Chapter 1045 The Black River on the Plain

When the train stopped in front of everyone, Iron Ax finally got a glimpse of it.

It only has five sections in total, which is much shorter than the one that was publicly displayed. However, because it is wrapped with steel plates, it looks much thicker and larger. With its non-reflective black appearance, it looks like a prone wild beast.

The shape of the front section and the rear section of the car are exactly the same, but they are arranged symmetrically. In addition to the two rotatable machine gun towers, there are also many small holes in the armor belt below. There is no doubt that those holes are for Come for soldiers to observe and shoot.

Iron Ax can already imagine the scene when the enemy rushes towards the new weapon.

The spears falling like rain hit the steel plate, making a clanging sound, but the train did not move at all and continued to move forward at a steady speed. At the same time, one side of its body sprayed out more than ten rays of fire towards the enemy, beating the targets within range into a honeycomb.

Regardless of whether it is a devil or an evil beast, they can only be beaten passively and cannot retaliate at all. It is like a moving city wall, providing the most reliable protection for the First Army wherever it goes.

Just thinking about it makes people feel excited!

There were faint voices of discussion among the surrounding soldiers on guard.

But this is not the most eye-catching part of the train.

In addition to stabilizing the front line for the First Army, its ultimate goal is to destroy the Taqira ruins and those skeleton monsters as tall as towers, so large-caliber artillery is a must.

At this moment, these two deadly weapons were placed on the second and fourth carriages.

Although it is still loaded with 152mm fortress guns, according to His Majesty, these guns have longer barrels and more charges. You can tell the difference with your eyes alone - one cannon takes up almost all the space in the entire carriage, and even a machine gun cannot fit in it.

The rear of the gun barrel is also surrounded by a huge iron shell, which is even wider than the car body. In this way, even if the devil launches an attack from the air, the artillery fire cannot be interrupted.

The only thing that worries Iron Ax is that although this new surrounding design is extremely safe, it also adds a lot of weight and volume, making it feel a bit top-heavy. Especially when the artillery fires, it needs to adjust its direction. If it is completely rotated, can the train withstand the violent impact when firing?

"Report to your Majesty," a soldier trotted up to the king and saluted, "All personnel are ready, please give the order!"

"This is a weapon that has not yet been officially installed. Whether it is maintenance or improvement, it is the responsibility of the Engineering Department." Roland smiled and shook his head, "So the person in charge of the testing work today is not me, but the director of the Engineering Department—— You should report to her."

Only then did Iron Ax notice that the Queen was also present at the test, but compared to other witches, her attire looked exactly like work clothes, so he did not recognize her immediately.

"Your Highness, the King, the Queen..." The soldier stuttered suddenly, and he saluted Anna again, "All personnel are ready..."

"I know," Anna replied calmly, "Let them start testing."

"Yes!" the reporter quickly shouted towards the train, "Start the artillery!"

This episode made everyone smile in understanding, but it did not have any impact on the test. As the command was given, the siren echoed over the forest for a while.

“Woo——————Woo——————”

Iron Ax immediately turned his attention back to the train. When the creaking sound of the winch came, he was surprised to find that the car body had changed.

Two thick "iron feet" were unfolded under the second and fourth carriages. Before that, he thought they were just insignificant baffles. It wasn't until it was fully opened that Iron Ax realized that it was a set of machinery that could operate alone. A flat iron plate was fixed at the end of the "iron foot". After falling into the snow, it even slightly propped up the carriage, like a giant Spider's long legs.

This...isn't this exactly what a deformed devil looks like!

Could it be that Your Majesty got this inspiration from the enemy and used it in new weapons?

But no matter what, the pure metal combination looks not only without a trace of evil, but full of majestic momentum. When these iron feet were completely settled, the artillery finally pointed to the sky and let out its first roar!

Amidst the violent tremors and air currents, the black giant beast remained motionless, as if it was solidly connected to the earth.

…

It seemed that the effect was pretty good. Roland took off his earplugs and nodded approvingly at Anna.

These subsystems have been tested many times before being installed on the vehicle. This time it was just to verify the performance of the integrated system. It is not surprising that the first fire was successful.

In fact, he valued the four supporting legs under the gun base more than the firepower unit and power unit of the armored train.

This can be regarded as the first practical test of a hydraulic device.

According to Pascal's principle, the pressure on a closed liquid is equal in all directions. Therefore, in a U-shaped tube with unequal cross-sectional areas, you only need to squeeze the small section with a smaller force to transfer a much larger force to the large section. force. Because of the amplification effect of the four-two jacks, the application range of hydraulic devices is extremely wide, from manual pressure jacks to pumping control machine tools, it can be seen.

Its only difficulty lies in processing and sealing, but for the current Neverwinter City, there are no technical difficulties.

The train is equipped with a set of hydraulic support equipment controlled by an electric motor.

Two steam-powered locomotives push and pull to drive the body. The ample power can enable the armored train to travel at a speed of more than 40 kilometers per hour. Next are two artillery units. The turrets are equipped with fifteen rounds of ammunition, so they appear to be extremely large. The middle one is the ammunition loading vehicle, which is also the power source for the entire vehicle - one Dawn One can meet the needs of two hydraulic pumps and interior lighting and ventilation.

These five carriages constitute the most basic armored train unit.

If the speed of reinforcements is not pursued, new compartments can be added to the front and rear of the vehicle, such as a personnel carrier or a sentry vehicle with more powerful suppressive firepower. And this is also the charm of armored trains. By replacing the trailer sections, tactical weapons with various uses can be combined.

Amidst the endless exclamations from everyone, Edith walked towards him with a smile.

"In this way, the most important link in the plan to attack Taqila has been completed," she said, stroking her chest. "Do you know if this new weapon has a name?"

Roland pondered for a moment, "Just call it the Black River."

"Black River?" Edith rolled her eyes, "corresponds to the devil's blood line?"

As expected of the Pearl of the North, he couldn't help but raise his lips, "...that's right."

In areas that cannot be covered by the red mist, the devil has once transported thousands of criss-crossing red mist blood lines to maintain the needs of frontline outposts. This is not only their lifeline, but also the blood that makes the Federation extremely fearful. texture. Now, there will be a lifeline of another color on the fertile plain.

Black armored trains will carry personnel and ammunition and cruise through the vast plains, forming a new long black river.