What can scare Edel is, of course, the extraordinary Dongdong, that is, the symbol of the great power of this era, the battleship. Among the plans submitted by the Navy this time is a plan for the construction of a battleship.

Edel was surprised by the ambition of the navy, and he couldn't help but ask. "Do you want to build battleships, do you take into account the actual cost and whether you need it?"

Faced with Eder's inquiry, Vice Admiral Lomodan, the Minister of the Navy, replied confidently. "Your Majesty, the battleship is very much needed for enlightenment to our country. At present, according to China's 1923 naval shipbuilding plan, after all of them are completed, China has only one small fleet of Brepista-class heavy cruisers, three Dolkes-class light cruisers (codenamed Q-class cruisers), one Castle Cole-class cruiser, dozens of destroyers, and several torpedo boats. ”

After introducing his country's naval forces, Vice Admiral Lomodan spoke of external threats.

"Throughout the Black Sea, the Soviet Union and Turkey had battleships, Turkey had the battlecruiser Goben, and the Soviet Union had the four-class Gangut-class battleships. In particular, the Soviet Union's four-armed Gangut-class battleships were a very great threat to our country, and we received information that the Soviet Union was preparing to refurbish the four-armed battleships. In the light of our country's relations with the Soviet Union, this cannot but be taken seriously. Therefore, we must have our own battleships, which are not only related to our country's position in the international arena, but also to deter potential enemies. ”

Lieutenant General Lomodan was very worried about the initial recovery of the Soviet Union, because he knew too well the temperament of the Russians. And Romania was one of the countries that violated the interests of the Soviet Union the most in the early days, so it is strange that it does not want to find a place to go. And the four-legged Gangut-class battleships kept him awake at night, so he was most interested in Romania having a sea monster to compete with.

Eder also had to admit that Lieutenant General Lomodan was very eloquent when asking for funds. However, he pointed out a rather critical problem, "but battleships were very expensive to build, and the cost of putting them into service was not cheap." Even if I approve of your construction, how are you going to solve the maintenance and training costs on weekdays? ”

Eder still has a preliminary understanding of the navy, you must know that the cost of building a ship is high, but the maintenance and training behind it are not low. This is also why the battleship is a symbol of great power. At present, Romania is mainly focusing on economic development, and it is mainly researching and reserving technology in advance for weapons and equipment.

"Your Majesty, we intend to reduce some of the follow-up plans for the construction of destroyers and cruisers, and use the funds for the construction of new battleships and subsequent training and maintenance expenses."

It is clear that Vice Admiral Lomodan is determined to build battleships. Whether Eder is trying to take care of the Navy's mood or to enhance national cohesion, he must agree. Of course, it would be nice to listen to Vice Admiral Lomodan's plan to build battleships by reducing part of the destroyers and cruisers. How many ships and ships have only been built in total by the Romanian Navy, is it impossible to cancel them?

Seeing Vice Admiral Lomodan's resolute attitude, Eder began to take a serious look at the navy's plan. In any case, you need to know what the battleship you paid for was really like and how performed.

The plan for the construction of the battleship Mircea, these words are marked in bold. I really didn't see that the navy had even chosen the name of the ship, and it seemed that it would not work if it was not agreed. And the battleship that could be built in the name of the first monarch who united Romania was naturally extraordinary. Even in order to give Eder an intuitive experience, the navy drew a sketch.

Judging from the sketches, the Mircia has a long bow on the ship. 2 380-mm triple turrets were arranged in a stepped front part, and 1 in the rear. The bow tower is longer and extends to the rear turret. Four 150-mm triple secondary guns were arranged on the left and right sides of the No. 2 and No. 3 main turrets.

The ship adopts a cylindrical structure underwater defense system below the waterline, with an inner diameter of 3.8 meters and an outer diameter of 7.2 meters. On the inner side of the cylindrical structure of the underwater defense structure and at the center line of the hull were provided longitudinal bulkheads, which divided the nacelle area into left and right parts. The engine room area consists of 4 engine rooms, 6 boiler rooms, and the engine room area and the bottom of the ship under the main turret are constructed with a triple bottom structure.

Cable ducts are arranged in the center of the bottom of the ship in three layers of bottom. In the front of the No. 1 main turret and at the rear of the No. 3 main turret, the bottom of the ship was arranged with emergency diesel engine generator compartments. The front mast is of the round rod type, and the rear mast is attached to the base of the tower-like structure to install a round rod. The two chimneys in the front and rear of the ship are arranged relatively close together, and a firing director is installed in between.

The engine room of the battleship Mircia was divided into the front engine room and the rear engine room, and between the second room was the boiler room, which was conducive to improving the vitality of the ship. Because after one cabin is bombed, the power system of the other cabin can still work. However, this design increases the area of the main turret and engine room, and the probability of being hit is correspondingly increased.

Defensively, the armor belt of the battleship Mircea was installed at an angle of 8 degrees, with a thickness of 250 mm or 280 mm plates and 70 mm or 10 mm plates to form a combined armor plate, and the thickest part of the combined armor was 360 mm. In terms of deck defense, the thickness of the upper deck is 36 mm + 9 mm, deck 2 is 12 mm, and deck 3 is 100 mm + 12 mm.

The main turret armor consisted of 380 mm of armor in the front, 200 mm in the front sides, and 200 mm plates in the turret roof. The thickness of the turret seat plate is between 350~280 mm. The front canopy of the command platform is 120+10 mm; The side horizontal decks are 250-90 mm + 25 mm or 10 mm combination boards.

powertrains; It is driven by a 120,000 horsepower steam turbine, with a boiler steam pressure of 25 kg/cm² and a steam temperature of 325 °C. The main engine is a geared turbine with a speed of 238 rpm. The main generator set is 4 sets of 450 kW turbine generators, and the emergency generator set is 4 sets of 800 kW diesel engine generators. The 4 propellers are all 3-bladed and have a diameter of 4.8 meters.

The weight distribution of the Mirha is 10,369 tons of hull weight, 13,045 tons of protective armor, and 6,539 tons of armament. The total number of ships is 29,953 tons. Its standard displacement reaches 36,500 tons, and the full load displacement reaches 44,100 tons.

Its main data are as follows.

The ship has a total length of 234.5 meters, a waterline of 229.4 meters and a width of 31.2 meters. The draft is 9.5-10.3 meters.

The power plant has 8 boilers, 4 steam turbines, the main engine output is 120,000 horsepower (maximum 128,000 horsepower), and 4 shaft propulsion.

The maximum speed is 28 knots

Endurance; 6,000 nautical miles / 14 knots, 4,500 nautical miles / 20 knots

main gun; Three triple 380 inch/50 x caliber guns.

Secondary guns: Four triple 150"/55x caliber secondary guns.

Anti-aircraft guns: 12 88-mm anti-aircraft guns, 18 twin 40-mm anti-aircraft guns, 24 twin 20-mm anti-aircraft guns.

Weave; The establishment is 1,870 people, including 120 officers.

Edel couldn't help but ask as he looked at the plan to compete with the Big 7. "Your Excellency, is Romania able to build such a powerful warship at the moment?"

Eder's suspicions are also reasonable, the current Romanian shipbuilding capacity is just capable of building 10,000-ton heavy cruisers, and it is too slow to directly launch such a high-end battleship.

Hearing Eder's words, Lieutenant General Lomodan said with some embarrassment.

"Your Majesty, of course this warship can't rely on our country alone. That's why I asked for help from my German counterparts, and I also asked for technical assistance from my country's good relations with Italy. ”

The words of the Secretary of the Navy, Eder understood. The battleship was built mainly with the help of Germany and Italy. I believe that no one will refuse to use other countries' battleships to train and improve their own skills. As for the violent reaction of the other powers, Romania was on top of it anyway. Of course, this is also a huge improvement for Romania, at least it can greatly improve Romania's shipbuilding capacity. In addition, in the exchange with Germany and Italy, Romania's own technology will also develop rapidly.

Looking at this obsessive battleship, Eder thought about it and decided to build one. As for the violent reaction of Britain, France and other countries, let's talk about it later.