In front of Wilhelm II was the exterior drawings of the new battleship painted by Qin Tian. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info This new battleship, albeit still on paper. However, the shock that brought Wilhelm II was not at all less.

Although Wilhelm II did not come from the navy, it was with his support and strong advocacy that the German navy began to develop rapidly. This makes Wilhelm II half an expert.

"The battleship designed by Oscar is different from the previous battleships! The two-stage main gun was canceled, all heavy guns were used, and it was still a triple main gun. Wilhelm II frowned.

The battleships that the German Navy had built and were under construction were all of two calibers with main guns. Moreover, basically they are all twin-mounted main guns, and triple-mounted main guns have never been tried.

For the German Navy, both all-heavy artillery and triple main guns were new. Not to mention that the power used in this battleship is a combination of heavy oil boilers and steam turbines. The German Navy on this, again, did not try.

However, Wilhelm II saw the uniqueness of this battleship.

"This type of battleship seems to be more powerful than the existing battleships. Once it is completed and put into service, it will be of great benefit to the strength of the German Navy. Wilhelm II muttered. Of course, these technical difficulties are not so easy to overcome. But this did not prevent Wilhelm II from being able to see the advanced nature of this new type of battleship. He had a faint feeling that such a battleship would be the trend of future battleship development.

"Essen, go and see if the Marshal of Count Tirpitz is still there, and if he is, let him come to me at once." Wilhelm II hesitated for a moment, but then made up his mind. If such a battleship was to be built, it had to be approved by Marshal Count Tirpitz. Of course, Wilhelm II also wanted to know from Marshal Count Tirpitz whether the construction of such a battleship would begin and whether they would have the technical conditions to build it.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Essen? Feng? Jonah Lette immediately went to find someone.

Ten minutes later, Marshal Count Tirpitz came to the office of Wilhelm II.

"Your Majesty, you are too busy for the sake of the Empire. I didn't even have time for the Christmas dinner. "As soon as Marshal Count Tirpitz met, he was a sycophant.

Wilhelm II waved his hand, but his heart was still very useful.

"Now is the time when the empire is facing a great crisis, and I must devote all my energy to state affairs, banquets, etc., and when we have defeated our enemies, we will have time."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Marshal Count Tirpitz approvingly.

"Your Excellency, come and see, this is a Christmas present from Oscar. It is said that this was a battleship designed by him himself. A new type of battleship that has never been seen before, unlike all the battleships that preceded us. Wilhelm II said with some pride.

If Qin Tian's design proves to be successful, wouldn't it be superficial that Qin Tian is also a genius in battleship design? This naturally made Wilhelm II's face shine, his son who had always looked down on him, but he had such a great talent, it was undoubtedly an unexpected joy!

"A new type of battleship designed by Prince Oscar?" Marshal Count Tirpitz suddenly lit up. If he had sneered at Qin Tian before, then after passing the conversation at the dinner party, his perception of Qin Tian had changed fundamentally.

Marshal Count Tirpitz then came to his desk. When he saw the battleship drawings on his desk, he was also shocked.

"Three triple guns, the elimination of the second main gun, and the elimination of the bow ramming angle and torpedo tubes. The layout of the hull is more compact. "Marshal Count Tirpitz saw at once the difference in this new type of battleship.

Wilhelm II nodded: "It's not just that, in the remarks, Oscar also thinks that this kind of battleship should use the power combination of heavy oil boilers and steam turbines, so that the speed of the battleship can be increased to more than 21 knots." ”

"Heavy oil boilers and steam turbines? Although we have done research in this area, we have not achieved much results. Steam turbines, in particular, were not experienced in this area, except for the British, who had experience in using them on large warships. Marshal Count Tirpitz frowned.

"Your Excellency Marshal, is this new type of battleship much more advanced than the existing battleships?" Wilhelm II asked.

Marshal Count Tirpitz nodded: "The layout of the all-heavy artillery is indeed refreshing. However, the secondary main gun is still very important in naval warfare. The First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle of that year undoubtedly proved this point. If all heavy artillery were used, I am afraid that the firepower of the battleship would not be guaranteed. ”

The Battle of Tsushima had not yet begun, and the navies of various countries were still in the groping stage in the development of battleships. Even the British did not dare to assert the direction of development of the Navy. Before the dreadnoughts, they also built a large number of former dreadnoughts equipped with secondary main guns.

"As for heavy oil boilers and steam turbines, we still have technical bottlenecks in this area. However, we can completely replace it with a coal-fired boiler and a three-expansion reciprocating steam engine, which at most affects the speed of the battleship. Marshal Tirpitz continued.

Wilhelm II nodded lightly: "Why would Oscar think that battleships with all-heavy guns are the way of the future?" ”

"Your Majesty, this may be His Royal Highness's own opinion. At the dinner, His Royal Highness and I also chatted for a long time. I have to admit that His Royal Highness has a very clear understanding of the future international situation and the direction of the Navy's development. Even more prescient than many of the Empire's top brassiers. Perhaps, this time, his proposition is really right! Marshal Count Tirpitz approvingly.

William II was stunned, he didn't expect that Marshal Count Tirpitz would be so optimistic about Qin Tian.

"Essen, go get Oscar, I'm going to ask him what he thinks." Wilhelm II commanded.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid His Royal Highness the Prince is no longer in the banquet hall. Not long after our conversation ended, he left. He didn't seem to like such occasions. This is a maverick among the princes and even among the younger generation. There are very few young people who can endure loneliness like this. ”

Wilhelm II was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Even if he is already asleep, wake him up." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Essen? Feng? Jonalet nodded, and then sent someone to find Qin Tian.