Ship transformation, the admiral goes to the military police to repent

"Clemenceau is already at 35 knots, and she hasn't stopped accelerating yet."

"It's the 36th session..."

"It's the 40th session..."

Every time Saratoga told them that Clemenceau was still accelerating, it was like a hammer hitting their hearts.

"It's not scientific, not scientific at all."

"Is this a battleship? A 55000-ton battleship? It's already outrageous for a battleship to run at 35 knots. Now tell me it can run at 40 knots?"

"Goddess of the Kitchen God, hit me and see if it's true."

As a battleship girl, Elizabeth knew the price to pay for a little increase in power.

She modified herself just to get rid of the low speed of 25 knots and barely reached 30 knots, but even in this case the power system occupied most of her old hull.

Now tell her that there is a battleship that is bigger, heavier, more powerful, and faster than her.

How do you let her believe this could happen?

The goddess of the hearth did as Elizabeth said and slapped her in the face.

The red slap marks and pain on her face told her that it was not a dream.

Hood, who was following Clemenceau, was not as shocked as Elizabeth and the others. After all, she could only see the stern of the ship.

But even in this situation, Clemenceau's acceleration has not stopped!

"Clemenceau is 41 knots."

"It's 42 knots."

"Her speed seems to have stabilized."

By now it wasn't just Elizabeth and the others who were shocked;

The one who was shocked now was Vian’s ship girl.

Shimakaze is not envious at all because she can also run that fast. As a destroyer, Kokang can also run at 39 knots, which is not slow.

When the Clemenceau's hull materialized, Vian had already produced the ship equipment for the Clemenceau's power system. All that was left was to install it on the Clemenceau, so he didn't mention the matter much.

For this reason, only Xuefeng, Clemenceau and Lexington knew how much hair Vian lost for Clemenceau's motivation.

But the ship girls behind don’t know.

"Sister, 42 knots! 42 knots! Not 24 knots! Battleship 42 knots! Commander is amazing!"

"So what do you think of the commander now~"

Hearing his sister praising Vian, Lexington couldn't suppress a smile on his face.

"Hehe, the Commander is of course the best~

Saratoga already has a small plane that Vian made for her, and she has long been Vian's little fan girl.

It’s just that this time the shock caused by Clemenceau was too strong.

Chapter 135: Clemenceau and Shropshire Exercises (2)

By the time Hood arrived, Clemenceau had already been surrounded by other ship girls.

To be more precise, they surrounded Wei'an.

Even the next subject to be tested was forgotten by them.

However, Wei An expected them to be curious.

"How did you get Clemenceau to run so fast?"

The only one who was familiar with Vian was Elizabeth, so she was the only one on the deck of Clemenceau.

"Let's talk about it when Hood comes back."

So Elizabeth could only look around and observe her hull from the deck of Clemenceau.

When Hood heard the E-Union ship girl tell her the data of the Clemenceau battleship, her expression was the same as Elizabeth's, she was doubting her life.

Most of the performance displayed by Clemenceau directly crushed her. The only thing that comforted her was that at least her main gun was stronger than Clemenceau's.

"you."

When she saw Vian, Hood didn't know what to say. After all, unlike Elizabeth, she had some relationship with Vian.

But today, Vian decided to let Clemenceau perform, so he had already made all kinds of mental preparations.

"If you want to ask, just ask."

"Can the speed of Clemenceau and Yukikaze be replicated?"

Hood and Elizabeth looked at each other, and finally it was Hood who asked.

"Yes, but the modification of the ship's hull is quite large, and it requires the mental endurance of the ship girl herself."

"So it can only be transformed if the mental endurance is up to standard?"

"Correct."

Elizabeth had mentioned to Hood about Vian's talent in improving her mental endurance as a ship girl, but she had never expected that there would be an admiral who would really make good use of such a talent.

She knew that Wei An had great potential, but she didn't expect that Wei An had already realized his potential.

And it far exceeded their expectations.

"Then is there any way to increase the speed without major modifications?"

Hood, still unwilling to give up, continued to ask.

There are only three reasons why Clemenceau can sail so fast.

A brand-new propulsion system, a brand-new power system, and a hull designed specifically to increase speed.

He modified the propeller directly on the blueprint, made the power system into ship equipment, and also made the overall battleship transformation plan.

Apart from the power system which can be painlessly changed by replacing the ship's equipment, other methods involve removing the skeleton from the ship's body.

Just like when the ship girls' warships are damaged in battle, their bodies will also show corresponding symptoms.

The most obvious thing is that when warships are severely damaged, their outfitting will also appear to be damaged in battle.

Moreover, the damage suffered by the warships will also be reflected in the pain in their bodies.

But in response to Hood's question, Vian still shook his head.

He asked Clemenceau to demonstrate his performance just to tell them that the ship girls under his command would be stronger than ordinary ship girls after being enhanced by his talents.

It is difficult to replicate.

This affects their evaluation of him.

"What about the others? Why does Clemenceau have such a good hit rate?"

"Mental endurance will also affect the calculation ability of the ship girl. Clemenceau can control a warship of more than 55000 tons so easily. Her calculation ability is already stronger than most ship girls."

"Is that so? Is your shipgirl the only one who can do this?"

"Ah."

After getting the answer, Hood could only sigh helplessly.

This is where they, as free ship girls, cannot compare to the admiral ship girls.

Not only does one need to find a special core to break through level 100, but it is not as easy as with contracted ship girls.

Even the transformation of the battleships was something they figured out and experimented with on their own, and then they reluctantly made major changes.

There is one thing they will never be able to match.

The admiral is a talented, capable admiral who can immediately improve the combat effectiveness of the ship girls.

She had seen the Richelieu-class battleship, and there was a huge difference between it and the current Clemenceau.

This is where the ship girls with admirals are more powerful than them.

The price they want to pay to grow up on their own is much higher than working under an admiral. Even if they hate the admiral of the navy, they still cannot leave the admiral, just like the current admiral academy.

They who possess the ability of battleships are born with shackles and need this key.

Wei An's shaking head only added more helplessness and sadness to her heart that had been numbed by countless disappointments.

After all, the reason why Clemenceau and the others are so powerful now is inseparable from their admiral.

Then, with a heavy heart, Hood watched Vian direct Clemenceau to complete the remaining subjects one by one.

Clemenceau is equipped with many dual-purpose guns and anti-aircraft guns, and its air defense capability is much stronger than hers. It can defeat all the surrounding ship girls, including destroyers.

Seeing the one or two planes that broke through Clemenceau's air defense circle, still on fire, made Hood feel even more complicated.

Because this batch of 15 carrier-based aircraft was operated by a light carrier girl from her E-United Division, they could not break through Clemenceau's air defense.

Not to mention the deep-sea aircraft carriers whose offensive power is even looser.

At the same time, she was also deeply impressed by Clemenceau's air defense posture.

Their secondary guns are used against battleships, while Clemenceau's secondary guns are used to shoot down aircraft.

The more powerful Clemenceau appears, the more complicated it is not only Hood but also Shropshire who has a complicated heart.

Her battle with Clemenceau was planned when Clemenceau had no materialized hull, so at that time she didn't know what Clemenceau would eventually become.

Now every piece of data that Clemenceau showed was irritating her nerves.

She was Clemenceau's last subject of the day.

Before, she thought that she could teach this little ship girl well with her experience, but now she is not sure.

Although Clemenceau's artillery hit rate is not as good as hers, it is not much different. The most important thing is that she can't hit as far as Clemenceau. At the same distance, Clemenceau's ability to cause damage is stronger than hers.

As Vian's ship girl, doesn't she understand that Vian used special steel for Yukikaze and Clemenceau?

Generally, the design of battleship armor will take into account the protection against powerful shells from its main guns.

The side armor of a Yamato can withstand shelling from a 460mm main gun at a distance of 13 to 16 nautical miles.

The armor assigned to Clemenceau and Xuefeng can maintain higher protection capabilities at the same weight and thickness.

Their main target protection distance is also concentrated at a distance of 8-10 nautical miles.

The Snow Wind protects the 320mm main gun.

Clemenceau's armor has the protection capability of a 460mm main gun.

If the distance is a little further, the 480mm main gun can also defend.

Chapter 136: Clemenceau and Shropshire Exercises (3)

As for the capstone that all the old warships fear, Wei'an has also taken it into consideration.

The ship girls under his command can take their time to upgrade their other ship equipment, but the armor must be fully upgraded at once.

Destroyers must at least be able to defeat ships below the level of heavy cruisers, and, except for torpedo attacks, they must be able to effectively defend against the main guns of heavy cruisers.

Cruisers can easily defeat ordinary battleships, as well as some powerful ones, and can withstand 381mm main guns without any problems.

As for battleships, like Clemenceau, they can defend against 460mm main guns.

Ensure that they will not suffer losses in confrontations with the same type of ships and reduce the probability of injury.

So Shropshire only has 8 small 203 main guns. Unless Clemenceau lets her fire close to the enemy, there will be a chance of penetrating the target.

But she was paralyzed when she thought of the distance and hit rate of Clemenceau's artillery fire.

But it is not impossible for her to win, as long as she can reach that place and launch her torpedoes.

Therefore, Shropshire, who had made plans early on, was not prepared to confront Clemenceau head-on, and she did not have the capital to do so.

Before the exercise began, everyone was looking forward to the outcome.

Was it Shropshire who relied on his sophisticated experience to teach the younger generation, or was it Clemenceau who completed a simple counterattack without any manipulation of numbers?

All the ship girls were his in this battle, so he had no command and everything depended on their own ad hoc judgment.

However, Vian did not restrict Clemenceau's use of ship equipment.

Standing on the deck of the snow-capped ship, even Saratoga and Lexington stayed beside him.

"Commander, who do you think will win?"