Although the power of black powder is limited, it can withstand the use of a lot of it. Five pounds of black powder is also very powerful.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction.
This is what he wants.
"Go on." Zhu Youxiao looked at Bi Maokang and said with a smile.
Bi Maokang nodded quickly and signaled the person next to him to wave the flag.
Seeing this flag signal, the person next to him quickly ignited the 15-jin rocket.
Just like before, the rocket burned as it flew and landed with a loud bang, creating another big hole in the ground. It was much more powerful than the five-jin rocket just now.
Although rockets have many flaws, such as they can only be launched at a fixed angle, otherwise they will fall to the ground prematurely, but they will not explode; if they are launched too late, they will explode in mid-air.
After all, it had never exploded on impact, so the only way to time it was by calculation, which was much more risky. But seeing the power of this, many risks were no longer worth considering.
If there were a large number of them, they would fall like a blanket, and even if they didn't explode on impact, they wouldn't last long. It's estimated that there wouldn't be enough time to extinguish them manually.
It can be said that this is a very good weapon.
After the last 50-kilogram rocket landed, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the huge crater created by the explosion.
Bi Maokang, who was standing by, saw that Zhu Youxiao was satisfied and said quickly, "Your Majesty, next I will make a launch pad."
"I've already thought of it. I'm going to use the military chariots and modify them. I'll load them with nine rockets in a row. Once the fuse is lit, all nine rockets will be launched one after another."
"A launch cylinder will be placed around the rocket. This cylinder has a fixed angle and is cast in a standardized way. When it is needed, the rocket is placed directly into the cylinder and ignited, and it can be launched without adjusting the angle."
In order to increase the launch speed, nine rockets were launched together, greatly increasing the firepower intensity.
Zhu Youxiao looked at Bi Maokang with a wonderful expression on his face.
Wow, he is indeed a genius in firearms. He has already thought of this method at this time.
Isn't this a rocket launcher?
A car is used with a launch pad on it, nine iron pipes, and a rocket placed in each iron pipe; the fuse wires are connected at the bottom and finally ignited, and the nine rockets are fired at the same time.
Why does this thing feel a bit like the style of later rockets?
Of course, the difference is too great to be compared, but if nine missiles were launched at once, the scene would have felt like a bombing.
Zhu Youxiao nodded in satisfaction and said, "This is a very good idea. Start researching it immediately. Provide the people and money you need. Make it as soon as possible. Once it is completed, report it to me immediately."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Bi Maokang agreed quickly.
His Majesty's attention paid to his proposal, which was good news. Once he finished the product, he would have more credit.
Bi Maokang felt that the day of promotion and increasing rank was not far away.
Looking at the rockets in front of him, Zhu Youxiao felt a little unsatisfied. He then looked at Bi Maokang and asked, "Do you have anything else I can see?"
"Your Majesty, there really is something." Bi Maokang thought for a moment and then said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the hand-cranked machine gun you mentioned earlier?"
Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Why, have you done it yet?"
"It's not finished yet, but we've solved the firing pin problem and have already made it," Bi Maokang said excitedly. "It's just that the production volume is low and the cost is too high, even more expensive than gold. The main reason is that the scrap rate is too high, and it's probably because the materials are substandard."
"It doesn't matter." Zhu Youxiao said excitedly, "It doesn't matter how much money it costs."
This thing is really great. Even if it is worth more than gold, it doesn't matter. There are not many made anyway. It is just a firing pin. Zhu Youxiao is willing to spend money on it if he makes thousands or tens of thousands of them.
The so-called rotary machine is actually a hand-cranked Gatling gun.
The reason why Zhu Youxiao was so impressed by this type of firearm was that it did not require metal ammunition, but could use paper shell ammunition.
The rate of fire can reach 200 rounds per minute, with either a six-barrel or ten-barrel version. If metal ammunition is used, the rate of fire can reach 1,200 rounds per minute, and this is when the gun is hand-cranked.
Before the Maxim machine gun appeared, the hand-cranked Gatling gun was a bug.
Zhu Youxiao once mentioned this to Bi Maokang, but he didn't expect that they actually tried to do it and even made a firing pin!
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