Witch Punk 2840

Chapter 216 The Principle of "Incompatible Cats"

After Susha said this, there was no movement again.Xia Ye had long been accustomed to this, and was just thinking about what kind of research could make a person who calls himself a "god" take it so seriously.

Anyway, I'll see Curran later, so it's time to ask her.

……

"Why is this cannon so big?!"

As soon as he boarded the test ship, Xia Ye couldn't help but exclaim.

"The caliber is 340 mm, and the barrel length is 15.5 meters. Even without the gun shield and other structures, the weight of a single gun exceeds 20 tons."

Curran said with emotion and pride.

"We didn't plan to make such a large whaling cannon at first, but after repeated calculations, we finally found that if we want to deal with beluga whales, it is the most cost-effective to build such a large one.

"Its maximum range can reach 20 nautical miles. Although it is only half of the range of the beluga whale, it is more than twice that of ordinary whales. Compared with the past whaling cannon, it is even more improved. four times.

"Of course, its power is much greater. According to our estimation, if it hits an ordinary whale, it can be broken into two pieces with one shot. Even if it is a white whale, it only needs to hit 2-3 pieces, and it can seriously injure the opponent... "

After listening to Curen's introduction, Xia Ye also had a rough idea in his mind. The 340mm caliber is equivalent to the 13.5-inch main gun in the past world, and the range seems to be similar. However, this gun is not a battleship or cruiser. A naval gun, but just one - a whaler gun.

But when you think about it, the whales of this world are even more outrageous.The length of the white whale is more than 300 meters, and the range of the whale's breath is 40 nautical miles. It can fire hundreds of rounds at a time, and it also has tracking capabilities. It is simply a vertical launch missile with a weakened range but an enhanced number.

"I understand the truth, but don't you think, compared to the test ship, is this cannon really too big? The front deck is crowded." Xia Ye said.

Ke Lun spread his hands helplessly: "We have only two test ships in total. The larger one has been equipped with a catapult to test the Strike Witch, and the remaining smaller one can only be used for survival. Put this gun in, we didn't even install the gun mantlet, and put a lot of counterweight on the stern, otherwise the boat would definitely capsize...

"In the final analysis, although the company has just completed the capital injection, Moore is still a bit stretched now that so many projects have been launched at the same time. It is not impossible to build a special test ship for something that can be used, but... ..."

Seeing that Ke Lun's words imply the word "money", Xia Ye hastily waved his hands: "Ha, haha... I think this test ship is very good, and the size is just right, there is no need to waste Moer Build one more."

……

"boom!!!"

The whaling cannon made a thunderous roar, and the hull tilted violently under the recoil. For a moment, Xia Ye almost thought that the test ship was going to capsize, but in the end, it still turned back from the critical point with difficulty, like a roly-poly. The sea of ​​clouds swayed non-stop, making creaking noises.

The cannonball turned into a spot of light and quickly disappeared into the sky. On such a crude test platform, the whaling cannon obviously did not have any accuracy at all, but the cannonball did fly out, and the cannon did not explode. target, this test can be counted as a complete success.

Everyone, including Ke Lun, looked at the sky and looked forward to it.Not long after, a black dot flew from a distance. It was Xiu wearing a WS-1 thruster. She staggered past the test ship, threw a metal cylinder on the deck, and then drew a beautiful arc. The line flew away in a blink of an eye.

Immediately, a gunner ran over, picked up the metal cylinder, unscrewed it, and poured out a note. When she saw the number on the note, a smile appeared on her face.

"20.5 nautical miles!" the gunner announced loudly to everyone.

"Success!!"

There was a moment of silence on the deck, followed by cheers that exploded.

The range of the test has reached the design value. The large-caliber whaling gun is a project that "Far Ship Leasing" has started a long time ago. Due to the company's operating difficulties, it has been stagnant for a long time. Start research.

The success of today's test means that the long-term efforts have finally paid off.

Curran was obviously very excited too, but she only started to cheer along with the crowd, and then stopped shouting with them.

"Congratulations, you succeeded." Xia Ye said.

"Thank you. It's also thanks to your capital injection." Curen smiled. "Also, it's also thanks to you for inventing 'Strike Witches'. You are right, they are really useful."

"How to say?"

"Before I didn't expect the range of the large-caliber whaling cannon to be so far, 20 nautical miles, which is far beyond the visual range. If there is no 'Strike Witch', it is impossible to do bullet point correction. Even this In the first test, we also relied on repairs to know how far the shells flew."

Before the test, the engineers set up airbag buoys between 10 and 20 nautical miles in advance, one every 0.5 nautical miles, and marked the numbers in order from near to far. The repairer only needs to observe which two buoys the impact point of the shell falls on. , you can know how far it flew.

Curran was right.If you can't see where the shell landed, you can't correct the elements, and it's almost impossible to hit the swimming whale. In that case, no matter how far and powerful the whaling cannon is, it doesn't make any sense.

Lookouts like Tang Li with an ultra-long-distance observation range can of course see the impact of shells 20 nautical miles away, but Tang Li is likely to be on the flagship "Moby Dick" after going to sea, not equipped with large-caliber guns. Cannon's whaling ship, more importantly, her duty is to do a wider range of security, rather than staring at the landing point of the shells.

Therefore, it is the best choice to let "Strike Witch" assist in correcting the bullet point, but the premise is to solve another problem first.

"So, in the end our problem came back to communication and positioning." Xia Ye said.

If Strike Witch can't report the location of the impact point in real time, then there is no way to make corrections.

"Actually, I have tried to find a solution to this problem," Curran said.

"what?"

"I found Susha." She pointed to the flower pattern on her arm.

Xia Ye suddenly realized: "If Su Sha is willing to help... this problem can indeed be solved."

As long as each cat witch carries a flower, no matter how far away it is, real-time communication can be realized. As for positioning, it should not be a problem for flowers.

But Ke Lun immediately poured cold water on it: "Unfortunately, Su Sha said it couldn't be done."

"Why?" Xia Ye asked suspiciously.

"According to Susha, it's called 'the cat is incompatible', which means that since the cat witch is the product of the fusion of the witch and the Shoggoth, in a broad sense, it can be regarded as forming a symbiotic relationship with the Shoggoth, and she can no longer be the cat witch. Take root."

"what?"

Xia Ye's first reaction was that Su Sha was looking for an excuse, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that the other party's argument seemed quite reasonable.Maybe, to put it bluntly, this race named Shoggoth is quite powerful, and Susha's parasitic ability cannot be effective on the opponent.

It seems that this self-proclaimed "god" flower is not omnipotent...

"It's okay, although Su Sha can't do it here, but I can find another person to try." Xia Ye said to Ke Lun.

"Who?"

"Tang Li. Using her ability may be able to solve this problem."

Curran nodded: "If you need any assistance from the company, please feel free to contact me."

"Okay." Xia Ye decided to ask Tang Li tomorrow, "By the way, there is another matter."

"Ok?"

"On the way here, Susha told me that she was studying the 'Heinekan Creation', and said that I might be interested, so let me ask you."

"There is such a thing. Although that flower has a weird personality, it is indeed very powerful. Thanks to her, the "Heinekan Creation" in me has almost become a brand new contract..."

Curran said with a strange expression on his face.

"Although according to Su Sha, the most critical step of the research has not been completed, but the effect is enough to surprise me."

Hearing what the other party said, Xia Ye's curiosity was immediately aroused: "Can you demonstrate it to me?"

Curran nodded slightly: "Let's go to the cabin below."

The two walked down the deck, and Curran randomly picked a cabin to open, and after Xia Ye walked in, he locked the door firmly.

"You still remember the original effect of 'Heinekan Creation', right?"

Of course Xia Ye remembered: "Get a random Heinekan creation, such as your prosthetic hand."

"But its effect today is this..."

Curran recited the witch's syllable of the contract:
"HrT-"

The rift opened, and a "Heinekan Creation" appeared from the rift, and fell on the floor between the two with a "boom".

Xia Ye's eyes widened suddenly.

She suddenly understood why Susha said 'you will be interested too'.

"Now the creation is no longer random. Every time I use the contract, I get this..."

Curran said, pointing to another "Curran" lying on the ground.

(End of this chapter)