Chapter 1241 New-Style Musket (Part 2)

"Come."

Camille handed Gabriel and El a cowhide water bag filled with cold water.

"Thank you for your hard work, please drink a little."

"Oh! I'm thirsty!" Gabrielle shouted, taking the drink handed by Camille, and then poured it into his mouth "gu dong gu dong".

When he was full, he threw the water bag into El's arms.

Just as El imitated Gabriel's behavior just now, pouring water into his mouth "gu dong gu dong", Camille suddenly asked him:

"El, Gabriel. How is the recent development of that musket?"

Gabriel always goes to El's musket department to help, so he should have a certain understanding of the musket development process.

Camille, who had little interest in muskets and could not help much due to his short stature, did not go to the musketry department to help much.

In order to pass the boring car ride now, and also to care about these two companions who were like her brothers, Camille brought up this topic to the two of them that should be able to chat for a while.

"The research and development of muskets..." Gabriel scratched his hair in confusion, "In the musket department, I basically just do some heavy physical work, so I don't know how far the muskets have been developed now. I can’t tell. You have to ask El.”

After saying that, Gabriel turned his head and looked at El beside him.

"El, how is the development of our muskets now?"

At this time, El had just finished drinking the water.

While wiping the remaining water stains from the corners of his mouth, he thought about the appropriate words.

"The progress of the research and development of muskets..."

As the murmur fell, a faint smile appeared on El's face along with the slightly raised corners of his mouth.

"Our craftsmen have developed a new type of musket through flint. We named this new type of musket - flintlock gun."

"Flint?" Camille frowned, "Flintlock?"

"The flintlock gun made of flint - this is the invention of Oleg, the chief craftsman of our musket department.

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"Three years ago - when I was still participating in the 'Iron Hammer' battle on the Southwest battlefield, the chief craftsman of our musket department got inspiration by chance and decided to use flint to make a new musket."

"It took a full three years, but now we have finally turned the idea into reality, successfully built three new muskets, and completed the shooting test."

After saying that, El let out a sigh of relief.

"How come your research and development speed is so fast..." Kamil frowned, "It has only been about four years since we purchased the musket."

"In just 4 years, we have explored the principle of using muskets, and successfully innovated on this basis to develop a new type of musket... Isn't this speed of research and development too exaggerated? It turns out that muskets are made and used Is the principle such a simple weapon?"

"Hmm..." El scratched his hair, "The principle of making and using muskets is not simple."

"I also talked with Oleg about this issue - why our muskets are developed so quickly."

"Oleg said: That's because our production technology level is already very high."

El looked at Camille.

Camille still looked at him with confusion.

Not only Camille, but also Gabriel, who was sitting next to him and knew almost nothing about the current musket development process, was also looking at him with confusion.

In order for the two of them to understand what he was talking about, El decided to give a more vivid example.

"Well... let me give you a simple and easy-to-understand example."

"Assume that the skill level of our country's craftsmen is 100 points."

"The musket is actually just a weapon that can be easily made with only 60 skill points."

"It's just because of bad luck that the weapon of muskets has never been born."

"It's not because we don't have enough capabilities."

"The skill level of our craftsmen is completely sufficient to make muskets. It's just bad luck that they haven't been able to find the opportunity to make muskets."

"Then I understand what you mean." Kamil picked his ears, "So - what performance does this flintlock gun you developed have compared to the 100 original muskets you bought at the beginning? Improvement?"

"Well..."

After hearing Camille's question, a look of embarrassment flashed across El's face.

He raised his hand and scratched his head a few more times.

"Compared with the old muskets, the power and rate of fire of the flintlock gun have been greatly improved."

"But the range and accuracy are still pretty bad."

"After testing - the effective range is only more than 80 meters."

"As long as the distance exceeds 25 meters, the hit rate will plummet. Whether you can hit a target located 25 meters away depends purely on luck."

"25 meters?!" Camille exclaimed.

“But——!” El immediately added, “Compared with the old muskets, flintlock guns have great advantages.”

“Then it’s cheap to make!”

“It requires less material and takes less time to make.”

"And - the flintlock was light and easy to handle."

"This makes it possible for flintlock muskets to be installed on a large scale in the army!"

As soon as El finished speaking, Camille said angrily:

"Even if this flintlock rifle can be equipped on a large scale in the army, it is useless!"

"It can't even accurately hit a target 25 meters away - what's the use of such a weapon."

"El, you are a quartermaster, you should understand better than me - your flintlock rifle is not as good as a bow and crossbow. Long-range weapons that can't hit the target are useless no matter how powerful they are."

"I understand..."

El sighed lightly.

"I have been troubled by this problem recently..."

"To solve the two problems of short range and poor accuracy of muskets, there are only two ways."

"Either develop a more powerful new musket."

"Or... develop a new tactic specifically for muskets."

At this point, El's face showed a thoughtful look.

"Use a new tactic to make up for the shortcomings of short range and poor accuracy of muskets..."

"That - interrupt your chat."

At this moment, Gabriel suddenly interrupted.

"We are almost entering the imperial capital. But there is a terrifyingly long queue outside the city gate. It will probably take a long time before it is our turn to enter the city."

El stuck his head out of the car window and looked in the direction of the city gate.

A long queue of humans, various livestock, and various vehicles connected El's convoy to the east gate of Alianmuya.

Everyone who was queuing to enter the city had a panic on their faces.

They were all people who fled to Alianmuya with their families because of the "scorched earth policy" issued by the central government.

They should have done their jobs and lived their own peaceful lives.

But because of the attack of the grassland people, they had to flee with their families.

Looking at this scene, El couldn't help sighing.

"Alas..."

Then he whispered softly:

"Grassland people... are so annoying..."

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