At this time, a group of people happened to come behind George.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, he looked back - a group of Soviet naval commanders in blue uniforms appeared in front of him. The tallest Soviet captain among them walked towards him, and actually opened his mouth and spoke fluently in London.
cavity!
"Friends from afar, how is our flagship?"
Facing the smiling Soviet captain, George said politely: "This is an elegant and powerful warship. She will be the pride of your navy."
George's answer was quite satisfactory, and you couldn't find anything wrong with it. He is indeed a veteran who has written articles for many years.
After smiling slightly, the Soviet captain took two steps forward and made a gesture of invitation.
"So, friends who have come from afar! Peter the Great welcomes you. Next, he will show you what real power is?!"
The fact that the warship is called "he" here is not a slip of the tongue on the part of the Soviet captain (not to mention a clerical error by the author). In the Soviet Union, their navy used to call warships "he" instead of "she" as is commonly used by the navies of other countries. It is interesting.
What's strange is that in English translation, Germany calls the motherland nd (fatherland), while the Soviets like to call it nd (motherland).
George bowed and returned the gift: "Thank you for the invitation, and also thank you for your generous government."
At this point, George showed the importance that a former Royal Navy officer should have on etiquette. If he had been a Soviet officer, he would have hugged him directly.
However, George, who was only concerned about being polite, did not notice that a sly smile quietly appeared on the corner of the Soviet captain's mouth...
Because Peter the Great was such a communication point, the two of them walked and talked very harmoniously. In the eyes of outsiders, they might mistakenly think that they were exchange personnel between two friendly countries. Because from their performance, there was no trace of
There is no ideological gap at all.
Then, under the leadership of the tall Soviet captain, George and his party quickly walked to the front deck of the "Peter the Great" without any delay.
Standing at the bow of the ship, George and others looked excitedly towards the hull. The most eye-catching thing in their sight was the two triple 12-inch 56-fold naval guns on the bow that were pointed out by the Soviet captain to show off.
Although the Soviet captain did not explain in detail, George still had a certain understanding of this "similar" to the German Navy's version of the naval gun caliber algorithm.
Based on George's many years of naval service experience and the eyesight of his military reporters, although the naval gun on the bow of the Peter the Great was large enough, it was definitely not as terrifying as the 56-caliber gun.
However, if we use the gun caliber calculation that the German Navy likes to use, this type of artillery will usually add the length of the breech block when calculating the magnification, so that it can reach the caliber of 56, which is only known by the Soviet Union.
Even if he was aware of the trick in the algorithm, George still couldn't contact him. This self-deception algorithm that the German Navy loved to use would become a deceptive method used by Reinhardt to promote the "Peter the Great" to the Soviet Union.
However, even according to the Royal Navy's algorithm, this gun should have a super caliber of more than 52!
This magnification is enough to be called the best among all types of contemporary naval guns!
The unusually high muzzle velocity, super straight trajectory, and astonishing range fully satisfy the theory of giant ship cannons.
However, everything comes at a price!
So what are the costs? The first of them is tube life.
If the armor-piercing projectile is fired, the gun will only have a barrel life of 130 rounds. If it exceeds this number, the accuracy of the artillery fire will not be guaranteed.
The other is the weight. Due to the high chamber pressure and high magnification, the weight of this gun is also amazing. The weight of a single gun has almost caught up with the British 15-inch gun. But in the eyes of the Soviets, these are all worth it.
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Since the Soviets were uncharacteristically indifferent to this kind of information leakage, George was able to stand on the front deck and take several close-ups of the two triple turrets with high gun barrels.
Behind the turret, the sickle and ax red flag on the top of the mast is billowing in the wind. Behind it is the St. Andre naval flag on the bow of the ship, which is flapping in the sea breeze. And from George's viewfinder, you can also see the boiler ignition behind the bridge.
, the faint black smoke coming out of the chimney.
At this moment, George seemed to see a sleeping giant red beast slowly opening its eyes, licking its fangs, and showing its ferocious appearance!
At George's request, the Soviet Union changed the next stop of the tour to the engine room.
Along the way, George also observed several types of secondary guns. Among them, there were the 150-turret secondary gun and the semi-open 105-mm secondary gun that were very similar to German naval guns. The information on those German-made naval guns was obtained by the British.
The accurate information he learned after signing the Treaty of Versailles, George was sure it would be correct!
What role did the Germans play in this incident?!
Just when George was trying to connect various phenomena, the firepower layout of the Peter the Great diverted his interest and attention.
In his impression, Britain also had six-inch guns and four-inch guns with similar firepower positioning. However, in terms of protection, they were not as good as the two he saw now.
In addition, Peter the Great's huge anti-torpedo gun with an extremely long barrel is also amazing.
But George always felt that this "very beautiful battleship" seemed to be missing something...
Because of his work and his strong connections, George still knew a lot about the British Navy's plan to use aircraft to attack ships.
When George was insinuating how the Soviets should respond to an aircraft attack, the tall captain next to him actually translated the words of the Soviet fleet commander: "Aircrafts are not capable of carrying weapons that can seriously damage the battleships, and what's more, our ship
There are also a lot of machine guns and 20-meter cannons for anti-aircraft fire, and the 37-meter hand-gun cannon has enough elevation angle to supplement anti-aircraft firepower."
George stopped talking after hearing this...
The British Swordfish that can carry torpedoes has long been in service, and the German artifact Stuka bombers have been roaring from Spain. Today, when the power of aircraft is increasingly valued by various countries, the Soviet navy is still so naive?!
George is not a prophet. He does not know the future development direction of military technology like a time traveler like Reinhardt.
But after all, he is a person who has access to enough information. He knows that the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan have all built their own naval aviation forces, and France and Italy are also constantly trying in this regard. Even the German Navy, which has always seemed to be keeping its own rules,
, there is also a trend in the intelligence of converting merchant ships into aircraft carriers.
Although at present, it may be difficult for naval aviation to attack warships. But this kind of bombardment, which is more "unusual" compared to traditional battleships, this kind of fighting method that transcends visual range and pulls a two-dimensional plane battle into a three-dimensional space is undoubtedly
It is the sprout of a new era!
Some people in the navies of various countries have noticed this bud. Although the attitudes are different, no country's navy has ever turned a blind eye or listened to it like the Soviet navy.
Looking at the Soviet fleet commander who was probably a few years older than him and could command such a huge fleet, George sighed secretly in his heart. The Soviet purge reported by the Italians had a huge impact on the Soviet military system.
! Just from this conversation, you can get a glimpse of it!