"There's no problem with the power drum being exposed like this." Xu Jun stood next to MK206 and looked down at the huge drum placed in the well.

The Navy enlarged a hole in the anti-aircraft deck, and then welded a bomb storage box inside, and the hydraulically powered drum of the rapid-fire gun was placed inside the box, and power lines were arranged on the walls of the box. The Navy also installed a folding boom on the fence side of this platform, which can be quickly hoisted and lifted as a whole after being erected and opened, which is convenient for gunners to repair and load.

"Because this gun is still being debugged, in order to facilitate disassembly and maintenance, we have not covered the bulletproof top cover, we have prepared a cover welded and assembled by 20 mm thick armor plates, and now we are processing a sliding guide trough for it, which can be moved left and right in this way, which is very flexible. We're also going to add an ammunition storage station here, with four spare drums of 700 rounds each for each MK206, with pulley guides, which we've tried and tested with four trained loaders to change drums in fifteen seconds. Colonel Zaft introduced Xu Jun seriously on the side.

Speaking of which, Captain Zaft actually has some personal opinions about this weapon, the Grimm Gun is nothing new, it was all the rage in the era of armored ships, and it has almost become a standard configuration, and it is specially used to strafe surface targets such as pole mineboats or exposed sailors on enemy decks. Its complex structure and weight have always been its flaws, and it was eventually eliminated by lighter and cheaper rapid-fire weapons such as the Maxim.

Unexpectedly, the Ordnance Bureau of the Command Department actually re-excavated this weapon, although a new design was used and output power was added, but the overall structure still did not deviate from the appearance of half a century ago. Zaft was still a little skeptical of this new equipment, which had not yet been finalized, and always felt that it was not as reassuring to use as the time-tested single-barreled anti-aircraft guns.

However, Colonel Zaft was really impressed by the astonishing rate of fire of this gun, and the gunner could also change the rate of fire of the weapon by adjusting the output power, switching between 800 rounds per minute and 3,200 rounds per minute. All you can hear is a loud buzz like a storm.

Regardless of what the officers on board thought, the crew had fallen in love with the weapon, and they privately gave the gun the feminine nickname "Valrhona".

"The gap in the reload time can be compensated by increasing the number of guns, and after the test is finalized, two more can be considered on this platform. Then add four more doors on both sides of the forward bridge, at least four MK206s on each side of the ship as the last line of defense. I believe that no enemy plane in the world can break through the interception of this "Fafnier" barrage. Xu Jun confidently expressed his opinion to the captain, and he carried the marshal's staff around the rapid-fire cannon in a half circle.

"In the future, more and more advanced weapons will be tested on the Bismarck, and the responsibility of the Bismarck is very heavy. It is necessary to pay close attention to the training of officers and men, and at the same time, it is necessary to do a good job in supply and logistics to ensure the morale and combat effectiveness of the troops. Xu Jun turned back to Raeder and said.

"Of course. My Führer, the Bismarck, has always been in the highest priority, second only to submarines and mine-sweeping forces. We are able to ensure that every soldier receives adequate and high-quality provisions, and we also prepare many sports and cultural activities, with the latest news documentaries being shown every day and an imported foreign film being shown every week. Raeder accompanied Xu Jun down the gangway down the air defense deck.

"Army soldiers also love films imported from the United States, and we have an import agreement with American producers that allows their films to enter the German market on the condition that they do not have propaganda content. At the same time, copies must be made available free of charge to the German armed forces. Xu Jun said as he walked along the deck towards the stern, and as soon as he passed the two huge main gun turrets, he turned his head to see Himmler and Weierle standing by the aft fence and leaning down to the side of the ship.

"Mr. Minister and Mr. Chief of Staff, have you found anything interesting?" Raeder asked with a smile as he walked over to the two conspirators.

William. Flake did not escape the purge. The SS firing squad had drained the entire cartridge belt on him. The vacant post of Germany's interior minister was taken as a reward by Xu Jun, and Himmler secured his coveted position three years early. Himmler now holds several key positions and has full control of the police and security system in Germany. With Xu Jun's transformation of the SS, the influence of the post of national leader of the SS is diminishing. Himmler was well aware. The positions of Inspector General of Police and Minister of Home Affairs will become even more important in future government affairs.

Now the SS chief preferred to be addressed to him as Mr. Minister, and only his SS members continued to address him as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nation or His Excellency the Governor-General. Of course, there is a group of exceptions, that is, Xu Jun and his personal team. They called him very casually in private, but Himmler was happy with it, because it meant that he had stepped into that small circle and was no longer an outsider.

"Oh, my Führer, Your Excellency the Field Marshal, I am making a bet with Himmler, what is that thing?" Weirle asked, pointing to the underboard of the ship.

"What's that?" Both Raeder and Xu Jun leaned over curiously to look at the side of the ship, only to see a steel pipe welded frame on the side extending diagonally to the sea.

"That's the bracket for the spare rudder, and if there is a problem with the rudder, and it can't be repaired at sea, we can install a sub-rudder in this position to temporarily maintain control of the ship, which is an order from the Führer himself, and every large surface ship of the German Navy will be equipped with this device." Raeder said to Werler with a smile.

"The German Navy had to be prepared for all kinds of accidents on ocean voyages, and German ships were used to choosing cruiser-style tail sections in their design, which led to a fragile structure here. We didn't have time to replace these design flaws, so we had to do as much reinforcement as possible and make some remedial preparations. These problems will no longer arise on subsequent ships, and the Glesenno has already reinforced these parts and replaced them with new propellers. Xu Jun stretched out his hand and waved his fingers, and Tysenhofen immediately took out a carton from his pocket, took out a cigar from it and handed it to the Führer's hand.

"My Führer, you mean propellers?" Wehrle took Himmler's twenty mark note, looked down at it, and stuffed it into his trouser pocket.

"At the Führer's suggestion, we carefully studied the propellers of the captured British and French warships, and found that they were far more efficient than our own existing propeller shapes, and our understanding of this was still the time of the last war, and we were still using the Jutland designs.

Those old propellers have long been outdated and have wasted a lot of power on German battleships, but fortunately His Excellency the Führer reminded us, otherwise we would have continued this mistake. Now that we have designed a new type of propeller on the basis of the captured trophies and the ideas provided by the Führer, the Bismarck has been tested and the speed has been increased by three knots compared to the original, which is enough to show how much power we have previously wasted on the propeller. Raeder finished answering Weierle's question.

The Admiral has become numb to the endless miracles of the Führer around him, this apostle seems to be really as described by others, omniscient and omniscient, his every suggestion and design of the Navy has brought about earth-shaking changes, all the officers and men of the Navy have seen it, Raeder can not deny that he has surrendered to this Führer in his heart, he is very glad that the victory in that battle was the Apostle of God and not Hitler, from all aspects, As a result, the German Navy gained an excellent guide and strong backing.

"The existing five-bladed propeller is not the best propeller shape in my mind, and we need to increase our efforts in this area, and the command has planned to build a large hydrodynamic laboratory, and has mobilized experts from various fields to prepare for more in-depth research on this." Xu Jun flicked the cigarette ash overboard, he seemed to see something in the corner of his eye, and quickly turned his head sideways to look at the other side of the dock.

"Huh? Is that U1001? How is she in Kiel? I thought she was still in Hamburg. Xu Jun pointed to a dark gray painted submarine docked at the end of the dock and asked Raeder in surprise.

"1001 has completed preliminary sea trials, and just arrived at the port of Kiel the day before yesterday, where she is going to load a new torpedo, the one you propose to improve." Raeder would not tell Xu Jun that Dönitz had commissioned him to arrange it, in order to be able to surprise the Führer.

Dönitz was so pleased with the performance of this experimental submarine that he always wanted the Führer to review it himself, after all, the submarine was full of Führer's personal designs from beginning to end.

"Let's not go to the conference room yet, I'm going to have to go and see the submarine. Marshal Raeder ordered the meeting to be postponed until after dinner, and let people go to rest first, waiting for further notice. Xu Jun excitedly walked to the stern ramp of the Bismarck, and he couldn't wait to see the latest masterpiece of the Blomforss company up close, Xu Jun's superyacht based on the famous UXXI submarine in history.

It's almost the end of the month, thank you for your support of this book during this time, and I hope you can vote for the rest of the monthly tickets for this book, improve the ranking of the monthly tickets of this book, and give me some motivation to write, thank you again. (To be continued......)