Ming Zuo

Chapter 925 Sea Trial (1)

For Linqing's sailing, the Navy has made complete preparations.

Ships of various colors have already covered the sea, guarding the front, back, left, and right sides of the Linqing.

After all, it is a new ship launching, so no one can guarantee whether there will be any problems. In short, be careful.

Not to mention that there are so many bosses on board, there is absolutely no room for loss.

In this era of shipbuilding, it is impossible to calmly carry out sea trials and adjustments with a time span of one to two years after the ship is built like in later generations.

Today's warships will be launched when they are built, and will be put into use in a short time.

what?
What do you say the ship sank?
Then rebuild it.

The Linqing came to the open sea and received news from other ships that the sea conditions were normal.

Shang Kexi turned to Zuo Menggeng for instructions.

"Your Highness, can we start the test?"

Zuo Menggeng waved his hand, not stealing the show.

"You are the captain, of course I have to listen to you."

These words made Shang Kexi so heartwarming.

Among the Xia army, it has always been a consistent rule to assign specific responsibilities.

In this way, every general can exert his maximum energy, and there is no need to worry about the restraint and interference of the people above.

Among the Ming army, it is simply unimaginable.

He understood even more that this was Zuo Menggeng's trust in him.

Shang Kexi pulled himself together and began to issue orders.

"Sail east, full sail, full speed ahead."

The first test begins.

That is speed.

In sea combat, ship speed is always the most important indicator.

This can not only determine whether your warship can quickly seize a favorable position, but also determine whether it can get rid of the enemy's pursuit and attack.

After receiving the order, the officers and soldiers immediately got busy.

The soldiers on the Linqing have already received about three years of training, and they are already very skilled in manipulating the ship.

Moreover, for the officers and soldiers on board, a modular configuration is implemented.

More than [-] officers and soldiers were set up into several parts, each performing its own duties and extremely professional.

The command module, driving module, firepower module, and service module share four major parts, and these modules are also divided into several groups.

For example, the command module is divided into a command group, a staff group, and a surveying and mapping group; the driving module is further divided into a steering group, a sailing group, and a damage control group.

The service module has a catering team, a storage team and a cleaning team.

The firepower module is the heavy artillery team, light artillery team, musket team and ammunition team.

Through such a setting, the officers and soldiers on the entire ship have clearly defined their positions and can maximize their efficiency.

Following Shang Kexi's order, the sailing team began to unfurl all the sails on the ship.

In terms of sail alone, the Linqing is completely different from the traditional Galenic ship.

On a traditional Galen ship, the sails on the three main masts are basically three pieces.On the Linqing, there are two sails on each mast, but they are larger.

Obviously larger sails can catch more wind and provide more power to the boat.

The reason why the sails on the Linqing can be reduced to two larger pieces is due to the application of new technologies.

The advent of winches and pulley blocks made it easier to raise and lower sails.With this foundation, the sail can be made bigger.

It's not that Westerners don't know the greater benefits of sailing, but they don't have such technology.If it is too big to raise and lower the sails by manpower alone, it will not be possible.

When all the sails were unfurled, one could clearly feel the creaking and creaking sounds of the warship under his feet.

This is not because the hull can't bear it, but it is rubbing against the sea water.

Then everyone could feel that the sea water on both sides of the sailboat began to recede rapidly, and the whole ship began to run across the sea like flying.

Everyone is very nervous at this time.

Shang Kexi paid attention to his breathing and listened to the reports from various places.

"The steering team reports that the sailing is normal."

"The sailing team reported that the mast is normal, the sails are normal, and the ropes are normal."

Immediately, the voice of the last group's report came from the bottom of the ship.

"The damage control team reported that the hull is normal, no deformation was found, and the voyage can continue."

Hearing this, everyone cheered.

Everyone understands that the new ship has been verified and can withstand higher speed sailing.

The Linqing was getting faster and faster, constantly surpassing other ships on both sides.

Obviously those boats also had full sails, but they were pulled farther and farther away, and gradually became black spots in the eyes, and then disappeared.

After maintaining this speed for a full hour, the entire ship is safe and sound, and the test is considered to be over.

"How about it, how fast is the boat?"

Zuo Menggeng knew that the Linqing was very fast based on his personal experience.But in the end how fast, you need professional testing tools.

The surveying and mapping staff officer stood up immediately.

"Report Your Highness, the speed of the ship can reach up to ten knots."

"really?"

Hearing this data, Zuo Menggeng was really shocked.

The speed of the sailing warship can exceed ten knots, which he did not even dare to imagine.

You must know that the maximum speed of the most famous Victory is only nine and a half knots.

Doesn't that mean that Linqing was already number one in terms of performance?
The surveying and mapping staff officer obviously knew more.

"The ship design side is said to be verifying new theories, and the ship type will be modified in the future. If it can be successful, maybe the speed can be improved."

Zuo Menggeng agrees with this statement.

Due to the relationship between materials and uses, the construction of sailing warships is not completely in line with hydrodynamics.

First of all, because the artillery is arranged on both sides, this prevents the bow of the sailing warship from being too slender.As a result, it will inevitably lead to a reduction in the number of artillery.

Another one, sailing warships are made of wood, and the bearing capacity of the hull must also be considered.

Therefore, from the outside, the sailing warship actually looks a bit round.

However, some modification on the details can still be done through scientific design.

It depends on the extent of Xia Guo's research on fluid mechanics.

After the speed test, the next step is the fire test.

A lucky boat towed an Anzhai boat and headed for the distance.

The Ataka ship was captured by the Navy in the Battle of Tsushima, and it is now being used as a target.

The heavy artillery was tested first.

The Ataka ship was placed five kilometers away, and its sails were hoisted at the same time.In this way, it is not a fixed target, but a moving target.

The five heavy guns on Linqing's side have already been loaded with ammunition.

Because the artillery on the Linqing did not use ropes to offset the recoil, but an iron shell fixed on the deck.In this way, the problem of random movement when the artillery is in the back seat is avoided.

One of the benefits brought about is that there is a fixed remaining space between the artillery and the artillery.

During the construction, the clever craftsman thought of a wonderful way.

That is to dig out a square hole on the empty deck, which can be connected to the bottom layer.

At the same time, a swingable wheel is installed on this hole.

There are two ropes on the wheel, and a soft leather bag is tied underneath.

In this way, the ammunition group at the bottom can pass the shells and cartridges up through this device.Instead of relying on manpower to hold and run up and down, not only saves energy, but also saves time.

(End of this chapter)