"Wan Sheng", who was in charge of the ship construction, was covered in oil and had several stains on his face; but even so, Wan Sheng still greeted Xia Qingqing, Xu Ren and others with great joy; his dirty appearance gave Wan Sheng a different kind of glow.
Xu Ren looked at the ironclad ship that was obviously over 50 meters in size. "Wan Sheng, what displacement does this iron-hulled ship have? It must be more than 500 tons! I remember the young master's original plan was 500 tons."
Wan Sheng grinned and laughed, "Sir, you don't know, but the young master and I talked a lot later. The young master's idea is - the bigger the better! Of course, it must be strong enough, powerful enough, and fast enough. In fact, this is no longer an iron-hulled ship. Its real name should be called an ironclad ship! Let's go to the deck and take a look. Haha, the ironclad ship is our Anyang's war weapon!"
Hearing that they could go up and take a look, everyone couldn't wait to walk up the stairs, and each of them used a small spell to fly up directly. Standing on the deck, everyone turned into curious babies for a while.
Xia Qingqing stepped on the deck and said, "It seems to be all sandalwood. How luxurious!"
Sandalwood is a "precious" wood. In the entire imperial palace, sandalwood is only used to pave the floors of places such as the Chengtian Hall where the emperor usually receives ministers, the emperor's study, and the Temple of Heaven where national sacrifices are held.
When Wan Sheng heard Xia Qingqing's question, which seemed to be a little blaming, he immediately explained, "Madam, we have tested many types of wood, and only sandalwood can withstand the test of harsh environments. When this ship is on the sea, it is not only damp, but also salty. Ordinary wood will rot too quickly."
"Oh..." Xia Qingqing responded and looked to the side.
On the other side, the first thing Yan Ze'an saw was the artillery, especially the one at the bow. The long, almost waist-thick, ten-meter-long barrel firmly attracted Yan Ze'an's attention. "Is this also a cannon?"
"Yes, it is a cannon with a caliber of about 240 mm and a barrel length of 45 times the caliber, which means that the length of the barrel is 45 times the caliber, which allows the cannon to shoot farther and more accurately. In comparison, the caliber used on land now is 150 mm, and the caliber used on war weapons is 105 mm. Both types of cannons have a barrel length of only 20 times. Therefore, because ironclad ships are easy to move, the barrel length ratio is more than half longer than that on land!" Wan Sheng looked a little proud.
Yan Zhengqing was attracted by the large gun fixed on the side of the ship. When he was fighting with Anyang, Yan Zhengqing was shot five times by a sniper rifle and almost died. He must have been deeply impressed. Now seeing this gun that seemed particularly ferocious, he became more curious.
"This is a machine gun!" Wan Sheng explained, "After a period of research, we finally developed a rapid-fire machine gun; however, this is a large-scale machine gun, which has exceeded the power of ordinary guns, so we call it a machine gun. The caliber is 30 mm, and the rate of fire is 120 bullets per minute. The power of the machine gun is twice that of an ordinary sniper rifle, enough to easily kill a small master in the foundation-building period."
Yan Zhengqing took a deep breath, he was almost killed by a sniper at the beginning, and the power of this machine gun was even twice as strong, making Yan Zhengqing's pupils shrink sharply.