I Will Be The Crowned King

Remember [New] for a second,! For the Storm Legion, or Anson's funding for the Shooting Army, although it is not a small amount, if it is evenly distributed to each soldier's head, it is not very impressive, at least it is extremely shabby.

Excluding three meals a day, the equipment budget of each gunnery is only one-half to one-third that of the average Stormtrooper soldier; for this result, optimistic mathematicians would conclude that they have at least one-third of the Stormtrooper. A pessimistic army officer will immediately realize that he is leading a standard group of armed refugees, and the combat effectiveness and morale are proportional to the stupidity of the enemy.

With such a generous budget, a technical consultant is also required to design original, simple infantry equipment... Rao Shikar has a deep understanding of Anson's character and temperament, and can't help but feel a little sympathy for William Gottfried .

It's just that this sympathy disappeared the moment he saw the shape of the other party's "super masterpiece".

No matter how much you make fun of the shooting army as a group of standard cannon fodder, it doesn't mean that they are really willing to die after going to the battlefield - this is the one hundred years of the saint's calendar, and thousands of them are dashing to the battlefield wielding a long-handled axe. The thugs, apart from using the enemy as a moving target to practice shooting, how much practical significance is there?

Even if you just paint the Leighton rifle, you've worked hard!

Facing the stunned speech of the chief of staff, the technical advisor did not explain much, but took the weapon directly from a shooting soldier and handed it to him with both hands.

At this time Carl finally figured out that the other party was indeed original - he shortened the Leiden rifle, made the barrel thicker, and then installed a logging axe on the butt, which looked like a long-handled axe from a distance. Exactly the same.

"I named it Axe Gun...before I thought of a more appropriate name than this." William introduced:

"Because of the budget, the smoothbore barrel is used. In addition to making it more useful in close combat, the thickening can also prevent overheating problems. The wide enough chamber is also convenient for buckshot."

"Naturally, such a weapon cannot be expected to have the accuracy and range of fire, but it shouldn't be a big problem for the shooting army. After all, you and the commander-in-chief shouldn't have expected them to be able to repel the enemy by firing in volleys, right? "

"Finally, the tomahawk at the butt. As I said, this is a weapon capable of incapacitating the enemy after encountering it. It is more in line with the characteristics of the shooting army."

Realizing that the other identity of the chief of staff in front of him was the commander-in-chief of the shooting army, William had to put his words more euphemistically.

However, Carl, who was fully absorbed at the moment, didn't care about this at all, and his attention was completely attracted by the weapon in his hand.

As William said, the structure of this gun is extremely simple, and it even looks simpler than the Leiden rifle. Except for the metal bolt, the most complicated part of the whole weapon is the grip for swinging the axe at the front and middle end of the gun. The handle, not even the slot for the rifle bayonet.

But such a simple and rude infantry weapon that the bayonet stabbed directly into the barrel turned out to be a breech rifle!

Carl gently moved the lever under the butt, and the entire gun body was "folded" away from the bolt, exposing the magazine; without thinking much, he took a cardboard bullet from the **** and filled it in, and then forcefully put it in. The gun body returned to its original state.

"Crack-!"

The harsh sound of the machine sounded, which sounded like the collision of a hammer and an anvil, but it was so pleasant to the ears of the chief of staff.

"Ellen!"

Without raising his head, Karl suddenly spoke up.

"Counselor, Chief of Staff?"

"Go and notify the instructors in the camp to come over as soon as possible - by the way, bring a few wooden targets and place them fifty to two hundred meters away from me!"

"Ah... as ordered!"

The little secretary did not dare to refute, and quickly ran towards the camp dormitory.

A few minutes later, a dozen or so gasping instructors followed Alan Dawn and lined up behind Carl and William; at the same time, six more targets were in front of him, spread over fifty to two hundred meters. between.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Carl Bain calmed down for a few seconds, then raised his gun sharply and pulled the trigger decisively.

"boom-!"

The thunderous gunshots sounded, and the surrounding instructors couldn't help raising their eyebrows. The movement of this gun was comparable to a one-pounder.

It's just that the target in the distance is still intact... Carl opened the gun slightly rusty, poured out the unburned remains of the paper shell, reloaded the ammunition, raised the gun, and fired.

"boom-!"

The wooden target is still intact.

The expressionless Carl opened fire again, and the wooden target at 150 meters shattered.

"boom-!"

The fourth shot, missed the target again, and Carl's operation after continuous shooting was obviously more skilled than at the beginning. It only took ten seconds to complete the reloading process.

Then came the fifth shot, and the 200-meter wooden target shattered.

In the sixth shot, the 100-meter wooden target exploded a hole, and all the six paper shell bullets on the **** were emptied.

Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the test was over, the always silent chief of staff suddenly reversed his rifle, swung the axe, and slammed towards the 50-meter wooden target.

"Snapped!"

The cold axe splits the wooden target directly from the middle, and the handle in the center of the gun body avoids directly grasping the hot barrel, and also makes the weapon have excellent balance when slashing, and the axe riveted by iron nails also Very sturdy with no signs of loosening at all.

Feeling the residual warmth emanating from the gun, the chief of staff, who was panting slightly, fell silent.

After a full minute, he turned his head when he heard the sound of footsteps approaching behind him. The sickly technical consultant with two dark circles under his eyes had come behind him, with a bit of curiosity in his eyes:

"How, do you think the commander-in-chief can be satisfied with it?"

Carl exhaled a long breath. He did not answer William's question, but raised the index and middle fingers of his right hand: "Two questions."

"The first one, is this really your original creation?"

"Not exactly, it can be said not at all." William shrugged indifferently: "At least compared to the original version, mine is a little more secure and concise."

"…What's the meaning?"

"It means that the prototype of this rifle is a weapon called the 'Flag Gun' that was once equipped by the Knights of Judgment. I replaced the rifle with a smoothbore, and replaced the exposed hammer with a firing pin, and the **** is still there. The position is equipped with a battle axe." William wrote lightly:

"But if you think they're still the same weapon... well, it's not impossible."

"The Knights of Judgment, the secret weapon of the Church?"

Carl's eyes lit up at first, then he suddenly remembered something, and frowned slightly: "But is this really all right? Will it involve technology leakage if you do this?"

William didn't answer immediately, but winked at him curiously.

In his eyes, Carl Bain's words are simply too interesting... Standing in front of him are the fugitives to be caught by the Inquisition, your commander-in-chief is a standard old **** and blasphemous mage, your main sponsor is a famous apostle, And your entire legion is at least involved in a series of crimes such as corruption, private army, tax evasion, and participation in enemy rebellion.

This is already a situation in which the entire army is collectively shot and it is indeed benevolent, and the mere "leakage of church technology" is actually the thing you are most worried about as the chief of staff?

However, William is just curious, he has not forgotten that his current position is the technical consultant of the colony, and it is his duty to answer the doubts: "Not at all, because the 'flag gun' is an old equipment that has been eliminated long ago, and I have never seen the real thing. , just stumbled across a book while looking for a research topic."

"Then when were they eliminated?"

"I don't know, I don't specialize in weapons." William shook his head, and then changed the conversation: "But that book is very old, I remember that its publication date seems to be the saint's calendar... um, seventy years. "

Seventy years ago, that is, at least thirty years ago, the Knights of Judgment abandoned this equipment with the same performance as Leopold... Karl fell silent again.

He still had a vague impression that the little clerk had mentioned that the steam rifle Lisa was carrying on her back was the style of the 90th year of the saint's calendar, and that weapon first appeared in the 83rd year of the saint's calendar. The power of one shot is comparable to that of a three-pounder.

Thinking about it this way, it's not really a serious problem, and it shouldn't be targeted by the church.

Slightly relieved, Carl picked up the brand-new axe gun in his hand again: "Not bad, far beyond my initial expectations, it can be mass-produced."

"However, some small areas still hope to be improved. In order to save costs, the bayonet slot can not be installed, but the design hopes to leave at least this part of the space, and the paper shell should be as small as possible, preferably with Leo The cardboard shells that Pod uses are universal, and certainly not universal."

"One more thing, the axe at the end of the **** can be designed to be detachable... The recoil of this gun is a bit large for ordinary soldiers, but it is almost perfect. If it is possible, I will trouble you to design a shotgun model. We may deploy to other units of the regiment in small batches."

"As for the name... What do you think of 'Gottfried', the model is tentatively set to be model 102, or 101?"

"It doesn't matter." William said lightly: "You can call it 'Bane' or 'Bach' as ​​you like. Anyway, the original designer of this weapon has been dead for at least decades, and it is impossible to trouble you in any case. ."

Carl laughed twice, coughed lightly, and then changed the subject: "Cough cough... Well, what about the other weapon, I remember there should be a support weapon, right?"

"A support piece that can supplement fire for a company or an infantry battalion, yes."

William nodded, raised his hand and pointed behind him: "Also ready, that's it."

"that?"

Carl looked back with a stunned face, and the surrounding instructors also turned their heads at the same time as him, and a strange-looking artillery appeared in the center of their field of vision.

The reason why it is weird is because the shape of this guy is quite different from the artillery in their impression.

At present, the popular or common artillery in the ordered world can be roughly divided into two types - cannons and mortars, or flat-firing cannons and curved-firing cannons.

The former has high precision, high rate of fire, strong fixed-point strike, and can even restrain cavalry to a certain extent, but the slender barrel makes movement inconvenient, and is generally aimed at enemies within the field of vision.

The latter has a low rate of fire and poor accuracy, and can only estimate a rough range when firing, but it has a longer range and a large caliber. out-of-range enemies.

And this strangely shaped cannon in front of me... it seems to be something in between.

First of all, the gun barrel is not long, basically only a section longer than the wheel of the gun carriage, but at least it is longer than the mortar, which means that it can shoot flat, but the range is definitely not very far; and because the barrel is short and thick, it is also It has the possibility of curved shooting at an elevation angle, but it is not a large caliber, which means that the power of the artillery shell will not be very large.

All in all, it is like a "new weapon" that has the advantages or disadvantages of both types of artillery.

Carl was stunned for a long time this time, and he hesitated for more than a minute before he said:

"Lord William Gottfried, is this the equipment you designed specifically for the Storm Legion for infantry battalion support?"

"That's right."

"And you think it's great for...fire support?"

"For the battalion level, yes."

"Can you explain in detail?"

"It's perfectly fine." William nodded slightly:

"First of all, I have carefully understood the organization of your army. A full battalion has at least two companies, and the number is between two hundred and nearly three hundred people - it depends on the number of infantry platoons. In other words, this kind of Weapons need to have the following characteristics: light structure, simple operation, and versatility.”

"So I designed this six-pounder field gun. Its barrel is not long, so it is lighter, sacrificing a certain range in exchange for the ability to shoot curved, which means it can adapt to more terrain, even in bunkers or anywhere to avoid the enemy The range of vision provides fire support."

"And to be honest, I don't think that an infantry battalion needs some kind of artillery with a very long range, that is at least an attack method that an infantry regiment or an infantry division can use." William shook his head:

"The most important thing is that it's light enough that it doesn't overburden the march."

"How light is it?" Karl couldn't help asking.

"Slightly lighter than a normal six-pounder, but basically the same."

"So it only needs two pack horses, or four people can pull it around?"

"That's right."

"Can you shoot flat, or you can shoot curved?"

"It may be more difficult to shoot at a depression angle, but it's basically the same."

"What about the turn?"

"The barrel isn't long, so...you know."

"How's the rate of fire?"

"Because the firing range is not high, and the barrel is wider than a normal six-pounder, so...it will be easier, and both blasting and shotgun shells can be used normally."

The chief of staff gave a soft "um" and thought for a long time.

"Your Excellency William, I have one last question, two to be precise."

"Speaking."

"What is the name of this cannon, and..." Carl turned his head and said:

"When can mass production start?"