The Rise of the European Emperor

Chapter nine hundred and twentieth single-headed bomb

It is easy to control the horses, as long as the management is strengthened, and the number of horses is counted and checked every day. If a horse is lost, a large army will be dispatched to find it, the horse will be seen in life, and the body of the horse will be seen in death. If an Indian steals a horse, it will destroy the other party and never give the other party a chance to own a horse.

Marin remembered the fierceness of the Indian cavalry in the 19th century. At that time, the American colonists were once disgraced by the Indian cavalry on the western prairie. If the guns of the colonists at that time had not entered the era of rifled guns, and the Indian cavalry was generally not large in scale, perhaps the American colonists would have been at a loss for the Indian cavalry. After all, muskets are no match for light cavalry who come and go like the wind.

Therefore, Marin will not repeat the same mistakes in any case, so that the Indians have the opportunity to get horses. As long as there are no cavalry, the Indians cannot make waves.

When the Indians did not have horses, the huge North American prairie was actually as easy to conquer as the Pampas prairie. However, the North American prairie does not have the advantages of the Pampas grassland being close to the river, and the agricultural potential is not large. However, as long as a few hundred Cossacks are dispatched, it is easy to take down.

Some people may think that a few hundred cavalry is too little? Let me tell you, it's quite a lot...

You know, Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire with only more than 160 Spanish mercenaries, of which only 62 were cavalry. But it was these 62 Spanish cavalrymen who only wore half-armor Spanish armor only to protect the front, and the Spanish cavalry exposed at the back suddenly broke up the 80,000 army of the Inca Empire, and captured the Inca emperor alive, creating a miracle in human history.

Therefore, Marin sent hundreds of Cossack cavalry to conquer the North American prairie, not a problem at all. The problem is, don't let the Indians steal the horses.

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As for shotguns, the ability to break defenses is not a bit stronger than the soil bows and arrows of the Indian stone arrows. The stone arrows shot by the native bows and arrows of the Indians may not be able to break the thick hide of the bison. Even if it breaks, the meat will not go too deep. In this case, not only cannot kill the bison, but it will anger the bison, especially the bull.

Therefore, when the Indians hunted bison before, most of them would choose the herd of cows and calves, and not dare to provoke the herd of bulls. Otherwise, the mad bull will stare at whoever hunts and kills it. In the face of the 60-mile charge speed of the North American bison, it is difficult to escape.

But with horses and shotguns, it's different. Shotgun bullets are enough to break open hides and kill bison. At the same time, riding on the pinto horses that the Indians love The Indians love the color horses. Later, this breed was spread in the United States, called the American Pinto. The Indian hunters also have enough ability to escape when they encounter the maddened bison. As for the American flower horse, the advantage lies in the short-term outbreak. This advantage may be obtained by running for his life in front of the angry bull of the North American bison...

Of course, that was when faced with a small number of hunters, the North American bison dared to go wild. If it encounters hundreds of cavalry, the bison is not stupid and can only run. In fact, the bison's 60-mile running speed is also practiced by being chased by the North American wolves. It can be seen that the North American bison is not sturdy, and it knows that it should run for its life when it is in danger. In order to escape, he has developed a running speed that is high enough...

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A clockwork musket with a 30-gram lead bullet is enough to hit a bison. The arquebus is not good, it is inconvenient to use on horseback, and when running, the arquebus may be blown out by the howling wind.

Hundreds of Cossack cavalrymen with clockwork muskets to hunt buffaloes were enough to calm down the bloody buffalo bulls and run away. It really doesn't work, you can also let those Cossacks learn how to ride a coyote and make a wolf-like howl to frighten the bison. The North American gray wolf, which can weigh up to 80 kilograms, is the natural enemy of the North American bison. The howling of wolves can make bison terrified...

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When it comes to shotguns, Marin's mind suddenly appeared in the information of the later m870 Remington shotgun.

The shotguns of later generations are different from ordinary guns. Military guns are generally rifled, which can shoot far and have great power. But in hunting, hitting far is a disadvantage. Because, you can't be sure if there are people hundreds of meters or even thousands of meters away. If stray bullets accidentally injure passersby, that's not good. If you rashly use a rifled gun to hunt in a place like Huaxia where there are bound to be people a few hundred meters apart, it is easy for stray bullets to injure innocent people. Therefore, in general, there will be a loess slope behind the shooting range, which is designed to absorb missed bullets. Or, simply a closed shooting gallery.

Therefore, in order to avoid accidental injury, many shotguns are muskets, using special shotgun shells...

There are generally three main types of bullets for smoothbore shotguns in later generations: bird bullets, deer bullets and single-headed bullets.

The bird shot is actually the eggshell of a very thick shotgun shell of lead, with a short copper propellant base at the end that contains the primer. And most of the front are plastic shells, which contain a bunch of lead...

The power of bird bombs is very small, and it is generally not fatal when hitting people, but it will be very painful. Can you imagine the plot of a handful of lead being sprayed into your flesh? When the doctor takes the lead from your flesh with tweezers, you will be in pain, not to mention the lead is poisonous... So, riot police like this kind of shotgun that can't kill people, but can kill people to death gun……

The bullet of the deer bullet is a pile of steel balls, similar to the small steel balls in the bearing. This kind of steel ball can kill people. It is generally used to hunt deer and other medium-sized prey. The less dangerous kind can also be used to hunt cattle.

And the most terrifying thing is probably the one-headed bomb. Unlike bird bullets and deer bullets, the bullets of the single-headed bullet are not multiple boys, but a single lead bullet, which is very heavy and of course powerful.

For example, the single-headed bullet of the No. 12 shotgun, the bullet alone, weighs about 37.64 grams, and the kinetic energy of the shot is very high. Therefore, generally this kind of shotgun bullet is specially used to hit wild boars and other thick-skinned beasts.

This kind of bullet is very terrifying. When it hits the meat, it will smash a large piece. If it enters the body, it will definitely kill you.

The most amazing thing is that although the single-headed bullet is shot with a musket shotgun, it is very accurate. Why? Because the head of the single-headed bullet will have some protruding positive spiral lines. Therefore, even if it is shot from a musket, it can be rotated to form a stable flight and improve the bullet's head.

However, the rotation principle of the single-headed bullet is opposite to the rotation of the rifled bullet. The rifled gun uses the rotational force generated by the gunpowder gas in the barrel to force the bullet to rotate.

The single-headed bullet uses the positive rifling of the bullet's head. When flying against the wind, it is slowly rotated by the wind under the air resistance, and a certain stable force couple is generated to keep the bullet stable.

However, because of the slow rotation, the effective range of the single-headed bullet cannot be compared with the rifled gun. The effective range of rifled bullets is generally several hundred meters, while the effective range of single-headed bullets is only more than 200 meters. In other words, a hunter using a single-headed bullet can aim at a prey up to 200 meters away, and no matter how far it is, he will not be able to hit...

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"Oops!" Marin suddenly gave himself a slap in the face...

why? Why didn't he think of a single-headed bullet before blaming himself...

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