As soon as Xiao Baoheng finished speaking, Shen Honglie's face immediately showed a trace of ridicule. The Japanese are too petty and they spend most of their money, but they are clever on a few points.°

"The Japanese are so petty! If the side ship's main gun is replaced with a 50-caliber main gun, there won't be any problem!"

Listening to the sarcasm of the officer who had just returned from England and hearing his worries, Xiao Baoheng laughed.

"Sir, the gun weight of the British 45 times 12-inch naval gun is 57 tons, and the imitation Krupp 30cm SK50 main gun weighs only 51 tons, but apart from the light weight, its rate of fire is also twice that of the British ship Cannon, for this reason, the battleship ammunition supply system needs to be modified to adapt to the high rate of fire of 23 rounds per minute, as well as heavier and longer shells, plus the modification of fire doors, so it has been delayed until now to complete the modification. .”

Shen Honglie has no problem with where the company obtained the technical data or drawings of the Krupp 30cm Type 50 main gun. In fact, he doesn't care about these. All he cares about is warships and fleets. Otherwise, After joining the war last year, he was dispatched by the president to be an observer in the British battlefield. After receiving a telegram from Xiao Baoheng, he immediately submitted his resignation letter to the embassy, ​​and then traveled to Lianyungang several times.

After experiencing the destruction of the Beiyang Navy, Chinese navy soldiers have always had a naval dream in their hearts. Even though they were marginalized by the Fujian Navy in the navy, Shen Honglie could not give up this dream. At this time, what was in front of him In Shen Honglie's opinion, this battleship is the first step for the Chinese Navy to return to the sea. Although it is only an old ship that was captured, salvaged, and repaired, this is the first step after all.

"...In addition to saving weight, the main gun was used to thicken the armor on the top of the turret, and the turret was also modified. Through the modification of the turret, its elevation angle was increased from 492 degrees, while the four-year-old naval gun imitating the sk50 type was 49 ．It fires a 415kg capped armor-piercing shell at 2 degrees, with an effective range of up to ph meters. It is currently the longest-range naval gun in the world!"

When mentioning the range of the artillery, Xiao Baoheng's tone was full of pride. Two weeks ago, after the launch of the "Dinghai", he was completely blown away by the test firing of the main gun in the sea east of Liandao. The range displayed by the 30cm naval gun is astonishing, with a range of nearly 42 kilometers. However, the range of main guns of navies of various countries is now generally less than 22 kilometers, which means that in naval battles, it can be completely out of the combat range of enemy ships. , with the help of long-distance artillery battles, the enemy ships will be beaten to pieces. Of course, this has a prerequisite, that is, it can be shot accurately.

"During the construction of the Hanoi battleship, the localization ratio of the Japanese Navy's self-made battleship has been greatly increased. The localization ratio of the Hanoi has reached 80%. The boiler, main engine and other key components are all made in Japan. They use Miyahara It has 16 mixed-fired boilers and 2 Curtiss-Brown turbine main engines. The Hanoi is in horsepower, while the Settsu is in full horsepower. Therefore, the speed of the former is 21 knots and the latter is 20 knots. In terms of its speed, It was difficult to meet our needs, and the boiler and main engine were flooded with water, so during the repair, the shipyard's technical department proposed that instead of repairing the boiler and main engine, they would directly replace the new boiler and main engine, as you know."

Looking at Shen Honglie, Xiao Baoheng said with a smile.

"For maritime power, the manager was willing to spend a lot of money. In the end, he replaced 6 Wagner-type high-pressure boilers produced by China General Dynamics Company that were in the process of being tested, driving two steam boilers with a total horsepower of 70,000 horsepower. Turbine, the speed of the two ships was increased to 315 knots, this speed..."

This is the speed of destroyers and torpedo boats!

Looking at this battleship that had been completely renovated after nearly ten months of renovation, Shen Honglie raised the corners of his lips slightly, pointed to the bow of the ship and said.

"When they come out, I'm afraid even the Japanese won't be able to recognize them!"

"I wouldn't recognize them if I weren't Japanese!"
Chapter completed!