Carlos, who has been nervously paying attention to the situation in the engine room, apparently also noticed this situation.

　　 Now he didn't even pay attention to the engine room, put down the magnet phone in his hand and pulled the stone bear open the cockpit door and walked outside.

　　 The oncoming wind is still very strong.

　　 Carlos sailed from south to north. Today, the wind was blowing from the north again. Coupled with the increasing speed of Carlos, the wind felt by standing outside the bridge was naturally very strong.

　　 "This... the speed is almost ten knots!" Carlos is an experienced ship designer and shipbuilder, and he can naturally judge the speed of a ship in general.

Shi Xiong drove a car, ridden a motorcycle, and ridden a battery car in his previous life. He also had a good sense of speed. He smiled and nodded and said, "Yes, I think the Carlos is almost ten knots now. "

　　 Ishikuma’s approval made Carlos jump on the spot with excitement several times. Obviously, the speed of this ship definitely exceeded his expectations.

　　 one knot is about 1.85 kilometers, and the speed of ten knots is about 18.5 kilometers per hour.

　　 This speed is definitely the top sailing speed in this era.

　　 You must know that the sail battleships currently used by European powers are basically in the category of Galen ships. This kind of wooden hull ship, which relies on sails for power, sails in the sea at a speed of only seven to ten knots.

　　 How many sails are there on a sailing battleship?

　　 And where is this ship at your feet? Not only does it have no sails, but it is also a steel battleship!

　　 This ship, made of steel that is impossible to float in the water, can run so fast under the impetus of a steam engine. This is simply subverting Carlos's understanding.

　　 "Ade..." Shixiong yelled, and stopped Carlos who was jumping in excitement. "Ask about the engine room boiler and gearbox, and see if you can increase the power."

　　 Carlos nodded excitedly, opened the steel door of the bridge and ran in, grabbed the phone and started to inquire.

Ishikuma slowly walked in. After a while, Carlos said excitedly: "Chief, the operating power of the boiler has been maintained at about 75% just now, and it is in good condition. I have asked them to continue to increase the power to the top. See how fast our ship can run."

　　 Shi Xiong touched the stubble on his chin and nodded in satisfaction. 75% of the power can make this ship run at a speed of ten knots, which is too unexpected.

Through the glass windows of the bridge, Shi Xiong can clearly see that the black smoke emerging from the four thick chimneys behind him has become denser. Under the blowing of the north wind, the four black smoke columns have formed a black surface on the river surface. Smoke belt. On the far bank of the river, many tribesmen stood on the shore watching, and a large number of tribesmen were kneeling and praying. Obviously, these tribesmen were frightened by this black-smoky steel battleship...

　　 Shixiong has no time to take care of the feelings of these people. The most important thing before him is to test the general performance of the ship.

　　 It's just a pity that when Shi Xiong just felt that the ship's speed began to increase, the location of the estuary was faintly seen ahead.

　　 Ishikuma only hesitated for a while, and then gave the order to slow down.

　　 This ship cannot be exposed to outsiders, let alone those Europeans.

　　 is the estuary of the Elizabeth River in front of you, and you will enter the James River when you exit the estuary.

　　 And the James River is an important inland waterway for the British in the 13th colony. After all, ships from the British mainland or from colonial cities such as New York and Philadelphia to Jamestown and Williamsburg must pass through the James River.

　　 Carlos naturally understood the meaning of the stone bear, so the Carlos began to slow down while preparing to turn around.

　　 Here, the width of the Elizabeth River has exceeded two kilometers, and the Carlos can turn around here freely.

　　 After the ship turned its bow, Carlos ordered to move forward at full speed.

　　Because the boiler had to be tested before, the speed of Carlos was very slow.

　　 This time it was going straight ahead at full speed, so in just a few minutes, Carlos' speed increased. After more than ten kilometers of acceleration, the engine room below reported that the boiler power had been increased to the extreme.

　　 Although it is impossible to test how much horsepower these four boilers can provide for the Carlos, it is clear that the power of these four boilers should be greater than imagined.

　　 Carlos is also propelled by twin-shaft twin-propellers. According to the current top speed of about 13 to 14 knots, these four boilers can provide about two thousand to three thousand horsepower for each propeller...

　　 This is obviously a very good number. Don't forget, there is no steam turbine in the engine room of the Carlos. The power conversion capacity of the steam boiler is much worse. It is obviously very good to be able to do this.

　　 And a maximum speed of thirteen or fourteen knots is enough.

　　 If it can run at this speed in sea trials, then Carlos will have the absolute upper hand in the face of any European powers' first-class sailing battleship.

Even if it is against a fleet, flying a kite can drag that fleet down only by the speed of the Carlos~lightnovelpub.net~ Don’t forget, the Carlos is made of ten millimeters thick steel plate. The hull, this kind of steel hull naturally has no defense against future artillery, but at present, unless a heavy artillery over a 32-pound gun is fired directly within a distance of 200 meters, it can damage the hull of the Carlos. Other smaller artillery is basically not a threat to Carlos.

　　If Carlos runs slowly, not as fast as those sailing battleships, then Carlos may be in danger. But once the Carlos can maintain a speed of more than ten knots, then relying on the main gun and 76mm secondary guns equipped by the Carlos, it will definitely be able to drag a fleet down by flying a kite.

　　 Carlos’s main and secondary guns have an effective range of more than eight kilometers! Even the 76mm mortar has an effective range of more than five kilometers!

　　As long as the Carlos can maintain a sufficient distance from the sailing battleship, there will only be one result, and that is the Carlos hanging the sailing battleship!

　　 The key to this is the speed of the Carlos!

　　 But obviously, the speed of the Carlos has exceeded Stone Bear’s best expectations.

Shixiong is imagining that one day in the future, his steel battleship will meet the sailing battleship fleet of European powers, and then various fancy hoisting sailing battleships, the engine room below is not very good. news.

　　 "Captain, there seems to be something wrong with our propeller, and water is starting to seep there..."

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