Both the engineers of the design institute and the officials of the Navy were shocked by Wang Yuze's request. What a powerful firepower of 10 305mm naval guns! There is also a speed of up to 21 knots and 300 mm.
Thick armor is undoubtedly a battleship that is ahead of all warships in the world. However, their first reaction is that this requirement is a bit too impractical and cannot be completed at all.
"No, Mr. Dashuai, although your idea is very good, it cannot be achieved at all. If the 10 305mm naval gun is fired, the strong recoil will break the roar of the warship. You must not be
I hope my warship will break the keel after a few volleys, right?" Barclays Smit said.
"Then strengthen the keel and use a stronger keel to support the hull!" Wang Yuze insisted.
"Okay, we can strengthen the keel. However, the 300mm armor you requested, plus the main gun, wouldn't be able to reach 21 knots at all!" said Barclays Smit.
"How can you know if you don't try it? If you don't have enough power, you can install more boilers. You can use the drum boiler designed by the Academy of Sciences and the latest steam turbine, and use the four-axis propulsion method. I think this is definitely
It can solve the problem of speed!" Wang Yuze said.
"However, in this case, the displacement of the warship will increase a lot. The full load displacement will probably be more than 20,000 tons. In addition, the construction cost will be extremely high." Barclays Smit said with a frown.
"It doesn't matter! We have enough funds to build this kind of warship. Believe me, Lord Smit, this warship will become an epoch-making warship. Your name will become the best warship designer of this century and be known to the world
!” Wang Yuze bewitched.
Barclays Smit was silent, as if thinking about the feasibility of what Wang Yuze said. However, Wang Yuze's words became the most outstanding warship designer of this century deeply touched him. Didn't he do it at the beginning
Has he come to China from thousands of miles away because he cannot prove his value in Germany? There is no doubt that this time is an excellent opportunity for him. If he can succeed, his dream will come true.
"Okay, Mr. Dashuai, you convinced me! I will take someone to design this battleship immediately! Half a year later, I will give you the battleship you want!" Barclays Smit said firmly.
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"Half a year has been too long, and we don't have so much time anymore. In 3 months, we will need to start construction of this warship that shocked the world!" Wang Yuze said.
"Okay! I will try my best to design this battleship within three months!" Barclays Smit said. There is no doubt that he likes Wang Yuze's battleship that shocked the world. As this one
The designer of the battleship, he will definitely be able to achieve success and fame because of this.
Afterwards, Barclays Smit immediately took people to study, and even the subsequent introduction of the warship was carried out by others. However, Barclays Smit did it. After he led the engineers of the design institute
After three months of hard work, a design drawing of a battleship called "Chinese-class" appeared in front of Wang Yuze.
The "Chinese-class" battleship has a standard displacement of 18,500 tons, a full load displacement of 21,500 tons, a total length of 161 meters, a width of 25 meters, a draft of 9 meters, a power of 16 drum boilers and two latest steam turbines, with two powers of 2
Five thousand horsepower, the maximum speed is more than 21 knots (the maximum speed in the test run after successful construction was 22 knots), the range is 10 knots/7000 nautical miles, and the military equipment is 4 seats dual-equipped 305 mm 50-caliber nautical guns
(This kind of naval gun is more powerful and has a longer range than the 305mm 45-caliber naval gun of British battleships. At the same time, the four dual-cannons are already enough to form strong firepower, so the planned 5 are not used), and the load is adopted
The turret allows all eight main guns to fire to the unified side, and four main guns can fire forward and backward, 10 105mm rapid-fire guns and 10 37mm rapid-fire guns. The torpedo launch tube was cancelled.
The real lightning strikes are all carried out by cruisers or destroyers. The armor adopts new armor studied by Krupp, adding nickel-chromium alloy to the steel, and using improved armor surface charcoal seepage technology to make the armor become
More sturdy, this 152mm Krupp armor has a defense equivalent to 317.5mm composite armor or 406mm dry iron armor. The main gun and bridge armor are 305mm, the deck is 65mm, and the side of the port is 203mm.
There is no doubt that this is an epoch-making battleship. Its appearance immediately made all the battleships under construction and even the designs outdated. However, the Chinese Navy adopted a high degree of confidentiality during the construction process.
And the parameters of the battleship designed by Barclays Smit were revealed as false information. After the Chinese Navy's "Chinese-class" battleship was put into service, countries discovered that they had been fooled. This battleship was reviewed by Wang Yuze.
Afterwards, it was decided to start construction on the spot. In order to maintain its advantage over the Japanese Navy, it agreed to build four ships at one time, namely the "China", the "Yanhuang", the "Huaxia" and the "Shenzhou". However, this one
The Zhao family of warships was extremely high, with each ship reaching 8 million yuan, equivalent to 2 million pounds. If it weren't for the compensation of 200 million pounds from Japan, China wouldn't have had so much military expenditure.
In addition to the "Chinese-class" battleship, the newly designed heavy cruiser "Beijing-class" has also officially started construction. The "Beijing-class" heavy cruiser has a displacement of 10,500 tons, a total length of 110 meters, a width of 18.6 meters, and a draft of 7.5.
Mi. The military equipment is two dual-mounted 305mm 50-caliber naval guns, 6 105mm caliber single-load guns; 6 88mm single-load guns; 8 37mm machine guns; 4 475mm water torpedo launch tubes
.The power is 12-seat drum boiler, two steam turbines, the main engine has a power of 20,000 horsepower, two axles propulsion, and the maximum speed is 28 knots. The armor is 200 mm at the waterline; the deck is 60 mm; the main gun turret 305 mm; the command tower 305
mm. Because of the use of new armored steel, the defense capabilities of the warship have been greatly increased, but the armor has been greatly reduced. This allows the "Beijing-class" heavy cruiser to be equipped with a stronger main gun and have a higher speed.
This heavy cruiser is almost able to compete with foreign battleships. This heavy cruiser is not low, with each ship costing 4.5 million yuan, which is almost higher than the Japanese battleships. However, in terms of funds,
In abundance, Wang Yuze still placed an order of eight ships in one go, namely "Beijing", "Tianjin", "Shanghai", "Nanjing", "Guangzhou", "Changsha", and "Kulun
" and "Dihua". Adding to the eight previous Chengdu-class heavy cruisers, the Chinese Navy will have 16 heavy cruisers with combat power that match the main battleship. Four of the second batch of "Chengdu-class heavy cruisers
They are the "Xi'an", "Lanzhou", "Xining" and "Wuhan". As long as these warships can be successfully served, the Chinese Navy will once again have an overwhelming advantage over the Japanese Navy.
There are also the latest class light cruiser "Tianshui-class" and "Tianshui-class" light cruiser, with a displacement of 4,500 tons, a length of 90 meters, a width of 12 meters, a draft of 5.4 meters, and two dual-equipped 155mm naval cannons
, placed at the head and tail of the ship respectively. There are 6 105mm rapid-fire guns as secondary guns and 8 88mm rapid-fire guns. In addition, there are 8 37mm rapid-fire guns installed on both sides of the battleship. The power will be 6 seats
The drum boiler and a steam turbine have a main engine power of 12,000 horsepower, two axes propulsion, and a maximum speed of 30 knots. This will become the fastest cruiser in the world, and Wang Yuze is very satisfied with this. Because in the next three years
The Chinese Navy needs to seize food from the mouth of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, and needs a large number of fast warships to cruise the vast Pacific Ocean. Therefore, with Wang Yuze's approval, the Navy placed an order of 16 ships in one go, namely the "Tianshui"
The numbers are "Ankang", "Hanzhong", "Tongchuan", "Shangluo" and "Yulin".
In addition, the newly established destroyers also increased orders, increasing thirty from the first twenty. Although this caused the Chinese Navy to spend nearly 100 million in shipbuilding funds, the money had to be spent, and the Chinese Navy would like to face it.
Yes, it's not just the Japanese Navy. If you want to seize Hawaii from the US Navy, how can you do not work hard to improve the strength of the navy? Fortunately, the strength of the US Navy is just starting, and their new battleship "Indiana-class" combat power
I'm afraid even the "Beijing-class" heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy will not be able to catch up. As long as four "Beijing-class" heavy cruisers and matching warships are sent to the fore, you can defend Hawaii.
In addition, although huge military expenditures have been consumed, it has also stimulated economic growth and played a great role in economic improvement.
The crazy investment of China and Japan in the navy has caused the Far East to enter a crazy arms race, and the United States, which has led to the United Kingdom and the other side of the ocean, have to speed up the construction of the navy. Although they strongly support Japan and China in confrontation,
But what if Japan loses? So, they have to make complete preparations.
In addition, the Russians also accelerated the construction of the Siberian Railway. The 9332-kilometer railway was started four years ago, but due to geographical conditions and financial reasons, the construction speed was very slow.
As China and Japan compete for hegemony in the Far East, Russia knew that if they did not speed up, by the time they built the railway, China and Japan in the Far East would have decided to have a victory or defeat. By then, Russia would not have been involved in the Far East at all.
There was an opportunity. For this reason, Tsar Nicholas II, who succeeded to the throne last year, borrowed a large amount of money from France to build the Siberian Railway, requiring that it would be opened to traffic in five years, and most sections of the road were opened to traffic at least.
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