The Rise of the Empire

"The admirers of the Admiralty who took other people’s money to make trouble for us have been eliminated by us, but there are still many people who question our design. They will consider stability, firepower issues under high sea conditions, and whether they are overweight. So, question our design, are you ready?" Ruprecht asked the baron who was going to participate in the naval tender.

"The problem is not big. If you are familiar with naval ships of various countries, you should be very clear. The Italian navy’s warships are generally heavy, and there are no major problems in the current position. Our design is completely within the safety factor. The proportion may be a little too high in the eyes of the Germans." The Baron didn't care.

"Attention! The Italian navy's battleship is in the Mediterranean Sea like a bath, and our battleship is to be active in the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean!" Although the traverser knew that there was no major problem with Garibaldi in history, but Once it involves millions or even millions of pounds. The prince beats the drum in his heart. Such a large amount is also a big expense for the Bavarian royal family! He even regrets it a bit now, is it too early for him to make this design bureau? Is the current Vittorio Cuniberti a bit more immature than he was 5 years later in history?

　　 Battleship is a systematic project. No matter how good the design is, there will be some problems. Picking thorns in the bones can definitely find something wrong. The only difference is that the big things are small. For example, the arrogant-class armored cruiser that should have had an overweight problem. The 9,000-ton hull equipped with 4 234MM guns and 10 6-inch guns and a large number of armored warships exceeded the expected weight. In high sea conditions, the famous Edgar-class armored cruisers will have their rapid-fire guns affected by the waves.

　　As for the Agile-class battleship, although it has the strongest sidestring firepower in service, the 12,000-ton hull is equipped with 4 10-inch guns and 14 190MM guns. And it has fairly good speed. But the problem with this cargo is the biggest of all warships. According to the description on a certain ghost material "British Battleship in the Pre-Dreadnought Period" read by the traveler, the weight of the warship was too large, and the position of the secondary battery was too low, so that the speed reached 15 knots. At that time, the sidestring 190MM artillery may be affected by the waves and cannot be designed! 15 knots! Buddy! This TM is still in good sea conditions!

Therefore, Ruprecht expanded the tonnage of the warship to make the German Garibaldi have better stability and seaworthiness. In the end, the Munich-class armored cruiser with a tonnage of 7,500 tons had both range and stability. There has been a relatively large improvement. If the official German price is reasonable, the prince can consider replacing the water tube boiler with a higher success rate to reduce the weight of the power system.

　　 In the end, the mouth cannon ammunition prepared by the Baron was ultimately useless. Everything was in accordance with the script pre-designed by the two princes. The German Navy agreed to the Munich-type armored cruiser proposed by the Bavarian Ship Design Bureau, but the first batch of construction was only 2! Far from being the four ships negotiated in advance! This puzzled the crown prince and the baron. The best way to resolve doubts is naturally to communicate directly with the German royal family. After all, the Admiralty also listens to the emperor.

"The empire needs to reduce risks. After all, this cruiser is for its own use, not for export. Excessive accumulation of firepower is quite attractive for those small countries, but for the German Navy, they value stability more. So the first batch of construction plans is 2 ships. The method of your tank experiment is very good, but the Admiralty has to do it again. If there is no problem, start to build the second batch." Prince William said slightly sorry , After all, this is a little different from his original script.

"Understandable, but in exchange, one of the first two cruisers must be built at the Brom-Forth Shipyard!" The prince still trusts his partners because of their historical "records." You can get the second order.

"If nothing else, the number of the second batch of construction should be 4 to 5, and there is nothing wrong with assigning one to them." Prince William agreed. If this plan can continue, the three major German shipyards One by one, can guarantee this, then the remaining shipyards can compete by themselves!

　　In the end, the number of Munich-class armored cruisers to be built is 6 to 7 ships! This plan will be completed in 5 years, they will replace Germany's old cruiser formation, of which 3 will serve as the backbone of the German overseas fleet to cruise around the world. The other 4 ships will serve as backups and the backbone of local defense. In terms of cost, their total construction cost is a little bit worse than that of the 4 Brandenburg-class battleships in history, but considering that this is a long process, it is not required to start construction together in 1890, which puts financial pressure on Not big. While reading the information provided by the prince, the prince also found another problem. The construction plan seems to be different from the one in history!

　　 "Is the Empire only planning to start construction of half a dozen armored cruisers in the next few years? Isn't any coastal defense ship built?" Looking at the document in front of him, the traveler said curiously. If historically the Germans had only built 4 Brandenburg-class battleships in 3 years, then this resolution would not have been difficult in Parliament at all. The reason is simple, how much are 4 battleships? But more than 4 million pounds! The annual expenditure on shipbuilding is only more than 20 million marks when converted into marks. This little money is gross!

　　There is only one explanation, that is, these four Brandenburg-class battleships are just part of Germany's early 1990s morning plan! In history, while trying the former Dreadnought battleship, the Germans also continued to build a large number of coastal defense battleships! From 1890 to 1892, the Germans only started construction of 7 Siegfried coastal defense warships! Although these warships have a small displacement of a single ship, only about 3700 tons, but there are so many! And there is also a 6,200-ton cruiser that started construction in 1890. Together, these things are the entire shipbuilding plan of the German Navy in the early 1990s!

Because of the existence of the reinsurance treaty, the threat of the Russians in the Baltic Sea has been greatly reduced, and as the Russian double-headed eagle gradually turns its eyes to the east, Germany will be very safe in the Baltic Sea in the foreseeable future, so invisible, Zieg Freed-type coastal defense warship was chopped down! This virtually saves a lot of money!

"Although the Munich-type armored cruiser is indeed excellent, its tonnage is too small, and the weapons it carries are far from the first-class warships. The empire needs a sufficiently good warship as the backbone of the fleet, you should Can you understand what I mean?" William II said meaningfully.

　　 "A larger cruiser or a battleship?" Ruprecht asked rhetorically.

　　 "After the Munich-type armored cruiser is fully completed, the Empire has enough armored cruisers. I hope that there will be a battleship comparable to the latest British battleship to serve as the flagship of the High Seas Fleet!" The crown prince said with a smile.

　　 "As long as there is a budget, we leave all the remaining questions to us!" Ruprecht replied very simply.

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