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Shen Wanqing quietly asked Lin Yuan: "How is the speed of the warship measured? What is the target speed measurement area?"

Lin Yuan handed the binoculars to Shen Wanqing, pointed to the distant shore and said, "Do you see anything like a tower on the shore?"

Shen Wanqing gently pushed the binoculars with her hand, said with a smile, "My eyes are fine, I can still see without binoculars."

Lin Yuan said: "Behind that tower, there is another tower at a relatively far distance. There are also two towers like this at a distance of one nautical mile from the line connecting these two towers. situation, when you see that the front and rear towers overlap, press the stopwatch, the stopwatch starts, and then observe the next two towers, and when the next two towers also overlap, press the stopwatch again, then the stopwatch stops, and the displayed Time is the time it takes for a warship to travel one nautical mile, and with the time and distance, the speed can be calculated.”

Shen Wanqing suddenly realized and nodded, and Lin Yuan continued: "However, I think the focus of the British demonstration today is not the speed, because the measurement of the speed is very troublesome. The speed under one load is measured many times, so many tests have to be repeated, and I am afraid that it will not be able to finish the test in one day. The purpose of the British to show us this warship is to consolidate their prestige, and they should not waste too much time on the speed test. A lot of time."

Just as Lin Yuan finished explaining, he heard the voice of the report coming from Hixon's communicator: "Report to the captain, the speed measurement of No. 23.5 ship has been measured, and the speed of our ship is 22.9 knots per hour." "Report to the captain, The speed measurement of No. [-] ship is completed, and the speed of our ship is [-] knots per hour!" "No. [-]..."

When Lin Yuan heard their report, he couldn't help being surprised, thinking: "In my era, the top speed of dreadnoughts was only 21 knots, but in this era, it has increased to 23 knots."

As Lin Yuan was thinking, the envoys from other countries all exclaimed. They were all aware of the speed of their country's warships - 15 knots, compared with dreadnoughts, it was as slow as a snail. Encounter, his own warship is a living target for others.

Lin Yuan took advantage of the exclamation of everyone, and said next to Shen Wanqing: "Do one thing for me."

Shen Wanqing asked softly, "What is it?"

Lin Yuan said: "Go and tell Hixon that you don't believe that the warship can travel at such a high speed. I hope he can do another test. The most important thing is: you have to emphasize to him that you hope he can do it again as soon as possible. Test, remember, be sure to stress as fast as possible!"

Shen Wanqing asked: "Why do you say this? Why do you have to emphasize as fast as possible? Also, the most important thing is: why should I do it?"

Lin Yuan said: "I have a special use. It would be inappropriate for me to say it. You are a girl, so it is most appropriate for you to say it."

Without knowing it, Shen Wanqing stood up and said: "Dear General Hixon, your warship is too fast. As far as I know, no country in the world has a warship that can reach this speed. Could you please Bring the warship back and we'll do another test because..."

Shen Wanqing was just about to say that we have a lot of business, so I hope you can turn the bow of the boat as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, before these words were spoken, Hixon's face became gloomy, and his voice was sullen. Said: "What do you mean? Are you saying that our Royal Navy sailors are deliberately deceiving you?"

Hixon's face was gloomy, and he looked very scary. Even Shen Wanqing, who was used to seeing big scenes, would inevitably feel a little guilty. Moreover, Lin Yuan asked her to ask this question, and she didn't know how to explain it. Frozen on the spot, seeing her embarrassment, Lin Yuan stood up and laughed, "General Hixon, where is your gentlemanly demeanor? Why are you so cruel to a girl?"

Hixon squeezed out a smile from the corner of his mouth, this smile was too ugly, the right cheek didn't move, and the left corner of the mouth was pulled back, making everyone who saw it hope from the bottom of his heart: "This person is still crying Well, it looks more comfortable!"

Hixon said: "I am not a knight, let alone a gentleman, I am a naval officer, a captain!"

Hixon went on to say: "We didn't deceive everyone, this is our real speed, we also ran out of this speed in yesterday's test, well, let's not mention this matter again, here is our Today's highlight is the firepower strike demonstration!"

Hixon ignored everyone, picked up the communicator, and said to the inside: "Prepare the target ship." Then he picked up another communicator, and said in an orderly tone: "Now shoot with live ammunition. The target direction and distance are unknown. Position ready!"

Everyone was very excited when they heard that live ammunition was going to be used. Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Live ammunition is the best indicator of a warship's combat effectiveness. I just took this opportunity to see how strong the British warship's combat effectiveness is!"

At this time, someone sent a telescope. Lin Yuan held the telescope in his hand and looked at it. He felt that the strength of the British navy was not ordinary, at least much stronger than that of Japan and Russia. Lin Yuan fought against the Japanese and Russian navies. , In their navy, only officers at the captain and gunnery level have such an eight-fold magnification binoculars, but in the British Navy, they can prepare such a pair of binoculars for every minister watching the ceremony.

The envoys of various countries picked up their binoculars and looked aimlessly at the sea. Lin Yuan smiled secretly in his heart: "What a group of amateurs, what can you see! The position of the command tower is relatively low, and the light travels along a straight line. The surface of the earth is an arc, and only a high-level sighting tower can detect distant targets."

"Not only that, but their target ship must be very far away. It is really difficult to find the target with the [-]x telescope in your hands. What can really find the target is the large-scale observation and ranging device on the observation tower." Lin Yuan knows the navy well, so He took the telescope and held it in his hand without lifting it up to look around. This detail was keenly observed by Hixon, and he couldn't help thinking: "Why didn't this Lin Yuan pick up the telescope and look around?"

At this moment, a soldier's voice came from the communicator: "Target found: bearing 107, distance [-] nautical miles, speed [-] knots."

Hixon immediately ordered: "Turn right, naval guns are ready, armor-piercing projectiles, and prepare for the first salvo!"

After Hixon finished speaking, someone came over and said to everyone: "The direction 107 is that direction." As he spoke, he pointed in a direction with his finger, and everyone looked over, but the distance was too far. The field is very small, so you can't see anything at all.

Reports of the target's position and distance came from the communicator from time to time. Gradually, the distance had been shortened to less than ten kilometers. At this time, Lin Yuan raised the binoculars. He was extremely sensitive to the position and found it without much effort. Target, Hixon said firmly: "The first wave of salvo is ready, and each artillery position reports the preparation status."

At this time, Xu Jingcheng suddenly said to Lin Yuan: "I bet you that the British salvo will never hit the target."