Negotiations between the Hainan Army and the Germans are still continuing, and the T34 tank project is only one of many cooperation projects. In other respects, Li Weidong has also prepared many surprises for the Germans. For example, what the Germans need most at the moment.
"Mr. Seekert! Maybe you can take a look at this. I believe it will be what your German navy needs!" Li Weidong threw out the biggest bait in his hand. With this thing in hand, he didn't believe that these Germans could hold back.
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"This is? Helgoland-class battleship? How is it possible!?" Looking at the drawings handed over by Li Weidong, he saw something familiar to him, and Sekter couldn't help but be shocked this time.
Having experienced Germany's defeat in World War I, he clearly understood the extraordinary significance that the Helgoland-class battleship had to the Germans.
During World War I in 1908, in order to cope with the shipbuilding competition with the United Kingdom, it was learned that the British Navy was building a dreadnought with a 343mm caliber main gun. The German Navy felt that the 0mm caliber main gun mounted on the Nassau-class battleship was not powerful enough, so it decided to build
The Helgoland class is also equipped with a 305mm 50 times caliber main gun, which uses heavy ammunition and is more powerful than similar artillery of the British Navy.
The layout of the main battery still follows the form of the Nassau-class battleship, and the length-to-width ratio of the hull is increased to overcome the Nassau-class defect of excessive roll caused by wind and waves when the warship sails due to the weight of the side turrets.
The Ergoland-class battleships are equipped with double longitudinal bulkheads and have strong underwater defense. In order to drive the enlarged warships, three chimneys are installed on this class of battleships. This is also the only class of battleships in the German Navy with three chimneys.
Dreadnought.
Although today, twenty years later, it can no longer be regarded as the latest main battleship in the German Navy. However, the 305mm 50-time caliber naval gun is not outdated in today’s international navies, and if the Helgoland-class battleship undergoes some modernization
After modification, it can be incorporated into the navy and used as a battleship. In an instant, Sekter found that his heart was moved!
However, after Sekt was shocked, the first thing that came to his mind was questioning. How could Helgoland-class battleships still exist now?
During World War I, the German Navy built a total of only four Helgoland-class battleships. They were: Helgoland, Osterfriesland, Thuringia and Austria.
Waldenborg. In the Battle of Jutland, these four Helgoland-class battleships all participated in the battle and suffered many injuries.
After the end of World War I, Germany, as a defeated nation, was forced to hand over these four battleships to the Allies. Helgoland was handed over to the United Kingdom; Osterfriesland was handed over to the United States; Thuringia was handed over to France; Austria
Fort Fort was handed over to Japan. Due to the generally poor condition of these battleships after the war, the victorious countries did not use them to join their own navies, but instead sold them for scrap soon after.
Therefore, how could there be a Helgoland-class battleship here? He still could not forget the scene when he was defeated and surrendered and was forced to hand over the warship. Thousands of naval soldiers gathered at the dock and burst into tears.
"We got its data from the Americans! Well... it's the data of the Ostfriesland!" Li Weidong never bluffed people without drafting it. In fact, the Ostfriesland
The Rislan had long been used as a target ship by the United States and was sunk by aircraft. The data on the Helgoland-class battleship in his hand actually came from the data released from the base system.
Sekter just smiled and did not say anything further. He thought that Li Weidong was talking big words. Although the Hainan Army had built a very excellent T34 tank, which indeed surprised him, it did not mean that
It has the ability to create high-end weapons such as battleships.
As the pinnacle of a country's heavy industry and technology, battleships cannot be built just by hand. Moreover, China's heavy industry has always been relatively backward, and the industry in some remote areas is as similar as handicraft workshops. In his world view, China
Building a battleship is a complete fantasy.
Of course, Li Weidong could tell that Sekter didn't quite believe this reason, so he had to continue to explain: "When we first got its data, we really didn't have the ability to manufacture it! But fortunately, we found someone who participated in the design and manufacture of it.
An engineer, and got a relatively complete design drawing from him! So, we have the ability to completely manufacture them!"
If you tell a lie, you often need another lie to make up for it. And when you can make up for the original lie, it is called self-justification.
Listening to Li Weidong tell a long series of stories, Sekter's face gradually became a little moved. According to what Li Weidong told, it seems that he is not making up stories to lie to him. Besides, what's the point of lying to him?
The benefit? As long as you have seen it with your own eyes, you will know whether it is true or false. Although he already agreed with Li Weidong's statement in his heart, he still could not accept such a conclusion for a while. How could China, with its backward industrial technology, suddenly become an industrialized country in the blink of an eye?
Has the country become powerful? Helgoland-class battleships can be built at will!
"But what's terrible is that in order to build the Helgoland-class battleship, it caused a small problem in our financial situation! There is no way, so I plan to sell them to you now!" Li Weidong continued to talk nonsense. In fact, he
Now he doesn't even see the shadow of the Helgoland-class battleship? Selling the Helgoland-class battleship to Germany was just something he suddenly thought of after meeting the Germans a few days ago.
If we really form an alliance with the Germans in private, we must increase the combat capabilities of the German navy. The UK has been pursuing a "shit-stirring" strategy in Europe, coupled with the UK's unique geographical location, Hitler may have to be dragged down by Churchill and Roosevelt again.
Died in the English Channel.
And the Germans are very rich now. This is undeniable. Otherwise, how could Germany withstand several years of two-front war? Currently, Germany has just annexed Austria and Slovakia, and there should be a lot of funds on hand.
Less. What's more, as the Hainan Army's base continues to expand, it costs money to improve people's livelihood in poor areas, and it also costs money to provide education in various places. There is a saying: No matter how poor you are, you can't lack education! So Li Weidong plans to sell something to Germany.
To earn some expenses, everyone knows that selling arms is the most profitable. Isn’t the United States, which talks about ‘peace’ all day long, the largest arms dealer in the world?
After hearing these words, Sekter finally understood what Li Weidong meant. He said so much that he planned to sell the Helgoland-class battleship for money.
"Your Excellency General! Do you need help from the German Empire? Technical personnel or financial investment?" Sekter has actually gradually believed Li Weidong's words. As early as when he saw the T34 tank, he knew that there must be a huge tank behind Li Weidong.
It was not impossible for him to organize and build a Helgoland-class battleship, but he just couldn't accept this fact for a while.
"No! no! no!" Li Weidong spoke half-baked English, shook his head and continued: "Mr. Sekter! I think you may have misunderstood what I meant!"
Just a little leak of the secrets inside the Tianming Base is enough to break the truth! Li Weidong saw the scene of warships being made in the shipbuilding center with his own eyes, which was even more exaggerated than the science fiction blockbusters of later generations. Making warships is the first place where warships appear.
The phantom was printed out bit by bit like a printer! How could Li Weidong let the Germans get involved in such a secret?
"Their main structures have almost been built, and they were just short of some final steps to complete! But now we don't need them, and dismantling them will make us lose money! So, what they need most now is a buyer.
!" Li Weidong explained with a smile that at this moment he didn't look like a general, but like an arms dealer.
Sekter suppressed his fluctuating mood. The most important thing in the negotiation was not to be seen clearly by the other party. He tried to ask in a calm tone: "How many ships? When will they be built?"
"Two ships! It will be completed in three months at most!" Li Weidong turned his back to Sekter and pretended to play with the military equipment aside, smiling like a little fox that had stolen honey.
As for why Seeckt was so excited, it starts with the strength of the German Navy. Although the German Navy had powerful battleships like the "Bismarck" in World War II, the German Navy was still weak in terms of overall strength.
Far inferior to the UK.
I don’t know if you have noticed, but there was an interesting phenomenon in World War II. Among the major participating countries, the German Navy, whose naval strength was only stronger than that of the Soviet Union, was not only the strategic attacker, but also the tactical attacker on the Atlantic naval battlefield. The German Navy was
The strategy and combat performance in a series of sea raids, landing battles, and encounters were quite eye-catching. Like its predecessors in the First World War, the British Empire, an established naval power, once again lost all its glory, and was even completely defeated. "Winning"
We lost the war and the country."
But why can't these gorgeous words and glory cover up the fact that the German navy ultimately failed? This is like fighting such a powerful enemy with a weak force. Even today we can only borrow a famous saying from Napoleon: "My
The troops are too weak to defend, so we have no choice but to attack!"
Now Germany is expanding its military force at home, but the British Navy is still a thorn in the side of the German people. It is impossible for the powerful army to march into the sea to fight the British Navy.
After Adolf Hitler came to power, the Germans began to break through the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles and secretly build large-tonnage battleships. The first was the new battlecruisers "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau".
The design was intended to violate the contract's restriction that Germany could not build 10,000-ton warships from the beginning.
"Your Excellency, General! This issue may need to be telegraphed to the head of our country, and he will make a decision!" Sekt could not make up his mind for a moment. Even if the Hainan Army could build a Helgoland-class battleship, who knows what the quality would be like.
?If there is a quality problem during delivery, who will be responsible for the problem?
"No problem, there is plenty of time!" Li Weidong didn't care. He didn't believe that the German Navy would be able to endure it. The fish would take the bait sooner or later.