With the surprise of the "Dreadnought", Kingsman, who saw the second ship, did not show such obvious surprise. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The second to appear was the USS South Carolina, an American dreadnought, which in 1904 the U.S. Navy asked the U.S. Congress to allocate funds for the construction of the South Carolina-class battleships. In 1905, Congress finally approved the construction budget. The South Carolina-class battleship was the first type of dreadnought in the U.S. Navy to adopt the "All-Big-Gun" concept. Although construction began later than the British Intrepid battleship due to a budget shelf, it was actually one of the first battleships to adopt this concept. The four twin-mounted main turrets of the South Carolina class are all arranged along the longitudinal central axis of the hull, and two are arranged in the front and rear of the hull in a knapsack type, so that the layout of 8 guns can fire a broadside salvo at the same time, or 4 guns can fire in the forward and rear directions, which can give full play to the broadside salvo firepower and ensure that the main guns have a good firing range in the forward and rear directions. Its cage mainmast was typical of American battleships of the time. Due to the limitation of displacement, boiler compartment space, and the use of old reciprocating steam engines, the speed was low.

"Displacement: 16000 tons

Length: 138.0m

Width: 24.5 meters

Draft: 7.5m

Main engine: vertical four-cylinder three-expansion reciprocating steam engine 2 groups/2 shafts

Main boilers: 12 Babcock coal-fired water-tube boilers

Power: 16500 hp

Speed: 18.5 knots

Endurance: 5000 nautical miles at 10 knots

Armament: 4 305mm 45 double-diameter double-mounted guns (two in the front and two in the back, knapsack), 22 76mm 50 double-diameter single-mounted guns, and 2 533mm underwater torpedo tubes

Armor: broadside 254mm, deck 64mm, gun mount 254mm, turret forward 305mm, conning tower 305mm

Crew: 869 people"

This ship is smaller than the Intrepid, and the natural data is not as good-looking as the Intrepid, Kingsman has calmed down a lot after the impact of the Intrepid, but the South Carolina is not without advantages, the four turrets arranged along the longitudinal central axis make Kingsman's eyes shine, this knapsack turret design can effectively use the firepower of the whole ship, unlike the Dreadnought's broadside salvo, a turret on the other side will be idle, but the number of this gun is slightly smaller, a total of only eight main guns.

Despite the similarities, what does it mean that Kingsman feels that these are two different designs? There is a very powerful force behind this arms dealer named Dmitry, who not only has the ability to build new types of warships, but also has the ability to verify multiple types of designs.

Kingsman, who has regained his role, gradually entered the state, while speculating on the forces behind Wen Hui while looking at the two ships from the perspective of the navy, although he has not been on the battlefield, but he, the Minister of War, has also purchased a lot of military equipment, and he still knows the needs of the navy to some extent.

A fast, high-firepower ship is sure to be welcomed by the navy, and the kite tactic is not only liked by the army, but also can effectively support ground operations (or because of the range of the main guns, the navy here generally does not carry out land support missions), as long as these warships are in their hands, there is no doubt that Rune's few difficult coastal fortresses can be taken, which will play a decisive role in the battle situation.

Turning over the South Carolina of the Americans, behind the Germans was the Nassau-class battleship, the same first dreadnought equipped by the German Navy.

In 1906, the British Navy was equipped with the concept of "All-Big-Gun" and the appearance of the newly designed battleship Intrepid, which broke the delicate balance of the shipbuilding competition between British and German warships, and intensified a new round of shipbuilding competition between Britain and Germany.

Construction of the Nassau class began in 1907. According to the hexagonal configuration of the front and rear and the two sides of the gun turret, equipped with 12 280 mm main guns, the caliber of the main gun is smaller than that of the Dreadnought, and the rate of fire is faster. This hexagonal turret arrangement made it possible to guarantee simultaneous firing of only 8 main guns in the direction of each side of the ship. The hull of this class was widened, and the weight of the gunhole turret caused the warship to roll too much when navigating in wind and waves. In order to cope with the artillery battle at a distance of several kilometers, a larger caliber secondary gun was used, which was different from the battleships built by the British Navy at the same time. In terms of power, due to the German Navy's lack of experience in the use of large steam turbines, the Nassau class still used reciprocating steam engines, used coal-fired boilers, and had a top speed of 19 knots, which was 2 knots less than the Dreadnought.

"Displacement: 18570 tons

Length: 146.1m

Width: 26.9 meters

Draft: 8.1m

Main engine: vertical three-cylinder three-expansion reciprocating steam engine 3 groups/3 shafts

Main boilers: 12 navy (Schultz Sannikrovt) coal-fired water-tube boilers

Power: 22000 hp

Speed: 19.5 knots

Endurance: 8,000 nautical miles at 10 knots

Armament: 6 280mm 45 times diameter twin guns (one in front and one in the rear, two on each side of the two sides, in a hexagonal shape), 12 149mm 45 times diameter single guns, 16 88mm 45 times diameter single guns, 6 450mm underwater torpedo tubes

Armor: broadside 300mm, deck 80mm, gun mount 280mm, turret front 280mm, conning tower 400mm

Crew: 1008 people

Note: The 280mm 45 times diameter main gun has a maximum elevation angle of 20 degrees and a firing range of 18900 meters. ”

This one...... Seeing the Nassau-class Kingsman confirmed his guess even more, this is three different models of test ships. After equipping the navy to collect the data it wants, it is no longer suitable to use it as a capital ship, and it is their fate to dismantle or sell it to make way for new ships. Despite the suspicion of picking up obsolete equipment, Kingsman had to admit that the test ships that others had eliminated were the weapons they craved.

Wen Hui didn't know that Kingsman had made up so many things in his brain, but he was fine at this time, and Kingsman couldn't wait to see the pictures of the ship, so he didn't have time to pay attention to him. And the guests like their own goods, which is the best affirmation of the merchants, Wen Hui has prepared dreadnoughts from Britain, France, the United States, Germany, and Russia for him to choose from.

It doesn't matter if you look slowly, this is the attitude you should have when shopping, in most cases, you can't meet local tyrants who don't ask about the price, and more are cautious and careful buyers like Kingsman. Wen Hui refilled his teacup, and then filled the empty teacup in front of Kingsman, this time he didn't ask for much, as long as he could sell a ship!

After carefully reading these three, as for the French Guba-class battleships and the Russian Gangut-class battleships in the back, Kingsman was not interested at first glance, not that he couldn't look at it, the reason why Kingsman was not interested was the displacement of these two types of battleships, these two are all big guys with a displacement of more than 20,000!

The larger the displacement, the higher the cost of the warship, and the higher the purchase price, so the first three warships of more than 10,000 tons can meet the needs of Kingsman, so why bother to buy a larger warship and spend more money?

It was a job to choose one of the three, and Kingsman determined that the results were selected from these three ships, and then looked at the data of the three ships from beginning to end, and the color photos of the three ships were the focus of the study. After reading it, Kingsman closed the brochure given by Wenhui and closed his eyes to calm down.

This time he came out with a mission, as the person in charge, he not only wanted to bring back the new rifle for the army, but also bring back the ships that the navy was looking forward to, and he was originally going to buy a free reincarnation to study, but Wen Hui has a current ship that can form combat effectiveness when he gets started, and this option is more in line with Sman's appetite.

It's just that...... There are a few more issues that Ginsman needs to clarify before starting procurement negotiations.

"Dmitry, I must buy the boat, but how to solve the problem of the crew?" This is a warship that is several generations ahead of them in technology, and it is not like in the game where the crew can be replaced to a new ship and the problem can be solved by pressing a training button, the training of the crew takes a long cycle, and Kingsman does not want the ship to be bought back without a crew to operate it.

"Rest assured, we will send trainers to take care of your crew training and will not evacuate until you are able to take control of the ship on your own." This kind of after-sales work is naturally to be done well.

"What about the repair and maintenance of the ship?"

"Leave it to us, we will be responsible for the early stage, and it will be handed over to you after your logistics personnel are trained. However, I think that with the strength of these ships, they only need to be maintained during the war, and there is nothing to threaten them at the moment. "It's really not Wen Hui's blowing, the facts are here, when he said this, Kingsman nodded in agreement.

However, in the long run, Kingsman still added maintenance training, anyway, people have it, it's a big deal to pay some tuition.

The new ship is full of shells, and Wen Hui is responsible for providing the spare ammunition and spare barrels needed in the later stage, and the warship business has brought so much additional income before it has been done, Wen Hui's mood at this time can't be better!

"One last request, if Mr. Dmitry can satisfy us, I don't mind adding an extra boat to the purchase order." Without saying which ship he fancied, Kingsman instead put forward another condition.

"I want to hear about it." As long as you're willing to buy, everything is easy to say.