This is what Liu Deng is most concerned about. This thing looks flashy. If it can only be automatically wound during movement, it does not seem to have many advantages. After all, the power is too small, which is a common problem with serial crossbows.
"Within 500 steps, it can penetrate three layers of heavy armor. Within 800 steps, it can still penetrate plate armor. In the static state, at 1,200 steps, it can still hit five out of ten shots in a calm weather!"
Cai Xin said with a strange smile.
"This can't be such a heavy iron gun. What did you use to make the bowstring?"
Mo Ji almost jumped up and weighed the iron gun on the ground with his hands. This thing felt like it weighed at least 30 kilograms. How could this be possible at 1,200 steps?
"That's right, even the strongest beef tendons cannot have such great power. Moreover, even if you find a strong enough bow string, the bow arm cannot withstand it. I'm afraid it won't be able to be fired a few times. Just break it into pieces.”
As a giant of the Mohist family, Mo Ji was extremely obsessed with the study of mechanisms, so after listening to Cai Xin's words, he immediately came up with a lot of reasons to refute.
"As for the bow string, beef tendons can be twisted together to increase elasticity. As for the bow arms, that is our secret. We also experimented many times and finally came up with a reasonable ratio of these things."
When Cai Xin said this, the two old men with white beards were already laughing so hard that they couldn't even see their eyebrows. They both contributed a lot in this matter.
"You found elastic steel?"
Liu Deng understood immediately!
I just told them about the concept of this thing at the beginning, but I didn't expect that they could actually create elastic steel with such simple conditions. This is simply incredible!
"I just said that I can't beat the king. As soon as he saw this thing, the king immediately understood what was going on. I really have to thank Mr. Cai for this matter. If it weren't for him, just the two of us would be able to You can’t make this thing!”
Hu Yancang said with a smile.
"You two old gentlemen are very polite. The three of us designed this thing together. The steel was produced by the steel mill. I don't dare to take the credit."
Cai Xin also laughed.
Liu Deng stepped forward and stroked the dark bow arms, and he immediately understood. It seemed that they had used multiple pieces of steel to composite them, and then finally added a few beef tendons that were mixed together to finally make this abnormal thing. stuff!
"Your Majesty, who is this gentleman?"
Only then did Cai Xin realize that the people following the king all looked unfamiliar.
He is such a person by nature. Once he is immersed in something, he doesn't care about what is happening outside at all. However, it is this innocent heart that Liu Deng appreciates the most.
As the saying goes, you can't make a living without being crazy, especially in research work. If you don't have this kind of crazy energy, how can you succeed?
"This is Mo Ji, the giant of the Mohist family, and these are the elders of the Mohist family behind him! This is Cai Xin, the great general and craftsman of our country. These two are Hu Yancang and Hu Yansheng from the Wuhan Academy of our country. The two old men are now both It’s like an official body worth three hundred stones!”
When talking about this, Liu Deng emphatically introduced Hu Yancang and Hu Yansheng. After all, from now on, many Mohist disciples will definitely join the Wuyan Academy.
"Can I try this thing myself?"
Mo Ji gritted his teeth. As the saying goes, seeing is believing. No matter how much they boasted here, Mo Ji still didn't believe a word.
"Please, giant!"
There was a faint smile on the corner of Liu Deng's mouth. He did not expect that such a thing would happen to him.
Not to mention how useful this thing is, the sophistication of the design alone is enough to impress people, especially for those technical geeks from the Mo family.
After all, this thing seems to be only five feet long. Such a small thing can actually shoot an iron gun weighing more than 30 kilograms 1,200 steps. This is simply an impossible task.
If what the three of them just said was true, just such a gadget would be enough to impress them.
"This is the tooth hair. When loading, put the iron gun in this clip, and then drive the carriage, or crank the wooden handle by hand, you can wind the crossbow!"
Seeing that Liu Deng agreed, Cai Xin immediately came over to instruct Mo Yan to test it himself.
With a faint smile on his face, Liu Deng stood with the Mo elders and watched Mo Tiao playing with the stuff.
"Buzz——"
As Mo Tiao clenched his teeth heavily, a black shadow immediately rushed out from everyone's eyes.
Five hundred steps away, an iron gun penetrated the front and rear of a huge human-shaped target.
Immediately, several soldiers carried the human-shaped target and came in front of everyone.
A group of elders from the Mo family immediately gathered around and checked the armor on the human-shaped target. Some even picked up another iron gun from the ground to test the hardness of the armor.
After the experiment, not only Mo Ji was dumbfounded, but all the elders of the Mo family felt a chill on their backs.
The humanoid target was covered with thick three-layer heavy armor, but even so, it was shot to the core. It is conceivable that if this thing is used on the battlefield, it can deal with a large-scale cavalry charge.
This shot will lead to a bloody alley!
Not to mention the Huns, even the heavy armored infantry of the Han Dynasty, I am afraid no one can withstand this thing. If an ordinary tower shield is put up, it will be shot through in one shot.
The moment he saw this thing, Liu Deng felt a little confused. With a range of 1,200 steps, this damn thing has already caught up with the sniper rifles of later generations!
Moreover, if a person is hit by a bullet from a sniper rifle, he or she may not survive if it misses the vital point.
But look at this iron gun, which is as thick as a wine glass. If anyone were to take such a hit, even a god would have to shed his skin...
"His Royal Highness, if I, a disciple of the Mo family, join the king's command, will this secret be made public to us?"
Mo Yao swallowed hard and then said to Liu Deng.
"Of course, as long as they join the Wuhan Institute, these things are introductory training courses. After all, there are still a lot of new materials appearing in our country. If they are not used to it, they will be very uncomfortable with future research. convenient!"
When Liu Deng said this, he was already snickering in his heart. It seemed that these old guys were already tempted.
If this is the case, then just add another fire to them!
