Struggle in Russia

There is no shortage of gardens in the residence of Duke Mikhail. In fact, his garden is very large and he can't see his head at a glance. Under the moisture of the hot spring water, even if it is more than -20 degrees, the flowers and trees are still full of vitality. .

In just a few minutes, the housekeeper has set several half-length targets. It seems that the Duke of Mikhail sometimes tests his gun in his garden.

"I like to hear gunshots and the smell of smoke!" Duke Mikhail explained with a smile, "This doesn't make me forget how to fight. Cozy St. Petersburg is not suitable for us as soldiers!"

Standing at a distance of 100 yards from the target, the Duke of Mikhail fiddled with his rifle, skillfully installed flint, loaded ammunition, and tightened it. It was faster and more efficient than many ordinary veterans.

"Having a good gun is the foundation of a good soldier!" Said Duke Mikhail, aiming his gun, saying, "There is no such comfort on the battlefield. The sound of gunfire and cannonballs, bullets and cannonballs are flying in front of you, blood. There are so many screams, if you can't adapt, the most basic loading will not work! "

boom!

The vermiculite hit the ignition powder, and a cloud of black smoke spewed out of the barrel, followed by flames and harsh noises.

But these did not disturb the Duke of Mikhail in the slightest. He locked the gun body like a rock firmly, and the huge recoil did not make him shake a little.

Duke Mikhail's marksmanship was good, and he hit the top edge of the target at a distance of 100 yards. For muskets, this is already quite amazing. Generally speaking, there is no such thing as more than 50 meters of tatter.

"Your marksmanship and guns are very good!" Li Xiao heartily praised.

The Duke of Mikhail smiled and said, "Indeed, if I use our standard rifle, I can't be sure that every shot can hit the target so far. Those broken ... rifles have not been so carefully maintained by me. "

I heard that including Leonid, but what Duke Mikhail originally wanted to say was crappy. The Russian standard rifles are more than just maintenance issues. Basically, it can be said that Russian weapons are old and crudely made antiques, and a large part of them are still in stock in 1812. They greeted Napoleon cordially.

这些 Anyway, these tattered things are used to scare the sick man in Turkey, but it seems to be inadequate to deal with the British and French powers.

让 "Let me see the gift you brought!" Duke Mikhail broke away from this somewhat awkward topic and rubbed his hands a little eagerly.

骁 Li Xiao gave up the position and motioned to Boris for a demonstration. Of the four of them, the best marksmanship was Boris and Leonid. Obviously Leonid belonged to half the owner on this occasion and was not suitable for demonstration.

The long box was opened, and the rifle inside made Duke Mikhail a little stunned. It wasn't the weapon that made him shine, but the weapon was too common.

The Grand Duke Mikhail asked with a little confusion: "Isn't this our rifle?"

"Yes, but not!" Li Xiao explained confidently, "You can also see that this is an improvement on our military rifle! Boria, can you show it to the Duke!"

Boris responded quickly, raised the rifle quickly and pointed at the muzzle, saying: "The biggest problem with smoothbore guns is that the accuracy is really limited. You must use a volley tactic to ensure the hit rate. To be honest, the limitations are too big ..."

公 Duke Mikhail stretched his neck and glanced at the muzzle, surprised: "You have rifled the barrel ?!"

He waited for Li Xiao and Boris to answer, and Duke Mikhail pouted: "But a rifled gun is not easy to use! This stuff is too cumbersome and slow!"

Yes, don't think that a rifle appears late. In fact, the 16th century rifled rifle came out. The desire for precision is eternal, and private gunsmiths have discovered the magic of rifling very early. In the eighteenth century, standard rifle guns existed in British and French armies, and were handed to hunters as long-range precision rifles.

But the rifle of this era is very troublesome to load ammunition. Like the smooth-bore gun, it must be filled with gunpowder and projectiles in order from the muzzle. And because of the existence of the rifling, the loading of the projectile is also particularly troublesome. It is necessary to knock the projectile into it with a hammer and a rod. The loading speed is so slow that it is touching.

And this extremely complicated operation is not suitable for ordinary soldiers who cannot read. These guys don't even serve smooth-bore rifles. On the extremely tense battlefield, they always mistake the loading order, and they will first insert projectiles and then powder.

I ca n’t shoot a bullet like this. It is said that the highest record of this kind was the discovery of more than twenty unfired projectiles in a barrel, which is a miracle.

I am afraid that the rifle gun with the forehead filling is even more unfriendly, slow and difficult to load, and the fault tolerance rate is lower. Anyway, based on his rich experience in military service, the Duke of Mikhail dismissed the rifled rifle. To be honest ~ www.ltnovel.com ~ He has now started to be disappointed and feels that he is too high on these young people.

However, Li Xiao was not affected at all, and still confident: "The old-fashioned rifle-loading rifle is naturally very troublesome, but this one I gave you is not the kind of junk!"

骁 Li Xiao deliberately accentuated the tone, apparently this was also mocking the Duke of Mikhail. But the Duke didn't care. Instead, he became interested in Li Xiao's next introduction, because Li Xiao said:

"This is not a weapon loaded in the breech, I transformed it into a fast-fire weapon loaded in the breech."

李 At the gesture of Li Xiao, Boris showed the second half of the rifle in front of the Duke of Mikhail. This rifle is completely different from the rear half of the standard rifle. The last barrel was sawed off and replaced with a new firing and loading and locking device.

Push a button to release the lock. The rear half of the barrel is lifted upwards to open, which is convenient for refilling. After loading, close the lock and you can fire again.

This novel rifle immediately caught the attention of Grand Duke Mikhail. He constantly opened and closed the loading device, just like a child who just got a new toy.

"Let's try it!"

大 Mr. Mikhail refilled a round of ammunition according to Boris' instructions, and eagerly aimed at the target and pulled the trigger.

With the bang, the fire and smoke were permeating. He faintly saw that the shot was very accurate. Unlike his previous shot, which would wipe the target, the shot hit the center of the target. Bombed the plank in a hole.

"awesome!"

公 Mr. Mikhail could not help but sigh, and took another round of bullets indiscriminately, reloaded after unlocking, and then quickly fired, and hit the target again without accident!