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Two formations, twelve All Heavy Gun Battleships in silver paint and flying Faletis blue pennant flags, rode the wind and waves as they sailed majestically across the broad waters outside Newen Harbor.
The parade, held specially to celebrate the completion of the Faletis Kingdom's first modern battleship fleet, drew screams and cheers from countless residents in the flag-filled harbor.
Foreign merchants and tourists who had also come to watch were filled with envy even as they cursed their own navies as a pack of useless drunkards.
This modern fleet, which continued to undergo constant upgrades and replacements, marked another leap forward in Tulip's dominion over the seas.
Whether in gun caliber or displacement, it had completely crushed the maritime nations.
The Alliance's vast colonial territories and maritime trade routes were destined to remain impregnable under such immense power!
Among the twelve warships, the All Heavy Gun Battleship—Dreadnought-class—had already become highly mature.
The Kingdom's three Post-Dreadnought-class ships had likewise been launched. Whether in size or gun caliber, they were even more astonishing than the Dreadnought-class.
Specifications: Vessel dimensions in meters; full-load displacement: 25,870 tons; crew: 750. Armor: 305 mm main belt armor along the sides, 254 mm armored bulkheads, 280 mm armor around the conning tower, 102 mm deck armor, 280 mm armor around the turrets, 102 mm on top, and 254 mm barbette armor. Armament: ten twin-mounted 343 mm/45-caliber naval guns; sixteen 102 mm rapid-fire guns; three 533 mm torpedo tubes. Power: eighteen coal-fired steam boilers, four steam turbine sets; maximum main-engine output: 31,000 horsepower; speed: 24 knots.
The primary difference was this:
The Dreadnought-class had first introduced the concept of "all heavy guns," completely eliminating the large-caliber secondary guns along the sides. All main guns were standardized as heavy guns of the same model and caliber,