Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

I have to say, Yang Chao actually managed to make this thing based on his extremely abstract drawings.

Moreover, the appearance is quite realistic, almost the same as what he had seen in the video before.

After looking at him carefully for a while, Wei Wu turned to look at Yang Chao.

"Please give us detailed data on each of its characteristics, and also the performance of the flintlock rifle after your testing."

Yang Chao, who had been eager to show his achievements, could no longer hold back when he heard this.

He grabbed a rifled flintlock and walked quickly to Wei Wu's side.

"Vice President Damen, based on the drawings and ideas you provided, plus that amazing machine tool."

"We carved four grooves into this barrel. The yin and yang lines are spiral-shaped and run through the entire barrel from beginning to end."

Wei Wu took the flintlock rifle and first checked the gunpowder chamber to make sure there was no gunpowder residue.

Then he put the muzzle of the gun in front of his eyes and observed it to prevent accidental discharge, which would make it impossible to save the person.

Seeing the spiral streamlined rifling in the gun barrel, Wei Wu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, no wonder machine tools are called machining centers.

The rifling can only be described as silky.

Just as Wei Wu was examining him carefully, Yang Chao on the side spoke again:

"As for the Minié bullet you mentioned, after precise measurements, we have also made it to perfectly fit the size of the gun barrel."

"After testing, as you said, this bullet, when used with a rifled flintlock, is incredibly powerful."

"Ordinary fire guns are not very effective at a distance of thirty feet, but this one is still incredibly powerful even at a distance of fifty feet."

"But we just did a simple test. We plan to record more accurate data after you come and see it."

As he spoke, Yang Chao picked up a flintlock rifle in front of Wei Wu and poured the prepared gunpowder into the barrel.

Then he took out a Minié bullet and put it into the barrel, using the ramrod to compact the Minié bullet and gunpowder.

Immediately afterwards, the other two members of the firearms team loaded two flintlock rifles and pointed the muzzles at the target.

Wei Wu looked over and was stunned on the spot. There was a wall fifty feet away.

"That thing... is a target??"

Seeing the expression on Wei Wu's face, Yang Chao and the others felt a little embarrassed.

"Well, the main reason is that the three of us are not very accurate. In order to test the power of the flintlock rifle, we can only make the target a little bigger."

"It could actually go even further, but we were worried about missing the target, so we could only test it at a distance of fifty meters."

After Yang Chao finished speaking, Wei Wu nodded slowly without saying anything more.

After all, they are researchers. It’s good enough that they can hit the target from such a long distance.

"Let's test the gun first!"

After receiving Wei Wu's order, the three men concentrated and aimed for a long time before pulling the trigger.

The gravel and flint fixed on the trigger produced sparks, instantly igniting the gunpowder in the gunpowder chamber.

As thick smoke rose from the barrel of the gun, three violent gunshots were heard.

boom! boom! boom!

The high-speed spinning bullet shot out from the barrel, blowing the surrounding smoke forward a little distance.

After the smoke cleared, a group of people came to the target.

The target is about four or five meters high and seven or eight meters long. It is made entirely of wooden boards.

However, there were only two bullet holes on the wooden target at the moment. As expected, someone missed the target.

But that's not the point. What really matters is that the two bullet holes in the wooden board were penetrating.

This made Wei Wu feel a little confused.

It is true that the Minié bullet is powerful and accurate, but it is made of a relatively soft metal such as lead.

After taking a look at the thickness of the wooden board, it should be impossible for a lead bullet to penetrate it at a distance of 165 meters.

Just when Wei Wu was confused, Yang Chao beside him suddenly spoke.

"Mr. Vice President, you must be wondering why the power of this Minie bullet has increased!"

"Yes, lead is a soft, ductile metal. It probably can't penetrate such thick wood."

Hearing what Wei Wu said, Yang Chao chuckled and immediately began to explain:

"If it were just lead, it wouldn't be this powerful, but we've made some improvements to the Minié bullet."

"We found the bullets you left behind during your training at the range, and we discovered that the bullets you used were actually made of brass."

"So we were wondering if we could change the material of the Minié bullet to use a harder metal."

"This will not only greatly increase the power of the Minié bullet, but also give it greater penetration, so we used fine iron."

As he spoke, Yang Chao took out a Minié bullet and placed it in front of Wei Wu.

Wei Wu took it and looked at it carefully, and found that the Minié bullet was still made of lead, but it was slightly different at the front end.

Just as he was looking at it carefully, Yang Chao's voice came again from the side.

"You said that lead is used to make Minié bullets mainly because it is soft and the tail will expand under the push of the wooden cork."

"This will allow it to fit more closely to the rifling in the barrel, not only ensuring airtightness but also allowing the rifling effect to be brought into play."

"So we didn't change the material or the shape of the Minié bullet, we just worked on the warhead."

Yang Chao took the bullet from Wei Wu and pointed at the conical part of the bullet.

"We used the machine tool you gave us to hollow out a portion of the bullet head, then made an inlay out of fine iron."

"It will not only improve the penetration of the Minié bullet without destroying its airtightness, but also will not affect its trajectory."

While speaking, Yang Chao took out something like a shovel from somewhere.

Use the sharpest edge to clamp the top of the Minié bullet and pry it upwards for a while.

Then Wei Wu saw that at the top of the Minié bomb, something shaped like a small umbrella was picked out by Yang Chao.

No wonder Yang Chao said that the improvements would not affect the trajectory.

The inlay they made is itself a cone, which fits the shape of the bullet perfectly, so how could it affect the trajectory!

Isn’t this just a simplified version of a steel core bullet!

But what surprised Wei Wu the most was not that they improved the bullets, but their attitude towards trying to improve the bullets.

"Yang Chao, I'm very pleased that you have such innovative ideas. I hope you can keep them in the future."

The three of them were extremely excited to receive Wei Wu's praise.

This is praise from the teacher and also recognition of their efforts and achievements.

Just as the three of them were secretly rejoicing, Wei Wu suddenly took out an oil-paper bag and handed it to them.

"This is the white sugar I had someone make, about one pound. You will add it to the gunpowder according to the proportion later."

"But there's one thing you have to remember: gunpowder mixed with sugar is more powerful, but it leaves a residue that's difficult to clean up."

"So it can only be used to make explosives, not to fire guns or artillery, otherwise it will greatly reduce the lifespan of the guns or artillery."