Army exercises continued, but neither monarch nor senior naval officer of the two countries was seen.

Twelve kilometres west of the Altmark training ground is the Hohenzollern manor, home to two monarchs and several naval officers from both countries.

Of course, so many people were here, and it was impossible for them to come on vacation, so in the presence of the two monarchs, the German-Italian naval technical cooperation negotiations began.

"Ladies and gentlemen, these are some of my country's views on naval cooperation, and I would like to ask for correction."

Rear Admiral Tirpitz, who was named Chief of the General Staff of the German Navy but was actually the head of the Navy, came up with a cooperation plan from the German side at the beginning.

Admiral Yagill and the others took the plan and quickly flipped through the ten lines at a glance, while the German admirals waited silently.

The cooperation plan of the German Navy counterparts includes several contents, such as joint training at sea, military and technical exchanges, and equipment research and development. Of course, the most important thing for the German side is the design of warships and military exchanges.

Needless to say, the design of warships in Germany should all be broken, and in later generations, the wasted tonnage design of German warships that was ridiculed by military fans has become an ancestral skill.

And it's true, let's not talk about things that didn't appear later, and we can't say anything about the two battleships of the German Navy at the moment. The Brandenburg class also has a strong armored ship style, and its speed and firepower are also far behind the battleships of the same era. As for the epoch-making Turin level, it is not comparable at all.

If the Brandenburg class can be explained by the fact that it appeared at the same time as the Turin class, then the Frederick III class has nothing to justify.

This time, the firepower of the Frederick III class came up, and the 350 mm main gun was not behind the 2 battleships of various countries, but its maximum speed of 17.5 knots should be regarded as the second slowest except for the American battleships that love the Iron Turtle.

In terms of armor, although the main armor of the Frederick III class has a thickness of 228mm-300mm, its armor belt is very narrow and cannot provide sufficient protection. In addition, it needs to be said that with its endurance of 2000 nautical miles/9 knots, it does not seem to be contrary to call it a coastal defense battleship.

That's right, I don't know what the German Navy thinks, the endurance of this class is a full 2,500 nautical miles lower than the previous Brandenburg class.

Of course, this cannot be all blamed by the warship designer, after all, it is the navy that is responsible for what kind of warship it needs. But judging by the design of the battleship, the needs of the German Navy are really a mystery?

However, when the German naval counterparts looked at the Italian battleships, they must have been filled with emotion.

As for military exchanges, it's simpler. Over the years, the Italian Navy has accumulated a lot of combat experience in the east and west, and at the same time, the continuous fighting has also allowed it to obtain first-hand information on warships, which is convenient for it to see the development of warships.

So the German Navy lacked this experience, so they hoped to be able to gain it from their Italian colleagues.

The cooperation plan of the German side was quickly read by the Italian side.

"Ladies and gentlemen, your country's cooperation plan is very good, and it is very conducive to the naval cooperation between your and our countries."

Admiral Yagill praised him as soon as he spoke, but then he changed his tune. "However, in our opinion, there are a few points that are not well considered?"

Faced with Admiral Yagill's slightly questioning words, Major General Tirpitz immediately asked. "What are you talking about?"

"First of all, in terms of technical cooperation, our country believes that the technical cooperation between the navies of the two countries should be continued. For example, the previous research on armor steel between China and China is a very good example. In fact, in this regard, we can also expand to the research and development of new artillery, as well as the technical breakthrough of ship power, as well as communication technology, etc., we have a good space for cooperation. ”

Admiral Yagill's words aroused the German side's thoughts. There is indeed a lot of room for improvement in technical cooperation. For example, Germany's very coveted radio communication technology, which is the equipment that every seagoing ship needs to equip, is a bit unbelievable that Italy is willing to come up with it this time.

However, this technical cooperation is also a good example of easier said than done.

The various technologies needed by the navies of the two countries are basically in the hands of various supporting enterprises, and if they want to share them with everyone, this will not be possible without sufficient exchange of interests.

In addition, in addition to this technical cooperation, the two sides have different naval needs, which will also cause technical differences. For example, I think it's better to have a bigger gun, so we should work on a large caliber, and I think that in the future warships will have thicker armor, so the depth of penetration is more important, so the body barrel will be longer. Logically both are correct, so who should be listened to?

So this technical cooperation sounds good, but it is not easy to achieve. Even for the most successful armored steel project, Krupp still thinks that it has suffered a loss, and it is unfair that Italy has paid too much money and manpower to its own side, and it can still get so many benefits. And this matter, because of the special friendship between the two countries, was suppressed by the Kaiser.

"As for technical cooperation, there are a lot of things that need to be coordinated, so we can't decide right now."

Major General Tirpitz thought about it for a moment and replied to the Italian side.

"It doesn't matter, in fact, I think we can pick up projects that are recognized by both parties and cooperate, not necessarily both need to cooperate."

Admiral Yagill was very generous and did not mind the hesitation of the German side.

This can also show the urgency of Italy's technical cooperation, because the Italian Navy knows that in this era of rapid technological change, Italy wants to not lag behind in technology, and it is not enough to rely on itself, and the Italian Navy's annual research funds are simply not enough to spend. Therefore, at this time, it became an important topic for the Italian Navy to cooperate with the navies of other countries to carry out technology research and development.

The German Navy, which was preparing to vigorously develop its own navy, became the target of Italy's hope for cooperation, and it happened that the German Navy had its own request, so when would it take the opportunity to propose cooperation?

After hearing the proposal of the Italian side to give priority to the cooperation that both parties are interested in, the German side also expressed its agreement.

Of course, the two sides came to talk not only about technical cooperation, but also about joint exercises and the design of warships, which the German Navy was most concerned about.

Of course, during the exchange, Admiral Yagill unceremoniously pointed out that after observing the two German battleships, he expressed doubts about the consistency of their strategic objectives.

At this time, Rear Admiral Tirpitz took the opportunity to propose that Italy send shipbuilding technicians to Shenshen to provide technical assistance to several German shipyards.

The Italian side recognized this and could help the German shipbuilding industry.

Of course, no matter what the German and Italian navies talk about, it will not affect the friendship between the two monarchs.