"Your Royal Highness, why did you agree to Prince Ruprecht's impudent request? Without receiving a majority of votes, he was going to force a hearing to prevent the proposal from being shortlisted? Admiral Liao Le said dissatisfied. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Think it's arbitrary?" Prince Heinrich asked calmly.

"Isn't it? Almost everyone except him expressed support for the proposal of the Royal William Shipyard, which was already ready for the primary, and there was no need for this hearing! Admiral Liao Le said.

"Scheer and I didn't show our support, but we were just starting to be satisfied with the plan, pay attention to your wording!" Prince Heinrich corrected with a little displeasure. "Don't think that the Bavarian prince is a brute guy, he is more proficient in politics than you think, he knows where His Majesty's bottom line is, so every seemingly reckless action succeeds. It's the same this time. ”

"The vote took place two days later, and we can change our attitude now, so there is no irregularity. Secondly, according to the procedure, the designer needs to be questioned, although the timing is a little wrong, but these are minor problems. ”

"More importantly, the Kaiser supported this inquiry, because the prince had always done a good job and had never let the Reich down, and the Reich needed someone who could do things, and everything else was a small matter, and the Kaiser thought that he should be given such a chance. Of course, if this time, Wigner's designers at the Wilhelm Royal Shipyard could defeat the prince, the emperor would naturally give him a duly reward. ”

Prince Heinrich's attitude is the Kaiser's attitude. The prince has already made it very clear that everything in this naval tender is based on efficiency, and Bavaria and Prussia are engaged in competition, and it is okay to engage in some means that cannot be put on the table! The Kaiser was well aware of the relationship between certain people in the German Navy and shipyards, and these were tolerable within a certain range, but do not forget the premise - the Kaiser needed good warships!

"I believe in Mr. Wigner's level and loyalty to the Empire, and I will make him well prepared." Admiral Liao Le nodded and said, he understands the Kaiser's bottom line, and he also knows that there are absolutely no ways to get around some key issues, so he can only face it!

"Your Royal Highness, you are doing this at the same time to push yourself and your opponent to a dead end, this is a big gamble, the winner wins, the loser loses the whole game, this method is too fierce, even the Kaiser has touched, once we lose, it will be a catastrophe!" Count Vittorio said worriedly. He was a merchant who liked to leave himself a way back at all times, and he was very uncomfortable with this approach of the prince.

"Truth be told, there are some merits to Wigner's design, their scheme is faster, more than 50,000 horsepower can allow the battleship to run a high speed of 25 knots, and the firepower is also substantially improved compared to the Mainz-class armored cruisers. Although the armor is a bit tougher, it's also much better than Mainz, and I don't know why you decided to start with the Battle Cruiser program? The Count asked.

"First, I don't have time to negotiate with them for a marathon, and after this is done, I will go back to Bavaria to look at the development of a new generation of combat vehicles, and by the way, solve my personal problems, the latter two things are much more important than this one. I need time. ”

"Second, the new thing I got in my hands is very much aimed at Wegener's battlecruiser program, and we will have a better chance of success! I'm now 60% sure, and if your calculated ship weight and data are not wrong, I'm at least 80% sure that I'll kill this plan! The prince said confidently.

"When you say that, I'm relieved." As a good employee, Vittorio naturally will not take the place of his boss, since the boss has decided, then he will not say anything, and he will not ask his boss what that thing is, everyone will not put their eggs in one basket, the prince must have other channels to get some extra help, this is the secret of the superior, the count should respect.

At the same time, in the Kaiser's study, Prince Heinrich also gave the Kaiser a detailed account of the matter.

"Ruprecht seems to be very confident in this." After listening, the Kaiser was also a little curious, although in the eyes of outsiders it seems that the prince is very reckless, but Wilhelm II, who has been with him since 10 years ago, knows very well that the so-called recklessness of this good friend is based on full preparation, do not fight an uncertain battle, or do not move, if you want to move, it will be ripe, and it will be a matter of course!

"I was also surprised that if you look at the design alone, both sides have their own strengths, and the Bavaria certainly has the advantage in defense and firepower, but the speed is slightly slower, they are only rated at 45,000 horsepower, and the speed is only 24 knots. The cost is also higher. ”

"Wegener's plan weakens the firepower, but the defense is still good on paper. The thickest part is 270mm, which gradually weakens. In terms of speed, it is a stabilized Bavarian solution, with a rated power of 52,000 horsepower and a maximum speed of 25.5 knots, the key is that it is cheap. ”

"My opinion is that each has its own advantages, if it is an admiral, it is estimated that the Bavarian plan will be chosen, and if it is the chancellor of the exchequer, it is estimated that Wigner's plan will be chosen." The prince said half-seriously and half-jokingly.

"In other words, the Prussian design is well done this time, well, in that case, if Ruprecht can't come up with something else new, then we will use our own plan!" The Kaiser said proudly.

"Brother, did you pre-set the result?" The prince said with some surprise.

"Hehe, predetermined results? Remember, there are many things that you think are about to win, but when you are furthest from success. What we can see, Ruprecht can definitely see, and the reason why he is so confident in taking such drastic measures must be relied on! The Kaiser shook his head and said.

Is the prince confident? Of course there is confidence! As early as after the prince saw this battle patrol plan, he was very confident, this thing, the prince knew, it was almost a copy of the Moltke-class battle cruisers in history, the tonnage, power and firepower were almost exactly the same, and the guns were all 11-inch L50 as in history! No one knows the real situation of this class of battleships better than him, except for the designer!

Is Moltke good? It's naturally good if it's the first generation of the Battle Cruiser.,It's not that there are many NBs in design.,But I think the products of the same period are not good.。 If you dig it up, Moltke still has a lot of black history!

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