Of course, this is just paper data, not to mention that a 350-ton armed merchant ship loaded with 19 standard 18-pound guns or 22 16-pound guns will be too heavy to move, and firing guns along the way will also cause different consequences.

Damage; but even if the data is compressed by 20%, there is no doubt that three 16-pound cannons can hold up to four 18-pound cannons!

"I will arrange the gun carriage as soon as possible. Yasuo, you can cast this cannon into a new prototype as soon as possible. As for the Viriasius cannon you want to give to your grandson, freeze its data first. We have already produced it.

The porcelain tubes are also sealed and will be designed again at that time." Alphonse said with a smile. In fact, he was still not very satisfied with the recoil of this improved artillery, because it meant that his merchant ships were still difficult to install the 24 he wanted.

According to the standard, just one salvo may cause the entire ship to tilt several degrees!

"Okay, maybe after I cast the new Chris cannon, I will have a new idea." Yasuo nodded repeatedly. Although this time the cannon was clearly designed by Alphonse, Chris thought that Alphonse

Si would not want to name such a short and thick artillery piece after himself...

When they returned to the house, unexpectedly, Julia followed An to Alphonse's house and waited for him!

"Hey, Alphonse, you haven't come to see me for several days." Julia looked at Alphonse resentfully when they met.

"I'm really sorry, but I'm too busy during this time. Do you know? The investment plan will be implemented soon. I have to prepare all aspects quickly, otherwise I won't be able to count all the money when I get the 500,000 livres.

The money may be counted in a few days." Alphonse did not hesitate to blame the investment: "By the way, you are going back to Amsterdam tomorrow, right? I need you to take Ann with you and confirm for me then.

The size of the boat you want."

"Speaking of this, Alphonse, the money you gave is too little. I can't let the shipyard customize the ship you want." Julia then said: "I know you canceled the first floor of the poop and the bow.

The mast is not increased, but the cost of a 165 rast (350 tons) ship is twice that of a 110 rast (200 tons) ship. After all, it requires stronger materials. You are making it too difficult for me."<

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"Then if the ship is built according to the size of 165 lasts (350 tons), how much will the quotation for a single ship be increased?" Alphonse motioned Julia to sit down, took the pen and paper from the side, and began to think about it.

Start writing and drawing.

"If you want to use the size of 165 rasters (350 tons), and you require a length-to-width ratio of four to one, you can set it to 33 feet wide (10.058 meters), 135 feet long (41.148 meters), and a draft of 14 feet (4.2672 meters)

), 22 feet (6.7 meters) above the waterline. If you don’t mind the berth fees, you can make the upper deck 2,500 square feet;

In addition, the masts are set according to the size of 165 rasters (350 tons). The foremast is 96 feet, the main mast is 144 feet, and the stern mast is 60 feet. You do not need ship equipment, and the stern tower also loses one floor. In this case, Lever

I can take one, and with the money you give me, I can build five such boats." Julia thought for a while and replied.

"How many gun emplacements can be arranged according to this design?" Alphonse asked while drawing.

"This is a double-deck design. There are nine gun positions on each side of the bottom deck, but they are separated. The upper deck is not partitioned and can be arranged crosswise. About 12 gun positions can be arranged;

You don't need a bow sail, and you can also arrange two bow guns. If you cut off one layer of the poop tower, it is not recommended to arrange gun emplacements on the remaining three floors of the poop tower. You can place them on the roofs of the forecastle and poop towers.

Rapid-fire cannons, so you can deploy 12 18-pound cannons, 14 12-pound cannons and 4-8 rapid-fire cannons." Julia never thought that Alphonse had never considered installing 12-pound cannons. His plan

It is fully equipped with its own 16-pounder cannon and rapid-fire cannon!

At this time, Alphonse has roughly drawn a cross-section and top view of a merchant ship. The standard sword bow, shield and stern are the shape of the future Baltimore ship; space can be reserved for Alphonse to add a hollow nose bow, making it easy to modify.

When flying out of the shear bow, you can gain up-wave momentum and have faster speed and shorter U-turn radius!

Then the rudder is moved forward, almost designed to be close to the foremast, and the rudder stock will also be arranged close to the forecastle. Obviously, after changing to the steering wheel, not only can the helmsman be protected by the forecastle, but also the rudder will be moved forward.

The U-turn radius will be further reduced, and at the same time, more space will be gained for sail manipulation on the deck; the canvas and cable storage rooms will be moved outside, and the gunpowder and shell storage rooms will also be adjusted. The shell room is at the bottom below the waterline and can also serve as ballast.

, the powder room is above the shell room. On the one hand, it is still hidden below the waterline, and on the other hand, it further prevents the gunpowder from getting wet;

The cargo holds are spread between the mainmast and the poop to ensure that when the most dangerous powder room explodes, the mainmast will not be blown off and the ship will capsize. The material storage room has also been changed, from the original bottom of the poop to

The mezzanine between the lower gun deck and the gunpowder room, while food and fresh water are stored in the mezzanine between the lower gun deck and the cargo room; in this way, the original material reserve room and food and fresh water reserve rooms become one layer

The poop tower has been replaced. The ship still maintains a four-story poop tower, but the poop tower is still not much higher than the forecastle tower.

At the same time, Alphonse further adjusted the position of the artillery, and drew 9 gun positions on the lower gun deck at intervals of 2.5 meters, occupying a total of 22.5 meters of alignment, excluding the 6 meters on the stern and the bow.

10 meters, which is quite full. On the upper deck, taking into account the cross deployment, Alphonse set up 6 gun positions. However, because Alphonse reserved double gaff sails on the bow, the bow gun was cancelled.

In this way, the entire ship has a total of 22 16-pounder guns and 8 rapid-fire gun positions, which happens to be the maximum number of fully loaded guns for a merchant ship to maintain optimal conditions!

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"These ships currently only cruise in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, and rarely set foot in the Mediterranean. The height above the waterline can be shortened. You know that the second deck is completely used as a gun deck. It does not need to be too high. It can be as high as 18 feet.

But give me a 2-foot board height, so it will be 20 feet above the waterline." Alphonse thought for a moment and then said: "The masts don't need to be that high, the foremast is 88 feet, the mainmast is 132 feet, and the tail mast is 132 feet.

55 feet, and the shorter 80 feet, 120 feet and 50 feet are also acceptable. What is the price?"

"I don't think the cost reduction is much, it will probably reach Livre." Julia said a little embarrassed, she couldn't understand why Alphonse would give her such a small amount of money.

Alphonse tapped the table lightly with his quill. This is really a difficult question to choose. A 350-ton merchant ship carrying 22 16-pound guns is already an exaggeration. If the tonnage is reduced, it will inevitably need to reduce the carrying capacity of the guns.

; Otherwise, the Dutch will cut corners on materials, which may not be a benefit, but the quality of the final ship will be worrying.

"Then let's pay it in livres. For the extra thousand livres, I will buy another pair of keels that are not that good. I will use the bad keels to build a ship first, and then the shipbuilder will replace it with a good one for me. My 5

Every ship is built according to this design, it doesn’t matter if it’s a little slower.” Alphonse wrote a few more parameters on the paper, handed it to Julia and continued:

"Ann will go to Amsterdam with you then, and I will give her more detailed drawings to take with her. Then you can talk to the shipyard for me, and I will give them my drawings in exchange for them to build them for me.

A boat."

"Uh...I'll try my best." Julia took Alphonse's draft paper speechlessly, but found that Alphonse's draft was quite professional. Whether it was the streamlined shape or the layout of the cabin, it looked quite a bit different.

Very professional; only tilting the bow forward and moving the rudder forward are unusual, but how to use it is Alphonse's problem.

And she can probably see that such a design helps the merchant ship turn, which means it improves maneuverability, so the possibility of adoption is greatly increased. But a draft is still a draft after all, and Alphonse wants to use a design

She just had to change the boat according to the drawings. Such a request seemed a bit overestimating her capabilities, but she did not refuse immediately. Anyway, she would still find a way when the time came.

"Let's stay and have dinner together tonight." Everyone came, and Alphonse could only leave Julia to have dinner together that night. In addition, he said to Alfred: "Mr. Alfred, please bring Yasuo

Call Bardis back and have dinner with Miss Julia in the evening. She will go back to Amsterdam soon. I don’t know when we can meet again next time..."

The result was an extremely embarrassing dinner: Julia tried her best to hook up with Alphonse, and An was naturally not to be outdone. Yasuo and Bardis kept eating and drinking with their heads down, forcing Alphonse to finally pull Yasuo back again.

After chatting about the artillery, we were able to get rid of the entanglement between the two ladies.

"From the current point of view, this artillery is only as heavy as a 12-pound gun, and its recoil is about the same. I have determined the mold parameters in the afternoon, and I decided to reduce the caliber a little bit." Yasuo put down his wine glass and said:

"An 18-pound iron bullet is 5 inches (127mm), so I decided to set the design caliber to 5 inches as well."

Alphonse nodded. Although the caliber is the same as the size of the cannonball, it is likely to be blocked, but after the cannon body is tightened, it is still enough to safely load 18-pound iron bullets. If it is lead bullet, it can even be filled to 20 pounds!
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Unexpectedly, Yasuo continued: "I also decided to adjust the size of the gun by inches. The barrel is 86.5 inches, the pressure chamber is 2.5 inches, and the other three sections are 28 inches each; the bottom is 6 inches. The real chambers are also designed in this way.

, the entire base is like a hemisphere with a radius of 8.5 inches;

Then from the edge of the hemisphere to one-third of the length, the wall thickness is gradually reduced from 6 inches to 5 inches, and the transition is made. From one-third to two-thirds of the length, it is 4.5 inches to 3.5 inches, and finally
Chapter completed!