Lawrence left satisfied, Yang Yuanzhao watched his back, did not notify the next meeting, and was a little excited in his heart, he could see the most mainstream British battleship, the capital ship, which was not possible to achieve before, and I don't know how much there will be gained.

Compared with Germany, the British warships, whether it is the rationality of the design, or the overall strength of the battleship, are also quite unique, of course, Yang Yuanzhao is also very clear that the battleships in this must be the battleships that have been launched, those strong warships that Britain has high hopes for, must not be in the open field, but this is enough, as far as Yang Yuanzhao knows, the first Japanese dreadnought built by the British to help Japan build, was loaded with 14-inch guns, that is, 356 mm guns, which is more than the mainstream 305 of Germany, At least 2 inches larger, you know, by the end of World War I, Germany did not finally solve the 14-inch gun, let alone the 15-inch, 381-mm invincible giant gun.

If Britain is sincere, he can not only see an outsourced warship like the King Kong, but even a super dreadnought like Orion, the Orion dreadnought, 4 of the same class, which has been completed and put into service in June 1912 at the latest, although this naval gun is 13.5 inches, 45 times the caliber, but it is the absolute capital ship of the United Kingdom, even 4 years later in the Battle of Jutland, it is also a member of the main formation.

As for the stronger George V class and the Iron Duke class, which were started in 1911 and 1912 respectively, such the strongest warship in the United Kingdom, it is absolutely unlikely that Yang Yuanzhao will visit it at close range, the relationship between Britain and the Northwest is completely different from the relationship between Germany and the Northwest, this is just looking at a huge order. before it is possible to give preferential treatment.

The all-in-one machine has a scoring system against the sky, but a battleship is a system project, with guns of more than 14 inches, its own weight, and stability. How to install it on the battleship is a key, and what to do when the time comes, I'm afraid the northwest will not be able to deal with it. The foundation of the Northwest is worse than that of Germany, which is the overall backwardness of scientific researchers and science. But there is only one thing that is the highest in the world, that is, the material, for the cannon, the technology may only be a part, the most critical is the material. Every time the caliber is increased by 1 inch, the loaded gunpowder and the weight of the shells will be quite huge, and the requirements for the barrel itself are also strengthening.

It is possible to consider thickening and thickening the barrel, but there is a huge difference in processing capacity on a certain distance, in principle. Giant caliber naval guns can be continuously strengthened during the 2nd World War. Hitler once thought of an 800 mm or even 1200 mm cannon, but the interior, surface treatment, is the key, any artillery must have a certain strength on the surface. Otherwise, no matter how thick it is, it is only a one-off. This is placed on army artillery and is acceptable.

Sometimes. In order to target a certain target, some cannons may be built that can only fire one shot, but this is absolutely not possible for battleships, the vast ocean is an active battlefield for battleships, different from land, on the sea, a battle may last, it may last for two or three months, flashy, naval guns without sufficient endurance, for any battleship, it is a nightmare. Take Krupp as an example, it really can't even make a basic 13,14-inch gun, there is not enough stability, mature design, it is better to change to 12 inches, so that the overall stability is dìng, and the performance may not be much worse.

With some experience of British warships, especially on the tonnage control, and the overall design, there will definitely be the essence, the British Empire's centuries-long maritime monopoly has always been the pioneer of advanced ships, and it has also made some unimaginable so-called holy relics, such as the seven-turret monster that was regarded as a holy relic by the BB party, but it is undeniable that there must be something unique in the most basic place of these warships.

Yang Yuanzhao walked on before, or purchased warships, or outdated, had the opportunity to contact the current British capital ship, although it is not the strongest in design and manufacturing, under the bypass, it will definitely be harvested, the most important thing is that if Yang Yuanzhao specifically proposes, he can even visit the King Kong that has been launched, which is currently launched among the battleships, the largest caliber, a full 14-inch caliber, as long as you get on the ship, you can get the mature number of 14-inch guns, Coupled with a large number of other 13.5-inch naval guns, at least it can help Germany strengthen the mainstream warships to 13.5-inch and 14-inch, so that in the possible future Battle of Jutland, Germany may not be too far behind in the performance of the battleship.

As for China, it can also have a part of the naval force, but in recent years it is still low-key, even if the battleships of World War II are given to China, they may not be able to exert their full power, and the strength of Britain is not only in the design of the battleships, but also in the naval spirit formed over the past hundred years, the ability to operate the warships and the familiarity with various warships.

These may not be visible to others, Germany wants to do everything possible to understand, but can not understand, but under the ability of the all-in-one machine to defy the sky, there is nothing to hide, when the full set of drawings is placed in front of Germany's top group of battleship designers, they must be able to eat some from the middle, and by the way, let the northwest profit.

As for strengthening Germany and defeating Britain, this possibility is zài, but it is very slim, the United States has been eyeing the war, the result of Germany's strength is that the United States participated earlier, with Germany's strength and land area, it is simply not comparable with the United States, the United States may have such and such shortcomings, soldiers lack training, combat effectiveness is not strong, but the strong land area, coupled with the industrialization foundation formed over the years, once it enters the wartime situation, the ability to mobilize, It's absolutely overwhelming.

Look at Britain, France and Russia, each of them has its own uniqueness, look at Germany's allies, Austria-Hungary is basically a waste, Turkey is good enough to be able to resist Russia's division of troops, Italy is a wall-header, once things are not right, they will defect, even if you count, the Italian army is basically synonymous with waste in both World War I and World War II.

It can be said that Germany challenged the whole world with a blow in World War I, and the situation he was in was more dangerous than World War II.

On the one hand, it is to design the most powerful battleship with the help of an all-in-one machine, crisscrossing the four seas, on the other hand, it is difficult to design a battleship, and in one night, the design of a top 10,000-ton cargo ship was completed, but in one day, the transformation of even a gunboat of several hundred tons was not completed, and the generation difference and complexity between the military system and the civilian system were enough to make Yang Yuanzhao suffer.

Shaking his head, washing his face, and getting this idea out, anyway, Britain's overtures are a good thing, Yang Yuanzhao instructed the staff to contact Britain first, regardless of anything else, first agree, and wait until the negotiations with Germany are completed, you can talk to the British about this issue, when he arrives, he also happens to finish reading the Ruhr industrial area, after seeing the heavy industrial towns in the north and the Ruhr in the west, he just takes a boat to Britain in the Ruhr, so he comes a little closer.

Next, Yang Yuanzhao met with the ambassadors of France, the United States, and Russia, and their purpose is the same, for France and Russia, Yang Yuanzhao is basically going around the bend, first, their industrial level is not as good as Germany, the level of warships is not as good as Britain, and France is also down, Russia, which is a country that even needs to import some arms, what is the use of visiting their warships.

Since there is a bigger pie in the back, Yang Yuanzhao simply sped up after dealing with the affairs in Berlin, and after meeting with the ministers of various countries, he couldn't take a break, and Yang Yuanzhao set off directly.

The special train with the attaché, entered the Ruhr, the person in charge of the Ruhr industrial zone who had already received the notice, and some professionals came to greet him, and directly took Yang Yuanzhao to visit the industrial zone, to be honest, before coming to the Ruhr, Yang Yuanzhao had the impression of the director, and felt that the Ruhr was not much stronger than the northwest, and it was a heavy industrial base on the basis of coal and iron. Even with the processes of 20 or 30 years ago, their production capacity was massively suppressed.

But when I really saw Ruhr, I found that this is different, Kiel did not use the process of oxygen blowing, but their changes are all the time, in the past few decades, the pulse of heavy industry has been integrated into every corner of Kiel, in the process of slow adjustment, Kiel has grown from a baby, and is now an adult, this is a qualitative difference, and even some of these things can only be understood and cannot be spoken.

The Northwest should be stronger than the Ruhr in terms of generation, but really in wartime, can the Northwest be compared with the Ruhr, maybe the total output can be exceeded, but there will be a gap in efficiency, performance and many other aspects, give the Northwest a few decades of time, slowly the pole precipitation, the Northwest will also form its own style, but now, this is the Northwest is the shortcoming.

In the future, only by sending more personnel to study in Germany and personally experience these things, in a sufficient amount of circumstances, can the Northwest be qualitatively changed, now, I can only see it myself, and then copy all these things of the machine and equipment, and then make a part of the adjustment of the heavy industry base in the northwest according to his suggestion, even if it cannot reach the German Cheng dù, but it can be improved, with the total amount and a large number of industrial workers, From another level, surpassing Germany, this is the only thing Yang Yuanzhao can do in a short period of time, after all, what the northwest lacks the most is time. (To be continued) R580