Chapter Seventy-Two: Accelerate, Accelerate, Accelerate!
Three years is not a long time, the girl is still a girl, and she has not grown up to be a big girl.
The big country in the east got the land, and the singing and crying war was still in full swing, but unfortunately Shen Lang couldn't help anything, this feeling was very bad.
Now my battlefield is coming.
From scratch, the second ship of the KGV-class, the 40,000-ton Prince of Wales has finally entered the sea trial stage.
The people of England are looking for the radio station claiming to be the Prince, for the mysterious guns and roses.
The pair of boys and girls has become the new idol of the big empire, and at the same time, there is also the versatile Mr. Prince, his creation of "Titanic", "A Song of Ice and Fire" fascinated the people of Europe, and the novel model of radio drama has made businesses see huge business opportunities, and the British Broadcasting Corporation has already begun to copy cats and tigers, making its own radio dramas, and it is said that the effect is not bad.
With the support of a huge willingness, Shen Lang's consecration of the battleship was finally no longer as stretched as it was at the beginning.
Now when it was time to accept the results, he was just as nervous and looking forward to it as the accompanying engineers at the shipyard.
The Atlantic Ocean has always been known for its harshness, and the classic Atlantic bow is designed to withstand high winds and waves.
In order to keep it secret, this sea trial chose the sea area close to Ireland, which is already the North Sea, and the weather is only sunny in the morning, but in the afternoon it is choppy, like a mountain of waves, and the bow of the ship cleaves the waves through the crests and troughs, indomitable and fearless.
"The speed is 18 knots, and the engine is running normally!" Because Shen Lang left Audrey's body at this time, it was Her Royal Highness the Princess who acted as the captain's lieutenant at this time.
She was standing confidently in the bridge at the moment, her beautiful eyes full of curiosity, and she was honestly very interested in what magic the ship spirit had added to the ship.
The battleship's anti-wind and wave design is very successful, under the cruising speed, the condition of each unit is basically good, and it is normal to have occasional small defects, and any new ship going to sea will have a number of problems, big or small, and the significance of sea trials is also this.
"Increase the speed, two cars into four!" Colonel Ritchie was a typical English naval officer, brave and tenacious, but these were not disadvantages for a mid-to-senior naval officer, and even this was the norm for most officers of the Imperial fleet.
The young navigator wanted to say something, but was pulled by the people around him and quickly shut up.
This sea trial was attended by Princess Audrey herself, and it was obvious that Captain Richie was taking her to experience it, which can be said to be not only a sea trial, but also an attempt to satisfy the curiosity of the little princess and dispel her idea of galloping across the ocean by the way.
The huge waves of the North Sea are not so fun, and it can be said that this little master has not been seasick until now, which has greatly surprised the officers who know about it.
Shen Lang stood incognito on the bridge, watching Audrey with high spirits, playing the role of the adjutant vividly, and couldn't help but show the kind smile of the old father.
It's not easy, the original delicate flower has grown into a qualified ...... Wild girl!
As the engine raced, the huge steel beast began to increase its speed, and the waves hit the deck with huge white foam.
Fortunately, the bow of the Atlantic ship is still very effective in protecting against surges, so as not to let the giant romance over the turret in the tense naval battle.
"At 25 knots, it's still accelerating!"
"Pay attention to fixation, keep balance, and prevent collisions!" The first mate was very experienced and immediately issued a warning to the whole ship.
"Verse 27!" The navigator's voice trembled a little, "She's such a good girl, hahahaha, she runs so fast!" ”
Captain Rich glanced at the thing with a blank face, allowing his laughter to jam in his throat in time to turn into an embarrassed hehe.
"Verse 29! We've reached design speed, and we're still accelerating! Audrey tiptoed her toes and pressed her hands on the railing in front of the porthole, and the whole ship was already shaking.
"Gross!" Several sailors couldn't help but spit out.
The people in the cabin had become accustomed to this, and immediately there were sailors to clean up the vomit, and the unlucky man who was seasick to leave, and the changing of the guard quickly picked up.
Later generations of sailors who planted flowers called this "open can", which is very vivid, isn't it?
Verse 31, my God, verse 33! Sir, we've exceeded the design speed by 4 knots, are we going to continue? "The first mate is no longer calm, this old sailor whose face has already been tanned by the fierce sun at sea is already black, and he is considered to be well-informed, and the current master Hua Dan Hood sauce has a maximum speed of only 31 knots in history, and now there are some old Hood sauces It is said that he can only run at a top speed of 29 knots.
Ward Days!
Richie's unassuming face could not hide a smile, as the captain of a battleship, he never dreamed that the huge ship under his feet would run faster than a cruiser.
Do Liverpudlians have any black technology?
The Imperial Navy has never lacked adventurous spirit, and since it is here to do sea trials today, it is natural to run the Prince of Wales at the highest speed!
"Go on, keep the speed constant, closely monitor the situation of each department, and report to me at any time!" The highest number of flying tests are not only the engine room, but also the battleship's pipeline line can be stretched for dozens of kilometers, it is an incomparably complex and exquisite mechanical creation, and any link problem may lead to big trouble in the whole.
Everyone was nervous, for fear of something bad.
It's a pity that except for Audrey, none of them know that this ship has the blessing of mysterious power from the East, and now not only the armor has achieved the level of special steel in the 70s, but all the pipeline lines have been optimized and reinforced, and the problems of pipeline leakage and gear bearing running-in that are common in battleships do not exist at all!
"Verse 39...... 41 knots! The speed has not increased anymore and all systems are working normally! "Audrey has a small stove with Shen Lang, and she is also an outstanding graduate of the Naval Academy, known as a beautiful girl genius in the Royal Navy once in 400 years, and it is naturally clear what the significance of the speed of the battleship is.
Why do I want to develop a war patrol that costs a lot of money and has a thin skin and a big stuffing? It is not to increase the speed as much as possible on the basis of maintaining the power of the artillery, for which the armor protection can only be sacrificed.
Of course, Hood sauce has not yet been shot into the soul by Bismarck, and although everyone has predicted the Achilles heel of the Battle Patrol, the Battle Patrol has not really been included in the plan for discarded equipment.
Now?
A real capital ship can run 39 knots?
Colonel Richie felt that he was going crazy, and he did not even dare to send a telegram to the Navy Headquarters, the Prince of Wales in Section 39?
This is even more shameful than the 29-verse Nelson joke that the Germans have just made!