:12:29
I'm going home, sir.
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You are? Good night.
:12:38
I couldn't help but worry about Kie.
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I was also feeling guilty
about my inability to understand...
:12:55
...the principles
of the new western artillery.
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Now, this is vital.
:13:06
Wearing the fingerstall, you insert
the right forefinger into the vent.
:13:13
This prevents air from being expelled
when the shot is loaded...
:13:17
...which could be disastrous.
:13:20
Bang!
:13:22
A premature discharge,
causing burns and even death.
:13:27
I had a colleague die that way.
:13:30
Next occurs the 'ranging' of the gun.
This involves four techniques:
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1 : Quadrant. 2: Tangent scale.
3: Breech sight...
:13:39
...and 4: pendulum hausse.
You learned these yesterday.
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Questions?
:13:46
Yes?
:13:47
This book says
the English 'Armstrong' cannon...
:13:51
...has a vent piece, so you don't
have to stick your finger in it.
:13:56
It costs more.
:13:59
One Armstrong costs as much as
500 of your old matchlocks.