[Mortar: an artillery unit that fires blasting bombs, good at attacking buildings or ships.

Mortars are artillery units specially used to destroy buildings and ships. Like other artillery units, they have the characteristics of long range and strong attack power, but the hit rate of the mortars on units is not high.

Mortars can be trained through gun foundries or transported from their hometown cities. In addition, mortars are as expensive as other artillery.

Players can use mortars to destroy towns. Because the mortars have a long range, they are usually placed behind and aimed at the enemy. Be careful to protect the safety of the mortars during melee combat.

Historical background: Mortars are short-barrel artillery that can project huge shells at high firing angle arcs.

The original text of a mortar (mortar) means a mortar, as the name suggests, refers to a mortar that looks like a grinding of various materials.

The shooting arc characteristics of high firing angles can be used to deal with cannon stands and buildings blocked by terrain or fences, as well as other fixed fortifications.

The mortar shells are filled with gunpowder and a fuse is loaded. The artillery must first ignite the fuse before firing the mortar. The artillery must carefully calculate when the fuse needs to be ignited in order for the shells to explode at the right time.

Therefore, mortars are very suitable for attacking buildings and fortresses, but not for attacking moving armies.

"This thing is a powerful tool to end the fixed fortress, and it is perfect for siege."

[Cabinet Artillery: A fast-moving artillery, good at attacking infantry.

This type of artillery towed with a horse is very cost-effective, and has good speed and mobility. Cavalry artillery allows you to deploy cannons easily and quickly in combat.

Historical background: Around the sixteenth century, military strategists discovered that horses could drag light guns and cannons on the battlefield.

According to European historical records, some commanders would use guns and infantry, or even cavalry, dragged by horses. The high mobility of this artillery unit dragged by horses allows military leaders to cope with the ever-changing battlefield.]

"Yes, this kind of gun is very useful even if it is about the same power as the Eagle Cannon."

[Explosive cartridge: A siege warrior who will die after attacking a building, but it will cause significant damage.

Explosive cartridges are small explosive devices, mainly used to blow up city walls and other fortifications at a short distance. Explosive cartridges are not only cheap, but also very useful when attacking cities.

Historical background: The name of dynamite cartridge was passed down from the Middle Ages, referring to extremely unstable small explosive devices, which are very similar to the concept and use of modern grenades.

This name should be derived from the Latin word "petar", but this is another cold joke from another army.

Everyone thinks that "hoisted by one's oward" (hoisted  by  one's oward) means the same literal meaning, nothing more than "shot yourself in the foot" or more plainly, don't be killed by your own bomb.

In fact, this sentence is derived from Shakespeare's Hamlet. The original text is written like this:

"Let the military engineer be hung away by his own bomb." (for 'tis  the sport  to  have  the  e  with  his  owar)]

Luo Tianjie was silent for a while when he looked at the introduction of the explosive cartridge, the "army".

He was very suspicious, could such a blasting suicide squad be found in Edward's town?

Obviously, the reason why the explosive cartridges exploded their own people must be because their power was too great that the soldiers carrying the explosive cartridges were implicated even if they escaped...

Of course, this problem can be solved by lengthening the leads, provided that the enemy is a blind man or a fool, and will remain indifferent when the long leads are burning...

Another stupid method is to dig tunnels and bury a large number of explosive cartridges below. However, this method is simple to say, but it is easy to do...

Just look at the conquerors in history who entered the gunpowder era, you will know that everyone knows that enough gunpowder is enough to overturn any wall building, but when attacking those fortresses, it is not a huge effort to successfully blast it?

Relatively speaking, sending a group of blasting suicide squads to rush over and detonate directly. Apart from being inhumane, the tactical effect is absolutely not bad.

“The residents of Edward’s town are living people and cannot take on this responsibility unless I use prestige to train.

But I can first make a large amount of explosives, and then let my tool man...

Well, it seems a bit of a waste to do it.”

Luo Tianjie shook his head and looked at the next army.

[Green Machine Gun: Early Automatic Firefighting Weapon. Good at Attacking Infantry and has a slightly less attacking power on buildings.

The Green machine gun is a fast-fired artillery unit that can destroy enemies in an instant. It is the predecessor of modern machine guns, with a long range, high health, and strong attack power.

Players must revolutionize before using this unit.

Historical background: The Green machine gun was invented by Richard Green in 1861.

Although it is not a real machine gun, it was considered a gun with strong firepower at that time. The user could turn 6 barrels by just shaking the handle. When it was completely rotated once, each barrel would be loaded and fired once.

The performance of the Green machine gun reached its limit in the American Civil War, with a shooting speed of up to 600 rpm very deadly.

It was not until the late 19th century to the early 20th century that the Green machine gun could still be seen in conflicts of all sizes in the world, and it was later replaced by automated machine guns.]

"Damn, this weapon is beyond the time when you are lined up to be shot!

Unfortunately, it takes revolution to recruit, and this is the first time I have seen a limited trainable army.

But, Edward’s town has now become a vassal under my name. What should we consider a revolution?”

Just as Luo Tianjie was puzzled, he suddenly received a system prompt, telling him that he only needs to be promoted to the core of the territory to one era to the industrial era, and that Edward Town, as a vassal force, can automatically have the technology to manufacture Green machine guns.

Luo Tianjie looked unhappy when he heard this prompt, which meant that he could not quickly train the Green machine gun for the time being.

Luo Tianjie had a premonition that as long as he makes good use of the Green machine gun, it is no less than the tool firepower he bought from the real world to arm the automatic rifle. This is the automatic weapon firepower that can be self-sufficient in space in the Empire era!

Luo Tianjie looked at a towering building outside the Gun Foundry.

[Outpost: a tower that can be used to defend the front line.

Outposts are defensive buildings with high health, wide vision, and strong attack power. Outposts can be upgraded to a more robust and powerful front-line outpost.

Outposts are useful for defending territory, whether in your colonies, trading stations and Aboriginal tribes, or other strategic locations.

Historical background: In military conflicts, outposts are buildings used to acquire territory.

The outpost played this role in the controversial territory of Clipton Island. The island was first discovered by Magellan in 1521 and later fell into the hands of Spain, France, and the United States.
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