Chapter 1115 An Epoch-Making Test Launch
A week later, the Valley of Impasse Mountains.
Since the last napalm test, it had become a new weapons testing site—it was closer to the North Slope Laboratory, and it was difficult to attract public attention no matter how much noise it made. With the increasing development of the Hidden Forest, the flow of people inside and outside the northwest city wall is far from what it used to be. The previous method of setting up an isolation area in the suburban grassland and then testing it is obviously inappropriate.
Considering that the power of weapons will further increase in the future, it is logical to move the test site.
What Roland wanted to test this time was the individual anti-devil grenade that he decided to study before.
Due to the progress of the overall industrial level and sufficient data preparation in advance, the weapon only took five days from trial production to actual firing, which can be regarded as the fastest record in the history of Neverwinter weapon development.
Of course, this is inseparable from the extremely simple structure of the individual grenade itself.
In another world, the extremists of Lien Zhan Wu Zhan can use gas tanks and drainage pipes to make giant RPGs, and when mounted on pickup trucks, they can turn into multi-mounted self-propelled artillery, not to mention the city of Neverwinter, which is supported by a complete industrial system. .
"Just aim the warhead at the target and press the trigger, right?" Elsha rolled up the launch tube with his tentacles and asked enthusiastically. Obviously, as a former high-level holy warrior, she was full of interest in new firearms, not to mention that this weapon was specially developed for devils.
But this scene seemed a little weird in Roland's eyes.
A sarcoma monster with a huge body and full of tentacles is almost a common sight in horror stories. Some of them rely on their eyes to shoot out light, some rely on swords, guns and iron shields, and some rely on powerful suckers and special liquids they secrete to communicate with the braves. Fighting... but holding an RPG? Uh... I always feel like something's not quite right.
However, letting the original carrier serve as a tester is also for safety reasons. Once the individual grenade misfires and explodes, the soldiers operating at close range will basically have only one end. Even the God's Punishment Witch will not be much better. Only the original carrier can extend its tentacles to a safe enough place to avoid tragedy.
"Just don't point the tail towards yourself or others," Roland coughed twice, "Let's get started."
Elxia clicked his beard and pressed the trigger.
A flash of fire shot out instantly and flew straight towards the target a hundred meters away.
After drawing a shallow arc, the warhead accurately hit the bottom of the target... with a bang, the iron box used as the target rolled back twice, seemingly unscathed.
Compared to those fortress artillery bombardments that shook the earth and the mountains, or the napalm flames that blocked the sky and the sun, this can be said to be the smallest experiment. In fact, not to mention the flames of the explosion, even the dust and gravel raised were very little, and they were blown away by the mountain wind in less than a few breaths.
"Uh..." The scene was a little awkward for a moment.
Only Roland smiled and said, "Go get it and have a look."
Soon two Divine Punishment Witches ran back carrying the iron box.
"This is……"
Only when everyone took a closer look did they notice that the bottom of the box was all white, as if it had been burned by something. There is an inconspicuous hollow in the center of the white spot, about the thickness of three fingers.
"Did it penetrate?" Pasha asked curiously, "Although its flying speed can't be said to be slow, it's not that fast either. At least it's much more eye-catching than bullets... A revolver can't penetrate this box, can it? "
"Even the Mark I heavy machine gun may not be able to do it," Elsha leaned over. "This iron coffin is completely imitated from the stone pillars projected by the spider demon. It is covered with a finger-thick steel plate in every direction. I think It’s not that easy to break through. By the way, aren’t there still test items inside? Let’s open it and take a look.”
She stretched out two tentacles and opened the heavy box lid, and everyone present suddenly let out a low exclamation.
In order to simulate the devil in the stone pillar, several live chickens were stuffed into the box and hung on the wall with wires. But now, there are only a few mutilated pieces of meat left inside, and a layer of chicken feathers that smells burnt.
"It seems to be working well," Roland nodded with satisfaction. He was not surprised by such a result. On the contrary, it was even more rare for Elsha to hit the target on the first try - according to his assumption, it would take at least five or six shots.
No dazzling flames or deafening roars are expected. The amount of energy will bring as much light as possible. This is an unbreakable rule. But if you want to fill in more yield, you need to pay a price, and the first impact is the rate of fire.
On the basis of a fixed amount of propellant, the larger the warhead, the greater the resistance; the heavier the warhead, the slower the rate of fire. In order to maximize the hit rate against high-level devils, Roland gave up the advantage of the super-caliber charge. The grenade was almost the same size as the 40mm barrel, and the front section was conical to reduce friction with the air.
Judging from the shooting results, the warhead performed very well in terms of flight speed and stability. Although the size has shrunk a lot compared to the Iron Fist, the shaped energy warhead is still more than enough to deal with a ten millimeter armor plate - and the equivalent thickness of the former is already equivalent to the devil's projection stone pillar.
"Do you think this kind of weapon can hit high-level devils?" Roland looked at Pasha and others.
"Well..." The first person to speak was El Xia, "There are strong and weak among high-level devils, just like extraordinary and extraordinary, it is not easy to generalize. If you prefer speed, or a demon slayer , To be honest... the possibility of a frontal hit is unlikely. Even if they see that the grenade has been launched, the remaining time is enough for them to dodge. But——"
She paused slightly, and her tone rose several times, "This is definitely an epoch-making weapon, Your Majesty, because it has leveled the gap between devils and mortals and made it possible to win with numbers. There are no words to praise it." Pass!"
"That's right," Pasha followed with a smile. "Mortals can also hurt high-level devils. It was almost unimaginable before. If such a weapon could be available in the Taquila era, Lady Natalya would probably only dream about it." Everyone will wake up laughing."
"And I have a way to greatly increase its hit rate." Elxia waved his beard.
"Oh?" Roland looked at her, "What is it?"
"Let the God's Punishment Witch use it." Elxia's voice was full of excitement, "Only extraordinary people can keep up with high-level devils - if you shoot close to the face, even the most powerful enemy will not be able to do it. Dodge this blow!"
"Don't worry, since it's a personal weapon, we naturally have to try to get one for everyone," Roland smiled, "The God's Punishment Witch is of course no exception."
The next test content is to further improve the power while ensuring the rate of fire and manufacturing cost, he secretly calculated. In addition, the characteristics of super caliber should not be wasted. High-level devils can't run fast, so the same is not true for those deformed parasites. Considering that sooner or later the devil's city will be invaded in the future, it is not impossible to encounter spider demons in street fighting, so research in advance New ammunition types are also necessary.
While Roland was thinking, the bodyguard suddenly brought a piece of news.
"Your Majesty, the team you sent to Wolf Heart has arrived at the Embarcadero, and Lord Sean is back."