Chapter 143 (1/2)
Looking at the French soldiers on the four inland river armed transport ships, one by one, they threw their guns on the ground, and then they were tied by the clansmen in line. The stone bear and Lilei all showed a smile on their faces.
In order to ensure that there were no French soldiers left in the cabin, stone bear sent dozens of soldiers to search, and the search work lasted until sunrise. Captain Constantine did not lie. He did persuade all the French soldiers.
The low temperature in the early hours of the morning has made these surrendering French soldiers suffer a lot. Their clothes are not thick. If the stone bear had not been kind enough to light several bonfires, they might have been able to freeze to death.
After confirming that all the Frenchmen came out, Shi Xiong, Li Lei and a group of tribal leaders boarded the four ships and began to inspect them one by one. Then, they found a lot of good things in the warehouse
Cotton cloth and grain are the most. They don't care about the salt rock bears with strange taste. At present, the best salt in North America and even in Europe comes from the gaoshu tribe. Who cares about the low-grade salt that has been detoxified?
In the cargo hold of a ship, stone bear found two 121mm caliber wallier guns and corresponding ammunition.
This kind of 121mm wallier gun can't be compared with the 84mm wallier gun mounted on the ship's side deck.
The 84 mm wallier gun erected on the ship's side deck has a caliber of only 84 mm, which is the smallest caliber used by the French navy in this era.
That's right. Strictly speaking, this kind of valerian artillery belongs to the category of naval gun. It's heavy and has a long range. It's usually placed on windsurfing warships.
Each of the four inland river armed transport ships is also equipped with six 84 mm wallier guns. This kind of gun made of iron is 2.4 meters long and can fire 4 French pounds, which is about 4.4 pounds. The overall weight of the gun is about 650 kg.
This kind of 84 mm gun can not only launch a single projectile, but also a grape bullet, which is the so-called 䉈 bullet. It's just that when a projectile is launched, its range is far less than that of a projectile. However, when the shell is fired, its lethality to the infantry at close range is incomparable.
The reason why this kind of inland river armed transport ships dare to collide on the Mississippi River is that they can fire shells.
The 121 mm gun found in the cabin of the ship is an upgraded version of the 84 mm gun. This kind of artillery is usually set up in the sail warship, and the target of this kind of artillery is usually the enemy's sail warship.
The 121mm wallier gun is also made of iron, with a length of 3.1 meters. It can launch a projectile of 12 French pounds, with an overall weight of 1510 kg.
Who knows what the French thought, they even sent this kind of naval gun to the military fortress in the north through this kind of armed transport ship. Maybe there is more military pressure there. A certain military fortress needs this kind of naval gun with a range of 1800 meters to deter the enemy.
But Shi Xiong knows that although the range of this kind of naval gun is as high as 1800 meters, the effective range is not very far. The caliber of this kind of projectile is almost a quarter of an inch smaller than the caliber of the barrel. If it can hit the target within 200 meters, it will be burning incense.
In fact, this is almost the case with artillery in this era.
In this era, the gap between the gun barrel and the projectile is too large, so it is easy to be exposed, that is, the clearance is too large. The typical clearance can even be easily inserted into a chopstick, which is about a quarter of an inch.