Two days have passed since the discovery of the shipwreck treasure suffered an accident.

Everything is normal on the island.

Although Ivan often communicated with Major General Demon Brand, the senior elder of "Dearborn", the front line of the information returned was currently in a stalemate, and as the weather became worse in the deep winter, Hilius’s The dominant position has been rapidly lost.

The commanders of Zac and Atlan are even somewhat optimistic that they can delay the tactics until next spring, when the local reinforcements arrive.

Then they can really do a great job for their country!

I always received such information, and Ivan didn't think much about it. Although the strength is no longer the same as in the past, in a large-scale war, the influence he can make is still limited.

What's more, the personnel that the major general said before have not seen it until now, and Ivan just happens to be happy.

After all, he has too many research projects on hand now.

E.g:

The "Totem Samurai Training Method" which is related to the future of the knight, the "Adventurer's Blood" suppression plan, the first "Spiritual Exploration" after becoming an official wizard, the "Ocean Current Horn" running-in, the "Seabird Investigation Network" update , "Activated skins" prepared for all crew members who fought bravely, dealing with the old guy in "Cursed Oil Painting"

There are so many things that others can't replace at all. Ivan sometimes wonders whether to take An Qi over and assist him in his research.

By the way, I can also help myself with the second apprentice in the area.

In addition.

Because he wasn't sure how long he would stay in the Port of Hartrafa, Ivan did not let the soldiers who had been fully restored to idle when he was busy.

In addition to normal training, they also need to cut down trees to build houses, port facilities, reclaim wasteland to grow vegetables and so on.

All personnel on the island now include:

"Cape Storm" was originally full of 350 people. After the battle damage and the disabled who could not return to combat positions, there are now 209 people left.

"Endeavour" is in a slightly better situation, originally 352 people, now there are 268 people.

There were 623 captives of Hilius. Oh, one was eaten. Now there are only 622.

A total of 1,000 adult men in their early years can only get in and out of this island, which is a huge expense.

Aiwen simply found something to do for them, not only helped Donglunzhi build this excellent hidden private port, which can be borrowed at any time with this excellent relationship in the future, but also solved their problem of nowhere to vent their energy.

After all, Falettis is not as wealthy and wealthy as Hilius, and the various military bases that can provide logistical support for battleships in the entire New World are only single digits.

Being a qualified Captain Division is not just as simple as fighting and killing. The more you master a friendly private port, you will win more protection for your warships and subordinates, and also have more chances of survival.

The best news of the past few days is that with the help of a ship engineer sent by Dearborn, the "Cape Storm" was finally completed today earlier than expected.

Return to the sea.

Even in his busy schedule, Aiwen took time to personally go to the port to preside over the relaunch of the battleship.

"Your Captain! Do you need a trial flight? I can accompany you on a trip and make adjustments to this beautiful warship. It should be able to reach the best state of its service life."

Watching "Cape Storm" relaunched, Mr. Walkley Jeffrey, a skilled engineer, was very confident in his craft.

Indeed, for him, as a senior engineer, who once presided over the construction of a new battleship, this kind of small project is not difficult at all.

At this time, the rear right side of the **** of the fourth-class ship was repaired by white oak from the colony, and the balance has also been corrected.

By the way, the crew cleaned the bottom of the copper-clad boat and performed a major maintenance for it.

There is no need to personally test the voyage, just by looking at its sailing posture at this time, Ivan also knows that the "Storm Horn" is in excellent condition and can be thrown into another battle at any time.

He nodded in satisfaction, which was considered to have recognized the skill of the senior engineer.

"However, is the progress of the repair of the'Stellenbosch' so slow?"

Looking away from the "Cape Storm", Ivan frowned slightly as he watched the Tier 3 ship nestling in the dock. Although he didn't dare to go out and show off openly for the time being, the two concepts that cannot be opened and cannot be opened.

"Your Captain, the main reason is that the materials cannot keep up. The hull and ribs of this warship are seriously damaged.

It was the thickest part of the original midship hull that was damaged. The hull, ribs, and inner lining of the third-tier ship could total up to 60 cm.

Suitable materials for this type of warship are too difficult to find, and those previously obtained by Donglunzhi have long been used up.

It seems that they had a good teak on a boat, but unfortunately the people from the Trade Department moved too fast and they were snatched away at a high price. "

In fact, this engineer came mainly for the "Stellenbosch", and the chance of capturing the Hilius Tier III battleship is not much.

Although he thinks that shipbuilding technology has surpassed the "rough, stupid and big" design concept of Hilius, as a ship engineer, he certainly does not want to let go of this opportunity to learn from others.

However, no matter how superb technology is, it is difficult for clever women to cook without rice. The repair of Tier 3 ships has always been intermittent, because the lack of raw materials has greatly slowed down the progress of the project.

As he spoke, he shook his head and sighed, feeling a pity for the fine teak that he didn't know where it would be used for.

"Ahem"

Ivan next to him listened to Walkley's words, coughing twice to cover up his embarrassment, it turned out that it was still his own pot.

But at that time, who would have thought that he would have a Tier 3 ship that needs to be repaired in the future? Of course, the golden lion is more real.

However, looking at the Tier 3 ship now lying down, secretly regretting, a good idea suddenly popped out of Aiwen's mind. And the more I thought about it, the more feasible it became, and in the end my eyes glowed.

Turning his head to look at the engineer beside him, he said slightly excitedly:

"Mr. Jeffrey, why don't we modify this warship."

"Modify?!"

Walkley Jeffrey wondered if he had heard it wrong. The battleship is the pinnacle of human force in this era, but it is a complex collection that affects the whole body.

At present, the ship types of various countries are the crystallization of dozens of hundreds of years of experience of countless ship engineers and senior craftsmen. If you make random changes, let alone fighting, it is not impossible to go out and sink into the sea.

"Yes, it's modification. Convert this Tier 3 battleship into a heavy-duty cruise ship! Singles out an invincible heavy-duty cruise ship!"

At this time, listening to Aven's words one by one, Walkley felt that he was about to be stung by the light in Aven's eyes, and he was also attracted by a term he had never heard of.

That term seemed to be born with magical power, making him mumble: "Reload the cruise ship!"

Actually.

Although the great navigation has been opened for two hundred years, all aspects of navigation technology have also been developed by leaps and bounds.

But in this era, people's ideas still remain at the level that more artillery is strong. Work hard to build a larger battleship with more decks, and then install more artillery!

Then, in the battleship version that was shot in line, the "battle line", took the lead in sending opponents into the sea with superior firepower.

Of course, any kind of invention and tactics cannot be separated from the background of the times. In the eyes of modern people, some ridiculous tactics are the best choice in a particular era.

In a large-scale war where no one can get away with the "battle line" tactics, there is nothing wrong with this idea.

But what if it goes outside this category? Or out of the limitations of this era?

Judging from the insight that Ivan surpassed most people, in addition to the legendary warships with extraordinary powers, Blue Star's sailing warship era, to the end, has led the world in terms of warship design, concepts, and tactics.

Especially before the launch of the steam ironclad ship, the last years of the sailing warship were also the most glorious years, and mankind has undoubtedly developed this technology to a certain extent.

Just like the differential engine that was eventually replaced by a computer, the sailing warship replaced by the steam ironclad, if it can continue to develop, no one can predict what it will end up like.

And in those glorious years.

It is not easy to say which of all the famous sailing warships is the strongest, because there are various "mosts" with the largest body, the most ship-borne artillery, and the fastest running.

But to say that the most legendary and most suitable battleship for the current situation is the "Constitution" of the Bald Eagle.

After more than forty naval battles during his service, he gained the reputation of "unbeaten and invincible"!

However, it is not a battleship of the era of reign. It is a cruise ship, more accurately a "heavy cruise ship" with a unique design.

The hull has a total length of 622 meters, a width of 136 meters, a depth of 685 meters, a displacement of 2,200 tons, a speed of 13 knots, a capacity of 400 people, and the cancellation of the fore and aft tower.

Double-layer artillery deck: 30 24-pounder guns, 20 32-pounder guns, 2 24-pounder bow guns (have experienced multiple heavy outfitting, data at the peak of firepower in 1812)

Full sail installation, bow inclined jib and stern stern.

Compared with the battleships of the same generation, this enhanced super cruiser has many advantages:

First, compared to Tier 3 battleships, heavy cruisers with a lower center of gravity can deploy more heavy cannons, and even adopt a full-heavy gun configuration, so that they have almost no less firepower than Tier 3 battleships in naval battles.

Second, the fore and stern towers are eliminated for the same tonnage, which can be equipped with a thicker hull, and the "Constitution" even has the reputation of "old iron armor".

Third, reduce the height to be close to the water surface, increase the aspect ratio, and increase the speed (of course, the flying shear ship has an aspect ratio of up to 6:1 and is faster, but it lacks stability and strength and cannot be equipped with heavy artillery).

The design concept is to abandon large-scale fleet battles at the same time.

Create a situation where the one who can beat it can't run it, the one who can run it can't beat it, of course it is more that it can't run and beat it!

With powerful firepower and excellent speed, this heavy-duty cruise ship dared to break the wrist with any battleship on the Blue Star at the time.

In fact, from the perspective of displacement and specifications, UU Reading www.uukanshu. The target of the cruise ship com is the third-tier ship in the battleship sequence, and it is just right to transform it with a third-tier ship that happens to be "lack."

And Irwin's idea is not whimsical, or even the first.

In order to cope with the constant troubles of the Bald Eagle's heavy cruisers, such as the formation of sailing to hunt down their own warships and merchant ships, John Bull once also came up with a cut-deck design and converted the third-tier battleship into a heavy cruiser.

How similar is this situation to the current comparison of the combat power of Falitis and Hilius?

"So, Mr. Jeffrey, how about we try together?"

Aiwen stretched out his right hand to the ship engineer beside him.

Walkley Jeffrey had already been agitated by Irvine's words, and he was almost agitated, and he did not hesitate to give him a high-five.

If you fail, it will be the captain's spoils, but if you can succeed, you will have to leave a lot of money in the history of the kingdom's battleship development!

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