Two huge ships painted gray plowed the blue sea one after the other, chopping the waves in front of tens of thousands of spectators. Their speed gradually increased. Amid the exclamations, they soon caught up with the ship in front of them, which was built for Turkey.
Armored cruiser, this Astraas-class battleship obviously could not maintain the same speed as the two Kunlun ships even if it went all out, and it was not long before it was separated by nearly one kilometer.
At this time, the exclamations on the shore became even louder. You must know that the Princess Astrias class is a star-class battleship that has experienced two wars. The most helpless thing for the Americans is the high speed of 28 knots. It is obvious that these two
A battleship is much faster than it, a speed that can make the enemy despair.
"Are our test products ready?" Emperor Yang said calmly to Ding Ruchang, looking at the reporters frantically taking photos on the shore.
"Your Majesty, we are already here!" Ding Ruchang pointed to the sea area in front of the Kunlun twin ships. At the same time, the reporters also discovered a new situation. There was a large warship slowly approaching, an old-fashioned steam-powered warship, but
Much smaller than these two giant ships.
"The Spanish second-class battleship Pelayo." Reporters who are familiar with battleships from various countries have begun to whisper.
This was a target ship specially acquired by Emperor Yang. The Pelayo was severely damaged in the decisive battle with the Atlantic Fleet. It would be expensive to repair it completely, and this old-fashioned battleship was becoming increasingly useless, so it was taken directly from him.
The Spaniards asked for it. In exchange, when the countries divided the spoils, they could just give them a few of the semi-finished warships assigned to China. Emperor Yang didn't like those things anyway.
When the Pelayo came head-on, stopped ten kilometers away, and then began to evacuate the sailors from above, the audience on the dock already understood that there was going to be a good show next, and even DreamWorks Pictures specially
All the photographers pointed their cameras at the sea, preparing to take pictures of the next shelling test. This was an expensive test with an investment of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Of course Emperor Yang would not pay for such an investment himself. He planned to sell the films of this experiment, including the videos of previous naval battles, to the navies of various countries at a high price. For them who are eager to study the naval battle experience of new warships, this kind of good thing is really
It’s priceless!
At a distance of twelve kilometers, the turrets of the two battleships slowly rotated, and the front and rear main guns and the side guns were pointed at the Pelayo at the same time. The twenty 280mm cannons instantly spurted out flames, and the huge recoil shook the hulls.
With a small horizontal movement, the powerful air pressure of the cannon ejected from the chamber, with a harsh roar, launched an arc-shaped ripple on the calm sea surface, and the terrifying muzzle flash scared the female reporters into screaming.
It took a while for the cannonballs to fly at such a distance, so it wasn't until the spectators woke up from the shock that a ball of flame suddenly exploded on the Pelayo in the distance.
"Well done!" Emperor Yang said with satisfaction amidst the applause from the surroundings.
It is possible to hit one in the first salvo at a distance of twelve kilometers. Although the warships are stationary and the sea is calm, this can be said to be the most ideal shooting conditions. But such a situation occurs without the installation of a centralized fire control system.
The results can still be said to be incredible, and even Ding Ruchang couldn't help but smile.
In fact, nearly 2,000 sailors led by him have been conducting various trainings on these two battleships for more than a month, including shooting training. They have been sent to the open sea many times. Otherwise, how could they possibly cooperate with His Majesty the Emperor in performing in public?
, you must know that this is not just a performance, it is an advertisement for this kind of battleship. So far, at least three companies have placed orders with Yang's Shipyard, two from Spain, two from Turkey, and two from Russia. In order to satisfy so many orders at the same time, Gothenburg Light
Four new docks were built.
Because this place is really busy, China still has six shipyards under construction to build such warships.
At this moment, just as the audience on the shore woke up from the shock, the twenty main guns on the two Kunlun-class battleships spurted out flames in an instant.
"Oh my God, one point five rounds per minute?" A German military officer who came to observe couldn't help but exclaimed as he looked at his watch. Only after he said this did people remember that at this time, the battleship's main gun fired at a rate of one point per minute.
The rate of fire is already very good, but considering the advanced level of these two warships, such a rate of fire is still expected.
Looking at their discussing expressions, Emperor Yang showed a proud smile, because before this round of shells fell, just ten seconds later, the main guns of the two battleships roared again, and the German ***
The officer was so shocked that he dropped his pocket watch to the ground. According to the speed, three minutes per minute was no problem.
"In the test, the fastest we can achieve is 3.5 rounds per minute." Ding Ruchang explained to Emperor Yang in a low voice that this speed was mainly because the gunner's movements could not keep up, and was not limited by the artillery. In fact, if he practiced for a few more years,
, it is possible that the rate of fire exceeds four rounds per minute. Of course, actual combat will definitely decrease, but in any case, it is still very easy for these main guns to have a rate of fire that is more than twice that of those of current battleships.
After three consecutive rounds of shelling, only one hit. The two ships paused for a moment, followed by four rounds of shelling. When the fourth round of shells fell, they looked at the Pelayo's waterline and suddenly sprayed out.
Flames and huge internal explosions tore apart the waterline armor in an instant, and then seawater began to surge in. The two Kunlun ships did not stop, and the 280mm shells continued to roar across the sea, hitting them like falling meteors.
Pelayo, and then easily penetrated the armor and exploded inside. Just ten minutes later, this battleship with a displacement of more than 9,000 tons completely disappeared from the sea.
"Everyone, what do you think? This is our perfect battleship. The ancient Great Wall of China is world-famous, and this is our Great Wall on the sea. These two giant ships are enough to ensure the peace of our Chinese Empire for twenty years." Emperor Yang was very happy.
Said Zhi contentedly.
There was another round of applause immediately, and those Chinese people clapped especially loudly. Of course, no one knew the dark thoughts in the heart of their Emperor at this time.
Taking advantage of his happiness, Emperor Yang announced in public that he would build eight such perfect battleships for the Chinese Royal Navy. At the same time, he would also build a new type of battleship with slightly thinner armor that could reach a speed of thirty-five knots but with the same firepower configuration.
The number of concept battleships, or battlecruisers, is also eight.
"These sixteen giant ships will form the core of the Chinese Royal Navy and will forever guard our maritime borders." Emperor Yang waved his arms and shouted. He was indeed planning to build sixteen warships of this level. There is no need to have too many of these.
, sixteen ships are enough, and we don’t expect to rely on them to push the world anyway. There is no need to build dozens of ships like the British did in later generations, as long as they provoke an arms race.
This guy is now provoking an arms race, or accelerating the arms race in Europe. You can imagine how much impact this video will have on the European powers if this video is spread. In front of such warships, their proud fleets are completely destroyed.
Not to mention, if there are sixteen such warships, even the current British Royal Navy will have to kneel down. In order to continue to maintain their maritime status, they must work hard to build the same warships, and
It also needs to be built in large quantities.
China has sixteen warships of this level, so Britain needs at least twice or even three times. Forty is the minimum, and the Germans need at least twice as many. The French cannot be lower than China no matter how few they have, and Russia must have at least twice as many.
Nikolai's temper cannot be less than that of Germany. Italy and Austria-Hungary sent eight more ten ships, and Turkey was still fully able to withstand four ships. Hamid II also made a lot of money from collecting oil taxes in these years.
After doing this calculation, Emperor Yang found that these guys could pay the bill directly. Even at the friendly price of 30,000 pounds for a diesel engine, these battleships would have earned almost 30 to 40 million pounds in total, deducting some bits and pieces.
wages and other expenses, the net profit will be at least 30 million pounds, which is enough to build sixteen battleships.
In fact, there was no need to pay for it ourselves. The Americans paid for it. Even the robbery share and war compensation would cost at least 50 million pounds from the Americans this time. If according to the French standard of 4 billion gold francs,
The Americans have to pay $800 million this time. Even if they bargain, it will never be less than $400 million. If they still refuse to pay, then they will have to beat them. I believe William and Nicholas will be very happy to continue at that time.
Destroy America.
400 million US dollars and 100 million for a family. The robbery income will not be less than this amount. It can be said that it is appropriate to get 50 million pounds from the United States this time. In fact, based on the cost of building this kind of warship, let alone the Eighth Eighth Fleet.
, just turning over is enough, but Emperor Yang does not want to waste money, super battleships and aircraft carriers are his goals.
"War is such a good thing!" Emperor Yang couldn't help but sigh sincerely as he looked at the two giant ships being worshiped like gods at sea.
Of course, the premise of this is that the war must be fought in other people's homes. A war in one's own home cannot be called a good thing anyway.
After the battleship performance ended, this large-scale arms show costing hundreds of thousands of pounds began to impact the entire world at the speed expected by the director behind it. Germany, Britain, Russia, France, and every other great power were shocked and dumbfounded.
, even though they were mentally prepared, Britain and Germany even had imitations of the same warships under construction, but they were still stunned by this terrifying sea monster.