The current ships built in Dongzhou have only expanded the overall structure, and there are not many real improvements.
The attack methods equipped on ships mainly rely on bows and arrows.
Coupled with the catapults placed on each ship, it can provide long-range strikes.
"Sir, we have improved the catapults on the ships. Look at this."
A man took a bunch of stuff, handed it to Zhang Bao and said.
Regarding shipbuilding, their old craftsmen were responsible for the production, but apart from these, the rest were left by Zhang Bao's people.
"What's this?"
Zhang Bao looked at the tennis ball in front of him, which looked like a ball made of fishing nets.
"This is a fishing net with hooks. After we ball up the fishing net into a ball like this, when we throw it out with a catapult, it will open up in mid-air."
"If you directly catch the people below, then during this process, the people inside the net will never dare to move. If they move, they will be caught by the hooks on the fishing net."
"And if the net gets on the canvas, it can get tangled up in the canvas, making it impossible to proceed."
The man said to Zhang Bao.
"good!"
"That's a good idea."
Zhang Bao nodded.
When at sea, the attack methods on the opposing Japanese ships were also very limited.
It is basically done by people attacking with bows and arrows on the deck.
And for now.
The advantage of the Japanese was very obvious during this attack.
The height of those Japanese people determines that their center of gravity is very short. When they are on this bumpy ship, they have greater stability now.
Therefore, in terms of the density of archery, it is necessary to completely crush Daxia's side.
And with this weapon, for the ships in Daxia, just a few fishing nets can be deployed to clear out the people on the deck.
After the bomb was used last time, because it was thrown through a catapult, the Japanese could pay attention to the landing point when they paid close attention.
Then just dodge in a certain direction.
Then there are the current explosives, which still contain stones, falling from the sky, and some even fell directly to the bottom of the deck.
Even if it explodes underground, it won't be powerful enough, so it would be more enjoyable to explode directly on the deck.
For the current situation, it can be regarded as a kind of compensation.
"Where's the cannon from before?"
"Have the people from the Gold Touching Brigade researched it?"
Zhang Bao asked the man.
"Sir, we have already researched it, but it is a bit too powerful. Especially when fighting, although it can cause great power, it has also caused damage to our own ships."
"In this case, we calculated that it only takes three launches before the bottom of the base is completely destroyed."
The man said to Zhang Bao helplessly.
"Can't you?"
"Come on, show me a demonstration. Logically speaking, this kind of problem shouldn't happen."
Zhang Bao was a little puzzled.
In the past, even those small steel cannons could be held and fired directly. How could this happen again?
Under the leadership of that person, Zhang Bao came to an open space in the shipyard next to him.
Saw a huge gun barrel here.
The appearance is the same as what Zhang Bao described to them before.
"It looks right. Please click on it and let me see."
Zhang Bao said to the man with some doubts.
The man motioned for everyone to disperse, and after lighting it, he immediately retreated far away. Then, with a loud noise, the place was filled with smoke and dust.
Zhang Bao was stunned.
its not right.
How come there is such a big recoil?
It stands to reason that the internal force should be offset. After the smoke and dust dissipated, Zhang Bao came to the front to look. Before he could check the gun body, he was shocked by the explosion in the distance.
"What's going on with this range?"
"Isn't this too far?"
Zhang Bao put his hands together and looked at it speechlessly, at least five hundred meters away.
According to Zhang Bao's previous estimation, being able to break through two hundred meters is already the limit.
After all, after such a long period of discovery, the artillery has only been able to break through two hundred meters. When it was first developed, it was only a distance of more than one hundred meters, but theirs has directly improved several times.
"Sir, isn't this what you said?"
"The distance must be as far as possible. When we are pursuing, we can directly use this artillery to attack."
"That's no problem. Basically, we can kill them without waiting for them to get close to us, but even our deck seems to be unable to withstand it."
The man scratched his head and said.
"How much does this thing weigh?"
Zhang Bao shook his head helplessly.
"How heavy is it?"
"Almost more than two thousand pounds!"
"In order to prevent the explosive from blowing off the middle bore tube, we thickened it."
"When we first installed it on the ship, after firing a cannon, it fell directly to the bottom. Thanks to there were a lot of things below, otherwise this thing would have sunk our ship. .”
The man said to Zhang Bao.
"According to our current situation, we can directly improve this kind of artillery. Let's put it this way, one artillery can be dismantled into four artillery pieces. Today's ships are all made of wood and cannot use such huge power. .”
"As for the range issue you mentioned, we will find a solution from other places."
Zhang Bao said to the man.
As long as the current cannon is reduced and the explosive power of the cannon is also reduced, it will be enough.
Even if it is used on a boat, various problems will not arise.
"Don't install this kind of cannon directly on the deck. It's best to install it on the middle layer of the ship. Leave the parts on both sides free, and then you can install six guns in a row. In this way, when the two ships are parallel, , you can start fighting directly."
"This kind of power is much greater than the power normally installed on the deck."
Zhang Bao said to the man.
"yes!"
"I understand, let's make adjustments right away!"
"When we were building gun barrels before, we already had some small ones, so we just took them out and tried them."
The man said to Zhang Bao.
"Yes, the speed must be fast. As long as the damage can be controlled within a certain range, you can install it directly on the deck."
"Also tell the craftsmen to find a way to hide these cannons when they are not in use and then push them out when they are in use."
"Let's go to the ship and take a look. After adding the artillery, it is estimated that the weight of the ship will increase and the speed may be affected to a certain extent."
Zhang Bao said as he walked towards the boat.
