Chapter 1363 The Era of Cannons and Giant Ships (First update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1363 The Era of Cannons and Giant Ships (First update, please subscribe)
"Buzz, buzz..."
Along with the low roar, everyone looked up to the sky and saw dozens of ships in a "V" formation, slowly passing by in the sky.
"The airship force of the Navy's aerospace force is currently passing through the sea area under review."
The magnetic voice of the male announcer came out of the radio just right.
"Father, it's an airship!"
Zhu Youlin, the crown prince of the empire, is a standard fan of airships. He has been fascinated by airships since he was a child.
Even now that I have become a father, nothing has changed. I am crazy when I see an airship.
But the era of airships is over!
Sighing in his heart, Emperor Zhu looked up at the sky. There were nine airships passing over the throne ship. They were all the same cigar-shaped appearance, with wide tail rudders, streamlined semi-buried main cabins and airships. Perfectly blended together, they appear to be larger.
"Shang Shu Shen, these airships seem to be different from the airships of the past. They seem to be angular."
Zhu Youlin turned around and asked.
"Back to Your Highness, this is the Empire's latest hard-shell airship. Its internal structure is entirely made of duralumin. It is faster, larger in size, and has a longer range."
Nine years ago, as the United States and France "invented" the electrolytic aluminum process at the same time, the Empire also decrypted electrolytic aluminum. Although the Empire lost a large financial source, the industrial production of electrolytic aluminum also benefited many industries. The rigid airship finally got A fundamental breakthrough was made, aluminum beams replaced wooden beams, making the airship bigger and stronger.
"This is Zebrin..."
Emperor Zhu Da said to himself, but are there still Zeppelins in this world?
Before the airship force could escape people's sight, a cruiser column composed of six armored cruisers drove over through the waves, billowing soot spewing out of the towering and dense chimneys, and its hull was equipped with a battleship-level 305mm Main gun - This is also the first of its kind in the Empire.
"Your Majesty, two "Shinde" class armored cruisers are coming forward. Although they are still called armored cruisers, they are actually equivalent to second-class battleships from various countries. They have four 305mm twin main guns that are enough to fight against battleships. ,...Different from the "Hiroshima-class" armored cruisers previously built by the Empire, this ship has canceled the side guns and is instead equipped with six twin-mounted 120mm secondary guns. Its structure is reasonable and simple..."
In fact, the empire's naval construction has always been influenced by Emperor Zhu Da. Perhaps this is "what goes well above and below must be affected." From the early days of shrinking battleships to building secondary armored cruisers, to now, the same is true for the empire. .It’s just that the current Imperial Navy Naval Administration Office is more comfortable designing armored cruisers.
Just like the Sinde-class, although its displacement is only 20,000 tons, it achieves a perfect combination of protection, firepower and speed. It is said to be a cruiser, but its armor is even thicker than the Dreadnought-class, and its speed is as high as 29 knots. Because of this, it won the favor of the Imperial Navy as soon as it came out. Not only did it issue an order for six ships at once, it even issued an intention order for four improved models.
In fact, the reason why the empire attaches great importance to the speed of warships is simply because the vast colonies need fast cruiser battleships to protect them. They not only need speed, but also need strong protection - because they may fall into a situation of fighting alone.
Of course, strong firepower is also needed because it may face enemy battleships.
Special needs stimulated special battleships. While European and American countries were building second-class dreadnoughts, the Empire relied on advanced steam turbine and high-pressure boiler technology to build faster armored cruisers.
However, its appearance did not cause shock to the outside world. After all, the Xinde class has been in service for two years. In the past two years, four ships have been in service. As the empire's cutting-edge warship, in the past two years, it has
He not only cruises the imperial waters, but also visits various countries, which has long been known to the world.
"Look, that's..."
Suddenly, someone in the VIP seat screamed in surprise, and everyone's eyes turned towards the parade column coming from behind the cruise fleet.
Through the telescope, people can finally clearly see the figure of the battleship - the first thing that comes into people's sight is not just the battleship, but the "pagoda" on the top of the battleship. A multi-layered "pagoda" above the battleship just breaks through.
It came into people's sight. The towering masts were stacked on top of each other and were tens of meters high.
"What is this? Is it a 'Christmas tree'?"
When the naval attachés from various countries were surprised and ridiculed, what they didn't know was that what they were witnessing was actually a naval technological change. Although with the emergence of Infernal Affairs, the accuracy and effective range of artillery have been greatly improved, but
Due to the limitations of sighting equipment and gunnery, navies around the world have never thought of being able to conduct artillery battles at a distance of 20~30km.
For this reason, the capital ships of various countries do not need to measure and aim at such a distance. They only need to install an observation post on the top of the mast.
However, in the past few years, with the advancement of sighting and gunnery, the Imperial Navy has proposed new tactics for long-range artillery battles. In order to conduct long-range artillery battles, warships not only need to detect the enemy earlier, but also
Due to the curvature of the earth, not only do you have to stand higher, but you also have to observe and aim there, so the fire command units responsible for aiming, observing the impact point, and commanding artillery, cavalry shooting, etc. need to be moved upward.
Therefore, the Imperial Navy not only remodeled the mast, but also designed a corresponding integrated mast.
The integrated tower-type mast looks extremely spectacular and quite shocking. But it is not just the towering tower-type mast that is truly shocking.
Instead, in front of the tower mast, there are two twin turrets arranged in a stepped pattern. On the surface, it seems to be no different from an ordinary dreadnought. However, comparing the size of the hull, naval attachés from various countries - these first
The first-class naval intelligence officer immediately felt a sense of suffocation!
The huge muzzle, thick and long barrel are perfectly combined with the wide hull and tower-like front superstructure.
At this time, the voice of the announcer on the radio also became passionate:
"What is approaching now is the Imperial Navy's latest "Dynasty-class" battleship. The lead ship is the "Da Qin" battleship. It has a displacement of 33,000 tons and is equipped with eight 380mm naval guns. It is currently undergoing sea trials...
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It doesn't matter whether it is undergoing sea trials or not, what matters is that it is a real big gun ship!
Once upon a time, when the dreadnought appeared, people were surprised and admired it. To a certain extent, they even thought that it was the pinnacle of human mechanics. But who would have thought that now their knowledge would be once again changed.
Subverted.
The destructive aesthetics brought by the big ships and cannons are displayed in such a clear, intuitive and unreserved manner. Without any cover-up or politeness, it seems like a grenade exploding.
This directly impacts everyone.
It even exudes a magic power that is choking people's breathing and thinking, making them unable to breathe or think. In such a visual impact, a word echoes in their minds.
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"380mm! 380mm..."
At this moment, it is either heaven or hell.
It doesn't matter anymore, what matters is the caliber.
What matters is the tonnage!
Importantly... they are the most powerful battleships in the world.
In such a visual impact, people seemed to ignore the two large booms between the two large chimneys. What they didn't know was that there were release platforms for seaplanes. They didn't know that the new maritime revolution had already begun.
It started quietly, and at this time all of them were immersed in the impact of the cannon and the giant ship.
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(End of chapter)
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