Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 48—Buying Guns and Matching Gunpowder

When Claude and Bocker all said that they would buy the guns and matching guns of the Obash II arquebus, Wakuri whispered very hard: "Your father is too fond of you, even Ken For you to buy the latest army of the kingdom with guns. The Obash type 2 arquebus is considered to be one of the most advanced muskets in the whole continent. The range of 380 meters and the effective damage distance of 244 meters are said to be Within one hundred and fifty meters, one can shoot a big wild boar with three or four hundred pounds..."

It seems that Wakuri is also a musket enthusiast, and he has a good understanding of some performance data of the latest state-of-the-art muskets in this kingdom.

"Uncle Wakuri, do you say that the latest type of musket is the increase in range and effective damage distance?" Claude has always felt that the world's firearms research has gone astray, not improving the launch mode. Fart! It is no wonder that there were arquebuses five or six hundred years ago, and now they are still using arquebuses.

"Of course, the earliest old-fashioned arquebus has a range of less than two hundred meters, and the effective killing distance is only about 80 meters. This 500-year-old can be upgraded to a range of 380 meters. It is already the limit of the range. You Knowing that the range of the Obassh type arquebus has reached 360 meters, in order to increase the range of the 20 meters, the Kingdom Firearms Institute spent a total of ten years and countless money..." I am very touched.

Claude felt that he was listening to the Arabian Nights: "No, Uncle Vakuri, I don't understand why I want to increase the range of the arquebus. In fact, this rifle fires slowly, and the aim is not allowed. Do you want to go far? If you say that the distance of more than 300 meters, you can't see it on the opposite side. No one knows where the gun is going. It's not as accurate as shooting near the point to shoot faster."

Wakuri looked at Claude and smiled: "The kid, you know that you have no idea when you say this. The range is the king of the arquebus. If you go to the battlefield, you will understand that 380 meters. The range is enough to perform more than five or six volleys on the enemy. It is not important to be able to accurately shoot the target. It is normal for a rifle to fire without hitting the target. However, if one thousand arques are fired together, you Can you think that the goal is to escape?

The battlefield relies on a cover-like shot that fires at the enemy's array of firearms. If the two sides of the game are equipped with a fire rope that has a range of 380 meters and the other side is armed with a 290-meter arquebus, then you can imagine that the far-range side can completely out of the enemy's range. With multiple volleys, the enemy can only stand and endure beatings. In such a situation, instead of three rounds of volley, the party that is volley will collapse and become defeated..."

Wakuri seems to make a lot of sense, but Claude always feels that there is something wrong: "Whether the short-range party is standing and smashing the gun, why not spread the enemy quickly? Wait until the range can be short-handed. Then there is still a chance to win."

"So I said that you didn't know." Wakuri shook his head. "You don't know if the power of the arquebus is to shoot at the same fire? Only when they are arranged in a battle queue, they can fire together to form the maximum fire coverage. The biggest damage to the enemy. It is easy to spread the queue on the battlefield, but it is very difficult to get into the battle after picking up the enemy. The enemy will not give you time to team up.

A arquebus is launched, and it is impossible to pose a threat to the enemy on the battlefield. This has been confirmed by the shooting good guerrillas on the battlefield. They are swaying in the battlefield, waiting for the enemy to scout the scouts and messengers, but they also found that there are three fires in ten times. It’s already the best record to hit the enemy four times, because the enemies are all in motion, not the fixed targets that stand in the training ground...”

Claude didn't want to talk nonsense with Wakuri. It was almost a chicken and duck. At this moment, he suddenly understood something. It is no wonder that the restrictions on the civilians in the countries of the Farrea are so strict that they can be pulled into the battlefield. Cannon fodder. I still don't understand why my father was so sure in the conversation last night that if the kingdom and the anti-Austino alliances have a war, they will suffer heavy casualties even if they win. According to the original is here, this is an era of queues and guns...

In the history of the past lives, in the era of arquebuses and rifle guns, in order to give full play to the advantages of firepower, the enemy sides on the battlefield are lined up in neat rows, and then fired together, the front row fell and the rear row followed. It is more courageous and courageous than anyone else, and whoever dies, until one party collapses or surrenders.

The traverser once watched a movie depicting this queuing war on the Internet. The Red Dragon Army soldier of the world hegemon was wearing a red uniform, listening to the melodious music playing the melodious music and arranging the four or five columns to the enemy. The battle line is approaching. When the officers arrived at the rifle's range, they did not order the fire. The soldiers had to brave the enemy's volley and step by step. From time to time, the comrades who were shot were planted on the ground. At this time, the soldiers in the back row will speed up. , automatically fill the gap...

Although the losses were heavy, the approaching of the enemy, regardless of the casualties of the soldiers, brought unprecedented pressure to the enemy, so that their last two volleys were simply not ready, causing only a few casualties. At this time, the Sequoia Army was forced to approach the enemy about 30 meters away. The officer ordered the fire. The first volley almost let the enemy’s front row soldiers all fall down, and then the charge rang and the launch was completed. The soldiers no longer loaded the bombs, pulled out the bayonet sets and launched an attack on the enemy on the gun barrel.

In the past, when Claude read a newspaper and reported a border conflict, there were nearly a thousand casualties. Some people still can't figure it out. Now I understand it. There were no trenches and fortresses, no artillery blockades, and the soldiers on both sides lined up to death, killing 10,000 people and damaging themselves to 3,000. Even if they had been winning, they could not bear the loss of their own.

Last night, my father also said that if the war between the kingdom and the anti-African alliances does not hit the casualties and exhausted the armaments, it is very difficult to stop the armistice negotiations. Such a war is indeed no country that can consume for a long time. Countless young people are being used as cannon fodder in such a queue, and it is no wonder that the father said that there will be peace for two or three decades after the war. Nicode's **** peace, this is waiting for the next generation to grow up and then have cannon fodder can be sent to the battlefield again...

The sleeves were pulled hard for a few times, and Claude turned back to see Bokal.

"What do you want to do, think about how much you have to buy?"

"Oh, sorry, I just remembered something else." Claude turned to Wakuri: "What is the price of the gun and matching gunpowder of this Obas two-type arquebus?"

"The gun is very cheap, this is the standard general-purpose type, one gun and two black pennies." Wakuri turned out a book and looked at it: "But there are three kinds of matching guns, the Obas two-type arquebus In fact, there are three kinds of general-purpose gunpowder, the standard dry powder No.1 with the shortest range, the standard general dry powder No.2 with a range of about 300 meters, and the standard No.3 matching gun that can reach the longest range. You need Which?"

Crowd was shocked, and the particle gunpowder was also made?

"What is the price?" asked Bok Al, next to him.

"Standard dry powder No. 1 is the cheapest, but the range can only reach two hundred meters, the effective killing distance is about 120 meters. This is the last time you bought this one, one unit one Sunar. Standard type general dry powder two The price of the number is doubled, one unit is two Sunar. The granule type standard No. 3 is the most expensive, and the five Sunar one unit, but with this matching gunpowder can reach the limit range of the musket, three hundred and eighty Meter."

One unit here refers to the amount of gunpowder required for the ten shots of the musket.

"That should be granules..." Bok Alcoa is thick, and his mouth is ready to buy the most expensive granule type standard No. 3 matching gunpowder.

Claude quickly grabbed his mouth and made a joke. He would have five Sunars for ten launches and a Riaser for twenty times. Then a silver Thaler would shoot about two hundred times. The father said that guns and gunpowder must pay for themselves. The remaining silver taylors around to buy this granule-type standard No. 3 supporting gunpowder may not be able to get a month's worth of time. Vericro has said that he should be familiar with the habit of the arquebus in his hand, three times a day. Ten shooting exercises are the least number of times.

"Just buy standard dry powder No.1, first come ten units, Uncle Wakuri." Claude said, then let go of the hand holding Boke's mouth and explain to him: "This is a new gun." And we are newbies, buying gunpowder and guns is to practice first. As Vero said, we must first familiarize with the habit of the musket, so it is not necessary to buy the best matching gunpowder at the beginning of the shooting practice. Because it is for us It is said that the range of 380 meters and two hundred meters is no different. Familiarity with guniness is the most important thing at the moment."

Wakuri nodded and smiled. "Claude said it is good. You just started to shoot the guns. It is not necessary to buy expensive guns that are so expensive. Anyway, you can't target them. First, familiar with the firing steps of the guns. On the line, after you have mastered the performance of the musket, when you go hunting, buy a few units of the standard granule type No. 3 matching gunpowder, and it is enough to guard against those large beasts."

Bok Al thought for a moment: "Well, I have come to the standard dry powder number of ten units, and the guns are also available to me."

The gunpowder powders of this era were all in bulk, and Wakuri went to the warehouse to move out a small wooden barrel. The outside of the wooden barrel was written with four characters of dry powder. Taking a balance on the counter, Wakuri began to pour the powder of gunpowder out of a copper plate on the balance with a small wooden spoon.

The important unit of measurement in this world is somewhat similar to the past life of the traversor. Some are like a mixture of Chinese and Western. For example, the most basic unit of weight is jin, and the following is also two, but the two are not money, but are called gram. One pound is equal to ten equals 100 grams, one or two equals ten grams. The top of the pound is ten pounds and a hundred pounds, there is no kilogram, because the kilogram is a ton. Like the weight of a sea boat, it is calculated in tons.

The amount of gunpowder fired by ten muskets is called a unit. This is also the basic configuration of a musketist. A firearmsman who is officially on the battlefield needs to deploy three units of gunpowder, that is, he can shoot 30 times with a musket in his hand. But there are very few soldiers who can actually shoot 30 times on the battlefield. More soldiers are shot and killed in the battle.

The standard type dry powder No. 1 matching gunpowder design requires about one or two grams, and one unit is about one kilogram and one hundred and seventy-eight grams. After Wakuri said that the gunpowder was poured on a piece of oil paper spread out on the counter, the oil paper was wrapped in a small linen bag, and ten standard dry powders were packaged with ten oil paper bags. A good one hundred lead guns are also installed inside.

Claude paid a riad and two Sunar accounts, put the bag on the counter, and turned to walk on the wooden lattice with debris. He wants to take a closer look, I don't know if there are magic items like the magic recipe.