"The only thing that can barely be made is the flintlock gun." Li Hongyun briefly summarized the conclusions reached after everyone's research.

The Ranger player who was blacksmithing nodded, handed the iron pliers and hammer in his hand to another blacksmith player for rotation, then sat down in front of Li Hongyun and began to explain his current thinking to him.

This ranger player is named Cui Huowang. Among ranger players, he is not particularly outstanding, but in reality, he is an expert in forging cold weapons and is also an excellent fitter.

After entering the game "Dark Sand", he has been trying to improve the weapons and equipment in it, whether it is cold weapons or hot weapons.

This motivation naturally hit it off with Li Hongyun, and he became the soul of this "Musket Innovation Research Team".

Cui Huowang picked up a bird gun and said: "The bird guns in the Dasheng Dynasty were all matchlock guns. As for the three-eyed gun, they were even more backward and were classified as fire gate guns.

"To put it simply, the history of the development of modern firearms is door guns, matchlock guns, flintlock guns, cap guns, and striker guns. Of course, this is only a rough classification. According to the type of barrel, it can be divided into smoothbore guns and rifled guns.

Guns, etc.

"The firearms of the Dasheng Dynasty have only developed to the level of matchlocks. If we work harder and get to the level of flintlocks, there will be no big problem, but if we go up further, it will be difficult.

"Because if you develop further, you need a chemical technology tree, which is mercury fulminate. Whether you make mercury fulminate into an external trigger or directly make it into a primer for paper bullets, this kind of thing is indispensable.

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"Mercury fulminate is a special substance that explodes after being fired, so it is an excellent medium for igniting the propellant. Without it, you can only use a flintlock gun to ignite the propellant, which cannot simplify the entire launch process.

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Li Hongyun was a little disappointed: "Is there nothing else that can replace it?"

Cui Huowang paused for a moment: "How do you say this... Of course there is, but it will only be more difficult to obtain.

"Things like mercury fulminate require certain chemical techniques to synthesize. As for other key materials in the technology tree...the difficulty is not low, and the steps are far more complicated than you think.

"As for things like rifled guns, Mini bullets, striker guns, and bolt-action rifles, almost every step requires the support of many technology trees. You can't even think about it now. Even if you can barely make it, the cost will be too high.

Unacceptable level.

"In the final analysis, the most critical problem is that currently what we can explore in the Orderer's Fortress is only a small area, and many precious resources are not available.

"The things that we can currently obtain in large quantities are based on the technology tree of the Dasheng Dynasty. Most of the things that the Dasheng Dynasty has, we can buy in the towns, but the things that the Dasheng Dynasty does not have, we cannot

It's easy to handle.

"And this situation will definitely not improve in the future, because the technological level of the Qi Dynasty will only be lower than that of the Dasheng Dynasty. In other words, this is most likely the upper limit of the technology we can reach.

"In the final analysis, the content of the game "Dark Sand" is open to us in the form of slices. In the end, it will fall into the battle between the Orderers and the monsters, so overall, it is a fantasy world, not a fantasy world.

The world of technology..."

Li Hongyun was inevitably a little disappointed.

He originally expected to find a few experts who could use weapons like AK47 in the Fortress of the Orderer, or to say the least, a bolt-action rifle would be enough to defeat the monsters.

It turned out that none of these could be done.

The fundamental reason is that the place they live in is a slice of history, not a real world.

Historical slices are phantoms that have existed in history, so everything that existed in history will be here, but things that have not been discovered, manufactured, or used on a large scale in history have become more difficult to obtain.

Cui Huowang added: "But you don't have to be so disappointed. In fact, the flintlock gun is not as bad as you think.

"Furthermore, our enemies are demons, and demons cannot climb the technology tree, so as long as we have flintlock guns, we are actually enough to crush them in musket technology.

"No matter how rubbish the flintlock gun is, it is more than enough to defeat a dozen cold weapon legions by lining up and shooting them.

"Moreover, players and monsters are not afraid of death at all. As long as they are trained, their morale will completely crush the general army. Therefore, the tactic of queuing to kill is actually a tactic that is very suitable for players to use.

"A flintlock gun can fire three shots per minute under ideal conditions, and when paired with a sleeve bayonet, it is actually enough to complete the weapon innovation of an army."

Li Hongyun could only sigh silently: "Okay, let's continue talking about the flintlock gun.

“This flintlock gun...can it be made to be reloaded at the back?

"When I was using the gun, I really wanted to complain. Every time I reloaded the bullet, I had to poke it with a stick. It was really stupid..."

Cui Huowang nodded: "Of course it is possible in theory, as long as you can accept the series of defects it brings.

"For example, because the craftsmanship is not up to standard, the airtightness will not be very good. You may burn yourself by producing a lot of smoke and flames when firing, and the initial velocity of the bullet will also decrease. Of course, the most important thing is that the production is troublesome and difficult to mass produce.

, it can only be regarded as a noble toy. The cost of making such a gun is at least four times higher than that of a muzzle-loading gun, but it may not be better to use."

Li Hongyun was helpless again: "Okay, just load it in the front.

"Can you think of a way to simplify the cleaning bar? I have to insert the barrel back every time I poke it. Is it too cumbersome to hold it in my hand or put it somewhere else?"

Cui Huowang shook his head again: "If we look at historical practice, it is obviously not possible.

“Because the battlefield is very chaotic, the purge is an extremely easy component to lose, and without it, you cannot shoot.

"It is easy to lose or miss a key step when holding it in your hand or putting it on the ground, so generally speaking, it is still necessary to force soldiers to perform the action of putting away the cleaning strips to strengthen their muscle memory and reduce the number of mistakes on the battlefield as much as possible.

accidents."

Li Hongyun was a little helpless. It seemed that many things were not as simple as he thought.

The soldiers in the flintlock era looked stupid, and many people would naturally wonder if there was a better way to deal with it, such as omitting the step of collecting the clearance slip or changing the formation of queuing up to be shot...

But unfortunately, these often prove to be suicide attempts.

The standard tactics developed by humans in history are often the optimal solutions at that level of technology.

Li Hongyun finally accepted the conclusion that he could only reluctantly try to develop a flintlock gun, and asked: "Then how far can we achieve with a front-loaded flintlock gun? If it is not enough to create a generation difference against monsters, there is no need at all.

It’s a waste of effort.”

Cui Huowang said: "Of course there is a big difference.

"No matter how poor the accuracy of a flintlock gun is, and no matter how slow its reloading speed is, it is still much easier to use than a matchlock gun, and its lethality is infinitely higher than that of a bow and arrow.

"If we think about the tactics of flintlock muskets, we can improve the lethality of muskets in at least three aspects.

"The first is array density. When using matchlocks, you have to stand relatively spread out for safety reasons, while flintlock guns can stand more densely to increase the firepower density. Moreover, dense arrays can also be used in close combat.

play a big role.

"The second one is improved fixed-load paper tube ammunition, which uses paper shells to wrap a fixed amount of gunpowder and lead bullets. When loading, fill a fixed amount of propellant into the fire door, and then bite open the bag of fixed-loaded bullets. Pour it directly into the barrel and compact it with a purge before shooting. The loading speed is faster than that of a matchlock gun.

"The third one is the sleeve bayonet. The long barrel of the flintlock gun plus the bayonet can basically replace the role of the long gun, and it also has good hand-to-hand combat capabilities.

“Furthermore, we can train players to exert their best discipline and use queuing shooting tactics and hollow square formation tactics to deal with the demon’s heavy armored troops and cavalry troops.

"Fireguns are basically useless against heavy armor, because neither shields nor metal armor can stop flintlock bullets.

"What we should be more worried about now is that even if I can barely make a flintlock gun, there will not be enough manpower to mass-produce it."

Li Hongyun thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, let's try to make a flintlock gun first!

"If it can really be made, I will take the flintlock gun to Beichen or the craftsmen in the blacksmith shop to see if they can imitate it and try to equip some players with it!

“As a player, if you don’t let your enemies experience that ‘the times have changed’, then what kind of player are you?”

Li Hongyun has always been worried about this.

When he challenged the dungeon "The Marquis Is Not My Will" before, when he attacked Buning Port for the first time, he was stunned by the Dongyi bandits holding matchlock guns.

Is it okay if players are crushed by demons and technology instead?

Therefore, he has been thinking about when he can get the place back.
Chapter completed!