"It's an industrial marvel! Even the Munich-class armored cruiser is nothing more than a lynx meeting a lion compared to it! The Germans have already surpassed the British in shipbuilding technology and level, and I don't think that the British can build such a powerful battleship in less than 3 years. When Heihachiro Togo first saw the battleship at the outfitting berth of the Brom-Forss shipyard, he was full of resentment towards the German Navy, even if he was dissatisfied with the high cost of the battleship, but at this moment, he did not hesitate to praise it!

This one is 156 meters long and 21 meters wide. The slender hull and the bow as sharp as a war knife are elegant and powerful, which is the first impression of Heihachiro Togo. Super armored cruisers with a displacement of up to 12,500 tons, the firepower projection exceeds even all current warships. Heihachiro Togo also had to admit that this battleship was excellent.

"Hehe, the Americans who came a few days ago also made this assessment. To be honest, I've heard this many times. "The German side still attaches great importance to it, and Baron Vittorio personally accompanied the Japanese delegation to visit the battleship, which will be delivered in less than a month anyway. It is also appropriate to let the family see the whole picture.

"Americans?" Shuzo Aoki, who was accompanying him on the side, seemed to say something casually.

"Well, it's the military attache of the U.S. ambassador to Berlin, it seems to be called Benson? Well, that's him. Vittorio said with a frown.

"Isn't that good? This is a battleship of the Japanese Empire. Hikonosumi Uemura on the side said.

"But before it was delivered, it belonged to the property of the Bavarian crown, and Major Benson was a friend of the prince, and if you had any opinions, you could protest. But it is estimated that there will be no result, because when the contract was signed, it was not said that people from other countries could not be allowed to watch from a distance. The baron replied unconcernedly. Anyway, let people see if there is no breach of contract. If you don't break the contract, what are you afraid of?

In fact, the baron went even further, and Major Benson was even allowed to take pictures, and the baron gave Benson a paper bag for $5,000 in his face. Inside is information about the external features of the battleship after completion, such as the ship's identification livery and some size information. The preset drawing after the outfitting is completed. Of course, it was done at someone's behest. And the $5,000 was smoothly cashed in by the baron.

Mr. Uemura was just a little curious about the behavior of the Americans. Mr. Baron, can we go on board for a visit? Shuzo Aoki on the side immediately came out of the round.

"Everybody come with me." The baron did not dwell too much on this issue, but took some people aboard the battleship. And while visiting the deck, the baron began to introduce the basic performance of the battleship.

"Although the artillery was all from the British, the rate of fire of all medium-caliber guns was increased to a new level after the use of the new Bavarian design turret. Come with me for a tour of the main turret. ”

"In the aft compartment of the main turret there was a special shell storage compartment for 8 rounds of 10-inch shells and ******. This is very advantageous for increasing the rate of fire. Below the turret, we added another compartment. I call it the dressing room, and the whole lifting process is divided into two parts, first lifting the shells and ****** from the ammunition depot to the dressing room for temporary storage, and then lifting to the shells, and the upper and lower lifting is carried out separately. And the process of loading is also mechanically assisted. The rate of fire of the gun has been greatly increased, and now a skilled German gun crew can fire 2.2 rounds in one minute! And the rate of fire of the 8-inch gun exceeded 3 rounds per minute! ”

"In terms of defense, the Nisshin armored cruiser was even stronger than the former Munich-class armored cruisers. The main armor is more than 3.5 meters high and has a thickness of 8 inches. The upper armor belt was gradually reduced to 6 inches, and the thickness of the armor of the main turret was up to 10 inches in the front, 8 inches on the sides, and 6 inches in the rear. The turret defense of the secondary main gun was 8 inches in the front, 6 inches in the sides, and 5 inches in the rear. THE BOW AND TAIL OF THE HULL ALSO HAD 80MM OF THIN ARMOR BELTS FOR DEFENSE. It is completely immune to artillery attacks under 6 inches. ALL GUN EMPLACEMENTS ABOVE 100MM ARE DEFENDED. ”

"But the best thing about this ship is its underwater defense, and the requirement for the new ship is that it can continue to fight after being hit by a compressed air torpedo. The underwater defense system is divided into two layers, one is the outer compartment, which is empty, and then there is a layer of highly elastic steel. The inner layer is the coal bunker, and there is also a layer of highly elastic steel at the back. The battleship has a layout of drama compartments. The boiler compartment was divided into 4 compartments, while the steam engine compartment also had 2. A single torpedo could not depower the battleship. ”

"The power system used the new water-tube boiler produced by Bremen, and it took only 30 to 45 minutes to prepare the ship from the flame-out state to the ready to sail. The power combination of 16 boilers and 2 steam engines can produce more than 20,000 horsepower. The speed can reach more than 21 knots, and it is not impossible to reach 22 knots if it is under strong pressure ventilation. ”

"Aoki-kun doesn't seem to be very interested in the navy." Looking at Shuzo Aoki, who was left behind and deep in thought, Heihachiro Togo deliberately slowed down.

"Ah, nothing, I'm just curious about the fact that the Americans are here. According to what I know, it seems that the Russians also tried to visit both battleships, but the prince did not agree, so why did the Americans agree? And I think they're doing more than that, right? Aoki Shuzo said with some concern.

"Is that so? The Americans have ideas for us. Our fleet is confronting the Americans in Hawaii, and it is to be expected that they will be wary of us, but these two ships will soon join the Imperial Navy, and by then we will have an overwhelming advantage in the Far East. Heihachiro Togo said.

"Maybe I'm overthinking, but it's good to be prepared for anything." As Ito's plan gradually entered the final stage, more and more people learned the news, and Shuzo Aoki was one of them. There is no way, he is the embassy in the United Kingdom, and he is responsible for helping to arrange the nearly 1,500 people prepared for the two purchasing warships, so Ito Hirobumi revealed to him the news that the Japanese Navy purchased 4 warships, of course, he will not tell him that the opponents are the Spaniards and the Americans, but let him pay attention to the actions of the Americans and the Spaniards.

While the Japanese were happily visiting the warship that was about to join Japan, a U.S. Navy lieutenant and his colleagues were working hard to sort out the information on the two super warships. Now that relations between the United States and Japan are not at peace, the Admiralty asked them to make early preparations.

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