"Is it such an exaggeration?" Annick shook his head, thought of something, and then asked.

"Does this Hilton have a bounty? How much is it, Mr. Sailor?"

Even if there is a bounty, you can't get it. The only one we can win steadily is the scale on my right. Derek thought to himself, and then on the surface, he still has to give it.

"The bounty is different in each country, but generally it can only be collected at one store. I remember it is about 10,000 in Bruguet."

Ten thousand pounds? Then it can be converted into gold coins to fill my bathtub. It's a pity that I am too weak, otherwise I would be chasing Hilton all over the world now.

"Then I have no chance. Mr. Sailor is not interested in earning these ten thousand pounds?"

Annick felt that his business partner should have the strength to win. After all, in the assassination of the Duke of North Island, Hilton ran away in despair, and he did not look very strong at all.

"I think about it, but I don't dare. Although the temptation of ten thousand gold pounds is tempting, it will lead to the tyrant's revenge. Unless the tyrant is killed by Marshal Fisher himself, there will naturally be a lot of people to take Hilton's head. After all, the tyrants are too famous.

Smelly."

The trick of borrowing a knife to kill didn't work. Annick still hoped that Hilton would be scared away. A strong man was hiding in the city of Eggsburg and he had two younger sisters. He always felt unsafe.

"Does any of you have any questions? Miss Rose, do you know anyone from the Navy or related book publishing houses?" Annick asked proactively.

"We think we know each other. Why is Mr. Detective also interested in the Navy?"

"Here, I have some ideas about naval ships. I hope Miss Rose can forward them to me. It would be best to publish them directly in a similar ship-related publication."

Annick took out the dreadnought concept from his pocket and handed it over.

"Ship? I didn't expect you, Mr. Detective, to have ideas about ironclad ships."

Drake was really interested now. Many people on board the Thor thought that adding iron plates to the wooden shell was a bit redundant.

"I have some ideas. I think ships in the future must be larger, heavier and faster."

Annick thought, in the era of big guns and giant ships, almost every ten years, the tonnage of the ships increased by 10,000 tons, the caliber of the main guns was one inch larger, and the speed increased by two or three knots in almost ten years. Before being replaced by aircraft carriers, the design of battleships

It is heading towards a tonnage of 70,000 tons and a main gun with a caliber of 20 inches and 510 mm.

"I can understand the increase in size and speed. Is it necessary for the battleship's main gun to be a heavy gun? After the range exceeds the direct sight of the naked eye, there is still accuracy. I think four-inch rapid-fire guns are the future development direction."

Sure enough, human thinking cannot exceed the current level of technology. Annick was even more convinced of this sentence after listening to the pirate king's speech.

In fact, Drake's idea is correct. In the pre-Dauntless era, small-caliber artillery was indeed a tactic of using high-explosive ammunition to wash the deck. In 1895 on Earth, Area 11 took advantage of rapid-fire artillery to defeat the Qing Dynasty's Beiyang Fleet.

But after all this, as the battleship armor became thicker and thicker and the battleship solved the problem of long-distance firing accuracy, small-caliber rapid-fire guns were finally sent to deal with targets such as fish, mine boats and airships.

"Ahem, so I attached an optical device for determining the distance of the ship from a long distance. I simply use trigonometric functions to determine how far away the opponent is from us. Then in front of the main gun of the same caliber and magnification, I just need to follow the pre-test firing

As soon as the target is fired, there is hope of hitting the target. Of course, there are still a few areas for improvement that I haven’t mentioned yet, so I’ll write them down as soon as possible.”

Optical device? Long-distance ranging? As an old captain, I always roughly estimate the distance on my ship. If there is an instrument for accurately measuring distance, then long-distance artillery battles are not impossible.

Drake asked tentatively: "Then how to ensure the hit rate of subsequent firepower? Even if the distance is known, the ships are still moving against each other. It is difficult to guarantee the hit rate in this situation."

"At this time, a spotter is needed. Using a hydrogen balloon tied to the ship and a telescope, you can observe the water column caused by the splashing of the shell on the sea surface at high altitude, and further correct the impact point of the shell according to the water column."

Annick thought that before the invention of airplanes, ships always carried a hydrogen balloon as an observation post.

"This is indeed a method. So how big is the warship you envision? Do you need to prepare an 8-inch heavy gun for the main gun?"

Drake became more and more curious about this policeman. He not only understood politics, but also seemed to have his own ideas about the military.

"No, I want to mount eight 12-inch fortress guns. If it is not convenient to load ammunition on the ship, I can also load the warheads and ammunition packages separately. In this way, I can load a few more ammunition packages for ultra-long-distance targets."

Fortress Cannon, Drake took a breath of cold air. That thing is a big thing installed in various important ports and chokepoints on the sea. His Thor will definitely be finished if it takes one shot. It is not like the last time it was attacked by Frantani.

It was so easy for the two gunboats to punch a hole.

"It's really crazy. You are planning to build a mobile maritime fortress."

"No, Mr. Sailor, please call it a maritime war machine. I think such a 15,000-ton, all-steel armored steel beast that can run 25 knots is definitely something ahead of its time."

You really dare to think about it, Derek shook his head.

"As for the cost, I think even the craziest naval supporters of this era will probably be excited when they see your idea, but do you know how much such a giant ship costs? Fifteen thousand tons of steel is a huge sum of money, no.

Talk about other things."

"It's just an idea. If such a machine is built, unless the four emperors on the sea lurk on the ship to cause damage, otherwise, under the devastating firepower, I don't know what kind of enemies on the sea can stop it. Unless..."

Annick deliberately left it open.

"Unless the enemy is also a warship like this, it will be a battle between two medieval plate knights."

Drake added his thoughts for Annick.

"No, no, Mr. Sailor, after the development of cannonball technology in the future, it will be more like two eggs smashing each other with a sledgehammer. I will talk about the improvement of cannonballs later. I have been busy searching for clues about Hilton recently."

Just brag. Drake doesn't believe what his partner says. A person's knowledge is limited. This Mr. Detective has surpassed most people and become a generalist. In ancient times, he could be called a wise man. But Derek

Ke still doesn't believe that he really knows everything, so if he were a pirate, he would probably be called the "King of Understanders".

"Then, Miss Rose, I'd like to trouble you. I remember that there is a magazine called "Traditional Ships" in the capital of the kingdom. Can you help me submit my article there?"

Elizabeth nodded, "Although I don't care about this, it's okay to ask someone to send it to the magazine for review."

"By the way, if the magazine doesn't accept it, look at how much advertising space in tabloids in the capital costs. I plan to rent one and write down my ideas."

Annick is so keen on publishing his own ship design. He is not only a cannon and giant ship party. The key is to lead a naval revolution. He will definitely gain a lot of points and bring about changes in the world's historical line. This will increase his hope of returning to Earth.
Chapter completed!