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Chapter 1339 The Future of the Imperial Navy (First update, please subscribe)
In Nanhua Shipyard, the sound of pneumatic rivets hammering rivets echoed in the air, and the gyratory tower dropped from time to time to hoist large parts. The largest shipyard in the empire was still as busy as ever.

The docks and berths are full of merchant ships under construction, and of course warships are indispensable. These warships have both orders from the Imperial Navy and overseas orders.

In Dock No. 320, which is 45 meters long, 11 meters wide, and 19 meters deep, it is still the same as in the past. There are soldiers patrolling back and forth beside the towering walls, and there are soldiers on the road leading to the dock.

What is being built here?
Only a handful of people know that what is being built is the first ship of the "Dynasty Class" - the "Da Qin".

Unlike battleships, which are built on traditional slipways, they are built in docks.The dock itself can cover half of the hull, making it difficult to see the whole hull from the side.But this was not enough. The shipyard built a fence with iron sheets around the edge of the dock to prevent anyone from spying on the warships being built in the dock.

"...Everyone who enters or exits here must sign a confidentiality statement, and everyone must receive a special pass with a unique number and a photo of the person on the pass. The shipyard is closely guarded by military police. If there is no pass or serious non-compliance, No one is allowed to enter. If any employee is found to leak information, he will be arrested immediately."

Even as a senior officer of the Imperial Navy, Song Mingjie was still required to sign a confidentiality agreement when he was about to enter the No. 19 dock.

"Sir, secrecy...is the most important thing!"

Under the watchful eyes of the military police officers, Song Mingjie signed the confidentiality agreement, and when he saw the words "will accept the highest legal punishment" written on the confidentiality agreement, he knew what the price of leaking secrets was - the death penalty!
"clear."

Nodding his head, Song Mingjie received a temporary pass. Although he had obtained a temporary pass, there were still two gendarmes following him throughout the visit.

According to the corresponding regulations, the temporary pass only allows him to enter the dock and can only stay in a few visiting positions.

Finally, after stepping into the dock, Song Mingjie, the captain of the Imperial Navy, finally saw the legendary "Dynasty-class battleship" - a streamlined, clipper-shaped bow, tall and beautiful, majestic and majestic from the front. On the bridge of the famous Chinese pagoda, there is an astonishingly miraculous 10-meter rangefinder on the bridge-it is a masterpiece of the Imperial Phoenix Optical Instrument Company, and it is the best rangefinder in the world.

And what is truly spectacular?
Of course, it is the four dual main turrets that seem to be full of deterrence-two piggyback dual turrets at the front and rear. This is its real deadliest weapon-twin 380mm cannons! 45 times the barrel pointing straight ahead.

"This is the legendary 380mm cannon..."

Staring at this giant ship with stunned eyes, at least for a moment here, his whole body was deeply shocked by the giant cannon.

The side gun turrets are neatly arranged on the side, which replaces the old-style turrets. The two new-style chimneys with wide and flat smoke guides are far better than the old cylindrical chimneys of old-style warships in terms of visual perception. At the same time, it also implies that the power of this battleship must not be inferior to others...

And there is not only one "Dynasty" class warship being built by the empire!In the Naval Shipyard on Cape Island, there is also a "Dynasty" class warship under construction, which is its second ship "Dahan".

After staring at the new-style battleship in front of him for a while, Song Mingjie couldn't help but exclaim:
"My God... This thing is much bigger than the "Liangzhou" we are still testing. I think it has at least 300 tons! How thick is his armor? It should be more than [-]mm..."

There is no doubt that no one will answer Song Mingjie's question. These data are highly confidential and will never be revealed to others easily.

In fact, its tonnage is not as large as Song Mingjie imagined. Its displacement is only 32800 tons, which is only 380 tons more than that of the "Intrepid". , it is destined to become the deadliest weapon in sea warfare, and it is also destined to become the ruler of the sea.

……

"See it?"

In the captain's office of the former dreadnought ship "Qingzhou", Brigadier General Sun Youli looked at Song Mingjie and smiled.

"How? How does it feel?"

"What does it feel like..."

Song Mingjie, whose eyes were full of longing, said:

"I'm sure it's destined to be the king of the sea, "Dynasty Class"... so to speak... as soon as he appears on the sea, he will rule the sea, and the sea will be ruled by the dynasty, sir, with him, we It will definitely be ahead of the British and Americans in an all-round way, there is no doubt about it!"

"It does seem so."

Sun Youli, who was sitting on the chair, continued,

"However, we don't need to be too proud or conceited. Although the "Dynasty-class" battleship is our trump card to regain maritime superiority, the British and Americans will definitely chase after it. We probably need to maintain two or more Three years of advantage, and that advantage is where our greatest advantage lies in the events to come."

"An upcoming event? What is it?"

Song Mingjie asked.

Looking at the curious Song Mingjie, Sun Youli didn't answer him directly, but said.

"Some things cannot be explained to you in detail now, but we must be ready to take over the ship,
The "Qingzhou" will be presented to the Mexican Empire, and the same is true of other old ships. In the next two years, the Imperial Fleet will have 18 dreadnoughts. In terms of quality, we are definitely far ahead of the UK... In short, just wait and see, a new era is coming. "

Although the officer's words were a bit confusing, Song Mingjie still nodded with a vague understanding, and then he said.

"So when are we going to pick up the ship? Sir, I think it's nearly finished."

"Recently..."

When Sun Youli's words fell, the gunfire suddenly sounded. This was a routine sea training of the Imperial Atlantic Fleet. They look like mirages disturbed by clouds of smoke.

Amidst the rumble of guns, the naval soldiers participating in this exercise at this time may not have imagined that in this passionate era of large-scale industry, human beings will create greater and more crazy mirages.And these battleships representing the highest level of industrial technology in various countries are destined to disappear in the sea like a mirage...

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(End of this chapter)