Steel, Guns and the Industrial Party Across the World Chapter 144

While Paul and Admiral Austin were whispering, Quick looked back and forth at the new ship full of 'touching'.

Although it has been two days since he took over, he is still in a state of excitement.

The Nanfang is not only larger than the Hope, but also equipped with more artillery. It also improves the various deficiencies found in the use of the Hope. In the eyes of Quick, the new ship with shortcomings can be said to be perfect—of course, it is only among ships of this level.

In Allen's unbelievable eyes, Quick hugged the mast of the Southern, and said to himself in a tone as if confessing to his lover: "I will always like the Southern."

Allen had black lines on his face. He recalled that when he just became a midshipman, Captain Quick led them to visit the Hope with pride. At that time, he also said: "I will always like the Hope."

Only a few days later, the captain's favorite object changed. Oh, maybe for men, this is not a contradiction.

After visiting the South, Paul and others came to a meeting room in the shipyard, where the captain and supervisor Rubin and the old shipbuilder Benjamin brought out a new sailing ship model—the model of a two-masted sailing ship. Model.

"After building three sloops, we had a lot of design and construction experience and it was time to take our technical achievements to the next level, so we made this model of the ketch, which is our The target of the shipyard in the next stage."

Paul carefully observed the model ship back and forth, feeling vaguely familiar.

He suddenly slammed his palm, which startled the people around him, "Isn't this the Jackdaw?"

Although the details are different, the general structure is indeed very similar to the Jackdaw in "Assassin's Creed".

Rubin and Benjamin were very strange: "The Jackdaw?"

Paul shook his head: "Just now I suddenly thought of an excellent name. The first such ship I built was called the Jackdaw."

"Good name! Good name!"

Lu Bin clapped his hands again and again, "Your Earl is really talented!"

Benjamin cast a disdainful look at Rubin, which can be flattering. He felt that the name was useless, but since the lord had spoken, he had no choice but to acquiesce.

The old shipbuilder said unconvinced: "My lord, in fact, I think we are fully capable of building larger ships, such as the model you gave us earlier—the Stockholm, the three-masted sailing ship."

He didn't know why the lord called the ship Stockholm. It seemed to be a place name. The name of another big ship—the Victory was quite understandable, but even with his self-confidence, he didn't dare to rush to build the Victory. Such a giant ship.

"Think about this scenario, she can be equipped with cannons on two decks, and can carry more cargo. With her, your navy can completely dominate the ocean, and your caravan can even go around the corner bay with ease. To trade directly with the kingdoms of the farther east, and along the way I guarantee that not a single ship will pose a threat to her."

Paul once asked the senior management of the shipyard to give him a follow-up development suggestion. When Benjamin and Rubin were discussing, the old shipbuilder wanted to make a leap forward and build a real sailing battleship in one step, while the supervisor Rubin insisted on one step. One footprint, built step by step from small to large.

In the end, Rubin, as the shipyard supervisor, overwhelmed the old shipbuilder and adopted a conservative plan when designing the new ship, creating this model of the brig.

Ben Jieming complained secretly: "Really, he is younger than me, but his courage is not as good as that of an old man like me."

"Well! Actually, I still agree with Director Rubin's idea."

After listening to the differences between the two, Paul still felt that Rubin, the supervisor, had a safer idea.

The step-by-step construction from small to large is a bit slow, but the success rate is high. The built ship can at least be usable. It is very powerful if it is done in one step, but the risk of failure is also great. In case of failure, Not to mention the waste of a lot of money, the wasted manpower and working hours are also unbearable for Paul.

He thought of the Swedish Vasa, which was a complete tragedy.

Stupid donkey—oh no, it was Sweden. After joining the Protestant camp in the Thirty Years War, it urgently needed to develop the navy in order to ensure the sea dominance of the Baltic Sea. For this reason, a series of "big construction" plans were formulated, and the Vasa is a strong naval force. A product of military planning.

At that time, the reigning king of Sweden was Gustav II, known as the "Lion of the North". Many of the many military reforms refer to the famous king.

But he is completely a layman in the navy, and he ordered that the Vasa must be built as soon as possible in spite of reality so that it can be put into combat against Poland.

The design and construction personnel of the ship had to speed up the work due to lack of time. At that time, the king in Poland put forward new requirements to overthrow the original design again and again. Under the order of Gustav II, The design of the Vasa changed from a single gun deck to a double deck to accommodate up to 64 guns.

The Swedish shipyard has no experience in manufacturing such double-decker warships, and failed to fully deal with the center of gravity problem caused by the heightened hull.

Under the influence of courtiers bent on flattering the king, the superstructure was too tall for the sake of grandeur, and was made heavier by a number of ingenious "song-shaped" wooden sculptures suspended high above the hull. The center of gravity of the Vasa just got higher and higher.

Then, she sank while sailing in chùnǚ, and was sunk by a gust of wind under the eyes of everyone. The Vasa sank to the bottom of the sea at a depth of 32 meters after traveling only 1,300 meters, and took away 30 crew members. Hundreds of ordinary people, officials, and foreign envoys witnessed the whole process of the incident.

In Arda now, the pirates have been wiped out, the threat at sea has been greatly reduced, and large-scale ocean-going trade has not yet begun, so there is no need for such a large ship for the time being.

Therefore, it is better to be on the safe side, and avoid the risks that can be avoided as much as possible.

"You are the lord, and you are what you say."

Benjamin shrugged, feeling a little discouraged.

Paul assured him: "Haha, master, don't be discouraged. There will be bread and milk. Sooner or later we will build bigger ships, and they will get bigger and bigger. After the opening of the southern route, even if I don't need , our merchants will also force you to build big ships."

Only then did the old shipwright regain his spirits.

Chapter end

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