"Since the underwater bullet is so powerful, then our newly designed battleship naturally has to defend against the attack of this kind of shell, and our Helgoran-class battleships have adopted a relatively successful measure, that is, the armor belt is tilted downward. Pen ~ fun ~ Ge www.biquge.info and the same is true of Bavaria-class battleships, from the main armor belt downwards, the thickness of the armor gradually weakens with the increase in depth, generally between 100mm and 50mm. In addition to increasing the thickness of the armor belt, we have also added some waterproof steel pipes to the inner compartment to ensure the buoyancy of the battleship. Aiden continued. The addition of steel pipes inside the underwater defense system is a reference to the improved version of the Japanese Nagato-class battleship and the underwater defense system of Veneto.

"We have also optimized the layout of the power and power system of the battleship, and the entire battleship has a total of three motor compartments, of which there is a motor compartment behind the No. 2 turret and No. 3 turret, two motor compartments can already meet the normal needs of the battleship, and there is also a motor compartment in the middle of the hull, which can be used as a backup."

"The alternating layout of the boiler and engine room does not result in the destruction of the entire engine room due to a single torpedo or a water bullet, and the four engines are divided into three compartments, of which the engine room, which is responsible for the middle two propeller shafts, is located between turrets No. 3 and No. 4. The other two engine rooms and boiler silos are arranged in a mixed arrangement, with two rows of boiler silos and one row of engine rooms. Aiden introduced.

"Not a bad idea." Ruprech nodded, this defense system combines the alternate layout of the boiler room and the engine room and the famous three-story boiler room arrangement of the German 1 war, the redundancy of the entire defense system is very large, taking the boiler room as an example, even if a section of the boiler room is hit and broken by torpedoes on both sides at the same time, the middle boiler room still has a high probability of surviving.

In addition to the underwater bullet and underwater defense system specifically mentioned by Ruprecht, the side defense of the Bavaria-class battleships has also been improved, this time, the Bavaria-class battleships finally used the famous key defense concept of the later generations, and decisively abandoned the armor belt of the gun gallery and part of the upper armor belt, but the height of the main armor belt has been unprecedentedly improved! Counting the above and underwater parts, the height of the main armor belt reached 5.5 meters, in normal loading conditions, the water part was 3.5 meters high, the underwater part was 2 meters, and then the lower part was an inclined armor belt for mine protection.

The length of the entire main armor belt reached 55% of the total length. The bow is 150mm light armor with dome armor to keep out the water, and the rear is 250mm low armor with dome armor, which extends to the steering gear at the stern of the hull. The main armor belt is made of 70mm outer plate and 250mm main armor, and the angle of inclination is 18 degrees. And the armor belt of the rear part of the protection of the propeller shaft is a 50mm outer plate plus a 200mm armor belt, which is inclined 18 degrees, in fact, this thickness is enough for the defense of British shells in the 1st World War.

The main horizontal armor of this battleship is still 90 to 110 mm. Basically, there is no horizontal bullet that can be punched through it. The frontal armor of the turret was thickened to 400mm. 280mm on the side and 150mm on the top. 200mm rear. Well, that's it, so much so that after the blueprint of the entire battleship appeared, the Admiralty exclaimed that this was almost a dinosaur covered in full-body armor!

In addition to the main guns, the Bavaria was equipped with 16 150mm secondary guns, which were distributed in eight twin turrets on either side of the ship. These turrets were in the mode of limited protection, and the thickness of the frontal armor of the turret reached 200mm. The attack of artillery under 13.5 inches is almost negotiable.

In order to take into account both anti-lightning strikes and air defense, Bavaria also has 16 88mm high-level dual-purpose guns. There was no special defense for these artillery. It will also be equipped with about 20 2-pounder guns to assist in countering lightning strikes and against aircraft. There were some opinions within the German Navy about the armament of rapid-fire guns, and they believed that Ruprecht was deliberately promoting his own products.

But in any case, the multi-layered naval artillery system allowed the battleship to reach the peak of the firepower of the German 1 battleships. Sufficient to deal with any threat at sea and in the air in the event of World War I.

In addition to the Drape Persistence, the biggest leap forward in the history of the Bavaria-class battleships is their speed! The Bavaria-class battleship, which was planned to use a small water-tube boiler mixed with kerosene, had a rated output of up to 85,000 horsepower, and when combined with an optimized ship type, the ship's theoretical top speed could reach more than 26 knots. Consider that this normal displacement reaches 32,000 tons and a length of 205 meters. The scene of a heavy armor and heavy artillery battleship with a maximum width of 32 meters and a maximum speed of 26 knots fighting on the sea surface makes people feel excited!

"In accordance with your plan, we removed the torpedo armament in order to prevent accidents, and the remaining weight was used to add aviation equipment." Aiden said, unfolding another drawing, which depicted the hangar facilities of the Bavaria-class battleship.

As a traverser, how could Ruprecht not press such a tall thing as a seaplane on a battleship? This thing is not just a fashionable problem, the key is a very important means of reconnaissance, and it is also a very potential means of artillery. Although the airship is in the air for a long time, the actual reconnaissance effect is not good, the altitude is a little high, it will be hindered by clouds, and the immediacy of its own reconnaissance is also poor, and the number is too small, but if the capital ship can have a certain number of seaplanes, it will not be much, and no capital ship can accommodate 3 seaplanes. Then the fleet itself has extremely strong reconnaissance capabilities. And it can also provide support for gunnery when necessary.

"Since our seaplanes were large and we had hangars, we put the aviation equipment on the rear deck of the battleship. The entire hangar can accommodate 2 seaplanes, while 2 can be parked outside the hangar. Next to the hangar we have cranes dedicated to lifting seaplanes. Of course, we can also use the barrel as a boom if necessary. Sir Aiden said.

"We are going to take the Cormorant seaplane produced by the Bavarian aircraft manufacturing company, which is a tandem aircraft with a relatively large take-off weight and a relatively long range, so we have specially prepared an aviation fuel depot, just below the hangar, under the protection of armor. At the same time, considering that the plane may carry items such as flares or smoke canisters, we also reserve space for these things. ”

"Let's just start building according to this design standard. Has the problem of the naming of our first batch of four battleships been solved? Ruprecht asked.

"The first battleship was the Bavaria, the second was Württemberg, the third was Saxony, and the fourth was Baden." Sir Aiden replied.

"Hehe, yes, the remaining three kingdoms and the strongest Grand Duchy in the empire are included." Ruprecht said with a smile.

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