Master of Thermodynamics

"Is this the "Two Towers" once reported by "Hai Tide Current Affairs"?"

Iggos looked up at the tall ship bow, his face was full of shock.

When he looked at the hand-drawn picture in the newspaper, he felt that it did not seem to be too big. He was only surprised that "a battleship made entirely of steel can float on the water".

Looking at it closely at this moment, Igos felt firsthand how huge its size is and how strong its visual impact is.

Its catamaran hull is close to 80 meters in length and 35 meters in width. The towering deck is 32 meters high. At first glance, this catamaran is like a huge monster lying quietly on the sea.

"That's right." Lieutenant Andras said with a jealous tone, with a reduced look, "The navy's battleships are all super big guys..."

After a pause, he said again:

"It seems that we are lucky. The Twin Towers has just joined active service recently. We will take it to the mainland..."

Two years ago, since the advent of the "Black Iron Angel", the Navy completely stopped building wooden warships or steel ribbed wooden warships, and instead went all-out to develop all-steel warships.

In the past two years, Haichao Shipbuilding Industry Group has successively started the construction of 8 multi-hull all-steel warships. Their displacements have gradually increased, from 1,000 tons to 2,000 tons, to 3,000 tons, and finally to the Twin Towers. 4500 tons.

(Correct the previous chapter, the displacement is changed to 4500 tons)

This strategy fully implements Renault's "step-by-step" development thought.

In terms of size alone, the Twin Towers is definitely the largest warship in the history of the alien world, and there is no one.

Prior to this, the world's highest record was 4000 tons.

This is not that the turtles do not want to build larger sailing warships, but that the wooden warships have natural defects.

Because the strength of wood is inherently inferior to steel, when the size of a wooden sailboat is large enough, the structural strength of the hull will start to decline instead.

But the ocean in the alien world is full of all kinds of dangerous sea beasts. Taking this "big and brittle" sailing boat out to sea is simply joking about your own life.

In addition, power is also a serious problem.

In the age of sailing, the speed of a ship is linked to the size and number of sails. The displacement of a sailboat is doubled, and its deck area cannot be doubled. This directly leads to insufficient space for sailing and insufficient power.

The greater the displacement of the sailboat, the more serious this defect is.

Therefore, from this perspective, the Heat Demon engine is definitely an epoch-making invention. It broke through the traditional shackles and laid the foundation for the birth of a larger displacement ship.

...

It was a naval officer named "Nimitz" who boarded the warship with Igos and Lieutenant Andras.

This guy even kindly led the two to visit the Twin Towers.

In fact, there is a hint of ostentation hidden in it.

Although the three armies of the Haichao leader did not have much contradiction, they would inevitably compete secretly in peacetime.

Of course, only Lieutenant Andras can understand this subtle emotion, and Iggos only thinks that Lieutenant Nimitz is really a kind gentleman.

"You two, guess what is under this gray canvas?" Nimitz asked, pointing to an object covered with a large canvas.

Lieutenant Andras glanced at the faintly visible cylindrical object under the canvas, and replied somewhat coldly:

"It's obviously your Navy's triple-mounted 150mm naval gun... As far as I know, each hull of the Twin Towers is equipped with 4, and the entire warship has a total of 8."

"Second Lieutenant Nimitz, in the military journal issued by the army, the warship was introduced in detail. This is not new news... Can you pull off the gun jacket and let us have a look?"

Lieutenant Nimitz didn't mind the other party's indifference, he "haha" smiled:

"Sorry, it's not time for war or training. I'm afraid your wish will be lost..."

"Oh, it's nothing. The magical gas cannon is nothing more than that. I have seen it countless times." Lieutenant Andras shrugged and replied indifferently, "In addition, the history of the army equipped with the magical gas cannon is earlier... When the world’s first self-propelled magic gas gun, the Odin’s Hammer, was born, the Navy was still using spearguns."

"By the way, the newest self-propelled magic gas gun'Odin's Fury' equipped by the Army, with a caliber of 180 mm, which is larger than a naval gun..."

No matter how stupid Igos was, he understood that there seemed to be something wrong between the two officers.

He smiled awkwardly, stepped back quietly, and at the same time secretly begged the two not to fight on the spot.

How come these guys in the army are so hot-tempered?

It's so speechless...

"Mr. Lieutenant, you should know that the power of the magic gas cannon cannot be simply measured by caliber."

Nimitz's words have a hint of irony.

"Generally speaking, naval guns have longer barrels, use high-pressure air, and have greater pressure... Air guns of the same caliber have a longer range and greater power... I remember it was introduced in military journals. at this point."

"So, the 150mm naval gun is definitely not less powerful than the 180mm army gun... Moreover, the Twin Towers can fire 24 shells in one salvo, which is enough to destroy a hill. Anyone who has watched this scene will Leave an extremely deep impression..."

Lieutenant Andras' complexion suddenly looked a little ugly.

He understood the subtext of the other party in an instant. This guy was clearly mocking the army's self-propelled magic gas guns, and there were only 12 of them, and they all couldn't match a navy ship.

damn it!

But Igos was full of interest.

Today I have gained a lot of knowledge. I can’t expect to hear news that most people can’t understand...

Hey, there will be more bragging stuff in the future...

At this moment, he suddenly hoped that the longer they quarreled, the better.

However, Igos's expectations fell through.

Lieutenant Andras, who was in the navy turf, obviously didn't intend to make things bigger.

"Mr. Lieutenant, please take us to the cabin. Mr. Igos and I need to pay a salute."

"Okay, please come with me, both of you." Lieutenant Nimitz seemed to be happier with a smile.

On the way to the cabin, Mr. Lieutenant was still introducing (showing off):

"In terms of diet, the navy's military expenditure is higher than that of the army... well, a little bit more, and our chefs are very skilled, so the food on the warship is very good, seafood, poultry, animal meat..."

"Sometimes warships will stop to fish. The most indispensable thing here is fresh sea fish... If you encounter powerful sea beasts, then everyone will be blessed... Hey, the more powerful the sea beast meat, the taste tends to be better. The better, it is also good for cultivation..."

Igos looked envious when he heard it.

Lieutenant Andras had a stern face.

Hey, this face hit...