Chapter 114 Actually It's Called "Ironclad Ship"

"Wan Sheng", who was in charge of ship construction, was covered in oil stains, and there were several stains on his face; but even so, Wan Sheng greeted Xia Qingqing, Xu Ren and others happily; There is a different kind of light.

Xu Ren looked at the iron-clad ship that was obviously over 50 meters in size, "Wansheng, what is the displacement of this iron-hulled ship? It's not only 500 tons! I remember the young master's plan was 500 tons."

Wan Sheng grinned loudly, "Sir, I don't know. Afterwards, the young master and I talked a lot. The young master's idea is—the bigger the better! Of course, it must be strong enough, strong enough, and fast enough.

In fact, this is no longer an iron-clad ship, its real name should be called an iron-clad ship!

Come on, let's go to the deck and have a look. Haha, the iron-clad warship is our magic weapon of war in Anyang! "

Hearing that they could go up to have a look, everyone couldn't wait to walk up the steps, and they each used a small magic spell and flew up directly. Standing on the deck, everyone turned into curious babies for a moment.

Xia Qingqing stepped on the deck, "It seems to be all sandalwood? It's too extravagant!"

Sandalwood is a "precious" wood. In the entire palace, sandalwood is used to pave the ground only in the Chengtian Hall where ministers are usually received, the emperor's bookstore, and the Temple of Heaven where the country worships heaven.

Hearing Xia Qingqing's question, Wan Sheng seemed to have a slightly reproachful tone, and immediately explained: "Madam, we have tested many woods, and only sandalwood can withstand the test of the harsh environment. When the ship is at sea, it is not only wet, but also There's salt damage and all that, and normal wood rots way too quickly."

"Oh..." Xia Qingqing responded and looked aside.

On the other side, the first thing Yan Ze'an saw was the fort, especially the fort on the bow. The long gun barrel, almost thicker than the waist, and about ten meters long, firmly attracted Yan Ze'an's attention. "Is this also a cannon?"

"Yes, it is about 240 mm caliber artillery, 45 times the barrel, that is, the length of the barrel is 45 times the caliber, which makes the artillery shoot farther and more accurately.

In contrast, the caliber of 150mm is used on land now, and the caliber of 105mm is used on weapons of war. Both of these guns have only 20 times the barrel.

Therefore, because the ironclad ship is easy to move, the proportion of the tube body is more than half longer than that on land! "Wan Sheng looked a little smug.

However, Yan Zhengqing was attracted by the large guns fixed on the ship's side - when he was fighting with Anyang, Yan Zhengqing was shot five times by a sniper rifle and almost died, so he must be deeply impressed; now seeing this gun that seems particularly ferocious , more and more curious.

"This is a machine gun!" Wan Sheng explained, "After a period of research, we finally developed a rapid-fire machine gun; but this is a large machine gun, which has surpassed the power of ordinary guns, so we call it a machine gun. The caliber is 30 mm, and the rate of fire is 120 bullets per minute.

The power of the machine gun is twice as powerful as that of ordinary sniper rifles, enough to easily kill a little master in the foundation building stage. "

Seriously, please take a deep breath, I was almost killed by a sniper at the beginning, but the power of this machine gun is twice as powerful, making Yan Zhengqing's pupils shrink sharply.

Everyone sighed at the surface of the spread, only Xu Ren walked into the cabin. Wan Sheng asked ordinary engineers to accompany the rest, and he himself followed Xu Ren into the cabin.

"Where's the power room?"

"Sir, please follow me." Wan Sheng took the lead and walked forward. After pushing open a steel door, a cabin with a length of seven or eight meters appeared. What attracted Xu Renguang's attention most in this cabin were the four engines—what kind of engines were those?

First of all, it is big. The engine is as tall as a person and more than three meters long; the front of the four engines is connected to a steel crankshaft with a thickness of one foot through complex devices such as gears and connecting rods.

Seeing such a machine, Xu Ren was moved, strange, and shocked.

"Introduce this ship, I want to know the details. The young master has ordered me to start naval construction." Xu Ren said, taking out Li Xian's letter.

After Wan Sheng read it, he immediately took out a notebook from his body, "Let me first talk about the engine and power system, which is the biggest difficulty in the research of ship production.

The four engines are no longer shells made of jade, but made of two iron plates. The stator, that is, the shell, is the first iron plate, and after the first iron plate is completed, the formation is arranged with black iron wires, and then the second iron plate is covered. Then melt the iron plate and seal the formation formed by the black iron wire.

The rotor, that is, the shaft part, is more difficult. We used black iron to create two sets of bearings that can transmit spiritual energy to connect the wires on the rotor.

In addition, outside the engine, there is a coil made of 'high-resistance black iron wire', so that by sliding the handle, the output power of the engine can be controlled.

The maximum power of the engine is as high as 1000 horsepower, and the minimum power can be controlled at 100 horsepower. The maximum output of the four engines is 3,800 horsepower, and some energy is lost during transmission.

In addition, because the engine power is too large, the Juling array can no longer meet the energy supply. Therefore, we simply canceled the spirit gathering array and completely used spirit stones for energy. A thousand spirit stones can only last for one day. Fortunately, we have now solved the problem of recharging spirit stones, and we are not afraid of wasting spirit stones at all. "

Xu Ren nodded, and after asking a few more questions, Wan Sheng continued to explain. "We have adopted a three-blade propeller, and now the maximum speed of the ironclad ship is about 40 kilometers per hour.

In addition, the general data of the ironclad ship is: 52 meters long, 14 meters wide, with a maximum draft of 3 meters, and adopts a narrow and long layout. The total displacement is 1,200 tons, the hull weight is 220 tons, and the empty weight is 400 tons, including basic living materials and personnel. The standard load, that is, the safe load is 600 tons, and the maximum load is 800 tons.

The maximum sailing speed is 40 kilometers, the battery life is one day, that is, the sailing distance is 960 kilometers, and the 'combat radius' is 480 kilometers.

The minimum sailing speed is 12 kilometers, and the battery life can reach 8 days, that is, the sailing distance is 2300 kilometers; the 'patrol radius' is 1150 kilometers. "

Xu Ren listened, and suddenly asked, "Is the voyage distance related to the number of spirit stones?"

"Yes. It's just that the spirit stones are tight now, and the spirit stone charging technology has just begun. We only got a quota of 1,000 spirit stones. The thousand spirit stones are still the empty shells of spirit stones that were exhausted in the previous war."

Xu Ren picked up a charged spirit stone and looked at it. Compared with normal spirit stones, this kind of charged spirit stone was marked with positive and negative poles, and the spirit energy was mixed and violent, so it could not be used for cultivation at all. "That's right, the aura is mixed and violent, so it can't be used for cultivation, but it just happens to be able to be sold to the outside world without causing trouble."

Wan Sheng also nodded in agreement: "Yes! Although it's a pity that it can't be used as a practice, but it's also reassuring, and there is no need to be afraid of soldiers stealing the practice. Haha...

Let me talk about the weapon system again. One main gun, 240 mm caliber gun, 45 times the barrel, it takes three minutes to complete a shot, and the expected shooting distance can reach five kilometers; it has not been actually tested.

There are ten auxiliary guns, with a caliber of 150mm, which is the caliber of artillery on land; but the barrels are doubled, and the range of the shells is increased by about two-thirds.

There are 20 machine guns, which are used for close-range strafing attacks.

There are 120 people on board.

Mr. Xu, after the construction of the ironclad ship is completed, I have to admire the vision of the young master. Just such an ironclad ship is comparable to 10,000 elite soldiers. Its deterrent power is absolutely unimaginable!

In addition, the hull of the ship is covered with a true element shield composed of dark iron wires. This true element shield can defend against attacks in the foundation building period, but it needs to consume a lot of spirit stones.

Sir, I can't wait any longer, so hurry up and order a sea trial! The real power needs to be tested in practice! "

Xu Ren's face became serious, and he took out another order: "Wan Sheng, the young master gives you a choice. Do you want to be the general of the navy? Or the director of the shipyard?

Starting from the navy, Anyang will try to separate the military from the government. Now, you have a choice! "