Venice is a famous city in northern Italy, but its economic development has lagged significantly behind the three northern cities in recent years. (Those who have good deeds call Turin, Milan, and Genoa the three most prosperous cities in the north)

In fact, Venice is also developing well, the light industry is famous for the production of jewelry and jade handicrafts, lace, embroidery, etc., while the heavy industry is famous for chemicals, coking, fertilizers, steel, etc.

However, although the development of Venice is okay, the speed of its development is still not fast enough compared with the three northern cities, so in these years, Venice has gradually fallen behind.

Of course, no matter how you fall behind, Venice's shipbuilding industry still has a high status in Italy. This is because the Venetian Naval Shipyard is still the most technologically advanced shipyard in Italy and one of the most important suppliers of ships to the Navy.

For example, the Venetian Naval Shipyard is very busy right now, with three Garibaldi-class cruisers laying keels in three docks and working overtime to build them. In addition, there are two ships sold to the United States that need to be completed. In addition to this, the Venetian shipyard was also building other warships for the navy, and in addition to the battleships, the Venetian shipyard also undertook the construction of civilian ships. With the help of the Italian shipbuilding industry to undertake the tide of civilian ships, the Venice Navy Shipyard is not bad, receiving many orders for merchant ships.

This kind of accumulation of orders makes the Venetian shipyard also extremely busy.

Of course, the busyness of the Venetian shipyard did not matter to Vittorio Cuniberti, the shipyard's chief naval designer. I'm sorry, but I should add to this the chief naval designer, given that Vittorio Cuniberti is so good, the Italian Navy is afraid that someone will poach its own treasure, so it has set up such a very bluffing title, pressing on this genius designer. (Look at it, it's you, Wilhelm II and Admiral Tirpitz.) ）

And after Kuniberti received the title of chief designer of the Navy, there was not much benefit to be gained except that the office was larger. It's not without its benefits, for example, now, Kuniberti is taking advantage of the benefits to create his own designs.

"New warships need to consider new artillery, and the 305-mm rapid-fire naval gun, which is currently being intensified, should meet the needs of battleships for war."

Kuniberti wrote here and added that perhaps the new version of the patrol in the future will also need to use a 305 mm main gun. The reason for Kuniberti to add this sentence was the reason for last year's Spanish-American war.

Although the Garibaldi-class cruisers performed perfectly in this war, Cuniberti noticed that the two Garibaldi-class cruisers did not perform well in the pursuit. Because of the encounter with the retreating battleship Massachusetts by the American army, the two patrolmen were overjoyed and wanted to take the opportunity to shoot the water dogs and deal with each other.

Unfortunately, the two ships were unable to sink the Massachusetts after the remaining 254 mm main gun shells. On the contrary, the Columbus suffered a 330-mm shell from the opponent, causing the damage of the wound.

Faced with such a result, Kuniberti considered continuing to increase the caliber of the cruiser so that it could also carry the same caliber as the battleship. However, there is also a problem with this, that is, what is the difference between the battleship and the battleship after the cruiser is equipped with the firepower. And this will also cause the patrol to be more expensive than the battleship, which will make the patrol a very expensive type of warship, whether this has changed the original intention of the cruiser.

You must know that the outfit was originally to solve the problem of a shy country in the pocket, which wanted both an armored ship for a decisive battle and a cruiser that could carry out raids, and the money in hand was not enough to buy these two warships at the same time. And this kind of battleship has developed into a more expensive type of battleship than a battleship, is it still worth it?

There is no answer to this question, and I believe that the navies of various countries have not agreed.

However, although the answer to this question is not known, it still does not affect the design of the battleship by Kuniberti.

"Should the battleship adopt a four-turret design with two front and two rear twin guns considering accuracy, or a triple two-in-one layout with one front and one rear considering the amount of firepower?"

Don't be surprised, Italy has developed a triple gun. The issue of artillery interarmament has always been very important to the Italian Navy, and the triple assembly developed by Italy is actually very simple, that is, the two main guns on the left and right sides fire first, and the main guns in the middle will be delayed for half a second before firing.

Such a design can reduce the recoil of the triad and reduce the pressure on the battleship. Of course, firing in half a second at night is not as accurate as the two-pack one. But with one more main gun, the number of shells delivered would be half as high as that of a two-pack suit, a temptation that few navies can resist.

As for why it is a triple and not a quadruple, it is very simple, the dispersion rate of quadruple shells is too high, and it will widen the width of the battleship, which is not conducive to the high-speed driving of the battleship.

Of course, some people must want to ask, since in order to pursue the amount of throwing, then why not use four triplets, the first two and the back two are not good, 12 main guns, this is enough throwing.

This question is asked about the level, and it is really possible that someone who does not know enough about the design of a battleship will be asked.

The number of four triplets, 12 main guns, can be considered in the recoil of a salvo, whether the structure of the battleship can withstand it.

That's right, if you want to install 12 main guns, you must strengthen the structure of the battleship, and you must also take into account the ship's sinking resistance, as well as other problems, which represent a dramatic increase in the displacement of the battleship. The increase in the cost of building ships is definitely higher than the increase in firepower.

It can be summed up in one sentence that is not practical, at least not in this day and age.

In fact, the designers of warships from various countries are like cooks, who need to go to the vegetable market to choose ingredients and make the most delicious dishes. In addition, the cooks in this vegetable market can enter, so there is not much difference in the ingredients, which needs to consider the skills and materials of the cooks. (In the current era, countries can buy equipment, even if they are hostile.) Krupp's sale of artillery self-tightening technology to the Entente countries, and the British Empire's sale of steam turbines to Germany, are both models of this era)

And a good designer must not only consider the performance of the battleship, but also need to consider the best product in the specified budget. The kind of designer who piles up all sorts of excellent performance indicators on a battleship and does not take into account the cost of construction at all will not be recognized at all.

Of course, this excludes some genius designers, who do not necessarily adhere to the ship-building budget, but who can definitely come up with the best performance indicators in the budget. The ability to design the best in terms of budget as well as performance is what separates a genius from an ordinary designer.

"Let's keep this question for now, and then revise it according to the needs of the Admiralty."

Kuniberti can't make up his mind yet, so let's leave it at that.

"The firepower of the battleship can be used to provide a sufficient hit rate with unified shooting, but it must be considered that the opposing warship also has the same shooting method, so in the future, after the firepower of the warships of various countries has been effectively improved in accuracy, its ability to resist attacks must also be fully considered. So can the design of full armor protection be realized? ”

Kuniberti considered the protection of the battleship, yes, a battleship has three major indicators, firepower, protection, and speed. Protection is a very important thing, and it is about the survivability of the battleship on the battlefield. At present, the battleships of various countries, including Italy, have not considered giving battleships full protective armor.

On the one hand, the full armor is too heavy, so the battleship needs to have more horsepower to maintain sufficient speed. The importance of this speed is not much to mention, the battleship with insufficient speed, looking at the performance of American battleships in the Spanish-American War, is enough to explain everything.

On the other hand, in order to consider the increased displacement of the battleship due to full protection, more boilers and larger reciprocating steam engines were added to increase the speed.

Can this increase in cost show combat effectiveness in line with the increase in cost?

Well, it's still the same question, whether it's worth it or not. In the past, such an approach was not worth it, because there were generally only four first-class main guns in various countries, and the penetration depth of its main guns was not high, so there was no need for full protection at all, and only the most important anti-sinking of the ship was needed, which is why the battleships of various countries were installed with armor of only more than three meters above the waterline.

This is enough, there is no need to install so much armor, increase the displacement, and also increase its cost. You must know that armored divisions are very expensive, with a price of up to 200 pounds per ton, so that all countries need to consider the use of armor.

(This price is jointly manufactured by two major armor steel producers, Harvey in the United States and Krupp in Germany.) In the face of these two major armor steel manufacturers, it can only be said that in addition to the warships for its own use, the armor steel of other warships sold by Italy must be purchased from them. That's right, that is, except for Italy's own use, Italy cannot interfere with armor steel, which is also the harsh conditions that Italy must accept to obtain Krupp armor steel technology. ）

Venice is a famous city in northern Italy, but its economic development has lagged significantly behind the three northern cities in recent years. (Those who have good deeds call Turin, Milan, and Genoa the three most prosperous cities in the north)

In fact, Venice is also developing well, the light industry is famous for the production of jewelry and jade handicrafts, lace, embroidery, etc., while the heavy industry is famous for chemicals, coking, fertilizers, steel, etc.

However, although the development of Venice is okay, the speed of its development is still not fast enough compared with the three northern cities, so in these years, Venice has gradually fallen behind.

Of course, no matter how you fall behind, Venice's shipbuilding industry still has a high status in Italy. This is because the Venetian Naval Shipyard is still the most technologically advanced shipyard in Italy and one of the most important suppliers of ships to the Navy.

For example, the Venetian Naval Shipyard is very busy right now, with three Garibaldi-class cruisers laying keels in three docks and working overtime to build them. In addition, there are two ships sold to the United States that need to be completed. In addition to this, the Venetian shipyard was also building other warships for the navy, and in addition to the battleships, the Venetian shipyard also undertook the construction of civilian ships. With the help of the Italian shipbuilding industry to undertake the tide of civilian ships, the Venice Navy Shipyard is not bad, receiving many orders for merchant ships.

This kind of accumulation of orders makes the Venetian shipyard also extremely busy.

Of course, the busyness of the Venetian shipyard did not matter to Vittorio Cuniberti, the shipyard's chief naval designer. I'm sorry, but I should add to this the chief naval designer, given that Vittorio Cuniberti is so good, the Italian Navy is afraid that someone will poach its own treasure, so it has set up such a very bluffing title, pressing on this genius designer. (Look at it, it's you, Wilhelm II and Admiral Tirpitz.) ）

And after Kuniberti received the title of chief designer of the Navy, there was not much benefit to be gained except that the office was larger. It's not without its benefits, for example, now, Kuniberti is taking advantage of the benefits to create his own designs.

"New warships need to consider new artillery, and the 305-mm rapid-fire naval gun, which is currently being intensified, should meet the needs of battleships for war."

Kuniberti wrote here and added that perhaps the new version of the patrol in the future will also need to use a 305 mm main gun. The reason for Kuniberti to add this sentence was the reason for last year's Spanish-American war.

Although the Garibaldi-class cruisers performed perfectly in this war, Cuniberti noticed that the two Garibaldi-class cruisers did not perform well in the pursuit. Because of the encounter with the retreating battleship Massachusetts by the American army, the two patrolmen were overjoyed and wanted to take the opportunity to shoot the water dogs and deal with each other.

Unfortunately, the two ships were unable to sink the Massachusetts after the remaining 254 mm main gun shells. On the contrary, the Columbus suffered a 330-mm shell from the opponent, causing the damage of the wound.

Faced with such a result, Kuniberti considered continuing to increase the caliber of the cruiser so that it could also carry the same caliber as the battleship. However, there is also a problem with this, that is, what is the difference between the battleship and the battleship after the cruiser is equipped with the firepower. And this will also cause the patrol to be more expensive than the battleship, which will make the patrol a very expensive type of warship, whether this has changed the original intention of the cruiser.

You must know that the outfit was originally to solve the problem of a shy country in the pocket, which wanted both an armored ship for a decisive battle and a cruiser that could carry out raids, and the money in hand was not enough to buy these two warships at the same time. And this kind of battleship has developed into a more expensive type of battleship than a battleship, is it still worth it?

There is no answer to this question, and I believe that the navies of various countries have not agreed.

However, although the answer to this question is not known, it still does not affect the design of the battleship by Kuniberti.

"Should the battleship adopt a four-turret design with two front and two rear twin guns considering accuracy, or a triple two-in-one layout with one front and one rear considering the amount of firepower?"

Don't be surprised, Italy has developed a triple gun. The issue of artillery interarmament has always been very important to the Italian Navy, and the triple assembly developed by Italy is actually very simple, that is, the two main guns on the left and right sides fire first, and the main guns in the middle will be delayed for half a second before firing.