The Central Plains navy has never come into contact with warships equipped with artillery, so there is no one to train the sailors of the Jiaolong. The four Zeng Yi can only train themselves. Regarding tactics and tactics, the four Zeng Yi have no way to do it for the time being.
, this is also their first contact, but they can train these sailors to operate artillery first.
In order to train these sailors, Zeng Yi also used his official position to obtain several artillery pieces in the name of experiments and let the sailors train them. The original artillery operation was actually not too difficult. The difficulty lies in efficiency and aiming. There is no
Aiming data, sailors can only operate it based on experience.
When they first came into contact with advanced weapons like artillery, these sailors were all very excited. They started operating them without Zeng Yi saying anything. However, after shooting these guys after a few shots, they became less excited. Zeng Yi looked at those guys and whispered.
Next to Lao Si and the other three, he said: "When these guys feel sick when they see the artillery, it's almost time to leave!"
For several days in a row, the training results of that group of sailors were very good. Those guys were disgusted with artillery. One by one, they began to work hard. They didn't pay attention to the training at all. Zeng Yi reprimanded these guys several times for this.
, but the effect was not good. In the end, Zeng Yi was forced to use some money to stimulate those guys, and the training could continue.
Lasting for a week, the sailors fired the artillery hundreds of times, and finally they were able to do it in a precise manner. At this time, the transformation of the Jiaolong was more than half completed, and the artillery began to be put on the ship one after another!
More than 80 artillery pieces were arranged on the three fire decks, with more than 40 artillery pieces on each side. After the artillery arrangements on both sides of the ship were completed, Zeng Yi found that there were still large open spaces at the bow and stern of the ship. Zeng Yi immediately found them.
He hired a master shipbuilder and asked them to place a cannon at the bow and stern of the ship.
"The bow and stern of the ship are still very large and are equipped with two artillery pieces. However, these two artillery pieces are equipped with the two largest caliber artillery pieces."
"Sir, there are many large-caliber artillery installed on both sides! Isn't it necessary for the bow and stern of the ship?"
"That's too small. Let the shipyard specialize in casting two larger-caliber artillery pieces." Most of the cannons currently equipped on the Jiaolong have a caliber of 110 mm, a total length of 248 cm, a weight of 1,000 kilograms, a charge of 2 kilograms, and iron bullets.
The 2.7 kilogram cannon is indeed very powerful, but Zeng Yi still hopes to prepare two larger cannons at the bow and stern of the ship.
In the end, the master craftsmen of the shipyard cast two cannons with a diameter of 212 mm, a total length of 69 cm, and a weight of 280 kilograms specifically for the Jiaolong. The two cannons looked larger than the cannons on both sides of the ship, especially
It's the cannon on the bow of the ship. Zeng Yi specially had someone install it into the snake's skull. It looks very scary from a distance.
When the Jiaolong was completed, everyone who had the right to go to Dengzhou Port ran to watch the launch of the first warship equipped with artillery. Everyone smiled when they saw this warship armed to the teeth.
"It's finally completed! I hope our Navy can also equip such a warship soon!" The Commander-in-Chief of the Dengzhou Navy looked at the Jiaolong and said with emotion.
Zeng Yi smiled: "Come on, now that the imperial court has allocated funds, our navy will soon be equipped with such warships. However, I suggest that the modifications be carried out in batches. It is best not to let the Persian navy discover it in advance."
The Commander-in-Chief of the Dengzhou Navy nodded, "Don't worry, Mr. Ni, the Ministry of War has come up with the charter, two ships at a time, to be renovated in batches. By the way, Mr. Ni, since the modification of the Jiaolong has been completed, you might as well go to sea and test its firepower!"
"It's natural. The Jiaolong is a test ship. Of course we have to try it." Zeng Yi waved his hand and said to the sailors who had been training for a long time: "Board on board!"
The sailors immediately boarded the ship and took their places. Then Zeng Yi and his party all boarded the Jiaolong.
"Raise the sails! Set sail!"
The Jiaolong slowly left the Dengzhou port, followed by several second-level battleships. Since it was a test of firepower, of course there must be a target ship. Those wooden second-level battleships were the Jiaolong's target ships this time.
After going out to sea for dozens of nautical miles, the Jiaolong stopped. The target ship was arranged, and Zeng Yi gave the order to fire. Boom boom boom, the sound of connected artillery came, and more than forty artillery guns on the side of the ship fired shells.
When the smoke cleared, the secondary wooden warships in the distance were already crumbling and dilapidated.
"Three rounds of loading, rapid fire!"
After three consecutive rounds of bombardment, those second-level battleships had no chance of sinking. They had been smashed to pieces by the Jiaolong. A group of people on the ship looked at the wooden planks floating on the sea in the distance with surprise.
In the time it took to burn incense, only some broken wooden boards were left in several second-level battleships. Although they knew that the Jiaolong's firepower would be very abnormal, when they saw this situation with their own eyes, they were all shocked.
After a while, the commander of the Dengzhou navy said excitedly: "With this battleship, who can still be my navy's opponent?"
Zeng Yi smiled: "Although the target ship is only a wooden warship, its defense is definitely not as good as that of an ironclad ship, but with such firepower, even our own warships cannot withstand it, let alone the Persian warships. Even if the Persians develop
Even if they produce more powerful armored ships, they will definitely not be able to match the firepower of warships like this!"
The Jiaolong has been tested at sea for several rounds. The artillery is not light. Counting ammunition, personnel, supplies, etc., this will have a great impact on the speed of the battleship. The speed of the Jiaolong with all its crew is also affected to a certain extent.
However, compared to the firepower, this loss of speed is still very worthwhile.
"The Jiaolong has a very large displacement and is equipped with a large number of specialized artillery. Its speed has been affected to a certain extent. In the subsequent transformation of the navy, we must pay attention to this issue and find the most suitable connection between the speed and the number of artillery firepower.
!" Zeng Yi turned back to the shipbuilders and said.
"Don't worry, sir, we will definitely pay attention to this issue."
After the experiment, the Jiaolong returned to Dengzhou Port and carried out another transformation. This time the transformation was mainly to deal with some minor problems encountered during the experiment, such as the storage of ammunition, especially gunpowder, and the fear of moisture.
I am very afraid of open flames, so I need to build a special arsenal to store these ammunition. This arsenal must be safe enough. If the enemy concentrates and explodes, it will be tragic.
Of course, the problems are all minor. No major surgery is required, and it can be completed in a few days at most. Overall, the transformation of the Jiaolong is very successful. The current Jiaolong can be regarded as the most powerful battleship.
