I made science magic

Chapter 348 Gatlin was a doctor who saved lives and healed the wounded until he invented the machine gun...

Lin En took the long-barreled musket, and after checking it, he said happily.

"Very good, very good. Your progress is faster than we thought."

This first battle with the Holy See made Linn realize the powerlessness of the flintlock in the face of an extraordinary army. Just a large-scale auxiliary magic was enough to greatly reduce the power of the musket.

If you cannot rely on armor-breaking to instantly kill approaching enemies, then the poor rate of fire of the flintlock gun will become a big problem.

We can't expect them to use bayonets to fight hand-to-hand with the God's Punishment Army, which is a ferocious beast per person, right?

The percussion gun is a great improvement compared to the flintlock gun. Unlike the latter, which uses flint to ignite the gunpowder, the structure of the percussion gun is very close to that of modern guns. It also uses the hammer to strike the firing pin to fire the primer.

, and then the primer ignites the propellant to eject the projectile.

The most important thing is that this thing is a breech-loading gun, that is, the bullets are loaded from the rear of the barrel. There is no need to clean the rifling frequently. It takes a minute to stuff the lead projectiles into the barrel, which greatly increases the rate of fire.

and accuracy.

If the firing rate of a flintlock gun (muzzle-loading gun) is one round per minute, then even the first-generation percussion gun (breech-loading gun) can fire more than ten bullets per minute, and is not prone to misfire and moisture.

The emergence of fixed-load ammunition also means that the development of another killer weapon can be put on the agenda - that is, the machine gun!

This is what truly dominates the battlefield!

In the 19th century, machine guns exerted amazing power after being brought to the battlefield.

Wilson thought about the scene of fifty machine guns appearing on the battlefield, firing a barrage, and thousands of enemies falling in rows in just ten seconds... He couldn't help but shuddered all over.

"What is its rate of fire?" Wilson asked eagerly.

Lin En didn't mean to show off, and he immediately explained the operating principle of the machine gun to everyone.

"I call it a machine gun. It is a relatively special type of automatic musket. It is characterized by the ability to shoot automatically and continuously at a very fast rate of fire." Lin En explained.

You must know that the rate of fire of the percussion gun is already very fast in their opinion. A skilled gunner can complete loading and fire every five to six seconds. Compared with the rate of fire of the flintlock gun, it is ten times higher.

Times!

And this machine gun can only be described as outrageous, with a thousand rounds per minute, which means it can fire fifteen bullets per second, which is one hundred and fifty times the rate of fire of a flintlock gun!

What kind of monster is this?

Automated musket?

Wilson and others looked at the drawings in front of them, thinking about the role of each component and the meaning of automation.

Lin En pondered for a moment, then took the quill pen and drew on the page with reference to Zhinao's information.

Just considering the weak industrial foundation of the Alchemy Research Institute, the rate of fire is not very fast, only a mere thousand rounds per minute.

Because the magic star was also here a few days ago, and he casually drew the drawings of the firing gun and fixed ammunition.

"I need a piece of paper and a pen!" Linn said suddenly.

To put it bluntly, it is a barrel-retractable automatic device. The barrel floats in the machine gun. When the bullet is fired, the machine gun and the barrel snap together, using the energy of the gunpowder gas as power to open the chamber through the corresponding parts.

The bolt continues to recoil, ejecting the empty cartridge case and throwing it out of the gun, and then drives the ammunition supply mechanism to compress the recoil spring.

Lin En did not want to take out this big killer weapon so quickly before, but judging from the current situation, flintlock guns and percussion guns alone are not enough for them to obtain enough results on a battlefield full of magic and magic.

Advantages.

What he took out was an improved version of the famous Gatling rapid-fire machine gun, combined with the automation concept of the subsequent Maxim machine gun.

The alchemists present were immediately startled, and without any hesitation, they immediately dug out their pens and papers.

"Dean Lin En, what is this? Another new type of musket? Or an improved artillery?" Lydia asked curiously.

For example, in a war at the end of the 19th century, fifty British troops relied on five Maxim machine guns to defeat dozens of charges by 5,000 Metabilis, killing more than 3,000 people on the spot. It can be said that

It completely changed the status quo of future wars, ended the history of relying on human sea tactics and cavalry to dominate the battlefield, and pushed the war into an even more tragic abyss.

"About a thousand rounds per minute." Linn thought for a while and said.

They had previously discussed how to increase the rate of fire of the percussion gun, but they basically focused on simplifying the loading and shooting process. Linn's method was to let the power generated by one shot of the gun drive the second shot.

, thereby constructing a cycle that does not require human control at all...

"...One thousand rounds per minute?!" Wilson almost thought he had heard wrongly. Could it be one thousand rounds per hour?

Under the action of the spring force, the bolt is pushed into place and fired again, which saves the time of loading ammunition and makes it possible for the bullet to be fired automatically.

They soon discovered that the musket painted by Lin En looked a little strange this time. The main body was a thick and round barrel with a long chain-like thing in the middle. The lower part was not a gun butt but a tripod.

, it looks somewhat similar to artillery.

In fact, it makes no difference whether it is faster or slower, because fixed-load bullets are no better than lead bullets and require manual production, and the process is more complicated. Their ammunition supply is definitely insufficient, and they can only shoot them in a few seconds or ten seconds.

Lydia, Wilson and other alchemists who had participated in the development and manufacturing of percussion guns quickly understood the entire operation process and couldn't help but marvel at the exquisite design of this new musket.

Lidya and the others stared intently, for fear of missing any details.

"Master Dean, which master created this weapon called...the machine gun?" A wizard couldn't help but ask. They wanted to know who created such a crazy battlefield weapon.

of?

"The person who invented this thing is called Gatling!" Lynn said. "Before joining the [Arcane Society], he was a doctor who saved lives and healed the wounded on the battlefield. He witnessed the cruelty of war and the endless sorrow and death after the war.

, his original intention of inventing this thing was to reduce casualties, quickly end a war, and achieve true peace!"

After hearing this, all the alchemists' expressions became extremely strange. They wanted to say something, but in the end they held it back.

Well... this is very reasonable. As long as all the enemies are dead, there will be peace!

Directly and fundamentally solve the problem of war!

(End of chapter)