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The handover ceremony for the handover of battleships to Germany, the United States and Great Britain took place here today.

A simple rostrum was set up on the wharf, on which the ambassadors and naval representatives of the three countries were already seated, and below them stood a full of guests from various countries, and there were several thousand naval officers and sailors from Britain, the United States, and Germany waiting to receive the warships.

Representatives sent by other countries interested in purchasing the Xia Di ** ship also attended the handover ceremony.

A total of 7 battleships and 5 battlecruisers, as well as some destroyers and torpedo boats, are now moored in the military port, and today the three countries will choose 5 from 7 battleships. The German Navy was already proficient in operating battleships, and the British and American naval officers and sailors had to study here for another week before they could leave, and during this one week, the naval officers and sailors of the Xia Empire had to teach them how to operate and simple maintenance.

At 9 o'clock, the handover ceremony officially began.

The first content of the handover ceremony is Li Zhaoshui's speech, the content is to thank the countries for purchasing the battleships of the Xia Empire, the Xia Empire will provide all kinds of warships with perfect design and fine manufacturing, and the other party can also provide warship design drawings, which will be built by the shipyard of the Xia Empire Due to the new processing technology adopted by the shipyard, the production and manufacturing time will be greatly shortened, and 2 battleships will be completed every month in the future. 4 Battlecruisers and 50 Destroyers In the harbor there are still 2 battleships and 5 battlecruisers and all the destroyers, all of which are on sale, and the countries that are willing to buy them must sign a contract for the purchase of ships in time, pay for the goods in advance, and only accept gold or silver.

The second part of the handover ceremony was a speech by the German Navy's representative, Colonel Reinhardscher, who was the captain of Germany's first Lanfang-class battleship, and asked him to lead the officers and men of the Navy to receive the battleship, also for safety reasons. He mainly explained the main parameters of the battleships and battlecruisers of the Xia Empire, as well as the various advantages of warships.

The Lanfang-class battleship is an epoch-making design, he made all the battleships of all countries in the past obsolete overnight, and put the navies of all countries back on a starting line, the Lanfang-class battleship strengthened the defensive armor, the waterline armor belt, the watertight compartment and increased the armor thickness of the gun mount, and strengthened the protection of the ammunition depot, it is simply a mobile fortress that cannot be sunk, and the firepower is fierce, the main gun is many, the rate of fire is fast, and the firing range is long, 4 or even 5 old battleships are not the match for the current 1 battleship, it is a bit expensive to buy, and it is really cheap to use

The Lanfang-class battlecruiser is a genius design, the advantages of the battleship and the advantages of the cruiser have been perfectly combined to create a new kind of battleship, the Lanfang-class battlecruiser is simply a modern ocean hegemon, the battleship can't catch up with it, the warships that can catch up with it are not his opponents, if you encounter a lone old battleship, it can sink the old battleship, in short, the battlecruiser can sink the cruiser outside the range of the cruiser with large-caliber guns, and in the face of the battleship can break away at high speed, Those who can't run can run, and those who can't run can fight, not only can prevent the enemy from breaking the relationship, but also can take the initiative to break the battle and destroy those cruisers, the design is very perfect

The Lanfang-class destroyers are perfectly designed and manufactured, with fast speed and large enough main guns, which are completely compared with the existing cruisers of various countries, and are a sharp weapon for escorting and patrolling maritime frontiers

After Germany purchased the warships of the Xia Empire, the domestic shipyards have now started construction of 2 battleships, 2 battlecruisers and a number of destroyers, this time the main thing is to receive battleships, and purchase the corresponding main guns and power systems, the follow-up service provided by the Xia Empire is very perfect, and countries can rest assured that they can buy boldly.

General Li Zhaoshui was very satisfied with the speech made by the German representative.

The third item of the handover ceremony was the naval artillery test competition, in which the German Navy and the Xia Empire's navy drove the battleship to carry out five rounds of shelling of the target ship at a speed of 20 knots to see how the hit rate was.

The two battleships went to sea at the same time, and after the boiler pressurized and accelerated, the battleship took only half an hour to increase the speed to 20 knots, made a detour at sea, adjusted the distance, and first piloted the battleship by the German Navy for artillery tests.

All the guests watched with binoculars on the pier.

The rapid rise of the German Navy was an opportunity for them to demonstrate their strength to the international community, and Colonel Reinhardscher personally commanded the ship, and every officer and sailor took it very seriously.

Because the target ship is moored on the sea, it only floats with the waves, and the distance it moves is not large, which is equivalent to fixing the target, in order to improve the hit rate and make the display more perfect.

The German Navy first fired one artillery shell for positioning and test firing, and with a loud "boom", a puff of smoke rose from the battleship, and the shell flew towards the target ship with a whistling sound, and fell into the sea 300 meters in front of the target ship, stirring up a column of water that soared into the sky.

Then the German Navy adjusted the shelling parameters, Colonel Reinhardscher ordered the first salvo, 10 main guns were fired at the same time, the flames from the muzzle could be seen in a long distance, the smoke immediately filled the battleship, and then there was a deafening sound of shelling, the shells flew to the target ship at an initial velocity of more than 860 meters per second, at a distance of 10,000 meters, the shells needed to fly for more than 10 seconds, very unlucky, the first salvo of 10 shells all flew over the target ship, although they did not hit, but formed a cross-border shot, It still made the knowledgeable guests on the shore feel very shocked to readjust the shooting parameters, the second salvo, fortunately, this time 1 shell hit the target ship, and immediately blew up the merchant ship as a target into 2 pieces, and quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.

The guests on the shore cheered earth-shatteringly, and the German ambassador Streesmann was very satisfied with the performance of the German Navy. Representatives of several surrounding countries congratulated Straesmann on the excellent quality of the officers and men of the German Navy.

There is no need for the navy of the Xia Empire to continue to compare, even the navy of the Xia Empire is difficult to sink the target ship during the second salvo, and the two battleships are returning to the military port one after another.

After Colonel Reinhardscher disembarked, Strersmann gave him a warm hug and congratulated him on his excellent performance.

Admiral Li Zhaoshui also congratulated Colonel Reinhardtscher on his excellent performance, and the German Navy had trained very well.

Colonel Reinhardschel made a brief speech, the main guns of the Lanfang-class battleships are of a uniform caliber, and it is relatively easy to calculate the firing parameters, which can greatly improve the firing speed and hit rate of the main guns, and the Lanfang-class battleship is a very good battleship.

Germany had already chosen battleships, and the United States and Great Britain chose 4 of the remaining 6 battleships, which were tested in sea trials and naval battles without any problems in performance and quality.

After the handover, General Li Zhaoshui held a reception for the visiting guests in the naval officers' canteen, answered the questions raised by the guests, and allowed all the guests to visit the battleships, battlecruisers, destroyers, and torpedo boats in the afternoon, and then consider whether to buy them after the tour.

The representatives of various countries were very satisfied with the unreserved attitude of the Xia Empire. To be continued.

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