The number of demon gates has reached four, and the threat has not increased significantly from a few years ago.
At this stage, the threat is limited. The Phoenix Kingdom has deployed weapons around it, and the corresponding side of the Gate Demon Realm has not launched a large-scale attack. Of course, the contribution of the floating island moat cannot be forgotten.
However, be prepared for a rainy day. The potential threats from four gates are far greater than when there was only one gate.
Through the release of weapons and magic-forbidden devices in the previous stage, people near three of the doors are connected to the sales of weapons, and they can be ignored for the time being.
What Wang Qi is concerned about now is the threat posed by the large-scale actions of the demons and the batch release of real high-level combat power.
The demons are making big moves, taking Gate 1 as an example.
According to the sergeant of the 301st Battalion, in fact, so far, only two forces have interacted with Gate 1, and the total number of lords involved does not exceed eight, accounting for only 5% of the total lords of the Shenyun Dynasty, and a high proportion of high-level demons have ended up. Low.
If the Shen Yun Dynasty decides to fully swarm towards Gate 1, it is expected that the daily increase in average-sized demons will be 300,000, continuously, and the sustainable time will be more than five years.
However, due to the influence of the natural moat, most of the demons living on the ground have no chance to cross the floating island. Even if the Godfall Dynasty is willing to invest in artificial portals, it will be of little use. Because the largest man-made door has a radius of tens of meters, no matter how protected it is, it can be forcibly destroyed through intensive air strikes.
However, even if the ground population is ignored, its war potential is still too outrageous. With the size of the Phoenix Kingdom, the most it can do is to block it on the border, and there is basically no possibility of pushing back.
If there are four demon gates, or even more in the future, and similar situations occur at the same time, the overall power of the exile will be weak and difficult to achieve.
The situation with advanced combat effectiveness is different.
The number of demons reaches hundreds of thousands or even larger, and they can really block them. It is difficult for individual high-level combat powers to play a big role in adding battle results.
In that case, it is very likely to develop into a security war, that is, infiltration-sabotage.
This hidden danger will become more widespread through the further improvement of the safety mechanism of production companies and the currently advancing demon-free street plan. Damage and casualties may not be completely avoided, but as long as the kingdom's overall production chain can maintain operation, it will not be a big problem.
After decades of development, the kingdom has achieved a certain level of strength, but the real problems still lie outside its borders.
It is definitely impossible to achieve unified jurisdiction under one's own leadership. This is not only the fault of local opposition forces, but also cannot be achieved from the perspective of equipment supply and productivity improvement speed.
We still need to use the economy as a lever to guide and leverage overseas development.
There is no point in promoting further industrial development at this stage, and there is less pressure on talents taking the magic line.
You can consider building several additional magic gun production lines overseas. Productivity does not need to be considered too much. Even if it can only maintain the combat consumption of one stronghold, it will be a nail in the middle of the spread of the demon cluster.
Once you have an idea, let’s analyze how to increase its popularity and maximize its functionality.
The simplest firearms production line includes five parts: steel, magic circuit materials, magic modules, castings and processing, and bullets.
Requirement 1: In an isolated state, the entire production process can be completed from a single city base.
Requirement two is to reduce equipment investment as much as possible to ensure a low enough threshold and take care of the pressure on equipment manufacturers.
The requirements for the steel part do not need to be too high. It can be directly smelted locally or produced by a blacksmith using the steel stacking method. Anyway, there is no requirement for output, and many jobs can be returned to manual work.
During the period of being besieged by the demons, if supplies cannot be achieved through airdrops, the local area can also consider directly buying back the ironware owned by the family.
The system of magic circuit materials is relatively complex, but its dosage is almost negligible. For a 16 kilogram gun, the total amount of materials input into the magic circuit does not exceed 200 grams, which is just over 1%.
All major manufacturers of this type of material have reserves, and they can use the knowledge of the alchemical system to prepare part of it with demon parts. The effect may be worse than that of silver, aluminum and other materials, but at least there is no risk of shortage.
For the magic module, this part can only be guaranteed to be produced by itself by putting in excess raw materials as early as possible.
One of its most important materials is artificial gemstones, but at this stage, there are many restrictions on the direct export of artificial gemstones. They are all processed through deep processing to form a magic reserve and automatic charging combination device, and then exported.
Because this component can be reused, the damage rate on the battlefield is not as good as the gun body. If it is discovered that the Demon Realm Gate is rampant, a few tons of temporary drops will be enough for a long time, and magic talents can also be supplied locally.
Casting and processing cannot be done manually, otherwise the efficiency will be too low and the loss will not be kept up.
The use of castings instead of seamless steel pipes can effectively reduce the number of equipment. Several smaller milling machines and mold making machines, plus at most one stamping equipment and one forging machine, can form a small production line.
How to make this set of equipment as simple as possible naturally requires professionals to figure it out.
Finally, there is the bullet, which is listed separately because it is the largest consumable in the magic gun system.
If there is no local iron ore supply point within the city limits, pre-war emergency procurement alone will not last long. Once the stronghold is blocked by the demons and the airspace is blocked, there is basically no need to consider the reliability of the airdrop.
In fact, almost no city has iron ore within the city limits, and iron ore supply is not even considered. Once the airspace is blocked and there are several fierce battles, it will be difficult to achieve a continuous supply of fuel that can be found in the city.
For such extreme situations, an alternative method of ammunition production is needed. It must use magic as the energy source and use stone to replace metal bullets.
Non-metallic bullets are a function that has been implemented in earlier versions of firearms. However, as the firing power of firearms became larger and larger, they were removed from the scope of basic training. Soldiers only learned a little about such a function through tutorial courses.
In order to make non-metallic bullets popular abroad and effectively resist the killings of demons, new requirements are put forward for firearms.
There are huge differences not only between wood and stone, but also between stone and stone. Even if granite is used, the performance and density are very different.
This requires firearms to have power and stepless adjustment capabilities. Instead of counting gears 1 and 2, it must be accurate to 1.11 gears, so that it can be more easily adapted to local materials in various places.
After the basic concept came out, Wang Qi held several small meetings with relevant departments and manufacturer representatives. After confirming the feasibility, it was handed over to the Ministry of Industry for coordination.
The simplest thing is bullet processing. Just use the small lathe and magic kit that are readily available for sale in the workshop. After a few days of tinkering, you will soon have results.
No testing work was done at all, and they were directly delivered to the gun receiving areas near the three Demon Realm Gates 2, 3, and 4. At the same time, some additional types of accessories were supplied.
Through different types of knives, we will gradually realize the self-supply of simple metal projectiles from now on, and study the processing skills and ballistic characteristics of local stones. Even if it is too late to invest in equipment when the incident occurs, we can at least build up some local manual production capabilities.
It's just that people's hearts are complicated, and most of them won't shed tears until they see the coffin. The suggestion of hoarding ammunition will probably be dismissed as a fart. You can't expect that the demon world's actions can be blocked with just one line.
It is still necessary for more regions to gradually master the low-level production methods of magic firearms.
...Use newspapers to directly disclose the principles of magic guns!
When developing recommended equipment sets at home, you can also delve into handmade gun craftsmanship overseas.
As for the trouble it will bring to the local rulers, they can no longer control that much at this time. According to the prophecy, there are a total of 5 demon gates. If the demon gates are opened as soon as the gates are gathered together, there will be no time to deploy weapons and ammunition.
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