The Rise of the Empire

"Hey, Your Royal Highness, your original design failed to serve in the German Navy and was sold abroad instead. Don't you feel very uncomfortable?" Baron Vittorio, who was setting up the venue, saw his boss Prince Ruprecht said after entering.

"Look at this battleship, how gorgeous and powerful it is, with a brand new full-turret secondary main gun, a larger hull, and better defense. If I were in charge of bidding for new ships for the German Navy, I would definitely choose it! "The baron said regretfully looking at the huge model in front of him.

"I don't like the secondary main gun anymore. I now have a brand new design. Let us throw them to the Russians for the slightly outdated idea of ​​the secondary main gun." The prince walked over with a blank expression. , and then whispered to the baron.

Unified caliber full-heavy artillery design, how can the ultimate concept of this BB party be understood by ordinary people? Even with the baron's astonishing talent, he would have to wait until 1900 to break through this obstacle! The reason why the traversers are powerful is because of their knowledge and standing on the shoulders of giants!

Although the armored cruiser code-named ACR2 did not satisfy the prince due to conceptual issues, its strength is beyond doubt! And the huge potential for improvement also has the possibility of making it a leap forward! At least, if the history does not change much, there is no problem with this product until 1908, because it is based on the Rurik 2 armored cruiser, one of the representatives of the last generation of armored cruisers in history!

Accompanied by a group of German and Russian executives, Nicholas walked into the meeting room. In the middle of the meeting, a huge 1.4-meter-long battleship model was instantly introduced into the drill. Its shape design was completely different from the original armored cruiser. Same. Looking down, 2 large, 4 small and 6 turrets are distributed on the deck of the battleship in a hexagonal shape.

"His Majesty the Crown Prince, honorable generals. Let us learn about this powerful warship!" The baron was handed over the baton by someone else.

"This battleship is equipped with a double-mounted 10-inch main gun turret at the front and rear. The artillery uses the M1891 10-inch L45 main gun that your country will soon equip. After adopting a more advanced turret system than the Mainz, each The rate of fire of the 10-inch cannon can reach 2 rounds per minute! This allows this battleship to have a main gun fire output that is absolutely no less than that of a battleship!"

"Then there are secondary guns." The baron pointed at the four small turrets located at the four corners of the battleship and said: "The 6-inch secondary guns of a general cruiser are likely to be affected by the wind and waves due to the installation position and cannot be fired. The angle of fire is relatively small, and the number of sidechord guns is not equal to the actual number of guns available."

"And we solved this problem. The brand-new auxiliary gun turret is located on the main deck, which greatly reduces the impact of wind and waves. The 8-inch auxiliary gun with a turret structure not only has a better shooting range, but also has a very large projection volume. Big! More importantly, 8-inch guns can destroy the front and rear armor belts of warships. Let us throw those 6-inch guns into the garbage dump of history, and the 8-inch secondary main guns represent the development direction of future warship firepower!"

"In order to deal with the harassment of small battleships such as torpedo boats and fish cruisers, a large number of 120MM and 76MM secondary guns are installed on both sides of this battleship! A piercing fire net!"

"Here, I can proudly declare to everyone that in terms of firepower alone, this class of warship can completely suppress all the warships that actually exist and are being built! The British monarchy will not have any advantage against it!" The baron concluded. Compared with this era, the biggest selling point of the Rurik 2 armored cruiser is its 2nd tier main gun. The Baron naturally made a key introduction!

"While possessing strong firepower, the protection of the ACR2 cruiser is better than that of the Munich-class armored cruiser. The main armor belt with a thickness of 7 inches,

And at least 7 inches of first-level and second-level main gun armor, as well as the gun gallery armor on the upper deck of the horizontal hull, and the head and tail armor with a thickness of 3 inches at the front and rear, making this battleship like a warrior covered with heavy armor generally! Enough to resist all current main gun attacks! "

"As a cruiser, the Bavarian Naval Design Bureau guarantees that the speed of this warship will be above 20 knots, and in order to meet your country's needs for long-term cruising on the ocean, we guarantee that its coal load will be at least as high as your country is building. More than 85% of the Rurik-type cruisers!"

"This warship with a displacement of 13,000 tons makes up for the shortcomings of the Munich-class armored cruiser due to the tonnage problem, and incorporates the highest design level and the most advanced subsystems! If it is not because of the cost and demand, it is The sharpest long sword in the hands of the German Navy!" At this moment, the baron's salesmanship and eloquence were once again sublimated! The passionate speech brought the atmosphere of the venue to its peak in an instant!

"It's really a perfect battleship." Faced with this battleship that has firepower beyond battleships, a speed comparable to that of cruisers, and a battleship that can withstand most of the current artillery attacks. Even the pickiest of people are generous with their compliments! Even the accompanying German officers believed that this ship should be the warship that should be built at the next level of the German Navy.

"This battleship is so good that..." Tirpitz came over and said to the prince.

"So that the Russians can't make it at all now? Right?" the prince said with a smile. "Because Russia couldn't make it, they had to rely on us."

"Huh?!" Tirpitz was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized that he admired the prince in front of him even more!

The fundamental reason why the prince came up with such a tall and superior stuff is the bright spots. First, this thing is more profitable, and the Brome-Forth Shipyard needs to accumulate experience in building larger warships. Second, the prince knows the Russians very well. When they buy warships, they also need to buy blueprints. In order to earn money from the Russians for a long time and to better control the Russian armament process, the prince needs to build a relatively solid technical barrier , so that you can't make it even if you have drawings....

Germany's basic industry is very strong, what is missing is the concept of integration. However, Russia lacks a lot both in terms of basic industry and design concepts. It's okay to build such a large warship, but the internal subsystems are enough to cause headaches for the Russians. For example, although it is simple, it is definitely considered a high-end fire control at the same time, such as a brand-new servo. Of course, the Russians can also buy subsystems for assembly, but if this is the case, it is economically inferior to buying the whole ship.... ...

Whether it is for himself or for Germany, the prince believes that it is necessary for him to continue to slaughter the wallets of the Russians...  The performance of the new armored cruiser is unparalleled, and the difficulty of construction is also terrifying. Russians, what are you waiting for! Hurry up and order now!

The second is more ~~~, the recommendation and collection these days are very unsatisfactory, the author is depressed--!