Chapter 1655 Public verification of cotton armor
After Zhu Ping'an confirmed that the quality of cotton armor was excellent, he ordered all one hundred pairs of cotton armor to be pulled to the school field during the soldiers' drills, and then another one was brought Hundreds of pairs of armor, all put on the scarecrow.
One hundred pairs of cotton armor and one hundred pairs of iron armor stood in front of the soldiers, shining brightly in the sun.
“That’s the cotton armor developed by our Zhejiang Army. It has a helmet, neck protector, goggles, arm protectors, hehe, even the crotch is protected. The whole body is covered with copper nails, and there are no gaps. , it’s more protective than iron armor, and it looks better than iron armor. The armor is so majestic.”
“Cotton armor is of no use at all. I heard that our frontier troops have a lot of cotton armor, but cotton armor is made of cotton after all. It’s not necessarily about warmth, but it’s about protection. It’s not as strong as iron armor.”
"What do we adults do by bringing so many cotton armors and iron armors? Are they going to give us rewards? Hey, I've been practicing diligently these days, and the sentry commander even praised me. Maybe I can also mix it up. Well, it’s better to reward me with a pair of iron armor. The protection of cotton armor always makes people a little worried.”
Looking at the two hundred pairs of armor in front of them, the Zhejiang soldiers were confused. He couldn't help lowering his head and muttering softly.
"Commanders, among the two hundred pairs of armors placed in front of us, one hundred pairs are cotton armors, produced by our army's equipment battalion, and one hundred pairs are iron armors, obtained by our army's military personnel. The newly acquired armor."
Zhu Pingan pointed to the armor placed in front of everyone and introduced it to the Zhejiang Army officers and soldiers.
"Sir, what are you doing with all these armors? Are they meant to be rewarded to us?" someone asked.
"The reason why these armors are displayed is to verify the protective capabilities of the cotton armor in front of everyone. As the saying goes, it is a mule or a horse, pull it out and take a look. Today, we will take a look."
Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, instead of playing riddles with everyone, he directly stated the purpose and revealed the answer.
"How to verify?"
The soldiers were extremely curious.
"First of all, push one person out of each group and stand in front of the two hundred pairs of armor." Zhu Pingan ordered.
Soon, each group pushed out one person and stood in front of the armor. Since the number was less than 200, there were still ten people missing, so Zhu Pingan randomly selected ten people from among the soldiers, and each of them stood in front of a pair of armor.
"Okay, now pull out your sabers and use your greatest strength to chop at the armor in front of you."
Zhu Pingan ordered.
"Yes!" The two hundred men responded and drew their swords, swinging them hard at the armor in front of them, using all their strength.
Bang bang bang. There was a dull sound of fighting, and then there were sounds of surprise. All the soldiers looked at the cotton armor in front of them in disbelief. It was not surprising that the iron armor was defensive, but the cotton armor was also all Defended.
"Okay, all officers and men can come forward and take a look." Zhu Pingan said.
The soldiers could no longer restrain their curiosity and stepped forward to take a closer look. Then, they heard surprises one after another.
“Oh, this cotton armor is not broken. I swung the knife with such force, but only left a mark on the cotton armor.”
“The iron armor prevented the knife. It’s not surprising at all, but I didn’t expect that the cotton armor could resist the knife attack.”
When the Zhejiang Army soldiers saw that a hundred pairs of cotton armor were all resistant to the knife attack, they couldn’t help but open up in surprise. mouth.
"Okay, all the soldiers, please go back. Next, five hundred people with good archery skills will come out and shoot arrows at the two hundred suits of armor from twenty steps away. Each person shoots three arrows, shoot straight or throw them, you can shoot as you like. How to shoot, see if these armors can block the bow and arrow."
Zhu Ping'an ordered again.
Soon, five hundred soldiers came out, stepped back twenty steps, and started firing arrows at the armor in front.
Swish, swish, swish.
A thousand feathered arrows whizzed in, and regardless of whether they were made of cotton armor or iron armor, they were all covered by the feathered arrows.
There was no interference from the fixed target, and the soldiers performed well in archery. Most of the 1,500 arrows hit the target, and almost every armor hit five or six arrows.
"Okay, all the soldiers, please come forward and take a look. How good is the anti-arrow performance of the iron armor and cotton armor?"
Zhu Pingan said with a smile.
A group of soldiers came forward one after another, shuttled in front of the pieces of armor, and carefully looked at the condition of the armor under the feather arrows.
The iron armor is strong, and the arrows did not penetrate or damage the armor. At most, they left a deep hole for about ten pairs of armors. However, many scarecrows under the armor were hit by arrows. Not to mention those who were hit by arrows, there were more than ten wearing iron One scarecrow was hit by an arrow in the neck, seven or eight were hit in the crotch, and there were a few scarecrows with arrows stuck in the gaps in their mail armor. The protective area of the armor was insufficient, and gaps between the assembled parts of the armor were unavoidable. The gap gave Yujian an opportunity to take advantage of.
In comparison, cotton armor is slightly less strong than iron armor, and almost none of a hundred pairs of cotton armor is intact.
Many cotton armors had a hole shot out by feather arrows, but that was all. Although the feather arrows left a hole in the cotton armor, they did not penetrate the cotton armor and were stabbed with their hands. When poked, in some cases, only the first cotton layer was broken, exposing the lining iron sheet, which was slightly concave. In some cases, the first cotton layer was not even broken.
However, none of the feathered arrows penetrated the cotton armor.
In addition, a scarecrow under cotton armor is much safer than a scarecrow under iron armor. Of the scarecrows covered in a hundred pairs of cotton armor, except for the one with an arrow in the face, not one had an arrow in the neck, and none in the crotch.
As for the gaps in the cotton armor, the cotton armor is much more tightly assembled, and there are almost no exposed gaps, so there is no scarecrow shooting in the gaps between the cotton armor.
"Oh, come to think of it, this cotton armor is much better at preventing arrows than iron armor. The cotton armor has a large protective surface, covering the neck, crotch, etc. There are no gaps. There are also scarecrows wearing iron armor. There were arrows in the throat, crotch, and thighs, but the scarecrow in cotton armor didn’t have a throat. , crotch, and thigh. "
"It seems that this cotton armor is not that good. It cannot be broken by a knife, cannot be penetrated by arrows, and it is well protected. Wear such a set of cotton armor to go to the battlefield. , you don’t have to be afraid of being struck by swords and arrows, that’s a lot of extra lives.”
"I weighed it up and found that this cotton armor is at least half lighter than iron armor. Wearing cotton armor is lighter and requires less effort than wearing iron armor. Cotton armor is much softer and more portable than iron armor. It is also much more flexible than iron armor. It can be used on the battlefield at a great advantage. ”
“It seems that this cotton armor is both attractive and practical. No wonder you bought so much cotton some time ago.”
A group of Zhejiang Army soldiers witnessed, personally verified, and compared the anti-arrow performance of cotton armor and iron armor. Their views on cotton armor can be described as admiration. , from the beginning I didn’t like cotton armor to now I like cotton armor. (End of chapter)