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    The standard for a long-distance voyage ship in the center of the earth is roughly as follows: about 40 meters in length. Depending on the purpose, the widest part of the middle of the ship ranges from four to eight meters. The height of the ship is three to five meters. There is usually a mast installed on the ship.  When the wind blows, a jib will be hung, and an iron ram will be installed at the front of the ship. Some are installed on the water, and some are installed underwater, depending on the captain's personality and hobbies.  Depending on actual needs, one or two decks will be installed above the keel of the ship. Two semi-elliptical platforms will be specially modified at the bow and stern of the deck. Ballistas or trebuchets are placed on the platforms, and the left and right hulls are  This is where the oarsmen work. They line up in two rows on the left and right to put wooden oars about six to eight meters long into the water.  For a sea-going ship manufactured according to this standard, the number of naval officers and oarsmen on each ship is roughly between two hundred and three hundred, of which the number of oarsmen will account for about three-quarters.  Judging from the standards of the Earth's Great Industrial Age and even the Age of Discovery, warships of this level are not really big. Even before the Age of Discovery began, when Zheng He made seven voyages to the West, there were already ships that could carry thousands of ships.  Human beings are big ships, but that is in the above-ground world. In the underground world, it is understandable that ships of this level are regarded as large ships.  First of all, on the ground, there are many trees that can grow to tens of meters high, but underground, there are not many such tall plants, and there are even fewer suitable to be used as ship keels, so that most of them are like this  Large-scale sea-going ships can only use keels made by splicing technology - which further increases the difficulty of manufacturing large-scale sea-going ships.  Secondly, although the inner sea is vast, it is limited by the overall environmental factors. When there are few strong winds and waves, wind power cannot become the main driving force for ship navigation.  Here, the navigation of ships mainly relies on the mysterious currents of the inner earth sea and the power of the oarsmen, or simply put, it relies on the power of the oarsmen.  In this way, it becomes clear why the scale of large-scale sea-going ships cannot increase.  It's not that it can't be built, but it's that the ship is too huge and the speed of the oarsmen alone cannot be brought up at all, even if it is barely made and the power of magic is used to increase the speed.  In a naval battle, there is not much advantage. When the effect of magic wears off, it will become a living target.  On the surface, increasing the number of oarsmen simultaneously seems to solve the problem of oversized ships.  But the actual situation is not as simple as simultaneous addition and subtraction of numbers on both sides.  Indeed, when the number of oarsmen is small, each additional oarsman can bring faster speed to the ship, or increase the size of the ship without changing the speed, but when the number of oarsmen is  When the number exceeds a limit, the power consumed by each additional rower is increased.  It will be greater than the increased force. If the weight of the ship increases simultaneously, the speed will inevitably slow down.  The limit on the number of oarsmen is a number between one hundred and fifty and two hundred. An elite team of oarsmen can push this number to the limit of two hundred, but that's all.  After all, it is difficult for an elite oarsman force to appear, and its peak period only lasts a few years. However, if a sea-going ship does not encounter any accidents, it can survive for decades.  Instead of building a larger sea-going vessel for an elite team of oarsmen, the original size of the ship was maintained.  Get faster speeds and be significantly more sensible.  In summary, based on the general reason, after thousands of years of actual testing in naval battles in the underground world, those ship standards that were too large or too small have been eliminated, and the only ship standard that remains.  has become the mainstream in today¡¯s world.  The shipbuilding ideas proposed by Ivan omit the part about the oarsmen in the underground shipbuilding standards, considering that that part not only includes the working oar room, but also includes the oarsmen's living room and their rations.  , clean water and other related supplies. This change is equivalent to freeing up at least half of the internal space of the ship in disguise.  Although the metal propeller used to replace the oarsman will also take up a lot of space, and it is still manpower to drive the metal propeller, so it is also necessary to prepare the corresponding crew room and material reserves, but it is not as scary as half.  , if the design is good, the newly added propeller design, including the volume occupied by its attached personnel and materials, will only occupy less than one-third of the space inside the hull at most.  Of this third of the space, the propeller itself actually occupies less than half, and the rest is allocated to relevant operators.  It's not like Alvin hasn't thought about building a steam engine, so that he can save more human resources, but considering that the underground world is so closed and the ecological structure is too simple, resulting in pollution that is difficult to control, he really  If a steam engine is developed and the entire underground world is filled with black smoke, humans and demons will probably join forces to destroy him before he develops.  In the end, Alvin could only give up this idea and did not continue.?Proposed his third idea to Naimos.  The metal keel and metal propellers are both substantial ship components, but after removing many unnecessary structures, the weight of the ship as a whole is not much increased. Taking into account the powerful driving force of the propellers, perhaps  The speed will also be slightly higher than that of ships of the same size.  Although Ivan himself did not realize how important his idea was, Nemos, as a master shipbuilder, knew that perhaps the two ideas proposed by Ivan would subvert the ship standards that have been used for thousands of years.  .  Compared with wooden paddles, wheel propellers have higher manpower conversion efficiency and smaller ship occupancy, which will undoubtedly give rise to a new ship standard and a construction standard for larger sea-going ships. The emergence of metal keels will change this standard.  The difficulty of implementation is greatly reduced.  People in the world are either interested in fame or profit, but the emergence of new standards for seagoing ships will make the old guy Naimos both famous and wealthy. Therefore, this slovenly old man seems to be more enthusiastic about the construction of new ships than Ivan.  Ivan wandered around the small world and searched for dozens of alloys that met the design requirements from the thunderstorm area. After coming out, Nemos happened to complete a first draft of the ship's design, but he did not directly take the design drawing.  Construction started, but Ivan's mage power was used to cast a type of alloy material, and a two-meter-long ship model was made. Then he threw it into a small pool, released water spells, and artificially simulated various harsh sea conditions.  environment.  The maritime environment in the Earth's Core Sea is naturally not as bad as in the simulation conditions, but if you are unlucky enough to encounter a monster lurking in the sea, the situation will not be much better, and the harsh environment can also accelerate the exposure of flaws in the ship's design.  defect.  After exhausting his magic power, Nemos took out the ship model from the pool, looked at it carefully, and didn't know what was wrong with it. He took out a pen and paper and began to modify the design on the spot.  Ivan squatted next to the model and looked at it for a long time but couldn't see what was wrong. In the end, he could only sigh that he had a specialization in the art.  Ivan thought that Nemos would be satisfied with the experiment in a day or two. Unexpectedly, he actually had a serious plot to perfect, claiming that he hoped to perfectly design this kind of ship that had never appeared in the history of the underground world. The result was not only that it faced  He revised the design drawings and tested the dozens of alloys brought by Alvin one by one. It took two weeks in the blink of an eye.  If it weren't for Naimos's solemn guarantee that the new ship would be launched within two months, and Emma's repeated assurances that Naimos was the best shipbuilder in the territory, Alvin would have almost given up supporting him and found another one.  A shipwright started building a ship.  So after continuing to wait patiently for two weeks, Naimos finally finalized the design of the new ship and the metal alloys used specifically. Ivan had an extra thought, and brought Naimos everything that was only available in small countries.  Alloys found in the world.  The ingredients of these alloys can of course be found in the main world, but the biggest secret of the so-called alloy is the proportion formula, so at least for a few years, Ivan does not have to worry about the ships he develops being used by humans.  The navy successfully imitated it, and perhaps they could quickly produce a ship with a similar structure. However, the metal used in the keel and propellers did not meet the standards, and the performance of the entire ship was definitely not as powerful as the genuine Lionheart model.  Of course, humans can also use those famous alloys to replace these two metals. Perhaps after being manufactured, their combat effectiveness will be comparable to that of genuine products. However, the precious alloys originally used to make small parts are widely used to cast large metal components. In terms of price,  In terms of quality, the ships produced are definitely a scam.  It seems that the Ochsere family of the Swordfish Territory, the backbone of the human navy, does not have enough financial resources to build such a deceptive ship.  When the news that the warship design blueprint was completed was sent to Ivan, he immediately dropped what he was doing and rushed to Odelia Port.  Compared with the old warships, the new warships are very different in design. Although there is not much change in appearance, the internal structure is earth-shaking. This directly leads to huge changes in the personnel carrying capacity of the ship.  Variety.  The number has not changed much. It is still the standard two hundred people. However, among the two hundred people, one hundred and fifty are naval officers and soldiers, and the remaining fifty are the oar operators. This is different from the old ships.  The mounting configuration is completely reversed.  The number of naval officers and soldiers deployed is twice as high as before. Not only the ability to engage in hand-to-hand combat has been enhanced, but also the long-range firepower of the ship itself has been improved.  It happens that after the oar chamber is removed, most of the areas on both sides of the ship are freed up. Ballistas and catapults do not have to be installed only at the bow and stern of the ship. They can be installed on both sides of the ship.  As a result, the long-range firepower of the ship is more than doubled.  Such a warshipWith a formation and the classic naval battle T-shaped tactics, Alvin even has the confidence to directly challenge the dominance of the human navy - of course, the premise is that there are not too many fourth-level and above ships in the human fleet.  Professional.  ¡­¡­¡­¡­ Thanks to thindy, Addict, Lifox and Heartbreak Valley for their monthly passes
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