There is a rather bullish saying in Xu Jie's plane that the problems that money can solve are not problems, and it seems that the domineering value is full. And on this plane, the Italians have a problem that even money can't solve. That is, the production capacity of the battleship is not enough! The impact of the Blackshirts was extremely far-reaching, although the blackshirts who were causing trouble in northern Italy were wiped out within a few days, and the traces of fighting in the city were quickly cleaned up, but it was a very dangerous signal for all parties, especially the Italian Navy, so after this incident, Tycho began to push for the construction of the Italian Navy.

As China's allies, as well as possible allies of the Entente in the future, the two major powers began to fully support the construction of the Italian navy, the most important of which was financial support, for the current China, it is really not a problem to sponsor some money, and the United States and Britain, as the financial centers of capitalism, to provide some loans. So with all sorts of help, both explicit and implicit...... Add to this the fact that the Italian Navy and its political spokesmen are very well run in Congress, (and it is possible that some politicians are afraid of the Navy slashing their heads.) The current Italian Navy is really not short of money! The real problem now is that there are not enough experienced workers and facilities and slipways to do the work, you know, in addition to building warships, as a maritime country, Italian shipyards also need to build a large number of merchant ships, and many slipways are occupied by civilian ships, and some slipways have to be left to prepare for the refurbishment of naval ships. So, the sad Italian Navy found that they were now in a situation where they had money and nowhere to spend! …。

"Marshal Tycho, now the major shipyards really can't find the remaining slipways to complete the plan, the two Caraciono-class battleships are being improved, and the Andor Shah shipyard is also starting to prepare for the new battleships. The STT shipyard is preparing for the newly started cruiser. The RDA shipyard is ready to build a new protective aircraft carrier. Plus a large number of destroyer-building tasks. It will be difficult for us to fulfill the share of warships allowed by the treaty in 4 years. When Tycho asked again about the construction plan. The officials in charge of related affairs began to pour bitter water again.

Under the terms of the treaty, Italy could build 1 new battleship and 3 fleet aircraft carriers. and cruisers of up to 120,000 tons. There are only a limited number of slipways of more than 30,000 tons in Italy, and warships need to be brought into the dock for maintenance and maintenance every year. Therefore, the current shipyards in Italy have a maximum of 1 battleship and 1 aircraft carrier. Work on new ships can be started only when the two Caraciono-class battleships are completed. And the slipway of about 20,000 tons is many. But Italy needed to build 10 cruisers from scratch, 2 of which were aviation cruisers. Another 3 heavy cruisers, as well as 5 light cruisers. The pressure on the workers and slipways is also enormous. If we consider the facilities required for the annual maintenance of the first new cruisers in the future, it will be even greater, and in the face of the pressure of military expansion, Tycho finally decided to hand over some of the construction of warships to foreign countries. Of course, most of the parts of the battleship had to be supplied by Italian manufacturers.........

At present, there are not many countries that the Italian Navy can choose from, the Allies are definitely not good, and the trust between the Entente and Italy is still relatively fragile. So in the end, this country can only be Huaxia. Moreover, Tycho took the loan provided by Huaxia to build Italian warships, and after some negotiations, Huaxia would first build an armored aircraft carrier with a single-story hangar and a large deck and an aviation cruiser with a displacement of 15,000 tons on paper. "At the price you give, not only do I not make much money as a designer, but even the profit margin of the shipyard is less than 5%! You've really picked up a big bargain! Mr. Yan had privately complained to an Italian representative. …。

Italy, on the other hand, started construction of a 40,000-ton battleship and a protective aircraft carrier. The new battleship, named Count Cavour, was named in honor of the legendary prime minister who once promoted the unification of the Kingdom of Italy, and also to commemorate the battleship of the same name that sank in World War 1. But the underwater protection system is definitely the best among warships of its class. During a cocktail party, an Italian designer who had drunk too much once said.........

As an ally, after some time has passed. Huaxia also obtained the information on the underwater protection system newly developed by the Italians, and Xu Jie, who has always been very interested in naval construction, also made a sketch to see. It doesn't matter how you look at it...... He discovered that the Italians had developed an extraordinarily complex Plesay defense system, as they had done historically. The inertia of history is surprisingly powerful!

The Plesay system was complex, with a double hull, an inner tank and a cylindrical empty compartment wrapped around it, and curved armor at the rear. (There are also some auxiliary structures, so the author won't say much about them.) The principle of action is that once a battleship is hit by a mine, it will first destroy the double hull, and then the remaining power of the explosion will act on the cylindrical liquid tank inside, because the liquid cannot be compressed, and the pressure will be concentrated in the weaker defenses. The hollow barrel-like structure wrapped in the tank will be the first to be destroyed, so that the energy that should have acted directly on the last layer of mine armor will be released into the cylindrical structure. As a result, the impact on the hull was reduced. And this system does not change the hull line. It has little effect on speed and stability. Theoretically, it's definitely very advanced. But is it actually? It depends on the specific workmanship.........

First of all, the first problem is that the Plesai system must be carefully calculated and fit perfectly into the hull. Secondly. The internal cylindrical structure needs to be fragile, and the curved lightning wall must be tough enough. The third problem is that the system is not very effective against torpedoes equipped with magnetic fuses. After all, the bottom of the hull is too fragile, and there is no way to do it, no one can run away, so the final result is something that is theoretically very advanced, but in practice it is not necessarily better than the ordinary 5-layer defense structure. Looking at such a complex design, Xu Jie couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I hope that the Italian industry level of this plane is higher!" ”

In addition to this Prisse system, which I don't know how effective it actually is, the design of the Count Cavour is really good +80mm with a tilt of 19 degrees. The main armor with a height of 5.4 meters (partially weakened under the armor waterline) and the main horizontal armor of the power compartment plus the main horizontal armor of the ammunition compartment. (Well, against the historical combination of the American Mk6+ super-heavy bombs or the German heavy guided bombs.) The biggest difference from the historical Veneto-class battleships is the use of three three-pack 16-inch main guns, and the technology of this gun comes in part from China. As for the specific indicators? Well, this cannon has not yet been built, and even the designers do not know the specific situation.........

In addition to strong protection and firepower, the speed of this battleship is also good, the Italians have prepared a crew with a rated output of 140,000 horsepower, if nothing else, it will not have any problem running at speeds of more than 30 knots. In this plane, the Italians attached great importance to air defense, so the secondary guns installed on the Veneto-class battleships disappeared in history, and the secondary guns of the Count Cavour-class battleships had 20 anti-aircraft guns, in addition to this, the Italians also counted a large number of 40mm and 20mm machine guns on this battleship. …。

Xu Jie was not surprised that the Italians made this aircraft carrier similar to the Veneto-class in history, but then the Aquila aircraft carrier started by the Italians made Xu Jie scratch his head. "Why did it change again? Is this a wine tasting for Italians? Taste every taste? Xu Jie really couldn't figure it out. Yan Boxun brought two options to the Italians, one was equivalent to an armored Essex-type aircraft carrier, and the other was equivalent to a Shohe-type aircraft carrier with an expanded deck. It can be said that both options have their advantages and disadvantages...... The former is to strengthen the ability to maintain the battle, while the latter is to have a relatively large usable area.

Then the Italians did not have a good choice, so they decisively chose the same one of the two designs, the armored aircraft carrier was handed over to the Chinese Navy, which has more experience in building armored aircraft carriers, to build, and the protective aircraft carrier practiced by itself. It seems that the Italians plan to decide which option to choose for the third aircraft carrier after comparing the two aircraft carriers after they are completed. However, considering the speed of shipbuilding of the Italians, it is estimated that the armored aircraft carrier Flying Eagle built by Huaxia for Italy will be completed and delivered. Maybe the Aquila is still outfitting.........

In addition to building a large number of capital ships, the Italian Navy is also building various auxiliary warships, such as high-speed supply ships and high-speed oil tankers. Although theoretically the home of the Italian Navy is in the Mediterranean, there is no supply problem, but considering that the Italian Navy is to deploy a detachment fleet in East Africa. Therefore, it is also appropriate to have some supply ships for these warships. Of course, this is far-fetched for a discerning person, and the real reason is that Tycho has already begun to consider some of Xu Jie's suggestions! It is impossible for the vigorous expansion of the Italian Navy not to have an impact on other countries, but it is surprising that the German government is also following the pace of the Italian Navy to expand! This extremely abnormal situation gives people the feeling that the mountain breeze is about to come and the wind is full of buildings. The treaty period is just over halfway, and the Germans' shipbuilding program is far ahead of time!

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