Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 157 Small Sea Board

  A few hours later

  The formation of 5 seagull-class frigates sailed into the open sea. The wind and waves here increased significantly, and the color of the sea water turned dark blue, indicating that the water level in the sea area was very deep.

  The wind and waves in the open sea reached 5~6 meters. The seagull-class frigate of thousands of tons was like a small toy.

  In addition to the violent lateral shaking, Li Fushou, who has experienced half of the earth's voyage, also had a strong feeling of seasickness, and had to pour a few sips of strong tea to suppress the vomiting feeling.

  The seagull-class frigate is small in size, fast, powerful in firepower, and relatively cheap in cost. These are all advantages. It cannot be denied that the Seagull-class is an excellent medium-sized destroyer design, especially its speed and firepower are quite outstanding, and its performance is excellent.

The disadvantage is that the tonnage is too small and the hull is slender. It is an offshore high-speed cruise ship, or a medium-sized destroyer. Its poor ability to resist lateral sway is its major weakness, and its comfort is poor. It is a strict test.

  The best way to solve the lateral sway in ocean navigation is to widen the hull, which will lead to a significant increase in the tonnage of the ship, a significant increase in wave resistance, and a sharp drop in sailing speed under the same power drive.

  Ship designers need to make choices in various abilities and make a dojo in a small snail shell.

  High-speed performance will inevitably lead to a relatively large length and width, a slender ship, poor seakeeping, seaworthiness, and riding comfort, and in severe cases even affect the combat capability of the warship.

  In the sea

  The bigger the boat, the more it can withstand wind and waves, and the sailing comfort will be higher.

  The most obvious example

It is the high-speed cruise ship on the storm-ravaged trans-Atlantic route. From one to two thousand tons in the middle of this century, it rapidly increased to three to four thousand tons, and then another seven to eight thousand tons. Today, transatlantic cruise ships have no more than 10,000 tons. , I am embarrassed to call it a luxury cruise.

Luxury cruise ships with a capacity of more than 10,000 tons can travel calmly even in huge waves as high as 6 meters and run very smoothly. This is the most basic condition of luxury cruise ships, that is, fast sailing speed and higher comfort requirements.

  The iron-clad battleships and heavy cruisers under the Royal Navy of the British Empire are the main force in decisive battles across the oceans and seas, and they have a tendency to build bigger and bigger.

  A larger hull can provide a wider space, and can arrange more artillery to provide powerful and fierce firepower and provide a stable platform for artillery shooting. This is directly related to the combat effectiveness of the armored battleship.

  In comprehensive performance considerations

The firepower of the steam iron-clad battleship known as the "Hammer of the Sea" is the top priority. The first-level main gun must have the ability to fix the sound, and the second-level main gun must have the ability to seriously injure the opponent's battleship. The protection is second, and the speed is only At the bottom.

  Li Fushou Qiang endured the nausea in his heart, holding the handrails under the portholes with both hands, and watching the wind and waves raging outside through the round portholes, he felt a serious sense of powerlessness.

He recalled that in Devonport on the coast of Plymouth, England, he saw with his own eyes the majestic and mighty 10,000-ton steam iron-clad battleships of the Royal Navy of the British Empire. The huge first-class main gun muzzle could penetrate a child. , Moored neatly at the anchorage in the bay, the kind of shocking sight that can't be seen at a glance.

  Look at the bumpy sampan at the foot again. The huge gap in it makes people feel desperate.

  Li Fushou was a little distracted thinking about the matter, but he did not expect that the hull of the ship leaned sharply, causing its body to hit the bulkhead firmly, making a muffled sound.

   "Oh wow, it hurts my little master..."

  Li Fushou only felt black in front of his eyes, and then a severe pain came from his head, and when he touched his hand, a cloud of red blood was already covering his palm.

  Before he could express any thoughts, the hull slammed from back to front again, throwing him onto the bed.

  Fortunately, the soft bed blocked a bit. Li Fushou quickly grasped the iron railing beside the bed with his eyes and hands, and then quickly tied himself to the bed with a three-finger-wide belt, so as not to be lifted by the surging waves.

  At this time, the door of the captain's room was suddenly opened.

  A gust of wind rushed in, rushing in with the salty sea water.

   Fu Peng with a blue nose and a swollen nose stood wet in the doorway, shouting loudly; "Master, are you okay."

  Li Fushou was drenched by the head and face of a wave. Because he was tied to the bed, he could not move. A large mouthful of sea water was poured directly into his mouth, and he was suffocated by what he wanted to say.

   "Master, master, what's the matter with you..."

  At this time, Lei Xiao pushed it from behind, yelling while stretching his head to look into the cabin. Both of them heard Li Fushou’s screams, so they rushed in immediately.

   "Stop talking, you both come in." Li Fushou just said a word, another wave suddenly poured in from the hatch, he hurriedly shut his mouth tightly and accepted the baptism of the waves.

  Wait until the waves have poured over the body before I have a chance to shout; "Quick... come in and bring me the **** hatch."

  Close the door tightly

  The wind and waves and the hustle and bustle of the sea are all shut out, only the small cabin can be seen pitching back and forth, which makes people feel dizzy.

  This is not the worst. Fu Peng and Lei Xiao, two big men, squeezed into this small cabin, and connected to the three large-sized Li Fushou, they really breathed and heard each other, and they were within reach.

However, Li Fushou tied himself tightly to the bed. His whole body was soaked by the waves of the sea, and the bed was soaked. The seawater in the cabin was as deep as his calf. As the cabin went up and down, he kept the seawater. Lift up.

   swooped on Li Fushou's face over and over again, don't mention this sourness.

  Awkward?

  Of course, it was extremely embarrassing. Li Fushou was lying on the bed with wet body. Two big men stood erect and looked at him condescendingly. This posture was too **** embarrassing.

  In the cabin fell into a brief silence

   "Master, um... why don't you sleep for a while." Bo Peng suddenly suffocated a sentence, almost making Li Fushou's nose crooked.

  You big silly bird, in this case, can I sleep, sir?

  Li Fushou rolled his eyes silently, really not in the mood to respond to him.

  Bo Peng himself realized that this was wrong, and smiled a little honestly, and stretched out a thick and rough hand to build a wall next to Li Fushou’s head to prevent the pouring water in the cabin from hitting the master’s face.

  Seeing this scene, Li Fushou was also completely speechless.

  The reason why Fu Peng has been kept by his side and not sent outside is because this honest man is a straight temper who can't turn around. Although he has a strong skill, he can only control a few people under him. If he exceeds this number, he will not be able to play.

  So after Lei Xiao came, most of the management of the guards around him fell on Lei Xiao, and Fu Peng was just a captain.

  Fu Peng didn't care about this, he just happily followed Li Fushou's loyal guard, feeling much more relaxed and comfortable than before. Who wants to bother those messy things.

The ship swayed violently again. Fu Peng put his hands on Li Fushou's head, his whole body was suddenly lifted up by the shaking hull, and he was about to hit Li Fushou hard. This hit Li Fushou. Scared enough.

  Fu Peng is a master of the Southern School of Shaolin. He practiced kung fu at his peak outside the door. The flesh on his body was as strong as cast iron. When ordinary people waited for them to practice, his arms and legs were like iron rods.

  If you hit it this time, you will really break your bones!

   at this extremely dangerous moment

  Only heard a low growl of "Hi" from Fu Peng's exhalation, his hands and feet volleyed to support the bulkhead, and the steel bulkhead made a loud bang, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.

  So

  The situation in the cabin changed to Fu Peng's face down, his limbs firmly supporting the ship wall, and Li Fushou's face up, tightly bound to the wet bed.

   "Master, I turn my face away, and you will treat me as if I don't exist."

"shut up."

  The two were extremely embarrassed, face to face, only a punch from the distance, breathe and hear each other, and the heat of speech rushed to the face.

   "Lao Lei pulls, let the big guy Lao Peng come down. Let's raise the bed later and sit on it as a sofa. The three people just sit down, stretch their legs and push on the bulkhead."

  Changed postures while speaking, and finally it's not embarrassing anymore.

   Lei Xiao and Fu Peng, two big men on each side, squeezed Li Fushou tightly in the middle, and the three of them stretched out their six legs and swayed on the bulkhead. As the waves swayed up and down, they finally felt normal.

  At this time, Li Fushou's head began to faintly hurt, and a trace of warm blood flowed down, dripping Li Fushou's straight and damp military uniform red.

   "Oh, sir, you are injured. May I help you bandage?" Fu Peng said and turned around.

"Come on, your fingers are as thick as carrots. What can you clumsy do?" Li Fushou was hit by Fu Peng's shoulder, and he felt like he was hit by a big stone tuo. Waved his hand, pulled out a cloth strip and wrapped his head tightly.

  This can only be done for the time being. I can’t stand on this turbulent boat, and I want to get meticulous care. It’s just a delusion.

  The 10 entourages on board this time are all men, and there are no women so meticulous.

  Li Fushou clutched his head and asked; "I saw a big-headed ghost, why did the boat suddenly shake so hard?"

"It is indeed very sudden. The captain's room just sounded the alarm, and this big wind and waves suddenly came." Lei Xiao also felt lingering fear of the sudden sea storm, and shook his head with a wry smile and said; "I stayed in the cabin with Lao Peng. In the upper aisle, the sailors below heard the alarm sound. Two sailors climbed up from the engine room below, and they happened to be halfway up. At this time, a wave came in violently, and it was tens of thousands of catties. Seawater, took Lao Peng and the two sailors off the ladder..."

  Speaking of this, Lei Xiao also felt a chill on the back of his spine.

  (End of this chapter)