What is the Navy doing now?

Admiral Golek, who is currently in charge of the Navy, is inspecting the Taranto Naval Arsenal with a group of men.

The Naval Arsenal of Tabuto was newly built after the unification of Italy. Although it is not as good as the Genoa Naval Arsenal, it is still very capable as an arsenal that mainly develops new naval artillery technology. Every year, the Navy allocates tens of millions of lira to invest in technology research and development, and Tabuto receives millions of dollars every year, which also shows its status in the eyes of the Navy.

The Navy comes to inspect the factory every year, and this time Admiral Golek and his party also have a mission.

Led by Mr. Gregor, the director of the arsenal, and Mr. Iori, the chief technical expert, the group came to an artillery test site.

Here, a brand-new cannon appeared in front of everyone.

"Look, this is our newly developed 240mm naval gun."

Gregor, the director of the factory, pointed to the new gun and introduced it to the navy.

"The naval gun adopts a new type of tube withdrawal technology, which can not only increase the rate of fire, but also crush the old naval gun in terms of range and power."

The words of the director of the factory, Gregor, made the eyes of the Navy cadres shine.

Someone asked impatiently. "What is the stat for this cannon?"

Faced with this question, Iori, who is a technology research and development, immediately replied. "The gun is 240/40L, weighs 25.6 tons, has a total length of 9.8 meters, a bore length of 8.91 meters, and 1.5 rounds per minute, uses a new smokeless propellant, the gun has a maximum elevation angle of 30 degrees, and a maximum range of 16,900 meters. The muzzle velocity is 690 meters per second, the armor-piercing projectile weighs 140 kg, and the grenade is 148 kg. ”

Hearing Iori's introduction, the Navy cadres were very surprised. Although this is the data of the test site, and if you really get on the battleship, the data will be much lower and it is impossible to have this effect, but it is still much stronger than the 256 mm naval guns that the Italian Navy is now equipped with, and of course it is much higher in terms of weight.

"Why is the rate of fire so fast, is this the technique you are using?"

Everyone in the navy present knew a little bit of technology, and as soon as they heard Iori's introduction, some people raised this point.

"Your Excellency is right, at present, all countries are moving closer to the technology of management and withdrawal, and we, as the main supplier of naval artillery for the Navy, of course cannot give up the advanced technology of management and withdrawal."

Iori actually didn't say a little that the development of the ship's gun was not easy. The Tabuto Naval Arsenal was established at the beginning of 88 and has not yet come up with a sample gun until today, and the four years of hard work have finally come to fruition. Of course, the Tabuto plant also received technical support from Kberlot and Skoda, and they did not suffer any losses, and Italy also exchanged its own know-how.

"Let's take a shot, let's see."

Following Admiral Golek's words, the staff at the test site immediately issued earbuds to everyone. Then, after some busyness, with a deafening cannon sound, everyone took off their earplugs.

Admiral Golek, who could still feel the roar in his ears, looked at the sample cannon that was being cleaned with satisfaction, and praised it. "Listening to the sound, you can see that the power is indeed much greater than that of the previous naval guns."

Admiral Golek's words ushered in the recognition of other people, they are all people who have been fighting with naval guns for half their lives, and they have naturally developed a set of skills to listen to and distinguish naval guns.

The new naval guns are outstanding in every aspect, and a word of praise is not an exaggeration.

"Then our new armored cruisers will also use this gun as the main gun."

This sentence suddenly popped up, making the scene quiet for a while.

When it comes to the program for the construction of new armored cruisers, it is an absolutely important key issue for the Navy.

It is now in its ninth year since the appearance of the Venice class (the improved class at the end of 1885, which should be counted as a class), and although the Venice class is very good, it is time to update it as a retrofitter designed nine years ago.

Within the Admiralty, there were various debates about the new type of patrol. Excluding the various other non-mainstream debates, there are currently two main opinions. One of the more radical views is to integrate the various newly emerging naval technologies into the new type of patrol, and use the best in terms of naval gun power and layout. The warships built in this way will inevitably make the Italian patrol lead the world trend again. Of course, this cost may also lead the way and achieve new results.

As for the conservative faction, the Venice-class cruiser is already very good, although it does not seem to be the most advanced batch at present, but it can be proved that the ship is still very good through the use of these years. This can be used as a template to add some new technology upgrades to make the most optimized and most suitable for the Italian Navy.

Of course, the cost will be much lower.

And the two points of view are debated endlessly in the Navy, and neither is convinced by the other. Fortunately, the navy is a technical service, and both sides are civilized people, and they both talk but don't do anything.

Among them, the radical faction is dominated by cutting-edge officers in the navy and designers of major shipyards, who believe that since the navy is a technical service, new technologies are very important.

Conservatives, who are dominated by the majority of officers, believe that the navy also needs to consider costs and actual needs, and cannot blindly raise technical requirements.

So that's why it's quiet, because it has the potential to spark a new round of controversy.

"There is no urgency in the matter of the new installation, I heard that Krupp is developing new armor steel, we can wait, and in terms of communication and other aspects, we also need to implement it before starting construction. So don't rush for now, let those ship designers keep track of the new technology first. ”

Fortunately, Admiral Golek is experienced and immediately dispelled everyone's thoughts.

"Now that the new 240-mm naval gun has been developed, then your factory will make persistent efforts and continue to challenge larger calibers."

Although Golek had no other intentions in saying this, Gregor, as the director of the factory, inevitably thought a lot, was it to prepare the main guns of the new battleship?

"Please rest assured, our factory will step up research and development, and will not let the new large-caliber main gun lag behind." Speaking of which, Director Gregor suddenly asked. "Admiral, can you ask whether the next step of research and development is mainly 280 mm or 305 mm?"

Faced with Director Gregor's inquiry, Admiral Glake replied casually. "Let's focus on 305 mm."

Well, now many people have the bottom in their hearts.

And no matter whether anyone thinks about it or not, Admiral Golek will not care about them, because he is ready to retire

That's right, Admiral Golek, who has fought all his life for the Navy, wants to retire. Of course, he didn't retire now, he would not leave until Admiral Yagill was familiar with the Admiralty.

That's right, Admiral Yagill was his chosen successor, and in the race for the post of Admiral, Yagill won the promotion.

Of course, this can also be seen that compared with General Golek, those military leaders of the army are really hateful.