Although retaliation is launched immediately, it takes time for the operators to reach the target area, so there is no rush and can only wait patiently.
Tang Mo was patient, so in the following days, he focused his main energy on developing aircraft and manufacturing Tamaki-class battleships.
Putting down the planes aside, the Tamaki-class battleship is the first true battleship of this era, and it is also a true invincible giant ship.
The Tamaki-class battleship is a complete copy of the Dreadnought battleship. It has a displacement of nearly 17,000 tons and is truly a super behemoth.
It is larger than the Freewheel, and during the construction process, it has already frightened the workers who built it - the thickest part of the side steel plate of this thing is more than 270 mm!
It is no exaggeration to say that it is a real steel sea fortress. Any warship is just a toy in front of it.
The hull, which has begun to take shape, amazes every worker who works on it. The densely packed watertight cabins and the never-before-seen power plant all highlight the extraordinary nature of this battleship.
Because Datang Group did not yet have torpedo weapons, the torpedo weapon of the dreadnought was cancelled, and only artillery was installed on this battleship as an attack weapon.
In this way, this simplifies the design structure, allows the warship to carry more fresh water, and improves some support.
The reason why the dreadnought battleship is called an epoch-making product is because it boldly uses a series of advanced technologies.
First of all, it has reasonably designed armor protection and comprehensively improved its armor protection, thereby strengthening its defense and surpassing all previous designs.
As a decisive battle weapon, its armor thickness surpasses all previous battleships, which also gives it stronger survivability.
Secondly, in terms of core power, the steam turbine has improved its performance. It is far more advantageous than the ancient steam engine. Therefore, although the Dreadnought battleship has a displacement of more than 100 tons, it can still achieve a terrifying speed that exceeds that of an armored ship.
This allowed the Dreadnought battleship to crush all other battleships in service as soon as it came out, achieve the highest sea speed, and gain absolute dominance in avoiding battles and pursuing pursuits by virtue of its speed.
Then, in terms of firepower, the Dreadnaught battleship abandoned the secondary gun design and boldly unified the artillery caliber. At the same time, it also used the latest technology to pile unprecedented 305 mm caliber artillery onto the battleship!
Cannonballs of this caliber can easily crush opponents and penetrate enemy armor with ease. The damage advantage brought by the huge cannonballs makes it easier to attack with ease.
A total of 10 artillery pieces can concentrate the attack of at least 6 artillery pieces in any direction, maximizing one's own firepower.
These cannons use a loader to feed ammunition internally, which increases the rate of fire a lot and even increases the firepower density.
What's even more frightening is that due to the bold unification of artillery calibers and consistent ballistic performance, the fire control system of the dreadnought battleship is more accurate and easier to command than that of other battleships.
The benefits of unified ballistics are gratifying, because only two sets of mutually backup artillery aiming and command equipment are needed to make every main gun on the battleship hit the target, which was simply unimaginable before.
Datang Group has experimented with this design on the Wolf-class cruiser. All the artillery on the Wolf-class battleship are 150 mm caliber naval guns. The effect of unifying the caliber of the artillery is very obvious.
Therefore, on the Yucheng-class battleship, Datang Group had no reason to give up such a good design idea, so the Yucheng-class battleship adopted this design and carried it forward.
Because the tonnage of the battleship is sufficient, the designers of Datang Group installed a more advanced and larger optical sighting system for this battleship.
This system uses the principle of light reflection to increase the length of the aiming baseline, thereby improving the accuracy of long-distance artillery hits.
At the test site, relying on this set of aiming equipment, the 305 mm caliber naval gun can easily hit a target 10 kilometers away, and may even hit a fixed target 15 kilometers away.
You know, in this era, artillery that can hit a target 15 kilometers away has never appeared, let alone hit a target 15 kilometers away.
Although it is more difficult to hit moving warships on rocky seas, everyone feels that even if there is a discount, there should be no problem with this set of fire control allowing the 305 mm caliber main gun to hit an enemy ship about 7-8 kilometers away.
However, there is still the worrying problem - the shells of 305 mm caliber artillery are almost more expensive than sailing ships. This kind of artillery seems to be a money-losing business when used to bombard enemy ships...
In the shipyard where the Tamaki-class battleship was being built, a worker looked at the deck that had been laid and swallowed.
This battleship was so magical that it gave him an unreal feeling - standing at the bow of the battleship, he couldn't even see the stern of the ship!
Mountains of equipment and machines stood in front of him, including steam turbines and boilers that were still kept secret.
The chimneys that need to be connected to these steam turbines and boilers have been transported. This thing is as high as several stories and is erected next to the hull. It is also huge.
Because of the updated assembly method, the construction speed of this ship has also been greatly improved.
He swore that he had never seen such a huge ship in his life, and he didn't even know what this thing was used for.
Even if it hits with its sharp bow, this warship can directly cut off all types of sailboats sailing on the sea. Even if it is not equipped with weapons, this big ship is the most powerful warship in the world!
However, as a worker who built this ship, he knew that this ship was equipped with weapons. In order to ensure the safety of this warship, the ammunition depot was placed below the waterline, part of the hull he had just completed!
There were compartments protected by armor and filled with ammunition racks. He saw with his own eyes that there were exactly five of them in total.
The three ammunition compartments in the front are roughly distributed in a U-shaped shape around the conning tower, one on the bow and one on each side of the conning tower.
There is also a boiler room sandwiched between the two ammunition compartments at the back, which are separated by heavy steel partitions and protected separately.
From today's perspective, such a design of an ammunition depot sandwiched between a boiler room, although it promotes firepower, has a certain degree of negative impact on defense.
This kind of arrangement is gradually being eliminated. The more optimized arrangement of the battleship should be two turrets at the front and rear, or two turrets in the front and one in the back.
Both configurations can save the length of armor protection to the greatest extent, allowing thicker armor to be concentrated to ensure the safety of the ammunition depot and boiler power area.
However, because the Dreadnaught battleship was born in an era when there seemed to be no enemy ships that could compete with it at sea, these small details of defense were compromised for the installation of one more turret.
The main mast of the battleship Tamaki is more than 30 meters high, and there is a watchtower on it. Due to the design, the watchtower on it is very close to the chimney. It is estimated that the smell will not be very good when performing tasks.
There is nothing that can be done about it. In order for them to breathe better air, the mast has been raised by at least five meters.
If you include the flagpole on the watchtower, this huge mast is more than 35 meters high, and it can definitely be regarded as a sight from high up.
The reason for using such a high flagpole is because this battleship was prepared to be used as the flagship of the fleet from the time it was built.
Tang Mo's dragon flag should be hung here to announce to the entire fleet that the master of Datang Group is here, and at the same time it can also scare the enemy.
The other mast is between the two turrets at the rear of the battleship. A backup watchtower is installed on it, as well as telephones and other equipment.
The crew of the entire battleship is close to 800 people, which is almost a strengthened battalion-level combat unit of the Datang Group.
It is not easy to control such a battleship, because there are 18 boilers and four steam turbine units on the entire battleship, driving four thick large shafts, allowing the huge propellers to rotate rapidly underwater to provide forward and backward motion.
of propulsion.
Once replenished, it can sail more than kilometers on the sea at economical speeds. Starting from Datang Group's ports all over the Endless Sea, its combat radius can cover the entire Endless Sea.
If it keeps up with the supply ship, it can continue to operate at sea for a long time - this battleship is equipped with many cranes, both foldable and non-foldable. Relying on these cranes, it can easily carry out supply operations at sea.
Because the Datang Group does not have torpedoes, and the enemy cannot have such weapons, the Yucheng battleship has canceled the conspicuous anti-torpedo net hangers on the sides of the Dreadnought battleship, which makes the appearance of the Yucheng battleship look much simpler.
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It's a pity that the workers can't see the whole picture of this battleship yet. They can only see that this battleship changes every day and becomes more complex every day.
Decks were stacked layer by layer, and complex wiring and ventilation equipment were installed in corresponding locations.
This battleship is a master of new technologies, using a large number of advanced technologies including telephones.
It is also equipped with real radio equipment, which can implement real-time voice communication over short and medium distances. This is a brand-new technology that has never been used on Bunas-class ironclads.
Don't underestimate these technologies. If it weren't for the development of fresh air conditioning equipment, the huge vents on the Bunas-class ironclads would only be retained on the Tamaki-class battleships.
Now, the new ventilation system makes the Tamaki-class battleship look tidier and have higher protection performance.
The workers who built it are very aware of all this. If it were not for technological advancement, this battleship would not be usable at all! It would even be impossible to manufacture it at all.
