After Zhou Rui's body completely recovered, Zhou Rui personally came to the Ganyang Shipyard to visit the four "Shu" class all-main gun battleships built in the Ganyang Shipyard.

Kang Huai, the general person in charge of the industrial aspects of the Zhou family's feudal towns, accompanied Zhou Rui to the Ganyang Shipyard and made a detailed report to Zhou Rui on the construction of four "Shu"-class battleships with full main guns.

"Brother Huai, I heard that the design bureau of the Ganyang Shipyard has designed a new battle cruiser." Zhou Rui asked.

Kang Huai nodded, "A new battle cruiser has indeed been designed, but according to the design drawings, this new battle cruiser will have a full load displacement of 38,400 tons and a maximum speed of 27 knots."

It is equipped with 4 twin 45x caliber 380 mm main guns, 20 45x caliber 120 mm secondary guns, 24 30 mm anti-aircraft guns, 36 13 mm anti-aircraft machine guns, and 4 550 mm torpedo tubes.

The broadside armor belt was from 110 mm to 230 mm, the main deck armor was 70 mm, the main turret armor was 300 mm, and the crew was 1280 people.

At the heavy artillery branch of the arsenal, a qualified twin-mounted 45 times caliber 380 mm main gun has not yet been developed, so there is no specific construction plan for this battlecruiser at present. ”

The reason why the design bureau of the Ganyang Shipyard was equipped with a twin-mounted 45-fold caliber 380 mm main gun on the first battle cruiser to be built was because several other orc countries had raised the main gun caliber of the new capital ship to 380 mm.

For example, after the Golden Lion Empire completed the construction of 50 Unicorn-class battleships with full main guns and 60 Vanguard-class battlecruisers, there were quality problems due to the development of 45 times the caliber 380 mm naval guns.

Therefore, in order not to fall behind in the shipbuilding competition, the Golden Lion Empire designed and built 60 Chiyanshi-class battleships with full main guns and 60 conquest-class battlecruisers on the basis of the above two capital ships.

The Red Flame Lion-class battleships and Conquest-class battlecruisers still use twin 45-caliber 360 mm main guns, the former equipped with 5 and the latter equipped with 4, which is the same configuration as the Unicorn class battleships and Vanguard-class battlecruisers.

Not long ago, the Golden Lion Empire finally solved the defects of the 45-caliber 380 mm naval guns, and began to build 40 Dragon and Lion-class battleships with full main guns and 40 light cavalry-class battlecruisers at the same time.

The Dragon Lion-class full-main gun battleship will have a full load displacement of 38,500 tons and will be equipped with five twin 45-caliber 380 mm main guns.

The hussar-class battle cruiser, with a full load displacement of 39,300 tons, was armed with 4 twin 45-fold caliber 380-mm guns.

Due to the shipbuilding competition between the major beast countries, when the Golden Lion Empire raised the caliber of the main guns of the new capital ships to 380 mm, the Red Tiger Empire, the Black Bear Empire, the Silver Wolf Empire and the Flying Leopard Empire announced that the main guns of the capital ships to be built in the future were also raised to 380 mm.

Zhou Rui frowned and said, "How is the progress of the development of the 380 mm main gun by the Heavy Artillery Branch?" ”

Kang Huai nodded and said: "It's made a lot of progress, in fact, the Ganyang Shipyard Design Bureau has designed a battle cruiser equipped with 4 twin 45x caliber 356 mm guns.

However, taking into account the Orc countries such as the Golden Lion and the Red Tiger, the caliber of the main guns of the new capital ships has been increased to 380 mm.

In order not to let the battlecruisers we built fall behind as soon as they entered service, the design bureau of the Ganyang Shipyard redesigned a battlecruiser with 380 mm guns.

If it weren't for the fact that the construction of all 20 "Akeboke" class battleships with full main guns had already begun, we would have even overturned the design drawings of the "Akeboke" class battleships with full main guns and equipped them with 380 mm main guns. ”

The only shipyards that the Zhou family can build battleships now are Ganyang Shipyard and Jingsheng Shipyard.

With these two shipyards, the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet actually has no ability to compete with those beast countries to build ships, and the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet relies on those warships that Zhou Rui extracted from the lottery system.

Therefore, Zhou Rui did not interfere with the plans of Ganyang Shipyard and Jingsheng Shipyard to build battle cruisers next.

"When the 380 mm main gun on the side of the heavy artillery branch is built, you can build several more battle cruisers with 380 mm main guns at one time, and you don't need to think about the cost of building ships."

"Dashuai, the 12 40,000-ton docks in the second phase of Jingsheng Shipyard are also about to be completed, and 20 battle cruisers with 380 mm guns can be built at Jingsheng Shipyard at the same time."

After visiting the four "Shu"-class battleships with full main guns under construction, Zhou Rui found Zhang Tiefeng, the chief designer of the "Ghost" class submarine and the "Ghost 2" class submarine at Ganyang Shipyard.

"Dashuai, this is the 'Ghost 3' class submarine I designed, with a full load displacement of 880 tons on the water and 1,050 tons of underwater full load displacement, installed with 8 diesel engines, a maximum speed of 16 knots on the water, a maximum underwater speed of 10 knots, and a maximum depth of 120 meters.

Equipped with 4 500-mm torpedo tubes, it can carry 14 torpedoes and has a crew of 30 people.

Compared with the 'Ghost 2' class submarines, the 'Ghost 3' class submarines have been improved in all aspects, especially the 500 mm steam gas torpedoes equipped with them, which will be more powerful. ”

In the six years that Zhou Rui was in another time and space, he also carefully studied submarines.

Considering the scientific and technological level of the Han and Tang Empires, Zhou Rui focused his research on the German U-boat during World War II.

"Zhang Gong, I have some immature ideas for the 'Ghost 3' class submarine, and I feel that a set of snorkel devices can be installed on the 'Ghost 3' class submarine to extend the range."

Zhang Tiefeng couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, "Snorkel device? ”

"I designed a submarine snorkel device with an intake pipe and an exhaust pipe.

When the submarine is at periscope depth, the air intake pipe exposed to the surface is used to draw air from the outside into the submarine for use by the crew and the diesel engine on board.

The function of the exhaust pipe is to export the exhaust gas generated by the diesel engine when it is working.

As for the working principle of the submarine snorkel device, it is the use of a hydraulic lift......"

Zhou Rui and Zhang Tiefeng discussed from more than 10 o'clock in the morning until more than 2 o'clock in the morning, and Zhou Rui told Zhang Tiefeng all the things he learned about submarines from another time and space.

"Marshal, I will develop the submarine snorkel device and sound detection device as soon as possible and equip it with the 'Ghost 3' class submarine.

In addition, the overall structure of the 'Ghost 3' class submarine will also be adjusted according to the suggestions given by the commander. ”

Zhou Rui solemnly said to Zhang Tiefeng: "Zhang Gong, the enemy faced by the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet can be said to be extremely powerful.

I have high hopes for the submarine formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, and I hope that Zhang Gong can design a more advanced 'Ghost 3' class submarine for the submarine formation. ”

At present, the submarine formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet already has 7 "Phantom" class submarines and 40 "Phantom 2" class submarines.

In addition, in the 28 small docks of 1,000 tons at the Ganyang Shipyard, 28 "Ghost 2" class submarines are also about to be completed.

"Don't worry, Dashuai, with these ideas given to me by Dashuai, I will definitely be able to build the 'Ghost 3'-class submarine into a real wolf under the sea!"

The news of Zhou Rui's awakening soon spread throughout the world, including the six beast countries.

At the Governor's Mansion in Morning Star City, the second capital of the Golden Lion Empire, Governor Cosno asked the Admiralty Vice-Minister Raff, "Presumably you should also know that Zhou Rui of the Han and Tang Empires has woken up. ”

Raff nodded, "The news has already been picked up in several newspapers in the Empire. ”

Governor Kosno sighed and said, "Zhou Rui and the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires that he formed have always been a big problem for our Golden Lion Empire.

Zhou Rui's awakening is by no means good news for our Golden Lion Empire. ”

Raff then said, "Maybe the Silver Wolf Empire will have more headaches at this time.

The Silver Wolf Empire paid a very heavy price in order to wipe out the human resistance forces in the country, and even affected the new phase of the Silver Wolf Empire's navy's shipbuilding plan.

And the human rebels in the Silver Wolf Empire, the supporter behind it is Zhou Rui of the Han and Tang Empires. ”

After the Golden Lion Empire announced the simultaneous construction of 40 Dragon Lion-class full-main gun battleships and 40 hussar-class battlecruisers with 380 mm guns, although the Silver Wolf Empire also immediately announced the construction of capital ships with 380 mm main guns, there was no news of the Silver Wolf Empire's new level of all-main gun battleships and battle cruisers.

Even the specific construction plan, the Royal Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire did not make it.

Governor Cosno suddenly said with some emotion: "This ship-building race, not to mention the Silver Wolf Empire, whose domestic economy has suffered a heavy blow, even our Golden Lion Empire can't hold on."

Otherwise, this time it would not have been possible to build only 40 Dragon and Lion-class battleships with full main guns and 40 light cavalry-class battlecruisers at the same time. ”

The cost of each of the Golden Lion Empire's recent all-main-gun battleships and battlecruisers is more than 20 million silver coins, and the cost of the Dragon and Lion-class all-main gun battleships and light cavalry-class battlecruisers is more than 26 million silver coins.

Even if the Golden Lion Empire, which has a big business, builds so many battleships and battlecruisers with all main guns at once, it will have to bear considerable pressure financially.

What's more, the cost of personnel and maintenance of so many capital ships is also an astronomical amount, and this cost needs to be constantly spent.

Originally, the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire hoped to build 60 Dragon and Lion-class battleships with full main guns and 60 hussar-class battlecruisers at the same time, but Governor Kosno, considering the recent financial situation of the Golden Lion Empire, cut the number of capital ships built by one-third with a wave of his hand.

Raff then said, "Governor, not only our Golden Lion Empire, but also the Red Tiger Empire and the Black Bear Empire have also reduced the number of new capital ships built.

The Red Tiger Empire was ready to build only 24 battleships with full main guns with 380 mm guns and 24 battle cruisers with 380 mm guns.

The Black Bear Empire's finances may be a little stronger, preparing to build 36 battleships with full main guns with 380 mm guns and 36 battle cruisers with 380 mm guns at the same time. ”

Previously, in the face of the Golden Lion Empire's construction of 60 Red Flame Lion-class battleships with full main guns and 60 Conquest-class battlecruisers, the Red Tiger Empire added 48 Miracle-class battleships with full main guns and 48 Countercurrent-class battlecruisers.

Now the second batch of Miracle class and Countercurrent class have all entered the sequence of the Royal Navy of the Red Tiger Empire, making the Royal Navy of the Red Tiger Empire currently have 96 Miracle-class battleships with full main guns and 96 Countercurrent-class battlecruisers.

In the second phase of the Black Bear Empire's naval revitalization plan, another 50 idol-class battleships with full main guns and 50 Sea King-class battlecruisers were built, and now the number of these two capital ships has reached 100 in the sequence of the Black Bear Empire's Royal Navy.

If the Red Tiger Empire and the Black Bear Empire can barely keep up with the rhythm of this ship-building competition, then the Flying Leopard Empire and the Silver Wolf Empire have almost announced their withdrawal from this ship-building competition.

Both the Flying Leopard Empire and the Silver Wolf Empire suffered very heavy losses in the previous wars, and after the Flying Leopard Empire began the shipbuilding competition, only 40 new battleships with full main guns and 30 new battlecruisers were in service, and some of the newly commissioned capital ships were sunk in the war.

Although the Flying Leopard Empire also announced the construction of all-main gun battleships and battlecruisers with 380 mm guns, it was only preparing to build 10 each.

The Silver Wolf Empire is even worse, after the start of the shipbuilding competition, the number of capital ships built is not as large as the number of capital ships lost.

Because of the delay in eliminating the rebels' Silver Wolf Column, the Silver Wolf Empire's financial deficit is very serious, and it is impossible to invest a lot of money in the construction of new capital ships for the time being.

The Wild Bull Empire, one of the six beast nations, did not join this ship-building race at all, but went further and further on the road of building a coastal defensive navy.

Governor Kosno shook his head and said, "We have to find a way to stop this endless shipbuilding race, and if it continues, even the finances of our Golden Lion Empire will be dragged down, and the navy is too expensive." ”

Raff nodded in agreement and said, "Governor, I suggest that you talk to the Red Tiger Empire and the Black Bear Empire about the ship-building competition.

Judging from the next shipbuilding plans of the Red Tiger Empire and the Black Bear Empire, the financial pressure on the finances of the two countries is also quite large. ”

"I really have to talk about it, if dozens of capital ships are to be built at the same time in the next round, the Imperial Treasury will definitely not be able to come up with so much money."

Then Governor Kosno's voice changed, "In addition, for the Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires, we several spirit countries also have to discuss and discuss together.

The Zhou family of the Han and Tang Empires has actually violated the interests of all our spirit countries, especially in the matter of the Zhou family's support for the human resistance army. ”