualties. At this time, I will Retreating in time to gain distance is a typical kite flying in the game...
Accuracy is an issue.
The gun technology of this era was limited, and they were all smoothbore guns. The shooting accuracy of smoothbore guns was inherently limited. This was not due to insufficient training of the soldiers, but to the inherent flaws of the smoothbore guns and their inherent lack of shooting accuracy.
In order to improve the accuracy of the gun, it must have rifling. Rifling is the soul of the barrel. Rifling can make the bullet rotate at high speed after firing, so that the bullet head keeps facing forward in the predetermined direction.
However, Zhu Pingan is not a science student. He only knows that rifling can improve shooting accuracy. As for what rifling looks like, round, straight or spiral, Zhu Pingan doesn't know. How to carve rifling on the barrel, Zhu Pingan doesn't know either. : In addition, after the rifling is drawn, whether the bullet needs to be adjusted, whether the gun barrel steel needs to be adjusted, etc., Zhu Pingan also has no idea.
However, none of this affects me. I can come up with the idea and have it developed by two firearms craftsmen from the equipment camp. With this direction of thought and more exploration, it should be possible to make it. Well, I will go find two craftsmen later, as for the rifling theory. You can convince yourself by using a top. The faster the top spins, the straighter you stand and it always rotates around the axis.
But there is no guarantee of the time it will take for the rifle to come into existence. After all, it is an epoch-making thing. It is estimated that it will take a long time for the two craftsmen to make it. It can also take one or two years, two or three years, three to five years or even longer. indefinite.
But now that the war to suppress the Japanese was about to begin, there was no time to wait for the rifle to come out. I
The problem of shooting accuracy must be solved. Except for particularly excellent marksmen, the average soldier's hit rate at 70 meters is only 55%, which is almost half the probability of hitting. In other words, the enemy is standing there. If you don't move and aim, there is only half a chance of hitting the target, just like throwing a hard market; as for the hit rate of 150 meters, it is only 35/3, with a hit probability of almost 30%. Kill the enemy on the battlefield. It's a life-and-death cruelty. It has to be 100%, but you can't rely on probability.
But how to solve it?
In fact, strictly speaking, the shooting accuracy of bows and arrows is not as good as that of Vulcan guns. In current martial arts examinations, one of three arrows at a target of about 100 meters is enough to pass...
Of course, the shooting accuracy of crossbows is much higher, but the loading and burst speed of crossbows are much lower than that of bows and muskets, which is another matter.
How to solve the problem of shooting accuracy of bows and arrows... Zhu Pingan touched his chin and pondered. The classic and shocking scene of the arrow rain in the blockbuster "Hero" immediately came to mind.
Then Zhu Ping'an's eyes lit up. Bows and arrows are concentrated archers, and thousands of arrows are fired at once. Fire blunderbuss can also do the same.
If the accuracy is not enough, then make up for it by quantity. The hit rate of one fire gun is 55%, what about two fire guns, three fire guns...
Then, the famous tactic of queuing to kill in modern history appeared in Zhu Pingan's mind.
The tactic of queuing to kill may seem simple and stupid, but in fact it is extremely cruel and effective. This was the tactic best suited to matchlocks, and was extremely appropriate even in the age of flintlock muskets.
Only when the accuracy and efficiency of firearms improve to a certain level will the tactic of queuing to kill become outdated.
The exact name of the queuing and shooting tactic is line tactic. The queuing and shooting tactic is just a joke by later generations.
The so-called queuing to kill tactic means that soldiers line up in the densest line of wide and shallow lines without shooting. There are two to four rows of soldiers in one line, and then fire in a salvo, striving for maximum firepower density to ensure lethality.
This is the most advanced tactic that humans can think of in the age of matchlocks. It has been popular in Europe for hundreds of years. With this tactic, the British lobster soldiers of England swept across India and the Americas. They were rampant around the world and created a first war that spanned the seven continents of the world. A large colonial empire, known as the empire on which the sun never sets. When the British launched the criminal Opium War against our country, they used this tactic.
This tactic has not been developed yet, and it will take at least more than a hundred years to come out. However, now is the time to bring it out in advance.
However, the name of the line tactic is suitable for Western habits, but not suitable for the naming habits of the Ming Dynasty. Line battles test courage and discipline the most. The so-called brave man wins when they meet on a narrow road. In the future, this tactic will be named the Brave Formation.
In my impression, the British tactic of queuing to kill usually involves lining up in three horizontal lines. The first line is kneeling, the second line is bending, and the third line is standing. When given an order, the three rows of soldiers fire together in a volley.
I remember that in history, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when Mu Ying was pacifying Yunnan, he used firearms to deal with the rebel elephants and other wild beasts. He felt that the firearms were too slow to reload, so he developed the three-stage fire gun, which is the first row of fire guns. After shooting, retreat to the back of the team and concentrate on loading ammunition. The second row of firecrackers steps forward to fire, then steps back to load ammunition. The third row of firecrackers steps forward to shoot. The three rows take turns loading and firing, which makes up for the lack of firepower. The disadvantage of the long reloading time is to keep the firearm relatively continuous firing, and finally win the victory.
Twenty or thirty years later, Oda Nobunaga of Japan also developed another three-stage attack. He arranged soldiers in groups of three, and let the soldier with the highest shooting accuracy act as the shooter. After shooting, the second soldier Received the musket and loaded the gunpowder from the front end, tamped it firmly and loaded the bullet. The third soldier adjusted the position of the match rope from behind, moved the trigger to its original position, and then handed the musket to the shooter. In this way, each took turns performing his duties. Achieving the purpose of relatively continuous shooting, he used this three-stage attack to defeat the Takeda family cavalry in the Battle of Nagashino.
Is the Yuki Formation using the British style or the three-stage attack?
Zhu Pingan touched his chin and started thinking.
Let’s look at practice. Practice is the only way to test truth.
Zhu Ping'an made up his mind to implement the Yongji Formation tomorrow, test it in practice, and explore the most suitable shooting method for the Zhejiang Army.
The military parade is also coming to an end.
Zhu Pingan fulfilled his promise and called the ten best soldiers to the stage. He encouraged them in public and rewarded them with a battalion commander-level command knife. This is a waist knife recently made by the equipment battalion. It is based on Zhu Pingan's impression of the Qi family's military sword. The idea was raised and it was built by the equipment battalion and named Zhejiang Army Saber.
It has the style of a Japanese sword, with an increased arc and reduced width of the blade. However, unlike the Japanese sword, the Zhejiang military sword is longer and stronger. A pick line and a pillar line are added to the middle and back of the blade respectively, and the tip is also retained. With the basic thickness of the blade and the use of a V-shaped opening, it has strong cutting power and strong chopping ability. This is the standard Chinese saber lineage, which is better than the Japanese sword.
Zhu Ping'an did a test and used a modified Zhejiang army saber to chop with a Japanese sword. After several head-to-head encounters, the Japanese sword appeared to be chipped or even broken.
Due to the limited manpower of the equipment battalion, the Zhejiang Army is slowly replacing these sabers, giving priority to officers. The officers' command knives are more sophisticated and more gorgeous than ordinary Zhejiang Army sabers. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are pretentious weapons.
The top three troops in the parade were also commended by Zhu Pingan, and each was awarded three taels of silver, with the corps commander recording the merit.
The post with the best performance in the military parade was the one led by the righteous bird Chen Dacheng. Zhu Ping'an was a little surprised, but when he thought about it, it made sense. Yiwu was born with a military force, and Chen Dacheng was an outstanding person among Yiwu people. Ping An vigorously praised them, and it was recorded that in the future, when the army expands, Chen Dacheng and all others in the post will enjoy priority gold and holy rights under the same conditions.
Finally, pigs and sheep were slaughtered, and the aroma of meat filled the camp. The military parade ended with excited shouts from all the soldiers.
(End of chapter)
