Extraordinary Voyage

2020-11-02

Chapter 355 Head-to-head Invincibility: Reloaded Cruisers

Two days have passed since the unearthed wreck treasure encountered an accident.

Currently everything is normal on the island.

Alwin often communicates with “Dilburne Fort”‘s own Senior Major General Demond Brand, but the information sent back has been in a state of stalemate at present, and with the winter weather getting worse Badly, Cyrus’s dominance has been rapidly lost.

The commanders of Sack and Atlan are even somewhat optimistic that they can delay their tactics until next spring, when local reinforcements arrive.

That way they really do a great job for their country!

Alwin didn’t think much about the information he received all the time. Although the strength and the past are already incomparable, in a large-scale war, the influence that one can make is still limited.

even more how I haven’t seen the additions that the Major General said before, and Alwin is just enjoying himself.

After all, he now has too many research projects on his hands.

For example:

“Totem Warrior Training Method” related to Knight’s future, “Adventurer’s Blood” suppression plan, the first “Spirit World Exploration” after becoming an official wizard, The running-in of “Ocean Current Horn”, the renewal of the “Seabird Reconnaissance Network”, the “revitalized animal skins” prepared for all the crew members who fought heroically, the handling of the Old Guy in “The Cursed Oil Painting”

Thousands of heads Wanxu is still a job that no one else can replace at all, and Alwin sometimes wonders whether to take An Qi over and assist him in his research.

By the way, I can also help myself with that second apprentice.

apart from this.

Because he wasn’t sure how long he would stay in Hatrapa Harbor, Alwin didn’t let the soldiers who had fully recovered to sit idle when he was busy.

In addition to normal training, they also need to cut down trees to build houses, port facilities, reclaim wasteland to grow vegetables, etc.

Now the entire crew on the island includes:

The “Cape Storm” originally had a full crew of 350 people, except for battle damage and those who could not return to combat positions due to disability, there are still some left. The next 209 people.

The “Endeavour” is slightly better, with 352 people, and now there are 268 people.

Cyrus had 623 prisoners, oh, one was eaten, and now there are only 622.

A total of more than a thousand adult men can’t get in or out on this island, which is also a huge consumption.

Alwin simply found something to do for them. It not only helped East Lunds build this excellent hidden private port, which can be borrowed at any time with this excellent relationship in the future, but also solved the problem that they had nowhere to vent their energy. The problem.

After all, Phalatis is not as rich and imposing as Cyrus, and the various military bases that can provide logistical support for battleships in the entire new continent are only a single digit.

Being a qualified captain is not just as simple as fighting and killing. The more you have a friendly private port, the more protection you will get for your battleship and your subordinates, and an additional a chance of survival.

The best news of the past few days is that with the help of a marine engineer sent from Fort Dearborn, Cape Storm was finally repaired earlier than expected today.

Back to the sea.

Even with his busy schedule, Alwin took the time to personally go to the port to preside over the relaunch of the battleship.

“Your Excellency Captain! Do you need a trial voyage? I can accompany you on a trip to re-commission this beautiful battleship, which should bring it to the best condition of its service life.”

Watching the “Cape Storm” re-launch, the skilled engineer Mr. Walkley Jeffrey was very confident in his craftsmanship.

Indeed, as a high-level engineer who once presided over the construction of brand-new battleships, this kind of small project was not difficult at all.

At this time, the right rear side of the poop of the Level 4 ship has been repaired by white oak produced in the colony, and the balance has also been corrected.

By the way, the crew cleaned the copper-clad bottom and carried out a major maintenance for it.

There is no need to test the voyage in person, just look at its sailing attitude at this time, Alwin also knows that the “Cape of the Storm” is in excellent condition and can be thrown into another battle at any time.

He was nodded with satisfaction and recognized the skills of this high-level engineer.

“However, is the repair progress of the ‘Stelenberg’ so slow?”

Looking away from the “Cape of Stormwind”, Alwin watched as he was still lying in the dock. The level 3 ship of the nest is slightly frowned, although I dare not just and honorable to open it for the time being, but not open and unable to open are completely two concepts.

“Your Excellency Captain, the main reason is that the materials cannot keep up. The hull and ribs of this battleship are severely damaged.

The damage is still the thickest part of the original midship hull. , the shell, ribs and lining of a Level 3 ship can add up to 60 cm.

It is too difficult to find suitable ship materials for this battleship. It’s over.

It seems that they had a good teak on the ship before, but unfortunately the people in the trade office moved too fast, and they were robbed at a high price.”

Actually, the engineer It’s mainly for the “Sndenburg”, and there are not many chances to completely capture the Cyrus Level 3 battleship.

Although he thinks that shipbuilding technology has surpassed the “rough, stupid, big” design concept of Cyrus, as a marine engineer, he certainly does not want to miss this opportunity to learn from others.

However, no matter how superb the technology is, it is difficult to cook without rice. The repair of the Level 3 ship has been intermittent, because the lack of raw materials has greatly slowed down the progress of the project.

He shook his head and sighed as he spoke, pity for the High Level teak that the boat would end up being used for.

“cough cough”

Alwin next to Walkley listened to Walkley’s words and coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

But at that time, who would have thought that they would have a Level 3 ship to repair in the future? Of course, the Golden Lion is more realistic.

However, looking at the Level 3 ship lying in the nest, while secretly regretting, a good idea suddenly popped into Alwin’s mind. And the more I think about it, the more feasible it is, and in the end, my eyes are glowing.

Turning his head and looking towards the engineer beside him, he said excitedly:

“Mr. Jeffrey, why don’t we modify this battleship.”

“Refit?!”

Walkerley Jeffrey wondered if he had heard it wrong. The battleship is the pinnacle of human martial power in this era, but it is also a complex complex that affects the whole body. gather.

At present, the ship types of various countries are the crystallization of hundreds of years of experience of countless marine engineers and high-level craftsmen.

“That’s right, it’s a modification. Convert this Level 3 battleship into a heavy cruiser! A heavy cruiser that is invincible head-to-head!”

Listen at this time Alwin said this remark word by word, and Walkley felt like he was about to be stinged by the light in Alwin’s eyes, and was also attracted by a term he had never heard of.

That noun seems to be inherently magical, making him muttered: “Reloaded cruisers!”

Actually.

Although the great voyage has been opened for two hundred years, various aspects of navigation technology have also been developed by leaps and bounds.

But in this day and age, people’s concept is still at the level of more artillery is more powerful. Go ahead and build a bigger battleship, more decks, and more guns!

And then in the battleship version of the queue to be shot, also known as the “Battleline”, take the lead in sending the opponent into the sea with superior firepower.

Of course, any kind of invention and tactics can not be separated from the background of the times, but the tactics that are a bit ridiculous in the eyes of modern people are the best choices in a specific era.

In a large-scale war where “line of battle” tactics are used, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this idea.

But what if you jump out of this category? Or jump out of the limitations of this era?

According to Alwin’s insight beyond most people, in addition to the Legendary battleship with extraordinary power participation, Bluestar’s sail battleship era, in terms of battleship design, concept, and tactics are all ahead in the end. This world is a big step.

Especially before the launch of the steam ironclad, in the last and most glorious years of the sail battleship, mankind has undoubtedly developed this technology to a certain peak.

Just like the difference engine that was eventually replaced by the computer, the sail battleship that was replaced by the steam ironclad, if it can continue to develop, no one can predict what it will be like in the end.

And in those glorious years.

It’s hard to say which one is the strongest among all the famous sail battleships, because there are various “bests” with the largest size, the most ship-borne artillery, and the fastest running.

But to say that the battleship that is the most Legendary and most suitable for the current situation is the “Constitution” of the Bald Eagle.

During more than 40 naval battles during his service, he gained the reputation of “invincible from undefeated records”!

However, it is not a battleship of the so-called reigning era. It’s a cruiser, or more precisely a “heavy cruiser” with a unique design.

[Specifications] The total length of the hull is 62.2 meters, the width is 13.6 meters, the depth is 6.85 meters, the displacement is 2200 tons, the speed is 13 nautical miles/hour, the crew is 400, and the fore and stern buildings are cancelled.

[Arms] Double-layer artillery deck: 30 24-pounder guns, 20 32-pounder guns, 2 24-pounder bow and stern guns (experienced many outfitting, 1812 firepower pinnacle data)

【Sails】Full sails, bow jibs, stern slings.

Compared to contemporary battleships, this enhanced supercruise has several advantages:

First, heavy cruisers with a lower center of gravity compared to Level 3 battleships In terms of arranging more heavy cannons, or even adopting a full-heavy gun configuration, it has almost as much firepower as a Level 3 battleship in naval battles.

Second, for the same tonnage, the bow and poop can be removed, and a thicker hull can be equipped. The “Constitution” even has the reputation of “Old Iron Armor”.

Third, lower the height to be close to the water surface, increase the aspect ratio, and speed up the speed (of course, the speed of the clipper boat is faster with the aspect ratio of up to 6:1, but it lacks stability and strength, and cannot be used at all. equipped with heavy artillery).

The design philosophy is to abandon large-scale fleet battles at the same time.

Create a situation where those who can beat it can’t beat it, those who can beat it can’t beat it, of course, it’s more of a situation where they can’t beat it either!

With its powerful firepower and remarkable speed, this heavy cruiser dared to wrestle with any battleship on the Blue Star at the time.

In fact, from the perspective of displacement and specifications, the target of this cruise ship is the Level 3 ship in the battleship sequence.

And Alwin’s idea wasn’t whimsical, or even the first.

In order to deal with the constant troubles of the Bald Eagle’s heavy-loaded cruise ships, such as the formation of ships to hunt down their own warships and merchant ships, John Bull once also came up with a deck-cutting design, which will be Level 3 The battleship is converted into a heavy cruiser.

How similar is this situation to the comparison of the battle strength between Phalatis and Cyrus today?

“So, Mr. Jeffrey, how about we try it together?”

Alwin extended his right hand to the marine engineer beside him.

Walkerley Jeffrey was already inspired by Alwin’s words, and he was almost agitated, without the slightest hesitation, giving Alwin a heavy high five.

If it fails, it will be the captain’s spills of war, but if it succeeds, the kingdom’s battleship development history will leave a heavy legacy!

While the pros may have been pissed off by me long ago, let me explain. The data and transformation plan are searched through Baidu Encyclopedia, Tieba, Sohu, 360 Library, etc., according to the author’s current understanding. If there is any objection, please explain it in the comment area, and the author can modify it as appropriate.ヽ(￣ω￣〃)ゝ

(end of this chapter)