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Chapter 1249 Great Britain Doesn't Cry (Third Update, Please Subscribe)
"Read the newspaper, read the newspaper! The era of dreadnoughts has arrived!"

"Eight 14-inch cannons, an unprecedented battleship with cannons..."

"Read the newspaper, read the newspaper, the proud Centurion of the British Empire has been reduced to a joke in the past!"

"Read the newspaper, the 27000-ton giant ship challenges the Royal Navy!"

"Read newspapers……"

In London, just two months ago, those naval observers in London were still there vowing "the determination and will of the Royal Navy to go to the sea again", and they were still showing off the power of the "Century".

But now?
An unprecedented giant ship from the New World made all of them dumbfounded.

27000 tons!
Four twin 14-inch cannons!

Not only that, but even the speed has reached an astonishing 26 knots!
What kind of battleship is this?

Even the cruiser is not as fast as him.

Of course, what's more surprising?
It is his strength!
He is so powerful that no one can ignore his existence, so powerful that no one can look at him rationally.

All over the streets of London, those newspaper sellers can be heard tearing up and yelling a word that makes everyone terrified.

"The Intrepid rules the seas!"

No one doubts the conclusion drawn by the newspaper anymore. After all, even the most ignorant of its power can draw conclusions from those simple figures.

After being extremely shocked, almost everyone felt a little more frightened towards it for no reason.

"The firepower of eight 14-inch cannons and a "dreadnought ship", even two "Century Class" can't keep up with it!"

"The weight of the shell is close to 1500 pounds! One round is almost equivalent to two 12-inch 800-pound shells! Not only is it the largest warship in the ocean, but it is also the most powerful warship!"

"All the warships of the world's navies were eliminated overnight..."

Yes, all eliminated overnight!
Accompanied by newspaper reports, even the most ignorant know that the Royal Navy, which only two months ago was talking about ruling the seas, is known.Overnight, it became a joke.

In the past few years, the Royal Navy has spent tens of millions of pounds to build a batch of seemingly powerful warships, but now?

With the appearance of "Dreadnought", they were eliminated!
Was eliminated without any doubt!
"Don't worry, the Imperial Navy only has one "Dreadnought"!"

While people were comforting themselves, they fell into a certain kind of collapse for William White, the most outstanding ship designer in the British Empire, who was a ship designer.

"How did this happen? How did this happen?"

William White said to himself again and again.

"How did they come up with it?"

"Battleship with all heavy guns? Canceled the second-tier main gun? This...why is this? They don't want the speed of fire anymore?"

Why did the British Royal Navy choose the 9.2-inch Tier 2 main gun?
It is because the 9.2-inch naval gun has a faster rate of fire than the ten-inch cannon. Although it is slightly less powerful, its rate of fire is significantly higher than that of the ten-inch cannon.

"Okay, the reasoning couldn't be simpler. The idea of ​​the Ming Empire Navy is very simple."

Said Philip Watts with red eyes.

"They just want to cannon the giant ship, and then beat our warship to pieces far away from the range."

While speaking, he held a simple sketch in his hand, which was drawn according to the description in the telegram of the embassy's naval intelligence attache. Although the sketch is very simple, its structure can be clearly seen .

"You can see that the four twin-mounted main turrets are all arranged along the longitudinal axis of the hull, and two are arranged in the front and rear of the hull in a piggyback style. In this layout, 8 guns are fired broadside at the same time, or 4 guns are fired in the forward and rear directions. , can exert broadside salvo firepower and ensure that the main gun has a good range of fire in the forward and rear directions-the person who can come up with this turret distribution method is definitely a genius, a real genius."

If Wang Zhensheng heard the praise of Philip Watts as a British colleague, he would definitely say quite proudly - "Yes, it is my next".

Yes, for this era, the piggyback turret is definitely the finishing touch of genius.In fact, the mid-19th century to the beginning of the 20th century has been an era of change, and the same is true for naval technology, where all kinds of unique skills flourished.

However, in the past ten years, the Ming Empire has been leading the direction of naval technology.Compared with European and American countries, where all kinds of unique skills are flourishing, the Imperial Navy does not seem to have so many unique skills.

But often just a finishing touch is enough to shock the navies of the world.

From Nanhua to Youzhou, from Youzhou to Huizhou.

Just when the British were complacent about building a warship more powerful than the "Huizhou" for themselves, the sudden "Intrepid" slapped them in the face like a loud slap .

"It doesn't matter right now..."

William White turned his head to look at Philip Watts, and said in an extremely frustrated tone.

"The important thing is that in our shipyard, there are six "Centurion-class" ships under construction, God! Can you imagine how those warships will be far away by the dreadnoughts of the Imperial Navy in future naval battles? Is it badly beaten?"

Six "Centurion Class" ships!
This is the pride of William White!
Before that, it was also the pride of the Royal Navy, and it was the Royal Navy's confidence to meet the challenge, but now?
They become jokes.

The problem isn't just turning into a joke, it's that they're building out.Every boat is money.

"What should I do? Should the construction be stopped? There are two ships that have been half-finished. If the work is stopped now, the loss will be very heavy..."

Now for the British Empire and the Royal Navy, whether these warships are built or not, they are money.If they continue to do so, what they build will be obsolete warships that have been eliminated, but if they don't continue to build, they have already spent so much money.

It's hard to ride a tiger.

"Now it's not a matter of stopping work or not. The question now is whether the Royal Navy will want them! No navy will want warships that have fallen behind before they disembark."

"Then what?"

"Let's stop working first, let's think of some ways to see if there is any way to remedy it?"

Because William White, the shipbuilding director of the Royal Navy, felt extremely heavy when he made this decision. Once upon a time, he thought that his "Centurion Class" could help the Royal Navy re-establish its maritime superiority.

But now?
His "Centurion Class" turned into a joke, and not only that, he was eliminated overnight. .

"Damn! Why didn't we have any information before this!"

William White said with some indignation.

"Why didn't our people in the Ming Empire send any news back?"

The reason why he was so annoyed was because in the past few years, London had not received any information about the Ming Empire's construction of new warships.

"Dereliction of duty! Those damned guys! What the hell did they do there? Why isn't there any information for us?"

(End of this chapter)