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According to Wang Yuze's request, the "Hanxin-class" fast battleship must have a faster speed than the battle cruiser, and at the same time have the powerful firepower and armor of the battleship, which can not only compete with the battleship, but also suppress the battleship. Therefore,
This makes the design of the 'Hanxin-class' fast battleship very troublesome.
To improve the protection capability, the armor must be thickened, which will inevitably increase the displacement of the warship, thereby affecting the speed of the warship. In order to increase the speed of the warship, the power must be strengthened. This will also increase the hull and the displacement.
How to achieve unity of these two and thus meet Wang Yuze's requirements has become a headache. Still, the Academy of Sciences has developed the design of a new oil-fired boiler. The power provided by this new oil-fired boiler will be more powerful than that of
The previous boiler increased by 20%. After solving the power problem, the design of the 'Hanxin-class' fast battleship was much easier.
Finally, the Navy Battleship Design Institute took out the design drawings of the "Hanxin-class" fast battleship. The "Hanxin-class" fast battleship has a standard displacement of 29,300 tons and a full load displacement of 36,500 tons. The total length is 177.6 meters, a width of 29.5 meters, and the draft is
10.5 meters, power is 24 new oil-fuel boilers and four latest steam turbines, with a power of 48,000 horsepower, four-axis propulsion, and a maximum speed of more than 28 knots (the highest speed in the test run after successful construction was 29.5
The range is 10 knots/9000 nautical miles, and the equipment is 3 triple-mounted 343 mm 50-caliber naval guns. They use a load-type turret. Two front and one rear. This allows the nine main guns to fire to the unified side and the secondary guns.
10 155mm rapid-fire guns and 10 37mm rapid-fire guns. The armor is made of new domestic armor, and its performance is completely enough to match Krupp's latest armor. The main turret and bridge armor are 356mm, and the deck is 120.
mm, 305 mm on the side.
The 'Hanxin-class' fast battleship has the same firepower as the 'Han-class' battleship, but it is faster. Once it faces the battle cruiser of other countries, it will have an overwhelming advantage. Of course, when it is announced to the public, the 'Hanxin-class' will
It is the second battle cruiser of the Chinese Navy. However, in order to meet Wang Yuze's requirements, the cost of the "Hanxin-class" battleship is also very terrifying. The cost of a single ship reached 23 million Huayuan. If six ships are built, then
It costs 138 million Chinese Yuan. It is almost equivalent to the annual military expenditure allocated by the Ministry of Finance every year. However, even though the construction cost is so high, Wang Yuze still gritted his teeth and signed the construction order. After all, all countries are working hard to build it.
When it comes to new battleships and battlecruisers, if the Chinese Navy wants to ensure its advantages, it must build larger battleships.
After the completion of six "Hanxin-class" battleships, the Chinese Navy will have 20 battleships and four battlecruisers. With the performance of the Chinese Navy's battleships, it can basically maintain its advantage over any country. However, if faced with it,
Two powerful enemy countries, such as Britain and the United States, still seem a little stretched. For this reason, Wang Yuze proposed to ask the navy to come up with the design plan for the next-level advanced battleship within two years, namely the 'Tang-class' battleship
The design plan of the 'Tang-class' battleship will be equipped with more powerful main guns, thicker armor and faster speeds. Wang Yuze also knew that this requirement, with current technology, is somewhat difficult to achieve. However, it was too early
It is still necessary to prepare.
As the Chinese Navy hoped, after foreign spies discovered that the Chinese Navy began to build a second-level new battlecruiser, and the speed of such battlecruiser was as high as 28 knots, countries once again launched the construction of battlecruiser.
**. The British Navy came up with the design plan for the "Devourable Class" battlecruiser. The German Navy will also build the "Deferguer Class" battlecruiser. The United States also obtained the "Invincible Class" battle from the British Navy.
The design drawings of cruisers will build battle cruisers belonging to the United States. When countries invest limited resources in the construction of battle cruisers, the Chinese Navy's goal will be achieved.
After the founding of the Allies, the whole world was almost divided into two mutually arranged camps. The Allies and the Allies were opposed to each other. This opposition was not only reflected in military but also in economic and political terms. The member states of each alliance
The economy flowed rapidly, but the economic exchanges with opposing countries almost stagnated. However, this was very beneficial to the Allies. The Allies had huge colonies and their economic development potential was significantly better than the Allies.
Fortunately, the allies also have China, a quasi-ally, and China has the largest market in the world. Moreover, because China only married Germany, but did not join the allies. The Allies dare not force China too much, such as China's "neutral"
The position is more capable of getting along with each other, which is also of great benefit to China's economic development.
Although Germany has developed industry, many other resources are lacking except coal resources. If it weren't for the capture of Alsace and Lorraine from France during the Franco-Prussian War, Germany would have even imported all iron ore from abroad.
Germany also felt that the war was coming. In the face of increasing pressure, Germany began to accumulate various rare minerals frantically. China, which has abundant resources, has given Germany great help in this regard. Germany lacks funds to purchase it.
These minerals are exchanged with technology. The advanced technologies needed by China have once again greatly improved China's industrialization level. Moreover, if Germany helps Germany improve its war potential, Germany will be able to fight in the war
China plays a greater role and consumes more national strength from Britain and France. This is undoubtedly a good thing for China to kill two birds with one stone.
After Wang Yuze returned to China, the domestic political situation became more stable. Under the leadership of the government, various plans were implemented quickly according to the previous plans. In May, China carried out financial reforms and implemented the 'gold standard'. From now on
From now on, the circulation of gold and silver is prohibited. The gold and silver in the hands of imperial citizens need to go to the bank, and according to the current price, it is exchanged for Huayuan. Because of the extortion of Russia and the plunder of Japan, the Chinese central bank's vault is in the vault.
There are already more than 3,000 tons of gold, and these gold is enough to support China's financial reform.
With Wang Yuze's current prestige, forcing financial reforms is not a problem at home. Although gold and silver have been the currency of the Chinese for thousands of years, the people are used to mastering this precious metal, so that they can feel more at ease.
Wang Yuze gave the order, and most people chose to cooperate. Besides, using paper Huayuan is more convenient in economic life.
After June, the Imperial General Staff began to become busy. A large amount of information and information about the Nanyang area was sent here. Hundreds of staff officers began to analyze the information they had and at the same time they took out the best.
Jia's combat plan. That's right, this is the Imperial General Staff preparing to take action against Siam, the only remaining country on the Indochina Peninsula!
The current Indochina Peninsula, except Thailand, is already all Chinese territory. Central and Southern China is a vast province. Now, Central and Southern China is mainly divided into seven regions. The northern Indochina is named Jiaozhi Region and the southern part of the country is
It is named Chameng region. Cambodia is named Khmer region. Myanmar to the west is directly divided into three regions: northern Myanmar, central Myanmar and southern Myanmar. There is also the Malay region where the provincial capital Singapore is located.
Thailand has fertile soil, a large population and rich resources, so China obviously will not let this country go.
Besides, there are very ready-made reasons for China to attack Siam. The current Siam King Rama VI, whose Chinese name is Zheng Bao, is actually a fake Chinese native indigenous Siam.
From the beginning of Mar I, they pretended to be descendants of Zheng Xin, the king of Siam Thonburi. But Rama I was actually a general under Zheng Xin, who killed Zheng Xin during the coup and then planned to usurp the throne. However,
At that time, Rama I was afraid of the revenge of the Qing Dynasty, so I claimed to be Zheng Xin's son and asked the Qing Dynasty to enthrone it. But in fact, Rama I was older than Zheng Xin. The foolish Qing Dynasty actually
There is no doubt. Therefore, the Siam dynasty, which was originally established by the Chinese, was usurped by the local natives of Siam.
"Your Majesty, according to the information we have now, Siam has a population of 8 million and an army of 250,000. The current Siam king, Rama V, named Chulalongkorn, is also considered a capable king.
During his reign, he launched a modern reform movement to seek wealth by force. In the contemporary modern reforms in the Asia-Pacific region, his influence was second only to the Meiji Restoration in Japan. The colonists of Britain and France were watching like wolves and tigers.
Under the circumstances, he struggled to maintain the national championship, and Siam was also the only sovereign state in Southeast Asia during his time." Chief of General Staff Xiong Wu introduced to Wang Yuze.
Wang Yuze nodded. No matter how capable Zhulalongkorn is, what about? Siam is just a small country with a population of less than 10 million. He is already completely surrounded by the Central and Southern Provinces of the Empire.
Although Siam can maintain a strong position, it is because Britain and France are fighting each other. Siam can get along well with each other and it also plays a buffer. Now, Myanmar and Indochina colonies have already belonged to China, and Siam is naturally
There is no way to rely on external forces. It would be easy for China to destroy Siam. Besides, Siam's land and resources are also coveted by China. After taking over Siam, the empire could immigrate to Siam at least 1,000
Between ten thousand and twenty million! (To be continued...)