Chapter 118 Armored Battleship

"Today, 36180 of the creation of the gods. On March 19 of 1575, the first warship of the Romer navy finally completed the trial voyage. It can be said that Rome's navy was officially established today.

From today, Rome's thousands of miles of sea territory will be protected by Rome's own navy, and only the flag of Rome's holy sword is flying in Rome's sea*! Any other invading ships will be sent to the bottom of the sea by you!

Today, Romai's fate is tightly grasped in his own hands for the first time. The warship in your hand is the most powerful warship in human history. It is completely made of metal. As long as the crossbow gun is not close to 500 meters, it cannot be damaged at all, and the new type of martial arts it is equipped with The magic cannon can destroy any hit target at a distance of 5,000 meters. You no longer have the same thing as your opponent. You will have more power beyond your opponent. This power comes from the hard work of countless Romens and from the parents and villagers you must defend!

Your hard training will be rewarded in the future, you will be invincible in the sea, any opponent will tremble under the roar of your naval guns, and any allies will enjoy the protection of your steel wall. From then on, the Romer navy will never fail, and you will only go from victory to victory!

Gentlemen, I now officially announce that the first warship on Rome Island, Dragon King, is officially in service, No. 402. The majestic music sounded, and the sailors clapped enthusiastically. They liked to be called invincible. They wanted the hat that would never fail, and they wanted to tear up their opponents without any suspense. Before long, the warm applause turned into cheers, and the high morale made these sailors shout the name of the Dragon King. During the trial, they mastered the performance of the warship. These exaggerated data gave them strong self-confidence. Soon, the high cheers changed again, and everyone began to shout a loud name and a loud slogan: "Honor Rudolph! Long live Rome Island!" From then on, the shouts slowly unified one after another, and the sound was louder than that made people feel happy.

101 is the Black Pearl, and the first ship represents the Black Pearl class; 201 is Zheng He, and the second is the Zheng He class; the 301 is Queen Andelia, and 3 represents the warships the export of the Elf Forest. As a naval training ship, 401 has no weapon configuration, so 402 is the Dragon King, Dragon The king-level head number is 4.

"Sean, the Marine Corps is temporarily taken over by the deputy captain! You took over as the captain of the first warship of the navy! Congratulations, it's time for you to take revenge. I order you to lead the Dragon King to destroy the pirates in the nearby sea, but you have to train for a month and wait for the two warships 403 and 404 to serve before sailing. Arcado said to Sean with a smile.

"Do you need to be captured?" Sean knew how terrible the ship he commanded was, so he asked confidently.

"If you like, you can leave one." Arcado said with an evil smile, seemingly casual. The fate of the pirates on the route between Rome Island and Yavia was determined by the casual chat between the two.

The Dragon King is 110 meters long and 10 meters wide. It is equipped with 4 crystal power compartments. The slender hull and strong crystal power provide the warship with a maximum speed of 25 knots, far exceeding the record of 21 knots at the maximum speed of the sailing warship. Its more scientific and reasonable hull design is the crystallization of the construction experience accumulated by 79 crystal power ships and the wisdom of 2384 builders and designers.

The increase in power and a more reasonable aspect ratio did not bring about a qualitative leap in speed performance, mainly because the Dragon King-class armored warship consumed a total of 60 tons of iron plates as protective measures on the sideboard and deck, which allowed the Dragon King to withstand almost any. He came from the water and the air, including the air force bald eagle knight who is proud of the elves. The warship is also equipped with a large number of magic defense arrays to prevent attacks on the methods division.

The ship is equipped with 5 rotating turrets, using a small equal output magic array to achieve steering, which is fast and convenient. Each turret has a 200mm caliber giant magic cannon. This magic cannon can ensure that anything blocking is destroyed at a distance of about 5,000 meters, if the opponent can Let the solid iron ship float on the water, which may be able to counter the destructive power of this weapon.

In order to improve the speed of fire, a track system that automatically transports ammunition is used on the ship, which can send heavy shells directly to each turret, but it requires several shooters to load, so the speed of fire is not fast, about 2 minutes, which has become the only disadvantage of the magic gun at this stage.

Another disadvantage of the ship's attack power is that the aiming system is too backward, which affects the hit accuracy. On the high mast, there is a separate hut, which is the artillery calibration observation station. This practical design makes up for the defects of the sighting system to some extent.

The whole ship was equipped with 96 people, and 50 melee sailors. The ship was equipped with 100 steel crossbows and 150 long knives, in order to give the ship a certain ability to fight. Later, most of these weapons were eliminated, because after several battles, it was found that no opponent could be met. Battle on the starboard.

Romai Island then began to build the Dragon King-class warships. Ships 403 and 404 were ready for trial, and a total of six warships, including 405 and 406, had begun to be built. For this batch of new warships, the navy's independent shipyard is adding new docks, and civilian shipyards have also sacrificed 40% of their productivity to support naval construction. Rome Island's expansion plan has ushered in the first high tide.

A month later, the first fleet of the Romem Navy was established, and ships 402 and 403 were immediately dispatched to carry out live-fire military training to eliminate pirates near the route. This year, pirates looted near the route between Rome Island and the ports in mainland Asia were wiped out by a mysterious fleet. Since there is no life at all, it is even more curious about what kind of fleet can make the pirates who are headaches of the Holy Empire Navy so vulnerable.

Soon after, the crew of a pirate ship that narrowly escaped brought back the most detailed news, and the pirates almost said exactly the same thing:

"That day, our ship was very far away, and we only heard a muffled sound, as if Thor was roaring. After a while, after there was no sound, our ship boldly drove over to see if we could pick up something cheap. As a result, we only saw that the sea was full of broken wood and broken masts. Some people died, and some were The arrow was killed, and some were hit by something, leaving only half a black body. I have been a soldier, and there is no magic that can beat people like that, especially at sea. Even if they can't beat them, they can't escape. It's impossible to be beaten like that by magic.

In 36180, the Holy Empire, Rome began to dominate the sea.