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Chapter 59 Daily life of the Valkyrie at sea (plus more)
"1, 2, 34!"

Following the neat slogans of the sailors, the Viking longships slid slowly.

The old sailors boarded the boat quickly one by one, found their seats through the deck, took out a wooden oar from the wooden trough, stretched out the oar mouth and installed it on the oar seat.

wow~
The oars made large splashes of water, and the Viking warships left the port in an orderly manner.

The slender hull and square sails sailed towards the Norwegian Sea with the cooperation of wind and manpower.

More than 30 people in a row take a boat.

The deputy platoon captain also serves as the boatswain, responsible for supervising the oarsmen, maintaining the rowing order, and boosting the morale of the oarsmen.

The platoon leader also served as the captain and lookout, responsible for observing flag signals, paying attention to the saint's revelations, and cooperating with the mobilization of the entire southern expedition fleet.

An experienced veteran non-commissioned officer acted as the trumpeter, sat down in the center of the aisle, and controlled the rhythm of the oars according to the platoon leader's instructions.

Each company will be accompanied by a special reconnaissance ship, and the company commander, company-level missionary, and company leader will all stay on it, and they will be responsible for observing and reporting the enemy's situation.

In addition, the company will also be equipped with a cargo ship for logistics personnel.

Compared with the leading long ship, the hull of the cargo ship is tall, wide and heavy, so it can maintain stability when sailing under heavy load in rough seas.

In general, the fleet of the Southern Expedition is composed of different types of ships. Ships such as transport ships, combat ships and reconnaissance ships play their respective advantages in different tasks and work together to improve the efficiency and flexibility of the fleet. Sexuality, which is also the traditional tactic of Viking large fleets.

They are specialists in large-scale collective free trade.

Also because of the good preparations in advance, the Southern Expedition Fleet sailed out of the port without any accidents.

Call ~
The sky was cloudless, and seabirds circled and chirped.

Feng Daofu stood at the bow, admiring the small sailing warship under his feet.

There is no shortage of top shipbuilding tree species in Northern Europe, but the wood for building large ships needs time to dry in the shade.

Relying on the happy climbing machine to train troops, we use the manpower of the soldiers to drive the fan in the drying room to rotate and circulate ventilation in the drying kiln to achieve uniform drying and shorten the drying time of wood.

But that's not enough.

Fortunately, as a pirate port, Kirkenes Port has ready-made shipbuilding timber, even giant masts.

Shipbuilders, professional carpenters and shipbuilding timber were gathered together, and Slud was arranged to be the foreman.

Rubbed her hard.

Then using his own expertise bonus and building BUFF, he finally completed the first Valkyrie-class sailing battleship.

The finalized blueprint of the first machine refers to the popular sailing caravel in the 15th century, which is characterized by extremely high balance, speed and maneuverability.

This three-masted sailboat weighing about [-] tons is lighter than the large Carrick sailboat, and the waterline is also shallower. It is more suitable for exploration along the coast and rivers, and can reduce the burden on the ship.

In terms of sails, the steering performance of the spinnaker has become higher, the sails are easier to inflate, good at sailing against the wind, and the speed has also increased significantly.

Around the Cape of Good Hope, arrived in India, and discovered America...Famous nautical adventurers such as Dias, Vasco da Gama, and Columbus set sail to the unknown front with their caravel sailboats. They were known as excellent scuds and discovered the beauty of the world helper.

Compared with jumping directly to a thousand-ton warship, the economy, universality, steering and speed of such a small sailboat are more suitable for Vondorf at this stage.

It is also because of the need to accumulate experience for shipwrights, carpenters and other workers, so if you do not use advanced technologies such as flying shear bows, inclined bows, and iron ribs, you are afraid of taking it for granted and then overturning the cart.

Feng Daofu went to the deck with fifty guards ascetic monks, and a tall figure walked towards him: "Good day, saint."

He is about 40 years old, in his early 1.8 meters, wearing a white military uniform, with a straight body and dignified facial features, which perfectly fits the image of an old professional soldier.

Platinum skill badges and three rows of seniority badges hang neatly on the chest, marking ability and battalion-level officer status.

This old subordinate of the Blood Ax King, who was said to have been born on the ship, saluted seriously: "It's an honor to fight with you!"

Vondorf smiled and returned the greeting: "Good day, Douglas. Do you have time to introduce this ship to me?"

"no problem!"

Douglas led the way: "The Valkyrie class has a total capacity of 100 people. According to the weather observed before the war, a two-shift system is currently implemented."

"If it's after September, the westerly winds will be stronger as the temperature starts to cool."

"At that time, three shifts will be required, and the round-the-clock duty will be able to serve the ships safely and effectively, so as to cope with the unpredictable weather in the Norwegian Sea."

The old captain gave a brief and clear introduction.

There is a kind of handsomeness who has entered the grassroots and has not been promoted for 30 years but is still conscientious.

These nautical and meteorological knowledge are the experiences passed down from generation to generation by Viking navigators.

Feng Daofu collected and researched it, evoked knowledge in other fields, and recalled that it was called the North Atlantic Current.

Because solar radiation is unevenly distributed on the earth's surface, it decreases from low latitudes to high latitudes, resulting in uneven cold and heat.

The resulting atmospheric motion, combined with the Earth's rotation, produces a global atmospheric circulation - the triple circulation.

The seawater on the surface of the earth's oceans will flow steadily along a certain direction on a large scale all year round. It is the main regulator of the thermal environment on the earth's surface. The huge global ocean current system promotes the energy exchange between the high and low latitudes of the earth and maintains The dynamic balance of heat on the Earth's surface.

——To put it simply: because of the heat radiation in Tokyo and the manual rotation, the blood will swell somewhere under the action of autobiography and warm current, and at the same time, the brain will have insufficient blood supply. This is the dynamic balance of heat, and it can also be It's called Fudimo's Theory of Relativity.

The sea areas and coastal areas where the warm current flows generally have higher temperatures, humid air, and abundant rainfall than other sea areas at the same latitude.

The North Atlantic warm current warms and humidifies the west coast of Europe, forming a temperate maritime climate in western Europe.

On the other side of the sea, in the eastern part of North America, due to the temperature and humidity reduction of the Labrador cold current, the eastern coastal areas are barren.

Even though they are neighbors on both sides of the same sea, the climate and geography are different because of the different ocean currents.

Another example is that the northern latitude of Spain is obviously equivalent to the capital of my hometown, but Spain has a temperate maritime climate.

The latitude of Germany is equivalent to the Northeast Longjiang in his hometown, but Germany is obviously much more suitable because of the assistance of the North Atlantic warm current.

After figuring this out, Feng Daofu knew that the North American route he had envisioned before would not work.

The big basin of the earth is swaying from west to east.

If you want to go all the way to the west and reach North America against the warm North Atlantic Current, the navigation is too difficult, and the improved Valkyrie class is not enough-the description of Columbus in the textbook is miserable.

Feng Daofu has a heart that loves to study.

The front door was blocked, so he got out the back door.

The back door doesn’t work either, but you can still open the window!
There are always more solutions than difficulties.

Combining the experience of the old captains, he found the East Greenland cold current, and this ocean current should be able to go smoothly!
"This is called treating the laborers with the barbarians, and governing the oceans with the oceans!"

Feng Daofu said to himself: "If you can succeed, I will give you the title of a great foreign power immortal."

The Vikings route should also be here.

Speaking of which, it has something to do with the blond king.

Because of the high-pressure rule of the Golden King, many Norwegians fled to Iceland, which became overcrowded. Their children and grandchildren ran to Greenland. When Greenland could no longer live in it, their children and grandchildren moved further west, and finally arrived in North America. .

I don’t know what the blond king will think.
Douglas was already introducing the sailors.

Feng Daofu followed behind, took off his visor and handed it to the personal guard Ava, and shook hands with each sailor cordially: "Brothers, I am very happy to fight with you!"

"Io protect us from one victory to the next!"

The saint's charm was endless, and the sailors cheered wildly.

"Long live the saint!"

"Long live the saint!"

The sailing warship boiled, but the bodies of the sailors remained at their posts and did not move.

Douglas has been a loyal supporter of Feng's style of military training since receiving his officer education here at Fengdorf.

Not only did he change all his bad habits in the past and strive to improve, he stood out from countless competitors and became the captain of the first Valkyrie-class ship, but he also set strict requirements on the sailors of the first batch of sailing warships.

Von Dolf understood and admired this new atmosphere in the army.

It was not in vain that he checked the panels one by one, carefully selected a group of high-quality soldiers, and gave them salaries and benefits that exceeded those of ordinary soldiers.

If you have territory and resources, you must start internal purification.

The future must be dominated by the sea. Sail warships are new things and need to be cultivated again. These new sailors are the seeds of the new army and the starting point to bid farewell to the bandits of the past.

Douglas also played a very good leading role, training to lead by example, and he was the most steadfast in preaching his faith. He even took the initiative to accept the baptism of penance on holidays.

If it is not the captain's duty, he has met the requirements of becoming a saint's bodyguard-plate armor ascetic.

"Good job, Douglas."

Feng Daofu affirmed Douglas' achievements, which made the old captain's eyes a little excited, and volunteered: "Holy One, the Valkyrie class is the fastest ship, and I want to lead the scout ship ahead."

"If you encounter King Blonde's fleet and only have the Valkyrie and the scout ship, you won't alarm these cunning sea wolves, and you can also lure them into being fooled."

"With the range of the little boy's ballista, we can deal them a heavy blow at the safest distance, clean up a batch of King Blonde's navy, and reduce the risk of pirates attacking the Norwegian sea route in the future."

Douglas wanted to prove that the Saints' huge investment was worth it.

Feng Daofu thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

Not for meritorious service, it is also good to test the performance.
The Valkyrie class has gone through many sea trials, but because he has been busy with other things, he has not personally led a team to test the performance after full BUFF bonus.

The firepower has been determined, with a total of eight 5000-pound Little Boy-class improved naval ballistae.

Three seats are installed on both sides of the ship's side and two seats are installed on the front.

It has both side firepower and frontal firepower, and the layout is very compact. For the Valkyrie class, which is about 23 meters long and 7 meters wide, it will not affect the action space too much.

Due to modern improvements, the 5000-pound Boy Ballista uses 521 grams of arrows, with an average muzzle velocity of 93.8m/s, a maximum range of 55 meters at 750 degrees, and an energy of 2291 joules.

This kind of performance can be called the top of the marine ballista, reducing dimensionality.

The firepower and range advantages of the Valkyrie-class eight ballistas are enough to hit an ordinary Viking longship more than ten times.

No matter how bad you run, you can run away completely.

If you have the aura of mental retardation, you can rely on the advantage of the range and speed of the ballista, and you can fly kites while running, and eat up a fleet with one ship.

Just eat it, not sink it.

Ballistas are not cannons. Common Viking ships are not only made of solid oak, but also like to hang a row of round shields on both sides. Such a hard wooden hull, as long as it is geophysics, will not appear like Dragon Ma’s fleet in Game of Thrones After a few rounds of shooting from the scorpion crossbow, it turned into a pool of rotten wood.

The Valkyrie class cannot sink a ship, but it can greatly damage morale, and it is easy to defeat prisoners.

Overall, the advantage is with me!
After getting the saint's approval, the Valkyrie began to accelerate, taking the scout ship out first.

After half a day, the maximum speed was measured.

"Trigger Inheritance - Looting Level 1, Naval Speed ​​+20%"

"Trigger Building - Armillary Sphere, Naval Speed ​​+10%"

The average speed measured in the initial sea test is about 10 knots, that is, 18.52 kilometers per hour.

After multiple additions, the speed can be stabilized to 13 knots, almost comparable to early clipper sailboats.

According to Douglas and the old sailors, the sailing became smoother and the sailors cooperated more tacitly.

The old captain said: "The wind is starting to get better too."

This speed is already much faster than other scout ships, almost twice as fast as ordinary Viking longships.

If a naval battle is really going to happen, this mobility advantage is much greater.

After referring to the opinions of other old captains, Feng Daofu decided to be more radical.

Don't slow down and wait for other reconnaissance ships, one ship will take the lead, and go to the waters near Bergen first.

"Let's start with a good start."

Feng Daofu's anticipation lasted for two days before becoming boring.

The length of Norway's territory is 1750 kilometers. From the port of Kirkenes to Bergen, it almost crosses half of Norway.

This journey took Ingrid more than half a month.

Even if the Valkyrie were twice as fast, it would still take a week or two to arrive.

"A week or two."

Feng Daofu smacked his lips, it was a pity that he underestimated the boringness of sailing and did not bring Ingrid with him.

Being idle, Feng Daofu vented his excess energy on the sailors and led them to practice.

Beep--

"You are glorious sailors, you are destined to be great! You are destined to be extraordinary!"

"Long live the saint!"

In the calm Norwegian Sea, there are young sailors circling on the deck of the Valkyrie.

The sharp whistle and full shout pierced the sky.

Training begins in the morning, including running around the deck, attack training, sail climbing, and sail manipulation. Most of the training is related to sails and cables.

This job is highly technical, and the manpower most needed on a sailing warship is the rigging operator who serves the rigging of the three-masted sail.

A three-masted warship has eleven square sails, four in the front, four in the back, and three in the rear, and these riggings have to be repeated eleven times.

These require at least 99 riggings, not counting spare rigging and some double rigging that require additional load-bearing.

Only those experienced sailors can find the corresponding rigging at the first time and adjust it to the best position in complex and changeable wind direction weather.

If the technology, experience, and tacit cooperation are not enough, the ship's performance will not be able to be used in real naval battles.

It's like playing a competitive game with 200 delays. No matter how good the player is, the reaction will always be more than a beat slower. The fish may slap the fish in the fish pond twice.
Feng Daofu has a training bonus and can train troops very quickly in person.

The positive feedback was strong, and everyone practiced hard.

After lunch, the sailors can start relatively easy shooting training, including operating ballistas and ballistic math lessons.

There was no rest after supper, the decks had to be scoured, sailor's knots were tied to every hawser, and the sails were furled and mended.

Even if the Valkyrie is a young girl and doesn't need much maintenance, the procedures that should be followed must be followed.

"The future revision of the Sailor Drill Code depends on you!"

"Imagine that countless children regard you as heroes. Because of you, the children aspire to become sailors on sailing battleships. After joining the navy, they will also learn the skills and experience you have discovered. Isn't this very motivating?"

Feng Daofu came to the real cake at the end: "Good performance will be rewarded with extra meals in the evening!"

"Ula!"

After a busy day, the sailors sleep on the floor in the cramped cabin, and the pacesetters who have performed well in training are qualified to sleep on the rope bed.

Put the net on the hook, and they can eliminate the harassment of black hands, black feet and black guns, and they can sit back and relax.

Mueller is an excellent role model.

He listened to all kinds of teeth grinding and snoring, carefully took out the paper and pen awarded by the saint, and began to write a letter home in the deep night light illuminated by the small porthole window.

"Honey, today is the seventh day of going to sea."

"I won another excellent pacesetter today. The saint sees everything. I believe that I will have a chance to be promoted to a non-commissioned officer soon. I am eager to meet the pirates under the command of the golden mad king."

"Life at sea is quite boring. Every day is to line up to drill, clean the deck, train and attend classes, and check whether there are any cables that are about to be broken. There are no sea monsters or mountains in the sea, but many big fish have been caught."

"Speaking of fishing, honey, I'm going to tell you an interesting story."

"I'm on the third post tonight, probably in the early hours of the morning. When I just woke up to go to work, I suddenly heard a sound from the stern of the ship, and I was shocked."

"I ran over to look, only to find that the saint was using the ballista."

"The sage said that he had just arrived and wanted to fish, but suddenly saw an Innsmouth octopus in the sea, and he fired the ballista because he was worried about the safety of the crew."

"I took a look at the dew reflecting the moonlight on the saint's body, and I believed it."

"But I actually know that the saint is angry because he can't catch fish again."

"(Smiling face) Even if you are a saint, yes"

dong dong!

Footsteps came.

Mueller turned his head reflexively, and a big blond man stood beside him, smiling brightly at him: "The saint admires you very much, and plans to train you from tonight, and give you strength, come with me."

With a look of surprise on his face, Mueller hurriedly finished the end of the family letter.

"The Saint is going to promote me!"

"That's the end of the letter, I miss you."

"Love your husband."

vomit!
Mueller lay on the ground retching, and dropped his two-handed sword beside him.

Feng Daofu encouraged him with a look of enthusiasm: "Come on, show your momentum to catch three fish in a row!"

Mueller tried it, but his whole body was sore and weak: "Already, I don't have any physical strength..."

"Have you reached the limit, then take a break, come, give him a massage."

Feng Daofu nodded as if understanding.

Just when Mueller breathed a sigh of relief, he saw a sunny smile on the saint's face: "I'm not a devil either."

"The body is tired, you can practice your brain again, come on, do the math problems here"

"Saint!"

Douglas' voice came: "Enemy ship found!"

　Thanks to 'book friend 20200218090104568' for rewarding Chang Maoluo with 100 points.

　　I have something to do at night, so I was a little rushed to write, and I have a lot of popular science, sorry!
　　The next chapter will get to the point. Tomorrow will focus on battles, and continue to work hard to update [-] a day!

　　
　　Why didn't the ancients think of increasing the number of crossbow arm sets to increase power like the scorpion crossbow in Game of Thrones, instead of relying on torsion springs?
　　Because if there are several sets of bow arms, and the pulling force and rebound speed of each set of bow arms are different - it is difficult to achieve the same level of ancient craftsmanship - the final power is likely to be mainly the one with the fastest rebound speed It is difficult to form an effective joint force with that set of bow arms.

　　The final solution was developed during the Song Dynasty. The three sets of bow arms of the three-bow bed crossbow were connected together by ropes and pulleys.

　　The power is directly provided by a set of main bow arms and a bowstring, and the other two sets of bow arms are used as auxiliary to speed up the rebound speed and strength of the bowstring.

　　Such a structural principle is already similar to the modern compound bow, which can be said to be very advanced.

　　Although the scorpion crossbow in the series of Game of Thrones has at least three sets of crossbow arms, it does not have any structure similar to the three-bow bed crossbow. No matter in terms of technical level or power, it may be difficult to compare with the three-bow bed crossbow of the Song Dynasty.

　　In other words, the scorpion crossbow of Game of Thrones should only be a product of imagination. In terms of technology, it cannot catch up with the ballista of ancient Rome and the bed crossbow of China.

　　But why is this scorpion crossbow, which is not of high technical level, so powerful in the plot?

　　If you want to ask, just ask the screenwriter brothers of this season.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)