"This may have something to do with the difference in the experimental environment between the two sides, your country's battlefield is the North Sea and the rough Atlantic, while our battlefield is in the coastal waters of the Far East, and the farthest is the South China Sea. There will be certain differences in the requirements for seaworthiness between the two sides. However, for the sake of prudence, we can reconsider the weight distribution of the battleship and conduct related experiments. Yan proposed a compromise solution.

"This is indeed a good idea, and I will arrange for Mr. Ludendorf Haque to re-evaluate the ship with you." Tirpitz also knew that the other side had accepted his opinion to some extent, and there was no point in arguing about right and wrong. The two sides represent the Chinese Republic and the German Empire, and face is still very important.

Subsequently, Yan Boxun sorted out the not-so-good episodes of the meeting in one day and sent them to Xu Jie in Beijing by telegram, in which Yan Boxun expressed considerable dissatisfaction with Xu Jie's "creativity", but at the same time, he also proposed his own solution...... Either the weight will be increased, for example, the flat deck will be used, or the armament will be lowered, or the auxiliary engine room between the two forward turrets will be eliminated, in short, either way, it will have to be redesigned. And adding weight is undoubtedly the best way to do it. Simple, and with a low amount of effort. It is expected that the final weight of this fast battleship will reach 20,000 tons ..........

"Damn it. Was Veneto also laid out like this back then, how could such a thing happen? Is the Richelieu also the main gun front, and a diesel engine room is also stuffed between the turrets, how can something happen to me when it comes to me? Xu Jie was quite depressed in his heart. Of course. Xu Jie selectively ignored some problems, such as the two main turrets of the Veneto class are very close to each other, for example, Richelieu adopts a flat deck design, not only the bow tower, and for example, Xu Jie's battleship is now a bit serious about deducting tonnage.

After 2 weeks. Yan Boxun's telegram was once again placed on Xu Jie's desk, and this time the telegram showed that some of the problems existing in the original warship were not particularly serious, and if it was only a coastal operation, such problems would be nothing. However, if you fight in higher sea conditions, the phenomenon of the battleship burying the bow will be more serious, because the weight of the front part of the ship is too high, the bow recovery will be slower, and the guns are very prone to water, especially the first turret. In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to increase the artillery position, but then it will bring the problem of the center being too high and the stability will decrease. Whether it's a makeshift or a big change. It needs Xu Jie to decide.

If the Huaxia Navy is still fighting in the coastal waters, Xu Jie will probably agree to make a small change. However, considering that in the future, the Chinese Navy will engage the powerful Russian fleet at the other end of the South China Sea, then seaworthiness must be considered. It stands to reason that it is easiest to directly increase the tonnage, but Xu Jie still wants to build one in China. And domestic shipyards are still very demanding on the tonnage of warships. The maximum tonnage cannot exceed 21,000 tons, and if it is to be made domestically, the tonnage ......... must be limited.

I have to say that Xu Jie asked a little too much, with the tonnage of a battleship and a high speed. It is also necessary to ensure the distance between the turrets, and the tonnage should be compressed as much as possible, you must know that the German battlecruiser Lütsov in World War 1 was equipped with 8 12-inch guns, and the tonnage reached more than 26,000 tons, although the power of its new battleship was not even half of the normal power of Lütsov, although its own 3 turrets were more weight-saving. The protection is not as good as Lütsov. But it is still a bit too much to directly press 5,000 tons.

Xu Jie found that he was a little greedy at this time, just like Grande looked at every gold coin he had. Xu Jie is also quite demanding about the tonnage and performance of the battleship. The layout of the central axis cannot be changed, and there can be no less than 3 turrets and 9 guns. The distance between the turrets should be maintained, and the protection and speed, which one of the reductions are all Xu Jie does not want to see. So the problem came to a dead end. …。

But at this moment, a designer named Xiao Fuhan from the Huaxia Design Bureau submitted a design idea, it turned out that at the same time that Yan Boxun sent the relevant questions to Xu Jie, he also sent them to several senior designers of the Huaxia Naval Design Institute, after all, Xu Jie has a lot of things to do as the prime minister, and at most he is to give an instruction, and these people from the Huaxia Design Institute are specialized in this, and they have plenty of time to deal with this matter..........

I have to say that the designer named Xiao Fuhan really took into account Xu Jie's requirements for this fast battleship, and the tonnage did not increase, but this layout is indeed quite alternative! The bow was still in the bow layout, and then a triple 12-inch main turret was pressed, but the other two turrets were arranged in the rear...... The second turret is located on the extended forecastle. While the third turret was lowered by one deck layout, and between the two turrets in the rear were placed auxiliary engine rooms.

This layout not only balances the weight of the front and rear of the battleship, but also saves a lot of weight, for example, because of the rear mounting of the turret and auxiliary engine room, which shortens the length of the bow tower. And because it is a tail carry, not a bow carry, the weight of a whole gun mount is saved. In addition, the center of gravity is lowered and stability is increased. It's a pretty good design, but the only problem is that the design reduces the forward firepower, and the way the heavy fire is arranged at the back gives the feeling of being ready to run away before ......the fight starts.

And it is this design that makes people who have seen it only shake their heads. Secretary of the Navy Yang Yonglin even joked. This ship is more suitable for playing as a guard! However, as a technocrat and technocrat Xu Jie didn't care much about such an evaluation, all he cared about was how high the performance ......... the battleship was to the ground.

And what about the rear of the artillery? There is very little situation between the bow and the stern of the two battleships, at least there is some distance between the two sides in the longitudinal direction, and the turrets in the rear also have a considerable firing range in the front, just like the French Richelieus battleship in his plane, although the turrets are all front, but the rear is only 60 degrees that the main gun cannot cover. So in the vast majority of cases, such a design does not lack forward firepower, and on the battle line, both sides are side-chorded. The issue of firepower is no different from the orthodox layout.

"If it's ugly, it's ugly, anyway, use it the same, being able to fight, resist and run is combat effectiveness." In the end, Xu Jie finally agreed, and just like that, the world's first battleship with more backward firepower than forward firepower came out. And when Yan Boxun saw this telegram, he also shook his head helplessly, "I don't know if the arrogant Germans will accept such a layout, Boss Xu is a practical person, but Wilhelm II can take face very seriously." The end result was that the Germans would rather increase their weight than accept such a battleship that seemed ready to flee at any moment, but of course, this is a story for later.

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