Who would be third among the battleships, whether it would be South Dakota, Richelieu, or Veneto, was a long-standing topic of debate.

But neither of them will participate in the battle for the championship and runner-up, which belongs to the other two players.

Yamato class and Iowa class.

Missouri was the third ship of the Iowa class battleship.

As a battleship with a full load displacement of 55,000 tons and nine 16-inch 50-diameter guns, the Iowa class reached an unprecedented speed of 33 knots.

Moreover, the boiler system allowed for an overload of 20 percent, and the New Jersey once ran to 35.4 knots during light load trials.

For Richelieu, Veneto, Bismarck and other cutting-edge battleships that can reach a speed of 30 knots, if the opponent is Yamato at 27 knots, there is still a chance to run away if the artillery battle cannot be beaten.

If the opponent is Iowa, not only can't you beat it, but you can't run it, especially if you can't consume it.

Iowa's endurance is the highest of all battleships, and the fuel load is also the highest of all battleships, with a maximum of about 9,300 tons of heavy fuel, which is equivalent to the fuel load of a 20,000-ton supply ship.

For comparison, Yamato has a fuel load of 6,400 tons, Richelieu 6,800 tons, and Veneto 4,400 tons.

So much so that the Iowa class once made a cameo appearance as a supply ship, refueling the destroyers of their peers when they were running long distances.

Coincidentally, the boilers and main engines of the last two ships of the Iowa class were used in the construction of the Sacramento-class rapid supply ships.

The crew of the Kentucky was used on the Sacramento and Camden, and the crew of the Illinois was used on the Detroit and Seattle.

The four Sacramento-class, which to date remain the world's largest and fastest large integrated supply vessels, are still in service.

Overall, in addition to the slight loss of the Yamato-class in traditional artillery battles, the Iowa class can be said to be the battleship with the strongest comprehensive performance in history, with outstanding advantages and no obvious hard damage.

Iowa and Yamato are like Hood and Nagato.

The Yamato-class and the Iowa class, both of which are the pinnacle of battleships, can be said to be the spiritual totems of the great ship and the artillery, but the fates of the two are completely different.

As a "decisive battle weapon" built by a **** empire with the strength of the whole country, the Yamato class was used as a "hotel" in the home port during the war, and went out to "send it to death" during the decisive battle.

The Iowa class, as the "spare ship" of a certain capitalist tyrant, began to run missions immediately after it was put into service.

In times of war, it escorted the president, escorted aircraft carriers, served as an air defense platform for the fleet, provided fire support for the landing fleet, and shelled enemy positions and the mainland.

Although the era of battleships was over, and aircraft carriers became the main force in naval warfare, the Iowa class still found its place in the new system and played a role.

After the war, I returned to my home port to bask in the sun, work as a museum, make movies, open a patty, and occasionally go out for a walk.

All four sisters were preserved, and they were excellently maintained, and the ending of the Iowa class was arguably the best of all the battleships.

Therefore, unlike Yamato, who can't find his own position from beginning to end, has an arrogant and untamed personality, and is big and inactive, the Iowa-class ship girl has a very extroverted personality.

When Missouri heard Crimson's words, he immediately subconsciously exclaimed:

"Crimson...... Defeat me with only secondary artillery? ”

In addition to part-time air defense, the secondary guns of battleships were used to fight small ships.

The caliber is generally no more than 155 mm, which is equivalent to the main gun of the light patrol class, and some are equivalent to the main gun of the destroyer, such as the ancestral 5-inch twin high-level dual-purpose gun of the American family.

And Missouri, as a top-of-the-line battleship, the armor was able to protect against 16-inch shells, and of course it was impossible to penetrate by guns of this class, which was almost a joke.

If Crimson says to defeat herself with anti-ship missiles, she has nothing to say, and if Crimson says to defeat herself with the main gun, she can actually compete with her.

But now that Crimson said that it was a secondary cannon, Missouri could only think that the other party was joking.

After Missouri exclaimed, he immediately burst out laughing, leaned on the table and looked at Crimson, and said:

"You two are so funny, it's your humor, isn't it?"

Mu Feng listened to Crimson's words, and thought to himself that Crimson, your show this time is really natural.

Looking at Missouri's reaction again, Mu Feng blinked his eyes and said:

"Crimson, she's actually serious."

Mu Feng didn't plan to stop Crimson, nor did he plan to hide that he had a powerful cannon.

Missouri listened to Mu Feng's words, and his expression became extremely weird:

"Huh? Wind, this can't be, right? You're really not kidding? The secondary artillery hits the battleship, it's like ...... It's like hitting a tank with a rifle, right? ”

Crimson had already understood what Mu Feng meant, and nodded while eating:

"I'm serious, if you don't believe me, we can find a piece of 500mm armor steel with a hardfacing layer to demonstrate, my secondary gun can penetrate this level of armor."

Missouri has a long mouth, and it can penetrate 500 mm of armor steel, which must be able to penetrate its own armor, and at the same time, Missouri is shocked and at the same time, great curiosity arises:

"Okay, let's finish dinner and go see your show."

Crimson nodded normally.

The character of Missouri, who likes to show and watch other people's shows, is very interested in this kind of thing.

After the two agreed, Missouri's interest rose uncontrollably, and while eating, he writhed restlessly, and kept talking:

"Hey, hey, Crimson, can you really do it? I'm going to take a picture, don't you want to be embarrassed? ”

Crimson continued to eat quite calmly:

"Silence...... If you talk about it again, I won't go......"

"Sister, you have the final say......"

Missouri immediately agreed, shut up very decisively, and ate as fast as he could.

The conversation between the three of them did not lower their voices, and the surrounding ship girls could also hear it, and Saratoga and his party were also attracted by the crimson tone.

The secondary gun pierced through 500 mm armor steel, what kind of surreal weapon is this? It must be written down.

Of course, Missouri is not just thinking about playing, and if the other side has a small-caliber weapon of this power, it is really something that needs special attention.

After Crimson finished eating unhurriedly, Missouri immediately urged Crimson to go to the testing ground, of course, he didn't forget to greet Mu Feng and Saratoga and the others.

The group went to the exercise ground by the sea in the second estate.

The equipment on the exercise ground, at an equivalent distance of 20 km, hung a target plate equivalent to 500 mm armor steel, plus an inclination of 20 degrees.

The armor of the Yamato-class is also only 410 mm, and the inclination angle is also 20 degrees.

And with 500 mm of armor, it was almost impossible for the main guns of battleships in history to penetrate.

Crimson didn't say much, opened the ship and went to the field, mobilizing the secondary gun, that is, the 155mm electromagnetic gun.

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