16th October 1655
Surendra Nagar, a Mughal-occupied territory in Gujarat.
Riots have broken out in Surendra Nagar city. Unlike typical riots involving only civilians, a quarter of the guards from the city’s defence corps who were mostly Hindu and Sikh have also joined in the riots, demanding justice from the Mughal nobles. The cause of these riots? It all stemmed from pamphlets. The pamphlets had been circulating widely in Surendra Nagar for two days already.
The Mughal officials only just discovered the trick played by the Dakshin Bharatiya Empire recently. They wanted to shut down all the channels that were spreading the pamphlets immediately. Sadly, it was already too late, and most of the citizens in the city were aware.
Due to the negligence of the Mughal officials in the city of Surendranagar, who were overwhelmed by the pressure brought by the Dakshin Bharatiya Empire, they were unable to observe the pamphlet silently spreading in the city like a virus for the past two days.
Even though some of the lower-level officials found out about it, they were unfortunately silently bribed and evacuated out of the city without leaving any trace.
If the top-level officials of the city had observed the city’s demographics, they would have already noticed the unusual disappearance of many households around the border areas, as well as the disappearance of a large number of lower-level officers who requested leave and never came back.
Unfortunately, they had not paid much attention to this detail as they were trying their best to contact their families to see if there was a way out of the mess they were stuck in.
As for the people who learned the news, they fell into three categories. The first was the literate individuals who, upon learning about the news, worried about their families and quickly left the city without informing anyone to avoid arousing suspicion among the officials.
The second type were also literate individuals who, upon learning the news, Different from the first type, chose to publicize it to the illiterate population, hoping to increase their chances of escaping the chaos of the city. The third type was the majority and the cause for all the chaos: the illiterate people who learned of the news from the literate individuals.
As the majority of illiterate people did not have much knowledge beyond their own surroundings, they immediately started the riots. After hearing about the news, a certain proportion of the city’s Defense Corps also joined in the riot, due to the slight push of certain intelligence organizations.
Overall, among these three types of people who learned about the news, no one could be pointed out as wrong or right. They were all fighting for their own lives in the only way they were aware of, as for the concept of whether what they were doing was right or wrong, even that question would not come up in their minds when the consequence or the result of their failure is death.
Maybe if there was a better way where everyone could survive without harming anyone’s interest, people would follow it, but in actuality, that is never the case. If one has to survive and thrive in an environment of different variables, there will always be harm done to a certain variable, whether knowingly or unknowingly.
It has always been like this since the beginning of age and likely will always be the same.
Noticing this significant change in Surendranagar City, Ramayya Senapati and Narasimha Nayak did not lose this opportunity. They immediately arranged for an army of two divisions to quickly infiltrate the city of Surendranagar directly if possible or to utilize the rioters inside the city to open up a path for their army.
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Roshan and Aditya, both involved in this operation, were silently moving the chess pieces they had arranged for the advantage of the Dakshin Bharatiya Empire. As the capture of Surendranagar reached a crucial moment, Vijay also made a crucial decision for the future of the empire’s weapon technology.
The scene shifts to the Vijayanagar state, capital city - Hampi, in the Dakshin Bharatiya Empire.
Currently, Vijay is in his study room, sitting cross-legged with his right hand folded against his chin, and his left hand constantly tapping on the table. It could be seen that Vijay is intensely thinking about something. Suddenly, Vijay frowned as he was still unable to select the four types of weapons he wanted to manufacture. He closed his eyes in order to improve his concentration.
Surprisingly, it worked. Vijay suddenly could recall a whole catalogue of different weapons throughout the various eras of human civilization until the 21st century. With his thoughts, he could accurately visualize these weapons one by one and find out about their detailed specifications. Vijay quickly went through the catalogue and finally found the weapons he was searching for.
He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze burning with an intense desire to create. His face was gleaming with confidence, And his hands were itching for some action. He put down his leg and picked up a design paper from the table.
Taking up the pen, he wrote the heading in bold letters: WHEELLOCK pistol.
The first weapon Vijay was going to design was the wheellock pistol.
The wheel lock pistol is a type of early firearm that originated in the 15th century and was commonly used in the sixteenth century until the late 17th century.
The wheel lock pistol eventually fell out of fashion with the introduction of Flintlock-type pistols in the late 17th century and the early 18th century. However, the reason why Vijay chose the wheel lock pistol is that the empire still lacked the capability to manufacture parts of such low precision requirements.
Additionally, the technology of the Flintlock pistol is not yet fully mature, whereas the technology of the wheel lock pistol has fully matured and reached its usable peak. The design Vijay came up with is the German wheel lock Pistol with a magazine system, which was used in the late 17th century.
Vijay took up his pen and started to draw the barrel, which is relatively short compared to the musket due to it being a pistol. Then, he went on to draw the stock made of wood, which served as a handle or a grip for the firearm. Vijay made it ergonomically shaped to fit comfortably in the shooter’s hand. Next, Vijay drew the lock mechanism, which looked very complex.
He then outlined the diagram of a trigger guard and finally put on some decorative designs inspired by Kavya’s designs.
Once he finished sketching the general outline of the gun, Vijay grabbed another sheet of paper. He drew the wheellock mechanism of the pistol, labelling it "wheellock mechanism of the wheellock pistol." His design detailed how the wheel, spring, pan, and trigger were positioned and functioned, highlighting these essential components of the wheel lock firing mechanism.
After outlining both the visual design of the gun and its internal working mechanism, he took up a separate sheet of paper and started to write down the required specifications for manufacturing.
-Name:- Raya Wheelock Pistol with Magazine System
-Type:- Multi-shot wheel lock pistol
-Firing Mechanism:- Wheel lock mechanism (spring-loaded serrated wheel strikes flint)
-Chamber Type:- Integrated chamber with two to four chambers
-Trigger:- Single-stage trigger that cocks and releases the wheel lock.
-Reloading:- Reload by either triggering it or reloading the magazine after each shot
-Caliber:- 0.45 to 0.55 inches
-Projectile Type:- Single lead ball
-Effective Range:- Approximately 45.7 meters
-Rate of Fire:- Two to three shots per minute
-Accuracy:- Moderate due to smooth bore barrel; rifling not feasible due to precision limitations in current rifling machine tools
-Dimensions:-
- Overall length: 12 to 18 inches
- Barrel length: Eight to 12 inches
- Weight: Approximately 1.4 to 1.8 kilograms
-Disadvantages:- Complexity and expensive production costs; magazine system prone to malfunctions
-Advantages:- A properly matured pistol that outclasses current flintlock pistols in every aspect; potential for cost reduction and decreased malfunctions through standardized manufacturing in the Dakshin Bharatiya Empire.
Putting the royal family seal and his signature on the gun, he quickly tied up the design drawings and kept them aside.
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