Chapter 1268 (2/2)
”Well...”
Hearing Camille's question, El's face flashed a little embarrassed.
Raised his hand and scratched his head again.
”Compared with the old fire gun, the flint gun has a great improvement in power and firing speed.”
”But the range and accuracy are still pretty bad.”
”After testing - the effective range is only more than 80 meters.”
”As long as the distance exceeds 25 meters, the hit rate will decrease sharply. Whether you can hit a target 25 meters away depends on pure luck. ”
”25 meters?!” Camille exclaimed.
”But --!” El then added, ”flint guns have a great advantage over old guns.”
”That is, its production cost is very low!”
”Less materials are required and the production time is short.”
”And - the flint gun is light and easy to operate.”
”This makes it possible for flint guns to be arrayed on a large scale in the army!”
As soon as El had finished, Camille said angrily:
”Even if these flint guns can be installed on a large scale in the army, they are of no use!”
”Even targets 25 meters away can't hit accurately - what's the use of such weapons.”
”El, you're a quartermaster. You should know better than me - your flint gun doesn't have a bow and crossbow. It's useless to hit the target with a long-range weapon.”
”I understand...”
El sighed.
”I've been worried about this problem lately...”
”There are two ways to solve the two problems of short range and poor accuracy.”
”Or develop a more powerful new gun.”
”Or... Develop a new tactic specifically for muskets.”
Speaking of this, El's face looked thoughtful.
”Use a new tactic to make up for the defects of short range and poor accuracy of the fire gun...”
”Well - excuse me for your chat.”
Just then Gabriel broke in.
”We're almost in the imperial capital. But now there is a frightening long line outside the city gate. It will take a long time for us to enter the city. ”
El leaned his head out of the window and looked in the direction of the city gate.
A long queue composed of human beings, various livestock and various vehicles connects el and their motorcade with the east gate of allenmuya.
Everyone who was lining up to enter the city was covered with fear.
They are all people who fled to allenmuya with their families because of the ”scorched earth policy” issued by the central government.
They should have performed their duties and lived their own peaceful lives.
However, due to the attack of grassland people, they had to flee with their families.
Looking at the scene, El couldn't help sighing.
”Alas...”
Then he whispered:
”Prairie people... What a nuisance...”