Tirpitz carefully examined these two reports, although there are not many things mentioned above, as the founder of the high seas fleet, Tirpitz can still see a lot of things from above, and then think about what the king class needs, in terms of power, because the king class has completed most of the oil-fired boilers, and some of the oil-fired boilers obtained from Yang Yuanzhao have been applied to the king class, so that the king-class horsepower has increased by about 60, saving a lot of volume, and can accommodate fuel. The performance in all aspects has been improved to a certain extent.

Of course, looking at the indicators of the utopian class, the boiler used by the utopian class is more powerful, otherwise it is impossible to make the utopian class have a speed of more than 27 knots, whether to increase the power of the king class, Tirpitz's brain is spinning wildly, and finally vetoed this, a battleship, not casually designed its power, in addition to the boiler itself, it also needs a lot of cooperation on the hull, sometimes, the power increased by about 20, it may not increase the speed of the ship, the king-class hull decides, Even if it has the power of the fantasy class, it may not be able to reach the speed of 27 knots, the most important thing is that the king class is a decisive battleship used to duel with the British Royal Fleet, from the speed of 21 knots to 23.2 knots, if the high ventilation is overloaded, it can even reach 23.8 knots, and the speed of the early battle patrol in the UK is only 25 knots, and the latest lion class is only 27 knots, the king class does not need to increase to the terrifying speed of 27 knots for the time being, so it will not be able to exert the power of the king level at all.

On the artillery, it seems that it can be improved, but Tirpitz guides, it can only be 14 inches, which involves the overall layout of a battleship, even if the fantasy class has such a powerful gun as a 15-inch gun with 50 times the caliber, it is unlikely to be installed on the king class, increasing the strength of the king class, because the turret may not match, the recoil effect after the artillery salvo, can the king class support, maybe the excellent German designer, can make the two compatible, but the danger is too great after all, the conservative Tirpitz thinks, Perhaps the next generation of battleships can be tried to replace the Krupp 15-inch gun that is being studied, but now, it is unlikely.

Speaking of artillery, Tirpitz couldn't help but be angry, Krupp's progress was very slow, and he got the information of the British naval guns from Yang Yuanzhao, from 13.5 inches to 14 inches There is almost no obstacle, it stands to reason that 15 inches should be very fast, but as far as he knows, 15 inches is still in difficulty, and it is expected that it will be possible to see the real thing after 2 years, and it is even possible to get only a 40 times the caliber of artillery, compared with the 15 inches and 50 times the caliber of the northwest, it is too weak.

The biggest advantage of the two utopian classes was vetoed by Tirpitz because of such and such problems, but there was no disappointment on his face, but he was extremely excited, because among the three major parts of the utopian class, the only thing that could improve the king level was armor.

If the artillery represents the spear of the battleship, then the armor represents the shield of the battleship, and even in the German concept, it is the most important, at the beginning of the construction of the high seas fleet, the German Navy was based on France as an imaginary enemy, the number of warships of the German Navy was not large, and the area of activity of the capital ships was limited to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, two not vast waters, and there was no need to pursue seaworthiness. The number of battleships is insufficient, and the main battleships must put armor protection and survivability in the first place, and there will be output only if they are alive.

From France to the United Kingdom, Germany has always been at this level, focusing on protection and loss, and now there is such a powerful armor in front of him, not to mention that the king level has not yet been finally completed and launched, even if it is completed and launched, or even in service, in the face of such an excellent armor, he will choose to dismantle the old armor and replace it.

According to Fabian's telegram, the Northwest had already produced such armor, but it did not know the price of such armor. For armor, the more powerful the armor, the higher the price, just like the Krupp armor, its armor effect is more than 2 times that of ordinary armor, but its price is several times more than that of ordinary armor, the armor owned by the northwest is twice as powerful as the armor of Krupp, and there is an advantage of weight reduction and volume reduction, for battleships, weight and volume, both are two very important aspects of battleships, any slight change is enough to enhance the strength of battleships.

Tirpitz made a decision in his heart, the armor can be ordered by the Navy, and the other is a letter from the submarine designer, when Yang Yuanzhao was in the final stage of Germany, he specifically mentioned the submarine, which made the Admiralty pay attention to the submarine in advance, Yang Yuanzhao used the magic table again and again, which proved his vision, the things he valued, how simple it would be, because of the attention, so the German submarine, began an unexpected improvement, compared to the capital ship, the submarine cost is small, Germany has a considerable traditionEarlier than the northwest into the process of improvement, the U-class submarine in front of the model test ship, quickly eliminated, over 700 tons, began to 800 tons, even 900, 1000 tons of submarines, a variety of excellent design, so that the submarine family is more abundant, the more powerful the submarine, the more attention the Admiralty also attaches to it, and even alarmed the emperor, after a series of explanations and comparisons, Wilhelm II took out 20 million marks of funds, invested in the submarine.

The design drawings taken from the Far East are also submarines, but Tirpitz was surprised, there are a lot of small-scale modifications, many of which are not noticed by German designers, a single for the entire submarine is not much, taken together, it is a huge improvement, but this is not the point, the most important thing about this submarine is the underwater performance, the submarine is currently slow, and the improvement of the underwater section is also a very large increase, not to mention the stealth distance, attack power and bomb load, These aspects will greatly increase the combat effectiveness of the submarine, which is a relatively excellent modification.

Tirpitz, who has carefully studied submarines, keenly saw the best parts of submarines, high-power electric motors, powerful batteries, and high-horsepower diesel engines, which together build the most important place for the Mingjiang-class submarines, which is also what Germany needs most, if Germany gets these key information, German submarines can also usher in a leap.

Soon, after careful discussion with the designer, the order for the introduction of high-horsepower engines, powerful batteries, high-power electric motors and armor protection was directly sent to the German consul in the northwest, and soon came to Yang Yuanzhao's desk.

The production of China's naval ships is inseparable from the support of Germany, which Yang Yuanzhao has always been very clear about, with the help of the all-in-one machine and Fabian's excellence, after returning from Germany, he obtained an excellent Fantasy class, with a famous general-class submarine that can be used for real combat and has excellent performance, both of which are inseparable from German designers.

These two can be said to have changed the status quo of China's navy, especially the famous general, almost mass production, when the production capacity bursts out, as long as there are enough personnel, the navy can protect China's sea areas, the sea is a natural protective cover, in this sonar is only produced in the real yàn room, and can not completely shield off the back sound and noise of the ocean now, the submarine has natural protection, restricting the effectiveness of the submarine, but the performance of the submarine.

If Yang Yuanzhao can produce a conventionally powered submarine that is similar to that of later generations, and can even reach about 20 knots underwater, maybe it will change a battleship, a battle cruiser, and an aircraft carrier, in such a submarine that is faster than a surface ship, in the era of imperfect anti-submarine facilities in World War I, it is simply a black hole on the bottom of the sea.

Yang Yuanzhao did not plan to make such a big killer, this is almost impossible, this requires persistent efforts and investment, in the fluid science, battery packs, diesel engines, and even different small items of submarines, all breakthroughs, it may take decades, submarine technology difficulties, the time and investment will be much greater. Rather than this, it would be better to put him into the more likely channels of development, battleships and future aircraft carriers, so that the effort and output seem a little more reasonable.

Germany's requirements, he is very clear, in order to improve the ability of the current battleship, armor, after careful measurement, quoted a high price in the past, 3 times more expensive than the price of Krupp armor, it looks very large, but in terms of actual effect, it is excellent, the German side after receiving the opinion of the northwest, almost without hesitation agreed, just a 3-fold increase, in the cost of the battleship, the most expensive is never armor, the most expensive is the ship's guns and power system, even if it is the keel and shell, it must be ranked in front of the armor, It is three times more expensive, but it is to increase the cost of the king class by about 6 million, which is acceptable for the king class that concentrates all the efforts of Germany, so that the price of the king class will surge from the original 45 million marks to 50 million, which is almost equivalent to 2.5 million pounds, but the overall strength, I don't know how much it has increased, fire protection, and even the power of the battleship, have been greatly improved.

The armor of the battleship was very refreshing, but in terms of submarine technology, Yang Yuanzhao ingeniously proposed, in exchange for technology for orders, Sino-German cooperation, to develop a new submarine, the total tonnage is about 1300-1400 tons, and the displacement after diving is about 1700 tons, such a submarine, and the Northwest can provide a full set of diesel engines, batteries and electric motors, and even the torpedoes that are being studied are also placed on it as a bargaining chip.

Tirpitz's focus is still on the king class, the submarine thing, but it is incidental, the price demanded by the other party is not high, 3 times the price, 2 times the protection ability, for a battleship with every inch of land, it is simply reborn, such a king class, it really achieved his design effect, it is really the king in his own domain, can proudly inspect all the territory. R1152