The Rise of the Empire

　　 "What is your name?" Earl Schelling asked politely. After all, it is impossible for a prince to ask for the name of an ensign.

　　 "Second Lieutenant Franz Hipper, Mr. Earl," the young officer replied.

"Well, Hipper, this name is very familiar." Prince Ruprecht, who had walked a few steps, immediately stopped, "I'll wipe it! Wouldn't it be the same name and the same surname? Hipper! The commander of the German Navy battlecruiser formation! The man with the title of British BC Terminator! He is a Bavarian! "The prince was a little hazy!

　　 "What position do you hold now?" The prince asked after taking two steps back.

　　 "I serve as a pilot officer on the Emperor's Hohenzollern yacht. Your Highness," Hipper said flattered.

　　 "Well, very good. Any ideas?" The prince asked like a leader of later generations.

　　 "Do your job well and do your best for the Imperial Navy." Hipper said immediately.

　　 "Do you like this warship?" Ruprecht's conversation turned, making Hipper quite uncomfortable.

　　 "This is the most advanced and excellent warship in the empire. It is a supreme honor to be able to serve on this, even as a sailor." Hipper was a little confused.

　　 "This is just the beginning, maybe in a few years, he won't be the best." The prince glanced at each other, then said meaningfully.

　　 I saw a lot of celebrities today. These legendary powers in later generations are really not seen at ordinary times. If there is something wrong, then they will all get together. In fact, it is normal to think about it. The royal cruise ship will naturally appear when the crown prince participates in the ceremony. As an officer on the ship, it is normal for Hipper to be responsible for welcoming guests. I don't know who will see them next! The traversers are looking forward to it!

Although we are friends, we are not yet military allies, so on this cutting-edge German navy warship, some places are not allowed to go, such as the two 11-inch L40 single-mounted artillery turrets at the front and rear. At the invitation of Russian officers, the German Navy allowed Russian officers to visit the secondary artillery group on the sidestring of the battleship.

　　 And this time the leader of the team happened to be the gunner of the Mainz. Under his leadership, the group came to the secondary artillery area. And because there were a lot of people on the ship, after the two princes and the entourage left, it was the turn of the second echelon represented by the prince! Although it is only a secondary artillery area, after some improvements by the traverser, the Russians have gained insight!

　　 On the sidestring artillery deck, each 6-inch gallery is separated from other artillery to form an independent armor box. After entering the gun position, a telescope-like thing was installed on each artillery, and for confidentiality, the lenses at both ends were specially sealed, and next to the gun position was something similar to a compass.

　　 "What is this device?" Admiral Popov asked.

"Oh, this is a distance indicating device. Our warship is equipped with a device that can measure the distance. As long as the target is locked in the middle and the approximate data of the target is known, the distance between the two parties can be clearly calculated. And this distance will be sent to each gun position through a set of transmission equipment, and then each gun position can shoot directly according to the distance without having to estimate it yourself. And this set of equipment can also restore the error caused by the warship swing. Through this set of equipment , Our shooting accuracy has increased by more than 50%!"

"The same thing as this telescope is the sighting scope that comes with the gun position. According to the Navy’s experiment and with this scope, if you use a new type of artillery, you can directly attack targets within 4000 meters without relying on the rangefinder. Refurbishment.” On the side, the commander of the armored cruiser Mainz who was in charge of the reception explained proudly.

　　 "This thing is a bit mysterious!" Popov was very surprised, a trace of suspicion appeared on his face. Then he turned his gaze to Prince Ruprecht, who should have more say.

"This system is very complicated. Whether this fire control system directly affects the accuracy of the battleship's hit. It can increase the combat effectiveness of the battleship by about 50%. The firepower display will be held in 3 days, and you can see its power by then. "At the prince's sign, Baron Vittorio explained.

　　 "This is really an amazing invention." Popov exclaimed sincerely.

　　Think about how earthy the Russian artillery is now? Ranging basically depends on the naked eye and sextant. Then check the shooting table, and finally fired. Although some people have realized the impact of the warship's rolling on the shooting, they realized that the problem and solving the problem are completely two concepts. The Russians have no other way except to take a pendulum and estimate it by themselves!

　　 Look at other German warships! This design is really tall, optical ranging, and then transmitted to each gun position, each gun position also has a simple auxiliary aiming device! A bunch of Russians just don’t understand, but they look amazing!

　　 Looking at the hazy Russian, Ruprecht couldn't help but wipe a cold sweat. Because only he knows the virtue of what he has made with his common sense of ignition control.

It is indeed possible to compensate for the vertical deviation caused by the shaking of the warship, but to do this requires the gunner to be experienced, able to grasp the uniform time period when the warship is shaking, and then adjust the gun mount~www.readwn.com~ although there are related equipment assistance , But basically it depends on the gunner’s own level.

　　 As for distance measurement? This thing is simpler to put it bluntly, which is to add an information transmission device to the 1.5-meter horizontal combined image rangefinder. One of the subsystems, the so-called "short-distance telegraph" transmission method, was used by the British in 1885.

　　 As for the more complicated things such as speed change rate, direction angle and relative displacement, sorry, none of these things. Except for the most basic distance data, the rest depends on luck and feel! But even so, this system can indeed effectively increase the hit rate of artillery, and some of the technologies and methods in these systems were not popularized after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895! Although simple, it is still a work that transcends the times!

　　 "Captain, your expertise is very good, what's your name?" The prince looked at the bluffed Russians very satisfied, so he asked casually.

　　 "Maximilian von Spey! Salute you, Your Highness!" The captain snapped a military salute and replied loudly.

"I'm going! Gunner! No wonder you are very professional! The level of artillery skills of the two armored cruisers in the Far East Fleet is shocking. This is another celebrity!" Just a few people I saw today. , The prince felt that this trip was worthwhile.

　　 "Very good, keep it up, the firepower display after 3 days is the time to test your training level." The prince encouraged.

　　 "Yes, Your Highness," Captain Spey replied. And just as Ruprecht was about to talk a few more words, Earl Schelling came up to signal that it was time for lunch. The two crown princes are waiting.

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