On the sea, a warship was speeding so fast that the Eagle, which was following it at a speed of 23 knots, could not catch up. And on the Eagle, more than a dozen naval officers were observing the rushing battleship.

"The Lombardi is so fast."

An officer looked at the USS Lombardi, a protective cruiser speeding in the distance, and couldn't help but praise it.

"Of course it's fast, 10,000 horsepower is installed on a thousand-ton reconnaissance cruiser, and it will definitely not be slow."

The officer on the side retorted.

"I'm talking fast about the sheer speed of the Lombardi, and it's been two hours, and the Lombardi can still maintain a high speed of 32 knots, which is hard to believe in the past. That's why I say that the steam turbine is the main power equipment of the future warship. ”

"This is not necessarily, who has a clear future to say, now it looks like the steam turbine is good, but who would have thought that there will be new power equipment in the future, I feel that the diesel engine is the best power equipment in the future."

The conversation between the two attracted the sideways glances of the other officers, and suddenly someone suddenly coughed twice deliberately, and the two high-talking officers immediately stopped their speech.

I saw that on the command tower with a better observation position of the ship, a group of people were appearing in front of them.

"Your Majesty, you have also seen that the steam turbine equipped with the Lombardi is a new type of power equipment developed by our Naval Power. The device has a power of up to 10,000 horsepower, and can also be maintained at full power for a long time, which is very useful for our naval vessels. ”

Admiral Yagill, the Lord of the Navy, was gushing to Carlo about the Lombardi, which was equipped with a steam turbine in the distance.

"On behalf of the Kingdom, I would like to express my gratitude to you for your hard work, the researchers of the Naval Power Institute."

Carol pulled the director of the power station beside him, and the embarrassment on the director's face flashed, but he couldn't avoid the king's enthusiasm, so he could only keep smiling to hide his embarrassment.

That's right, this steam turbine was really built by the Naval Power Research Institute, and it is similar to the steam turbine of Parsons in the British Empire, both of which are 10,000 horsepower. However, if you want to say that it is your own research, this embarrasses the director of the Naval Power Institute.

Think about the fact that you have spent a lot of manpower and material resources, but the result is not as fast as others who spend less, and in addition, you need to buy technology from the other party in order to complete the goal plan. For the power of the face, this is really an unspeakable thing.

But sometimes that's the way it is, and the frustration of a genius is more effective than the efforts of others, and this frustration is not necessary.

Of course, for the current director of the Power Research Institute, it would be better for this damn inspection to end as soon as possible, so that he can get out of this bad state.

But it was clear that the king did not hear him.

"Mr. Rudnev, how long can your steam turbine keep running at this full speed?"

Carlo's inquiry made the director of the Power Research Institute have to answer again, only to see him squeeze out a smile and say. "Your Majesty, this steam turbine is capable of running at this full speed for 12 hours. We've tried it on land, and it's worked amazingly. ”

"It's really good, it can run for so long, it's really an epoch-making power equipment."

In the face of Carlo's exclamation, Admiral Yagill on the side immediately agreed. "Your Majesty is right, this kind of power that can operate at full capacity for a long time is exactly what the navy urgently needs, and with steam turbines, naval warships have more choices no matter what the task is."

Admiral Yagill was not wrong, the Admiralty was already considering waiting until the Lombardi tests were completed for the Navy to install steam turbines on more warships.

Of course, there is another condition that restricts it at present, and that is the price.

The cost of this steam turbine is not cheap at all, almost twice as expensive as the three-expansion reciprocating steam engine.

This price is destined to make it impossible for the Navy to complete all the rearmament, after all, the Navy has limited money in its hands and can only spend it on the blade.

Of course, watching the operation of the Lombardi's steam turbines can't be kept by the king, it's too boring. However, if you want to distract the king from being so boring, you need at least some of the other ships to do it.

But the tall and mighty main battleship, which has now been sold, is it possible to invite the king to visit the Galio-class battleship, which has been in service for almost twenty years?

Don't make a fuss, take the king to see the front-loading battleship (the largest caliber 460 mm gun ever built) twenty years ago, I'm afraid I'll lose my mind to do this.

But then, Admiral Yagill came up with a gadget.

"Your Majesty, our navy has developed a new warship that can dive into the water, I don't know if Your Majesty is interested in taking a look."

"Very interested, take me to see it."

How could Carlo not be interested in the face of the words of the Minister of the Admiralty. He actually only paid attention to the large battleship on the water, and even forgot about the assassin in the water. Submarines are a powerful weapon, although they are not so useful in the Mediterranean, but it is important to know that Italy currently has overseas colonies, and it is very suitable for the use of this kind of maritime assassins.

The group then returned to the military port of Taranto, where they came to a small military dock under the leadership of Admiral Yagir. A ship with the characteristics of a submarine appears in front of everyone. Compared to the warships next to it, the submarine was very small, its exposed length was no more than 20 meters, and its width was about two meters.

"Your Majesty, this diving vessel is from the Naval Design Department"

On the sea, a warship was speeding so fast that the Eagle, which was following it at a speed of 23 knots, could not catch up. And on the Eagle, more than a dozen naval officers were observing the rushing battleship.

"The Lombardi is so fast."

An officer looked at the USS Lombardi, a protective cruiser speeding in the distance, and couldn't help but praise it.

"Of course it's fast, 10,000 horsepower is installed on a thousand-ton reconnaissance cruiser, and it will definitely not be slow."

The officer on the side retorted.

"I'm talking fast about the sheer speed of the Lombardi, and it's been two hours, and the Lombardi can still maintain a high speed of 32 knots, which is hard to believe in the past. That's why I say that the steam turbine is the main power equipment of the future warship. ”

"This is not necessarily, who has a clear future to say, now it looks like the steam turbine is good, but who would have thought that there will be new power equipment in the future, I feel that the diesel engine is the best power equipment in the future."

The conversation between the two attracted the sideways glances of the other officers, and suddenly someone suddenly coughed twice deliberately, and the two high-talking officers immediately stopped their speech.

I saw that on the command tower with a better observation position of the ship, a group of people were appearing in front of them.

"Your Majesty, you have also seen that the steam turbine equipped with the Lombardi is a new type of power equipment developed by our Naval Power. The device has a power of up to 10,000 horsepower, and can also be maintained at full power for a long time, which is very useful for our naval vessels. ”

Admiral Yagill, the Lord of the Navy, was gushing to Carlo about the Lombardi, which was equipped with a steam turbine in the distance.

On the sea, a warship was speeding so fast that the Eagle, which was following it at a speed of 23 knots, could not catch up. And on the Eagle, more than a dozen naval officers were observing the rushing battleship.

"The Lombardi is so fast."

An officer looked at the USS Lombardi, a protective cruiser speeding in the distance, and couldn't help but praise it.

"Of course it's fast, 10,000 horsepower is installed on a thousand-ton reconnaissance cruiser, and it will definitely not be slow."

The officer on the side retorted.

"I'm talking fast about the sheer speed of the Lombardi, and it's been two hours, and the Lombardi can still maintain a high speed of 32 knots, which is hard to believe in the past. That's why I say that the steam turbine is the main power equipment of the future warship. ”

"This is not necessarily, who has a clear future to say, now it looks like the steam turbine is good, but who would have thought that there will be new power equipment in the future, I feel that the diesel engine is the best power equipment in the future."