The completion of four shallow water heavy gunboats is a very simple thing for Chinese workers, they come to work, in addition to bonuses and subsidies and the like, they are calculated according to the number of pieces, after the completion of each major project, they will get a reward, after they have done this work, they will go directly to the next one, but for Germany, the launch of four shallow water heavy gunboats represents a phased achievement.

The whole shipyard is not only shallow water heavy gunboats, but also a large number of destroyers, submarines and gunboats, of course, some ultra-small ones, can be transported by train, because they are less than 50 meters long, and the tonnage is less than 200 tons, with special trains, they can be transported, and then they can't fight, they have to be manufactured by themselves, because of the problem of specifications, the navy in charge of this operation, is using the same size, the same specifications of ships in practice, they are in the Baltic Sea, because the specifications are the same, it is the most suitable place.

However, among these warships, there is only a shallow water heavy gunboat, which they chose under the impetus of Scheer, and they have only heard the introduction, but such a key ship, if it does not conduct sea trials and does not send professional personnel, no matter how it is said, there is no foundation in my heart, this is a big operation about 300,000 troops, and it is not sloppy at all.

With the launch of this batch of shallow-water heavy gunboats, plus the use of destroyers and the like, they can conduct sea trials in the Black Sea, and the focus of this is on shallow-water heavy gunboats.

This weapon specially used for army support and attacking seaports is not as expensive as a battleship, and it cannot go to the battle line, but it can be as sharp as a battleship in ground attack.

To ensure the secret shipyard surveyed by Cons, and, incidentally, the free sea trials of warships in the Black Sea, Germany made a lot of efforts. In itself, when Germany takes the Black Sea coast, Russia will definitely not let it go easily, at least, Russia's Black Sea Fleet is still quite combat-effective. It's a pity that after taking this land, Germany made a posture of continuing to attack, preparing to wave the Crimean Peninsula, which is the peninsula that holds the Kerch Strait, and the focus of the competition between Russia and Turkey was here. Once captured, Russia will have no influence over the entire Black Sea.

, Russia mobilized part of the army, almost 150,000 people, such an army is somewhat too small for an island like the Crimean Peninsula. They concentrated all the Black Sea Fleet in that place, of course. Not in the North Sea, but in the Sea of Azov, where security is guaranteed, to increase the protection of the Crimean Peninsula.

The Black Sea, itself an inland sea, has a narrow entrance to the sea. There are also fewer waves, and the salinity is relatively low, in fact, in the Forte part of the Mediterranean, the scenery has always been good, after the Dardanelles. It is the Aegean Sea, a tourist attraction in later generations, and the Black Sea is even more so as an inland sea, which looks relatively calm and has very good scenery.

Roddick is a young colonel officer, he used to be the commander of the German training fleet, under the premise of the start of the war and the crazy expansion of the army in all aspects, he was also promoted from the position of the training fleet, not only was he one of the captains of the Seawolf guerrilla fleet, but he was also urgently transferred here and became the commander of the landing fleet.

Because of the relationship between the organizers and the sea trials in the Baltic Sea, he did not participate in the launching ceremony of the shallow water heavy gunboat, for the Constance survey, there are too many warships to start construction and launch, it is impossible for every battleship to carry out a launching ceremony, and the same is true for such an important fleet as shallow water heavy gunboats.

This piece is a newly occupied territory, even if Russia left part of the railway, but this railway and the German railway are different from each other, even if the Chinese have been allowed to carry out the construction, but under a thousand clues, the progress of the construction is not fast, even if they are transferred to the 3B railway, through the Austro-Hungarian railway network into the closest place to the Constance survey, only then arrived on horseback, from the Baltic Sea to here, walked for 4 days, this speed, enough from the Baltic Sea to the Persian Gulf, This is the difference between convenient rail and non-rail.

All the way to the dust, when the feeling of Cons surveyed, he rushed to the position of the port as soon as possible, at this time, he also carried the rank of colonel, due to his youth, Roddick's rank did not reach the corresponding position, as the commander in charge of the landing operation, the rank of colonel is a little small, but as long as the general offensive begins, he will cross the rank of colonel and become a brigadier general officer.

Roddick is a very cautious person, he doesn't worry about the other warships, they are all made as they are, and the common German destroyers and submarines are almost the same, but as the main shallow water heavy gunboat, he must take a look, this is related to the heavy firepower of the siege, all the destroyers, submarines and the like, are just in case, as long as the first batch of troops is sent up, even if the task is completed, as for the supply, there is no need to transport to that place through the Black Sea at all, Turkey is closer there, And it's more convenient.

If you don't consider the relationship between allies, sending troops from Turkey is actually the best choice, so that you don't have to worry about the more than 1,000 kilometers of the Black Sea, compared to the 3B railway that has been built, the land route from Turkey is more stable, and there is nothing else, and even in terms of timeliness, you can send troops immediately after taking Kyiv.

Allies are not equal to their own countries, although the allies are fighting together, but in many aspects, there are differences, between countries, there are unique perspectives, and even in a sense, the purpose and ability are different, the current allies, basically Germany is in the front, independently resisting the pressure of Britain, France and the United States, and even Russia, if it were not for China's help, to share part of Russia's strength, something would have happened a long time ago.

But even so, when it comes to the issue of interests, it is easy to have problems, as long as Germany sends troops in Turkey, the ownership of Baku in the future, who belongs to it, it is really not clear, if it is replaced by other places, Germany will suffer a little loss, but Baku is related to the future German strategy, with China exporting all kinds of cars, the oil problem has begun to change from a problem of economic resources, to a problem of strategic security, there is no oil in Germany's territory, which will be subject to others, Although Russia boldly uses smuggling to obtain benefits, but it is not controlled in its own hands, after all, it is too unreliable, and the most important thing is that oil is still a good export product, which can be the same as the export of labor services, to stabilize the trade deficit with China, and continue to do this thing.

The economy, which no one cared about before, began to become more and more the key to restricting the course of the war, and Germany did not know what their war in Europe would have been like without the various materials imported from China.

The other ships are in the harbor, and in mid-July, the four shallow heavy gunboats that have been launched, as well as other destroyer submarines and the like, have undergone a wave of basic sea trials.

There were at least a few dozen warships, and Roddick couldn't even replenish them with the men he brought, because there were still some soldiers left in the Baltic, and they would go here after they were done one after another.

Roddick's main test is the shallow water heavy gunboat, this battleship he has never been in contact with, most of the personnel are concentrated here, the project on the shallow water heavy gunboat is the most complete, but the sea trials have just begun to be honest, the shallow water heavy gunboat performance in all aspects is not very good, in the capital ship has been guaranteed 22 knots, or even higher speed under the premise that the speed of 14.5 knots can be described as turtle speed, such a speed can be traced back to the last century, even if Roddick has already done it, the speed of the shallow water heavy gunboat is not good, and I am still depressed by this speed, this is too slow.

Of course, in the previous Scheer report, and even in the introduction of shallow water heavy gunboats by the Chinese, speed has never been the focus of shallow water heavy gunboats, and even a little slower is better, so that it can be loaded with more armor and have more powerful artillery, the original design is slower, China's strength in the field of power, The shallow water heavy gunboat with a design of about 11.5 was upgraded to 14.5 knots, and even in China, the new model of shallow water heavy gunboat has also been expanded, not with two main guns, but similar to the capital ship, with enough artillery, it is simply a more holy relic than a multi-turret holy relic, and it is not a shallow water heavy gunboat, but a name called a fire support ship.

No longer seeking a decisive battleship on the water, but increasing the firepower configuration, so that he has sufficient air defense and ground attack capabilities, under the condition that the tonnage permits, as much as possible to stuff the gun barrel inside, directly from the arrangement of the twin, to the premise of 3 pairs, 4 triple main guns, and even the limit of 5 main guns, the power of this fire support ship is armed to the teeth, and even the speed is above the level, at least it can catch up with the general speed.

After Roddick tried, especially after personally watching the target shooting of shallow water heavy gunboats, the double-mounted 15-inch guns have enough power to easily break the strong defensive line, and the Chinese special turrets are also satisfactory in terms of the rate of fire, so that if there are 8 ships, the fleet's ability to attack the ground will be greatly improved.

In short, this sea trial has a mixed reputation, and the advantages and disadvantages are obvious enough, in a sense, it is helpful for landing operations, but the scope of use is too narrow, is it possible to build such a warship, just for those landing operations, the future? He couldn't think of how many places to use it, but the sea trials had been completed, and in addition to arranging for continued training, he honestly sent the assessment of the shallow water heavy gunboat to the Admiralty, which was thousands of miles away. (To be continued.) )