Chapter 384 Three-bow Crossbow
Wang Dong always looked like a teacher. Except for Zhou Xu, he looked at everyone else as students and children.
This has to do with his professional habits, but it also has to do with their age.
After all, in this primitive era where living to the age of 30 or above was considered a long life under normal circumstances, they were indeed not very old.
"Okay, let's start the test."
Following Zhou Xu's order, the patrol members who were drafted as able-bodied men immediately started operating the three-bow crossbow under the command of Zhuang Mengdie.
"Break it here, yes, right here, and the other side as well."
Although the addition of a mechanical structure has reduced the burden of operation, it cannot change the fact that the three-bow crossbow is still difficult to operate.
The people in their equipment department might not be able to keep up in terms of physical fitness and strength, so they called on the guards from the patrol team to help them clear the area and also brought in six strong men.
Now Zhuang Mengdie is commanding step by step, and the six guards are doing it step by step.
This is just perfect for Zhou Xu, as it allows him to gradually see things clearly.
"There are two wooden forks on both sides of the wheel at the bottom. When they are lowered, the wheel is fixed and will not turn."
While directing the guards to operate, Zhuang Mengdie, as the maker of this three-bow crossbow, certainly did not forget to introduce it to Zhou Xu.
"There are four fixed stakes at four locations here. Yes, just pull them out and stick them into the ground."
Zhou Xu had specifically discussed the design of the fixed pile with Zhuang Mengdie. After all, if the problem of recoil when firing a powerful crossbow cannot be adequately solved, the stability of the attack cannot be guaranteed, which is also very dangerous for the person operating the three-bow crossbow.
However, what Zhou Xu didn't expect was that Zhuang Mengdie's design for these four fixed piles was far more ingenious than he had imagined.
I think her genius mind played a big role in the official research and development process.
"Then here, grab these two handles. When the fixed stakes have been driven in, you can move them left and right, up and down to facilitate aiming."
"The left-right rotation range is still relatively large, and the space for moving up and down is very limited."
"Then there are the two large wheels on both sides. There will be two people on each side. The four of you will go over and grab the handles of the wheels and turn them at the same time."
Having said that, Zhuang Mengdie couldn't help but emphasize one sentence.
"Remember, be as synchronized as possible."
Those who serve as patrol guards in the village have received a certain degree of military training, and have a certain tacit understanding when it comes to cooperating in their work.
In response to Zhuang Mengdie's repeated emphasis, the four of them exchanged glances and soon uttered the command "one, two, one, two". Following the command, the large wheels on both sides turned smoothly and at a uniform speed.
During this period, Zhuang Mengdie certainly did not forget to introduce and explain to Zhou Xu and others.
"If one wheel is faster than the other, and the progress difference is too large, it is very likely to get stuck. At the same time, it cannot rotate too fast, otherwise there will be a risk of dislocation and disconnection. It must rotate at a constant speed."
"However, even if we use the principle of the pulley system to reduce the strength required, these two large wheels are still very heavy. Under normal circumstances, it is probably impossible to rotate them too fast."
After all, the technology has not reached that level yet, so it is normal to have some limitations in use, not to mention that these limitations are within an acceptable range for Zhou Xu.
After the four of them worked together to draw the bow, as Zhuang Mengdie waved her hand, the other two guards came over carrying a giant crossbow that matched its size.
The arrowheads are temporarily made of copper. After all, there is a shortage of iron ore at the moment. There is not enough iron ore to forge the soldiers' weapons, so how can there be any extra iron ore for them to make these consumables?
As for the target used to test the weapon this time, it is the stone mountain in the distance!
The stone mountain was neither big nor small. At the beginning, the Black Moon Village was still small, and the stone mountain was not close to their camp.
But in the following days, the scale of Black Moon Village continued to expand.
Especially when this village also shoulders the mission of farming and needs to reclaim a large amount of land.
Gradually, this stone mountain began to become a hindrance, and its location clearly restricted the further expansion of Black Moon Village.
If the stone output from several mines had not been enough for them, and if the labor force was not currently in short supply, he would have already mobilized people to flatten the stone mountain.
And now, it's just right for them to use as a target.
"What's the distance now?"
"Three hundred meters."
"Let's get started."
At the command, there was a sound of breaking through the air, and the huge copper crossbow arrow flew out of the air, accompanied by flying gravel, and directly sank into the mountain of the stone mountain! This was an exciting blow, and the hearts of Zhou Xu and Wang Dong, two modern people, were pumped hard.
Although modern people living in the era of information explosion have seen a lot of things, they have never had the opportunity to witness a triple-bow crossbow attack with their own eyes, with the giant crossbow arrow sinking into the mountain with a "bang" right in front of them.
This kind of personal experience brings them sensory stimulation that can never be brought by a video or a piece of text.
Letting out a long breath, Zhou Xu's smile had reached the point where it could no longer be concealed.
At this point, this three-bow crossbow already possesses the most basic killing power!
"Increase the distance by another 100 meters."
Although we didn't go to the stone mountain to confirm it, but with a rough glance, we can tell that the crossbow is very powerful.
There is no need to try it slowly bit by bit. It will be more efficient to just move it one hundred meters further away.
During this process, it is inevitable to put away the already deployed three-bow crossbow.
Since it was the first time for the guards to do this, they were inevitably a little flustered during the whole process.
Zhou Xu had no idea about this.
After completing the test and confirming the manufacture of more three-bow crossbows, this set of operating procedures must be trained, and we will try to complete all operations in the shortest time possible.
There is no need for timing now.
After putting away the fixed stakes and untying the wooden forks on the wheels, the people from the equipment department quickly led the cow over and harnessed it in front.
This three-bow crossbow is not light in weight. In order to increase the strength and toughness of some structures, they used copper parts after many tests.
In this case, it can be pushed with manpower alone, but the moving efficiency is very poor.
So in order to ensure efficient movement, they use oxen to pull the things.
Later, when conditions permit, you can equip these three crossbows with horses, so that the mobility efficiency can be higher.
Measuring the distance with steps, they quickly moved to a position of 400 meters.
When the three-bow crossbow was deployed for the second time, the guards' movements were undoubtedly more skilled.
After many tests, they finally concluded that the arrow head of the three-bow crossbow could barely penetrate the mountain at a distance of 450 meters. If it was farther away, the giant crossbow arrow would be bounced off the mountain.
In this way, we can conclude that, while ensuring lethality, the current effective range of the three-bow crossbow should be in the range of four hundred and fifty to five hundred meters.
(End of this chapter)
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