"Well... it looks like a thick bamboo pole," Nightingale leaned over, "what's it called?"
"rpg" Roland raised the corner of his mouth, "Ancestor."
"r-p-g..." Nightingale repeated it with a mouthful of words, "What a strange name. Is this someone's code name? This weapon was invented in memory of our ancestors?"
Roland smiled and shook his head, "It has many names and countless forms in the dream world, but this name is the most widely circulated. Due to its popularity, a group of believers who believe in it has even gradually emerged. It has evolved into a religious pan-rpg religion."
"Like a legendary weapon like the Double Sword of Salvation and Destruction?" Nightingale immediately became interested, "Is it so powerful?"
The so-called Double Swords of Salvation and Destruction is a sacred artifact described in an epic biography handed down from the hands of an ancient witch. Before the First Battle of Divine Will, there seemed to be a fanatical organization that wanted to find it. Although it's just a story, the two have some similarities.
"If you reach the level of pan-rpg, you can really think so." After all, fire-breathing people belong to this category, and there is no doubt that maintaining world peace has its contribution, "but its ancestors are much worse."
"But you can't jump directly to the level of RPG and general RPG, so you can only start from the ancestors of RPG and gradually improve it, right?" Nightingale showed a sudden realization.
"Exactly." Roland couldn't help feeling relieved. After years of immersion, someone could finally keep up with his rhythm. "Your comprehension is not bad."
"Of course, the development of things is always progressive, isn't it?" Nightingale smugly threw a piece of dried fish into her mouth, "It's like the black ribbon, the wife, etc. you sometimes mention... it's not the glider and the stone. The progressive shape of the ship? I have learned a lot from following you for so long."
"Uh..." Roland coughed twice, "let's forget about those."
Whether it's the outpost of Wangbeipo or the night attack on Ta No. 1, there is a common problem, that is, it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to face high-level devils and pose a big enough threat. Although according to the intelligence of the Federation, there is more than one ability of high-level devils, and there are various types, and there is no obvious pattern, but from the current point of view, using the barrier created by magic to resist damage seems to be their inherent ability.
Perhaps this is just an accident, or it may be the optimal solution obtained by the enemy in the long battle, and the devil who does not have this ability has already turned into ashes. Either way, it's always a good idea to plan for the worst.
Such a barrier is similar to Sha Wei's ability, but it can only protect the body surface, and its endurance is limited. If you stand on the spot for a squad to shoot, and hit multiple points at the same time, it will probably last for a few seconds.
The problem is that the enemy is not the target.
Assuming that the First Army Infantry Squad launches an attack on the high-level devil first, the target will react after one or two shots at most. After that, whether to hide, hide, or wait for an opportunity to launch a counterattack is not good for the former.
The witches who were originally responsible for filling this ring were God's Punishment Witches. They were born to suppress high-level devils. They possessed power comparable to those of the extraordinary, and they were able to ban the absolute power. It could be said that they were tit-for-tat existences. However, since the war has been going on, the high-level devil who should be the commander of the army has repeatedly appeared on the front line of the battle. According to this trend, more than 300 God's Punishment Witches are somewhat insufficient.
He needs a weapon that can effectively increase the firepower of individual soldiers.
The rpg looks beautiful, but the name of the rocket booster grenade is destined to be difficult for Neverwinter to mass-produce this legendary weapon in a short period of time. Even a simple rocket engine is a fuel and combustion chamber. The technical content of the power system is not low. If you still rely on Anna to make and debug it, you will lose its original intention.
So remove the rocket booster and just leave a grenade.
That is, the ancestor of the RPG, the recoilless individual grenade.
The most famous masterpiece in history is Iron Fist.
Although many people refer to this type of weapons collectively as rocket launchers, in fact they are weapons on two branches. The biggest difference is that rocket launchers shoot rockets and have their own power source. They can be fired normally without the cylinder body, such as The famous 07 rocket launcher, built with a dirt bag on the ground, can be ignited with a dry battery, and the accuracy is not bad.
Iron fist and rpg are recoilless guns, which need a barrel to create recoil. Especially the latter, the rocket at the tail of the warhead is mainly used to increase the range and improve the accuracy, and the power required to shoot out is still provided by the propellant.
Compared with the ever-evolving younger generation, the biggest advantage of Iron Fist is that it is simple. The barrel is a straight cylinder, the warhead is made of thin iron sheet, and the propellant is black powder, which is very suitable for mass production.
Of course, Roland didn't plan to copy Iron Fist, because being too simple is also its biggest disadvantage: short range, poor accuracy, low power, etc., are all unbearable flaws. As a historical reference, he naturally knows that some very small changes can greatly improve the performance of the weapon.
For example, a gourd-shaped Laval nozzle is installed at the tail of the launch tube, which can accelerate the ejected gas from subsonic speed to supersonic speed, thereby increasing the recoil momentum and increasing the range of the warhead.
Adding grips, sights, and outsourcing wooden casings to the barrel can effectively improve the shooting experience and improve shooting accuracy.
A tail made of mild steel can also be installed on the projectile body, which will automatically expand after flying out and rotate with the projectile body to increase its stability.
In addition, if the front section of the warhead is punched into a hollow inverted cone, the explosive energy can be gathered forward to form the effect of gathering energy to break the armor, which greatly increases the destructive power of the magic barrier.
The above improvement methods are all within the industrial technology level of Neverwinter City.
Roland closed the drawing, got up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.
It is true that even if the First Army is equipped with a large number of individual grenades, it is impossible to completely offset the advantages of high-level devils, but ordinary soldiers at least have the ability to at least compete with their opponents. Armor-piercing grenades are still lethal. As long as you hit one, the ending will be completely different.
This also means that with just a little training, any ordinary person can have the means to kill high-level demons. In addition, "armored units" such as spider demons and giant skeletons will not make the infantry team helpless. And the above cost is just a small cluster of gunpowder and half a steel ingot.
It's a really good deal, isn't it