In terms of armament, a LOU battery was installed in the bow and stern, and a 70mm rifled cannon was installed. () A retractable tarpaulin rack is installed above the Lou battery, which can be covered to protect the artillery in normal times. It is the same structure as the Lou turret installed on the fishing boat by the artillery trial production team headed by Lin Shenhe, and the only improvement is that the recoil system of the ship gun mount retreat gun has been changed from the original block group + cable system to a rail-type gun mount -- the artillery gun mount is installed on the track with the wheel sliding, and the recoil of the gun slides along the track to cancel out when firing, and the end of the track is a hardwood blocking block, and the artillery is pushed back to its original position by using the collision rebound force between the wheel and the blocking block -- no steel is used to prevent the collision between the two from bursting out sparks. If the traverser had been more mechanically sophisticated, Lin Shenhe could have introduced more complex gears, rollers, and hydraulics to achieve a more cushioning effect - after all, the weight and volume restrictions on solving the gun recoil problem on warships are much more relaxed.

This system has undergone preliminary tests on the Lingao Angle Battery, and it is considered that it basically meets the requirements, and the installation on the Ship Zero also includes the intention of sea testing.

The gun emplacements were rotary, propelled by manpower under the deck. In order to facilitate the gunner's guidance of the angle of rotation, a call tube was installed on the gun emplacement. The 90-degree point to the deck is limited to prevent the enemy from using it to design the deck once the enemy jumps to control the artillery, and also to prevent the gunner from mismaneuvering.

Although the protection of the Lou battery is not very good, there is no kind of artillery in this time and space that can exceed the range of the 70mm rifled gun, and the gun profile is riveted with rolled iron plates, and the defensive power is quite considerable according to the standards of this time and space. According to the idea of Wen Deji and the navy cadres, he also wanted to lay a layer of rolled wrought iron armor plates on the deck of the "Ship Zero" to make the first dome cruiser, but after calculating the number of wrought iron plates required to install this deck, Wen Deji abandoned this idea, and Zuihou only installed armor belts around the ammunition room, which was considered a kind of security protection.

In terms of auxiliary weapons, according to Li Yunxing's idea, he made a multi-barreled gun, but this thing was relatively cumbersome and slow to load. Zuihou still used the mature jishu according to Lin Shenhe's suggestion: install six 2-pounder light mortars: one on each side of the ship, and one on the bow and stern. The other two doors are ready to be installed on the platform at the top of the mast. The gun was very small and was mounted on a freely rotating gimbal with a 360-degree rotation with an elevation angle of up to 80 degrees and a depression angle of up to 40 degrees. Firing iron sand, shredded iron and shotgun with a total weight of no more than 1 kg. With a short range, similar to the 12.7mm tall machine on a modern warship, it is designed to kill enemies at close range, and is often used in naval battles to shoot at the sails and sailors on the deck, and when necessary, to sweep up the jumpers on their own decks. Of course, the guiding ideology of the Crossing Navy was to shoot as far as possible, not to engage in exhausting close-range combat with heavy casualties.

Since the ship zero is not ready to install the side. The broadside guns, which have much more space available below deck, greatly improve the ship's self-sustaining power and carrying capacity, and the living conditions of the crew are naturally much better than those of ordinary sail warships: more crew rooms and sanitary facilities, more light and ventilation, and even the most ordinary sailors, Wen Desi has prepared them with retractable hammocks. From the perspective of the traverser, these can only be regarded as the bare minimum. Wen Deji is well aware of the weaknesses of his group, they have courage and ambition, but they lack the will to live a hard life. Not letting everyone eat, drink, and sleep well, and letting these people go on a voyage and adventure is tantamount to a fool's dream.

The sails were loaded and decided by the shipbuilding team after consideration. For the time being, use a Chinese-style hard sail - the hard sail is quite suitable for the traverser's ability, after all, the traverser himself does not have the jishu to make soft sails. Sewing sails is a kind of special jishu, not only has a special tool, but also needs a huge space, at that time, not to say that no one in the whole of China will know this kind of jishu, even if it is Macao, there may not be a sailor, the sail of the sail planning committee has no inventory in the warehouse, must rely on imports, whether Macao has so many canvases for import is still unknown.

In contrast, the Chinese-style stiff sail system. The requirements for fabrication and materials are much lower, the hard sail is a flat piece, and the soft sail spinnaker is a complex curved surface that requires the sewing of professional craftsmen. The material of the soft sail must be a special canvas, the hard sail has low requirements for the material due to the supporting bones, and the general cloth can even be replaced by straw mats, reed curtains and other things, even if it is slightly damaged, it can continue to be used, and it is very convenient to repair it temporarily.

First of all, the hard sail is its high wind efficiency, and the hard sail is like the machine of an airplane. wings, which can be used in eight directions to wind. When the wind blows towards the sail at a very small angle of attack, a lift force is created on the sail surface, which is perpendicular to the direction of the wind. When the ship has a side wind, the lift is roughly similar to the direction of travel of the ship, which has a high efficiency. Even if it encounters an oblique headwind, the ship can take a zigzag track and still be able to drive. That is, the so-called "wind from all directions" can be used. One side of the sail is tied with a rope. The sailor can adjust the angle of the sail at any time according to the change of the wind. The zigzag route, which can be lifted and lowered quickly and crosswinded, seems to be much more convenient, at the cost of being slower than a soft sail.

Secondly, the lifting operation of the hard sail is easy due to the lack of complex sail cables. The rope system, the average person can hardly need any special training to perform the work of retracting the sails, and its sail retraction speed is extremely fast, and it can be done in a few seconds even by cutting the main rope at a critical moment. The hoisting speed is slower and more strenuous - the sail has ribs and is heavier, but it does not require any special skill. Hard sails do not need to be adjusted frequently during sailing, saving operator manpower.

Although in the long run, soft sail outfits are the trend in the development of sailing. Large sailing ships and clippers use this system, but at most, the mission of the Zero ship is to go south to the Philippines and north to the Japanese archipelago, basically circling the coastal area. The Chinese hard sail is very suitable for the environment of complex sea conditions and changeable wind direction in the coastal areas of the mainland.

"For the time being, use the hard sail first. Replace it, and then replace it with the ability to manufacture sails. He didn't really like to use hard sails, but it would have been better to be realistic - aside from the industrial problems, soft sail fittings required much more skill from sailors, and were no easier and more convenient than hard sailboats. After all, the Zero is a ship that will be put into service immediately.

"In the future, we will use steam engines, and what will we do with sailboats?" Li Di said.

Wen Desi shook his head: "At least for the next 20 years, the galleon will still be the direction of our ocean transportation - it does not need fuel. Steam engine ships do not have an advantage in the transportation of bulk goods, and they are not efficient and consume coal. Long-distance voyages need to solve the problem of overseas coal filling stations. As for when we'll be able to get a steam turbine, it's going to depend on how fast we climb the tech tree. ”

Sailing ships actually sailed until the 50s of the 20th century when they were completely eliminated from the Shijie shipping market, and until then, sailing ships were still the best means of transportation for long-distance transportation of bulk goods by sea.

"I really want to pilot our ironclad ship soon." Although Le Lin, the naval controller, does not know how to build a shipbuilding, he also soaks in the shipyard whenever he is free.

"Actually, it's not that difficult, iron-hulled ships are actually easier to build than wooden ships." "As long as the materials are sufficient and the training of skilled workers can keep up, it is trivial to build a thousand-ton iron-hulled ship." ”

"Mr. Wen, do you think you want to build a 70-ton soft-sail ship as a training ship?"

It was Ming Qiu of the Liliang Department on the sea who spoke. As a naval consultant, he often came to the shipyard to see the progress of the construction of the first self-made warship that crossed the Navy. To be honest, after getting used to seeing modern warships, it was quite strange to see that the navy's warships were actually sailing ships. Especially the strange gun emplacement-Ming Qiu vaguely remembered that he had seen something similar when he visited a certain fort built in the late Qing Dynasty. Although the reality is somewhat inconsistent with his experience, the basic idea of building a navy is the same: whether it is a navy in the age of sails or a navy in the electronic age, people are always the most basic and critical components. Training enough sailors is a priority. In the autumn of Ming Dynasty, I also saw the sail training ships of the South China Sea Navy that came to visit, and I felt that this method was very training and suitable for the future needs of the navy.

"You have a point. I discussed with the executive committee to allocate materials as soon as possible to start construction of another training ship, but this requires the support of the foreign trade department. In fact, a few days ago, Ma Qianzhu had already sent people from a foreign trade company to Macao to see if he could find relevant materials and craftsmen.

As he spoke, a European-style dhow with long toothy swordfish and a long column of sails was sailing crookedly in the sea outside the shipyard, the sails hanging in all directions, and a few people could be seen climbing on it, and the sound of shouting could be heard faintly in the sea breeze.

"Whose ship is this?" Wen Deji was taken aback.

"Li Huamei's ship, Hangzhou." Chen Haiyang reported, "I reported to the executive committee last time, and she is now teaching everyone to sail and sail the boat. ”

"It's her. It's very active. "Didn't Mondstadt report that she didn't want to be a coach?" ”

She refused. It's not officially taught now, it seems to be for fun. ”

"It's a unique pastime." Moon's head was filled with a sense of distrust.

After Li Huamei came to Lingao, the executive committee was suspicious of her intentions, so they didn't set the tone for how to treat her. Therefore, only people from the foreign affairs department were sent to entertain them with good food and drink. Li Huamei, who was bored in the port, naturally got in touch with the navy people in Bopu, with this name, beautiful appearance, sharp temper and her clipper, except for a few retired former PLA naval officers who still maintained considerable revolutionary vigilance against this woman, most of the navy people quickly lost their due vigilance, and often rode around in the waters outside the port on her ship, and also learned to operate the ship by her name. Li Huamei is also generous, not only teaching various sea navigation experience, but also sometimes performing various boat maneuvering jishu. For a while, the prestige soared and won a large number of fans. So much so that every time the Executive Committee held an enlarged meeting, someone said good things for her. Let the executive committee deeply feel the power of women's charm