Lin Yuan asked, "Why are you so sure?" ”

Xu Jingcheng said with a smile: "When I bought the Dingyuan ship and the Zhenyuan ship, I once inspected the navies of various countries, and it was very difficult to shoot accurately on the warship, and now it is very good to be able to hit a target three thousand meters away, but the British Navy wants to hit the target at a distance of 10,000 meters, it is simply a fool's dream." ”

Lin Yuan smiled and didn't speak, when he was in Germany, he had already realized that the British might be equipped with an advanced fire control system, coupled with the salvo of multiple large-caliber guns, it was not impossible to hit the target.

At this time, I heard the loud voices of the sailors coming from the communicator: "The first position is ready", "The second position is ready", "The third position is ready!" "Position 5 is complete!" Hickson said: "Fifteen seconds to shoot ready, one, two, three......"

Taking advantage of this time, Shen Wanqing quietly asked Lin Yuan: "Why didn't I hear the report of the No. 4 turret?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "The original dreadnought has not yet arranged all its main guns on the central axis of the hull, so the No. 4 turret is on the other side of the ship, and it can't turn at all. ”

At this time, Hickson was still counting: "Seven, eight......" Shen Wanqing suddenly asked Lin Yuan: "Why is he not using a countdown?" ”

Lin Yuan replied: "The countdown first appeared in a German movie, and people haven't thought of using it yet. ”

Hickson had counted to fifteen as he spoke, and he yelled, "Fire!" As soon as the words fell, everyone felt that the warship shook violently and tilted to one side, but it quickly recovered, which was the effect of the recoil generated by the eight 305-millimeter guns when they were fired.

Then there was a deafening roar, and then I saw a flash of fire on the gun emplacement outside the window, and then a burst of smoke drifted to the window, enveloping the entire command tower, and soon the smoke dissipated, Lin Yuan hurriedly raised the binoculars, looked at the boat, and found that the boat had not moved at all.

Xu Jingcheng smiled at Lin Yuan and said, "Lord Lin, how is it?" I'm right, it's impossible to hit the target at this distance. ”

Lin Yuan didn't speak, his face became solemn, because he had seen from the telescope that on the sea surface on both sides of the target ship, there were water columns and Lang flowers that were blown up by the shells, Lin Yuan instantly understood: The shells of the dreadnought have formed a straddle fire on the target ship, the so-called straddle firing means that some shells fall on one side of the target, and some shells fall on the other side of the target, which means that as long as the number of shells is sufficient, there will definitely be shells hitting the target, so once a straddle is formed, This means that the artillery is aimed very accurately, and as long as the cannon continues to fire, it will be able to hit the target.

Lin Yuan knew very well that now there was only one warship, and only eight shells were fired, so the probability of hitting the target was naturally small, but if the British dispatched not a warship, but a fleet, and there were more than 20 such warships in the fleet, then there would be more than one shell that could fall on the target, and a heavy gun with a caliber of more than 300 millimeters would have the power of the shell extremely powerful, and one shell would be enough to cause heavy damage to the target.

The envoys of other countries saw that they did not hit the target, and they all showed disdain, only Lin Yuan was well versed in the art of the navy, and found that the dreadnought had formed a cross-fire on the target ship, so he was the only one among the ministers of various countries who did not show disdain, this detail was discovered by Hickson again, and he couldn't help but exclaim in his heart: "Lin Yuan seems to know the navy very well!" ”

Hickson ordered again: "Second salvo, half a minute ready!" ”

When the ministers of various countries heard that a salvo would hit the unsinkable boat, and there would be another wave, they couldn't help but show ridicule on their faces, and Xu Jingcheng also smiled at Lin Yuan: "Look at the British is nothing more than that, such a long distance, even if you hit ten more salvos, it's useless!" ”

Lin Yuan frowned, as if he hadn't heard Xu Jingcheng speak, Xu Jingcheng saw that Lin Yuan didn't pay attention to himself, so he turned his head to the side, Shen Wanqing gently pushed him, and asked, "What's wrong with you?" Xu Jingcheng is talking to you, why don't you care about others? ”

Lin Yuan seemed to have just woken up from a big dream, and said, "Oh? Is it? I didn't care, I was distracted just now. ”

Shen Wanqing smiled: "What are you thinking? ”

Lin Yuan said, "Didn't you hear Hickson's words? Half a minute to prepare! These five simple words can contain 500,000 words of information! ”

Shen Wanqing's eyes widened in surprise and asked, "What did you say?" What is 500,000 words of information in five words? ”

Lin Yuan said: "In our time, the rate of fire of artillery with a caliber of more than 300 mm can reach two rounds per minute, but if you look at this dreadnought of the British, the preparation time between two salvos is only half a minute, what does this mean?" Explain that the rate of fire of the British warships was up to two rounds per minute! ”

"In large-caliber naval guns, this rate of fire is already comparable to a machine gun in small arms! If you want to increase the rate of fire of the naval guns, on the one hand, let the guns get rid of the influence of recoil as soon as possible, and the dreadnought must have used a hydraulic brake and retreat machine; There is also the need to use an automatic loading mechanism, because a 300-millimeter caliber shell is not something that a person can carry; There is also the fire control system, and the preparation time and reaction time should not be too long! ”

Lin Yuan said and pointed to the ministers of various countries who were full of ridicule, and said: "They don't understand these things at all, so they can still laugh, the skills of the British have surpassed them by a little bit, if they stand with their country's naval experts, they will not be able to find a tune to cry!" ”

At this moment, the order to "fire" roared out of Hickson's mouth again, the giant cannon roared again, and the billowing black smoke once again shrouded around the command tower, at this time the wind was much stronger than just now, so the smoke was quickly blown away, and when Lin Yuan raised the telescope in his hand, he happened to see the target ship slamming violently, as if it had been hit by something!

Lin Yuan immediately understood that there must have been a cannonball hitting the target ship, because the distance was too far and the magnification of the telescope was relatively small, so it was unlikely that he would see the moment the cannonball hit the target ship. Lin Yuanzhi said that the target ship had been shot, and he prayed silently in his heart, don't explode, if it explodes, it means that the British have mastered the technique of armor-piercing blasting projectiles! To Lin Yuan's relief: the ship did not explode, but began to capsize on the port side that was hit.

The others were not as sensitive to the position as Lin Yuan, so they didn't capture the moment when the shell hit the target ship, all they saw was that the target ship began to capsize and sink, and they all discussed: "Why did the target ship start to sink?" What the hell is going on, and why don't we see anything? ”

Lin Yuan whispered: "You don't have to talk about it anymore, the shells of this warship have already hit the target ship. ”

The crowd exclaimed, "Oh my God, it's incredible!" Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Hey, a group of military blinds, let you come to see the dreadnought, it's really a tyrannical thing!" ”

Lin Yuan looked at them, shook his head helplessly, this action was once again seen by Hickson, he walked towards Lin Yuan, stretched out his hand, and once again showed that ugly smile, and said, "You must be Lin Yuan, right?" Nice to meet you. ”