The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 269: Chapter 243: Peter Pavlovskiy

Time quickly came to the d of November 907, which was the day wh the first of Russia's two dreadnought battleships, Peter Pavlovskiy, was officially completed.

The Russians had high hopes for these two dreadnoughts and paid a considerable price for them.

With an investmt of 5 million Pounds, they obtained two powerful dreadnoughts and some small warships. It could be considered as Russia's last investmt in the navy.

At least for the next five years, the Russians probably wouldn't invest any more in the navy, as they were guinely out of money.

However, the good news was that these two dreadnoughts had significantly improved Russia's naval strgth.

No matter which squadron these two dreadnoughts served in, they would have a more significant impact in their respective regions.

Currtly, the Island Nation had no plans to build any dreadnoughts. If Russia were to equip two dreadnoughts in the Far East beforehand, could the Island Nation be Russia's oppont?

The answer, of course, was no. Although dreadnoughts had not yet participated in actual battles, their data was well-known to all countries.

There was a relatively unified and standard answer from all countries: a single dreadnought could indeed be equivalt to two or three old-fashioned battleships.

Of course, this is only from a theoretical perspective. If they were really involved in a naval battle, the outcome would be ever-changing, but the dreadnoughts' advantage was an undiable fact for everyone.

The Russians took the completion of Peter Pavlovskiy very seriously and ev st Geral Makarov, the commander of the Pacific Squadron, to personally attd the launching ceremony of the Peter Pavlovskiy battleship.

Of course, naval officers and soldiers from the Russian Pacific Squadron were also prest, as they would join the maritime test of the Peter Pavlovskiy battleship after the launching ceremony.

On the one hand, they would be able to truly appreciate the power of this dreadnought; on the other hand, they would be able to master the control of Peter Pavlovskiy more quickly and develop combat capabilities faster.

Russia is currtly an important ally of Australasia and one of the countries with the best relationship with Australasia.

As a result, Geral Makarov's arrival was tak seriously by Arthur, who dispatched Minister of Defce Kt to accompany him in attding the launching ceremony of the Peter Pavlovskiy battleship.

The launching ceremony was straightforward. After Peter Pavlovskiy was transported from the shipyard to the nearby port and successfully launched, the sounds of cannons and cheers rang out over the harbor.

Although this warship belonged to the Russians, it was indepdtly built by the Australasians themselves, hce attracting some Australasian onlookers.

After all, according to the governmt's construction plans, Australasia's navy would be equipped with such warships in a few years, which was the real reason for the Australasians' curiosity about the Monarch-class battleships.

The main gun currtly equipped on the Peter Pavlovskiy battleship was a 83mm main gun, as Australasia had not yet mastered the 45x caliber 305mm main gun.

However, this situation would change soon. According to information from Germany, by mid908 at the latest, Germany would fully master the technology of the 305mm main gun and be willing to share it with Australasia.

This meant that the battleships built by Australasia after mid908 could be equipped with larger caliber main guns, resulting in a significant increase in firepower.

"Minister Kt, wh can we start testing the Peter Pavlovskiy battleship?" Geral Makarov asked impatitly.

For an outstanding geral who has dedicated his life to the navy, he is already eager to see the true strgth of Russia's new warship.

"If you are willing, we can start now," Minister Kt said with a smile.

The testing and sea trial of a warship is an extremely lgthy process, used to test the warship's stability, combat capabilities, and the actual errors of the data on paper.

Since Geral Makarov is here, this test is naturally not a boring stability test.

Gerally, testing the speed and stability of a warship takes several months, so that the design and equipmt of the warship can be thoroughly tested for any issues.

This test mainly focuses on the maximum speed and firepower.

Accompanying the Peter Pavlovskiy is another battleship from Russia Nation.

Although it is an old-fashioned battleship, it is currtly one of the main warships of the Russia Nation's Pacific Squadron.

This time, it will accompany the Peter Pavlovskiy battleship to truly experice the differce in speed betwe the two warships.

The maximum speed of Russia's old-fashioned battleships is only 8 knots, while the Peter Pavlovskiy battleship can reach a maximum speed of knots. This differce may not seem significant, but in reality, it is immse.

This can be se from the momt the two warships set sail. The Peter Pavlovskiy took the lead from the start, outpacing the Russian old-fashioned battleship by one body lgth. After sailing for more than a minute, it ev increased the distance from the old-fashioned battleship by more than 0 meters.

As time passed, the Peter Pavlovskiy battleship has tak a commanding lead, with the distance betwe the two warships ev exceeding one kilometer.

Keep in mind that the sailing time of the two warships did not exceed t minutes. This means that in t minutes, the Peter Pavlovskiy battleship has completely crushed the speed of Russia's old-fashioned battleships.

Looking through the telescope at the old warship in the distance, Geral Makarov nodded in satisfaction.

At this momt, Geral Makarov's satisfaction with the Peter Pavlovskiy battleship had reached its peak, and he eagerly anticipated its true service.

After sailing for another half an hour, the Peter Pavlovskiy finally slowed down.

Here, the Peter Pavlovskiy was to undergo a firepower test, including the accuracy and impact of the guns.

The advantages and disadvantages of the 83mm gun compared with the 305mm main gun are obvious. The 83mm main gun has a much higher firing rate than the 305mm main gun, which was the reason for Germans' confidce.

However, this advantage is not so fridly to the Australasian and Russian naval soldiers aboard the Peter Pavlovskiy battleship.

Since both the Russian and Australasian naval soldiers were operating such a designed warship for the first time, they were unfamiliar with this kind of operation and needed more time to practice and become proficit.