Seeing that the time for the Sino-French War in later history was getting closer and closer, Zhou Yu felt that his strength was still relatively weak, so Zhou Yu decided to advance his plan for the pre-dreadnought battleship.
Immediately, Zhou Yu, who was ready to pay attention, immediately rushed to various major laboratories in Hawaii to inquire about it. He found that the technology needed to build his own ship was basically expected to be invented in advance, so he hid in his own laboratory.
In the villa, he began to draw the relevant technical information of the A-class pre-dreadnought battleship that he named.
Of course, without the previous successful experience in refitting two heavy cruisers, the rich experience in building large ocean-going freighters, and the skilled technicians trained in Germany, Zhou Yu would not have the courage to take such a big risk.
What’s more, Zhou Yu’s time cannot be wasted!
Zhou Yu first set the tone for the construction of battleships: his pre-A-class dreadnought battleships have a standard displacement of at least 13,000 tons. If he is not strong enough and cannot compete with European and American countries in terms of quantity, he has to rely on quality to win.
Already.
Zhou Yu positioned the battleship's speed at around 24 knots. Speed was a key factor in naval battles, so he decided to use steam turbine and diesel generator technology. Although these two technologies have not yet been successfully manufactured, Zhou Yu felt that
Success is not far away!
In terms of firepower, Zhou Yu plans to use his own invention of an eight-seat twin-mounted 403mm breech-mounted rifled fully concealed main gun.
The secondary battery consists of twenty-six single-barreled 76mm rapid-fire guns.
Five 403mm underwater torpedo launchers are used underwater.
By unifying the weapon format, the logistical burden on the troops has been greatly reduced.
For the armor thickness of both sides, turret and command tower, Zhou Yu plans to use 280 mm new alloy steel, adopting a key defense configuration, and an all-steel battleship. The steel for the keel of the battleship is the same alloy steel that he has been using for a long time. However, in order to
To increase its toughness and strength, Zhou Yu improved some alloy steel manufacturing processes.
Such a battleship is more than twice as powerful as the current configuration of the most advanced armored ships in the European and Western countries.
It is worth mentioning that all the torpedoes of Zhou Yu's army have adopted the latest invention of steam gas torpedoes.
The steam gas torpedo is a thermally powered torpedo with high total energy and different speeds.
After experiments, it was found that the advantages of steam gas torpedoes are high speed, usually above 50 knots, and long range, which can reach 4-5 kilometers or even more than 8 kilometers. Its disadvantage is that it has poor concealment and it emits gas during navigation.
It forms a track and is easily discovered by the opponent's ship. Also, it cannot be used at great depths.
For the shape of the battleship, Zhou Yu adopted a more scientific square tail and a floating shape. Battleship enthusiasts of later generations know that the naval warships at that time basically adopted this shape. It was not only beautiful and elegant, but also the speed of this kind of battleship.
, firepower configuration, U-turn, T-shaped position grabbing and a series of techniques, actions, and arrangements tend to be perfect.
Zhou Yu stopped and made some estimates, and found that except for steam turbine technology, three-phase generator technology, optical thermal rangefinder, welding technology, diesel generator technology, and underwater torpedo launch technology, the other technologies basically
Have them all.
So, he started making his model again. When the model of his pre-dreadnought battleship was about to be completed, the good news came from the power laboratory, which made Zhou Yu excited. Laval's steam wheel project had been developed.
success.
When he arrived at the power laboratory, he found that the backbone of Hawaii's loyal army was basically there. When Laval saw Zhou Yu's arrival, he was as excited as a child and presented his steam wheel set to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu carefully checked the relevant technical data of the steam turbine unit and found that the overall performance was good. Although it was relatively large and the workmanship was rough, compared to the power machinery of this era, it was a miracle.
If it weren't for myself, a cheating expert, according to historical records, it would have taken at least twenty years for it to appear.
He made a lot of money on the spot to reward the people in the power laboratory.
LaVar said with a smile, "Dear boss, is it ready for mass production?"
It still needs improvement. Come and see, the large section of air duct from the boiler to the cylinder dissipates too much heat. Could you consider adding a valve jacket and a pipe insulation jacket? This way
I estimate that at least some of the thermal efficiency can be improved....
In addition, using soft materials such as nylon kapok to seal the piston can increase the power and reduce its size. Then Zhou Yu drew the drawings and technical data on the spot.
Oh! God! How did your brain grow, boss? It’s amazing! LaVar held the information and looked like he wanted to rape Zhou Yu, which frightened Zhou Yu and ran away. Wei Han and others were
Laughing loudly.
After escaping, Zhou Yu simply walked directly to Tesla's laboratory. In the laboratory, Zhou Yu saw Tesla operating a huge thing with thick cables on both ends.
One light - welding machine?
You idiot, you even built a welding machine, but you didn’t report the three-phase generator project to me. Tesla, you damn guy, you pester people every day when you want money, and you didn’t tell me immediately when you released the product.
I, I made you think that you haven't been created yet! Paralyzed, I will let you become the last eunuch in the world.
Zhou, come and take a look. This little guy is so naughty. As soon as it starts up, other machines can’t work. Tesla noticed Zhou Yu’s arrival and immediately happily introduced the welding machine to Zhou Yu.
, and didn’t notice Zhou Yu’s dull face at all.
Zhou Yu felt a little funny in his heart. The reason was that the voltage was not enough, so you could just increase the voltage.
Zhou Yu picked up a thick welding gun and pointed it at the iron block, and a burst of dazzling sparks flashed. Then, Zhou Yu's eyes immediately revealed a greedy look. This is a treasure! With it, the era of rivets for battleships is over.
This will save a lot of weight for the ironclad ship!
In the era before electric welding, the hull connections of ironclad ships were welded with a large number of rivets. The weight of rivets accounted for a considerable proportion of the ironclad ship.
Tesla, you have invented the three-phase generator set, why didn't you tell me! Zhou Yu's sharp eyes were fixed on Tesla, and the air in the laboratory suddenly turned cold because of Zhou Yu's words.
How did you know? Tesla asked Zhou Yu belatedly.
I wanted to wait until the electric welding machine was invented and tell you. The three-phase generator set was just built in the past few days! Zhou Yu has a head full of black lines. How did I know? Of course I know! What you are most fascinated by is
Before your three-phase generator technology was manufactured, would you have the leisure to play with your welding machine?
Hehe! Young Tesla's handsome face suddenly turned into a Guan Gong face, and he kept standing there with an awkward giggle. Even his apprentice Zeng Hongji, who was standing aside, was a little at a loss.
As the Zhou Yu Group continues to grow, the pressure on Zhou Yu is also increasing. Zhou Yu usually always looks amiable, but once he becomes serious, even Liu Chengliang and Zhang Long, these two
The living treasures of the Zhongyong Army are all afraid of three points.
Zhou Yu found that the scene was a bit embarrassing, and Tesla, a scientific madman, didn't know much about human accidents, so Zhou Yu smiled and asked Zeng Hongji: Wouldn't Tesla tell me if he forgot you? Or tell Wei Han.
That’s okay too!
Principal, didn’t you say that electric welding technology is more important? I thought we didn’t need the three-phase generator set for the time being! I just wanted to wait until the electric welding machine was invented before I told you about it together! Besides, we are working on two projects together.
, Teacher Tesla and I were really busy and couldn’t get away from each other. Zeng Hongji looked aggrieved.
Pfft! Zhou Yu couldn't help laughing when he saw the two people looking like angry little wives.
Okay, it's all my fault for not understanding the situation and getting angry at you randomly. I apologize to you. This is okay!
Don't act like you have been greatly wronged! I am too anxious. These two new technologies are very important to us. With them, my next plan can continue to be implemented.
Haha! Tesla smiled in relief, it’s okay, we did have something wrong, but Zhou, I don’t have money to do experiments now! Can you invest more?
Buyers, I just gave your laboratory a million dollars, and it’s gone in less than two months? Are you burning money or building things?
Haha, aren't you in a hurry? I'm thinking of you and rushing for you! Tesla defended with an aggrieved look on his face.
Okay, stop performing and ask Chen Fang to allocate another five million US dollars to you. This time, you have to save some money for me! Is it easy for me to earn such a small fortune!….
Hehe! It’s Zhou, you’re the best, and I feel comfortable working with you. Zhou Yu found Tesla’s face looking funny as if his conspiracy had succeeded.
However, to be honest, Zhou Yu responded to Tesla's requests.
Because there is a thought buried deep in Zhou Yu's heart: 'That is, there is no scientist more important than Tesla in this world. He is like a treasure that can never be unearthed.' Zhou Yu does not want to lose it.
He, and benefited others.
Then, Zhou Yu did not assign any more tasks to Tesla. He knew that Tesla's invention was entirely based on his inspiration. If he forcefully provided him with drawings and information, Tesla's creative inspiration would eventually be stifled.
.That was the last thing Zhou Yu wanted to see.
After Zhou Yu chatted with Tesla for a while about three-phase motors and electric welding, he bid farewell to Tesla and the others and continued making his own models.
Of course, the people at the Tesla Power Laboratory are indispensable for the large bonuses distributed by Zhou Yu to them, and Zhou Yu is quite generous in this regard.
Two days later, Zhou Yu found Wei Han and others, gave them the drawings and information, and explained the model of the former Dreadnought Battleship to them in detail, ignoring them as if they were looking at monsters.
Own.
He directly asked Wei Han and others to start production according to the information they provided, put aside the uninvented technology, and use the segmented construction method of first easy and then difficult to build the battleship.
Wei Han and others were asked to build three pre-dreadnought battleships at the same time.
Four B-class submarines were also built at the same time.
Zhou Yu also gave Wei Han and the others the information he had prepared.
Zhou Yu also attaches great importance to the underwater shadow killer - submarine. In today's world, France is the only country that really attaches importance to the development of submarines, but the important role of submarines cannot be ignored.