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After arranging industrial matters, Zhang Wei communicated with Song Shijie to build a national commercial bank in the entire Lu country, and a state bank should be built in each state, and the bank should cover the township level of the kingdom.

Schools and hospitals are also the focus of construction.

Fortunately, the foundation left by the United States is relatively good, and there are old sites of banks, hospitals, and schools in various states, cities, counties, and towns.

Subsequently, Zhang Wei planned to focus on building the Atlantic Fleet, and after Song Shijie had made the economic development plan for 1909, he would return to discuss economic construction with him.

Zhang Wei first synthesized a naval special staff officer, Vice Admiral Lu Chuanya, and appointed him to be the commander of the Atlantic Fleet.

Because the United States, Britain, Germany, etc. had promised that the total tonnage of the Atlantic Ocean would not exceed 200,000 tons, and the displacement of a single ship would not exceed 20,000 tons, Zhang Wei had thought about it for a long time.

Restricted by the total tonnage and displacement of a single ship, Zhang Wei decided to give priority to the speed, range and other contents, at least if he can't beat it, he can run away; Moreover, without arousing the fear of Europe, the task of the fleet was mainly to break the engagement, so it was not equipped with battleships and battle cruisers; For coastal defense, submarines were the main option, supplemented by fortress artillery.

As for naval bases, three small naval bases will be built in the Gulf of Mexico for the time being, namely Texas Naval Base, Pensacola Naval Base, and Charlotte Naval Base; The construction of the Jacksonville naval base in the direction facing the Atlantic, but it will be built first, and it will not be used for the time being, just to not excessively stimulate European countries. 【】

On the basis of the original submarine detachment, each naval base will have three submarine squadrons under its jurisdiction, so that there will be 90 submarines stationed in the entire Gulf of Mexico, which will absolutely ensure the safety of the Gulf of Mexico coast.

At the same time, the US naval bases are directly under the jurisdiction of one air base, each air base is equipped with 25 aircraft, namely 10 bombers, 10 fighters and 5 reconnaissance aircraft; In addition, it is equipped with a number of small airships in addition to one Hindenburg airship, which ensures the ability to defeat battleships.

Vice Admiral Lu Chuanya agreed with Zhang Wei's plan for port construction and protection, which can ensure the safety of the naval base with the protection of aircraft, airships and submarines; At the same time, Lu Chuanya also agreed with Zhang Wei's plan for the selection of warships, not to mention the tonnage of old battleships, and it could not play a role.

Zhang Wei and Lu Chuanya's first criterion for selecting models is that the maximum speed should exceed 30 knots, and the principle is to run if you can't beat it.

The first battleship Zhang Wei chose was the Brooklyn-class light cruiser, and a total of 6 were purchased, named the Hainan Island-class light cruiser.

The main parameters are as follows:

displacement 9,767 tons / 9,923 tons (standard); , 403 (full load);

The main gun is a triple 152mmx5;

The secondary gun is a twin 127mmx4;

Dimensions: length m/(waterline), width 18.82 m, draft 6.93 m;

Power: horsepower;

Endurance: 10,000 nm/15 knots;

The maximum speed is 32.5 knots

4 carrier aircraft, two catapults;

The crew is 868 people.

Zhang Wei's favorite is still his main gun, the Brooklyn is armed with a 47 caliber MK16 naval gun, with a maximum range of 23,882 meters; The long range, fast speed, long range of the main gun, fast rate of fire, is definitely the main force to break the engagement, can easily hit the enemy's merchant ships, torpedo boats, destroyers and light cruisers, even in the face of the heavy cruisers of various countries also have the power of a war, if you encounter the enemy's battleships or battle cruisers, you can easily escape with the speed advantage.

Subsequently, Zhang Wei purchased three Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, named the Taiwan Island-class heavy cruisers.

The main parameters are as follows:

Displacement: 14,500 tons (standard) / 17,000 tons (full);

Main gun: L/55 triple 203mmx3, two forward-facing, one rear-facing;

Secondary gun: L/38 twin 127mmx6, 1 forward-facing, 1 rear-facing, 2 on each side;

Anti-aircraft weapons:,;

Dimensions: length 205.3 meters, width 21.6 meters, draft 7.3 meters;

Endurance: 7900 nm/15 knots;

Maximum speed: 33 knots;

4 carrier aircraft, two catapults;

The full crew is 1085 people.

Each naval base has 1 Taiwan Island-class heavy cruiser.

The destroyers continue to use Lanfang-class destroyers, and with their speed of 32 knots, they can still show their skills in the Atlantic; Fast torpedo boats continued to use Xinhua-class fast torpedo boats.

Each naval base is equipped with 5 Lanfang-class destroyers and 10 Xinhua-class fast torpedo boats.

In this way, the speed of the four types of ships that cooperate with each other is not less than 32 knots, and they can cooperate well when they go out to perform tasks, and they will not be held back when they escape.

In order to keep secrets, Zhang Wei ordered that only two seaborne reconnaissance planes be kept on each cruiser, and that they were usually unloaded, and that they could only be equipped with seaborne reconnaissance planes when they were carrying out long-distance missions, and that they should rely on land-based reconnaissance planes to conduct reconnaissance in peacetime.

At the same time, when Zhang Wei held a meeting with the officers and men of the navy, he emphasized the sense of secrecy, and kept the cruiser's speed absolutely secret from the outside world, and absolutely could not show its amazing speed to the outside world.

The destructive power of 203-mm guns and 152-mm guns was not the same. The weight ratio of the shells was 113.4 kg to 45.4 kg, which is a considerable difference. Although the 203 mm gun had a power advantage, the rate of fire was low, only 2.5 rounds / min, compared to 6 rounds / min for the 152 mm gun. In terms of ammunition projection weight, a warship with nine 203-mm guns has a firing weight of 2,551 kg in one minute, while a warship equipped with 15 152-mm guns has a firing weight of 4,086 kg in one minute, and 152-mm guns have an advantage. Not only that, the range of the 152-mm guns at that time was longer than that of the 203-mm guns, and the maximum range of the main guns of the island-class heavy cruisers in Taiwan was 14.4 kilometers, and the range of the main guns of the island-class light cruisers in Hainan was close to 24 kilometers.

Originally, Vice Admiral Lu Chuanya also hoped to be equipped with 2 pocket-sized battleships, but Zhang Wei refused, Zhang Wei meant that the main gun of the pocket-sized battleship was only 283mm, and the speed was only 28 knots, so it was difficult to fight against the current battlecruisers, and the speed advantage was not obvious, so it was not equipped for the time being.

Lu Chuanya set up the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet at the Pensacola Naval Base, and Zhang Wei set up two 15,000-ton docks there for maintenance.

According to Zhang Wei's meaning, before the outbreak of a major war in Europe, there is no need to strengthen the strength of the Atlantic Fleet for the time being, and the Europeans cannot be excessively stimulated. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.