True, Romania also has plans to build aircraft carriers, and even the drawings are ready. Admiral Lomodan had shown it to Eder before, and he still remembered it vividly.

The main thing is that the drawings of this aircraft carrier are too characteristic, with a sloping deck, although the area is not large. Eder remembers that the sloping deck was meant to deal with jets. However, the Romanian sloping deck is designed to dock aircraft, as it is designed to maximize the one-time attack aircraft fleet, and can also be corrected for the shift in the center of gravity caused by its ship islands.

As for jet planes on board, then not so much was taken into account. At the moment, there are not even practical jets, and it is too early to get on the ship, and it is too early to think about it.

Its length is 263.4 meters and its width is 42.4 meters. Its standard displacement reaches 28,500 tons, with a full load of 33,500 tons. The speed reached 31.5 knots (maximum). The power system has 8 boilers with an oil carrying capacity of 6,300 tons, 4 1,200 kW geared steam turbines, and a main engine power of 140,000 horsepower.

The ship island building is located on the starboard side of the ship, with a total of three lifts, one at the front and two at the middle and rear of the flight deck. The arrest system is equipped with 9 arresting cables at the stern and 6 at the bow, which can make the aircraft land at the bow and can stop the landing of carrier-based aircraft weighing up to 5.4 tons.

In terms of protection, the armor belt is 63 mm - 101 mm thick, the turret armor is 127 mm thick, the turret base armor is 28 mm thick, the flight deck armor is 41 mm thick, the hangar deck armor is 81 mm thick, and the main deck armor is 48 mm thick.

The main reason for its thicker armor was to increase its survivability, as Romania came to a comprehensive conclusion after learning the capabilities of the aircraft carriers of the United States, Japan and Great Britain. It is not overly armored like the British, which reduces the number of carrier-based aircraft, and is not too vulnerable to damage like the Japanese and Americans.

As for the hangar, it is a single-storey design of 173 meters× 20.5 meters × 5.4 meters. It is estimated that it will be equipped with 91 fighters of all kinds, which can be described as armed to the teeth.

In addition, its self-defense weapons include 12 twin 105 anti-aircraft guns, which are used against long-range targets. In addition, a large number of two-pack 40-mm and four-pack 20-mm anti-aircraft guns are installed to deal with targets at medium and close ranges.

Of course, such a formidable strength naturally has its high cost, and its cost (plus aircraft) is about the same as its latest battleship, which can be described as another gold-swallowing monster.

So Eder refused directly in the face of the big news made by the Navy at that time, on the grounds that it was too expensive to readily available. As for now, of course, you need to prepare in advance. As for the problem of excessive tonnage, this is very simple to lie, anyway, it is not the first time, this practice makes perfect.

And Lomodan was naturally very pleasantly surprised in the face of Eder's inquiry. Because he knew Eder, and knew that if His Majesty asked, it meant that there was hope again. And this is asking when the construction will start, so it means that I agree with the previous plan of the Navy.

The low-profile version that the Navy has done before can basically be thrown into the wastepaper heap, although he doesn't know much about the use of aircraft carriers, but they are all the same. Airplanes are the firepower of aircraft carriers, and naturally the more they can be released at one time, the better.

So when faced with Eder's words, the old admiral immediately replied. "As soon as His Majesty orders it, the Navy can immediately begin to build aircraft carriers according to the drawings."

Seeing the excited old general's expression, Edel was amused. The Minister of the Navy himself is not capable of saying that in the face of the sudden increase in the number of warships, he can still ensure that the level of officers and men on board the ships does not decline, and that the economy of managing them is in an orderly manner. The only thing that is not good is when you want to build a battleship. It can simply entangle people to death, and vow not to give up until the goal is achieved.

But only such a man with a deep love for the navy was able to develop the humble Romanian fleet to such a size. In Eder's view, Lomodan is his Tirpitz. Although compared to that one, Lomodan is not as outstanding in ability, but the right person is the best candidate.

"Your navy will make a plan first, and you can start building it when you sign the contract."

Edel thought for a moment, then spoke up about his decision. Since it is going to be built, then of course it must be built a little earlier. At the very least, you need to allow enough time to train and adapt. The kind of tragedy that led Zeppelin could not be staged in the Romanian Navy.

Edel thought of this and continued. "Admiral Lomodan, I hope you can come up with a five-year construction plan. After the completion of the plan, Romania should have 3-4 battleships, 2-3 aircraft carriers, and a number of cruisers, among which the heavy cruisers could be appropriately relaxed. In addition, destroyers, submarines and other ships also need to be further expanded. It was required that after five years, the total tonnage of the Romanian Navy should be around 450,000 tons. ”

Eder's figure is the result of all things considered, which is much worse than the millions of tons in the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom, but it is enough for Romania. Basically, they are cutting-edge warships, enough to become a decisive force in World War II.

And Eder's words shocked Lomodan. Because he smelled a strong smell of war in it, the joy of getting Eder's approval to build an aircraft carrier also vanished. Although he is happy that his naval strength has been expanded, as the head of the navy, how can he not know the strength of Romanian shipbuilding, which almost means that the Romanian shipbuilding industry has to deal with orders with all its strength in recent years.

Moreover, the impact of this on the economy is very large, and it is not possible to invest a large amount of money without returns, and the expansion of military strength can only be for war.

"Your Majesty......"

Eder stopped His Excellency the Admiral's speech and stared at the Admiral. "Your navy has the confidence to accomplish this task."

Eder's words made Admiral Lomodan a little hot. Because it means that in the next five years, Romania will be thrown into a big war, and he doesn't know how big it is, at least he doesn't want to know.

Because the navies of the Soviet Union, which have always been imaginary enemies, are simply not worth building so many warships. However, as a soldier, no one wants to prove himself on the battlefield, so in the end he gritted his teeth and answered.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that the Navy will surely cut through the waves for the country and fight for Romania until the last moment."

Seeing the somewhat nervous old general, Edel patted him on the shoulder and comforted. "Maybe it won't be that much, but it's in Romania's best interest to be well prepared."

Eder's words did not make His Excellency the Secretary of the Navy much easier, and he had already planned to revise the training plan as soon as he returned, at least for those in the Mediterranean.

And after Eder sent the admiral away, he knew that the pace of expansion could not be stopped. Next is the Army, but it still needs the cooperation of the government.

After that, the Navy submitted a new shipbuilding plan. It needs to build a new 406-caliber battleship, three large fleet aircraft carriers, four heavy cruisers, eleven light cruisers, 31 destroyers and 42 submarines within five years. The cost of its construction amounted to 4.64 billion lei.

In the face of the navy's huge shipbuilding plan, Eder, as the king, quickly signed it. So the Romanian Navy's five-year shipbuilding plan was decided in this way.