novelsite Chapter 194 The Cost and Problems of Fish Scale Armor
Chapter 194 The Cost and Problems of Fish Scale Armor
not heavy?
least?
Only eighty pounds?
In just a few words, Liu Wu was struck dizzy.
What does it mean that this set of armor weighs at least eighty kilograms? It shows that when a soldier wears armor and holds a long knife in battle, the weight of his equipment will not be less than one hundred kilograms.
So Liu Wu murmured: "No wonder we choose those with internal strength. Under such conditions, only those with internal strength can display the equipment to its proper level."
However, such heavy armor would consume a lot of steel and silk. And because the armor is made up of scales, the processing difficulty will not be any less.
Then he asked: "How much materials are needed to build this set of equipment?"
Huang Biehe scratched his head when he heard this and said with a smile: "In terms of materials alone, the cost of pig iron is only seventy kilograms. In addition, leather, linen, and silk are too expensive. Silk alone costs too much, and these all need to be provided by logistics."
"However, although these items consume a lot, the process is a bit cumbersome, and the cost of materials is actually not much."
Liu Wu was noncommittal about this, because he knew very well that the actual cost of these materials was only about ten taels of silver. If labor costs and other expenses are included, the actual cost should be higher. However, these are invisible consumption and are not easy to calculate.
At the same time, this set of equipment is not only armor and long swords, but also includes boots, water bottles and a series of small items.
So Liu Wu didn't ask any more questions, and instead asked: "I saw that there were three craftsmen helping the soldiers just putting on their armor, but is it troublesome to put on the armor?"
Huang Biehe nodded and said: "That's true. Although this armor has amazing defense, it is troublesome to put on. After many tests, three people can put on the armor the fastest."
"As for removing the armor, you only need one person to help. After all, the armor is thick, and those who wear it will be sweating and blood boiling after going through action."
"If the armor is removed quickly at this time, the cold wind will easily blow the armor-removing wind, and it is most likely to kill the person. Therefore, only one person is needed to help remove the armor, and do it slowly to avoid removing the armor too quickly."
"Not only that, after removing the armor, you are not allowed to drink cold water or wine, otherwise you will be easily irritated and vomit blood and die. So the remaining two people need to prepare hot water and salt water for them."
Liu Wu nodded. Indeed, this armor-removing wind does not matter whether you have internal strength or not, but those with internal strength will be better.
So, they all seemed to have forgotten something.
"Fuck! Save people quickly."
Suddenly, Liu Wu shouted.
At this time, everyone also reacted.
The soldier forgot to take off his armor.
At this time, the weather was unbearably hot. Although the soldiers in armor did not move, the armor itself was like a steamer, and wearing the armor was like being scorched.
Therefore, this soldier was already sweating profusely.
Just listen to Huang Biehe shouting: "Don't take off your armor, go to a cool place first, and then slowly take off your armor."
"Quick, quick, prepare hot water and salt water."
The soldier listened to the order and watched everyone rushing towards him, tears streaming down his face.
Finally someone thought of him.
woo woo woo woo.
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After a while of busy work, he finally dealt with the oolong incident just now, and then Liu Wu said to Huang Biehe who looked embarrassed:
"Okay, don't cry in despair. Tell me, how long does it take to build this set of equipment and weapons?"
Regarding this issue, Huang Biehe thought about it carefully and said: "Nowadays, although many of them are made according to the established standards, and we also process them separately, but now we have few people and not too many craftsmen. Water power and resources are also issues.”
"So if we want to make a complete set of this kind of armor, our ordnance department can only produce three sets a month. The main reason is that the sword is easy to make, but the armor is not easy to make."
"Also, we don't have enough manpower and material resources, otherwise its output can be greatly increased."
"In addition, the output I mentioned is also based on the current task arrangement. It can be successfully built in just one month without affecting other work."
Having said this, Huang Biehe considered it for a moment and said: "Don't think this speed is slow yet. This is still based on your technical formula, hydraulic forging, and division of labor. If it were built according to the original method, this set of armor would be It would take a master craftsman at least half a year to create it.”
Liu Wu nodded when he heard this, because he knew this kind of thing very well.
But what he was thinking about was that this set of armor was really unavailable in the south.
On the one hand, people need to have internal strength, on the other hand, it is slow to build, and on the other hand, the weather is hot.
But when he thought that soldiers wearing armor and cooperating in military formations in the field, they would be invincible.
As for those who take out soldiers wearing this set of equipment to form a single military branch, and then go into the battlefield without the cooperation of archers, spearmen, etc., and think they are invincible.
Well, we don’t know where the ashes of that person are now.
Therefore, Liu Wu positioned this set of equipment in terms of tactics. It was used as a sharp knife to be thrown into the battlefield to damage the enemy's formation and destroy their morale.
So, after thinking about it, he still ordered: "Then let's build this set of equipment first, and deal with the personnel issues slowly, don't rush."
Speaking of this, Liu Wu suddenly remembered and said: "By the way, I will take this set of equipment. Its specific use and the arrangement of material personnel need to be discussed."
Huang Biehe cupped his hands and said, "No!"
Soon, the armor and the long sword were packed up and carried by the soldiers.
When he arrived at the gate, Huang Biehe suddenly asked: "Great Sacrificial Wine, this set of armor also has a long sword, please give me your name."
Liu Wu thought for a while and said: "This armor should be called fish scale armor. After all, it is made by imitating fish scale armor. As for this sword, let's call it Mo Dao!"
Although Liu Wu didn't know what the Mo Dao looked like in the Tang Dynasty, this sword was so powerful that it could crush men and horses, so it was okay to call it Mo Dao.