The Germans were rigorous and meticulous, but they were a little too conservative in shipbuilding, which was vividly reflected in the First World War! In terms of the choice of main guns, the entire 3rd German 13 battleships used a 12-inch L50 main gun! Thanks to this, Thomas's 4 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were victoriously defeated by the High Seas Fleet! So much so that the Warweariness, which had problems with the steering gear, escaped the fate of being sunk!

In terms of design, from Nassau to Helgrande, Xu Jie thinks that there is a pre-fearless poison on it! The hexagonal main gun arrangement wastes tonnage and weakens firepower, and only 8 of the 12 main guns can be played. When I arrived at Caesar, I finally made a little progress, and I knew that the diagonal layout of the road was known, and under certain circumstances, the firepower of 10 main guns could be exerted, and when I arrived at the king, I finally learned the layout of the central axis, and as for Bavaria, which was facing each other, I could see through the washing of the battleships in the 1st World War, and the ability of the battle line surpassed that of the queen. But it came out too late, and there were only 2 of them! In the face of the 5 queens and 5 R-class ships later, Bavaria burst into tears!

In the tonnage of battleships, the Germans also looked too cautious. Before 1915, the largest German battleship was the King-class, with a displacement of 25,000 tons. The tonnage of the New York class in the United States and the Queen Elizabeth class in the United Kingdom has reached 27,500 tons. At that time, the Fuso built by Japan had reached 30,000 tons. The tonnage of German battleships was relatively low, which strictly affected the increase in combat effectiveness. WHEN THE KING CLASS WAS BUILT, IT WAS MEANT TO BE REPLACED WITH A 320MM MAIN GUN. However, under the double restrictions of tonnage and funds, the 12-inch 50L main gun was sadly continued to be used!

When it came time to Bavaria, the Germans repented! Large-caliber main guns. Larger tonnage is starting to be launched, but it's too late! Arriving late, Bavaria did not fire a single shell at its old enemy - the British Royal Navy! In order to make Germany in this plane better weaken and contain Britain, Xu Jie needs to let the Germans let go of their courage as soon as possible!

"Where do you think the chances of the German Navy in the event of war?" Xu Jie asked after taking a sip of Pu'er.

"What does Mr. Xu mean? Aren't we talking about battleships again? Tirpitz was a little puzzled, to be honest, the rigid and rigorous Germans are really not suitable for the jumping thinking of the Chinese, especially the jumping thinking of the traversers!

"There is a fatal flaw in the ratio of the German Navy to the British Navy. That is, Germany is an army power. Facing Russia and France on both sides. The German Army has never been enough, and it is estimated that the chief of staff of Moltke Jr. has been having a headache with this problem, right? Xu Jie said with a smile.

"So our naval spending has never been comparable to that of the British, and what is even more terrifying. In the event of a war, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Navy to launch new warships, so it will be difficult for the Navy to replenish the fleet. Tirpitz finally reacted.

"So, every battleship of the German Empire must be a classic. It must be the top existence of the same era. Once the war starts, when the gap between the two sides is the smallest, the victory will be established with a sharp and swift attack! Only then will the German High Seas Fleet have a way out! It's worth the mark and manpower spent on this! Xu Jie said.

"And my class of battleships can definitely let the German Empire have a super battleship that can despise other warships of the same class for the first time, and entrust the Leo class to name the new warship that is about to start construction Dreadnought, and I call this class of battleships the King of Dreadnought!" Xu Jie said with some excitement that in the pyramid of people's needs, being recognized by the world is the highest demand. And Xu Jie has been crossing since he crossed. It can be said that it is smooth sailing. And the words of Leo and Yan Boxun this time made Xu Jie a little depressed, now. Xu Jie got a chance to re-realize his ambitions, and naturally he won't give up!

"Your Excellency, this ship is equipped with four triple turrets. In most cases on the battle line, it is possible to cover the opponent with the fire of 12 main guns, which is twice as powerful as the current Dante! Don't worry about going too big, we can control it on fire control, fire one shell per turret per test shot, and 4 shells for correction. When entering the effectiveness of the fire, only half a second between the same turrets can effectively reduce the impact of the muzzle storm, or the left and right guns fire first, and then the middle gun fires! Triple assembly is the development trend, and double coupling is just an emergency. Xu Jie took out a piece of paper and drew as he spoke.

"Between the two turrets in the bow of the ship is a diesel engine that is responsible for driving the turrets, so that one cannon can prevent two turrets from getting stuck. The bow tower was extended to the third turret, the gallery and gallery armor were removed, and the turret was replaced. IN THIS WAY, WE CAN INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE MAIN ARMOR BELT, AND AT THE SAME TIME THE UPPER PART CAN BE WEAKENED TO 150MM, WHICH CAN BE USED TO DEFEND AGAINST MEDIUM-CALIBER GUNS. Make the turret larger, leaving enough space between the turret and the turret to reduce the chance of jamming. This battleship is definitely first class in terms of fire retention and firepower. The twin main guns take up too much space with the same number of main guns, which is actually not desirable. Xu Jie said.

"There's also power, actually, using a heavy oil boiler is better than using a coal-fired boiler, more space, more weight and cheaper. (History is indeed like this, although it is difficult to understand, but after a certain master's screenshot, it is indeed an oil-fired boiler that comprehensively suppresses coal-fired boilers.) I know that Germany lacks heavy oil, so we can use oil-coal boilers to maintain the cruising speed of the battleship, and when full speed is needed, we can use pure oil-fired boilers to achieve high speed. In addition, if fuel is poured into the underwater compartment, the level of protection can be effectively increased. Xu Jie described in advance the way of fueling and pure oil-fired boilers in the later dreadnought period.

"Boss, I found out that your eloquence is so good. I'm almost going to agree with you, but there's one problem, and that's the risk and price of the build. The tonnage of this ship is conservatively 22,000 to 23,000 tons," Yan said.

"Price is not an issue, what we need is the viability of the plan. This battleship, regardless of its tonnage, will not cost more than the 10-gun battleship built by Italy for your country. As long as this plan is feasible, then we can provide Beiyang with the best and cheapest warships! "I have to say that Xu Jie still has some talent for pyramid schemes. After weighing it up, Tirpitz decided to take the order as best he could. What the German Reich lacked was not money, but good design and ideas.

"Back then, when your country ordered Dingzhen from our country, our offer was only 350,000 pounds, and when we ordered the King's class, our offer was lower than when you ordered Garibaldi-type armored cruisers in Italy, and today, for the sake of friendship between the German Empire and the nascent Chinese Republic, we will still provide your country with the most cost-effective warships."

"You can rest assured that the German Reich will equip this type of ship with your country. We will make a large-scale model for the pool experiment, and the slipway for the production of large luxury cruise ships for Hamburg Americas will be freed up for the production of this battleship king! The Admiral of the German Empire assured loudly. (Hamburg Americas was the largest luxury cruise ship operator at the time, with a number of cruise ships of more than 20,000 tons, and in 1906, there were already luxury cruise ships of more than 30,000 tons in the world.)

"In addition, I would like you to equip the new battleship with 4 propellers instead of the 3-axis power system that your country often uses. According to the reaction of the officers below, the three-axle King-class armored cruiser is not as good as the four-axle PISA-class armored cruiser with the same power, and because the distance between the power shafts is too close, the interference between each other is too large, so it is really a bit tragic in terms of efficiency. In the end, Xu Jie did not forget to point out the biggest problem in the power of German battleships, and he did not want such problems to exist on the battleships he ordered.

Historically, the German 1 battleship used three propeller shafts, and because the propellers were too close to each other, there was a relatively serious disturbance when rotating, so the power of the German battleship itself was not low, but the speed was slower than that of the British battleships in a similar situation.

"Mr. Xu, I hope you can let the relevant technical personnel summarize these questions, and then submit them to our ambassador to your country, and then transfer them to the shipyard." The Tyre batch said with some embarrassment, compared to Xu Jie, who can command battles and design warships, the Tyre batch is definitely not versatile.

"Then I would like to ask, how many such warships does your country intend to order?" Tyre asked.

"2 ships." Xu Jie stretched out two fingers and gestured. "We will add at least four new battleships, of which the Royal Italian Shipyard will undertake the construction of two of them, that is, the five twin-mounted main guns we have selected, with a main armament of 11 inches and a speed of 20 knots. The remaining two ships will be built by the Germania shipyard or the Wilhelm shipyard of the German Empire. What do you think? Xu Jie asked.

"That's great." Tirpitz nodded and said happily.

"If there is still room in your slipway, I hope to produce a new type of battlecruiser, which can be seen as a battle cruiser version of a 12-gun battleship, equipped with three three-gun gun turrets, lightly protected, and capable of speeds of 23 knots. This battleship will exist as the flagship of the Beiyang Rapid Fleet. Xu Jie thought about it, gritted his teeth, and gave Germany the order for part of the battle cruisers.

The Germans' industrial base and skills are absolutely fine, so Xu Jie doesn't mind directly letting the German dreadnought build a high starting point! Directly on the horse firepower to surpass the king's battleship, if the Germans don't get the hang of it, then Xu Jie has no way at all! It was not that the Germans did not have the ability to develop sufficiently powerful artillery at the same time as the British, but that they were constrained by the cost of design ideas and guts.

"It's a different 1st battle, I now want to know what Beihai will be like in more than ten years!" Xu Jie said in his heart.

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