Several boatmen leading the way held torches and quickly lit the candlesticks.
Yan Bing, who slowly walked into the cabin, was so happy that snot bubbles almost came out of her nose. Every design here was exactly the same as the details she drew in the picture. The cabin was filled with hangings wrapped in wires.
There were lanterns, and a candle twice as thick as a thumb was inserted into the lantern. Looking around, two rows of candles were illuminated all the way to the bow of the ship. It was very spectacular!
The reason why Yan Bing chose candles instead of oil lamps for lighting was because candles are a solid material and will not cause spillage when the ship is moving. They are also easy to extinguish and will not cause irreversible fires in bumpy waves.
On both sides of each gun position, there is a wooden barrel filled with fine sand. The wooden barrel is mounted directly on the floor. This fine sand is the best fire extinguishing equipment that can deal with various fire sources!
Each gun window is equipped with a wooden cover that is easy to open and close. When the gun is ready to be fired, the cover is opened. When encountering strong winds and waves, all the lids are closed. Directly above these gun windows, there is an open door.
Iron pipes, and these pipes are equipped from the first floor, to the second floor, and even the third, fourth, and fifth floors. When they circle the cabin, they finally lead to the captain's room, the main wheelhouse, and the observation deck.
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That's right, these pipes... are the earliest prototypes of telephones... allowing the captain and first mate to accurately route each order to the corresponding floor!
There are no gun positions designed on the deck of the battleship. All the artillery are hidden in the floors below the deck. This is to prevent the unprotected gun positions from being hit by the opponent's shells and causing explosions! And each floor
A circle of iron sheets embedded outside the escape window is also to minimize the possibility of being killed in an explosion!
As for the most important material reserves, such as artillery shells and propellants, Yan Bing hid them at the bottom of the cabin. When the warship is fully loaded, the huge tonnage will completely press the bottom of the warship below the sea surface.
This design is to prevent our warships from being touched by the gunpowder magazine below the sea surface no matter how many rounds they withstand! 81Zw.????m
Of course, with the current advanced level and range of Liang Guo's artillery, the opponent may not have a chance to enter sufficient range, and will be sunk by us, but everything is afraid of the unforeseen... After all, you can only sail a ten thousand year ship with caution.
Yan Bing still understands this truth.
The food and fresh water reserves were designed by Yan Bing on the fourth floor below the three-story fort. In order to facilitate the transmission of materials and ammunition between all ship layers, Yan Bing also specially installed a small black-tech gadget.
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Winch crane...
To put it bluntly... there is no electricity... the elevator...
Driven by pure manpower and relying on the multi-link gear set, it can reach the level of four or two pounds, which can transport cannons, ammunition, and load food and fresh water, thus greatly improving the efficiency of material transmission.
Each battleship is equipped with six similar cranes, four of which are hidden in the cabin to avoid damage during battles, which will lead to a decrease in the efficiency of material delivery, while the other two are installed on the deck, usually on the shelves.
They are all fixed. When the ship docks and needs to transport large materials, the fixed locks will be released, the shelves will be lowered directly to the port ground from above the deck, and then the goods will be moved to the deck with a winch...
Before that, it can just be used to transport artillery!
Four 42-pound bow cannons, four 36-pound stern cannons, and a hundred 24-pound broadside cannons. This firepower ratio has far exceeded that of Europe's first-class strategic ships! It has reached a super
First level...
Although in the history of Europe, Spain has built several behemoths with more than 130 cannons, most of these 130 cannons are small six-pound cannons, supplemented by a small number of twelve-pound cannons.
The pounder artillery and the twenty-four-pound artillery will be far behind us in terms of range and power.
Spain, which has a total land area of only 500,000 square kilometers, can hardly support such a huge expenditure. It has only built three super first-class battleships in total, while Liang Guo has built twelve super first-class battleships from the beginning.
-class battleship, this is the gap in national power between the two countries...
In Yan Bing's plan, these twelve main battleships are both the beginning and the end. From now on, she will only choose second-level or third-level strategic ships to build as a firepower match, because she has better choices...
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Steam engine battleship!
Internal combustion engine battleship!
Internal combustion engine aircraft carrier!
These "monsters" will gradually replace all sail-type strategic ships in the near future and become a new round of maritime overlords!
Since you know this, why invest too much in the sail battleship?
That's enough... just fine...
At this time, Yan Bing's hands were trembling slightly with excitement, and he slowly walked out of the battleship's cabin...
With the blessing of Qinggong, I jumped up to the observation deck at the top of the battleship and looked into the distance...
The sky is level with the sea, the clouds merge with the setting sun, seagulls float in the air on the updraft of the ocean, waves of waves rise on the glittering sea surface...
“It’s so cool——!!!! It’s so cool——!!!!”
A burst of hoarse shouting immediately stunned all the craftsmen on the ship... They looked at each other, but they didn't dare to say a word... They just raised their necks and looked at the "black spot" high up...
A moment later, he watched the "black spot" fly down from the watchtower, and amidst everyone's exclamations, it landed smoothly on the bow of the giant ship...
Yan Bing patted the bowsprit, then turned around and walked towards the crowd, shouting loudly: "I have decided! This flagship, which is the first in the queue! I will name it 'Xuan Si'!!"
"ah!??"
The craftsmen once again let out a burst of exclamation, and then the leading craftsman trotted over, approached Yan Bing and whispered in a low voice: "Your Majesty! This is a taboo!"
"What are the taboos? How can I still not know my father's temper? This battleship is named Xuan Si. It's too late for my father to be happy! I will definitely not be angry!"
"No... Your Majesty... We have no way of knowing whether the late Emperor is angry or not, but you named it this way... the court will blame it..."
"Just say it was decided by me! If you have any opinions! Let them come to me!! And this ship's bow statue! It should also be carved in the shape of my father! I want my father to see Liang Guo with his own eyes.
The warships are invincible! Dominate the seven seas!" Yan Bing waved his little hand.
, ran directly to the deck, and shouted to everyone: "You boatmen have worked hard these past two years! I will never let your sweat go in vain! I will reward you with a small amount of wine, and wait for tomorrow! I, the King, will not let your sweat go in vain!"
Distribute the reward in person!!"
"And...? Silver reward!??"
A group of boatmen looked at each other with surprised expressions on their faces, and quickly bowed and bowed...
