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The shooting range suddenly started to hear the rumbling sound of gunfire. The casting quality of this carronade gun was no problem. After several rounds of tests, the gun body did not have any cracks and could fully withstand the chamber pressure when the gun was fired.

After such a long period of exploration, Gunshu's technology in casting guns has become quite mature. In addition, it also adopts the iron mold casting method and the internal mold water-cooling casting process. The casting quality of the gun body is quite good, even for thin guns.

The wall is also strong enough to withstand considerable chamber pressure without causing chamber explosion.

The difference in craftsmanship means that Sea Wolf's cannons are much lighter than the Hongyi cannons of the same caliber copied by the Ming Dynasty local government on land. They are even only one-third of their weight, but their safety is still far greater than that of the government.

There are many imitations of Hongyi cannons. Even Western gunsmiths currently cannot reach the level of Sea Wolf. They are far behind Sea Wolf's cannon-making level.

After a few shots, everyone checked the condition of the first simulation platform. This platform was built according to the platform of an ordinary ship deck, and its bearing capacity was not strong.

After several test shots, the deck of the platform suffered serious cracks. It can be seen that this kind of gun cannot be used on ordinary ships without modification and reinforcement.

So everyone immediately used the boom to hoist the cannon to the second platform. The second platform was made based on the first platform using a reinforcement method, simulating the reinforcement method used by Sea Wolf to renovate old ships.

, to test whether this modified platform can carry this kind of artillery and withstand the recoil of firing.

After firing three more shots, everyone inspected the platform. Basically, there were no major problems with the platform deck. Some parts of the deck were slightly cracked, but the problem was not major. It just needed to be strengthened, and it should be able to carry this kind of caron.

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As for the third platform, it is the deck of Seawolf's self-produced schooner. This deck structure is strong and can carry carronnons without any problems.

However, there is a problem with the accuracy of this kind of Carronage gun, because the gunner has not yet mastered the performance of this kind of gun and does not know how to aim. Therefore, when firing the gun, he does not know how to adjust the barrel in place, and can only try it out gropingly.

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After more than a dozen test firings of artillery shells, everyone has a preliminary understanding of the capabilities of this carronade gun. The direct aiming distance of this gun does not exceed a hundred meters, which is roughly around 80 to 90 meters.

Aiming directly and slightly raising the muzzle elevation angle can basically guarantee the shooting accuracy within 120 to 150 meters, but beyond this distance, the shooting accuracy will be very poor.

Moreover, the maximum range of this kind of gun is less than 400 meters when the elevation angle is 45 degrees. However, the accuracy of the maximum range is very poor, and there is no guarantee that the shell can hit a ship-sized target.

As for the power, needless to say, the power of the 32-pound artillery shell is quite abundant. A simulated artillery fort with a masonry structure that was previously built as a target for shelling was actually hit by the gunner's bad luck.

The thirty-two-pound artillery shells, although they were only solid shells, caused the fort to fly with gray stones on the spot, and it was forcibly demolished on the spot. It was even more powerful than the urban management.

As for the ships that were hit by such a thirty-two-pounder cannon shell, there is no need to think too much about the Chinese-style ships. Even the strongest Guangzhou ship made of iron and wood cannot withstand three or four hits and will definitely be smashed. An ordinary bird

A boat or a two-top boat can probably only take two hits at most. Even if it doesn't sink, it has lost its combat effectiveness.

Of course, everyone has nothing to say about such power. Even if this cannon is used to attack the city, as long as it gets close to the city, it is estimated that dozens of cannons can destroy a section of the city wall.

However, Chen Sheng was not very optimistic about this cannon. When Yu Xiaotian complacently asked him what he thought of the power of this cannon, Chen Sheng immediately bowed and replied: "Thank you to the master! I think I will."

, although this cannon is very powerful and powerful, I think that the range of this cannon is too short, and it is difficult to aim. At present, if you want to bombard an enemy ship, you must at least get within a hundred steps.

It can take effect!

If the range could be increased, this gun would be better to use! This is just my opinion. Whether it is right or wrong, I hope you can forgive me!"

Yu Xiaotian nodded and said: "Chen Sheng, you have made a good observation. This cannon is very powerful. Needless to say, it goes without saying! But you said that this cannon is difficult to aim. This is because this cannon has just been produced and the gunner has not mastered it yet."

The surname is Neng, and he has not made a gun watch, so it is naturally difficult to aim!

As for your claim that the range of this cannon is too close, I beg to differ!

It is true that the direct firing range of this gun is short. This is mainly because the barrel of the gun is short and the powder charge is small. A 30-pound shell only contains three kilograms of gunpowder, so it cannot shoot very far!

But as the commander of the naval training camp, you naturally also know that when fighting the enemy at sea, we Sea Wolf stipulate that, except under special circumstances, even if a twelve-pounder long gun is used, it must be closed to 200 steps.

You can only fire within!

Moreover, you have participated in many naval battles, and you also know that in most naval battles, if you want to effectively hit an enemy ship, the best shooting distance is within a hundred steps to ensure a hit.

And this kind of gun was born for naval battles. With its heavy shells, it can accurately bombard enemy ships at close range, ensuring hits and effective destruction!

I dare not say that this gun will be very useful against the large plywood boats of the Westerners, but if you are dealing with your colleagues or the warships of the navy, you can think about it, even if this gun has a relatively long range

Short, does the enemy have a chance to fight back?

The army has a lot of medium-sized Franco machine guns, but the bullets can only hit three kilograms, and the direct range is only two hundred paces. Even if they hit our ship, what will happen? But what if they hit one of our guns?

If so, it would basically be like dismantling the ship directly for them!

The most critical thing in a naval battle is effective hit and effective destruction. Otherwise, no matter how far the range is, it will be in vain if it cannot hit the enemy. The ship is bumpy in the sea. Although the twelve-pounder gun has a short range, the effective direct range is at least five or six hundred.

However, it is very difficult to hit an enemy ship beyond 300 steps on the ship. This is why I stipulate that when fighting the enemy at sea, you must not fire cannons beyond 400 steps. Under normal circumstances, I ask you

Open fire at around 200 paces so that you can shoot accurately.

But it is impossible to shoot accurately alone. The range of the six-pounder is not close, and it is also very accurate. It is also easy to shoot, the recoil is small, and it is easy to shoot. But why don't you like to use it? Because although it can shoot accurately, it is not

The hit is not harsh! Even if it hits the enemy ship, it will only make a hole in the enemy ship. Sometimes it cannot even penetrate the enemy ship's plank!

As for this new cannon, every shot counts. Even if the range is a little closer, it is still similar to the range of the cannons used by our colleagues. During the bombardment, you can think about how many shots our ship can take from them.

But there is nothing we can do about it, but as long as we hit them with one shot, you can think about what will happen to their ship!

In addition, you don’t know much about this new cannon. In addition to being able to disembowel the enemy with solid bullets, this new cannon also has another very powerful feature!

Come here, prepare the shotguns!"

As soon as the gunner heard this, he immediately brought over a large bucket of standard shotshells for the Seawolf cannon. These shotshells are about the size of the belly of a finger. After unifying the specifications, they will be used for standardized production. They will not be used unless necessary or helpless.

Source materials from the ground and use things like stones instead of standard shotguns.

According to Yu Xiaotian's request, the gunner loaded the carronade with gunpowder and then loaded more than 300 shotshells into the barrel.

When Chen Sheng saw it, his scalp felt numb. This cannon was actually loaded with so many shotshells at once. If it were fired out with one cannon, it would be like a heavy rain, wouldn't it sweep everything away?

With a roar, hundreds of shotshells flew out of the barrel of the gun. It was like a rainstorm in the shooting range, and a large amount of dust was raised on the ground in the distance.

Everyone exclaimed. When this artillery fire passed and caught up with the musketry volley fired by the war barracks, it was almost as powerful as a squadron of 250 musketeers firing at the same time. If it were placed on land, it would

With the dense formation of the oncoming enemy troops, with so many cannons, it is estimated that the battle will not need to be fought, and the enemy army will collapse on the spot. Unfortunately, the weight of this type of artillery is a bit heavy at present, and it is estimated that it will be dragged in the field by manpower.

It will be more difficult. Unless the problem of horses is solved, this kind of gun may be used in field battles.

Yu Xiaotian was very satisfied with the effect of this shelling. He turned to Chen Sheng and said: "See, this is another function of this new cannon. Aren't some Westerners' large plywood boats strong? Then it doesn't matter. Let's use this first.

The cannon fired a big shot at him, and then fired another shot at the opened enemy ship. In this way, the people on their first deck were almost cleared.

If it is to directly deal with the ship of our colleagues, then we can use this cannon directly to clean up the people on their deck first, and then wait to join the gang to seize the ship! It is estimated that one cannon will be used to kill the people on the other side's ship.

People are almost dead, now you still think this cannon is not very useful?"

Caron gun has the title of "Smasher" and "Devil Cannon" in history. Its ability to drill holes in enemy ships and clear the deck is very suitable for the current Sea Wolf.

Although the carronage gun has the shortcoming of short range, it has many advantages. One is that it is light in weight, the other is that it is powerful, and the third is that it is easy to load and fire quickly. Although it cannot be denied that the caliber of the cannon is better and more powerful.

It's bigger, but where is the weight of a cannon of the same caliber? It's at least three times heavier than a carronnon of the same caliber. This is enough to make Sea Wolf sigh.

Sea Wolf currently does not have large Western-style warships, and it is not easy to install heavy cannons on Chinese-style warships. Although they can now cast 24-pound cannons or even 32-pound cannons, this kind of cannon is currently except for extreme

A few ships can be equipped with more than one or two guns, and they can basically only be used as shore guns.

In order to increase the firepower of the Sea Wolf warship in the short term, this kind of carronade gun is undoubtedly a very good choice. On the upper deck of a Chinese warship with a material of 300 to 400 materials, at least two can be placed on the upper deck as long as it is strengthened.

, coupled with the twelve-pound cannon loaded under the modified cabin, the firepower can be increased several times. Even if it is targeted at opponents who are not those large plywood boats in the West, as long as it is numerically superior, it can still beat them everywhere.

tooth!

Chen Sheng had no objection at this time. He fully understood the power of this new cannon. He nodded repeatedly and said: "After hearing what the boss said, I finally understood. This new cannon is really powerful! In the future, we will have this kind of cannon."

If we have new cannons, it will be enough for us to sail sideways on this sea! Haha! The boss is awesome!"

Yu Xiaotian proudly accepted Chen Sheng's flattery, because he felt that he was worthy of their praise. In the future, he would have a lot of new things for these guys to play with. At present, these are just side dishes!