Chapter 497: The Fearless King

The Germans were rigorous and meticulous, but they were a little too conservative in shipbuilding, which was vividly reflected in the First World War! In terms of the choice of main guns, the entire 3rd German 13 battleships used a 12-inch L50 main gun! Thanks to this, Thomas's 4 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were victoriously defeated by the High Seas Fleet! So much so that the Warweariness, which had problems with the steering gear, escaped the fate of being sunk!

In terms of design, from Nassau to Helgrande, Xu Jie thinks that there is a pre-fearless poison on it! The hexagonal main gun arrangement wastes tonnage and weakens firepower, and only 8 of the 12 main guns can be played. When I arrived at Caesar, I finally made a little progress, I knew the diagonal layout, and in certain circumstances, I could give full play to the firepower of 10 main guns, and when I arrived at the king, I finally learned the central axis layout, and as for Bavaria, which was facing each other, I could see through the washing of the battleship in the 1st World War, and the battle line ability surpassed the queen. But it came out too late...... And there are only 2 of them! In the face of the 5 queens and 5 R-class ships later, Bavaria burst into tears!

In the tonnage of battleships, the Germans also looked too cautious. Before 1915, the largest German battleship was the King-class, with a displacement of 25,000 tons. The tonnage of the New York class in the United States and the Queen Elizabeth class in the United Kingdom has reached 27,500 tons. At that time, the Fuso built by Japan had reached 30,000 tons. The tonnage of German battleships was relatively low, which strictly affected the increase in combat effectiveness. WHEN THE KING CLASS WAS BUILT, THERE WAS THE INTENTION OF REPLACING THE 320MM MAIN GUN, BUT UNDER THE DOUBLE LIMITATION OF TONNAGE AND FUNDING, IN THE END, IT WAS SAD TO CONTINUE TO USE THE 12-INCH 50L MAIN GUN!. …。

When it came time to Bavaria, the Germans repented! Large-caliber guns, larger tonnage began to be launched, but it was already too late! Arriving late, Bavaria did not fire a single shell at its old enemy, the British Royal Navy! In order to make Germany in this plane better weaken and contain Britain. Xu Jie needs to let the Germans let go of their courage as soon as possible!

"Where do you think the chances of the German Navy in the event of war?" Xu Jie asked after taking a sip of Pu'er.

"What does Mr. Xu mean? Aren't we talking about battleships again? Tirpitz was a little puzzled, to be honest, the rigid and rigorous Germans are really not suitable for the jumping thinking of the Chinese, especially the jumping thinking of the traversers!

"There is a fatal flaw in the ratio of the German Navy to the British Navy. That is, Germany is an army power. In the face of the two-sided attack of Russia and France, the German army has always been insufficient, and it is estimated that the chief of staff of Moltke Jr. has been having a headache about this problem, right? Xu Jie said with a smile.

"So our naval spending has never been comparable to that of the British. What is even more terrifying is that once the war starts, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the navy to launch new warships, so it will be difficult for the naval fleet to replenish. Tirpitz finally reacted..........

"Therefore, every warship of the German Empire must be a classic, it must be the top existence of the same era, once the war starts, when the gap between the two sides is the smallest, it will win the battle with fierce and swift attacks in one fell swoop! Only then will the German High Seas Fleet have a way out! It's worth the mark and manpower spent on this! Xu Jie said.

"And my class of battleships can definitely let the German Empire have a super battleship that can despise other warships of the same class for the first time, and entrust the Leo class to name the new warship that is about to start construction Dreadnought, and I call this class of battleships the King of Dreadnought!" Xu Jie said with some excitement that in the pyramid of people's needs, being recognized by the world is the highest demand. And Xu Jie has been smooth sailing since he crossed over. And this time the words of entrusting Leo and Yan Boxun made Xu Jie a little depressed, and now, Xu Jie has a chance to re-realize his ambitions, and naturally he will not give up! …。

"Your Excellency, this ship is equipped with four triple turrets. In most cases on the battle line, it is possible to cover the opponent with the fire of 12 main guns, which is twice as powerful as the current Dante! Don't worry about going too big, we can control it on fire control, fire one shell per turret per test shot, and 4 shells for correction. When entering the effectiveness of the fire, only half a second between the same turrets can effectively reduce the impact of the muzzle storm, or the left and right guns fire first, and then the middle gun fires! Triple assembly is the development trend, and double coupling is just an emergency. Xu Jie took out a piece of paper and drew ......... as he spoke.

"Between the two turrets in the bow of the ship is a diesel engine that is responsible for driving the turrets, so that one cannon can prevent two turrets from getting stuck. The bow tower was extended to the third turret, the gallery and gallery armor were removed, and the turret was replaced. IN THIS WAY, WE CAN INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE MAIN ARMOR BELT, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE UPPER PART CAN BE WEAKENED TO 150MM, WHICH CAN BE USED TO DEFEND AGAINST MEDIUM-CALIBER GUNS. The turret is bigger...... Leave enough space between the turret and the turret to reduce the chance of jamming. This battleship is definitely first class in terms of fire retention and firepower. The twin main guns take up too much space with the same number of main guns, which is actually not desirable. Xu Jie said.

"There's also power, actually, using a heavy oil boiler is better than using a coal-fired boiler, more space, more weight and cheaper. (History is indeed like this, although it is difficult to understand, but after a certain master's screenshot, it is indeed an oil-fired boiler that comprehensively suppresses coal-fired boilers.) I know that Germany lacks heavy oil, and we can use oil-coal boilers to maintain the cruising speed of the battleship, and when full speed is required, we can use pure oil-fired boilers to achieve high speed. In addition, if fuel is poured into the underwater compartment, the level of protection can be effectively increased. Xu Jie described in advance the way of fuel-coal mixed burning and pure oil-fired boilers in the later dreadnought period.........

"Boss, I found out that your eloquence is so good. I almost agreed with you. However, there is one problem, and that is the problem of construction risk and price. The tonnage of this ship is conservatively 22,000 to 23,000 tons," Yan said.

"Price is not an issue, what we need is the viability of this plan. This battleship, regardless of its tonnage, will not cost more than the 10-gun battleship built by Italy for your country. As long as this plan is feasible, then we can provide Beiyang with the best and cheapest warships! "I have to say that Xu Jie still has some talent for pyramid schemes. After weighing it up, Tirpitz decided to take the order as best he could. What the German Empire lacked was not money, but good design and ideas.

"In those days, when your country ordered Dingzhen from our country, our offer was only 350,000 pounds, and when we ordered the King's class, our offer was even lower than when you ordered Garibaldi-type armored cruisers in Italy, and today, for the friendship between the German Empire and the nascent Chinese Republic. We will still provide your country with the most cost-effective warships. ”

"You can rest assured that the German Reich will equip this type of ship with your country. We will make a large-scale model for the pool experiment, and the slipway for the production of large luxury cruise ships for Hamburg Americas will be freed up for the production of this battleship king! The Admiral of the German Empire assured loudly. (Hamburg Americas was the largest luxury cruise ship operator at the time, with several cruise ships of more than 20,000 tons, and in 1906, there were more than 30,000 tons of luxury cruise ships in the world.) …。

"In addition, I would like you to equip the new battleship with 4 propellers instead of the 3-axis power system that your country often uses. According to the reaction of the officers below, the three-axle King-class armored cruiser was inferior to the four-axle PIS*-class armored cruiser with the same power, and because the distance between the power shafts was too close and the interference between them was too large, it was a bit tragic in terms of efficiency. In the end, Xu Jie did not forget to point out the biggest problem with the power of German battleships, and he did not want such problems to exist on the warships he ordered. …。

Historically, the German 1 battleship used three propeller shafts, and because the propellers were too close to each other, there was a relatively serious disturbance when rotating, so the power of the German battleship itself was not low, but the speed was slower than that of the British battleships in a similar situation.

"Mr. Xu, I hope you can let the relevant technical personnel summarize these questions, and then submit them to our ambassador to your country, and then transfer them to the shipyard." The Tyre batch said with some embarrassment, compared to Xu Jie, who can command battles and design warships, the Tyre batch is definitely not versatile.

"So I'd like to ask...... How many such warships does your country intend to order? Tyre asked..........

"2 ships." Xu Jie stretched out two fingers and gestured. "We will add at least four new battleships, of which the Royal Italian Shipyard will undertake the construction of two of them, that is, the five twin-mounted main guns we have selected, with a main armament of 11 inches and a speed of 20 knots. The remaining two ships will be built by the Germania shipyard or the Wilhelm shipyard of the German Empire. What do you think? Xu Jie asked.

"That's great." Tirpitz nodded and said happily.

"If there is still room for your slipway. I hope to produce a new type of battlecruiser, which can be seen as a battle cruiser version of a 12-gun battleship, equipped with 3 3-mounted main gun turrets, light protection, and a speed of 23 knots. This battleship will exist as the flagship of the Beiyang Rapid Fleet. Xu Jie thought about it, gritted his teeth, and gave Germany the order for part of the battle cruisers.

The Germans had absolutely no problems with the industrial base and technology. So Xu Jie didn't mind directly letting the German dreadnought build a high! Directly on the horse firepower to surpass the king's battleship, if the Germans don't get the hang of it, then Xu Jie has no way at all! It was not that the Germans did not have the ability to develop sufficiently powerful artillery at the same time as the British, but that they were constrained by the cost of design ideas and the ......... of guts.

"It's a different 1st battle, and I'm now a little curious about what Beihai will be like in more than ten years!" Xu Jie said in his heart.

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