The Revolutionary Era in One Piece

How to deal with the navy's fleet has always been a question that Marx and Engels have been thinking about. To this end, Marx and Engels consulted many party comrades before the war. Under the suggestions of the comrades, the revolutionary party decided on several plans.

First, the most popular solution is very simple and crude. In everyone's opinion, naval warships rely on nothing more than heavy armor wrapped in the outer shell. To deal with armor, professional armor-piercing weapons are used. Cannons are the answer given by everyone.

Although the current level of cannons cannot break through the defense of naval warships' armor, there is hope for the improvement of cannons. If the power is not enough, then we can build more powerful cannons. They should be heavier in tonnage and larger in caliber until they are strong enough to penetrate the armor of naval warships.

Thinking of this, the person who came up with this idea also had divergent thinking. If there is a cannon that can penetrate the armor of naval warships, it can even be moved to the warships and a new warship can be designed with it as the core. Wouldn't that be the new overlord of the sea? With a spear that can pierce the enemy and a shield that cannot be pierced by the enemy, then no matter what enemy you encounter, you will not be afraid.

When Ma En heard this, it sounded familiar. Isn't this the concept of the dreadnought in the previous life? Relying on almost impenetrable armor and huge caliber cannons, it can roam the sea fearlessly. This design will be the pinnacle of giant ships and cannons.

Ma En thought again, now it seems that the future development trend of warships in the One Piece world is also moving in this direction. Just looking at the ironclad ships that the navy has developed now, they are already rushing towards the direction of giant ships and cannons.

In the case that the entire pirate world is still using wooden ships, even with the magical material of the treasure tree Adam, the navy still resolutely opened up a new track for ironclad ships. It must be said that although the World Government has been blocking the spread of technology, it still has a certain degree of technological liberation for its own lackeys.

If we ignore the individual combat capabilities of some supermodels in the One Piece world, just by pointing out the ironclad ships and the new power system that enables ships to sail in the doldrums, the navy may even be able to end the so-called Great Pirate Era in the near future.

That was probably the era that Akainu had been dreaming about. The navy, relying on the latest nautical military technology that was half a century ahead, could completely suppress all pirates on the sea. Compared with sailing warships and ironclad ships with new power systems, those were two completely different eras.

Pirates only needed to find a few craftsmen to build a wooden pirate ship to go out to sea for plunder. But with the advent of ironclad ships, all the original ecosystems would no longer exist. The power system that does not require wind power and can sail at any time is enough to become a noose to strangle pirates.

If pirates want to get such a power system, it is not as simple as just finding a craftsman to build an old-fashioned pirate ship. Without a certain industrial foundation, pirates will never be able to build even the most basic steam paddle steamer. Even if they get such a power system, fuel will become the last trap that will hold pirates back.

Of course, all of the above is based on the assumption that there are no strange devil fruits and super-model individual combat power in the One Piece world. With these strange variables, relying on technology that is half a century ahead is no longer a guarantee.

According to Marn's estimation based on the development of science and technology in his previous life, and taking into account some special variables, the navy's technology will have to continue to iterate for a hundred years compared to what it is now, roughly equivalent to the technological level of the 1970s and 1980s in Marn's previous life, before the navy can fully reach the level of ending the Great Pirate Era.

The above are some of Ma En's analyses. After careful consideration, Ma En finally decided to give up this plan. Although the Cannon God Cult has many supporters everywhere, Ma En still decided to combine the actual situation.

With the technical level that the base area has reached after this period of development, it is still difficult to point out the technology of large-caliber artillery. The design aspect is easy to say, some drawings can be taken out on the spot. But the most difficult aspect is the lack of the most basic technical reserves. The most basic smelting technology alone is not something that the base area can break through in a short period of time.

After ruling out the cannon option, two other options attracted Marx's attention. Some people thought that since it was impossible to penetrate the armor of naval warships from the front, could they find another way to threaten naval warships from other places? This idea led to two ideas, one of which was the air threat school and the other was the underwater raid school.

Coincidentally, these are also the two paths that the navy must take in its development. One believes that the navy’s important future combat goal is in the sky; the other believes that the future that the navy must master is underwater. In the end, it was up to Marx and Engels to choose between these two paths.

Maan, who was equipped with knowledge from another world, certainly knew how the navy should develop in the future. In fact, the two differences raised by everyone were essentially correct. Whether it was the aircraft carrier faction that advocated air supremacy or the submarine faction that advocated hidden strikes underwater, they were both important components of the future navy.

Unfortunately, the revolutionary party at that time was still unable to replicate the concept that Marx and Engels had in mind. Therefore, after much consideration, Marx and Engels finally decided to lean towards the underwater faction. This choice was also a decision made by Marx and Engels after much consideration. Under the current circumstances, the development of underwater weapons is the most suitable choice for the actual situation.

As for Marne's abandonment of aerial weapons, the reason was similar to the abandonment of the giant cannon plan. With the current technical accumulation of the base, it is impossible to launch an effective aerial combat unit in a short period of time. After all, reliable aerial vehicle technology is still a blank in the world of One Piece, and it is not possible to accumulate technology from scratch in a short period of time.

In the end, the easy-to-implement underwater weapon solution became the final choice of the Revolutionary Party. Among these weapons, the torpedo, as the most basic and cost-effective weapon, became the focus of the Revolutionary Party's research.

Because time was too urgent, the revolutionaries could not come up with a more advanced torpedo design in a short period of time. Finally, with the help of Marx and Engels, the revolutionaries designed a torpedo with a very simple principle and good power.

Marne adopted the simplest principle, using compressed air to drive a piston engine to drive a propeller for propulsion, and controlling the depth of the torpedo by operating the horizontal rudder through hydraulic valves, and also using a gyroscope to control the direction of the torpedo.

These were all prepared by the base in a short period of time, and the fleet responsible for the raid was also quickly equipped with a large number of these new underwater weapons. With the support of key weapons, the navy's fleet was finally no longer invincible.

Next, the whole plan was still missing a crucial step. When the battle plan began, the Red Flag Fleet only needed to launch, hit, and finally declare victory.