"The power of the 14-inch gun should be enough, right? Is it necessary for us to build 15-inch gun-carrying ships? Tirpitz hesitated for a moment but asked the question. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 In his opinion, the tonnage of the 15-inch gun carrier is too large, and the cost must be rising all the way, which is very problematic for the size of the fleet.

"Of course, because at the current level, even if our 12-inch L45 gun hits the target at a distance of 11,700 meters with the latest armor-piercing projectiles at a combined angle of incidence of 30 degrees (referring to both horizontal and vertical angles), it can only penetrate 229mm of armor! At the same angle, it can penetrate 10 inches of armor at 10.1 km. To be honest, it is a little difficult for this penetrating depth to penetrate the current battleship. Once again, the prince gave full play to the advantages of his traverser, and this data was not actually measured, but this time the prince copied the hull data of the historical German 12-inch L50 gun.

"We know that the armor should be thickened to more than 300mm, and that the armor should be tilted to increase the difficulty of penetration, don't you think the British would have thought of it? As long as they increase the thickness of the armor to 330mm, even vertical armor, it will be difficult for us to penetrate them! The prince raised his concerns.

In fact, even with the power of the historical German 380mmL45 gun, at an angle of incidence of 30 degrees, it was only at a distance of 9400 meters that it could penetrate 13.5 inches of armor. Of course, this 30-degree angle of incidence is a bit large. In fact, the angle of fall of the shell may be less than this angle, so that the depth of penetration of the gun is increased. There is a saying that 12,500 meters can penetrate 350mm armor (the actual measurement is only an inference, and this author can't be exquisite).

Historically, Bavaria's 15-inch artillery had little problem dealing with the Queen, not because the 330mm armor and dome armor were not powerful, but because the Queen was overweight in history, and there were too few exposed parts of the main outfit. But in this plane, who dares to say that the battleships of the British must be overweight? What if you don't be overweight? What if the British had moved any of their tendons, or found out that the Germans were using larger caliber artillery and adding armor? Who can say this kind of thing?

Therefore, in line with the principle of leniency for the enemy, the prince meant to go on the largest caliber of artillery among the warships that Germany could currently equip! - 15-inch gun! At the same time, the Austro-Hungarian Skoda hard quilt cap and the emerging artillery shell technology were introduced. Your Lord's Request is not too high, that is, at the level of the British in 1921 when they tested the 15-inch Green Hat shell, which penetrated the 350mm turret ...... of the historic Bavaria at a distance of 15,000 yards. That's measured data!

If it weren't for the fact that the 400mm heavy gun was too difficult to build, the tonnage of the battleship needed would be at least 32,000 tons, and even if this tonnage could only cause a slow battleship, and the speed of 25 knots could not be guaranteed, His Royal Highness would still plan to engage in 400mm guns.

"Don't take our enemies too simply, they may suffer in a battle, but they will soon be improved, and a simple strengthening of the Dome Armor will increase the ship's defense. So, as a weak navy, we must have larger caliber artillery. Aim to destroy your opponent instead of injuring them. Looking at the people's still hesitant expressions, the prince said.

"If we were armed with 15-inch naval guns, we could penetrate the 13-inch armor belt of the British at a distance of 15,000 yards and have a chance to penetrate the opponent's dome armor, and then send the warhead into the ammunition depot or power compartment, and with a suitable shell, we could destroy a battleship worth 2 million pounds, and if it was a 350mm gun, I am afraid that even 12-inch armor could not penetrate at this distance." The prince said.

"However, we have to consider the tonnage and the cost, I once asked the designers how many tons a slow battleship with 8 15-inch guns would cost, and they told me more than 28,000 tons, and I asked how many tons would be needed if the speed was increased to 25 knots? They say they need about 33,000 tons. The cost will reach more than 58 million marks! The construction period may take three and a half years. ”

"There are huge risks, not just engineering risks, but also time and money risks, and I'm confident that the Kingdom of Bavaria will come up with a decent 15-inch gun, but I'm skeptical that our shipyard will be able to do this kind of work, at least for now." Tirpitz said.

"Can we do that? The first 15-inch-gun battleships were armed with 6 main guns, the same tonnage as our 14-inch-gun fast battleships. In fact, our second batch of battleships was very similar to the fast battleships we had completed at the Brom-Forss shipyard, both in terms of tonnage, defensive and power design. With very small improvements, I could even compromise on the layout of the artillery, but I demanded that all the battleships that started construction in the third batch use 15-inch guns, and even in the later stages of the second batch of battleships, 15-inch guns began to be used! The prince offered his own suggestions for improvement.

Compared with the dispute over whether to use 4 twin 350mm guns or 3 triple 350mm guns for the new warship, the prince is not very concerned, after all, the gap is not very big on the whole, but there is absolutely no concession on the issue of artillery caliber, in terms of projection, even from a historical point of view, 6 German 15-inch guns can project 4.5 tons of ammunition in one round (each shell weighs 750kg). The 8 350mm guns can project 4.8 tons of ammunition in one round (each shell weighs 600kg), the projection volume of the two sides is very close, but the armor-piercing ability is definitely better than the 6 15-inch guns.

"The British may not be equipped with 15-inch guns. Our 15-inch gunned battleships could irritate them. The British will design bigger guns, build bigger warships, and the gap between us will probably get bigger and bigger. Everyone here knows that the 15-inch gun and its carrier ship have reached our limits, both in terms of budget and production cycle. It's all like that. Tirpitz glanced around at everyone present and said in a serious tone that he had no selfish intentions at the moment. His words are very convincing.

"But sooner or later the British will be armed with 15-inch guns! Definitely! We have the ability to equip 15-inch guns in advance, so why take into account the attitude of the British? If the British want to equip 16-inch guns and build warships of more than 35,000 tons, then let them build them, and their limits will not be much higher than ours. They may have more money, but they will not be better than us in terms of construction period and tonnage per ship! Believe me now. The prince also knew that the confrontation was at a critical juncture, and he insisted on using the 15-inch gun as soon as possible.

Having said that, neither the prince nor Tirpitz could say anything more, the prince emphasized the power of large-caliber artillery from the tactical level, and Tirpitz emphasized the industrial and financial needs of large-caliber artillery from the economic and fleet scale. He was even worried that the Fleet Act was in crisis because of too much funding. Both sides have a point, in the case of not giving in to each other, only one person can make a decision!

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