In front of the projections in front of squares across the empire, the people who had been discussing it enthusiastically were stunned. Even the laughing and playful young people in coastal cities were speechless for a while.
They had seen 10,000-ton cargo ships, the warships that the empire used to fight against the Holy Brighta Empire in its early days. At that time, they were shocked and thought that it should be the largest ship in the world.
I never expected that there would be a super battleship like the Queen Medea.
In the bridge of the new magic warship Queen Medea, all the technical staff and government officials who had participated in the project were standing behind the wide viewing window, looking at the rolling waves of the waters of Woland Island with excitement.
Continuously retreating on both sides of the ship, everyone had to marvel at the miracle of this magical technology.
At the front end of the bridge, Gawain held the railing behind the window with both hands and stared at the sea in the distance.
Aslan's right-hand man Gawain was transferred back from the border of the magic city and served as the commander of the navy.
As an army knight, Gawain was not used to life at sea. When he first came here, he had to vomit three or five times a day. Even though he was already a mentor-level expert, he couldn't stand it.
The defense line at the border of the Magic City is also in charge of Asensio, the new veteran.
Asensio may not be able to attack the Magic City, but he is more than capable of holding on to his position.
This is also related to his origin. The position of the principality he belongs to can only passively defend. Over time, he has gained some unique insights in defensive warfare.
"Your Majesty really gave me a big problem!"
Gawain felt a headache when he thought about the task assigned to him by Aslan.
Destroy the Maxim Empire's naval base.
Not counting the long distance, according to reliable information, the Maxim Empire's navy has begun to take shape.
There are five cruisers and more than thirty destroyers and frigates of various types. Although there are no battleships, they are fighting with the help of bases and coastal defense artillery cover. It is not an easy task to capture the bases.
"Report to the commander!"
"Our ship has completed various driving tests."
"good!"
"Next comes the fire test!"
Finally we came to the part that Nicol liked.
"We have installed two triple-mounted 450mm artillery pieces at the bow and stern of the ship. There is also a large electromagnetic rail gun at the second position. The caliber of the shells reaches 500mm, which can be used to hit targets within 50 kilometers."
Although Gawain had long seen the huge caliber of the Queen's artillery, he did not expect it to be so terrifying. He had heard that the Ellendine Fortress relied on two fortresses to repel the Maxim Empire's attack. Those two fortresses
The caliber of the gun is not as good as that of the Empress.
"The secondary battery of the Queen-class is a quadruple turret modified from 12 60-times 155mm naval guns removed from the Holy Bryta Empire cruiser during the modification. The configuration of the secondary battery has four turrets respectively.
At the front and rear of the superstructure and on both sides of the superstructure. This configuration ensures that 3 of the battleship's four secondary battery turrets can point to one side at the same time, while most battleships can only ensure that half of the secondary battery turrets point to one side at the same time.
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"The secondary weapons are twin 127mm anti-aircraft guns, half of which are equipped with shields, so the total number of 127 anti-aircraft guns is 12, and the triple 25mm anti-aircraft guns are 108."
Gawain's mouth opened slightly when he heard this.
Hundreds of machine guns, what the hell is this?
Fire Hedgehog?
"In addition, in accordance with His Majesty's order, we set up a magic shield generator at the back of the bridge. It can provide part of the defense force for the battleship. Because it uses a strategic-level shield, it consumes a lot of energy."
When Nigel talked about the magic shield, he had a regretful expression on his face.
Gawain listened carefully to Nicol's introduction and couldn't help but sigh at Nicol's talent. He thought that at the beginning he was just a magician despised by all the magicians in Billy City.
He was so rebellious that he almost failed to survive in Billy City. No one would have thought that in just over ten years, he had become a powerful magician and the minister of the empire's weapons research and development department.
His status in the empire is no worse than that of the Grand Mage.
"Then let's take a test shot!"
Gawain pointed to a small island not far away.
There is no need to test the anti-aircraft cannon. That weapon has already been mass-produced. His real targets are the electromagnetic rail gun and the two triple-mounted 450mm naval guns.
Under Gawain's order, all the naval soldiers on the battleship quickly started to move.
Soon, the huge turret began to rotate. Even if you were in Cambridge, you could clearly hear the sound of the turret rotating.
"The shells are in place!"
"fire!"
Rumble!
The first to show off its power was the triple-mounted 450mm naval gun. The terrifying recoil caused the hull to tilt hugely, and many city hall officials who were caught off guard almost fell down.
"This horrible recoil!" Gawain muttered, randomly raising his telescope.
Only three of the six shells hit the island, and the others fell around the island.
"Good hit rate!"
After the smoke from the explosion dissipated, the original island was no longer visible and was slowly covered by sea water.
"This this……"
Officials from the city hall looked at the disappearing island with shocked faces.
"This firepower!"
Gawain originally had a headache about that task, but now he is completely relaxed. There are no enemies that cannot be solved with caliber. The reason why it cannot be solved is that the caliber is not big enough.
A reporter stood on the lighthouse on Woland Island, recording the roar of the Queen Medea at sea, and immediately turned the camera to reporter Aniya.
"Everyone should have seen it! This is the proudest achievement of Imperial Industry..."
Aslan looked at the report on the 3D projection and couldn't help but chuckle.
"Your Majesty, it's a pity that you didn't go there in person when the Queen was launched."
Cu Chulainn, who was following Aslan, asked.
Aslan shook his head and said indifferently: "The Queen class is big, but it does not mean that it is the largest warship in the empire. If you have to attend every time a new warship is launched, wouldn't you be exhausted?"
"This battleship is named after Medea. She doesn't care, and I don't care too much."
This tone full of hendom and strictness made Cu Chulainn swallow back what he wanted to say, and he could only say one sentence in the end.
"Best regards, Your Majesty!"
Only then was Aslan satisfied and headed towards the industrial area of the Seventh Immigration City.
The industrial zone has moved almost all the machines used by Conlay World, but some factories have not yet officially started construction. When all factories are started, the huge production capacity will be enough to match the entire industrial production capacity of the former Cleveland Province.
When the production capacity of the more than 40 immigration cities in the empire is fully activated, the production capacity of the empire can compete with that of the Maxim Empire. When Kanglai's skilled workers train the people of the empire into skilled workers, they will be distributed to various parts of the empire so that factories in various parts of the empire can
When opened, it will surely sweep across the Maxim Empire and become a veritable mainland factory.