Struggle in the Steam Age

Chapter 276: Shelling

   "A weapon that can solve the current problem?" Jagoda suddenly grabbed Lawrence's shoulder and asked. "Quickly, take it out quickly. All of our commandos just now were injured. If it weren't for the leader of the team to retreat after discovering that something was wrong, we might have all died on the street now."

   After speaking, Jagoda stared at Lawrence's face with wide eyes, an urgent look appeared in his eyes. This prevented Lawrence from breaking the hand he put on his shoulder with his hand, as he said. "That weapon is now in my space bag. You can release it before I can get it."

   After breaking off Jagoda's hand, Lawrence gave a few words to the medical team personnel who came up with him, and then took Jagoda to the dead corner where the enemy attacked under the wall. Then, under the cover of the space bag, several large boxes were taken out of the astral plane.

   Although some of these boxes weigh about 100 kilograms, Lawrence, as an extraordinary man, can easily take out the boxes one by one and place them on the ground. After putting all the dozens of boxes away, Lawrence found that several inquisitors and court staff who had been attracted were surrounded.

   "Pry them all away." Lawrence said to everyone after seeing so many people around. As soon as the voice fell, the judges who were onlookers swarmed up and began to unpack the boxes. Soon, all the boxes were pried open.

   After removing the straw used for shock absorption, dark metal tubes and metal frames were exposed in some boxes. In other boxes, green-painted bombs fixed on wooden shelves were exposed. The only difference from ordinary bombs is that these bombs have grown to look like inverted water drops, and there are several small wings on the tail. "

   "What is this, artillery?" A senior judge wearing gold wire glasses approached and asked curiously. "But why are the walls of these artillery so thin? Although they look like they are made of dwarf alloys, which are much stronger than ordinary metals, they should not be able to withstand the pressure of the projectiles when they are so thin."

"If it is an ordinary artillery, naturally it won't work." Lawrence explained that while taking out the barrel and the barrel and erecting it with a few volunteers, "But this newly invented low-bore pressure mortar will be fine. ."

"Mortar, what is that?" the judge asked confusedly, because it has been about a month since the mortar was manufactured by Lawrence. At the current rate of information dissemination, he said this. It is normal to be ignorant.

"That is a kind of artillery used for curved firing, similar to the ancient mortar, but it is much lighter and easier to use." After that, Lawrence patted a large-caliber mortar that had just been erected next to him and said, "For example, I Now this mortar has a 120mm caliber, but it weighs only 280 kg after using dwarf metal. It can reach a range of 3,500 meters and has the same power as a heavy gun of the same caliber. Most importantly, its ballistic is very curved and can Fight the enemies behind those buildings."

   Lawrence’s large-caliber mortar was modeled after the Soviet M1938 120mm mortar in World War II, although he only remembered some sketches circulating on the Internet. But with the help of professional dwarves, they finally succeeded in making this thing.

   Of course, this process has not been smooth sailing. For example, the weight is controlled at a normal value with the help of an unscientific metal such as Dwarf Alloy.

   But due to the insufficient level of the chemical industry in this era, gunpowder did not reach the level of Lawrence during World War II. However, after careful weighing, he had to abandon those expensive alchemical explosives and chose those propellants that could be mass-produced.

   But in this way, the range of the artillery plummeted from the original 5,700 meters to 3,500 meters. Fortunately, artillery in this era is relatively rotten, so now such mortars are enough.

   "You mean this gun is only 280 kilograms?" The inquisitor wearing gold glasses who asked the question before seemed to have some knowledge of the military, so he naturally looked extremely surprised. "If I remember correctly, your ordinary artillery of the same caliber is at least 30 times this weight, even if the same dwarf alloy is used, it will be reduced to at most 20 times the weight of this artillery."

"Yes, because my new artillery is very different from those traditional artillery. So in all aspects, it is not possible to use the data of traditional artillery for analogy." Lawrence explained to the people who came up while commanding Ask the others to place the remaining three guns on the designated positions.

   I have to say that extraordinary people are much better than ordinary people when doing hard work, and the learning speed is also much higher than ordinary people. For example, the seat plate of a mortar needs to be firmly fixed on the ground, because this can withstand the recoil of the artillery.

   The bare seat plate of the heavy mortar that Lawrence is now taking out weighs tens of kilograms. According to military statistics during World War II, it would take several minutes for those trained soldiers to make this whole piece of metal into a seat plate and fix it on the ground, even at the fastest speed in battle, but Now those extraordinary fighters don't even need a minute to complete this work.

   Not to mention just after watching Lawrence's operation just now, the extraordinary people who came to help have mastered the correct installation method. The other three guns were installed by those who came to help without him even having to do it.

   Soon, the four heavy mortars that Lawrence took out were all placed. Then he began to adjust the angle of the four heavy mortars based on the precise position information of the rebel artillery positions provided by the staff of the court.

"What should we do next?" After watching Lawrence stand on the side after adjusting for a long time in front of each mortar, a middle-aged platoon wearing breast plate armor and a two-handed sword behind his back Everyone came over. "Is there anything we can help? If so, please feel free to say."

   "The next job is very simple." After watching the middle-aged man who should be the commander of the inquisitor team walked out, Lawrence was not polite, but arranged it neatly. "I have adjusted the positions of the four artillery pieces. By then, only three people will be required to load the shells according to my actions."

"No problem~lightnovelpub.net~ This middle-aged man nodded and pointed out three people from behind standing in front of the exit, and then directed the others to stand beside the shell box and prepare to provide them with shells. .

"It all depends on my actions. In a while, we will fire ten rounds per cannon at the fastest speed." After seeing everyone in their positions, Lawrence seriously faced the manipulators in front of the other three cannons amidst the fire from the rebels. He shouted with his throat, and then grabbed the centering part of the shell with both hands, and slowly stuffed the tail wing down into the barrel, until the centering part slipped into the barrel and stopped.

"When I called to fire, everyone let go." Lawrence gave a final shout and focused on listening to the movement of the rebel heavy artillery positions hundreds of meters away. The moment he heard the heavy launch of the 203 heavy artillery on the opposite side, Lawrence He shouted "Fire!" and let go of his hand holding the cannonball.

When the operators of the other three heavy mortars heard Lawrence’s order, they also released their hands holding the shells. These shells slid down the smoothbore barrel faster and faster after being separated from Lawrence and the others. The primer hit the firing pin below the muzzle.

  In an instant, the propellant at the tail of the shell was ignited. Propelled by the rapidly expanding gunpowder gas, these shells flew out of the muzzle and flew towards a distant target.

   "Boom——" After the four bursts of mortar fires, the transcendents present could even see four shells flying out of the barrels, crossing the city wall and flying into the distance.

  

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