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“Where is the multi-barreled shotgun now?”

Jérôme Bonaparte asked Alfonso Chassebo in a slightly hurried manner.

Alfonso Chacepo told Jerome Bonaparte that the multi-barreled shotgun was still in the research and development department. If Jerome Bonaparte agreed, he could send someone to bring the multi-barreled shotgun.

Jérôme Bonaparte immediately ordered Alfonso Chacepo to bring over the multi-barreled shotgun.

After receiving the order from Jérôme Bonaparte, Alfonso Chassepo turned around and asked Paul Mauser to return to the R\u0026D Department to pull the multi-barreled shotgun over on a carriage.

Without any hesitation, Paul Mauser turned around and trotted towards the location of the R\u0026D department.

Minister Vaillant standing aside looked at Emperor Jérôme Bonaparte with a hint of doubt. He didn't understand what kind of weapon made His Majesty the Emperor so eager to meet him.

For a time, Minister Wayang also became curious about the so-called "multi-barreled shotgun".

Jérôme Bonaparte also took advantage of the time before the "Gatling machine gun" arrived to chat with Alfonso Chassepo about the various parameters of the machine gun.

From Alfonso Chassepo, Jerome Bonaparte learned that the new rifle weighed about 90 kilograms and had a total of 6 barrels. The length of each barrel was about 26.5 inches (67.3 centimeters). ), it takes 3-4 operators to complete the shooting.

The ammunition used by the machine gun is the same as the ammunition used by the Mauser rifle, both of which are 11x60mm brass bullets.

"You did a good job!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded with satisfaction and said to Alfonso Chassepo.

"This all depends on your guidance and the help of Paul Mauser and others!" Alfonso Chasepo said to Jerome Bonaparte sincerely.

"Hmm! Paul Mauser also participated in the design?" Jérôme Bonaparte asked with a hint of surprise in his tone.

"That's right, Your Majesty!"

Alfonso Chassepo told Jérôme Bonaparte that the magazine of the multi-barrel shotgun was designed by Paul Mauser himself, so the multi-barrel shotgun also had a share of Paul Mauser's contribution.

"Don't worry! I will definitely not treat any of you badly!" Jérôme Bonaparte certainly understood what Alfonso Chassepo meant, and he immediately assured Alfonso Chassepo.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Alfonso Chassepo bowed to Jerome Bonaparte again and thanked him.

"But..." Jérôme Bonaparte changed the topic and said with a hint of ridicule: "The premise of all this is that the multi-barreled shotgun you designed can be used in actual combat, and cannot be used in actual combat. , I won’t pay!

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"Please rest assured! I will definitely not let you down!" Alfonso Xacepo replied firmly.

"Yes!" Jérôme Bonaparte nodded, then pointed at Minister Vaillant and Chief of Staff Niel and told Alfonso Chassepo that the two of them would be the leaders of this test. Examiner.

Come and try it quickly. 】

If Chasepod's "shotgun" design doesn't satisfy any of them, then it means the ingredients.

While Jérôme Bonaparte was chatting, Paul Mauser appeared at the shooting range, and behind him was the "protagonist" waiting for the test.

At this time, "it" was being carried on the shoulders of four strong men, walking towards Jerome Bonaparte.

Jérôme Bonaparte took a closer look, and his eyes were instantly attracted by the "gadget" on the shoulders of the strong man.

That's right, the gadgets on the shoulders of four strong men are not Gatling guns, so what are they!

No...it shouldn't be called a Gatling gun, it should be called a Chassebo machine gun.

At the same time, Chief of General Staff Niel and Minister Wayan were also attracted by the "multi-barreled shotgun" carried on the shoulders of the strong man.

Regardless of whether the performance of this "Gatling gun" is good or bad, its design of multiple barrels surrounding an axis is eye-catching enough.

"Quick! Put it here!" Jérôme Bonaparte said as he waved the strong man to carry the machine gun to his side.

After the four strong men placed the machine gun on the ground, Jérôme Bonaparte sat cross-legged on the ground regardless of his appearance, stroking the external structure of the machine gun with his hands, and kept mumbling: "That's right. ,This is it!"

After a while, Jérôme Bonaparte raised his head again and said to Minister Niel and Vaillant, "Niel and Vaillant, come and take a look!"

Niel and Wayan squatted down at the same time, stroking the body and barrel of the gun with their hands.

And Jérôme Bonaparte used both hands to pull out the cylindrical magazine inserted upside down at the top of the machine gun. At this time, there was no bullet in the magazine. Jérôme Bonaparte pointed at the magazine and asked Alfang. Suo Xia Saibo said: "Mr. Xia Saibo, why are there no bullets in the magazine?"

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment!" Upon seeing this, Paul Mauser hurriedly said to Jerome Bonaparte, and then trotted away quickly.

Soon Paul Mauser appeared again, and now there was another cylindrical magazine in his hand.

Paul Mauser came to Jerome Bonaparte and handed the magazine to Jerome Bonaparte with both hands.

Jerome Bonaparte also took the magazine with both hands and felt that the weight in the magazine was obviously much heavier than the previous one. He immediately concluded that there must be a lot of bullets in the magazine.

With the help of Vaillant and Niel, Jérôme Bonaparte turned the loaded magazine upside down and inserted it into the groove at the top, then gently patted the gun body and asked Paul Mauser: " How many bullets are in each magazine?”

"Each magazine contains 230 rounds of bullets, which can be consumed by the rifle in one minute!" Paul Mauser immediately replied to Jérôme Bonaparte.

After hearing that 230 rounds of ammunition could only be used for one minute, Minister Niel and Wayan showed shocked expressions on their faces.

Jérôme Bonaparte, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, still had a calm expression. For him, a firing rate of 200 rounds per minute was nothing at all.

Not to mention the rate of fire of the Maxim heavy machine gun, known as the Widow Killer, even the Gatling machine gun, which is roughly the same design as Alfonso Chassepo, has a rate of fire of up to 1,000 per minute in later improvements. hair.

The rate of fire of 200 rounds is nothing compared to later!

Immediately afterwards, Jérôme Bonaparte asked about the principle and structure of the machine gun.

Alfonso Chassepo told Jérôme Bonaparte that the principle and structure of this machine gun is very simple. It uses the hand crank located on the right hand to rotate the barrel group in a clockwise direction, and each barrel rotates to " At the "12 o'clock" position, it receives a bullet from the magazine inserted upside down from the top, then rotates to the "4 o'clock" position to fire, then ejects the empty cartridge case on the left side of the bottom, and then idles back to the top to receive a new bullet.

Then Alfonso Chassepo told Jerome Bonaparte that he finally understood why Jerome Bonaparte asked him to design multiple barrels to rotate around an axis, because such multiple barrels operate in sequence. The design can disperse the operating steps, which is beneficial to improving the rate of fire and heat dissipation of the barrel. During one rotation, the corresponding bolt of each barrel makes a reciprocating straight line in the guide groove of the rotating body that rotates together with the barrel. Movement (this technology has been completed as early as the Montini machine gun in 1851), completing the actions of inputting bullets into the chamber, locking, firing, unlocking, and extracting the shell.

After listening to Alfonso Chassepo's self-explanation, Jérôme Bonaparte also fell silent.

It's so pitiful that the reason why he asked Alfonso Chasepo to design a multi-barreled rotating machine was simply because the "historical" Gatling machine gun looked like this. He himself had no idea that this multi-barreled design had such a One layer of meaning.

However, now that Alfonso Chassepo thought he knew everything, Jérôme Bonaparte had no choice but to continue to maintain a "cold" attitude. He just smiled and did not speak.

Niel and Vaillant, who were squatting next to Jérôme Bonaparte, once again cast shocked looks at Jerome Bonaparte. They didn't know how many secrets there were in His Majesty the Emperor.

"Okay, stop talking! We should test the performance of the machine gun!" Jérôme Bonaparte stood up and patted the dust on his body, and said to Alfonso Chasse.

Alfonso Xacepo nodded quickly when he saw this, and then gave the order to the strong man who had stayed where he was to pull the carriage here.

"Mr. Chacepo, what do you want a carriage for?" Chief of Staff Niel asked Alfonso Chacebo in confusion.

"Dear Chief of Staff, you will find out in a moment!" Alfonso Xacepo said mysteriously.

After a while, the strong man drove the carriage carrying goods to the shooting range. There was a tripod bracket placed on the carriage, which seemed to be the bracket for mounting the machine gun.

Alfonso Xacepo once again gave the order to the strong men, ordering them to place the machine gun on the bracket.

The strong man shouldered the machine gun again and fixed it on the tripod.

After everything was ready, the strong man untied his horse, and Alfonso Xacepo, Paul Mauser and William Mauser stood behind and on the left and right sides of the "Gatling Gun" respectively.

Alfonso Xacepo pointed the muzzle of the gun at the distant target, then gently turned the handle, and the barrel at the top also began to turn clockwise from twelve o'clock.

When the top barrel rotated to the four o'clock position, a "click-click" sound came from the muzzle, and a flash of fire and wisps of white smoke appeared at the muzzle.

Thirty seconds later, the front of the Gatling gun was shrouded in white smoke.

After about thirty seconds of walking, Alfonso Xacepo stopped shooting. At this moment, under the "Gatling gun", more than 200 shell casings were scattered around, which looked particularly spectacular.

"Nière, go and take a look!" Jérôme Bonaparte ordered Niél to go to the target to check.

Niel jogged and arrived at the target, which was nearly three hundred meters away. Looking at the dense bullet holes on the target, he couldn't help but take a breath of air.

Later, he arrived in front of Jerome Bonaparte and reported the situation to Jerome Bonaparte.

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