At this time, a group of people happened to come behind George.

Hearing footsteps, he glanced back - a group of Soviet naval commanders in blue uniforms appeared, and the tallest Soviet captain walked towards him, and actually opened his mouth to speak fluent London accent!

"Friends who have come from afar, how is our flagship?"

Facing the smiling Soviet captain, George said politely: "This is an elegant and powerful warship, she will be the pride of your navy." ”

George's modest answer makes people unable to find the slightest fault, and he is worthy of being a veteran who has written for many years.

After smiling slightly, the Soviet captain took two steps forward and made a gesture of please.

"Well, my friends who have come from afar! Peter the Great welcomes you and next, he will show you what true power is?! ”

The call of the battleship here as "he" is not a slip of the tongue on the part of the Soviet captain (let alone a clerical error by the author). In the USSR, their navy used to call warships "he", and not "she", as is often used by the navies of other countries. Interestingly, in the English translation, the Germans called the motherland "fatherland", while the Soviets liked to call it motherland.

George also returned the favor: "Thank you for the invitation, and thank you for the generosity of your government. ”

In this, George shows the importance that a former Royal Navy officer should have on etiquette. If it were replaced by a Soviet officer, it is estimated that the vertical and vertical shoulders would be hugged directly.

However, George, who was only polite, did not notice that a sly smile was quietly evoking at the corner of the Soviet captain's mouth......

Because of Peter the Great, the two talked while walking, and they seemed very harmonious. To outsiders, it may be mistaken for an exchange between two friendly countries. Because from their performance, there is not the slightest ideological gap.

Then, under the leadership of the tall Soviet captain, George and his party did not delay for a moment, and soon walked to the foredeck of the "Peter the Great".

Standing at the bow of the ship, George and the others looked excitedly in the direction of the hull. In the line of sight, the most eye-catching thing is the two triple 12-inch 56-fold naval guns in the bow that were pointed out and flaunted by the Soviet captain.

Although the Soviet captain did not specify it, George still had some understanding of this "similar" German naval version of the naval gun caliber algorithm.

With George's many years of naval service and the eye of his military reporters, although the guns in the bow of the Peter the Great were large enough, they were definitely not as terrifying as the 56 times the diameter.

However, according to the gun diameter algorithm that the German Navy likes, the multiplier of this type of gun usually adds the length of the bolt to the multiplier, so that it can reach the multiplier of 56 of the Soviet population.

Even if he realized the algorithm was tricky, George still couldn't get in touch with it, and this self-deceptive algorithm, which was the favorite of the German Navy, would become a fraudulent means for Reinhardt to sell the "Peter the Great" to the Soviet Union.

However, even according to the calculations of the Royal Navy, this cannon should have a super magnification of more than 52!

This magnification can be called the best among all types of naval guns in contemporary times!

The unusually high muzzle velocity, super straight trajectory, and surprising range fully satisfy the theory of the giant ship cannon in every way.

However, everything comes at a price!

So at what cost? The first of these is the longevity of the body.

If the armor-piercing shells are fired, the barrel life of this gun is only 130 rounds, and if this number is exceeded, the accuracy of the shelling will not be guaranteed.

The other is weight. Due to the high bore pressure and high magnification, the weight of this gun is also amazing, and the weight of a single gun is almost catching up with the 15-inch guns of the British. But in the eyes of the Soviets, it was worth it!

Because the Soviets were uncharacteristically unconcerned about this leak, George was able to stand on the foredeck and take several close-ups of the two triple turrets with high gun barrels.

Behind the turret, the red flag of the sickle axe on the top of the mast swept in the wind. Behind it, the bow of the ship is the naval flag of St. Andrew, which is hunting in the sea breeze. From George's viewfinder, you can also see faint black smoke coming out of the chimney behind the bridge due to the ignition of the boiler.

At this moment, George seemed to see a sleeping red beast slowly opening its eyes, licking a mouthful of fangs, and it was hideous!

At George's request, the Soviets moved the next stop of the tour to the engine room.

Along the way, George also observed several secondary guns. Among them, there are 150 turret secondary guns and 105 semi-open secondary guns, which are similar to German naval guns. The information on the German-made naval guns was accurate information obtained by the British after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, and George was sure that there would be no mistake!

What role did the Germans play in this?!

Just as George was trying to make the connections between the phenomena, the Peter the Great's apparent firepower diverted his interest and attention.

In his impression, Britain also had a similar layout of six-inch guns and four-inch guns with this kind of fire positioning. But in terms of protection, it is completely inferior to the two he sees now.

In addition, the Peter the Great's huge anti-torpedo boat guns with extra-long barrels are also amazing.

But George always felt that there was something missing about this "beautiful battleship" that looked "very beautiful.......

Because of his work and strong connections, George still knows a lot about the British navy's plan to try to attack ships with aircraft.

When George knocked on the side to find out what to do with the Soviets in response to an aircraft attack. The tall captain beside him actually translated the words of the commander of the Soviet fleet: "The plane does not have the ability to carry weapons that are enough to seriously damage the capital ship, and besides, we still have a lot of machine guns and 20 machine guns on the ship to use against the air, plus the elevation angle of the 37 hand guns is also enough, which can be used to supplement the anti-aircraft firepower." ”

George stopped talking.......

The British Swordfish, which can carry torpedoes, has long been in service, and the German artifact Stuka bombers have been roaring since Spain, and today, when the power of aircraft is increasingly valued by all countries, the Soviet Navy is still so naïve?!

George was not a prophet, and he did not know where military technology would go in the future like Reinhardt.

But after all, he was a man who had access to enough information, and he knew that Great Britain, the United States, and Japan had built their own naval aviation, and France and Italy were also trying to do the same. Even the German Navy, which has always seemed to be in peace, has also shown a trend in the intelligence of converting merchant ships into aircraft carriers.

Although, for now, naval aviation may still struggle to attack warships. But this kind of shelling, which is more "unusual" than traditional battleships, this way of fighting beyond the visual distance and pulling the two-dimensional plane battle into the three-dimensional space is undoubtedly the germ of a new era!

This sprout has been seen by the navies of various countries. Although attitudes vary, no country's navy would turn a blind eye and turn a deaf ear as the Soviet Navy.

Looking at the commander of the Soviet fleet, who might be a few years older than himself and could command such a large fleet, George sighed secretly in his heart. The Great Purge of the Soviet Union, which was reported by the Italians, was too great a blow to the Soviet military system! Just from this conversation, you can get a glimpse of the leopard!