In the face of everyone's eyes, Kuniberti was not panicked, although there were already two pearls in front of the installation plan, but Kuniberti still had confidence in himself, and the source of his confidence was the drawings in his hands.

I saw him slowly open his drawings. "Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you about my plan. The ship is 153 meters long and 22.7 meters wide. The ship has a long bow ship, with a combination of rail pole and command tower. Although this will expand its area and increase some costs, it can save the space of Class A. ”

Kuniberti pointed to the rails on the drawings that were integrated with the Command Tower, explaining his intentions.

"In addition, in the choice of flue, I chose to combine it into two large wide flues, which are located behind the rail rods. Although this makes it more conspicuous, it is conducive to saving the space of Class A. ”

Couniberti explained his intention to choose two wide chimneys, but if he didn't, the four slender chimneys would be located across, which would take up a lot of space. Although this increases the disadvantage of being hit, it is still worth it, after all, the benefits are greater.

"In addition, for the hull structure, I have miniaturized the cabin, and try to make it watertight so that it can be temporarily added in wartime. In addition, for the support wall between the compartments, I also use reinforced steel structures to improve the strength and toughness of the compartments. Moreover, after studying the process of several naval engagements, I eliminated all the horizontal communication doors between the compartments under the waterline and at the waterline, and the number of watertight doors was reduced as much as possible, and the entry and exit of the crew could only be through the longitudinal watertight doors, which increased the difficulty of personnel transfer, but could improve the anti-sinking ability of the warship. ”

Cuniberti's explanation made many designers look suddenly enlightened, and they listened to the explanation of the genius designer with hunger.

"In addition, in addition to the core compartment, the coal-burning, water storage and other compartments are located in the mezzanine compartment, which can add additional defense and protect the safety of the core compartment."

"Since we are talking about the protection of battleships, then I will talk about the armor of battleships that I have designed. The main armor belt of the hull is 3.7 meters high, protecting the core hull from 0.4 meters below the waterline to 3.3 meters below the waterline, and the armor belt extends from 190 mm at the thickest amidships to 110 mm on the sides

The main deck was dome-shaped (eggshell principle), with a central bulge slightly lower on both sides and butt with the broadside armor, with a thickness of 60 mm. The armor of the battery is 160-200 mm, the armor of the conning tower is 200-60 mm, and the cabin and ammunition depot are also protected by armor. ”

Kuniberti explained the armor protection of his scheme, and the others found that it was the thickest of the three.

Of course, since the hull structure and armor are talked about, then the firepower and power must not be left behind.

"In terms of firepower, I am ready to place 8 254-mm guns, with a central axis arrangement for the front two and the rear two. In addition to this, 10 single-barreled guns of 76 mm were armed.

When Kuniberti said this, there was an immediate uproar, because everyone was a designer and understood the design of warships. The pursuit of an extreme number of main guns and the complete abandonment of secondary main guns like Kuniberti is quite extreme.

That's right, it's extreme.

At present, warships of various countries use two-stage main guns, and in this way, they are afraid that the artillery will not be enough, and all kinds of artillery are desperately increased. Often a battleship of one or two thousand tons goes out with twenty or thirty guns, and as for a battleship of tens of thousands of tons, it needs to carry more and larger guns.

"Is this kind of main gun with only one caliber, really possible?"

Some people feel unsteady and can't help but ask. This aroused the curiosity of many people, and even Admiral Yagill craned his neck for Kuniberti's answer.

"There is absolutely no problem, and I have carefully calculated it."

Facing the inquiring gazes of everyone present, Kuniberti continued. "I have also carefully watched the process of naval warfare over the years, and I have also referred to the amount of firepower of warships. In general, for a battleship, the shooting hit damage of the first-level main gun is better than that of the second-level main gun and secondary gun. In addition, I found that the more uniform the caliber multiplier of the artillery, the higher the hit rate of conducting unified fire control shooting. That being the case, then why don't we unify the caliber of the main gun? ”

When Kuniberti said this, the people at the scene fell into deep thought. As a pioneer in the era of dreadnoughts, Cuniberti put the idea of unifying the main gun into practice in advance.

Seeing the contemplative crowd, Kuniberti planned to pause for a moment and continue speaking when the crowd had recovered.

"Very good idea, I'm optimistic about your idea. What else do you think about the battleship next, go ahead. ”

I don't know when, Admiral Yagill was already behind his back, patting him on the shoulder and giving him encouragement.

With Admiral Yagill's permission, Kuniberti went on.

"In terms of power, I think it is possible to use 24 Belleville boilers, 2 vertical triple-expansion engines, with an estimated output of 24,000 horsepower, which can propel the warship to a maximum speed of 23 knots."

In terms of speed, Kuniberti was decent and did not perform out of line. But then, it's different.

"It is expected that the ship will have a standard displacement of 12,200 tons, a full load displacement of 15,500 tons, and a draft of 7.8 meters."

Well, this displacement exceeds the standard so much, which attracts everyone's side attention, of course, they pay more attention to the performance of Admiral Yagill. After all, the Navy's requirements limit the standard displacement of 11,000 tons, which is more than that.

But they thought a lot about what Admiral Yagill was, and for him, a designer who could design a battleship that would satisfy the Navy was a good designer. And for such a good designer, the Admiralty is looking at it differently. As for the designer who can come up with a surprise for the navy, it must be cared for, this is a treasure.

So those who want to watch the play are going to be disappointed, only to see Admiral Yagill said with a smile. "It's a good plan, I don't know if you've calculated the cost?"

Oh, you see, Admiral Yagill doesn't even go to the program if he likes it, and it's going to be directly appointed.

And Admiral Yagill's words made Horn, the head of the Venetian shipyard, smile.

"It is estimated that the total cost of the three ships will be 103 million lire."

Kuniberti's words directly made His Excellency the Admiral's smile uncontrollable.

"Is it a miscalculation that is so expensive?"

"That's right, Your Excellency. We carefully calculated each item, and the 103 million lira was the lowest cost. ”

Admiral Yagil, who was taken aback by Kuniberti's offer, looked at the battleship on the drawing carefully and reluctantly, silently calculating something in his heart.

"Maybe you can let Your Majesty see it."

Admiral Yagill, who was reluctant, planned to save the ship.

So in the evening of the same day, Carlo saw the design drawings of Kuniberti and the dancing Admiral Yagill who explained to him.

Carlo was also shocked by the warship on the drawings, isn't this a small shrunken version of the invincible class.

But since Italy has such excellent warships under the influence of unknown butterflies, there is no reason not to build them.

After getting Carlo's consent, the plan for the new type of patrol was also determined.

However, before Admiral Yagill left happily, Carlo asked him about the development of the steam turbine, but Carlo didn't understand this, and after only getting a bunch of promises, he watched the admiral leave with a happy face.

Italy lacked steam turbines, and if it was wrong, there was a shortage of large-caliber rapid-fire naval guns, as well as new shells and propellants.