Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 160: Improvement

"There is no problem with the power drum just exposed." Xu Jun stood next to the mk206 and looked down at the huge drum placed in the underground well.

The Navy expanded a hole on the air defense deck, and then welded an ammunition storage box inside. The hydraulic power drum of the rapid-fire gun was placed inside the box, and the power line was lined up on the box wall. The Navy also installed a folding boom on the side of the fence of this platform. After being erected and opened, the drum can be quickly hoisted as a whole, which is convenient for the gunner to repair and reload.

"Because this gun is still being debugged, in order to facilitate disassembly and maintenance, it did not cover the bulletproof top cover. We have prepared a cover welded and assembled from a 20mm thick armor plate. The sliding guide groove can be moved left and right to open and close, which is very flexible. We are also planning to install an ammunition storage station here. Each mk206 is equipped with four spare drums, each storing 700 rounds, with a pulley guide. Tested, four trained loader can complete the drum change within 15 seconds." Colonel Zaft carefully introduced Xu Jun to the side.

Speaking of which Captain Zaft actually has some personal views on this weapon, the Green Quick Gun is nothing new. It was once all the rage in the age of armored ships, and it has almost become a standard configuration. Come to shoot at surface targets such as pole mine boats or exposed sailors on the enemy deck. The complex structure and weight have always been its flaws, and it was eventually eliminated by the lighter and cheaper rapid-fire weapons such as Maxim.

Unexpectedly, the Ordnance Bureau of the High Command had re-excavated this weapon. Although the new design was used and the output power was added, the overall structure was still as good as it was half a century ago. Zaft still has some doubts about this unfinished new equipment, and always feels that it is not as reassuring to use as those time-tested single-barreled antiaircraft guns.

However, the astonishing rate of fire of this artillery really shocked Colonel Zaft. The gunner can also adjust the output power to change the rate of fire of the weapon, from 800 rounds per minute to 3,200 rounds per minute. Switching at will, he has never seen that kind of artillery that can fire a machine gun. At the standard rate of fire of 1,200 rounds per minute, human ears can hardly distinguish the sound of each shot. The side can only hear the huge buzzing like a storm.

No matter what the officers on the ship think, the crew has fallen in love with this weapon. They also gave the artillery a feminine nickname "Favrona" in private.

"The gap in the loading time can be made up by increasing the number of guns. After the test is finalized, two more doors can be considered on this platform. Then four more doors should be installed on both sides of the front bridge, at least on each side. There are four mk206s on the ship's side as the last line of defense. I believe that no enemy aircraft in the world can break through the interception of this "Favnir" barrage." Xu Jun confidently expressed his views to the captain. He carried the marshal's rod and circled the rapid-fire gun half a circle.

"In the future, more and more advanced weapons will be tested on the Bismarck. Bismarck’s responsibility is very heavy. The training of officers and soldiers must be strengthened, while supplies and logistics must be done to ensure the morale and combat effectiveness of the troops. "Xu Jun turned his head and said to Raidel.

"Of course, my head of state. Bismarck has always been in the highest priority position, second only to submarines and minesweeping forces. We can ensure that every soldier can receive adequate and high-quality supplies, and we have also prepared a lot Sports and cultural activities, the latest news documentaries will be shown every day, and an imported foreign film will be shown every week.” Raidel accompanied Xu Jun down the gangway down the air defense deck.

"Army soldiers also like films imported from the United States. We have signed an import agreement with American filmmakers. Their films can enter the German market on the condition that they cannot contain political propaganda content and must be provided free of charge. Copy it to the German armed forces.” Xu Jun said as he walked along the deck towards the stern of the ship, and had just passed two huge main gun turrets. As soon as he turned his head, he saw Himmler and Weirler standing by the fence at the stern, leaning over the ship's gunwale.

"Mr. Minister and Mr. Chief of Staff, have you found anything interesting?" Raidel walked over to the two conspirators and asked with a smile.

William Flake failed to escape the purge, and the SS firing squad blasted the entire bullet on him. The vacant position of German Interior Minister was regarded as a reward by Xu Jun, and Himmler won the position he dreamed of three years earlier. Himmler now holds several key positions and has complete control of the domestic police and security system in Germany. With Xu Jun's transformation of the SS, the influence of the position of the head of the SS is being reduced. Himmler knows very well that the duties of the Chief of Police and the Minister of the Interior will become more important in future government affairs.

Now the SS leader likes to be called Mr. Minister the most. Only his SS members continue to call him the National Leader or the Governor. Of course, there is a group of people except Xu Jun and his personal team. They call him very casual in private. Himmler was happy about it, because it meant that he had entered the small circle and was no longer an outsider.

"Oh, my Führer. Your Excellency Marshal, Himmler and I are betting, what is that thing?" Weierle asked, pointing to the underside of the ship.

"What is it?" Raidel and Xu Jun both leaned forward curiously to look at the ship's gunwale, only to see a steel tube welded frame on the gunwale extending diagonally to the sea.

"That’s the support for the backup rudder. If the rudder has a problem and cannot be repaired at sea for a while. We can install a secondary rudder at this position to temporarily maintain the control of the ship. This is done by the head of state. Order, every large surface ship of the German Navy will be equipped with this device." Raidel said to Weierle with a smile.

"The German navy will encounter various accidents during ocean-going voyages, and it must be prepared for this. German ships are used to choosing cruiser-style tails in the design, which makes the structure here relatively fragile. We don’t have time to rebuild To replace these design flaws, we can only do some reinforcement as much as possible and make some remedial preparations. These problems will no longer occur on subsequent warships. The Glassono has strengthened these parts and replaced them at the same time. New propeller." Xu Jun stretched out his hand and shook his finger. Disenhofen immediately took out a paper box from his pocket, drew a cigar from it and handed it to the head of state.

"My head of state, do you mean a propeller?" Weirler took the twenty-mark note offered by Himmler, looked down at it, and stuffed it into his trouser pocket.

"At the proposal of the head of state, we carefully studied the propellers of the captured British and French warships and found that the efficiency of those propellers far exceeded our own existing propeller shape. Our understanding of this aspect is still stuck in the last time. In the era of the war, the design scheme of the Jutland era is still used.

Those old-fashioned propellers have been out of date for a long time, wasting a lot of power from the German warships. Fortunately, the head of state reminded us, otherwise we will continue this mistake. Now we have designed a new propeller model based on the captured trophies and the ideas provided by the head of state. The Bismarck has been tested, and the speed has increased by three knots. This is enough to show that we were wasted on the propeller issue. How much motivation. "Ryder closed the conversation and answered Weierle's question.

The admiral of the navy has become numb to the endless miracles of the head of state around him. The apostle seems to be omnipotent and omniscient as others have described. He has brought every suggestion and design to the navy. The earth-shaking changes were seen by all the officers and soldiers of the navy. Raidel could not deny that he had already cast his heart on the head of state. He was very grateful that the apostle of God, not Hitler, won the battle. On the one hand, the German navy has thus obtained an excellent guide and strong backing.

"The existing five-blade propeller is not the best propeller shape in my mind. We still need to increase our strength in this area. The command has planned to build a large-scale fluid power laboratory and mobilize experts in various fields. Preparing to conduct a more in-depth study on this~IndoMTL.com~Xu Jun shot the soot at the outboard. He seemed to see something out of the corner of his eye, and quickly turned his head to look at the other side of the pier.

"Hey? Is that u1001? Why is she in Kiel? I thought she is still in Hamburg." Xu Jun pointed to a dark gray painted submarine docked at the end of the dock, and sent out surprise to Raidel Asked.

"1001 has completed the preliminary sea trial and arrived at Kiel Port the day before yesterday. She will load a new type of torpedo here, the one you proposed to improve." Raidel will not tell Xu Jun that this is Denny I have entrusted him to arrange specially in order to surprise the head of state.

Denitz is very satisfied with the performance of this experimental submarine. He has always wanted to let the head of state go on board for a review. After all, this submarine is full of heads of personal design from beginning to end.

"Let’s not go to the meeting room for now, I must go to see the submarine. Marshal Raidel, ordered the meeting to be postponed until after dinner, so that people should go to rest and wait for further notice." Xu Jun was excited. As he walked towards the gangway of the Bismarck ship, he couldn't wait to take a closer look at this latest masterpiece of Blomfors, Xu Jun's super electric boat based on the famous submarine in history. To be continued.

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