Chapter 2133： Confidential and Guards Artillery

Although Marin is a bit shameless in his self-promotion, but the single-headed cannonball is really powerful. After testing, a single-headed cannon made of cement was fired with a three-pounder gun and the effective range reached 500 meters. At a distance of 200 meters, 20 wooden doors can be penetrated.

These wooden doors are all made to imitate the endurance of the human body. To punch through a wooden door is equivalent to punching through a person. Of course, the resistance to wear plate armor is much greater. In other words, a three-pound concrete single-headed shell can penetrate 20 soldiers without plate armor at a time. Moreover, the trajectory is very straight, somewhat like a bamboo stick passing through a barbecue, very standard and straight...

This is very scary. If 100 cannons are lined up, if you use this kind of abnormal shells, a hundred cannons will be fired, and it will take away 2,000 people at a time...

According to the ancient army’s principle of collapse at 10% of casualties, a single round of shelling can destroy an army of 20,000 people at once!

This is just one round of firing. If you fire a few more rounds, you can directly defeat the 20,000 troops on the opposite side... Well, at least the enemy troops facing the artillery will be defeated...

Seeing that the cement cannonballs are so powerful, Marlin had people cast iron cannonballs by sand casting. Take another test, the effect is even more amazing!

After all, the strength of cement shells is not high. Every time a wooden door is hit, the cement shells themselves will have some bumps and wear. The iron ball cannonball is powerful, and there is no loss when it penetrates the wooden door. In addition, the kinetic energy of the iron bullet is greater, and it has penetrated 40 wooden doors, which is a brutal deal!

"Fuck, this is so fast that you can catch up with the little Napoleon!" Marin was taken aback.

The small Napoleon gun is the M1841 type 6-pounder gun. This type of gun can penetrate half a company, that is, about 50 people. The 12-pound Napoleon cannon can penetrate the entire company!

But this single-headed shell was fired by a three-pound gun. The charge is not comparable to that of a 6-pound gun. It is only half of the other side, and it can achieve almost the same effect. It is amazing!

But when I think about it carefully, I think it's reasonable! Why? The small Napoleon cannon uses iron balls, and its penetration is incomparable with the pointed bullets of single-headed cannonballs. What's more, the pointed bullet will rotate, similar to the effect of a drill bit, with stronger penetrating power.

Therefore, the single-headed shell fired by the three-pound gun has the penetrating power of a 6-pound gun iron ball!

"This Nima! This Nima! This Ni..." Marin walked around with excitement. Suddenly, he showed a fierce look and looked at everyone present...

Kohler's heart suddenly tightened, he knew-Marin wanted to silence...

Of course, Marin's so-called killing is not killing people, but sending people who know the secret to America and monitoring them at the same time.

Of course, not yet...

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Afterwards, Marin took the whole team and tested the bombardment ships with iron shells. As a result, ordinary 250-class armed merchant ships were directly penetrated through the sideboard. Only the upright Hoffman-class battleship has withstood the test on its side and was not penetrated. However, he was beaten to pieces, as long as he hit the same spot twice, he would surely pierce through it!

"Fuck, this is too sharp...too sharp... Monkey Sai Lei..." Marin murmured.

In warships of other countries in this era, the sideboards were not thickened, and the keels were not increased in density, similar to the appearance of the 250-class armed merchant ships. It can be said that this single-headed artillery shell can break through the sides of warships of any other country in this era.

Even if the opponent's warship is thicker, Marin can also increase the caliber. You know, this is just a three-pound artillery bombardment of a single-headed shell. If it were replaced with a 6-pounder gun, even the warships that the North Sea countries had strengthened their sides would not be able to bear it.

As for the city gate? Marin led the team to test again. The wooden gate can't hold the iron single-headed cannonball at all, even if there is a pile of things behind the gate, it will be fine. Even if a 12-pounder cannon is used, the iron single-headed cannonball can be made bigger, and the city wall can be blasted hard!

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"No way, blood pressure is a little high!" Marin was a little scared. This is nothing short of nuclear weapons level in this era. So, Marin is looking fierce again...

"It must be kept secret! Kohler, look..."

Kohler nodded and said directly:

"I understand that all immigrated to America and sent spies to watch in shifts 24 hours a day! If you dare to disclose anything to the outside world, immediately send to see God..."

"Well, give them a chance, and the wife can accompany them. The children... let them choose to take it away or not to take it away..." Marin thought for a while.

Afterwards, Kohler waved his hand, and a group of guards came up and isolated all the craftsmen who participated in the test and shell making.

These craftsmen's faces were full of fear, and they began to beg for mercy. They are not fools to become senior craftsmen. In the face of such a terrifying power, it is normal for Marin to "kill his mouth"...

But after all, Marin was not a murderer. Before leaving, Marin shouted to the craftsmen begging for mercy:

"Shut up! I didn’t say that I’m going to kill you! But, you’re going to live in the North American colonies in the future, and you can’t come back. Also, keep your mouth in check, don’t talk nonsense to others, even family members can’t do it! Once someone talks to the outside world, together The family will be executed together! Even if you escape to another country, even if you escape into the palace of the King of France, I can lead people to chase and kill all the insiders!" At the end, Marin made no secret of his murderous intentions in his voice.

Don't talk about these craftsmen, even the guards who arrested the craftsmen on the side are beginning to be scared. Many people look down at the ground, afraid to see what they shouldn’t see...

Hearing that there is no need to die, the craftsmen present were relieved. For Kohler let them choose whether to bring the children, most people chose not to bring them. Because, they also know that they must be living under surveillance in this life. Moreover, they will definitely not live in lively places, but generally live in very remote places. If the child is also taken, it is considered to be ruined. Therefore, most of them only choose to take their wives away, leaving their children and the elderly behind. There was only one young craftsman, because the child was just born and there was no elderly at home, so he chose to take the child with him.

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After sending away more than a dozen artisans who participated in manufacturing and testing, Kohler worried:

"Master, don't we use this shell in the future? It's a pity..." Kohler was shocked by the power of the single-head shell. At the same time, like Marin, he feared that the secret would be leaked out.

The technical content of single-headed shells is not high, and it is easy to be copied. If an artillery power like France gets the technology, it will be dead. At that time, the surrounding countries will not be France's opponents. And the North Sea country, which has also mastered the technology of single-head artillery, will definitely become a thorn in the eyes of France. At that time, the two sides will definitely go shopping, and only one side will survive.

Marin sighed and said:

"Let's do this first, I think about how to arrange next..."

Marin also had a headache. The power of a single-headed shell was too much beyond expectation, making him a little scared. This level has reached the power of that era in the early days of the Civil War in the 19th century, and it can be regarded as a lead for more than four hundred years. Marin didn't dare to take it out casually, but he was not willing to put it aside...

After thinking about it all day and night, Marin made up his mind:

"Kohler, you go choose 700 most loyal children from the military academy. You'd better be stupid and have a stricter mouth. But, you can't be too stupid, at least you must be able to use artillery...Well, these children, let's call the guard artillery. 'Loyal Guard Artillery'..."

Obviously, Marin intends to learn how to deal with single-headed shells before, and use the most loyal and fanatical teenager to control the single-headed shells that require a high degree of confidentiality.

"Okay, I'll send someone to the military academy to select. First exercise the normal artillery ability, and when you are proficient, you will be transferred to control the new artillery shells!" Kohler understood. After following Marin for so long, I am also familiar with Marin's routines.

An infantry artillery squad generally consists of 7 people, usually composed of a gunner, aimer, launcher, loader, and ammunition hand. 700 people control exactly 100 artillery. With 100 artillery using single-headed cannonballs, Marin is confident to defeat any army in this era.

The only worry is that if the opponent cannot be destroyed at once, and the secret of the single-headed shell is discovered by the opponent, it will be very dangerous. Therefore, Ma Linming knew that the single-headed cannonball was very powerful, but he had to hide it now. When the strength is strong enough, you can push the French and German princes at once before you can use it.

Flat push is not a defeat. If you only need to defeat, now you can defeat your opponent as long as you apply a single-headed cannonball. However, because of the number and reputation issues, the opponent cannot be completely resolved at once, and the opponent still has a chance to comeback.

To make a flat push, Marin must have at least 200,000 troops, and he needs very sufficient armaments to be able to beat the French and German princes at once.

Therefore, Marin intends to hide the single-headed cannonball first. After he settled the Grand Duchy of Moscow and cleaned up England, he could free up his hands against France and hostile princes before he could use it.

Before that, the most important thing for Marin was to form an absolutely reliable artillery force to ensure that the secret would not be easily leaked.

Therefore, these 700 guards and artillery will be Marin's biggest hole card in the future, pushing Europe's biggest back.

When these reliable guard artillery grow up, Marin will reactivate the single-headed artillery shells. At that time, any opponent will be smashed into **** in front of terrifying artillery fire...

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