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"Your Excellency, this is the 'Qin-class' battleship, the capital ship of our navy in active service. The Qin-class battleship is an improved version of the 'Zhonghua-class' battleship! The standard displacement is 20,500 tons, the full load displacement is 23,500 tons, the total length is 164 meters, the width is 26 meters, the draft is 96 meters, the power is 16 oil-fired boilers and two state-of-the-art steam turbines, the power is 30,000 horsepower, and the maximum speed is 23 knots. It has a cruising range of 10 knots/9,000 nautical miles, and is armed with four twin 305 mm 50 x caliber naval guns with a knapsack turret that allows all eight main guns to fire at the unified side, four main guns to fire forward and backward, 10 155 mm rapid-fire guns and six 37 mm rapid-fire guns. The armor was made of new Krupp armor, the armor of the main turret and bridge was 343 mm, the deck was 85 mm, and the broadside straps were 305 mm. Compared with the "Zhonghua-class" battleships, the "Qin-class" battleships were faster and had similar firepower, but they were thicker in armor and more than 15 times more resistant to strikes than the "Zhonghua-class" battleships. At present, none of the battleships in service of various countries can be compared with the 'Qin-class' battleships. If your country can purchase 'Qin-class' battleships, it is enough to ensure that your navy can maintain a long-term advantage in South America!" Admiral Wei Han, Director of Naval Shipbuilding, briefed Chile's special envoy, Lieutenant Colonel Adevaldo, and Chile's ambassador to China, Patricio.

In front of them, a wooden model of a 'Qin-class' battleship about two meters long was displayed. Scaled to the same size, this model is exactly the same as a real 'Qin-class' battleship, except for a little smaller size!

Chilean envoy Adewado, looking at the model of the 'Qin-class' battleship. It's also a light in both eyes. There is no doubt that the 'Qin-class' battleships are undoubtedly the most powerful of the battleships of the navies of various countries in active service. Even though it has been in service for several years, there is still no country's battleship that can surpass the 'Qin-class' battleship. Even the German Navy's 'Helgoland-class' battleships used the design drawings of the 'Qin-class' battleships. It's just that although the 'Qin-class' battleships are powerful, they are not what Chile wants.

"Your Excellency, I heard that your country's navy is building 'Han-class' battleships. It will be a new type of battleship that surpasses all the existing battleships. I wonder if it can open our eyes? Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo said. Before he came to China, he also did a detailed investigation. Although China's 'Han-class' battleships have been under secret construction, as time passes, the outside world has learned about it. Merely. Because China's secrecy is very good, the outside world has never known the detailed parameters of the 'Han-class' battleship.

"'Han-class' battleships?" Admiral Wei Han frowned. The 'Han-class' battleships are a key secret item of the Chinese Navy. Since the completion of the battleship, it has never been opened to people from other countries, except for the design drawings of the German crown prince and Prince Heinrich, who have visited the 'Han-class' battleship.

"Your Excellency the Special Envoy, the 'Han-class' battleship is indeed a new type of battleship under construction in the Imperial Navy, but. . . Han-class' battleships, there are no plans to export them yet! "Admiral Wei Han said very tactfully. The Han-class' battleship will be the main battleship of the Chinese Navy for a long time to come, if it leaks. It will be a great threat to the Chinese Navy!

"Oh? It's a shame! Lieutenant Colonel Adwado said helplessly.

"Your Excellency the Special Envoy, our country can show you the design drawings of the 'Han-class' battleship. However, your country must be assured. Drawings cannot be leaked. Otherwise, our country will investigate the relevant responsibilities! "At this time. Navy Minister Zhang Cheng walked in and spoke.

"Lord Zhang?" Admiral Wei Han asked with some confusion.

"It doesn't matter, at the most by the end of next year, the 'Han-class' battleships will be able to enter service. At that time, all countries will know about it, and there is no need to keep it secret! Moreover, if the Chilean side really wants to order the 'Han-class' battleships, it will be three to four years before they can be delivered! Navy Minister Zhang Cheng said.

"Thank you, Master Zhang, this is really good!" Lieutenant Colonel Adwado said excitedly.

Soon, an officer brought the drawings of the 'Han-class' battleship and spread them on the table. Lieutenant Commander Eduardo immediately came to the table and carefully looked at the drawings of the 'Han-class' battleship!

"Oh God! What a great battleship! It's actually a triple gun, or a 343 mm gun! I dare to assert that this is definitely the most powerful battleship in the world! Lieutenant Colonel Adwado exclaimed.

"Your Excellency, how is it? Are you still satisfied with the 'Han-class' battleships? Navy Minister Zhang Cheng had a confident smile on his face. He had very strong confidence in the 'Han-class' battleships, believing that he would be able to conquer these Chileans.

"Your Excellency, the 'Han-class' battleship is indeed very powerful. However, we hope to be able to make some changes based on the 'Han-class' battleship! Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo said.

"Oh? Do you have any other requirements? Zhang Cheng asked with some confusion. The design of the Han-class battleship was determined by the engineers of the Fighter Design Institute after a long period of argumentation, and it has almost reached the point of perfection. And the Chileans actually wanted to make changes to the design drawings of the 'Han-class' battleship, which really made Zhang Cheng not know what to say!

"Your Excellency, we hope that the main cannon can be increased! It would be better to add one or two more triple guns to bring the number of that guns to 12 to 15. Such a battleship will have even more powerful firepower, and no battleship will be able to compete with such a powerful battleship! Lieutenant Colonel Adwado said excitedly.

And the Chinese naval officials were almost all shocked by this whimsical idea. The maximum number of guns that can be carried on a battleship needs to take into account the protection performance and seaworthiness of the battleship. If there are too many main guns, the center of gravity of the battleship will rise, which will reduce the seaworthiness of the battleship. When you encounter a storm in the middle of the ocean, you are likely to be blown over. The Chileans pursued the firepower of the battleship so pervertedly, although it could make the battleship have more powerful attack power, but if they fought with the opponent in the ocean, it was likely that they would not be able to take advantage.

"Your Excellency, if you increase the number of main guns, it will inevitably increase the displacement of the battleship, which will have an impact on the protection and seaworthiness of the battleship. The speed of the battleship will also be reduced a lot! Admiral Wei Han reminded.

"Your Excellency, I know. However, I believe that the Chilean Navy needs such a warship. Our territory is too narrow and easily cut off by the enemy. And our army is not very strong, which makes it necessary to maintain a strong navy, when the army cannot win, the navy can easily defeat the imperial navy, and launch an attack on the coastal cities of the enemy country, forcing the enemy country to admit defeat and withdraw from the war! Lieutenant Colonel Eduardo said.

Zhang Cheng and Wei Han both nodded, if it is based on this kind of combat thinking, then the Chilean Navy really does not need to build warships suitable for ocean-going operations, they need shallow water heavy artillery warships even more. And their opponents, Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, and Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil (the capital of Brazil before 1960), once the navy is defeated by Chile, they will not be able to defend the capital at all! From this, the Chilean Navy was able to force them out of the war.

"Your Excellency, I think we can meet your request. However, with the addition of the main gun, the cost of the ship will increase considerably. Zhang Cheng reminded. Although Chile is a South American powerhouse, it may not be very rich in terms of money. If the battleship was designed according to the requirements of the Chileans, the cost could be very high.

"It doesn't matter." Lieutenant Colonel Adwado said.

"Okay, we'll get back to you in two days!" Zhang Cheng said. The Admiralty needed to organize specialists to make modifications to the 'Han-class' battleships at the request of the Chileans. After all, after the battleship is built, it must first ensure that the battleship can sail back to Chile from China. If you are silent halfway, it will undoubtedly smash the signboard of the Chinese Navy!

On the evening of June 17, the Minister of the Navy, Zhang Cheng, met with the Emperor Wang Yuze, who brought with him the design drawings and parameters of the new warship, which had been revised by the Admiralty at the request of the Chileans.

"This is a new type of battleship designed according to the requirements of the Chileans?" Wang Yuze looked at the design drawings in front of him, frowned and asked? The blueprint of the battleship in front of me is completely a simple enlarged version of the 'Han-class' battleship. Moreover, the number of main guns was increased as much as possible.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the battleship that the Chileans need. The displacement of this type of battleship will reach 28,000 tons in standard and about 33,000 tons in full load. It has five triple 343-mm guns, two in the front and two in the rear, in a knapsack design, and then behind the main mast, between the two boiler compartments, there is also a main gun. It's just that this class of battleships cannot fight in sea areas with relatively harsh conditions, and can only fight in coastal waters. Navy Minister Zhang Cheng explained.

"Well, since the Chileans want such battleships, then build them well. How much does such a battleship cost? How many are the Chileans going to order? Wang Yuze asked.

"The cost of such a battleship will be 20 million Chinese dollars, but our offer to the Chileans will be 30 million Chinese dollars. With the financial resources of the Chileans, they can only order one or two ships at most! Zhang Cheng said.

"In this way, tell the Chileans that they can use the saltpeter and copper ore and phosphate ore they have mined to pay for the warship, and try to get the Chileans to order more than three!" Wang Yuze said. With a profit of 10 million each, sell three battleships to the Chileans, and the Chinese Navy will be able to earn two 'Han-class' battleships!