The huge battleship, even more powerful up close, after getting the order to board the ship, these officers couldn't wait to board the battleship, Scheer was also one of them, especially before going up, just happened to meet the braids of the ship's inspection, accompanied by Fabian to board the Fantasy class, they were about the same age, Scheer was a few years older than Fabian, one as a cutting-edge captain, the other as a cutting-edge designer, there was a certain intersection between the two sides, when they were in the Admiralty, they also met each other, also knew that Fabian was a fantasy-level designer, and almost immediately, he came to Fabian's side and asked him about various parameters of the fantasy-level.

Of course, Fabian knows what Scheer wants to know, the strength of this fantasy level is real, even more than the number of jù he once set, although it has not yet been launched, but with an excellent designer feeling, this ship, definitely not bad, this is personally supervised by him, little by little to build, some projects that can be tested on land, have completed the test, and the performance is very good.

In addition to some officers allowed to board the ship, on the Qingdao shipyard, there were also thousands of Chinese wearing naval uniforms who looked full of spirit, they used to be the Beiyang Naval Division of the First Sino-Japanese Navy, or the seamen of the Qing Court Naval Division, after the efforts of the northwest, brought them together, a total of 1,200, these people came here early, all carried out a series of assault training, some in terms of operating warships, but also in language, at least, can barely converse in German, understand German orders, They would serve as basic sailors, under the leadership of German officers of all ranks above. Sail these two ships out for a series of tests. Otherwise, sea trials would have to wait for the arrival of German sailors. That would be 10 days away at the earliest.

Boarding the fantasy class, the senior German officers, curiously looking at this giant ship, especially the colonel and above, they have more contact, know more about the battleship, and can also see the doorway from above, to be honest, the whole battleship is very compact. Although for the sake of speed, the hull was lengthened, so that the overall shape changed from a wide body to a high-speed narrow body, but the arrangement of the artillery was not cramped, 5 batteries, knapsack arrangement, three in the front and two in the rear, to ensure that each side can have enough artillery fire to cover, so that many officers look very comfortable.

I settled down a little. More questions and doubts popped up, many of them in the basic setup of the battleship, but the most asked question was the smooth surface. How the hell is that done, and that includes Scheer. Fabian, as the designer, was personally involved in all parts of the ship. It is clear that seamless welding is powerful, with the help of welded materials. Put two steel plates, seamlessly combined into a whole. It has a relatively large strength, which is the effect of turning stones into gold for the shipbuilding industry, reducing the weight occupied by the willow joint, a smoother surface, less power loss, and even the strength after welding, which is more powerful than the willow joint, and is also easier to construct, different from the step-by-step construction of the willow joint, which can be divided into different parts, and carried out at the same time, these are the fundamental reasons why the battleship can complete the launch in about 8 months, otherwise the parallel project is even stronger. It is also impossible to increase this speed to this level.

Scheer and others, listening to the book of heaven, welding, this is a field that he has not been in contact with at all, between the real steel plates, but also like wood and paper, with something glued together, with relatively large strength, in the dock, the different parts are spliced together, do not need to follow the method of willow jointing, step by step to complete, can be completed from different directions, divided into different parts, this efficiency is simply a huge improvement.

Next to Yang Yuanzhao, listening to Fabian excitedly narrated the benefits of welding, especially such an improvement, has improved the efficiency of shipbuilding to the extreme, shook his head slightly, welding is quite important to the shipbuilding industry, but it is not without the scope of improvement, in the future, when the computer-aided design reaches a certain level, you can even use the sectional shipbuilding method and other methods, for shipbuilding technology, to improve more significantly, that is to turn decay into magic.

Scheer was not sure that the ship had enough strength, and was more convinced of Fabian's number, and the new ship was launched, and it stands to reason that it should be on a sunny day, at least during the day, and for the sake of secrecy, the ship had to avoid the day, choose to launch at night, and must also pass through the busy shipping lanes off the coast of China in the dark to a special sea area for the first sea trials.

For the location of the sea trial, the ultimate location is placed in the distant Southeast Asia, but before the ship is completely launched, it can not leave here for too long, some preliminary subjects will produce some adjustments, these need to be carried out in Qingdao, the place of the sea trial is selected to the vicinity of a fishing ground farthest away from the mainland, and the fishing boats belonging to the northwest control range will form a natural early warning, so that the fantasy level gods can complete the basic sea trials unknowingly, and after all the soldiers of the German Navy are in place, After most of the ships of this fleet have already been launched, they will choose to form a two-ship or three-ship squad to seek an opportunity to go to the predetermined sea area of the South China Sea to conduct marshalling and fleet exercises.

There are only two ships, but the one who was sent over is an officer of a fleet, among more than 4,000 people, the captains of 9 capital ships, and 8 captains of heavy cruisers, they are all senior admirals, and even on some small-scale warships, they have been captains, and there are also some former heavy cruisers and deputy captains of battleships, and there are only two ships launched at present, and they didn't care about it before. After getting on the fantasy class, in less than half an hour, he was conquered by this battleship, scrambling to become the captain of the first sea trial, and some even had a huge quarrel.

Watching everyone arguing, Scheer also had a little headache, as the commander announced by the Admiralty, Scheer does not have to compete for the position of the captain of this battleship, but how to coordinate these people, as an identity, whether it is a position in the Admiralty, or a former battleship captain, the identity can be overpowered by anyone, but being a leader is not just an identity, not only to serve the public, but also to make everyone obey.

Quick knife cut through the mess, the competition has just begun, Scheer directly appointed the two most senior captains, they are both deputy captains of battleships, and they have not just served, at least 5 years, such qualifications far exceed others, the rest, Scheer has not missed, if they want, they will all become deputy captains, anyway, it is a sea trial, there are a lot more people, and there will be ships launched one after another, this time, it is just to join in the fun.

Scheer's quick knife cut through the mess, it really worked, and the argument quickly subsided, except for the two lieutenant colonels who quit for physical reasons, the rest became deputy captains, followed the newly appointed captain, began to familiarize themselves with the environment of the battleship, and watched most of the people leave, only Fabian and his staff were there, Scheer let out a long breath and entered the command tower.

Because of the high freeboard, the position of the command tower of the fantasy class is relatively open, and the position of the command tower is relatively open, so that the situation of the entire battleship can be seen in a panoramic view, and those appointed captains have already taken up their posts, and some of the pilots who are more familiar with the battleships and have piloted battleships above the battleship and officers at all levels have been determined, and Scheer has set up many deputy captains to solve contradictions, and they are for the sake of insurance.

Scheer put his mind at ease, observing the battleship, Fabian personally introduced, in the initial contact, what impressed Scheer was actually the command system, the German warship also had a command system, but it was a brass pipe to shout, in the battle, there will be a problem of being covered by the sound of cannons or other sounds, the sound is not clear, but here, it is a telephone, this magic can be connected to any part of the entire battleship, and a one-to-many command telephone system, in any corner of the battleship, The sound can be heard clearly, and the external interference is successfully avoided, especially the storage zài, which is called the earphone, which can reduce the external interference to the lowest level.

Fabian doesn't know much about the telephone system, and the introduction is relatively simple, but Yang Yuanzhao is very clear, in order to ensure its safety, each telegraph system has more than 4 spare lines, distributed in different positions on the ship, unless the 4 lines are destroyed, otherwise the call can be guaranteed unimpeded, originally these lines are arranged on the inside, if the four places are really destroyed, this ship, is not far from sinking, multiple lines can be connected freely, flexible and changeable, Prevent the phenomenon of pipeline damage, shouting or personnel commands.

Scheer keenly feels his benefits, with the help of this system, you can achieve unity, one-to-many command, clear and unmistakable commands, will reduce human interference to a minimum, which is very critical to improving the combat capability of a ship, a successful order, maybe a few seconds in advance, maybe, can allow a ship to avoid a deadly attack, or start a successful attack, this importance, even less than artillery and armor.

Appointed as a battleship officer, nervous began to familiarize, each has a designer, to explain to them the efficacy of each subsystem, the method used, for the time being, only need to be turned on, do not need the overall cooperation, need to learn much, Germany followed the East Asian Fleet, are young, more outstanding officers, plus this battleship, has a strong German style, get started quickly, each subsystem has been adjusted, except for the power system, everyone is full of confidence, waiting for the final launch. (To be continued......)