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Technology is always improving.
技術總是在不斷進步
but there is nothing like war to give an outsize advantage
但是沒有什么能像戰爭 能夠讓在技術上稍占上風的一方
to whoever has that slight technological edge.
擁有如此巨大的優勢
The gun improves when it arrives in Europe by trial and error.
經過反復試驗 火槍傳入歐洲后得到了改進
They want to increase their range,so what are they gonna do?
他們想增加射程 該怎么做呢?
They increase the length of the barrel because they know a bigger a powder charge will allow that ball to travel further in distance.
他們加長槍管 他們知道火藥越多 子彈飛得越遠
They're going to tighten the tolerances to increase the accuracy of that ball.
他們盡量減小偏差 加強子彈的精確度
They're gonna find a way so that it becomes a one-man weapon versus a two-man weapon.
他們想方設法 把火槍變成一人用槍 取代二人用槍
The real breakthrough came with a trigger mechanism,
真正的突破 是從扳機機制開始
a lever that operated an arm that brought this burning match cord down into the priming.
這是一個杠桿 帶動力臂 將點燃的引線 帶入起爆裝置
Individual soldiers were now armed with something quite deadly,
現在每個士兵都配有 火力強勁
quite accurate, and extremely portable.
射擊準確 易于攜帶的裝備
What happens here in Spain...
西班牙發生的這一切
Will help propel Columbus to the New World.
將推動哥倫布發現新大陸
