The Sage of Einar

Chapter 382: The power of explosive ammunition

At the barracks firing range, Einar was meeting with Seren and Sven, this because they were about to see a demonstration of the power of explosive ballista ammunition.

The ammunition Einar would use was about 1 meter long, with a metal tip containing 50 grams of mercury fulminate and 100 grams of dynamite.

It might seem like little, but the damage it would do to the wood will be devastating because the metal tips were designed to have a greater amount of strength at the base and to be more brittle on the outside.

All this will allow the dynamite blast to focus on the front of the arrow so the damage will be greater.

One of the soldiers prepared the ballista with a large arrow and, when it was in place, it pointed at an old wooden ship on the battlefield.

So Einar gave the order to shoot. At that moment, the soldier pulled the trigger of the Ballista and at that moment the big arrow flew out and when it touched the wooden boat; it created a large hole in one of the sides.

Einar just smiled and spread his hands. “I think the offensive power of the explosive ammunition looks great. Each ship will have at least 80 explosive ballista arrows.

It is more than enough to be able to create great damage in the enemy fleet that can approach us, but it is not only that, also each defense tower will have two ballistas placed in the bunkers.

Those will use a smaller ammunition at least half the size of ballistas, but will have an inventory of at least 40 explosive ammunition and 100 conventional ammunition.

I know that the number may be very little, but the main confrontation will be at sea, so the ballistas in the defense towers will only be to intimidate the enemy.

Now let’s move on to the display of the power of explosive crossbow bolts, which must be the most devastating. “

After those words, a group of soldiers began to walk towards the battlefield, taking with them a tied slave who was placed on a wooden post with a steel breastplate and chain mail to protect his body.

“The armor we use is superior to any armor they may have, but to show that explosive crossbow ammunition is dangerous, we decided to use this slave as a target.

So that we can all see the devastating power of a crossbow with explosive ammunition, the crossbow that I will use for the test will be a second generation crossbow that allows shooting.

Three projectiles in a row, although because of the level of manufacture, only the fortresses and the entire Royal Guard can have this type of crossbow, since the protection of the royal family is a priority. “

After finishing saying those words, Einar took the repeating crossbow, which was different from the semi-automatic Chinese crossbow, because in the case of Einar’s crossbow it had a wheel-shaped mechanism.

Which after each shot, the crossbow bolt that followed lowered, thus allowing three shots in a row. After this, you only need to place a crossbow bolt and pull a lever.

That way, the wooden wheel where the ammunition was stored would go up to repeat the same process. Although it was more difficult to assemble than the Chinese crossbow, Einar was willing to use his design.

Well, the crossbow allowed a continuous shot without the need to use the hands, so for the defenders it could be a good weapon in case the enemy wants to climb the walls.

With the repeating crossbow in his hand and already loaded with explosive ammunition, Einar pointed his weapon at the slave, who was only crying due to the fear he was feeling.

When Einar pulled the trigger, a crossbow bolt flew off and created a hole in the chest of the metal cuirass that immediately killed the slave. 

Einar’s second shot destroyed part of the slave’s metal helmet and skull, while the last explosive bolt completely destroyed one of the slave’s corpse’s feet.

“The explosive crossbow bolts have a good destructive power, taking into account that they only have a quantity of 10 grams of silver fulminate and 60 grams of dynamite. It is little, but their destructive power is amazing.

But now it is time that we test the last explosive ammunition that we have, which is the revolvers, although only the leaders of the Thing, the army and important people in the tribe, will have or have a revolver.

I was in charge of developing an ammunition powerful enough to be able to destroy any kind of enemy and it is quite safe. “

After saying those words, Einar took out his golden revolver and from a wooden box that a soldier brought him he took the paper cartridges that had a slightly strange metal bullet because it was a little longer.

After placing the paper ammunition in the revolver, he pointed his revolver at the corpse of the slave and fired the six rounds from the revolver at the corpse, creating some small explosions at each impact.

Einar only smiled, knowing that if he had saltpeter, he could create a fully armed army of revolver rifles and revolvers, so that no enemy could stop his advance.

But that was only a fleeting thought because it would be something that would take years and he had no time to wander when the enemy was getting closer and closer.

“As you could see, those were the samples of the explosive munitions. That is why I hope that production can be tripled or quadrupled if it is necessary to work double shifts.

It will be necessary to carry out because the victory or defeat of our nation will be in these weapons, although land mines and sea mines will be auxiliary. I am sure they will be able to demonstrate their value when Christians fear us.

It will be a glorious defeat that they will have or die in the attempt to sully our holy land. Those cursed are not going to conquer this sacred ground. They will have to leave their blood in every step they take.

But I think I’ve said enough, we need to continue with the reviews of the other things on our itinerary. ”