Along the way, through the labyrinthine cabins, George and his party finally arrived at the engine room.

There was a group of sailors busy under the command of the chief engineer, and these Soviet sailors looked very energetic to George.

He was also a man who had spent nearly a decade on warships, and it was clear at a glance that the Soviets were putting the finishing touches on the engines before they set sail.

The captain who was in charge of translating for George waved his hand and called the chief engineer, who had already grayed his hair.

"Come, old Ivan, and introduce our guests from England to our Peter the Great beast version of the heart!"

The elderly technical officer walked up to George, gave an English military salute, and said in English with a thick Russian accent: "Welcome?"

George was surprised, and subconsciously replied: "I didn't expect you to not only know English, but also British military salute?!" ”

Lao Yi said indifferently: "When I served on the Gangut, I did the work in the engine room. And my instructor, a lieutenant from your Royal Navy, taught me how to take care of Parsons turbines. That's when I learned English. ”

During the First World War? Speaking of which, Britain and Russia were still military allies at that time. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, only a few decades later, the two sides have reached the point where they are incompatible today.

Perhaps this is also in response to the recent rise of Mr. Churchill's remark that "meaningless friends, only eternal interests".

But it was only natural that the Soviet Union became an enemy when it threatened the interests of the British Empire........

While lamenting the creation of people, George did not forget to point to the engine and ask, "So, can the seniors tell me how powerful this beast is?" ”

"12 high-temperature and high-pressure boilers, 4 steam turbines, designed with a rated power of 150,000 horsepower. In actual operation, the power can even reach the level of 155,000. If it is overloaded, the turbine can stably output 168,000 peak 172,000 horses. Ivan, who was accustomed to dealing with machines, said lightly.

"That's right!" Ivan suddenly remembered something: "During the light load trial that met you, Peter the Great ran at a high speed of 33.7 knots with this beast. If the weather conditions are good that day, it is not a problem to hit 34 knots! ”

After listening, George nodded silently.

It's no wonder that even the Royal Navy's destroyers couldn't catch up during that chase, after all, such a power system can already defy the vast majority of today's capital ships.

In addition, Peter the Great is slender and has little resistance, and it is light during the sea trial, and many auxiliary equipment has not been installed, so it is not surprising that the power runs at this speed.

To be honest, the old Ivan is still very satisfied with the German-Italian hybrid power system provided by Reinhardt.

In his opinion, as long as the power system can output enough power, it is enough, as for some inconsequential small problems, it is normal, it is the same in any country. These four turbines are only more stubborn, as long as they can find out their personalities one by one, these "children" are still very obedient.

What really displeased him was the recruits under his command!

The veteran is fine, decent but doesn't make mistakes.

But the newcomers are sometimes really all kinds of deaths, all kinds of blind operations, which can make him angry to death.

How many times have I said that it is necessary to keep the floor of the engine room and the surroundings of machinery and equipment clean, free of oil, water and dirt, to prevent personnel from slipping and injuring themselves during operation. But these newcomers are very arrogant, and they will never take the initiative to clean up without beating them, completely ignoring the safety hazards involved.

In order to save trouble, when equipment failures or hidden dangers are found, let alone timely treatment and repair, they don't even bother to do such trivial things as recording them in the engine log.

The most annoying thing is that it is said that the engine duty must be strengthened during operation, and no one is allowed to do anything unrelated to the duty. But once again, Ivan came back from his debriefing, and the recruits on duty actually drank vodka from nowhere. On that day, I was as comfortable as a fairy.......

They were so happy that they almost got all the people in the engine room to "ascend to immortals"!

Taking advantage of George's arrival, old Ivan seized the opportunity to complain fiercely.......

The time for pleasant conversation was always too short, and although the two of them wanted to talk further, the fleet commander was already a little impatient.

After all, the engine room is not only stuffy, but also noisy, and even if the engine is not running in the port, it is still necessary to talk more loudly here, let alone now.

In addition, the boiler placed on the side is even hotter! So, at his urging, George had no choice but to say goodbye to old Ivan and follow him out of here to the last stop, the Command Tower.

On the way out of the engine room, the Soviet interpreter seemed to "accidentally" translate: "It's a pity that the other two battleships purchased from the Germans have not yet arrived, otherwise they ......."

Then, in the "vicious" eyes of the fleet commander, the captain who translated "suddenly realized" and said: "Sorry, just now....... Did you hear me? ”

I have to say that the acting skills of these two Soviets are very lame, and George can see at a glance that they are deliberately leaking secrets.

But in this way, all the previous doubts have been solved!

Why did the Soviet Union, which had always treated all kinds of military intelligence as top secrets, allow British reporters to board the ship for interviews and even allow them to take pictures?!

Why was the Soviet Union able to come up with such advanced warship technology, why did they use the German Navy's gun diameter algorithm, and why the general situation of all kinds of artillery seen along the way was the same as the German-made artillery that we had learned before.

Britain was the victor of the First World War, so it was natural to know all kinds of military information about Germany, a defeated country, when it had just been defeated. It was precisely on this Soviet battleship that a large percentage of the construction corresponded to the technology of the Germans 20 years ago.

Thinking of the fact that the Germans had pretended to be nothing to do with themselves, they fanned the wind and pointed fingers at the Royal Navy, mocking the British Navy for being overtaken by the Soviets, who had always been backward.......

Although this shows that the German Navy has no less warship technology than the British Empire, it is also important information to be vigilant about.

But the current situation is that the Soviets took out this battleship in the open, which was more embarrassing to the Royal Navy than the Germans took it out directly. Being overtaken by Germany in partially, although dangerous, is not ashamed.

Was it caught up by the Soviet Union in terms of naval technology...... Isn't that a slap in the face?!

The Soviet Union, which was emotionally recognized for its focus on the development of the army, was in the end not much worse than the British Empire, which was a traditional naval power!

Isn't this saying that the Royal Navy is a bunch of rubbish that can be easily surpassed by the backward navy of the Soviet Union?

If I hadn't discovered the secret today...... This matter is also about continuing to disgrace the Royal Navy!