Black Dragon Code

To prepare for the future strategy of facing the metal dragon clan, Caesar still stayed in the Black Wing Royal Court, and while he finally had the mind to deal with business, he asked someone to call the leader of the red lotus goblin.

Hegeldin, this is its name. Goblins did not have the concept of a name. This name was bestowed by the Black Dragon Emperor. When the head of the goblin, whose head was twice the size of ordinary goblins, arrived at the royal court, Caesar had been waiting for a long time. .

After the breakthrough in the development of thunder mercury, Caesar immediately asked the goblins to put the research and development of a new generation of weapons on the agenda. After entering the era of hot weapons, the greater the power, the more honorable, the more turrets, the more justice. Within the range of the cannon, There are truths everywhere... But the current dilemma that the Black Wing Empire is facing is that under the current circumstances, the nitric acid and sulfuric acid produced by the weapon research institute cannot meet the research needs.

When Hegeldin walked into the royal court and bowed down, Caesar said, "How about the task I entrusted to you?"

"All the goblins in the group are working hard day and night to create fulminant. Your Majesty, please trust us, we will definitely be able to keep up with the empire."

"too slow."

The loyal words of the goblin leader Hegeldin failed to impress Caesar, and Caesar shook his head and said: "You let me down, the imperial fleet is deserted, they are idle on the west coast, corroded by storms and waves .”

"I need more fulminic acid, more!"

The black dragon raised its head, and its fangs were chilling: "The point that you have worked so hard to grind can't satisfy the empire's demand for gunpowder. I will ask you to ask the caster for help to design a set of fulminous acid that can be mass-produced." Magic system, are you listening carefully!?"

"I have done it, Your Majesty."

The unintentionally rising dimensional coercion made the goblin terrified. Hegelding was trembling, and quickly evaded: "It's the caster, it's the caster! Your Majesty, their movements are too slow, and they can't help us at all."

"Which spellcaster?" Caesar asked. As the empire expanded, there would be more parts. When a part was disobedient, he would be annoyed: "Let me see."

Hegelding led Caesar to the residence of the spellcasters raised by the royal court according to his words, but the news he learned was that the magic guidance system had already been completed and had been sent to the weapon research institute, but the goblins His life was too lazy and lazy, so the news did not reach Hegelding.

This is just a small episode. Subsequent punishment and personnel adjustments are Hogg's responsibility. Caesar doesn't need to pay attention to these trivial matters.

His next step was to design a set of powerful shipboard guns to cover the three armored ships already delivered.

Caesar thought for a while, and remembered the indicators required for such a qualified shipboard artillery one by one in his mind.

First of all, because it is a sea battle, it must have sufficient range, power and accuracy, at least it must be able to penetrate the armor of enemy ships from a distance of a thousand meters. Secondly, it must be rear-loaded ammunition, so it can be adjusted freely The pitch angle allows the armored ship to be able to fight back when facing the enemy at a high place.

Finally, considering the requirements of design and development, mold manufacturing, easy operation, etc., this kind of artillery should be multi-purpose. It can be used as the main weapon of the heavy artillery of the armored ship, or it can be pulled onto the land as a fixed fort for fixed-point strikes.

Caesar tried his best to recall the memories of his previous life, and soon remembered those sixteen- or seventeen-inch-long behemoths on those battleships. The range of those things could reach tens of kilometers, and one shot could make holes several meters deep in the ground. The power is comparable to falling star magic.

Can it be done?

Caesar thought about it, and if he had to force it, it would not be impossible. With the support of magic technology, the Black Wing Empire could forcibly avoid the troubles about materials and processing, and insist on such a huge-caliber, long-tube super Heavy artillery.

But it is not cost-effective to force it out like this. The magic power consumed by the caster here will be replenished in another way. The cost is very high. The most important thing is that it cannot be mass-produced and can only be used as a special weapon.

Relying on conventional factory production, the Black Wing Empire can only provide wrought iron with high purity and steel with relatively ordinary performance, so it is better to be conservative in the plan. The gunpowder at the current stage cannot make such a super heavy artillery exert its full power.

But it looks great.

The black dragon murmured to himself, and then nodded repeatedly with puffed cheeks. It is nonsense that it is not practical and expensive. It looks mighty and majestic and it is over. He thought about it, and finally asked Xiao Luna to help draw a blueprint and hand it to the spellcaster Let the spellcasters work together to first produce three super heavy guns with a diameter of up to 406mm, and assemble them on three armored ships as the main turrets.

As for the new type of artillery that can really be used as a conventional force to assemble the army, Caesar chose 88mm, which is a more classic number in the era of hot weapons in the previous life, and also laid the foundation for the land weapons being researched by the new department.

Different from the design of the magic cannon, the artillery of the Northern Empire has something completely different. The new artillery uses the vertical wedge breech breech. Compared with the screw breech breech breech and the horizontal wedge breech breech, its firing speed is the fastest, and the principle It is also very simple, similar to a door that can slide up and down. When it is lowered, the barrel is exposed, the shell is loaded, and it is locked after being reset upwards, so that the gunpowder gas can be erupted forward.

Of course, the actual internal structure is far more complicated than the verbal description, but Caesar is not an all-rounder, he can't understand those things and can't do them. As a ruler, he only needs to give design ideas and decisions, and the next thing is handed over to the following people Just take care of it.

"etc."

After conveying the design idea, Caesar suddenly remembered that with the increasing range of artillery, even with the assistance of aiming equipment, it is not easy to hit the target within the range, especially for ship-borne artillery. It is necessary to calculate the projection arc angle, which cannot be familiarized in two or three days. The operator must understand the theoretical knowledge of shooting ballistics and the like.

Caesar suddenly realized that with the progress of the Black Wing Empire in all aspects, many things could no longer be acquired by just two people. People with knives are no longer popular in the Northland, and he needs all kinds of skills. Specialized talents are not only needed now, but I am afraid that the demand will only increase in the future.

"Shouldn't there be an academy or something?"

This idea suddenly popped up in Caesar's head. Although it sounds absurd for a dragon to open an academy in its territory, he does have increasingly urgent practical needs. At present, there is no concept of "academy" in Elradia. The succession of skills and occupations is often taught through mentors and apprentices. People don't pay much attention to knowledge and it is difficult to get access to it. Most of it is in the hands of schools and churches.