In a shipbuilding workshop in Cyric, thousands of people gathered around a temporarily modified large ship and were undergoing final inspections.
This ship is a completely new style of battleship built by Cyric's talented designers through improvements. It subverts the design of the previous sail battleship and adopts an unprecedented layout.
Yes, this is a ship that uses a steam engine as its main power. It no longer relies on sails to move forward, but relies on the continuous power provided by the machine.
"Gentlemen! We have proven that the smart people in this world do not just belong to that bullshit Datang Group! We also have technicians worth bragging about! They can also create the most advanced weapons and equipment in the world!" Slipway
Above, the fat director Cyric waved his arms proudly and boasted to all the dignitaries who came to participate in the launching ceremony.
Behind him, the strange-looking battleship was pushed by workers and slowly approached the sea.
This dock is actually very old, its scale is not large, and it is not actually a good choice for building large-tonnage warships.
However, the size of this battleship is not large. Compared with the armored battleships of the Datang Group, its length can even be said to be a bit pitiful.
There is no way, the real Bonas class battleship of Datang Group is actually around 100 meters long, but the battleship in front of me is only less than 60 meters long.
But this is already the largest iron-clad battleship that the Cyric Consortium can build, because if it is longer, the keel splicing technology they have mastered will not be enough to support the heavy hull.
Despite this, it is actually still very heavy - the hull is paved with steel plates, giving this warship a much greater draft than other sail warships.
Because the draft is too deep, the ship cannot enter relatively shallow rivers, and it cannot even approach some small harbors.
The fat director of the Cyric Consortium did not take these flaws seriously, because the battleship in front of him was truly the first steam-powered battleship that Cyric could produce.
Therefore, he spoke with great excitement and did not hesitate to praise him. He loudly announced to all the spectators who were looking up at him: "Down below! We are about to witness the launch of this new type of ship! It will become our new weapon.
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There was a round of warm applause from the audience, because everyone felt that Cyric, after being silent for a long time, had finally embarked on the right path of development in some fields.
The decadent Cyric was finally awakened. It no longer rested on its laurels. It finally calmed down and began to continue innovating and developing just like it did a hundred years ago.
For those who hold Cyric shares, there is no more exciting news than this. The stocks in their hands will become more valuable, and their net worth will also become higher! The same will change in the future.
It's even more exciting.
So they clapped excitedly to express their excitement. Although they lost the battle of 11 countries, Cyric will eventually gain more!
Fatty is very proud, because he has brought endless development possibilities to this group. Therefore, he has recently become the most respected representative of the directors and has regained some of his own power.
The two kingdoms of Tarun and Hillen are no longer viable, but he has found a new profit point, he has regained recognition, and he will be more competitive and richer than before!
"An epoch-making battleship! We worked day and night to build it! This is our new... hope!" Therefore, his face was filled with pride, and he was full of confidence in himself.
A renovated production line based on Datang Group's steam engines and motors has entered the final debugging stage.
This production line can produce more advanced Cyric automatic pistols-a brand-new weapon that can provide soldiers with continuous fire support at medium and short ranges.
It is so advanced that Cyric's senior officials regard it as a secret weapon. Its performance is unparalleled and it can be called a great work of art.
In fact, this weapon is the Mauser "shell gun" that Tang Mo deliberately leaked to Cyric. Its technology is not actually advanced.
The recoil of this weapon is very large, and it is too imitation compared to a submachine gun, so its performance can only be described as average.
It's just that there aren't that many submachine guns in the Chinese theater, so it shines brightly and becomes a favored weapon.
As for Tang Mo, he can make submachine guns himself, so he doesn't look down on this kind of weapon that is larger than a pistol and does not have a submachine gun barrel... However, this weapon is really a "certificate of submission" for surrendering to Cyric.
It's enough.
"Seriously, your genius design left a very deep impression on me! Compared with you, our opponent is simply a fool!" Cyric's fat director ended his speech and walked to the audience amidst applause.
Soon, he stood next to a young man, and while taking the wine glass from his attendant, he praised the young man.
"You are the most far-sighted decision-maker I have ever seen, Mr. Hansen!" The young man smiled and flattered people: "Few people are as courageous as you and are willing to spend so much money.
To build an experimental battleship."
"Compared with a sailboat, it has almost no shortcomings, except that it is too expensive." The young man looked at the huge ship that had been launched in the distance and said.
"This is all your fault! I have been lobbying the council to let you join and become a new consortium director... To be honest, this is a difficult decision, but... it is obvious that you deserve this treatment!"
The fat man named Hansen sincerely assured the young man: "As long as you continue to invent and create better weapons, everything is possible!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "You will gain the most wealth in the world, have countless beauties, and can sneer at kings and even emperors!" Hansen described the beautiful scene.
In the future, I encourage the new weapon design master around me: "As long as you can create more new weapons!"
"I can! I think I am very talented in this area...don't you think so?" The young man pointed at the exaggerated-looking battleship in the distance with the hand holding the wine glass and said proudly.
"Hahahaha! I believe you will! As you said, you are a very talented young man!" Hansen burst out laughing. After laughing enough, he agreed.
Frankly speaking, he really likes this young man. He is ambitious and young, full of passion and understands technology. He can design exquisite weapons and he is also very visionary in business.
Hansen had already regarded him as his confidant and felt that by supporting this young man on the council, he would have one more helper to support him.
After all, when this young man compromised and sold his workshop, what he wanted was not cash, but Cyric's shares - although it was only a small amount, it also cleared the biggest obstacle for him to enter the council.
There is no way, his workshop is too important to Cyric - this workshop actually has a complete set of industrial technology equipment similar to that of Datang Group.
And it also has two new weapon designs that are being prepared for mass production-one of which is a semi-automatic individual weapon, and the other is a very advanced metal fixed-loading bolt-action rifle.
This successful acquisition allowed Cyric to suddenly have two products that were comparable in performance to Datang Group's individual weapons. It can be said that the Cyric Consortium, which had an unfinished future, was saved at this critical moment.
The young man in front of him also lived up to Hansen's expectations. After he joined Cyric, he immediately built a brand new battleship for Cyric!
A brand-new, steam-powered battleship covered in iron armor! He solved the problem that troubled Cyric in the most direct way.
Cyric's technical staff had never seen the armored battleships of the Datang Group, and they tried their best to figure out the working principle of the propellers.
Even if they guessed the design of the propeller, they had no experience in solving the sealing technology of the drive shaft - they lacked the support of data and theory, and knew nothing about this technology.
Therefore, Cyric's steamship has been unable to be launched, which makes Cyric seriously lag behind the Datang Group in terms of naval weapons.
The young man in front of me had just joined Cyric and found a new way to solve Cyric's problems.
He used the principle of waterwheels to install two huge symmetrical waterwheels on both sides of the ship. The steam engine drove the waterwheels to rotate to push the ship forward.
Yes, Cyric's first generation of ironclad battleships used a paddle steamer design, a backward design idea.
However, being backward has its advantages. At least this ship does not need to consider the watertight structure of the drive shaft, so the design difficulty is greatly reduced.
Although the speed of this kind of boat can be slow, it is actually faster than a sailboat. Moreover, it does not need a sail to drive and can go upwind. Its applicability is much higher.
Of course, paddle steamers all have their flaws. The two biggest flaws are the low propulsion efficiency and the fact that paddle wheel propulsion hinders the placement of artillery on the battleship.
Compared with the numerous artillery guns on the sides of Datang Group's warships, this new type of armored ship by Cyric only has two cannons installed on the bow and stern!
However, these two artillery pieces were copied by Cyric from the breech-loading guns developed by the Datang Group, and their performance was much better than the front-loading guns on previous sail warships.
Moreover, these two artillery pieces are also installed in the rotating turret and are protected by iron plates. Their survivability is naturally much improved compared to installing a muzzleloader gun directly behind the gun window.
In short, this is a brand new warship, Cyric's most advanced warship!
