"Of course! This key protection idea is the concept of unbalanced armor put forward by the Germans, a powerful European state in World War I.

At that time, the power of the steam turbine was insufficient, and the overall protection of the armor was strengthened, so that the speed of the ship was reduced to less than 20 knots, about 178 knots, so the Germans advocated emphasizing the maneuverability of the ship, sacrificing the armor protection of non-important parts, such as below the waterline, some parts without sailors fighting, etc., so that the speed of the ship was increased to about 23 to 25 knots.

However, that was the maximum speed at full speed during the battle, and could not last long, and in fact the steam turbines usually operated only at cruising speed, which was doubled, and at best it did not exceed fifteen knots.

But I can tell you that our new steam turbine hybrid system is very powerful, so all exposed parts must be uniformly protected, except for naval guns and command cabins.

In addition, the speed of the ship also has a lot to do with the type of ship, the bow of the ship in World War I was still a square bow, because at that time also paid attention to the tactics of ramming, the bow was equipped with ramming angles, and the bow with ramming angles hit the waist and belly of the enemy ship, which could inflict heavy damage or sink the enemy ship at once.

Later it turned out that the melee theory was undesirable, usually killing 1,000 enemies and injuring 800 yourself, and there was no winner.

The square bow has a lot of resistance, making it very difficult to increase the speed of the boat every time.

By the time of World War II, the ship type was basically similar to that of modern times, so the speed of ships increased to more than 30 knots, and some destroyers of the 3,000-ton class could even reach a high speed of 38 knots to 40 knots, which was not weaker than modern times.

Only one point, the endurance is far less than that of modern ships, and due to power technology, modern ships can cruise significantly faster than they did during World War II.

It is not modest to say that our steam turbine hybrid system is better than the level of later generations in some indicators, such as cruising speed, because we use EFI propulsion technology, which is not directly related to the steam turbine, it is powered by high-energy lithium batteries.

Coupled with the unique boiler jet power designed by me, it has full speed energy almost as soon as it is turned on, and the combination of these two unrestricted powers makes the cruising speed of our frigate not much different from the top speed, which cannot be done by later generations.

Later generations of advanced all-electric ships, although they can also do it, will significantly reduce the range, and ours will not, because we are not sacrificing anything, not deliberately increasing the cruising speed, the steam turbine is always charging the battery, and the energy loss is constantly replenished.

As long as we achieve the balance of energy, that is the cruising speed of our frigates.

The range was determined by the coal carried by our frigates, which were not even comparable to the cruisers of the First World War because of their small hulls. Therefore, it can only be a type of offshore cruising ship, and the real ocean-going ship must rely on destroyers and cruisers designed in the future. ”

"Your Majesty, it is enough, it is impossible for us to attack Europe in the short term, but we are committed to unifying East Asia, this small frigate is suitable for our current navy, and it is enough to protect our maritime borders."

"Hmmm! It is precisely with this consideration that I decided to design this kind of coastal defense frigate first, and now we want to build a large number of such small warships, and within ten years, we will build 100 to 120 ships, and with a navy of this size, we can unify the waters of Asia and drive the Xiyi people far away from Asia, which is the goal of the first phase of our navy. ”

"Oh! By the way, I forgot to tell you one of the most overlooked problems, which is that the twin guns cannot be fired at the same time, they must be staggered, otherwise the huge vibrations will damage the guns and possibly damage the hull.

The staggering time can be as little as a second, and since we are a fully automatic reload system, I believe you can easily do this. ”

"Oh! Weichen knows, Your Majesty, the automatic reloading system you said can only be loaded with one cannon, and we are a double-mounted naval gun, do we want to design two sets of fully self-loading systems?

Another point is that the naval guns have to swing from side to side, and they usually shoot to the side, so how can we ensure that the automatic bomb lifter swings synchronously with the naval guns? Do you have to return to the right position after each shot and reload? This will significantly reduce the speed of the gun, which doesn't seem to be good. ”

"Hmmm! You are quite right, and it proves that you fully understand what I am talking about about the automatic reloading system.

There are two ways to solve these problems, the first is what you said about automatic return and reloading, so that we only need to add a high-speed return motor, and it will automatically return when you press the switch, but if you have to re-aim, the gun speed will definitely have an impact, but it is relatively easy to solve.

The second method is that the whole naval gun is mounted on a large turntable, so that the automatic bomb chain can also rotate synchronously, we only need to leave a more vertical chain to make it redundant, just enough for the maximum length of 180 degrees of rotation, so that the automatic loading system will not be affected by the rotation of the naval gun, and the naval gun can still be fired at high speed. ”

"Your Majesty, then we must choose the second option, and we will find a way to solve it." Wang Rucheng replied confidently. Sometimes, as long as someone reminds him, it will suddenly become clear that Wang Rucheng now fully understands the principle of his reloading system.

"Huh! It's good that you get the idea. There is also a gun aiming system that affects the accuracy of naval guns, the gun aiming system is not innate, and it is impossible to build the most loaded guns first, it depends on the frigate to make it, you go through the test gun, obtain detailed shelling data, and the technical department can develop a high-precision gun aiming system.

My requirements are relatively high, the requirements are 100% accurate at a distance of five kilometers, and it is a fool's operation, do not need the artillery to calculate carefully, he can hit where he aims.

The two of you must work together, and if you fail to meet the requirements, I will hold you accountable, and the naval guns will be officially finalized, and I will personally accept them. ”

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that we will definitely meet your requirements and guarantee 100% accuracy."

"Hmmm! All right! Go ahead and execute it right away! Do not delay the overall process of building corvettes. ”

"Whoa! Wechen retired. Seeing that His Majesty had the intention of expelling guests, Wang Rucheng immediately bowed and retired.

Yang Wenli's request is not untargeted, this new 76 mm naval gun, the barrel is a lot longer, plus the shell is larger and longer, the muzzle velocity of the shell has been increased by a large section, so that its trajectory is very straight, within five kilometers, almost a straight line, so he asked to point and hit within five kilometers, it is completely possible.

Sometimes, the idea always changes again and again, because there will be a new type of frigate soon, and Yang Wenli's idea has changed again.

He originally planned that this year, the Black Armor Army would go to the Far East Continent on the other side to sweep away the primitive tribes, and first unify the vast Siberia and the Far East, and it would have been easy to do this, but unfortunately there were too few Han people, which would cause considerable structural harm, and there was no way before, because he couldn't change into Han people.

But now there will be high-speed frigates, his mind has changed, he plans to go to the Ming Dynasty to receive displaced people, in the north, there is not much else, that is, there is more land, it is no problem to receive hundreds of thousands of people at a time, and the Far Eastern Kingdom has enough grain reserves.

In this way, there is a two-year migration, which can ensure that there are millions of Han people in the north, so that he can ensure that the north is firmly in his hands, including the Houjin Eight Banners in Liaodong, he will crush them like pinching an ant to death.

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