Chapter 418 Whistle, let's go!

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In the huge Subic Bay Naval Base, the sad warning bell suddenly rang from every house and under every big tree, just like the army's charge, and countless sailors threw everything at hand like lightning and rushed to the dock.

The bell made Hipel jump up as if he were frightened, grabbed the special pass in the most eye-catching position and rushed out of the dormitory.

For him at the age of 40, it was indeed a little difficult for him to run forward like crazy among a group of sailors in his twenties, but he didn't have any complaints, because it was his sleepless day.

Because today, he will operate together with the Xinhua Naval Fleet as a German naval observer for the first time.

Moreover, he has been licensed to board Xinhua's most powerful capital ship!

Heavy breathing, heavier and heavier footsteps and hot chest and lungs made Hipper sweat, but when he arrived at the bay, he realized how worth it was!

On the blue sea, eight majestic bodies were unveiled in front of everyone for the first time!

Hipper, together with countless sailors, gathered around the dock and stared at the warship entering the port, unable to say anything in his heart.

Last year, when several closed platforms in Huludao and Dalian Shipyard opened their doors and resurfaced the keel of the merchant ship, everyone knew that Li Mo had played a small trick to hide the warship before the start of the war, but due to the emergence of the new battleships, everyone thought that they must be several capital ships that were the same as the Rhine, but When he saw it with his own eyes at this moment, he knew how wrong it was.

Xinhua has changed the navy again!

He couldn't describe his feelings, just like the unlucky men of various countries isolated by sailors with guns in the distance. He looked at the eight giant ships that were docking at the harbor and was stunned.

Ten minutes later, when the first bow did not use the name of the ship for the first time, and the battleship with the three numbers of 101 written only in white paint leaned against Pier 3, Hipper recovered.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5!

Five turrets and five double L45/305mm naval guns, although one seems to be one less than the Rhine, because of the front and rear backpack layout pioneered by Xinhua, plus two chimneys and a main gun, the firepower did not decrease when firing to one side.

Carefully, he found that compared with the Rhine, this big guy has changed a lot. Not only is his body bigger, but also the superstructure is more like the Jinghai-level light patrol that has begun to be imitated by various countries, and even taller.

The tilted bow will definitely make the ship perform better in the wind and waves. The tall but obviously simple superstructure must have been carefully arranged. The two tall chimneys are wrapped with thick armor and seem to be thicker than the ordinary European style.

The optical rangefinders on the top of the front and rear bridge that Germany has just begun to prepare seem to be longer, and two small optical rangefinders appeared for the first time on the left and right sides above the front bridge.

As for the exposed antennas on the front mast, they must be radios, and what surprises him most is that the shape of the five turrets has also been modified, as if it were a large square box. There is a 15-degree slope on the front for the first time, and there is also a convex optical observation on both sides above the rear of the main turret. If you read the thing in the window correctly, it should be a rangefinder of turret reading.

Five double-loaded L45/305mm main guns, four L47/130mm double-loaded secondary guns arranged diagonally on the front and rear bridges, eight single-loaded L45/76mm deck guns, plus eight double-loaded 37mm rapid-fire machine guns and some Maxim The heavy machine gun is simply a heavy cavalry armed to the teeth.

And it was the first one. There was no trace of the outline, and all the cannons were loaded on the main battleship on the deck.

Although German engineers also put forward the idea of installing all the main guns and secondary guns on the main deck after taking the level into the water, none of them has been applied so far, because the Admiralty does not believe that the weight of the superstructure can be balanced, but they did not expect that after the Jinghai class, the new Chinese Another breakthrough has been made on the battleship. You should know that the upper weight of a light cruiser and a battleship is completely different, which shows that the other party's shipbuilding technology is not weaker than that of Germany, or even slightly exceeded.

Hipper was completely attracted by the battleship, but when he found that something behind him had tried to look back, his eyes straightened again, because another battleship on the left side of the dock leaned enough with the help of two high-horsepower tugboats.

The length is the same, the shape is the same, the bridge, the auxiliary gun configuration and installation method are almost the same, but the main gun is completely the opposite. It uses Xinhua's first triple installation method and adopts the layout of the first two and the last one. What makes him most curious is that in the chimney room where the central turret should have been installed, it is covered with thick canvas. It's blocked, and people can't see what's inside.

There is no doubt that it is not a turret, otherwise they would not cover it, but what is that? Happel looked at the canvas in a daze and couldn't wait to get in. His appearance attracted the attention of the two pairs of eyes on the battleship 101.

"Yuanshou, what do you think the emperor paid attention to this time? He actually asked this guy to work with us. Didn't he expose a lot of things?" Long Guozhang held a cigar in his arms, squinted his eyes, and flashed his sharp light.

"What can be exposed?" Chen Ping didn't think so and said with a smile, "Let him be on your flagship. If you still see the power, radio station and fire control, you, the commander, will be the end."

"Bullshit, I don't rub sand in my eyes, but this plane..."

"No one can hide this. The whole world will see it after the war. What are you afraid of?" Looking at a large number of Huppers standing back and forth on the dock, Chen Ping said proudly, "In the past, we didn't have these big guys. We had to hide our shortcomings, now!"

"Whoever wants to see it! Sometimes, exposing something can also deter the younger generation!"

"Ha ha, yes!"

Long Guozhang laughed and looked at the eight capital ships that had entered the port one after another. The pride in his chest soared to the sky. Now, he deserves to say that Xinhua has finally built a navy comparable to any country!

Four Jilin-class battleships, namely Jilin, Heilongjiang, Guangxi and Guangdong, numbered 101 to 104, use the names of the four provinces in the north and south. In addition to considering that they will be divided to the two fleets after the war, they are also a manifestation of the regularization of the navy. According to the new naval regulations, all battleships will be used in the future. Name, heavy patrol uses the name of the city, light patrol, destroyer, submarine and all kinds of auxiliary ships, so that the names of rivers, lakes and seas can be used.

The hulls of the four battleships have the same type and displacement. They use an Atlantic-shaped bow with a 15-degree outward tilt, with a length of 168 meters and a width of 168 meters and 25 meters respectively, and a water intake of 8.8 meters.

Standard 19,500 tons, normal 21,300 tons, full load 22,700 tons.

Twenty oil-fired boilers and four steam turbines adopted the compartment layout of four paddles and two rudders for the first time, which can provide 35,000 horsepower and increase the speed of the battleship to 22 knots for the first time.

The armor uses the latest carburized Kryp armor, with a thickness of 330 mm, a thickness of 350 mm on the front of the turret and the conning tower, and a 35 mm horizontal armor was laid for the first time.

Although the hulls of the same ship are used, and the displacement is exactly the same, under the initiative of Li Mo's quick run and every opportunity to build a ship, McKinson still uses two different main gun equipment, so the appearance of the two ships is the same, but the internal structure is still slightly different, especially the last two Guangxi and Guangdong, due to the use of triple turrets, has reduced an ammunition depot, so its endurance has been increased to 13 knots/8100 nautical miles compared with the 13 knots/7,000 nautical miles of the previous two ships, and for the first time, a seaplane position was added between the two chimneys.

However, unlike the four main battleships, the four heavy cruisers that subsequently entered the port were also changed from the Liaodong class to the Dalian class after the implementation of the new navy regulations, namely Dalian, Dandong, Fengtian and Harbin, numbered 201 to 204.

Different from the two firepower equipment of the same level of the Jilin class, Master Li is completely built with a mini battlecruiser, and the heavy patrol with a sheep's head and selling meat and dog meat is much more neat. The unified L50/254mm triple main gun, the front two and the rear one carry the layout, four-door double-mounted L47/130mm secondary gun, eight doors Single 76mm naval gun and 12 37mm double rapid-fire machine guns.

The standard displacement is 15,200 tons, the normal displacement is 16,200 tons, and the full load reaches 16,800 tons.

The length and width are 160 meters and 23 meters respectively, and the drought is 8.3 meters. In terms of size, it has reached the duke-level standard, which is only a little smaller than the Jilin-class. It is 220 mm sideboard main armor, and the front of the turret and the conning tower are 250 mm.

24 oil-fired boilers and four steam turbines, also the layout of four paddles and double rudder compartments, make the maximum power output reach 46,000 horsepower, which can make these four giants soar at a speed of 25 knots, and also have the same 12 knots/10,000 nautical miles of endurance as the Jinghai class.

Perhaps the use of displacement, ship type optimization, compartment layout and other countries are not as good as that of Britain, France and Germany, and in order to increase endurance and load more fuel, it is also much weaker in the secondary gun. However, after nearly ten years of efforts, Master Li's technical advantages in boilers and steam turbines have been obvious.

There is no doubt that this is one of the most neat and powerful fleets in the world today. Even Britain is currently difficult to come up with such luxurious equipment.

But for these, Xinhua has also paid an unimaginable price. The huge demand for steel has even affected domestic construction, and for the sake of these eight capital ships, under the condition of financial surprise, the Prime Minister's Office still tightened its belt for four years, and even stopped paying personnel salaries for a period of time, investing as much as 1 5 million pounds, about 105 million blue coins, which does not include personnel training, logistical support and other expenses, and it is not even too much for the strength of the whole country.

If it hadn't been for Li Mo's crazy and stubborn expansion and development of the shipbuilding industry, it is estimated that Xinhua would not have achieved such a breakthrough in technology. From the beginning of the Jinghai level, it was only Li Mo's personal investment in the shipbuilding industry, technology introduction, personnel training abroad, expert invitation, etc. It cost 50 million pounds.

This is an extremely terrible figure. It is 250 million US dollars and 350 million blue coins. At this time, the average monthly salary of American workers is only ten dollars.

Many people don't understand what Li Mo has done for this country, but seeing the above figures, everyone knows what a deep blue mark the young emperor has made for this nation.

Sea power!

is this era and the commanding heights of the future!

A few hours later, six Duke-class, three Arctic stars, three Vladivostok-class and a total of eight Jinghai-class light patrols, as well as 20 defense-class destroyers, arrived one after another, the whole Gulf of Subic was detonated!

On the dock, the ground crew was busy and began to carry every warship full of heavy oil and coal, replenishing fresh water, and transporting ammunition and food and medicine. Although they have a super luxurious lineup on their side, the enemy is equally huge. Although as many as 20 battleships have sailed more than 10,000 nautical miles, they are still not The power of Xiaoqi!

They are rushing to Luzon!

"Mr. Hipel, before you board my battleship, I want to reconfirm whether you are familiar with our confidentiality regulations, and whether you have joined us as an ordinary soldier, whether sacrificed or asked to do anything dangerous!"

Long Guozhang's eyes were burning, sweeping at Hipper, who was standing in front of the gangway of the battleship Jilin, and the six German naval interns behind him who had taken the officer's seal.

"Yes, Commander, we are ready. If we sacrifice, the German ax and the navy will be responsible." Hshipper glanced at the envious and jealous eyes of the observers sent by various countries not far away, but finally not authorized to fight on board the ship. After saluting, he said, "Please rest assured, from the moment we set foot on the warship, it was the military personnel of your country. This is the promise of German."

Although the confidentiality regulations are harsh, although they can only listen to tactics, although they must stay with ordinary soldiers and even be strictly monitored, Hipelle has no regrets, because when he sees the eight capital ships, he knows that Germany and himself must not miss this battle!

"Aboard the ship." After Long Guozhang returned the gift, he dropped slightly and suddenly raised his arm.

"The horn, let's go!"

On March 28, 1904, the Royal New China Navy Fleet departed from Luzon Subic Bay.

At the same time, all the sea routes in Luzon are closed, and the communication is interrupted. All people and ships are told not to leave before the victory or defeat of the war. Violators will be killed without mercy!

At that moment, the world lost Luzon

(to be continued)