Chapter 1331, Armor (2)
Xuan Ye's words made the atmosphere in the testing site feel delicate.
Using armor-piercing bullets to attack a piece of armor used as a soldier's armor? This was something that was simply unimaginable before.
After all, on the battlefield, which cannon would be so idle? After changing to armor-piercing bullets, aim at a soldier?
At the same time, the soldier unit is too small and in a mobile state, so the hit rate is also a problem.
But in the current situation, they seem to have no other choice.
Suddenly, pairs of eyes fell on Luo Ji.
Obviously, this decision is not something everyone can make.
The fact that it can withstand high-explosive bombardment without being shattered or even significantly deformed is enough to illustrate its astonishing strength and value.
Under this premise, if an armor-piercing bullet specifically designed to target high-strength armor is used, to be honest, it is very likely to be damaged, which may be a considerable loss.
Therefore, whether to use armor-piercing bullets to conduct further experiments, obtain more information, and draw more accurate conclusions is a decision that must be made by his majesty, the emperor.
In response, Luo Ji took a deep breath and said...
"Change to armor-piercing bullets."
After receiving the order, the dwarf artillerymen took action quickly. Isn't it easy to find an armor-piercing bullet in the test site of the Ordnance Research Department?
After replacing the armor-piercing bullets, the cannon was quickly repositioned. At the same time, Luo Ji also ordered someone to get a piece of bulletproof alloy that was large enough to securely fix the piece of armor on it.
At the command, the cannon opened fire, followed by a hellish scream, and the armor-piercing projectiles that flew out directly hit the target in the distance with terrifying penetrating power.
The loud roaring sound made everyone feel that their eardrums were being impacted. When the smoke cleared, they saw a scene that made them a little confused about what to say.
But don’t get me wrong, the armor was penetrated, along with the bulletproof alloy on the rear! It proves that the power of the armor-piercing bullets made by the dwarf craftsmen is still very guaranteed.
But on the contrary, it is precisely because it was penetrated that my mood is complicated.
There was a feeling of relief, but also a feeling of regret that "it would be great if even armor-piercing bullets could be prevented."
Anyway, Xuan Ye, Jiang Zhan and Bart Wildhammer, the three research madmen, are very excited now.
Quickly approaching the piece of armor that had been penetrated, the three of them started discussing on the spot while observing the gap.
To be honest, it was really a perfect gap, which showed that the penetrating power of the armor-piercing bullet was extremely concentrated, which perfectly proved the quality and power of the armor-piercing bullet. This made Bart Wildhammer feel a little proud.
After all, he was in charge of the research and development project of armor-piercing bullets at that time.
And here, by the way, it is worth mentioning that there is a relatively obvious gap in power between the armor-piercing bullets seized from Charlie Crombell's Europa army and the armor-piercing bullets developed by their civilizations.
To put it simply, the armor-piercing bullets of their civilization are even more powerful.
The signature guarantee of the dwarves really doesn’t need to be said much.
After the three people discussed and analyzed for a while, in the end, Luo Ji undoubtedly needed to know a result.
The task of reporting was given to Bart Wildhammer.
After all, in the field of 'armor', Bart Wildhammer, a dwarf, is far more professional than Ye Xuan and Jiang Zhan.
"Your Majesty, according to Wei Chen's observation, this strange piece of armor should not be any metal product. Although there are simple processing marks, it is definitely not forged."
Luo Ji frowned slightly after receiving such a result.
"According to what you said, is this still some kind of natural substance?"
If it is an artificially made armor, then he can find a way to mass-produce it as long as he determines the materials and techniques. But if it is a natural substance, it will be very troublesome.
"Natural substances are also possible, but according to Weichen's speculation, it may also be the horny substance of some kind of creature."
After hearing this, Luo Ji's mind started to spin rapidly, and then, as if he thought of something, he spit out three words.
"Iron-armored beast?"
‘Creature’, ‘powerful defense’, ‘comes from the enemy orc army’, after combining these three pieces of information, the first thing Luo Ji thought of was the armored beast!
However, after all, he had never seen a creature like an armored beast with his own eyes, so when he saw this armor, he didn't think about it.
But in fact, it was useless even if he saw it, because the armor in his hand was very different from the armor on the armored beast.
Not to mention that he hadn't seen it before, even Zhao Pan and Hill who had seen it couldn't recognize it.
Without further ado, Luo Ji ordered the ANBU to interrogate the captured orc officers. They would surely be able to get some information.
The ANBU who received the order worked very efficiently, and a report was quickly delivered to Luo Ji.
Luo Ji took a look and found that it was indeed the case!
According to the information from the interrogation, the armored beast sheds its armor every four years. It sheds its aging armor and then grows a new one.
There is a certain gap in defense between this aging outer armor and the armored beast's real outer armor.
This can be seen from the previous shelling results. After all, armor-piercing bullets hitting the armored beast cannot penetrate its outer armor so easily.
However, the aging outer armor is still astonishingly strong. Therefore, if the orc craftsmen want to perform post-processing and processing to make it into armor for soldiers, it seems that they need to go through a rather complicated process.
As for this process, Raymond Sozhi has a very deep knowledge of it. Only the orcs who are specifically responsible for this piece of work know about it. Other orcs, even some high-ranking orc officers, have no way of knowing.
Luo Ji couldn't help but feel a little distressed about this.
In the end, I simply threw the piece of outer armor that was pierced by the armor-piercing bullet to the dwarf craftsmen and let them try to forge and smelt it first.
In Luo Ji's opinion, the skills of the dwarf craftsmen of their civilization are dozens of times higher than those of the orc craftsmen, right? If the dwarf craftsmen could develop better processing methods, there would be no need to use orc craftsmen.
It’s a native method.
At the same time, if he wants to obtain such high-strength materials in the future, he may have to start cultivating armored beasts...
"The giant beast unit of the Rhino clan?"
Luo Ji couldn't help but feel a headache when he thought of this.
He hasn't found the previous advanced development project that can improve the recovery ability of orc units, but now there is another behemoth unit project of the Rhino clan?
Looking at the densely packed orc civilization development panel in front of me, and then looking at the orc points accumulated in my hand after the battle in the north.
No, my head hurts...
Chapter completed!