Chapter 285
My Empire Chapter 285
2020-11-03
Chapter 285 285 The storm is comingInside the icy steel, Alanhill's sailors are desperately adding coal to their battleship boilers . The sound of the boiler was deafening, and the black smoke billowed through the chimneys and sprayed on the peaceful sea.
The artillery of the battleship has begun to turn, and the naval battleship of Alanhill is still rampant in the South China Sea, invincible in the whole world.
General Laurence stood on his bridge, stared at the distant port with a telescope, and ordered: "Fire when you're ready, don't wait for my order!"
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"As ordered! Your Excellency General!" The captain stood at attention and saluted, then turned and left the fleet commander's seat. He gave orders to his weapons officer, and the battleship began to roar of its own.
The battleship Conquest opened fire first, followed by Hero. The two fearless ships spewed dazzling fire, and the Shackburn, which had been sacked once by the Alanhill Navy, once again raised black smoke.
Alanhill's battleships, to these mortal empires, are simply monsters. No matter what kind of battleship these countries develop, there is no way to counter such a formidable existence.
You must know that although this battleship is only the first generation of battleships, it is still the main battleship of the navy in the new era, and its battle strength is very powerful.
Even if these countries have developed battleships such as ironclads in order to fight against these Alanhill battleships, there is still a significant gap in firepower and mobility.
After all, these mortal nations can only find steam engines exported by Alanhill, which are actually not as powerful as the steam engines used by the Alanhill Navy.
In terms of artillery, the actual test of artillery with a caliber of more than 300 mm is not the simple casting ability, but the comprehensive metallurgical level of a country.
The puppet empire can use expensive raw materials such as ferrite regardless of cost, and rely on the puppet soldiers to expand the volume of artillery regardless of weight. However, there are too few countries that dare to be like a puppet empire regardless of cost and weight, and can still rely on strong accumulation to ensure part of the casting level.
So, when these countries take 130mm cannons, or barely cast 170mm cannons, trembling with fear to face Alanhill's 305mm cannons, they will lose. It seems as it should be by rights.
The fact is so cruel, although Alanhill's investment in the navy is the least, and the navy's weaponry is also the most backward as a whole, it still crushes those poor southern mortal empires.
The reason is also very simple, that is, these mortal empires spend less money on the navy than Alanhill. Although Alanhill's navy as a whole stagnated at the level before the First World War, its opponents did not even have the level of the Japanese-Russian naval battle!
"I heard that we are going to launch 10 large-tonnage cruisers in one go... This is a good thing." Standing beside Laurens, the adjutant started talking about the telegram message from the rear.
He really doesn't need any command. Every time he goes south to loot, it's a grand carnival for the navy. These navies have attacked cities and lands along the way, and practiced various landing operations and artillery operations.
Every time they go to a city, they will loot a lot of money and materials, just like pirates, happy to see life and death - even if the weapons and equipment in their hands are better than the air force and the army It's too far behind to come, and it didn't make them sad.
Anyway, their opponents' battleships are more backward, so they don't mind using these battleships from before the First World War to fight a war that is almost close to the Cold War level.
"Yeah, I heard that Osa Dockyard is still building a new battleship, equipped with 406mm guns, heavier armor and more powerful engines." Laurens Nominated, looking forward to this new battleship.
He likes the feeling of watching opponents scattered ashes and dispersed smoke within his line of sight, and prefers real guns to fancy things like missiles.
Although, Alanhill is also building more guided missile destroyers, but battleships and aircraft carriers are also in the construction sequence.
It's not that Alanhill is wasting his own materials, or that Alanhill is particularly fond of backward battleships such as Italian battleships, but that the whole Alanhill doesn't know what kind of battleship they need.
The enemy has not yet appeared. In this case, no one can say whether the modern guided missile destroyers are more advantageous, or the ancient battleships are more effective. After all, missile technology is not yet mature, and the hit accuracy is still relatively limited.
In addition, the defensive ability of guided missile destroyers is limited, and the lightweight battleship hull itself also represents a serious lack of defensive ability. Battleships have the advantage of blessed by heaven in this regard. The armor is thick and the defense is strong, making battleships better in defense.
What's more interesting is that this world's defense mode strengthens the advantages of battleships in defense: because of the size, battleships can be engraved with larger city-level defensive magic arrays, or they can be loaded with more powerful ones. Magic spar charging device.
In this way, the defensive power that a battleship of tens of thousands of tons can provide is more than a little bit more powerful than a destroyer of only a few thousand tons. So Alanhill, rich and imposing, built three more Iowa-class battleships in one go.
The defense of this type of battleship is very good, and there is a modernized version that can be copied directly, as well as thick defensive armor and extremely fast speed, which fully meet the various requirements of the Alanhill Navy.
The leap from a fearless ship to a super battlecruiser designed at the end of World War II, Laurens felt like he was enveloped in a ray of happiness.
What's even more interesting is that Alanhill started building three of these battleships in one go, plus two aircraft carriers under construction, as well as artillery cruisers and guided missile destroyers, which boosted Laurence's naval power in one go. At least three times!
After seeing that the country began to replenish the navy, the naval officers and soldiers who were originally lower-class people immediately became high-spirited, and even the number of southward trips began to increase.
Recently, because they had to cooperate with Koriya's 5th Army to attack south, they did receive an order to attack the enemy's ports.
"It's really interesting to think about it. We used to have only a few dozen battleships. Now, because of the military expansion plan, we plan to build hundreds of battleships in one go. That magical eye that doesn't exist, think about it, it's really us. The benefactor of the navy." The adjutant didn't take the battle in front of him seriously, but happily talked about the plan to expand the army.
The enemy in front of them really has nothing to look at. The fort has been destroyed the last time it came, and it seems that it has only been repaired for a short period.
The number of artillery pieces on the fort is pitifully small. Even the cruisers of the Alanhill Navy Fleet have never been hit, so they hung up the white flag and asked for a peace of mind.
Then, the whole Shack was just fish on the chopping board, just rounded and flattened by the Alanhill fleet.
Several tall buildings were hit by shells and collapsed, sending smoke billowing from the city. The battle was more of a one-sided artillery training, less intense than Alanhill's own naval exercises.
"Talk nonsense! That mathematician named Sandy thinks that the distribution of these magical eyes is regular, we as the Imperial Navy, we should be vigilant! This is our War Zone! We just Fight to the end!" Laurence said in deadly earnest.
In fact, his heart is also happy. If it weren't for that magical eye that didn't necessarily appear, he, the commander-in-chief of the navy, might not be able to raise his head in this life.
The army has ICBMs, and the air force has even used advanced jet fighters - only his navy is still three or two poor kittens. .
The adjutant was also in a good mood when he saw his boss smiling insincerely. At least Laurens is happy, he can relax himself these days.
The navy is not like the army, their tactic is looting, so their combat process is relatively happy: you may be required to turn over the gold if you grab it, but if you grab other things, the management is not so standardized.
Therefore, if the livestock such as pigs and cows are grabbed, they can be slaughtered and eaten with a blind eye to improve their meals; similarly, if you capture some card games, you can have fun on the boat; Drinks... well, the Navy has never seized alcohol, at least in official statistics, the Navy has never seized a single drop of alcohol, not a single drop.
"However, the weather in the past few days has been a little too abnormal... How could there be a storm in the south at this time of year?" Lawns picked up the telescope and looked towards himself The other side of the battleship.
In the far horizon, he could see the tops of the dark clouds, where lightning and thunder were pounding, and at a glance, he knew that the weather was extremely bad.
"Looking at the direction and scale, it seems to be in the north, and the scale is very large." The adjutant is also an old seaman, and just by looking at it, you can tell that the sea conditions there are really bad. to the point of.
"I heard that the flagship fearless is on a mission in the Sea Territory... It's really a worrying thing." Lawns put down the telescope, and the smile he couldn't hide just now faded Go, and in its place, deep worry.
In fact, it's not just him, many people are worried about the endless sea. Two of the most important satellite launch centers at Alanhill have launched four satellites in succession, enhancing surveillance of that area.
Unfortunately, the surrounding clouds are getting thicker and thicker, and the observation conditions of the reconnaissance satellites are getting worse and worse. The battleship fearless was the only one left to provide the conditions around the Storm Sea Territory.
(end of this chapter)