It is a landmark event that the most stubborn Kevin can devote himself to the "pirate" cause of the fleet. This proves that the last thorn in the fleet has also surrendered, and both the Chinese and the Prussians have completely integrated into one whole. .
Condensing military morale in war has always been an extremely difficult matter, not to mention the Zhiyuan Fleet, a temporary army put together by soldiers from the two countries. The language, culture, and national attributes are different. The depth of understanding of this mission Not the same either.
The Prussians regarded this mission as just a mission, while the Chinese regarded this return journey as a military training and a test of blood and fire.
In fact, differences have always existed, but the Prussians' natural obedience to military orders has made people ignore this. Kevin is not a soldier, so he is more likely to have disagreements with Xiang Ying and others. After the war in the Marshall Islands, everything has been squeaking all the way. He actually represents a common idea in the subconscious of most Prussian soldiers.
When the war is going smoothly, everything is fine, and conflicts are hidden underwater without any problems. But once the war goes wrong, these hidden differences may become a fatal crisis.
Xiang Ying and the others' series of psychological warfare against Kevin were not just directed at him. In fact, those words were also meant for these Prussian naval soldiers. If everyone could not truly unite as one as soon as possible, the tens of thousands of people behind him would suffer. I'm afraid the journey here will be really difficult.
Xiang Ying and the others did not disappoint Xiao Letian. They solved this problem with their own wisdom and eloquence. It was truly a miracle that they could make the old-fashioned Kevin shout for war. Even the Prussian navy soldiers were dumbfounded.
What was delivered to the altar was a light British merchant ship. The merchant ship whose rudder was blown off by a shot from the Zhiyuan hoisted a white flag. The surrendered British sailors hoped to use three boxes of gold coins on the ship as bribes to save their lives, but unfortunately what they encountered was not normal. In the sense of pirates, they have already been involved in a national war.
After the gunshots were fired, the sea was bloody. Sharks in the deep waters of the Atlantic swam over from all directions smelling the smell of blood. The merchant ship slowly sank and rolled up a large whirlpool on the sea.
Kevin, a devout Protestant, knelt on the bow of the ship, holding a silver cross with his hands clasped and murmuring in his mouth, "May God guide your souls to ascend to heaven... Although I am sorry, I do not regret it, any nation In the process of revival, someone will always die, and someone will always go to hell..."
"Someone has to be sacrificed on the altar. Unfortunately, I don't want us Prussians to become victims of blood sacrifices, and these Chinese people don't want their own people to become victims... Since we have already plunged into the torrent of national war, then Just take life and death lightly, and may God bless you."
Next to Kevin was Sun Chujian, who had just come over from the clipper ship to attend the evening reminiscence. He did not expect that this German engineer actually had some compassion from a religious person and the temperament of a poet, and finally mixed with what once a scientific researcher had learned. Unique pragmatist philosophy.
"Complicated Prussians, you can actually say such things with a clear conscience and with righteousness... If you Prussians don't unify Germany and defeat Britain and France, then God will really look down on you."
Kevin didn't care at all about Sun Chujian's ridicule, "Thank you for your compliment, but we don't believe in God, we believe in God... We believe that God is fair. Why is the wealth in this world all British and French? Prussia also needs to survive and rise, and we also need to live a happier life. I believe God can hear the common cry of our nation, because we are praying for our nation day and night."
"Well, God will bless Prussia..." Sun Chujian did not dare to talk too much about religious issues with a devout believer and quickly changed the subject.
"Dear Mr. Kevin, in these days of battles, the Zhiyuan's 210-caliber main gun has demonstrated its powerful power, but I have a question, why don't we produce larger-caliber guns, such as 310-caliber or 410-caliber …”
"Oh my God." Kevin quickly crossed himself on his chest. "Are you another believer in the supremacy of firepower? Young man, don't always have such fantasies, okay? This 210-caliber artillery can be regarded as a metallurgical weapon at this stage. It’s the pinnacle of craftsmanship, and it’s not that easy to add to it.”
"First of all, you have to solve the problem of material. The steel used for artillery is not hard enough, especially the hardness of the internal rifling. Do you know how serious the wear and tear of the rifling is by the high-speed rotating artillery shell? The damage to the rifling directly reduces the range of the artillery shell. And precision.”
"The more powerful the main gun, the greater the charge, the greater the kinetic energy, and the greater the pressure the gun barrel will bear. Do you think that can be improved casually?"
"Secondly, there is the structure of the battleship. In the final analysis, the battleship is a mobile shooting platform for artillery. It has to withstand all the recoil of the artillery fire... You should have seen the salvos of the sailing battleship's guns. They never fire at the same time. They all fire in sequence. Even half a second between firing can reduce the powerful recoil."
"This is especially true for the Zhiyuan. The 210-caliber main gun is already the structural limit of this warship. No matter how large the caliber is, the structural strength of the entire warship must be improved. The 310-caliber artillery you mentioned is useless without a displacement of more than 10,000 tons. Want to install..."
"As for the 410 caliber... I think unless we can build a giant steel ship of 50,000 to 60,000 tons, I can't even think about it. With all due respect, I'm afraid I won't see such a science fiction warship in my lifetime..."
Kevin patted Sun Chujian's arm, "The most critical point is that your Prime Minister strongly requested that the caliber of the artillery be around 200 mm. He didn't want it if it was too big, and he didn't want it if it was too small. Later, through multi-professional discussions, , the standard of 210 caliber was finalized..."
"Since the Prime Minister of the East is the one who pays, of course we have to work according to the requirements of the customer. God knows why he has such a request... Well, the meeting is about to start, and the dinner will be sumptuous. Our The housekeeper is really great and has great beer and wine.”
As night falls in the Atlantic Ocean, the souls of the innocent dead may be looking at them with hatred in the sky, and even curse them with the most vicious curses, but these soldiers don't care. They are a group of fighters who are willing to go to hell for the sake of national rejuvenation. As long as they can strengthen the mother country behind them, it doesn't matter if they go to hell.
Some questions are destined to have no answers. Xiao Letian cannot tell everyone that the development limit of naval guns is 400 mm caliber, and it will not appear until the end of World War II.
Moreover, the performance of naval guns does not only depend on the thickness of the barrel. Another important indicator is the length of the barrel, which is commonly known as the caliber. This is also an important indicator of the performance of the artillery.
Is Xiao Letian rich? For ordinary people, he is very rich, and the huge force Xiao Letian has established is also very rich. But if this amount of money is compared with the future naval arms race, it is really not enough.
From the 19th century to the 20th century, the navy's money-burning level was no less than that of the Star Wars project in later generations. All countries devoted their national efforts to upgrade their navies from generation to generation.
In the end, the Washington Naval Treaty was even needed to limit the number and attributes of warships in each country. It can be seen that the arms race is a bottomless pit no matter what era.
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