"Well... it looks like a thick bamboo pole." Nightingale leaned over and asked, "What's its name?"
"RPG..." Roland smiled and said, "- Ancestor."
"R-P-G..." Nightingale repeated awkwardly. "What a strange name. Is it someone's code name? Is it to commemorate the invention of this weapon? "
Roland shook his head with a smile. "It has many names and forms in the Dream World, but this is the most popular one. Due to its popularity, a group of believers also appeared, and it even gradually evolved into a religion — the Pan-Rpg Religion. "
"Like the legendary Dual Swords of Salvation and Devastation?" Nightingale's interest was piqued. "Is it really that powerful?"
The so-called Dual Swords of Salvation and Devastation was a sacred weapon described in an epic biography passed down by the ancient witches. Before the First Battle of Divine Will, there had been a fanatical organization that wanted to find it. Although it was only a story, it was somewhat similar.
"You can think of it as a pan-RPG," Roland said. After all, the Dual Swords of Salvation and Devastation all belonged to the category of RPG, and it undoubtedly contributed to world peace. "But its ancestor is much weaker."
"But you can't directly jump to the level of RPG and pan-RPG, so you can only start from the ancestor of RPG and slowly improve it, right?" Nightingale said with a look of sudden realization.
"Exactly." Roland was gratified. After so many years of being influenced by what he saw and heard, he finally found someone who could keep up with his pace. "You're quite perceptive."
"Of course. Things are always progressive, aren't they?" Nightingale said proudly and threw a piece of dried fish into her mouth. "Like the Black Ribbons and Madame you sometimes mentioned... Aren't they the progressive forms of gliders and stone ships? I've learned a lot by following you for so long. "
"Er..." Roland coughed and said, "Forget about them."
Whether it was the battle at the Northbound Slope or the night attack at Tower No.1, they all had the same problem: ordinary soldiers could not pose a threat to the Senior Demons. According to the Union's intelligence, the Senior Demons had more than one ability, and there was no obvious pattern to their abilities. However, it seemed that using magic to create a barrier to resist damage seemed to be their innate ability.
Perhaps this was just a coincidence, or perhaps it was the best solution that the enemy had obtained after a long battle. Devils that didn't possess this ability would have long since been reduced to ashes. No matter what, it was never wrong to prepare for the worst.
This barrier was similar to Shavi's ability, but it could only protect the surface of the body, and there was a limit to how much damage it could withstand. If it stood in place for a squad to hit multiple targets at the same time, it would probably only last for a few seconds.
The problem was that the enemy was not a target.
If an infantry squad of the First Army attacked the Senior Demon first, the Senior Demon would react after one or two shots. Then, the Senior Demon would either hide or wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
Originally, the God's Punishment Witches were responsible for suppressing the Senior Demons. They were born to suppress the Senior Demons. Not only were they as powerful as Extraordinaries, but they could also block the enemy's ability. They could be said to be a tit-for-tat existence. However, the Senior Demons, who were supposed to be the commanders of the army, had appeared on the frontline several times. According to this trend, the 300 God's Punishment Witches were not enough.
He needed a weapon that could effectively increase the firepower of individual soldiers.
RPGs looked great, but rocket-propelled grenades made it impossible for Neverwinter to mass-produce this legendary weapon in a short time. Even the simplest rocket engine was a power system that included fuel and combustion chambers. It was not easy to make one. If Anna had to make and debug it, it would be a waste of its original purpose.
Therefore, Roland decided to get rid of the rocket-propelled grenade and leave it with a grenade.
It was the ancestor of RPGs — the recoilless grenade.
The most famous representative weapon in history was the Iron Fist.
Although many people collectively referred to this type of weapon as a rocket launcher, in fact, they were two different types of weapons. The biggest difference was that the rocket launcher fired a rocket, which had its own power source and could be launched normally without a barrel. For example, the famous 107 rocket launcher could be ignited by dry batteries with a good accuracy by piling a mound of soil on the ground.
The Iron Fist and the RPG were recoilless cannons that needed a barrel to create a recoil force. If it was ignited on the ground, it would only spin on the spot and would not fly away even if it was one meter away. Especially for the latter, the rocket at the tail of the warhead was mainly used to increase the range and accuracy, and the power it needed to shoot out was still provided by the propellant.
Compared with the constantly evolving younger generations, the biggest advantage of the Iron Fist was its simplicity. The barrel was a straight cylinder, the warhead was made of thin iron sheets, and the propellant was black powder, which was very suitable for large-scale production.
Of course, Roland did not intend to copy the Iron Fist, because its simplicity was also its biggest weakness — short range, poor accuracy, and low power, which were all unbearable shortcomings. As a person who learned from history, he naturally knew that some extremely small changes could greatly improve the performance of the weapon.
For example, if he installed a gourd-shaped Laval nozzle at the tail of the launcher, it could accelerate the ejected gas from subsonic to supersonic speed, thereby increasing the recoil force and the range of the warhead.
If he added a grip, a sight, and a wooden sleeve to the barrel, it could effectively improve the shooting experience and shooting accuracy.
He could also install a tail made of soft steel on the body, which would automatically open and rotate with the body to increase its stability.
In addition, if he pressed the front part of the warhead into a hollow inverted cone, the explosive energy could be gathered forward, forming a condensed energy armor-piercing effect, which would greatly increase the destructive power of the magic barrier.
These improvements were all within the limits of Neverwinter's industrial technology.
Roland closed the drawing, stood up, and walked to the French window.
Admittedly, even if the First Army was equipped with a large number of individual grenades, it would not be able to completely offset the advantage of the Senior Demons, but at least the ordinary soldiers had the ability to at least compete with the Senior Demons. No matter how mobile the Senior Demons were, the armor-piercing grenades shot from their blind spots were still fatal. As long as they hit the target, the outcome would be completely different.
This also meant that with a little bit of training, any ordinary person could be equipped with the means to kill a Senior Demon. In addition, "armored units" such as the Spider Demons and the Giant Skeletons would not be so helpless against them. And the cost of the above was only a small cluster of gunpowder and half a steel ingot.
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