In the ensuing talks in a friendly atmosphere, Ding Ruchang and Luang Weili elaborated on the Beiyang side's point of view, that is, the Beiyang side had no interest in the land of the Dutch colony, and the Beiyang side only wanted the Dutch to compensate for the human and property losses caused to the expatriates and the Chinese by conniving at the rioters. and punish those who led the troubles, establish Qing government consulates in various places, and allow the Chinese to legally possess arms. And as soon as these conditions are met, the Beiyang Fleet will leave Batavia within 5 days. And in response to the last one, the condition that the Chinese have arms, Lang Weili and Ding Ruchang gave an in-depth explanation, since the local indigenous mob can get the standard equipment of the Dutch army, it seems that the Dutch are very lax in their own weapons supervision, in this case, in order to ensure the safety of the Chinese, the Chinese should be allowed to own weapons. You can't come out once, so the Beiyang Fleet will come once. Moreover, the Chinese are armed and can make the natives throw themselves into the trap. It will reduce a lot of unnecessary conflicts, so why not? Felimante said that he would truthfully convey Beiyang's demands to the British government and all peace-loving countries, and said that the detachment he led would definitely support Beiyang's actions.

Subsequently, in accordance with the practice of various countries at that time, Rear Admiral Felimante invited Ding Ruchang, Luang Weili and others to visit the British battleship. Although there are many officers like Ding Ruchang and Liu Buchan who went to Britain to take over the warships and even studied in the British military academy, it has been difficult for them to take a closer look at the British Royal Navy warships across the four seas since they returned to China. Especially this time a 9,150-ton main battleship came, so it was even more impossible to miss this opportunity, so after a little preparation, all the officers above the pipe band in Beiyang and Xu Jie took a traffic boat to the war-weary battleship.

"Ladies and gentlemen, look here, this is the 9.2-inch gun that the British Empire is equipped with. The gun weighs 24 tons, is generally equipped on large armored cruisers and shore defense warships, and after being replaced with new gun mounts and reentry aircraft, the rate of fire can reach 1 round per minute. HE CAN SHOOT AMMUNITION WEIGHING UP TO 172.4KG AT AN MUZZLE VELOCITY OF 629 METERS. OF WHICH THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE IS 16.1KG. Definitely the best artillery today. A British officer said in Chinese.

"It is said that the British Royal Navy also has a 10-inch naval gun for export, I wonder how it compares to the guns of this battleship?" Liu Buyun suddenly remembered the armored cruiser mentioned by Xu Jie, and then asked.

"You said that there are two types of 10-inch guns, one is a 10-inch 32-barreled gun in service in 1885, the gun weighs 30 tons, and is used in Victory, Thor and other 2-level ironclad ships, with a bullet weight of 227KG and a muzzle velocity of 522 meters per second, but because of the problem of the gun mount, the rate of fire is only 2 rounds per minute. The other is the latest 10-inch gun with a 40-fold barrel developed by the Armstrong Gun Factory, weighing 31 tons. THE GUN USES SMOKELESS GUNPOWDER AND CAN SHOOT A 227KG SHELL WITH A MUZZLE VELOCITY OF 700 METERS PER SECOND!! This cannon is definitely a masterpiece in the arsenal of the British Empire. However, it is currently only exported to Italy. The officer introduced.

"What is the rate of fire?" Deng Shichang asked.

"You should ask Mr. Xu next to you, this gun is to be used on the battleship designed by Mr. Xu, the British Empire is only responsible for exporting artillery, and the gun carriage, loader and other servo equipment are produced by the Italian factory, if you can, I also want to know how much the turret carefully designed by Mr. Xu for this gun can make this gun rate reach." Saying this, the middle-aged British officer smiled at Xu Jie.

"I don't know until the finished product comes out. I think you can only ask Mr. Vittorio. Xu Jie said quite embarrassedly, after finishing speaking, looking at the slightly disdainful and mocking eyes of a circle of people, Xu Jie couldn't wait to jump into the sea directly!! This designer doesn't know the equipment indicators he designed, so what is the reason? However, for the sake of secrecy, Xu Jie could not leak the number of the new turret, after all, this new turret was much more advanced than the one sold to the British. And if Beiyang wants to purchase it in the future, the performance of this weapon is obviously confidential. …,

"Let's take a look at this 6-inch naval gun, which is a new type of 6-inch gun equipped with a spring retraction machine, and it also uses smokeless gunpowder. THE GUN WEIGHS 6.6 TONS, THE SHELL WEIGHS 45.3KG, AND THE MUZZLE VELOCITY IS 670 METERS PER SECOND. The rate of fire can reach an astonishing 6 rounds per minute. The British officer introduced. Then he said wittily: "This means that you count at least 10 numbers, and then a cannonball will be fired at your enemy." ”

"This 45.3KG shell is quite laborious to reload with manpower, and I am afraid that it is difficult to achieve the rate of fire of 6 rounds a minute, right?" Liu Buyun whispered to Xu Jie.

"Taking into account the actual combat factors such as aiming and turning the artillery, 4 rounds a minute is not bad." Xu Jie whispered.

"I wonder if your navy can demonstrate the operation process of this gun for us?" Deng Shichang asked suddenly.

"Well, that's up to the Supreme Commander of the Fleet to decide." said the British commander who led them on the tour.

"Dear Mr. Felimante, as you know, the Beiyang Naval Division is about to be equipped with 4.7-inch and 6-inch rapid-fire guns, and the battleships ordered by the Beiyang Naval Division in Italy also need to be equipped with new rapid-fire guns, and we are struggling with which French Griffa gun, German Krupp artillery, and your country's Armstrong gun to choose. I think your government should prove to us the capabilities of this artillery. Looking at Felimante, whose face changed slightly, and Deng Shichang, who was a little embarrassed, Xu Jie immediately came up to relieve the siege.

"Well, the new Armstrong-type 6-inch rapid-fire gun will definitely be on the ships of the Northern Fleet at some point in the future, so we don't mind showing it in advance." Felimante thought for a moment and said.

Then the group stood on the flybridge of the battleship to watch the shooting of the 6-inch rapid-fire gun, (in fact, the gun gallery of the British battleship at that time was all casemate style, this kind of gun gallery was basically surrounded by armor, and the space inside was relatively small, which could not accommodate more than a dozen people to visit.) The 6-inch rapid-fire gun slowly rotated and aimed at a reef 1500 yards away, and the barrel shrank back sharply, and then a burst of white smoke and flames came out, accompanied by the screeching sound of the shell crossing the sky, a 45.3KG shell flew towards the reef, the heavy shell fell into the water on the right side of the reef and splashed, and then just 8 seconds later, another shell was fired, this time the impact point was slightly forward. 10 seconds later, the third shell also flew out of the chamber, this time still forward, and finally the fourth shell hit the reef accurately, and after being hit by a 6-inch forged steel solid armor-piercing shell, the entire reef was torn apart, and a few seconds later, the debris that was blown into the sky fell into the sea. There was a rain of stones within a radius of 30 meters. The whole process only took more than half a minute.

"This Royal Navy officer is really quite tall. Actually hit the theoretical rate of fire. Lin Tai once praised.

"Well, that's good." Xu Jie's face showed a trace of disgrace, the reason is very simple, any artillery can rarely reach the theoretical rate of fire, for example, the Japanese in the Yellow Sea naval battle of the 4.7-inch gun rate of fire is only 5 to 6 rounds, 1 World War The German 15-inch gun has a theoretical rate of fire of 2.5 rounds a minute, but even in the test fire, the rate of fire of the German 15-inch naval gun is only 25 seconds per round. Of course, there are exceptions to everything, and when the battleship USS Washington on Kuah Island attacked Kirishima in a sneak attack, it exceeded the theoretical rate of fire. However, according to Xu Jie's understanding, the Japanese and British, who emphasized firepower, thought of a lot of crooked ways, such as lifting the shells in advance and placing them in the gun gallery, such as not closing the fire door after raising the shells in the first war. Although these actions increased the rate of fire, the consequences were severe. In the battle of the Yellow Sea, more than 60 high-explosive shells were detonated on Matsushima, and the entire 120 artillery group on the side chord was all silent. The latter lost 3 BCs to the British in the Battle of Jutland due to defects in the design and operation of the turret, while Betty's Lion was saved from death by a certain powerful man. The price is heavy. Therefore, Xu Jie would rather choose a lower rate of fire, and absolutely do not agree to do it like Britain and Japan.

Subsequently, looking at the Beiyang officers who were still unsatisfied, Fremante very generously let Ding Ruchang and others take a look at the main gun test firing of flowering shells. In the face of the huge water column that rose after the 170+ KG high-explosive bomb exploded on the water surface, the decision of Ding Ruchang, Liu Buyun and others to purchase new 10-inch artillery was strengthened. "If you have the money, this new Italian style of patrol is also a must." Liu Buyun thought in his heart.

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