"There is no problem that the power drum is exposed like this." Xu Jun stood beside mk206 and looked down at the huge drum placed in the well.

The Navy expanded a hole in the air defense deck and then welded a bullet storage box inside. The hydraulic power drum of the rapid-fire gun was placed in the box body, and a power pipeline was also arranged on the wall of the box. The Navy also installed a folding boom beside the fence of this platform. After being opened vertically, it can quickly lift the drum as a whole, which facilitates gunner maintenance and loading.

"Because this gun is still under debugging, in order to facilitate disassembly and assembly and maintenance, there is no bulletproof top cover. We have prepared a cover welded and assembled by a twenty-mm thick armor plate. We are now processing the sliding guide grooves for it, which can be moved left and right, which is very flexible. We are also planning to install an ammunition storage station here. Each MK206 is equipped with four spare drums, each storage of 700 rounds, and has pulley guides. We have tried that four trained loaders can complete the drum replacement in fifteen seconds." Colonel Zaft introduced to Xu Jun seriously.

Speaking of which, Captain Zaft actually has some personal views on this weapon. Green fast cannon is not a new thing. It was once popular in the era of armored ships and almost became a standard configuration. It was specially used to strafuse surface targets such as pole minecraft or exposed sailors on the enemy deck. The complex structure and weight have always been its fault, and it was eventually eliminated by lighter and cheaper rapid-fire weapons such as Maxim.

Unexpectedly, the Ordnance Bureau of the Commander-in-Chief actually re-excavated this weapon. Although it used a new design and installed output power, the overall structure was still not as good as half a century ago. Zaft was still a little suspicious of this new equipment that had not yet been finalized, and always felt that it was reassuring to use it without the use of the single-bar anti-aircraft guns that had been tested by time.

However, the amazing fire rate of this cannon really shocked Colonel Zaft. The gunner can also change the fire rate of the weapon by adjusting the output power, and switch at will from 800 rounds per minute to 3,200 rounds per minute. He has never seen the aura of a cannon that can fire a machine gun. At the standard rate of fire of 1,200 rounds per minute, the human ear could hardly tell the sound of each cannon ejecting from the bore, and only a huge beep like a storm could be heard in his ears.

No matter what the officers on the ship think, the crew members have fallen in love with this weapon. They privately gave the cannon a feminine nickname "Fafuna".

"The gap in loading time can be compensated by increasing the number of artillery guns. After the test is finalized, you can consider adding two more doors to this platform. Then install four more doors on both sides of the front bridge, and at least there must be four mk206 on the side of each side as the last line of defense. I believe that no enemy aircraft in the world can break through the interception of the "Favnier" barrage." Xu Jun confidently expressed his opinion to the captain. He carried the marshal's staff and turned around the rapid-fire cannon for half a circle.

"In the future, more and more advanced weapons will be tested on the Bismarck. Bismarck has a heavy responsibility. We must speed up the training of officers and soldiers, and at the same time do a good job of supply and logistics to ensure the morale and combat effectiveness of the troops." Xu Jun turned around and said to Redell.

"Of course, my head of state, Bismarck has always been at the highest priority, second only to submarines and minesweeping forces. We can ensure that every soldier can get sufficient and high-quality supplies. We have also prepared many sports and cultural activities, playing the latest news documentaries every day, and playing an imported foreign movie every week." Redel accompanied Xu Jun down the air defense deck along the gangway.

"The Army soldiers also like movies imported from the United States. We signed an introduction agreement with American producers. Their movies can enter the German market on the condition that there is no political propaganda content and must be provided with free copies to the German armed forces." Xu Jun said as he walked along the deck towards the stern, and just walked past two huge main gun turrets. When he turned around, he saw Himmler and Weirler standing next to the fence at the stern of the ship and leaning down to the side of the ship.

"Mr. Minister and Chief of Staff, have you discovered anything interesting?" Radell asked with a smile on his face.

William Freke failed to escape the purge, and the SS firing squad exhausted the entire ammunition belt on him. The spare German Interior Minister's position was regarded as a reward by Xu Jun. Himmler won the position he had dreamed of three years earlier. Himmler now has several key positions and has completely controlled the police and security system in Germany. With Xu Jun's transformation on the SS, the influence of the position of National Leader of the SS is decreasing. Himmler is very clear that the positions of police director and Interior Minister will become more important in future government affairs.

Now the SS leader likes to call him Mr. Minister the most, only his SS members continue to call him the leader of the country or the director. Of course, there is an exception to a group of people, namely Xu Jun and his personal team, who privately call him very casually. Himmler was willing to accept this because it means that he has entered that small circle and is no longer an outsider.

"Oh, my head of state. Marshal, I am betting with Himmler, what is that thing?" Weirler asked, pointing to the side of the ship.

"What?" Redell and Xu Jun both leaned over and looked at the side of the ship in curiosity, and saw a steel pipe welded rack on the side extending obliquely to the sea surface.

"That is the bracket of the backup rudder. If there is a problem with the rudder and it cannot be repaired at sea for a while, we can install a secondary rudder in this position to temporarily maintain control of the ship. This is the order issued by the head of state. This device will be installed on every large surface ship of the German Navy." Raidel said to Weiller with a smile.

"The German Navy will encounter various accidents during its long-distance voyage, and must be prepared for this. German ships are accustomed to choosing cruiser-style tails in their design, which leads to the fragile structure here. We have no time to re-replace these design defects, so we can only strengthen as much as possible and make some remedial preparations. These problems will not occur on subsequent warships. The Gleasonno has strengthened these parts and replaced them with new propellers." Xu Jun stretched out his hand and swung his fingers. Diesenhofen immediately took out a cardboard box from his pocket, pulled out a cigar from it and handed it to the head of state.

"My head, are you talking about propellers?" Weirler took the twenty mark notes offered by Himmler, looked down and stuffed them into his trouser pocket.

"At the proposal of the head of state, we carefully studied the captured propellers of British and French warships and found that those propellers were far more efficient than our own existing paddle shapes. Our understanding of this aspect is still in the era of the last war, and the design scheme of the Jutland era is still used.

Those old-fashioned propellers have been behind the times for a long time and have wasted a lot of power from German warships. Fortunately, the Head of State reminded us, otherwise we would still continue this error. Now, based on the seized spoils, we have designed a new propeller model, and the Bismarck has been tested, and the speed has been increased by three knots compared to the original one, which is enough to show how much power we have wasted on the propeller issue before." Redel concluded his conversation and answered Weirle's questions.

The Marshal of the Navy was already numb to the endless miracles of the head of state around him. The apostle seemed to know everything as others described. Every suggestion and design of the navy brought earth-shaking changes. All the officers and soldiers from all over the navy saw it. Redel could not deny that he had already provoked the head of state. He was very glad that the apostle of God was won in that battle, not Hitler. From various perspectives, the German Navy gained an excellent guide and strong backing.

"The existing five-blade propeller is not the best paddle shape in my mind. We still need to increase our strength in this regard. The commander has planned to build a large fluid dynamics laboratory and has mobilized experts from all walks of life to prepare for more in-depth research on this." Xu Jun bounced the ashes out of the board. He seemed to see something from the corner of his eye, and quickly turned his head and looked to the other side of the dock.

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

"1001 has completed the preliminary sea test. She just arrived at Keel Port the day before yesterday. She wanted to load a new torpedo here, which is the type you proposed to improve." Redell would not tell Xu Jun that this was specially arranged by Deniz, in order to surprise the head of state.

The various performances of this test submarine were very satisfied with Deniz. He had always wanted the head of state to go on the boat to inspect it himself. After all, the submarine was filled with the head of state's personal design from beginning to end.
Chapter completed!