"Approximately 40 kilometers. If we disregard the pressure damping of the shell, this range can be extended once again."
Todd stood up and looked around: "What do the shells look like?"
Wayne clapped his hands, and a moment later two elven staff members carefully pushed a wooden cart slowly toward Todd.
On the shelf inside the car was a metal shell about half a meter long and shaped like a rugby ball.
Todd used his X-ray vision to look inside and exclaimed in surprise, "Inside are... spore parasites?"
"Yes. The previous warship used black powder as a propulsion method to launch spore parasites, and both the range and the hit rate were so poor that they were unbearable. This time, I sealed three spore parasites in sealed metal cartridge cases. By launching them via magnetic rails, not only can the range be greatly increased, but also the hit rate is extremely high because the electromagnetic thrust is continuous and uniform, unlike the unstable impact force of gunpowder explosions."
Wayne pointed at the railgun and said happily, "And did you know that the dragon bone parasite is a natural material for railguns! The dragon bone parasite can absorb heat and conduct nerve signals, and the exoskeleton is an insulator, so even if the current power is high and the instantaneous heat is great, the dragon bone can cool the barrel in the shortest possible time so that it can be fired as soon as possible next time. What's more..."
Todd interrupted Wayne, pointing to the dark cracks on the lab wall caused by the violent explosion, and asked the question he had noticed long ago: "What happened there?"
Wayne followed the direction Todd was pointing and looked at the marks on the rock wall, then shuddered.
Seeing this, Todd raised his voice: "What exactly happened?"
"There was a minor accident during the testing and development of the railgun."
"Little accident?!"
"When we first conducted the kinetic energy experiments on the projectiles, we deliberately increased the electrical power to the maximum in order to test the maximum range. But at that time, we forgot one thing. High-power electromagnetic thrust can certainly maximize the initial velocity and range of the projectile, but the air resistance on the unit pressure of the projectile will also reach an extremely large peak."
Wayne sighed. "If the shells were solid, it wouldn't matter. But the shells we used back then contained spore parasites..."
Todd understood everything: "So, the spore parasites couldn't withstand the instantaneous acceleration pressure and exploded before even leaving the muzzle?"
Wayne lowered his head and said in a low voice, "After that, we began to reduce the power output in a controlled manner and suppress the initial velocity of the shells to ensure that they would not cause a lethal explosion pressure to the spore parasites."
Todd closed his eyes and shook his head in distress.
Todd knew that researchers would inevitably suffer injuries or fatalities in the course of scientific experiments and technological progress, but hearing about such accidents still broke his heart.
Todd's voice was a little hoarse: "Make a copy of the list of victims and send it to the palace..."
Wayne nodded in agreement, paused for a moment, then suddenly looked up and asked, "Your Majesty, would you like to witness the power of this giant cannon with your own eyes?"
Todd looked around at the researchers, some of whom were white-haired scholars and others were wounded Crusaders, but all of them wore expressions of expectation.
From their eyes, Todd could see that these people longed for recognition and wanted the whole world to witness their achievements.
Todd nodded to Wayne: "Load this cannon! Let me see what you're capable of!"
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