Ultimate Weapon of Magic and Science

Everyone heard the cry of "The Albion Ship!", and the heart that had been hanging finally calmed down. After a while, the people on the deck could see the red and white on the mast of the distant warship. Tuo Rose banner, everyone breathed out in agreement.

If it is a golden iris flag, I am afraid that this boatman will be taken back to Charlemagne Port for torture, and then publicly sentenced to be effective. Compared with warships, fully loaded catamarans have a big difference in flexibility and speed, and there is no chance of escape.

"No matter where he is from the ship, hurry up and call me on the beach, woo...!!!"

Gloria once again vomited towards the sea. The things that could be vomited had already been spit clean, and then vomiting could only spit bile. Diana on the side was not much better. Finally, she was not like Gloria. Green like that. Only Favna's calm cheeks belonged to Roland's three lunch meat pie, and even the "black bean and rice burrito" that Gloria was afraid of.

"Is that guy's tongue a monster..."

Almost paralyzed on the deck, Gloria stubbornly braced.

Roland wanted to correct her mistakes. Compared with the devastating taste that Li Lin didn't even change when he ate the dark dishes he made himself, Favna was just more serious. However, at this moment, he didn't care about vomiting, and his attention was drawn to Albian's warship.

In the eyes of mainland residents who have not been in contact with the ocean, warships are almost a virtue. No matter which country's warships, they are all sea monsters combined by three-masted sailboats and 2 to 3 deck guns. The only difference is that they are suspended. banner. Can have a certain degree of ship expertise like Roland. And for those who have come into contact with advanced naval strategic education, distinguish the difference between ship type and technology. The exploration of the technological development behind it is a good opportunity to compare the strategic thinking of the navies of the two countries.

Prior to this trip, Roland had heard Parsifal mentioned that due to the advanced "modular" design and the investment of sufficient workers, a 40-gun battleship built in Brest took only 7 hours It was completely built and launched. Admiral Mailer Blazer visited Toulon in just 5 hours, and a large paddle warship appeared in front of him from scratch. It should be said that in the development of capacity technology, Charlemagne has been at the forefront of the times.

Albion warship in front of him. Obviously represents another development direction.

The line of Albian is more slender, with a width to length ratio of almost 1:7, while the Charlemagne is about 1:6. In addition, although the caliber of the artillery on that warship is small, the length-to-diameter ratio is higher than the artillery carried by Charlemagne colleagues, so it has an advantage in range. In addition, heavier old oak is used for the hull wood, and the line shape under the waterline is relatively smooth. Therefore, the speed is faster than the Charlemagne warship.

Combining the above elements, we can roughly distinguish the differences in shipbuilding ideas between the two countries.

Charlemagne did not have too many overseas colonies to guard. The main purpose of building a strong fleet was to defeat Albion in the anticipated fleet decisive battle, in order to seek maritime hegemony, so the battleships were all to meet the demand of "fleet decisive battle" And designed.

Due to the lack of a sufficient number of experienced sailors, once the ship rolls too much. Sailors often spit in the dark, without physical combat, and excessive shaking will also affect the accuracy of the artillery head and firing speed. For this reason, the stability of navigation from the beginning is placed in the first place, followed by firepower and protection. The last thing is speed. Therefore, Charlemagne's warships are mostly slower. The powerful "stupid turtle".

While Albion’s dream of a great power and national security are maintained by strong sea power, in order to cope with the unexpected situation of distant colonies and maintain the smooth flow of maritime trade routes, coupled with the traditional “offensive killing” initiative, Al Bion Navy believed that speed is the biggest weapon, and speed is the best defense. The priority of ship performance is speed, firepower, cost, and protection. Compared with competitors, the Albion battleship is faster and has a smaller radius of gyration. With skilled sailors, it can seize a favorable position faster and calmly deal with the situation.

But this is not without cost. In the state of limited overall resources and relatively backward shipbuilding speed, Albion must maintain the advantage of the number of battleships of Charlemagne, plus the speed performance requirements of the ship must be taken into account. Sacrificing protection. As a result, Albian’s warships are not so exaggerated as streaking, but in Li Lin’s words, most of them are “eggs with a spear.”

Comparing the two ships, they each developed a series of highly distinctive warships based on their own national conditions and the current status of the navy. It is difficult to say which one is stronger or weaker. After all, it is not the performance of one or two weapons that determines the outcome of the war. In general, Charlemagne has a slight advantage over Albion in single-ship duels, but there is still a gap with Albion in terms of overall strength and combat experience. Therefore, if Charlieman wants to catch up with Albion, he still has to do There are many.

What about the defense navy? Since he had not returned to Yalfheim for a long time, Roland was not sure. Parsifal didn't know much about this. Even if he knew anything, it was impossible to tell Roland completely because of the military regulations. Not to mention Tristan, he is a member of the Army’s General Staff and has a greater sense of confidentiality than Parsifal. Asking him is a question of nothing.

The only thing that can be used as a reference is Roland's understanding of the industrial scale and technical level of Yalfheim, plus an introduction to wars at sea in past military schools.

But these alone are enough to draw a clear conclusion.

First, there are no suspense in the shipbuilding technology and warship performance of Yalfheim, let alone the three streets of the human nations, not to mention the United Principality of Ross. Second, although Alfheim’s view on sea power is not as deep and firm as Albian’s accumulation, it is at least 15 years ahead of schedule, and it is more advanced in terms of strategy and tactics.

At least as long as humans learned what a cannon was and witnessed its great power, they thought of moving those dark, thick, long, and hard tubes to the ship more than ten years ago. While exploring the future navy in the pond, Alfheim planned on the blackboard and the calculation draft the steel warship equipped with a single large-caliber main gun and a rotating turret of a unified model to calculate the killing of the new warship when it was lined up in battle. Output probabilities, and explore new ocean control methods such as "cruising wars" and "port blockades". After more than ten years, they will only make more progress...

Wait, cruise war?

Roland seemed to have grasped something, but before the first glance was converted into a concrete idea, the bell of the 44-gun Albion cruiser "Shannon (n)" burst into a thunder, and the Albion people on board Shouted loudly, and the people on the Chesapeake who understood Albian spoke quickly changed their faces.

In an instant, the atmosphere of joy on the deck was tense.

"Why, what happened~www.readwn.com~ What happened?"

Gloria, who was lying on the side of the boat, looked up and asked, Favna replied with a sigh:

"You should learn more foreign languages, at least you have to know what the people of the hostile country say."

"What, you learn a lot!"

"Well, although there are a lot of accents and the expression method is very uncultivated, but the general meaning is still understood."

Speaking, Favna turned to Roland and asked:

"'That guy' is here-is that right?"

"Ah, as you said."

Looking at the blurry white spray in the distance, Roland smiled stiffly. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for the recommendation and monthly tickets at the starting point. Your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.

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