When Danny held the gun, the first thing he felt was that its center of gravity had changed, and the gun itself had become heavier. Without looking at the second tube beside the barrel, it was essentially a very common bolt rifle, no different from the ones used by most soldiers in the Gun Battalion. In terms of workmanship, it was obviously not as good as the accurate rifle he was used to. The most striking change was that the metal tube on the side of the gun extended all the way to the body and connected to the bolt.
"This must be the key to the weapon's continuous shooting," Danny thought.
He bent down to aim at the target with ease and pulled the trigger. Instead of looking directly at the direction of the muzzle, he stared at the iron tube on one side of the gun.
With the tremor of the bullet being fired, an incredible scene happened. Although everything happened in the blink of an eye, as a marksman, Danny still saw the whole process of the bolt being pulled. Almost at the same time, the long rod hidden in the iron tube seemed to be pushed out by something, and the metal plate at the end of the rod retreated together.
The plate was connected to the bolt. According to common sense, the bolt, which was locked, could not be pulled out. If the bolt was pulled out by force, it would either stop retreating or break the long rod. However, the bolt bounced up along the hollow track in the center of the plate, unlocked, and successfully removed the cartridge.
After that, the process was completely reversed. The long rod retracted back into the tube, and the bolt returned to its original position. The bolt fell back into the bottom along the plate and locked the barrel again.
"What a... brilliant design!"
Danny sighed inwardly. This part was so easy to understand that even a layman like him could understand its principle at a glance. To put it simply, the long rod in the second iron tube was used to replace the movement of the hand. The ingenious part was that the long rod only needed to move in a straight line to achieve the four changes of lifting, pulling, pushing, and pressing. Without the intervention of the user, the long rod automatically prepared for the next round of shooting.
On a whim, Danny fired all the remaining bullets. Smelling the intoxicating smell of gunpowder, he heard the long-lost voice.
"One out of 19 missed." Malt chuckled. "What's wrong? Are you not used to the new weapon?"
"I'm not used to it yet. If you don't believe me, I'll show you the next round of shooting."
"Uh … don't believe what?" A surprised voice interrupted.
Danny suddenly came to himself. He was not on the battlefield, but in the shooting training field surrounded by a group of onlookers. He got up and looked at the Artillery Battalion commander, who had a puzzled look on his face. He pretended to be nonchalant and shook his head, "No … I'm just talking to myself."
"He's not even satisfied with a score of 19 out of 20 shots. As expected of the First Army's godly archer." Van'er patted him on the shoulder and asked expectantly, "So... what do you think of this gun?"
Danny knew a little about the "open and veiled struggle" between the Artillery Battalion and the Flintlock Battalion, but they were all working for His Majesty. He did not want to hide his admiration for the new weapon. "Except for its stability and weight, it's almost perfect. If possible, I hope the weapons of the Precision Shooting Team can be modified in the same way."
In terms of accuracy, at least on the 50-meter and 100-meter targets, its performance was not much worse than that of an ordinary rifle. The added weight was not good for standing shooting and charging, but it was not a problem for the Precision Shooting Team. It should be the same for the Artillery Battalion.
The biggest advantage of the new weapon was that it could fire continuously. If the first shot missed, the movement of pulling the bolt and reloading the gun would cause the head to tilt and the muzzle to rise. It would take several breaths for the Precision Shooting Team to re-lock the target through the scope, and it was common for them to lose the original target. Therefore, the interval between each shot was much longer than that of an ordinary soldier. But the gun in the test could obviously improve this point. He only needed to adjust the muzzle slightly, and he could immediately reload the second bullet after the correction. Especially when the enemy swarmed in, he could almost imagine the scene of quickly killing a group of targets.
Hearing this comment, Van'er could not help but grin. "At present, this is just an immature design. If you can help us perfect this weapon, I'll be more confident when I apply to Sir Iron Axe."
Van'er's idea was very simple. If the Precision Shooting Team really used the new gun designed by the Artillery Battalion, he would definitely be better than Brian.
Danny's idea was even simpler. He was very fond of weapons that could efficiently kill demons, and the smell of gunpowder during the test would also bring Malt back to him. "It's my pleasure, Battalion Commander."
They looked at each other and smiled. They reached an agreement.
...
When Roland heard the news, it was already several days later.
More and more soldiers of the Artillery Battalion came to visit the No. 2 Machinery Factory, which attracted the attention of the person in charge of the factory. Since it was related to the army, the person in charge did not dare to stop them. Instead, he reported the news to the Administrative Office, which was eventually passed on to Anna, the Minister of Industry.
Looking at the sample reproduced by Anna, Roland did not know whether to laugh or cry. The design of this kind of reproducing mechanism was simple and crude. Although it could meet the requirements of continuous firing, it was very easy for it to malfunction in the complicated environment of the field, so it needed more time and energy to maintain.
In this case, it seemed to be suitable for artillery soldiers who did not have many opportunities to fire.
"What do you think?" Anna asked with a smile.
"Well... although there are many areas that can be improved, it's a good sign." Roland said casually, "At least it shows that they have begun to think about what kind of weapon they really need. Moreover, the advantage of this gun is very obvious. It can be directly modified on existing rifles. Even with the current resources, we can afford it. "
Of course, it was fine as long as the whole army did not have to change their weapons. Otherwise, the consumption of bullets would be astonishing. In addition, the soldiers in the frontline who had the support of heavy machine guns did not need continuous firing weapons as much as artillery soldiers.
"If that's the case, I'll give them a hand." Anna nodded.
With the queen's help, the new weapon was quickly finalized. The bolt and the piston parts, which were put together like a slippery buckle, were replaced with a more compact latch structure. A shell was installed at the joint of the two parts, which effectively reduced the vibration during the travel and greatly reduced the jam rate. After a part of the air duct was separated, the new weapon was finally officially modified from a handmade one. At Roland's suggestion, the continuous firing rifle was named after Van'er.
After the news spread, the Ministry of Engineering suddenly received several times the number of modification proposals.
Of course, Roland was happy to see this change.
In other words, he finally saw the germination of universal primary education.
This was far more gratifying than a new weapon.
However, this was not the only pleasant surprise.
Celine, the Senior Taquila witch, reported that there had been a key breakthrough in the research of the Magic Ceremony Cube.
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