Earlier, from the dragon horses weighing more than 3,000 catties made by Chen Xin, as well as some special breeds of military dogs that are not too many and at least half a person tall, Chen Xin's bad taste can be seen, that is, he likes to make creatures very huge. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This time, this albatross weighing 40 catties once again released Chen Xin's bad taste.

This kind of albatross, during the experiment, showed good resistance to wind and rain, and was able to glide long distances.

Then, after being stereotyped and strengthened, the legs and claws, which were originally weak, also made up for the shortcomings, and were able to grab heavy objects and glide and fly long distances, which was very suitable for acting as an assistant to the navy.

After the finalization, Chen Xin immediately manufactured more than a dozen of them for final experiments and debugging.

These albatross did not disappoint Chen Xin, and before the typhoon completely dissipated, they entered the heavily rained forbidden area that the falcons could not enter before, and began reconnaissance and testing activities.

In the end, before Lu Ming could negotiate an agreement with the Spaniards and sign an agreement, these brave air warriors had already found Peter's fleet, and they were hiding in a natural haven formed by several islands near the Yellow Sea to escape the typhoon.

Now that the exact location of the enemy is known, it is necessary to keep an eye on these cunning loaches, and a dozen albatross begin to glide in shifts in the nearby area, firmly locking on the fleet.

On this side, Chen Xin asked the transport fleet to prepare slowly, and the navy's warships and fast crabs drawn from the coast guard were ready for battle, just waiting for the typhoon to pass through, and then directly attack the enemy.

Of course, big man, Chen Xin will not let it go, it is also the land of China, how can these bastards occupy it, and besides, the Xuan army must take revenge by conquering the colonization of the Netherlands, and fiercely respond to the peeps of the surrounding pirates.

However, the captain was there, and it was impossible to escape, and the transport ships and supplies for the expedition were not ready, so it would not be too late to go there to take revenge after the destruction of the daring Peter and the fleet he organized.

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Three days later, the edge of the typhoon had swept across the Yellow Sea, heading west, the sea slowly calmed down, chasing the edge of the typhoon, and three Sea Shark-class warships appeared outside the shelter where Peter's fleet docked.

This kind of battleship, which was finalized during the copper war, has a displacement of more than 500 tons, so it can carry more and larger guns than fast crabs.

Moreover, the shape of the bow and the 40-metre-high steel mast are capable of carrying a larger area of sail, allowing it to reach an astonishing speed of 19 knots downwind.

The ultra-high speed and large displacement made the navy value this warship at a glance, and after the first Sea Shark-class sea trial, the navy immediately placed a new order.

It's just that after the tonnage has increased, the human propeller can no longer be used as auxiliary power, and the large sails and cumbersome ropes make it more difficult to control the boat.

As a result, with Chen Xin's direct intervention, a steam engine was added to the power compartment at the bottom level, which had been developed several years ago and was not finalized until last year.

As an auxiliary power, the steam engine can not only drive the propeller for a short time to drive the hull to be flexible and maneuverable when the wind is not strong enough or in battle, but also can reduce the number of sail sailors, relying on the powerful steam engine to quickly fiddle with the sail rigging.

As for the armament, the early Sea Shark class was cautiously equipped with 5 75mm breech-loading rifled guns, but it was later found that with the steel keel and reinforced part of the Sea Shark class, coupled with the gradually mature gun mount control technology, the Sea Shark class can be equipped with larger caliber guns.

Moreover, with the steam engine as an industrial power engine, the 300-horsepower steam engine that Xuanjun has matured now has been able to make a 20-ton pressure forging hammer and can manufacture "large-caliber" artillery compared to this era.

Therefore, after many experiments, the current Sea Shark class is equipped with one short-barreled 105mm rear-mounted rifled gun in the bow and stern, and four long-barreled 88mm rear-mounted rifled guns on the second deck.

The firepower of the Sea Shark class can be described as extremely powerful. The caliber of 105mm, in the era of smoothbore guns, was only able to fire about 10 kg of round shells, but on rifled guns, howitzers of this caliber were already able to fire 30 kg of pointed bullets. The weight of the 88mm long-barreled cannon has reached 20 catties.

It can be said that although the number of guns of the Sea Shark class is not as good as that of armed merchant ships, in terms of quality, it completely destroys all warships in the class with a displacement of 500 tons in this era.

However, it is because of the use of too much high-tech on the Sea Shark class, such as a 300-horsepower steam engine, a 40-meter-high steel mast, breech-loading guns, a retractable gun mount, soft sails, a clipper bow, etc., that the construction speed of the Sea Shark class is very slow.

The 200-ton fast crab can produce 6 or more ships in a month if the shipyard is fully operational.

However, after the Sea Shark class, plus the test ships that had already been built for sea trials, in half a year, the Navy had just entered service with three Sea Shark classes. This is still a significant reduction in the speed of the production of fast crabs.

Now, the 101st formation of three Sea Shark-class ships is quietly lurking outside the mooring place of Peter's fleet, waiting for the sky to lighten.

There are also 14 fast crabs in 7 formations in the distance, with a large encirclement, always on the alert for Peter's fleet to break through.

As the captain of the first trial sea shark-class, Kan Shu was the commander-in-chief of the 101st formation, and he glanced at the clock and ordered, "Turn all the guns to the right." ”

The Sea Shark class was a sailing ship that could not escape the shackles of the sailing era, for example, the tall masts and cumbersome rigging, combined with large sails that almost exceeded the width of the hull, made it impossible to place large-caliber guns on the upper deck.

Therefore, all artillery, even advanced breezed guns, had to condescend to nest on the gun deck on the second floor.

However, the tracks that had already been laid on the second deck made it easy for these inferior guns to move.

The displacement of up to 500 tons, and the heavy steam engine at the bottom, stabilized the center of gravity of the Sea Shark class, even if the two short-barreled 105mm guns and the four long-barreled 88mm guns were all moved to the side of the ship for firing, the ship would not roll over.

Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, there can be no salvo.

Even if a steel keel is used and reinforced with steel in key parts, the essence of the wooden ship remains the same, and the Sea Shark class will definitely not be able to withstand the huge tremor caused by the salvo.