First, the shell was stuffed into the barrel from the back, and then the propellant wrapped in paper was placed inside the barrel.
After obtaining Zhu Youxiao's permission, Bi Maokang personally walked over and ignited the fever medicine with a torch.
With a loud bang, smoke rose up instantly, and the shell flew out of the barrel instantly, then fell to the ground with a white line and made a loud bang.
In an instant, soil and rocks flew everywhere, and smoke and dust rose up.
After seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction, then turned to Bi Maokang and said, "Go over and see how powerful it is."
In fact, this design is very rigid because the amount of propellant determines the launch distance.
At the same time, the firing distance determines the length of the fuse in the shell, which in turn determines the distance of the explosion.
If you want to shoot at a closer target, it may not explode after landing, so you need to wait a little.
However, these problems or shortcomings are not too important compared to the power it can cause.
When they heard that Zhu Youxiao wanted to go over and take a look, everyone did not dare to delay and hurriedly followed him.
By the time the group reached the bomb crater, Zhu Youxiao had already arrived there.
Looking at the crater of the explosion in front of him, Zhu Youxiao found that the power of this cannon was not great. It only created a crater less than one meter in size, not to mention how deep it was.
But the scarecrows placed around were covered with fragments of the explosion, which made Zhu Youxiao very satisfied, because this kind of artillery relied on the fragments of the explosion to kill the enemy soldiers.
Bi Maokang carefully observed his Majesty's expression, as if fearing his Majesty's dissatisfaction. He quickly said, "Your Majesty, this is the smallest caliber cannon designed by the Hundred Craftsmen's Academy. If the caliber were increased, the power would be even greater."
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Bi Maokang and said with a smile, "The weight will be even heavier."
Bigger guns, more propellant, and larger shells naturally mean greater power. Of course, they also weigh more, making transportation more difficult in this era.
If the transportation problem can't be solved, then everything else is useless. The big guy can only be used to defend the city, but its defense effect should be much better than other artillery.
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