Chapter 1676 Come out, line up and shoot tactics
The range is fine. Of course, the range of firecrackers in this era cannot be compared with modern firearms, but it is farther than the longest range and effective range of bows and arrows in this era. There are many, thirty or fifty meters is not a problem.
With this advantage of thirty to fifty meters, the advantage of firearms is revealed. I can hit you, but you can’t hit me. When you finally enter the range of the bow and arrow, you will have suffered serious losses. At this time, I retreated in time to distance myself. In the game, it was a typical kite flying...
Accuracy is a problem.
The gun technology of this era was limited, and they were all smoothbore guns. The shooting accuracy of smoothbore guns was inherently limited. This was not due to insufficient training of soldiers, but to the inherent flaws of smoothbore guns and their inherent lack of shooting accuracy.
In order to improve the accuracy of the gun, it must have rifling. Rifling is the soul of the barrel. Rifling can make the bullet rotate at high speed after firing, so that the bullet head keeps facing forward in the predetermined direction.
However, Zhu Pingan is not a science student. He only knows that rifling can improve shooting accuracy. As for what rifling looks like, round, straight or spiral, Zhu Pingan does not know. How to carve rifling on the barrel? , Zhu Pingan also didn't know: In addition, after the rifling was drawn, whether the bullet needed to be adjusted, whether the gun barrel steel needed to be adjusted, etc., Zhu Pingan also didn't know at all.
However, none of this affects me. I can come up with the idea and have it developed by two firearms craftsmen from the equipment camp. With this direction of thought and more exploration, it should be possible to make it. Well, I will go find two craftsmen later, as for the rifling theory. You can convince yourself by using a top. The faster the top spins, the straighter you stand and it always rotates around the axis.
There is no guarantee about the time it will take for the rifle to come to life. After all, it is an epoch-making thing. It is estimated that it will take a long time for the two craftsmen to make it, one or two years, two or three years, three or five years, or even Maybe even longer.
But now the war to suppress the Japanese is about to begin, but there is no time to wait for the rifle to come out. I
The problem of shooting accuracy must be solved. Except for particularly excellent marksmen, the average soldier's hit rate at 70 meters is only 55%, which is almost half the probability of hitting. In other words, the enemy is standing there. If you don't move and aim, there is only half a chance of hitting the target, just like throwing a hard market; as for the hit rate of 150 meters, it is only 35/3, with a hit probability of almost 30%. Kill the enemy on the battlefield. It's a life-or-death cruelty. It has to be 100%, but you can't rely on probability.
But how to solve it?
Strictly speaking, the shooting accuracy of bows and arrows is not as good as that of Vulcan guns. In the current martial arts examination, three arrows hit a target of about 100 meters. One arrow is enough...
Of course the shooting accuracy of the crossbow is much higher, but the loading and burst speed of the crossbow are much lower than those of bows and fire guns, which is another matter.
How to solve the problem of bow and arrow shooting accuracy... Zhu Pingan touched his chin and pondered. The classic and shocking scene of the arrow rain in the blockbuster "Hero" immediately came to mind.
Then Zhu Ping'an's eyes lit up. Bows and arrows are concentrated archers, and thousands of arrows are fired at once. Fire blunderbuss can also do the same.
If the accuracy is not enough, then make up the quantity. The hit rate of one fire gun is 55%, two fire guns, three fire guns...
Modern history The famous tactic of queuing to kill appeared in Zhu Pingan's mind.
The tactic of queuing to kill may seem simple and stupid, but in fact it is extremely cruel and effective. This was the tactic best suited to matchlocks, and was extremely appropriate even in the age of flintlock muskets.
Only when the accuracy and efficiency of firearms are improved to a certain level, the tactic of queuing to kill will become outdated.
The exact name of the queuing and shooting tactic is line tactic. The queuing and shooting tactic is just a joke by later generations.
The so-called queuing to kill tactic means that soldiers line up in the densest line of wide and shallow lines without shooting. There are two to four rows of soldiers in one line, and then fire in a salvo, striving for maximum firepower density to ensure killing. force.
This is the most advanced tactic that humans can think of in the age of matchlocks. It has been popular in Europe for hundreds of years. With this tactic, the British lobster soldiers of England swept across India and the Americas. They were rampant around the world and fought a The largest colonial empire spanning seven continents in the world, it is known as the empire on which the sun never sets. When the British launched the criminal Opium War against our country, they used this tactic.
This tactic has not been developed yet, and it will take at least more than a hundred years before it comes out. However, now is the time for it to come out in advance.
However, the name of the line tactic is suitable for Western habits, but it is not suitable for the naming habits of the Ming Dynasty. Line battles test courage and discipline the most. The so-called brave man wins when they meet on a narrow road. In the future, this tactic will be named Yong Ji Zhen Hao .
In my impression, the British tactic of queuing to kill usually involves lining up in three horizontal lines. The first line is kneeling, the second line is bending, and the third line is standing. When given an order, the three rows of soldiers fire together in a volley.
I remember that in history, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when Mu Ying was pacifying Yunnan, he used firearms to deal with the rebel elephants and other wild beasts. He felt that the reloading of firearms was too slow, so he developed a three-stage attack. That is, after the first row of gunners fired, they retreated to the line Then concentrate on loading ammunition, the second row of firecrackers moves forward to fire, then steps back to load ammunition, the third row of firecrackers steps forward to shoot, and the three rows take turns to load and fire, which makes up for the shortcoming of the long loading time of firecrackers. Keep your firearm relatively constant and you'll finally win.
Twenty or thirty years later, Oda Nobunaga of Japan also developed another three-stage attack. He arranged soldiers in groups of three, and let the soldier with the highest shooting accuracy act as the shooter. Finally, the second soldier took over the musket and loaded gunpowder from the front end, pounding it. After loading the bullet, the third soldier adjusted the position of the match rope from behind, moved the trigger to the original position, and then handed the gun to the shooter. In this way, each took turns performing his duties to achieve the purpose of relatively continuous shooting. In the joint battle, these three attacks defeated the Takeda family cavalry.
Would the Yongji Formation be British style or three-stage attack?
Zhu Ping'an touched his chin and started thinking.
Let’s look at practice. Practice is the only way to test truth.
Tomorrow, Zhu Ping'an will start implementing the Brave Formation, test it in practice, and explore the most suitable shooting method for the Zhejiang Army.
The military parade is also coming to an end.
Zhu Pingan fulfilled his promise and called the ten best soldiers to the stage. He encouraged them in public and rewarded him with a battalion commander-level command knife. This is a waist knife recently made by the equipment battalion. It is Zhu Pingan's. Based on my impression of the Qi Army Saber, I came up with the idea to build it from the Equipment Battalion and named it the Zhejiang Army Saber.
It has the style of Japanese knives, with an increased arc and reduced width of the blade. However, unlike Japanese knives, Zhejiang military sabers are longer and stronger. There is a pick line and a ridge in the middle of the blade and on the back. The blade tip also retains the basic thickness of the blade. Using a V-shaped opening, it has strong cutting power and strong chopping ability. This is the standard Chinese saber lineage, better than Japanese knives.
Zhu Ping'an did a test and used a modified Zhejiang army saber to chop with a Japanese sword. After several head-to-head encounters, the Japanese sword appeared to be chipped or even broken.
Due to the limited manpower of the equipment battalion, the Zhejiang Army is slowly replacing this type of saber, giving priority to officers. The officer's command knife is more sophisticated than the ordinary Zhejiang Army saber, and it is also more gorgeous. It is not a pretentious weapon. Not an exaggeration.
The three best troops in the parade were also commended by Zhu Pingan. Each of them was awarded three taels of silver, and the corps leader recorded the merit.
The post with the best performance in the military parade was the one led by the righteous bird Chen Dacheng. This made Zhu Pingan a little surprised, but when he thought about it, it made sense. Yiwu is a natural military force, and Chen Dacheng is Yiwu. Outstanding people among people, Zhu Ping'an praised them vigorously, and made it a record. In the future, when the army expands, Chen Dacheng and others will enjoy priority in gold and sacred rights under the same conditions.
Finally, pigs and sheep were slaughtered, and the aroma of meat filled the camp. The military parade ended with excited shouts from all the soldiers. (End of chapter)