Chapter 283 Train Gun
In 1876, Japan forced Goryeo to sign the "Treaty of Ganghwa Island" and obtained survey rights, consular jurisdiction, trade and other rights in Goryeo.
Since then, a large number of Japanese businessmen and wanderers have poured into Goryeo, and Goryeo has no secrets from the Japanese government.
Goryeo was severely infiltrated by Japan. The Japanese government was involved in both the Imwu Mutiny and the Jiashen Coup. Emperor Gaozong and Concubine Min dared not speak out in anger.
With the support of the Russian Empire, Gaozong could finally straighten his back.
As a Russian, Bilov's attitude towards Keisuke Ohtori is even more tough.
"So, are you ready to declare war on the Russian Empire?"
Bilov doesn't care about Keisuke Ohtori's threat at all.
Even if the relationship between the two countries is affected, what can you do!
The Japanese may be able to show off their power in front of the Koreans.
For the Russian Empire, Japan poses no threat and is not worthy of being an opponent of the Russian Empire.
So Otori Keisuke's threat is just a joke to Bilov.
Otori Keisuke was ashamed and had nowhere to vent his anger.
Goryeo's expulsion of Japanese ronin lasted until mid-October and came to an end. About 160 Japanese ronin and unscrupulous traders were arrested.
With the disappearance of the Japanese ronin, the security situation in the Goryeo capital also began to improve, and Gaozong was praised by both the government and the public.
George left Goryeo alone, and the war in the Malay Peninsula intensified.
About early August, an organization called Justice Company appeared in the Malay Peninsula, officially raising the banner of resisting the British colonial invasion.
Cecil Smith didn’t take it seriously. Such company-like organizations were commonplace in the Malay Peninsula, not to mention the numerous ones.
At the end of August, Justice Company suddenly launched an attack on Kuantan, the capital of Pahang.
Pahang is the poorest sultanate in the Malay Peninsula and relies on the assistance of the other three sultanates to maintain its rule.
The Kuantan garrison only had one battalion transferred from India. Facing the attack of the Justice Company, the British and Indian troops collapsed. Kuantan was occupied by the Justice Company, the Sultan of Pahang was robbed, and the British government's Political Consultant stationed in Pahang was killed. , Kuantan was also looted.
When the news came out, the entire Malay Peninsula was shaken and everyone was in danger.
Unlike previous tribal battles, after the Justice Company occupied Kuantan, it did not occupy it for a long time. Instead, it looted Kuantan and left. No one knows where the Justice Company is now.
I don’t even know who Justice Company’s next target is.
It would be fine if it were another Malay kingdom.
What if it’s the Lion City?
Cecil Smith could not sleep at night. While raising the alert level to the highest level, he sent four telegrams to London requesting support within a week.
The defenders of the Lion City only had one battalion of British troops and one regiment of British Indian troops.
Together with the turbaned policemen in Lion City, the total strength is less than 2,000.
Now the British government finally has no time to stare at George all day long.
After a summer of hard work, the railway forts surrounding Vladivostok finally began to take shape.
The railway fort is 26 kilometers long, with 47 circular gun positions set up along the way. The Vladivostok Arsenal has trial-produced a train gun and is testing its performance.
The caliber of the train gun is relatively large, which puts higher requirements on the track.
If it is a medium-caliber artillery under 256 mm, there is no need to consider the shooting angle at all. You can fire the artillery sideways.
The recoil of the 305mm artillery is too great, and it may roll over when fired sideways, so the designer specially designed a circular track to facilitate the train gun to adjust the shooting angle.
The railway was repaired, but the test results of the train gun were not satisfactory. The 305 artillery produced by the Vladivostok Arsenal weighs 42 tons, the shell weighs 315 kilograms, but its range is only 7,100 meters, which is similar to the British 305 naval gun.
But the British still use old-fashioned propellants, and Vladivostok has already used smokeless gunpowder with better performance. In theory, the performance of Vladivostok artillery should be better than that of British artillery. .
"This is already very good. The 305 naval gun produced by Obukhov Steel Plant seems to have a range of only 5,000 meters."
Milyugin is still very satisfied with the train gun.
Milyutin had just returned from St. Petersburg. He had gained a lot from his trip, which directly contributed to the draft agreement between France and the Russian Empire. After the draft was further improved, it could be officially signed.
After the disintegration of the Alliance of Three Emperors, the security situation in the Russian Empire continued to deteriorate. The French proposal was in the Tsar's heart and progressed smoothly.
In order to avoid being dragged into unnecessary wars, the agreement between France and the Russian Empire was only for defense and did not involve offense.
“How is it possible?”
George was surprised that the range of the 305 naval gun could not be only this small.
But it's normal.
Russian artillery technology is actually not very good. It can’t compare to the Germans. It can’t even compare to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It’s really unjustifiable.
Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire had many problems, its weapons and equipment were no less advanced than other empires. Especially in terms of artillery, Skoda even had strength comparable to Krupp.
The artillery technology of the Russian Empire is relatively weak.
“The 305 naval gun produced by Obukhov Steel Plant did not pass the inspection of the Imperial Navy, so the Imperial Navy did not purchase it.”
Miliugin was in a bad mood and did not explain in detail.
George is not in a hurry, the purpose of trial-producing artillery is to find problems and improve them.
It is much better to discover the problem now than to improvise after the war breaks out.
But this is not a problem.
Only a few people know the performance of Vladivostok’s train guns, and it’s fine if the opponents don’t know about it.
It doesn't matter even if they know, because no one can be sure whether the news about the Vladivostok train gun is a smoke bomb actively released by the Amur Military District.
So Vladivostok must not only continue research, but also vigorously publicize it to let everyone know that Vladivostok has a 305 mm train gun, so that opponents will use it as a weapon.
Although the 305 artillery performs poorly, the performance of small and medium-caliber artillery is still very good.
After the 75 mm field gun was equipped with the Fu regiment, the Vladivostok Arsenal successively developed 120 and 150 mm caliber artillery.
The 75mm field gun was prepared for the regiment.
120 is division-level firepower, and 150 is campaign-level heavy firepower.
The artillery installed on the Vladivostok fort is mainly 120 and 150, and there is only one pitiful 305 until now.
Speaking of artillery, George naturally thought of the famous Katyusha.
The technology of the Katyusha rocket launcher is not complicated, but it has many advantages. It has fierce firepower, short preparation time, easy movement, and can run away after firing.
The key is that the caliber can be large or small, which is most suitable for patients with late-stage firepower phobia like George.
"It sounds like it's very promising."
Milyugin was also very interested in George's description of Katyusha.
Just be interested. Katyusha was originally designed by Russians based on Russia’s national conditions. Every Russian will like it.
(End of this chapter)