After hearing the shout of the lookout, "It's the Albion ship!", everyone's hearts that had been hanging finally calmed down, and after a while, the people on the deck could also see the red and white Tudor rose flag on the mast of the warship in the distance, and everyone took a breath.

If it had been a golden fleur-de-lis, I am afraid that the ship's crew would have been brought back to Charlemagne Harbor to be tortured, and then publicly executed as an example. Compared with warships, fully loaded catamarans are far inferior in agility and speed, and there is no chance of escape.

"It doesn't matter where he is, come to shore me, woo......!!"

Gloria retched towards the sea again, everything she could vomit had already been vomited, and if she vomited again, she could only vomit bile, and Diana on the side was no better, after all, she was not as green as Gloria. Only Valrhona's calm munching on the three luncheon meat pies belonging to Roland, and the "burritos of black beans and rice" that even Gloria is afraid of.

"Is that guy's tongue a monster......"

Almost slumped on the deck, Gloria grinning on.

Roland was eager to correct her mistakes, and compared to Li Lin's ruined palate that he didn't even change his face from the dark dishes he cooked, Valrhona was just a heavy taste. But at the moment, he didn't care about complaining, and his attention was all drawn to Albion's warship.

In the eyes of mainland residents who have not been in contact with the ocean, warships are almost always a virtue, no matter which country's warships, they are all sea monsters composed of three-masted sailing ships and 2~3 deck guns, the only difference is the flying flag. He can have a certain amount of expertise in a ship like Roland. In addition, for those who have been exposed to advanced naval strategy education, it is a good opportunity to distinguish the differences between ship types and technologies, and explore the technological development behind them, which is a good opportunity to compare the strategic thinking of the two navies.

Prior to the trip, Roland had heard Parsifal mention that thanks to the advanced "modular" design and the investment of sufficient workmanship, a 40-gun battleship built in Brest was fully completed and launched in just 7 hours. Admiral Maile Blazer spent only five hours inspecting Toulon when a large-scale warship appeared in front of him from scratch. It should be said that in the development of capacity technology, Charlemagne has been at the forefront of the times.

But the warship of Albion in front of you. Clearly represents a different direction of development.

The lines of Albion's battleships were more elongated. The width-to-length ratio was almost 1:7, compared to about 1:6 for Charlemagne. In addition, although the caliber of the guns on that warship was smaller, the aspect ratio was higher than that of Charlemagne's peers, so it had an advantage in range. Furthermore. The hull is made of heavier old oak. The line shape under the waterline is smoother. Therefore, the speed is faster than that of the Charlemagne warship.

Combining the above elements, we can roughly distinguish the differences in the ideas of the two countries in building ships.

Charlemagne didn't have many overseas colonies to defend, and the main purpose of building a powerful fleet was to crush Albion in the foreseen decisive battle of the fleet. In order to seek supremacy at sea, the warships were all designed to meet the needs of the "decisive battle of the fleet".

Due to the lack of a sufficient number of experienced sailors, once the ship rolls too much, the sailors tend to vomit in the dark, and the body is not able to fight, and too much shaking will also affect the accuracy and firing speed of the guns, so from the beginning the stability of the voyage is put in the first place, followed by firepower and protection, and finally the speed. Therefore, Charlemagne's battleships were mostly "stupid turtles" with slower speed and powerful firepower.

In order to cope with the unexpected situation of distant colonies and maintain the smooth flow of maritime trade routes, and under the influence of the traditional "kill the enemy" active offensive spirit, the Albiang Navy firmly believes that speed is the greatest weapon, and speed is the best defense. The priority of ship performance is speed, firepower, cost, and protection. Compared with its competitors, the Albion warship has a faster speed and a smaller radius of turn, and with skilled sailors, it can seize a favorable position more quickly and calmly deal with the battle situation.

However, this is not without a cost, in the overall limited resources and relatively backward shipbuilding speed, Albiong must maintain the superiority over the number of Charlemagne's warships, plus must take into account the speed and performance requirements of the ships, so they can only sacrifice protection. As a result, although Albiang's battleships are not so exaggerated as being said to be running naked, in Li Lin's words, most of them are "eggs charging with spears".

Comparing the warships of the two countries, they have developed a series of warships with great characteristics according to their own national conditions and the current situation of their navies, and it is difficult to say who is stronger and who is weaker, after all, it is not the performance of one or two weapons that determines the outcome of a war. Generally speaking, Charlemagne has a slight advantage over Albion in a single-ship duel, but there is a gap with Albion in terms of overall strength and combat experience, so Charlemagne has a lot to do if he wants to catch up with Albion.

What about the Wehrmacht Navy? Since he had not returned to Alfheim for a long time, Roland did not know. Parsifal didn't know much about this either, and even if he did, it was impossible to tell Roland all about it. Not to mention Tristan, who was a member of the Army General Staff and had a much stronger sense of secrecy than Parsifal, it was a vain question to ask him.

The only thing that can be used for reference is Roland's knowledge of the industrial scale and technical level of Alfheim, plus the introduction of naval warfare in the past military academy.

But this alone is enough to draw a clear conclusion.

First, there is no suspense that Alfheim's shipbuilding technology and warship performance are three streets behind the human nations, not to mention the United Rus' Duchy. Second, although Alfheim's concept of sea power is not as deep and firm as Albiang's, it is at least more than 15 years ahead of its time, and more so at the strategic and tactical levels.

At least more than a decade before humans learned what a cannon was and witnessed its immense power, and thought of carrying those black, thick, long, hard pipes to the ship. While groping for the future navy in the pond, Yalfheim planned a steel warship equipped with a single large-caliber main gun and a rotating turret on the blackboard and calculation draft, calculated the lethal output probability of the new warship when it was lined up in the battle line, and explored new methods of ocean control such as "cruiser war" and "port blockade". More than a decade later, they will only get better......

Wait, Cruiser War?

Roland seemed to have grasped something, but before the flash of inspiration could be converted into concrete ideas, the bells of the Albion's 44-gun cruiser HMS. Shannon erupted, and the Albians on board the ship shouted loudly, and the faces of those on the Chesapeake who understood Albion's language quickly changed.

In an instant, the atmosphere of joy on the deck tensed.

"What, what's wrong, what's going on?"

Gloria, who was lying on the edge of the boat, looked up and asked, to which Valrhona replied with a sigh:

"You should really learn a few more foreign languages, at least to know what people in hostile countries say. ”

"What, you've learned a lot!"

"Well, although there are a lot of accents mixed in, and the expression is very uneducated, but the general meaning is still understood. ”

With that, Valrhona turned to Roland and asked:

"'That guy' is here - that means right?"

"Ah, as you say. ”

Looking at the blurred white waves in the distance, Roland showed a stiff wry smile. (To be continued......)