Chapter 693 Launch of the Zhou Wu

Yongxing four years, February 5th.

Wu Changqing attended the launching ceremony of the naval ship Zhouwu.

In order to facilitate the distinction, Wu Changqing divided the naval warships according to their displacement.

Five hundred tons, one thousand tons, two thousand tons... 100,000 tons, divided into eight grades.

And it is named after the mysterious yellow of heaven and earth, and the prehistoric universe.

A 100,000-ton warship is named after Heaven, and a 50,000-ton warship is called Earth.

In this way, as long as you mention the name of the warship in the future, you can roughly know what tonnage the warship is.

For example, Zhou Wu is a warship with a displacement of 2,000 tons.

If it is only the displacement of 2,000 tons, it is not worth Wu Changqing to attend in person.

Before that, they had built passenger ships with a displacement of up to 2,000 tons.

At this time, the Zhouwu ship not only had a displacement of 2,000 tons, but its hull had already achieved semi-iron armoring, and some important parts were already fully iron armored.

The Navy wants to be fully armored, but the welding technology of large plates has always been a problem.

Wu Changqing provided the technical theory, but the navy had yet to produce welders skilled in this ability.

In fact, even if you cultivate one or two, it is useless. A large ironclad ship needs to be welded in too many places. One or two welders have to weld until the year of the monkey.

Although it is a semi-iron armored ship, the protective ability of Zhou Wu can basically walk sideways.

Unless the enemy's artillery continues to bombard it, the current artillery technology of other countries may not be able to sink it.

However, it is relatively easy to destroy it with Dahua's latest large-caliber artillery.

When it comes to the outside world, this Zhouwu is still invincible.

Of course, it doesn't really matter whether you are invincible or invincible, and there are not many navies who dare to fight with Dahua.

This Zhouwu ship is basically used to show off its power, and it is less likely to have a real battle.

It's also for this reason that the ship has a lot of flashy stuff that, while impractical, looks pretty scary.

First of all, the outer skin is completely covered with iron armor. If you don't peel it off, others will not know that this is a wooden boat.

The pure iron armored battleship, if the Fusang people saw it, they would basically be scared to pee.

With their current wisdom, they are afraid that they cannot understand how a large piece of iron can float on the sea and travel fast.

In addition to the armor, the weapons above are even more terrifying.

The caliber of its main gun can already fire 40 catties of shells, which is eight times that of an ordinary red-clothed cannon.

This kind of shell can basically be reimbursed for any warship except the Zhouwu.

Such terrifying power can only be used to scare people.

This main gun can't even turn, and it has to perform complex maneuvers to find a good position to aim.

And the bigger the boat, the less maneuverable it is.

In addition, the main gun is very difficult to operate, and it is basically thankful to be able to fire a gun in ten minutes.

More importantly, the accuracy of this main gun is still very poor. Unless it is a close-range shelling, it is basically useless.

After all, this is a decoration.

In case of a real naval battle, this warship will mainly rely on other secondary guns.

The appearance of the Zhouwu is not a great joy for the Navy.

Mainly because I have no previous experience, so I built such a thing, which is a test ship.

The Navy has accumulated a lot of experience since the Zhouwu was built.

It should be much easier to build a Zhou-class warship next.

Regardless of whether it is useful or not, it is a milestone and worth remembering, so Wu Changqing attended it in person.

At the same time, the ship will also sail in the Yangtze River in front of the people.

This mighty and domineering toy is helpful for enhancing the national pride and identity.

When a country is strong, the people will recognize it.

If a country is weak, the people will be disappointed with the court, even resentful.

By the river, tens of thousands of people gathered.

Then, they saw a very spectacular scene.

Several ships towed the Zhouwu and dragged it into the water from the land.

The moment the Zhouwu entered the water, the smashing water waves hit the shore several meters high, and rushed out several meters, soaking the whole body of some people who came to watch.

However, they ignored it.

At first glance, in this way, the Zhou Wu should be turned directly into the river.

However, what was unexpected was that the Zhouwu number slid down the river and swayed left and right a few times, but it didn't roll over, which was very miraculous.

Of course, a few college students who have studied fluid mechanics don't think so.

"my God."

There were bursts of exclamations from the crowd, the scene of the boat launching was really spectacular.

They had never seen such a scene before, it was simply a visual enjoyment.

"This is my Dahua ironclad ship, invincible in the world."

Some say it, others agree.

Although they have never fought a naval battle, they don't even know how a naval battle is fought.

However, this did not affect their belief that the Zhou Wu was invincible.

Because the Zhouwu number is big, big, it often means powerful, this logic is not too wrong, and it is applicable in many situations.

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at the main gun, I heard that it can shoot 40 catties of shells. What is the meaning of the city walls in this world?"

An army officer put down his binoculars and couldn't help but complain.

How hard is it to build a wall, and this cannon can knock it down with just one shot.

Therefore, wherever the Zhouwu ship can reach, the city wall becomes meaningless.

Unless, continue to thicken the wall.

"This navy really took advantage of it, and this kind of artillery is not worth giving to our army."

Another officer reluctantly said that their army's artillery maneuvering was still dependent on horses.

"I heard that His Majesty is working on an internal combustion engine project. It is said that the power is amazing, even more powerful than a steam engine. In the future, we can make a small train that does not rely on rails, so that we can use large-caliber artillery."

"By the way, do we need artillery with such a large caliber? Who is it used for?"

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After the warship was launched, the crew members boarded the ship one after another and began various preparations.

Then, they started sea trials.

Well, no matter how powerful and domineering it looks, it only makes sense if it can move.

If it can't move, it's a decoration.

With thick smoke billowing from the ship's chimney, Zhou Wu also began to drive slowly.

So far, it has basically been announced that there is no problem with the Zhouwu.

The people cheered and cheered, this is the treasure that belongs to their Dahua.

In the crowd, several Korean people were also infected by this atmosphere.

At this moment, they couldn't help but forget their Korean identities, and they cheered along and regarded themselves as big Chinese.

Dahua is awesome, it means they are awesome.

If anyone dares to say that they are not big Chinese, they will have to be anxious, and then spray each other with, 'You are a Korean, your whole family is Korean. ’