After some effort, the Huangpi pottery team actually managed to make a handle on the edge of the pottery jar.
"It's too brittle. The handle breaks too easily when you put it in fish oil."
"Luo Bai, don't worry, as long as we make this handle, the craftsmanship will be further improved."
"Alright." Luo Bai also knew that technology was indeed improving. Having a controller was a good start.
Unfortunately, Luo Bai waited and waited, but Huang Pi's handle skills were always not up to par. He filled it with oil, picked it up, and with a little force, the handle broke.
"You." Ma Yue often strolled to the tool city when he was not practicing, which showed how much he valued tool technology.
"Charlatan!" Huangpi was really depressed.
"If you can make a bracelet, you can make a bracelet on the other end of the pottery jar, right?" Ma Yue said.
"Yeah." Huang Pi still had some assurance. As long as the principle was understood, there wouldn't be a big problem. "But, charlatan, the sniper team only throws with one hand. What's the point of having two bracelets?"
"Listen to me, make another bracelet, tie the two bracelets with a rope, and then throw them by holding the rope." This primitive man is really stubborn.
"Can it be done?" Whether it is possible or not, it is what the charlatan said, just do it.
Putting on the rope means that both bracelets on the side are under pressure, so of course it works!
Luo Bai was finally happy. Now that he had the all-important fire weapon, all that remained was to hone his thrower's accuracy. The Sea Tribe didn't have that many pottery jars for you to waste on training. It didn't matter. A simulated rope tied with stones or wood of similar weight would do.
"It seems that this catapult is really useless." Ma Yue sighed as he looked at the pottery jars on his two wristbands.
"What's wrong? Charlatan!" Luo Bai asked.
"It's a very simple principle. If the rope is longer, it will be fine. For example..." Ma Yue took a stone tied with a rope that was used for training, connected a piece of rope to it, swung it in circles, swung it a few times, let go, and the stone flew out.
"Oh my god! It's at least a hundred meters." Luo Bai was surprised.
"The accuracy is not guaranteed, but the trebuchet has no accuracy either. In a war, as long as you throw it far enough, it can still achieve the effect of a fire attack, right? What's the point of a trebuchet?" Ma Yue curled his lips.
The main reason is that the current trebuchets can't throw stones that big, so the power is not enough. If a trebuchet could throw stones weighing hundreds of pounds, it would be very powerful.
Technology is limited, productivity is limited, otherwise Ma Yue would have stopped the production of catapults long ago.
"You charlatan, this kind of throwing rope is suitable for the navy. It is more accurate than a catapult. If we are well trained, we can hit the target every time and burn the enemy's ships more efficiently." Shuichong discovered this huge opportunity.
Archers on ships could use fire attacks, but after all, the amount of kerosene their arrows could carry was too small, so the fire wasn't very effective. However, with this slingshot, they could throw a can of fish oil onto the enemy ship in one go, which would be much more effective.
If you're not good at throwing a line, you can practice. Practice makes perfect. When Water Bug first started, it was just simple rock throwing.
"You make sense." Ma Yue nodded. The navy of the Sea Tribe is not equipped with catapults because their accuracy is too poor and it is a huge waste of kerosene.
After all, a slingshot is thrown by human hands, so its accuracy is definitely better than a catapult, right?
"You go and arrange for the Marines to start training. Give it a try."
"Understood! I'll arrange it right away." The new weaponry looks simple, but perhaps it's actually quite effective. The Sea Tribe's navy always suffers in naval battles, isn't it simply because of insufficient firepower?
"Huangpi, it seems that the significance of this double-ringed pottery jar is becoming more and more important. You must be prepared for a large-scale battle."
"Okay!" Huangpi was beaming. He was proud that the pottery team could make more contributions to the Hai tribe.
"You need to discuss the weight and size of the double-ringed pottery jar with Luo Bai and Shuichong to make it more suitable for our army."
"That's no problem. The double-ring pottery jar can be large or small. I can guarantee it!" As a professional leader of a department, how can he succeed if he doesn't have a clear understanding of his own industry technology?
"Luo Bai, you did a good job. With your idea, a lot of people in our Hai tribe will not die in the future, haha!" Ma Yue liked generals like Luo Bai who were good at thinking.
"I'm just trying to see if there's a chance for large-scale use in the army." Luo Bai began to ponder. It was Ma Yue who prioritized the water bugs. He was just too imaginative, quickly thinking of using hurling lines for naval fire attacks. Luo Bai didn't envy the water bugs, but he needed to constantly push himself to improve.
The future wars of the Sea Tribe will become bigger and bigger. We cannot always simply assemble our troops and charge forward. A commander needs to consider making the best use of existing tools to expand his advantage in the war.
Can you practice throwing a slingshot? If you want to hit the bull's eye like you would with a bow and arrow, you'll have almost no chance. However, the most precise target for throwing a slingshot is a gate, and with something that large, there's still a chance of hitting it.
As for the sea, it was a bit bumpy, but the target ships were larger, so the chance of hitting was still quite high. A precision strike didn't need to be a hundred meters away; attacking a city gate was about thirty meters away. The navy could attack an enemy ship at most forty or fifty meters, roughly the range of a bow and arrow.
It is practical, but it's hard to say exactly. For example, in a naval battle, if you only hit one oil tank, it's meaningless. If you really want to set fire to the enemy ship, you need to hit at least a dozen oil tanks before the archers have a chance of setting the enemy ship on fire.
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