High speeds of up to 40 knots are easily reached.

The entire battleship was still free of any ups and downs.

It felt like a sharp scimitar cutting into the solidified butter.

The bow of the ship cracked the waves and splashed onto the top of the deck. After a while, the deck was full of splashes.

This is flawed as always.

All because the diameter of the propeller is too large.

Resulting in an insufficient height of the deck. There's simply no way to stop all the waves.

Especially after the speed exceeds 40 knots, there will be a large number of waves hitting the top of the deck. If someone is standing on the bow of the boat, there is a high chance that they will be knocked down by the waves.

Of course, no one is so stupid.

Standing on the bow deck at this time, isn't it looking for death?

The noise of the propeller is also very scary. That's more than 150 decibels. Sonar can be heard from thousands of miles away.

It is estimated that the Kuafu-class battleship has just come out of the dock, and it is already known to the monitoring center of a certain country on the easternmost coast of the Pacific Ocean.

All the ships and submarines above the entire North Pacific are also estimated to know.

But it doesn't matter. There is no need for secrecy in the first place.

At the time of the design, the Kwafu-class battleships had never been designed to operate in secret.

In this day and age, the sky is full of reconnaissance satellites. It's almost impossible to hide the sortie. Wang Buan didn't bother to waste that thought in vain.

Instead of pursuing stealth performance, it is better to pursue its speed, its attack power.

"Keep picking up the pace. ”

"The speed is 50 knots. ”

Guan Hongru calmly ordered.

Two Panshi 900 engines have steadily increased their power.

Correspondingly, the speed of the battleship was also increased again. Gradually, it approached 50 knots.

At this time, I finally felt a slight bump and undulation.

It's too fast. More than 80 kilometers per hour.

After all, the sea is not completely calm. There will definitely be waves of ups and downs.

Although it is only a light wave of one or two meters, it should be no big problem for the battleship. However, the speed of the battleship was too high.

At a speed of 80 kilometers per hour, it can set off a five-meter-high wave!

The spray in front was broken by the bow of the ship, compressed, and the drag was also extremely large.

This wave resistance has the greatest impact on the speed of the battleship.

If it is an ordinary diesel engine, or a gas turbine, it is already beyond its strength at this time.

Fortunately, two Panshi 900 engines can output 2.7 million horsepower.

Such a terrifying power completely crushed the resistance of Xingbo.

However, no one dares to take it lightly.

Chen Xiangmin also had a serious face.

His biggest concern was the cracking of the ship's hull.

Although it is a battleship, although it is very thick in armor and very solid in structure, it does not dare to be careless.

The power of the sea water is absolutely impossible to ignore. Once there is a crack in the hull of the ship, the sea water is surging in, which is an extremely deadly threat to the battleship itself.

The faster the cruise, the more destructive the spray becomes. The penetration of part of the waves is no less than a cannonball.

Even if it's a little weak, it's possible to be shattered by it.

Thankfully, no.

The speed of 50 knots is still stable.

Overall, there were only very slight fluctuations. Completely within acceptable limits.

But the saber guards were terrible.

Whether it is a 054-class frigate or a 056-class corvette, they can't keep up.

Their top speed is only about 45 knots!

If this speed is exceeded, there is a danger of disintegration.

The strength of their hulls, of course, cannot be compared with that of battleships. Especially keels. At most, it is only grade 5 cemented carbide.

Due to the need for high-volume construction, cost issues must be taken into account. The cost must be reduced.

Without a frigate to follow, will the battleship be in danger?

This one is nothing to worry about.

There is a squadron of J-16 fighters in the sky to protect it!

Twenty-four fighters circled back and forth over the battleship, monitoring the surrounding airspace.

So, what if there is an enemy submarine attacking?

There's no need to worry about that.

The radar of the Kwafu-class battleships was very advanced.

No submarine on Earth has escaped its detection. Including nuclear submarines thousands of miles away.

The operating depth of conventional submarines is generally about 150 meters. In front of the radar of the Kuafu-class battleship, it was completely a firefly in the dark, and it couldn't be clearer.

No, the big radar screen has already marked the location of all the ships around it, as well as the submarines.

Almost all submarines avoided the Kwafu-class battleships.

Joke......

This is a 120,000-ton horror monster!

It has a large number of anti-submarine rockets and depth charges installed on it.

Moreover, behind the battleship, there were so many frigates. They are the best killers against submarines. How dare a submarine approach easily?

As for the various anti-submarine aircraft and helicopters that are circling in the sky 24 hours a day, they are also their nemesis.

Especially professional anti-submarine helicopters, which pose a very big threat to submarines.

"Keep picking up the pace. ”

"Speed 60 knots. ”

Three hours later, Guan Hongru ordered again.

The power of the two Panshi 900 engines has gradually increased to more than 80%.

Obviously, the speed of 60 knots is also a bit of a test for 2.7 million horsepower. After all, the drag of the wave due to the increased speed is too great.

The battleship's bumps and ups and downs were finally becoming very apparent.

The bow cleaved the waves, too.

One moment it leaps upwards, the next it plummets downward.

Occasionally, the bow of the ship will sink extremely closely, very close to sea level. Only two or three meters in height.

The churning waves began to crash on the bow deck like a flood.

Luckily, there was no debris on deck.

Otherwise, they will all be swept away by the ferocious waves.

"Whoa!"

"Whoa!"

Once again, the bow plunged deep into the water.

This time, it was almost submerged by the sea. It didn't lift it up for a long time.

A few minutes later, the bow emerged from the sea again. It was as if half of the sea had been stirred up.

The water that flows from the deck is two or three meters deep.

However, the battleship was undaunted.

What's the point of such a trifle?

The speed continues to increase.

Gradually approach 70 knots.

That's the limit speed of both engines.

If you want to go above 70 knots, you have to turn on the other two engines to overcome the wave resistance.

Squeezed by a speed of 70 knots, the wave resistance reached a frightening height.

More than 65% of the engine's power is actually useless.

It is used to fight against the resistance of Xingbo.

What really pushed the battleship forward, only about 30% of the power.

The speed of 70 knots is also a very big test for the battleship itself.

Will its structure disintegrate?

Does its keel suffer from metal fatigue?

Will there be cracks in the welds that rivet the armor? Will there be seawater seeping in?

These are unknown answers. A long test is required.

For the time being, the speed is 70 knots.

"Director Chen, let's go eat!"

"Okay. Let's go!"

Wang Bu'an and Chen Xiangmin entered the battleship restaurant.

The area of the restaurant is still very large. It can accommodate more than 300 people at the same time.

The battleship's restaurant is open 24 hours a day. You can come and eat at any time. Unlimited. Unlimited. I guess I like it the most.

In fact, the work of the officers and men of the Navy is very hard. Many positions are very physically labor-intensive.

For example, transporting shells from ammunition warehouses to automatic loaders is super heavy work.

Those shells weighing more than two tons required the cooperation of six people to carry them smoothly.

Without the fuse installed, the shell will not explode.

However, if there is an accident with the shell, the consequences are also very serious.

The two-ton big guy, once it gets out of control, can it still be?

Just roll around, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Is there anything that can stop a two-ton thing from rolling? Almost nothing.

If the personnel rushed forward, they would be crushed by the heavy shells. It's like a pancake.

The menu is quite rich.

The portion size is also very sufficient.

After you have eaten your fill, it is time to prepare for live shooting.

For this project, Wang Buan is very interested.

After all, this is a 499-millimeter super-heavy gun! a caliber that only warships can equip with.

It's not impossible to be on land. But the caliber is so large, the weight of the whole gun must be very amazing. It's definitely going to be more than 100 tons.

In fact, the weight of a triple 499-mm gun mounted on a Kwafu-class battleship with a turret exceeded 1,500 tons. Three turrets, the total weight is 4500 tons.

This is already the result of Wang Buan's many reductions. The protective armor of the turret was reduced from 750 mm to only 150 mm. Otherwise, the weight of three turrets alone would have been more than 10,000 tons. The total weight of the three turrets of the Yamato during World War II exceeded 12,000 tons.

It's just a pity that the era of battleships is outdated.

In the era when aircraft and missiles dominated the battlefield, battleships were targets.

If there is no air supremacy, no matter how powerful the battleship is, it will only be deflated. The time of battleships has passed.

Only the Kwafu-class battleships were an exception.

It is used against the so-called "monsters of the deep sea......

In fact, Wang Bu'an had several euphemistic suggestions to cancel the construction of Kuafu-class battleships, believing that it was unnecessary.

After all, the so-called "deep-sea monster" was simply made up by Wang Bu'an himself. It is impossible for them to be enemies of China. As for those alien alien creatures, the Kuafu-class battleships are also useless for heroes! What effect can a cannon have on mosquitoes? However, Wang Bu'an did not dare to tell this secret.

If it was he who revealed the so-called "deep sea monster", it was actually controlled by him. What do you think will be the consequences?

It is estimated that Zhang Pingye, Wei Lizhu and others will be the first to ask him to be good-looking.

You are the enemy of the people of the world!

It is estimated that even Huang Ruoxi can't protect him.

Therefore, he can only end up in the end.

Thankfully, his advice had some effect. The higher-ups decided to build one first to see the effect.

If it doesn't work well, there's no follow-up plan.

If it works well......

Hehe, let's watch the live firing first!