Later generations recognized that 30 knots was the most economical speed for a battleship, and it was also the most comfortable speed for launching weapons on a platform.

Not only the large fleet of Merrican's global armed forces, but also the capital ships of the major powers in the East and other European countries are mostly maintained at the maximum speed level of 30 knots, because if the speed increases, the fuel consumption will be a value that will make any captain look like dirt.

This is not only due to economic pressure, but also because of high fuel consumption and low cruising range. So it's not that you can't build faster ships, it's that you don't have to.

What's more, at that time, naval battles were throwing tricks at each other, and no matter how fast the battleship was, could it be faster than the supersonic sun?

It's better to make more fuss about anti-sinking.

The Prince of Wales in Section 41 is simply doubtful, but the scheduled sea trials cannot be stopped.

"Fortunately, with your attention, princess, we were able to install a 15-inch cannon for her, listen, what a beautiful sound." Captain Richie closed his eyes and listened to the roar of the main turret fire, which was barely uncomfortable with the thick partitions of the bridge's armor.

This was strictly designed, and when the battleship engaged, it was impossible to stand on the deck, and the power of the main gun salvo could shock the elephant to death.

Originating from Italian technology, it is because of Princess Audrey's persistence.

She insisted that this main gun is currently the mainstream 16-inch gun or even the 18-inch gun, the most powerful 15-inch triple naval gun, after previous land experiments have proved that Her Royal Highness the Princess's opinion does not come out of her mouth, the fact is that she is right, the depth of this thing is already stronger than the Nelson class, I am even stronger than my own 16-inch gun!

It's not scientific!

The Italians' naval artillery technology has surpassed our ancestors who played the navy?

After a salvo, "two shots at close range, three straddles!" ”

"Well done, what a bunch of good boys!"

The first round was close misses and straddle fire, which was undoubtedly a very, very, very high level in terms of the battleship's main gun firing. The old navy knows that as long as the straddle fire or close miss is achieved, then there is only a layer of paper away from a direct hit.

The gunner looked innocently at me, and I didn't even have the order to cut down.

A battleship's main gun salvo is never as simple as clicking the left mouse button in a game, it is a team effort that requires a series of complex processes of observing, calculating, and manipulating!

And this program is still stuck in the first stage of observation......

And then the main gun began to fire, da-da-da...... Wrong, it's boom, boom, boom, the turrets of the first two and the second and the second and the third of the three giant cannons are each as high as 2,000 tons, which is an out-and-out weapon of war.

The squad of the main turret is not clear at all, so, who am I, where am I, what am I doing?

Why do the shells shoot themselves?

Because the loading of artillery shells is automated, otherwise each warhead weighing more than a ton cannot be filled by human means at all.

In less than 30 seconds, the second round of shells was loaded, and then "boom" again!

"Hit, 7 out of 9! You have created miracles in the accuracy of the Royal Navy's guns! "Colonel Ritchie watched with his telescope as the target ship in the distance was hit, and a huge fireball burst into flames, and then countless points of fire flew out in the huge waves of the North Sea, like festive fireworks, brilliant and extreme beauty.

The third round of fire was fired again, this time the battleship made a violent turn, the hull of the ship drew a graceful arc on the sea, and the muzzle of the gun made a follow-up turn with the rotation of the battleship, and firmly continued to nail the direction of the target ship, this time with nine barrels firing in turn.

The continuous firing sounds like a variation on a tune played by the most brilliant pianist, bringing death to the enemy.

Of course, you can't fire a salvo when turning, otherwise the strong recoil may capsize the battleship, which is already tilted, and it will be a big joke of the year.

has become a big fireball, the sinking target ship is a decades-old destroyer, 2000 tons is not small, this poor guy was shot in two rounds, hit more than ten rounds of 381 mm bombs, 7 AP, 5 HE, the third round Shen Lang secretly controlled and replaced with HE, it is too wasteful to deal with primary school students all the time using AP.

The sinking of the target ship means that the sea trials are finally coming to an end.

But from Captain Richie to the soldiers at the bottom, some of them looked solemn, some whispered, and some clung to the cross and secretly called God and his old man.

It's really ...... There are too many miraculous things in this sea trial.

The battleship with a speed of 41 knots, either we are crazy, or God is crazy, anyway, the accompanying engineers of the shipyard have gone crazy, they did not even leave the engine room to sleep, vowing to find out the truth that the Prince of Wales can catch shrimp farmers in the North Sea.

If this is the real performance of the new turbine...... Then the Empire's navy will usher in an incomparably huge wave of strengthening!

If it weren't for the desperate resistance of the sailors, these people would almost not pick up the wrench to take the running engine apart to see what was going on.

The turret squad had been questioned repeatedly for two days, and they all said that there were no irregularities in the operation, and that everything was done in accordance with the Royal Navy Conduct.

You ask me why I hit 13 rounds of shooting at a distance of 40,000 meters, and even the third round was hit at the same time as turning the rudder at a large angle?

Is it not good for labor and management to be born to ejaculate?

If you don't accept it, ask my wife to go, 10 years, 7 children and 9 children, I ask you if you are afraid?

When the princess left, the climax of the investigation came, and the investigation team of the naval command was stationed on the Prince of Wales. Originally, because of the mysterious radio station, this battleship already had a mysterious legend before it was launched, and now huh?

I'm afraid it's going to heaven!

Then I don't know which blind soul faintly poked out the results of this sea trial, and the whole British public opinion was in an uproar.

KGV-class battleships at 41 knots?

Wake up, a few dishes, drink like this in broad daylight.

The Germans were amazed.

Your No. 1 ship is already a batch of cattle at 29 knots, and now the No. 2 ship is 6 knots faster than your fastest destroyer, the 35 knots of the newly finalized tribal class......

Whether it is Germany's "Rheinische Zeitung" or the Frenchman's "Le Figaro", dozens of newspapers across Europe have started a group ridicule mode for the news of the Prince of Wales's sea trials.

The English gentleman doesn't even brag about it now. JPG

It's a pity that the happiness of the white chicken only lasted for a few days.

Because the Führer's right hook came out, on May 10, the whistling of countless Stuka dive bombers tore apart the skies of the Western Front.

Chamberlain stepped down and Mr. Churchill became the new Prime Minister.