blood feud

9000 tons is a lot to say, but Bai Shujie was already a little worried.

Because the current tonnage already belongs to battleships or aircraft carriers.So many things that need to be installed on it are not gadgets.

If it is changed to an aircraft carrier, the situation may be better.

Each carrier-based aircraft is 5.5 tons, and it comes with fuel and shells, and additional maintenance personnel are needed. Each carrier-based aircraft needs about 18 tons, and 100 carrier-based aircrafts are 1800 tons.

With three lifts and a crane, it takes 1200 tons.Plus 6 radars, sonar and corresponding transmitting and receiving equipment to form the fire control system of the early warning system, and 500 tons need to be prepared.

Then there are catapults, arresting cables, anti-aircraft weapons, ammunition reserves, medical aid, damage control materials, etc., which also require 4500 tons.

If it exists as a battleship, Bai Shujie calculated:

四联装406mm主炮一共4座，前甲板和后甲板分别2座；炮塔重量775吨/座，这一下子就去了3100吨。

1枚406mm主炮的弹丸重量1220公斤，每一门主炮备弹72发，4座主炮就是1400吨。4台装弹机和储备的药包、辅助电动机和柴油机，加起来又去了200吨。

In other words, 4 main guns killed 4700 tons of displacement!

12座双联装dw380mm副炮，36座双联dw88mm高平两用炮，72座四联dw40mm型高射炮；72座dw30mm五管密集阵，12座5联533mm鱼雷（60枚），又去了8500吨。

9000 tons is not enough!Adding up the above four items requires at least 13700 tons of displacement!

According to the current calculation of the surplus displacement, if you carry fresh water, food, and various lubricating oils that guarantee self-sustainability, then there is no way to carry enough fuel, and there will be no huge voyage.

When the time comes to fight, a battleship without fuel, no matter how many weapons it has, and no matter how far its range is, it will still be scrap iron and a living target for enemy bombers!

It took seven days to work overtime using the method of "changing personnel without stopping equipment", and finally installed the weapon system according to Bai Shujie's design.

The calculation of displacement is wrong, and it is still a big mistake!Because the maximum waterline is still high above the water, it means that it can hold a lot of things!

"Commander-in-Chief, we made a mistake!" The chief engineer, a young man in his thirties, came over with a thick "account book" and said, "The people who arranged to measure the displacement were four college students from Peking. .They didn’t calculate the bulletproof compartment, so they undercounted 14800 tons. The responsibility lies with me, please punish me!”

Bai Shujie chuckled: "What is the punishment? I know those college students who are all studying mechanical manufacturing, and they are all laymen in warships. Because they don't know what the isolation compartment is for, they are negligent. Since there are nearly [-] Thousand tons of surplus displacement, then check it thoroughly and prepare to refuel!"

Lu Ming was also embarrassed: "Senior brother, it made you worry for nothing! This is because I didn't monitor it properly, and it has nothing to do with the lower levels. If there is a responsibility, it is all my responsibility."

"No, no, no, no! I'm not worried!" Bai Shujie said seriously: "I knew that such a big guy, with such a huge inner space, can't just bear his own weight. There must be something wrong. Now it turns out , the design of your ship is a success!"

Three days later, the chief engineer ran over excitedly and said: "Report to the commander-in-chief: the entire filling work has been completed, please check!"

Bai Shujie nodded, and then asked with a smile: "Okay, chief engineer, please tell me, what is the initial temperature of the steam in your steam turbine?"

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief: The higher the initial temperature of the steam, the more energy it will output, and the higher the thermal efficiency of the steam turbine." The chief engineer said proudly: "The initial temperature we set is 478c, and the initial pressure is 53 MPa."

"According to the information we consulted, no one in the world has been able to achieve it! I have full confidence that once this battleship is activated, its maneuverability and speed will not be too bad."

"Okay, I trust all the staff of this project!" Bai Shujie turned his head and said to the navy commander Zhang Bingyang: "Order all soldiers to board the ship. The first escort formation will lead the way in front, and the second escort formation will follow behind."

"Al Capone and the others have completed their training, and two destroyers are sandwiched between them. Use this sea trial to send them out. Set sail in an hour! From now on, I will personally participate in the sea trial for a period of one month!"

"I object!" Deputy Navy Commander Ge Yougui immediately said loudly: "For this sea trial work, I want to challenge the authority of the two of you. As the formation commander, the commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief are not allowed to board the ship!"

Bai Shujie knew that Ge Yougui was worried about accidents. On the one hand, he was worried about problems with the new ship. On the other hand, once such a large fleet went to sea, the little devil would definitely know.He is not afraid of ten thousand but just in case, so he volunteered.

These are all life-changing good brothers!

But Bai Shujie is confident to meet all the challenges, and he also wants to give direct support to the entire project team, so he did not approve Ge Yougui's self-recommendation: "Nonsense! This project has been said to be the flagship since its inception. This is my Flagship, why did you climb up there!"

"I know you're worried about the little devil, right? It's okay! Our seven capital ships set off at the same time. Whether it's the main guns, secondary guns, or anti-aircraft firepower, I have doubled. As for the little devil's broken ships, he dared to come out , I will send them all to the bottom of the sea!"

"You should know that our current full-load displacement has exceeded 6 tons! So far, we have never seen such a huge ship in the Yellow Sea or the Pacific Ocean. Lao Tzu's main gun has a strike distance of 45 kilometers. You say, you worry about what?"

The commander-in-chief is determined to board the ship, and no one can interfere.Chief of the General Staff Lu Ming, as the project leader, has led more than 300 main technical personnel to board the ship first.

Bai Shujie shook his hand, dropped the navy commander and deputy commander, and shouted at the same time: "Who is the captain of my father, come quickly!"

The dock sentry quickly stood at attention and saluted: "Report to the commander-in-chief: the captain of the new ship has led 1849 officers and soldiers to occupy the slope on board, and is inspected by the commander-in-chief, commander and deputy commander!"

Woo--a siren blew, and the new ship welcomes its first owner!

Coming near the gangway, looking at the majestic huge hull and the densely packed cannons, it looks like a huge monster that is ready to swallow everything at any time. No one can ignore this kind of spiritual shock!

Bai Shujie drew thousands of blueprints himself, but now seeing the giant ship towering in front of him with his own eyes, that feeling will never be reflected in the blueprints.

So he is very excited now, and it is meaningless to speak.After solemnly giving a military salute to the battleship, he slowly stepped onto the gangway.

No cheers, no gongs and drums!There are only full flags hanging on the bridge, and only the flying dragon flag raised on the main mast!

Then there are officers and soldiers in dark blue navy uniforms, like javelins, standing neatly near their battle positions.

This is an extraordinary day, and it is also the day when Bai Shujie and his Dragon Expeditionary Army embark on a new journey!

The moment he boarded the new ship, Bai Shujie raised his arms and shouted: "Let us work together to build a powerful navy! Set sail!"

Bai Shujie gave an order, and the seven warships went to sea one by one, and then organized in the waters west of Jiaodao.

Cruiser No. 201 (Atlanta class) took the lead. Destroyers No. 301 and 302 (Sommers class) trailed behind and spread out on both sides, guarding the front left and front right wings of Bai Shujie's flagship.

拖后3公里，就是卡彭的两艘驱逐舰ap701号、ap702号（ap=american　pirates，美国海盗的意思）。新舰就在ap701号、ap702号之间。

Following the rear left and right wings of the new ship are destroyers No. 303 and No. 304 (Sommers class), and cruiser No. 202 (Atlanta class) in the rear.

A huge diamond-shaped formation, 9 kilometers long and 6 kilometers wide, looks like a huge ark sailing due south, with the goal of Jeju Island west of the Tsushima Strait.

Bai Shujie came to the control tower, but nothing happened to him.Because everyone is paying attention.Around the naval officers and soldiers, there are technicians who are busy, and there is no place for him.

Very interesting!Bai Shujie came in quietly and slipped away quietly.Then he patrolled the whole ship slowly, but everyone was busy, and the passwords kept coming and going, and no one paid attention to him.

Coming to the engine room, the roar became stronger.Bai Shujie was not used to the humming sound of the transmission shaft at first.

Suddenly a voice sounded, which startled Bai Shujie: "Transmission group, 27 knots!"

The hull shook slightly, then stabilized again.Immediately someone shouted: "Knot 27!"

In the first three days, the new ship has been back and forth between 10 knots, 18 knots, and 27 knots, and the speed of the fleet is naturally fast and slow.The soldiers on the deck have been rotating the turret continuously for the past three days, getting familiar with the mechanical properties of the gun position.

In the next three days, the new ship increased its speed to 32 knots, and then tossed back and forth at 32, 29, and 27 knots.Bai Shujie knew that this was a technician testing the operational flexibility and reliability of the warship.

On the 13th day, they had arrived at Bansai Island. Capone and the others broke away from the main force and disappeared between Bansai Island and Guam, starting an unknown road.

Click!

Sea trials have been carried out to No. 14 days, and the speed of the new ship has increased to 36 knots.As a result, it had just stabilized for half an hour, when the hull suddenly paused, and the speed immediately began to decrease.

Fault!

"Report to the chief engineer: the third axis is abnormal and has stopped rotating!"

The chief engineer shouted loudly: "The speed has dropped to 10 knots, quickly find out the cause!"

Bai Shujie didn't care about these technical matters, and he was in a very bad mood right now.Because in the past three days, under his orders, the new ship circled around Diaoyu Island, Huangwei Island, and the North and South Islands.

187 kilometers to the southwest is Keelung Port. According to the current speed of the fleet, it can arrive in three hours.But not now, because there are three little devil brigades on Taiwan Island, plus two fortress brigades, close to 3 people.

Bombarding a port does nothing but startle the enemy.It's self-inflicted and boring to startle the snake, and Bai Shujie can't do it.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief: The engine failure has been found, and the gearbox cannot withstand the strong load at a high speed of 36 knots, so one of the gearboxes stopped working." The chief engineer finally found Bai Shujie three days later: "From the current situation, the new ship The maximum speed is only 35 knots."

"Very good, this is the beginning of a high starting point!" Bai Shujie nodded: "For battleships, 35 knots is already very good now! Go back and tell your brothers that after the sea trial is completed, the general headquarters will give you a special class Success! Now notify the two escort formations to return and test the high-speed driving performance at 35 knots!"

After the chief engineer left, Bai Shujie once again took a deep look at the island of Taiwan, and then whispered, "When will I be able to develop my own engine? The ones I use now are all made by other American devils."

The battleship formation had just completed the new formation, and the captain suddenly shouted at Bai Shujie: "Report: A large fleet has been spotted in the southwest direction, 60 nautical miles away, and the speed is about 23 knots, and it is heading towards us!"

After all, what happens next, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.