Chapter 650: 650
Two workers lifted a wooden box onto the stage . One of the workers opened the wooden box to reveal eight artillery shells inside . The eight artillery shells seemed like firearm bullets that had been enlarged tenfold, and not the artillery shells of a mortar . Just from the cannonballs, the possibility that Xia Lei’s cannon was a mortar could be eliminated . Those eight artillery shells already gave an impression to the audience — Even though I’m small, I’m a real cannon and not a mortar!
Liu Zhengnan held a microphone and stood next to Xia Lei .
Xia Lei’s voice transmitted from the microphone to the amplification equipment so that everyone within range heard . “I believe everyone has seen it . This is Thunder Horse Military Factory’s first cannon . Its name is Hellhound!”
Hellhound was the name of Thunder Horse Military Factory’s first cannon . Even though its design was completely different, its strangeness and the cold aura it emitted gave one the impression of an invisible pressure!
“Hellhound? What kind of a name is this?” Under the stage, Ye Kun scoffed . “Are people who built themselves up from a construction background only this cultured?”
“I bet if Xia Lei dared to personally operate it, he’d become handicapped,” said a cannon expert disdainfully . “And he even named it Hellhound . The name sure is fierce but it definitely only looks good, and is without substance or usefulness . ”
“Hellhound? Why would it be named something like that? Godly Dragon Cannon or something of the sort would sound better than this name . ”
Even though it was only a name, it had already led to a bunch of discussion . Many of the people who had come were Thunder Horse Military Factory’s competitors, plus, since the first impression was the strongest, they were naturally generous with their words of ridicule .
“Everyone, please quiet down . Even if you were to mock me, shouldn’t you wait for me to humiliate myself before mocking me?” came Xia Lei’s voice .
The crowd immediately quieted down at these words .
“Some of you are probably very curious as to why I named Thunder Horse Military Factory’s first cannon this, so I’ll tell you . The hellhound came from Romanian myths, birthed from the hundred-handed giant Typhon and Echidna, and was Hecate’s pet . It guarded the gates to hell, preventing dead souls from escaping hell . Thunder Horse Military Factory’s first cannon plays a role similar to the hellhound, but it doesn’t prevent dead souls from escaping hell . Instead, it prevents enemies from entering, and sends enemies to hell,” said Xia Lei .
“What’s the point of saying all this? Even if you made the name more fierce and boast about its performance, it has to actually work . ” Someone tried to stir up trouble .
Xia Lei ignored him . He continued, "I trust everyone has already seen it . It's a one-soldier cannon and weighs a total of 35 kilograms . With the artillery loaded, it weighs 40 kilograms . Given its weight, any soldier can operate it and carry it through complicated jungles and mountainous regions . More importantly, it utilizes special artillery that Thunder Horse Military Factory developed . Its range is 2,500 meters, with just a 5 meter error and its power is comparable to a 120mm calibre smoothbore cannon . This is a rifle-bore cannon . On the battlefield, a soldier can become a tank killer with one Hellhound cannon and a round of the special armor piercing projectiles we make . "
Stupefied expressions were on all the faces under the stage .
Such a small cannon that was to be fired from one's shoulder had power comparable to that of the 120mm calibre smoothbore cannon?! The 120mm calibre smoothbore cannon was currently the cannon that war tanks used; one could only imagine its might! But the most shocking thing was that it was actually a rifle-bore cannon . In the cannon universe, the smoothbore cannon's might was the greatest but it had a very low precision . The rifled bore cannon had a very high precision but its might was on the low end . However, Thunder Horse Military Factory had managed to provide the might of the smoothbore cannon and the precision of the rifle-bore cannon at the same time!
Was this even possible?
No one in the world had yet to accomplish this!
"What are you bragging about?!" A cannon expert from China Industrial Group finally couldn't hold it in . With a loud voice, he said, "You say that the Hellhound's power is comparable to the 120mm rifle-bore cannon, so that's equivalent to carrying a tank on your shoulder! Do you know how big the recoil is after a tank fires a cannonball? Fire it once and let me see it!"
When a tank shot a cannon ball, the entire tank would shake and one tank weighed several tons . How could one person stand such a big recoil?
This was impossible!
Xia Lei took it in his stride and laughed . "You'll see . Otherwise, do you think I gathered you all here to watch me get blasted up into the sky?"
Laughter sounded from below the stage .
Xia Lei took out an artillery shell . A small mortar artillery shell actually weighed five kilograms — it was very different indeed .
After grabbing the cannon, Xia Lei pressed something on the stand behind the cannon and a small hatch in the stand unit immediately opened . He put the artillery shell inside and the hatch automatically closed . Some mechanical whirring sounds came from the support frame system, clearly from loading the artillery shells .
Xia Lei opened the infrared ray aiming mechanism in front of the cannon and a line of infrared light shot at a little hill at the opposite end . The target made of soil and a steel plate stood upright and tall on that small hill, about 2,500 meters away .
Everyone was completely silent as they waited and watched for the result .
Some people were waiting to witness a miracle while others were waiting to witness a tragedy .
Before Xia Lei could fire it, Shi Boren briskly walked onto the stage and pressed a big hand onto Xia Lei's other shoulder . "Xia Lei, let someone else fire instead . "
"There won't be a problem, Boss Shi . Would I not know the capabilities of something I built?" said Xia Lei laughingly .
"Boy, you aren't even thinking about the consequences . If something unfortunate happens, what'll happen to Thunder Horse Military Factory? What about that matter?" whispered Shi Boren .
Xia Lei knew that Shi Boren was talking about the Alloy X Project . "Really, everything will be fine . Boss Shi, back up a bit . I'm going to fire it," said Xia Lei .
"You rascal…" Shi Boren glared at Xia Lei but he couldn't do anything about him .
At this moment, Tang Yuyan quickly walked over .
"Zhengnan, put on my earmuffs for me," said Xia Lei hurriedly .
Liu Zhengnan put the special earmuffs that had been prepared beforehand onto Xia Lei's head, covering his ears .
"Xia Lei, wait!" Tang Yuyan walked even faster, looking anxious and worried .
Xia Lei didn't wait for her to get onstage . He aimed the infrared ray at the target and pressed the button .
Boom—
An artillery shell shot furiously out of the muzzle of the Hellhound with a boom . In the blink of an eye, the hill on the opposite side suddenly burst into flames and smoke . The sound and vibrations really seemed like a tank had fired there!
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