Chapter 739 (1/2)

In April 1808, the stone bear boarded the Denver, the second warship of Shangjing class, in San Diego. It was the newest steel warship of the Imperial Navy, which had just completed a two month sea trial in the Pacific Ocean and had been carefully trimmed from the dock.

Compared to the original Carlos class, Denver was much bigger. The Empire's most advanced warship is comparable to the ordinary destroyers of later generations. With a displacement of 5760 tons and a maximum displacement of 6480 tons, Denver is the largest and most advanced warship in the world.

The most important thing is that the warship can run as fast as 19 knots under such a large displacement. If it sails at a cruising speed of 11 knots, Denver's maximum range can reach nearly 3000 nautical miles.

Compared with Shangjing, the first ship of Shangjing class, Denver, which was launched only one year later than Shangjing, is undoubtedly more advanced.

As a matter of fact, with the strong support of Shi Xiong, both Yanhuang Academy of science and technology and the two major shipyards of the Empire are now in waves in terms of the design and construction of new warships. As long as they are not the crazy warship design scheme with big brain holes, they can basically pass through here.

Stone bear is very supportive of the innovation of scientific researchers. Unless it is really unreliable design, stone bear is willing to try. Even if this takes on some unnecessary losses.

The progress of science is inseparable from the innovation of scientific research personnel. Only by continuous innovation of scientific research personnel and strong support from the state, can we continuously promote the progress of science and technology.

Especially with a lot of knowledge and experience from later generations in his mind, Shi Xiong naturally understands that those innovations are correct and unreliable.

Therefore, with the help of the stone bear, the level of scientific and technological research and development of the empire is rising rapidly almost at the speed of running.

Denver is a case in point.

In particular, the firepower configuration of Denver has been greatly improved on the basis of Shangjing.

First of all, after more than 20 years of research and development and continuous correction, imperial Yanhuang Institute of science and technology finally came up with a set of gun aiming system with mature technology. This set of gun aiming system, which integrates optics, mathematics, geometry and other disciplines, has no difference in performance with the Dreier MK3 fire control console in World War I.

The gun aiming system was named ”Cassel fire control console” by stone bear in recognition of Luther Cassel, a French scientist who led the scientific research team for 26 years.

This French scientist, who joined the imperial Yanhuang Academy of science and technology long before the outbreak of the war of independence, first joined the research and development of artillery aiming system. Later, with his excellent ability, he gradually became the leader of the scientific research team with more than 120 people.

After he became the leader of the team, Cassell took out several sets of shipborne gun aiming system, and the final finalization was the Cassell fire control console installed on the Denver.

Stone bear has always been generous in naming inventions and creations. From the earliest Ferguson rifles to Carlos class warships to the present Cassel fire control console, as long as you develop something excellent enough, stone bear will never be stingy in naming it after the developer's surname or name.

Denver is not only equipped with the world's first semi-automatic mechanical shipborne gun aiming system, but also adjusted the shipborne gun according to Shi Xiong's opinion.

The steel warships built by the empire before were basically equipped with all the powerful guns of the Empire on the deck, which could guarantee the powerful firepower of the warships, but it also brought great difficulties to the logistics supply.

Just like Shangjing, the first ship of Shangjing class, carries guns ranging from 76mm to 152mm. There are as many as four kinds of ammunition for these guns of different calibres.