As more advanced cannon designs involving longer, narrower barrels appeared, the need for cannon makers to experiment with alloy composition and casting grew proportionately, and thus the Cannon Foundry was born. With a larger, more efficient blast furnace, the cannon foundry is simply better equipped to produce specific alloy compositions in sizable amounts than the smaller cannon workshops.
更為先進的火炮設計催生出火炮鑄造廠,以便生產更長更細的炮身以供需要。工廠內同時進行各種合金材料和澆鑄工藝試驗,其大型高效熔爐可嚴格控制炮身鑄造中合金比例,較小型工場更為有效。 |