The roar of steam, the cutting of metal and the striking of air hammers are the main sounds that make up a shipyard. Every busy shipyard is a mix of sounds every day, making it unique.

Of course, for the employees of the Venetian Navy Yard, they are used to the sounds inside the shipyard every day, and they would not be used to it without these noisy sounds.

However, for the Venetian naval shipyard, the various tapping sounds of ping-pong every day are a manifestation of the shipyard's busyness. Without so many orders for military and civilian ships, how can they feed thousands of shipyard workers.

However, the various docks of the Venetian Naval Shipyard differ from ordinary shipyards in that many of the ships under construction in the docks of the Venetian Naval Yard are military vessels, while ordinary shipyards only have civilian ships.

And even if it is a civilian ship, the technical content in the Venetian shipyard is higher than that of ordinary shipyards.

Dock No. 5, the most mysterious and strictly governed dock in the Venetian shipyard, is directly guarded by soldiers, and everyone entering and leaving must check in. It is also one of the few large docks in the Venetian naval shipyard that is covered by buildings. With a total length of 230 meters and a width of 35 meters, the dock is capable of building large ships with a displacement of more than 40,000 tons.

And in the dockyard, some of the most skilled workers of the Venetian shipyard were busy working on a tall warship.

This battleship was taller and more different from the previous ships built in the Venetian shipyards. That's right, this is the newest warship of the Italian Navy, which is called the Cavour-class battleship according to the custom of naming the lead ship Count Cavour.

Among them, the Venetian naval shipyard built its first Cavour, which is 191 meters long, 28.9 meters wide and has an estimated maximum draft of 9.3 meters. The design standard displacement is 24000 tons, and the full load displacement is 27500 tons.

It is equipped with 16 oil-fired boilers and two steam turbines, with a maximum output of 42,000 horsepower and 4 shafts. Maximum speed: 23.5 knots, maximum cruising range of 5100 nautical miles 14 knots.

In addition, the biggest feature of the Cavour class is that it is equipped with eight new main guns of 350 mm and 45 times the caliber. This main gun is also the result of joint research by the three countries, and although it took a bit long to develop, it is worth the price. The main gun had a reloading time of about 30s (2 rounds per minute), a recoil equivalent to a mass of 75300kg, and a range of 28000 meters at an elevation angle of 25 °.

The gun pitch angle -4 ° ~ 25 °

Horizontal firing range -140°/+140° (bow) -135°/+135° (stern) turret speed 6°/s.

The armor-piercing bullet weighed 647kg, and the high-explosive shell weighed 635kg.

The experimental penetration data of the gun is, 5000 meters at a distance of 598 mm,

8000 m 510 mm,

10000 m 456 mm,

13000 m 391 mm,

15000 m 351 mm,

The data of this main gun is already very good in this era, and it is not a loss to the main gun of the new warship selected for the Three Kingdoms.

And the eight main guns have twin turrets. The fighting compartment in the front part is divided into three independent parts by two anti-fragmentation and fireproof armor mediastinums, and the command room in the tail compartment is separated from the fighting compartment by one transverse partition, which improves the vitality of the turret as a whole

In addition to the main gun, the designers added 10 150 mm / 50 x caliber secondary guns and 22 76 mm caliber guns to the Cavour class.

In addition to its strong power and good firepower, the Cavour class also has good protection.

Its main armor belt is 4.3 meters high, and the amidships reach 330 mm, extending all the way to 152 mm in the bow and stern.

And with the exception of the main armor belt, its turret had a frontal of 330 mm and a top of 200 mm. The frontal size of the tower is 330 mm, and the horizontal armor is 152-102 mm. The total weight of the armor is 8,545 tons.

It can be said that the Cavour-class currently under construction is one of the most outstanding warships under construction in various countries. Of course, excellent warships naturally have excellent costs, according to the Admiralty documents, the two Cavour-class battleships currently under construction cost up to 49.7 million lira each.

With such a high cost, the Italian Navy dared to build only three.

Since it is the new big treasure of the navy, it is natural that people from the navy will come to inspect it from time to time.

And today, the Venetian shipyards welcome a new group of visitors.

"Your Excellency Admiral, at present, our shipyard has completed 70% of the hull work, and it is expected that it will take another 5-7 months for the ship to be launched and installed."

Director Matthias Horn, who is the head of the shipyard, personally briefed the visiting Admiral Yagil on the progress.

Listening to Director Horn's introduction, Admiral Yagill looked at the busy workers around the ship and spoke. "Very good, I am very satisfied with the construction progress of your factory, and I hope you can complete the construction of the ship with quality and quantity. I think you are also aware of the importance of this ship to our navy, and I would invite the King to come and watch the launching of the ship himself, the lead ship of the Cavour. ”

In the face of Admiral Yagill's words, the Venetian shipyard and his party were smiling, and the king came to watch the launching ceremony, which was a very face-saving thing.

"Thank you very much Admiral for your support, but I want to ask, is it true that the fourth ship is no longer being built?"

What's going on?

It turned out that there were four Cavour-class battleships in the Navy's plans, the first ship, the Count Cavour, and the fourth ship, Andrea Doria, were built by the Venetian shipyards, the second ship, the Julio Caesar, was built by the Ansa shipyard, and the third ship, the Cayo Duilio, was built by the Orlando shipyards.

However, it was not an accident that the earthquake in Messina caused huge damage, and the Italian treasury needed to allocate a large amount of money for disaster relief, and the allocation of funds to the navy was reduced. After careful consideration, the Navy had no choice but to cancel the construction of the fourth ship, Andrea Doria.

Having said that, if you change shipyards, you don't dare to ask directly in the face of the Navy's cancellation of orders. Who made the Venetian naval shipyard the pro-son of the navy, or the closest kind (the most technologically advanced shipyard), so have the confidence to say such things.

Admiral Yagill replied with a shake of his head in response to Director Horn's inquiry. "Horn, we can't do anything about the fourth ship, Doria, the reduction of ship building funds, so that our navy has no choice."

Faced with Admiral Yagill's answer, the people of the Venetian shipyard all showed disappointed expressions.

At this point, an accompanying officer argued. "In fact, it is not only the construction of the fourth ship that has been canceled, but also two Piedmont-class cruisers, seven destroyers, and some special vessels, and even the Milan-class battle cruiser, which we were originally going to start building next year, can only continue to be postponed."

From these words, it can be seen how much effort the Navy has put into the reconstruction of the Messina earthquake. With so many warships cancelled and postponed, one can imagine how much the navy's funding has been cut.

One more thing to say here, after the construction of the three Taranto-class battle cruisers, in view of the fact that the battle cruisers were still insufficient, the Italian Navy designed another Milan-class battle cruiser. This new battle cruiser has a total length of 200 meters, a width of 28.5 meters, and an estimated draft: 8.7 meters. It is expected to have a standard displacement of 24,100 tons and a full load displacement of 28,000 tons.

Powerplant: 24 oil-fired boilers, 2 steam turbines, maximum power 69,000 hp, 4 shafts, 4 propellers, twin rudders, maximum speed of 27 knots. The range is 4800 nautical miles 14 knots.

In terms of firepower, the new Milan-class Battlecruiser is stronger than the Taranto-class, and is armed with eight 350 mm/45 caliber main guns (four twin turrets with a standard layout of two front and two back), in addition to 10 150 mm/50 x secondary guns and 20 76 mm guns.

In addition to having faster speed and stronger firepower than the Taranto class, Milan also has certain improvements in equipment, with a maximum armor belt of 260 mm and a compartment armor of 70 mm; deck armor up to 81 mm, turret frontal armor 285 mm, gun mount maximum armor 260 mm; The maximum armor of the conning tower is 280 mm.

Overall, this Milan-level battle cruiser is even better than Taranto.

The navy has made such great sacrifices for the people affected by the earthquake, and the army has no choice but to run. For this reason, the army has reduced the formation of two divisions each year starting this year, and in addition to this, the army's procurement of artillery, machine guns, rifles, and other military equipment and materials has been reduced to a certain extent.

For this reason, Admiral Simeone also cut his scalp for this.

In a sense, the Messina earthquake slowed down Italy's armaments. But what can be done about it, you can't ignore the people of the kingdom, right?

"Brother Shen!"

"Hmm!"

Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.

But it doesn't matter who it is.

There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.

on this.

Shen Changqing is used to it.

Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.

Arguably.

In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.

When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.

When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.

The Demon Suppression Division is huge.

The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.

Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.

Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.

Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.

Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.

Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.

Have memories of the predecessor.

He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.

It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.

Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.

At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.

Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.

Access to the attic.

The environment has changed in vain.

A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.

The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.