E: There's another meeting tomorrow, solid, because everyone likes to have a meeting so much.

19o9 (the first year of Xuantong) - 1o, London, Naval Headquarters.

Lord Fisher, First Sea Secretary and Admiral of Great Britain, is talking with Lord Churchill, Secretary of State of the Admiralty.

"Your Excellency, have you heard the news from the United States?" asked Churchill, the Lord of the Admiralty, respectfully. He got a piece of information early this morning, so he hurried to discuss countermeasures with Fisher.

The First Sea Secretary is the highest position of the active admiral of the Navy, while the Secretary of the Navy is held by civilian officials, and the two are in principle equal, but Churchill's seniority is too far worse than that of Lao Fei, so he naturally has a respectful attitude. In front of Lao Fei, Churchill was like a schoolboy facing a teacher.

"You mean what they gave to the South China battleship......" Fisher nodded.

A few days ago, the Southwest China Autonomous Government issued a public announcement on 1 October, announcing that from now on, the "Southwest China Autonomous Government" will be renamed the "South China Autonomous Government." Therefore, it was also called "South China" by foreign countries, "North China" by the Qing court, and of course "South China" and "North China" by the Japanese side

After all, Britain is the world's number one power, and there are countless eyes and ears everywhere, and no matter how secret China and the United States try to keep it secret, it is impossible to completely hide such a thing as a battleship. What's more, China and the United States did not mean to keep it secret for too long, so they went with the flow and made it public.

Of course, the process on the surface is like this: the United States sold the four old battleships that were decommissioned to the shipbreaking yard under the command of the South China government, but they were favored by the South China Navy and felt that they could still have some uses, so they bought them from the shipbreaking yard and asked the American shipyard to help renovate them.

As for why each battleship sells for only one dollar, why is the shipbreaking yard a leather bag company with only a name, not to mention that there is no factory space, not even a wrench?...... and so on, hehe, don't care about this kind of trivial matter.

Everyone knows this kind of thing, it's just an excuse, whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway.

"It's just four old battleships, and they can't fight back in front of our dreadnoughts...... Fisher smiled and said disappreciatively: "The most important task of the Reich now is to keep an eye on Germany, and that guy from Wilhelm II will be nervous at any time." It's not worth worrying too much about the Far East......"

"Your Excellency, that's not what I'm talking about......," Churchill said quickly, taking out the text he had with him and handing it over: "Look, this is the latest intelligence from the United States......"

Fisher took the text and looked at it a few times, and then was stunned.

"Is this information accurate? Are these numbers accurate?"

Churchill said: "We've gone from a couple of different rounds to checks, and it's very reliable and you can trust it...... The number jù was a chief engineer from the Neptune shipyard who had access to all the drawings, which were recorded in his memo. Our intelligence officer happened to have a relationship with him, so he plotted to get him drunk and took the opportunity to take a picture of his memo......"

Churchill came up with much more accurate information than the Japanese, and it was the true number of China's new battleships. Although there are only rough numbers such as size, displacement, caliber and number of main guns, and power power, they are true.

Fisher put down the information and said nothing, looking up at the ceiling. Churchill knew that this was his habitual act of thinking, and he did not say a word at the moment, so he sat quietly.

After about a minute, Fisher looked down, but his expression was noticeably relaxed.

"Don't worry, Winston. Fisher picked up the black tea on the table and said with a smile: "The Americans have never had the experience of building a 10,000-ton warship, and even our British Empire does not have such experience. Even if this number is true, it is still a question whether they can make it, and even if they can make it, I don't know what will go wrong, not to mention that this drawing is still the Chinese themselves. I've never heard of the Chinese building warships of more than 36 tons, have you heard?"

"Well, that's not ......," Churchill smiled.

Fisher said with a hint of contempt: "The Chinese can make porcelain and silk or something, well, I admit, their airships and the 6th Army are doing well, the cars are good, and some household gadgets are also very good, but that's all." But let them design warships, or unprecedented - 10,000-ton dreadnoughts, hehe, what are you kidding......"

Lord Fisher is also right, at this time there is really no country with the experience of building - 10,000-ton battleships, the British in January 19o9 started construction of the Neptune battleship standard row is less than 20,000 tons, it is expected that the second half of this year to start the construction of the Indefatigable class battlecruiser is 186o tons, the Colossus-class battleship is only 226 tons. The Florida-class battleships that the United States started construction this year are 2,182 tons, and the German ones are about the same size, not to mention those of other countries.

Of course, there are designs for larger warships such as about 10,000 tons, but they are still on the drawings. But drawings are drawings, and it takes engineers and workers from the shipyard to turn them into real things, and if the construction tonnage spans too much at once, the factory has no experience, and there will definitely be problems. Britain is very experienced in this area, and Fisher, who has been in the navy all his life, naturally understands this truth, so he despises the arrogance and ignorance of the Chinese.

Churchill did not agree too much, saying: "It is true, so I am also confused when I get this information." Nan China's Brain Wen Deji was a brilliant businessman, and judging by his previous behavior, he did not look like a blind and ignorant person. Therefore, I judge that there is some truth in their design, otherwise the cost of the dreadnought is not a small amount, although Wen Deji is very rich, but it will not be too uncertain. ”

"Hehe, even if they can build it, it will be a few years later. Even if the Chinese's design is flawless, those Americans have no experience, and for such a difficult thing, it will never be possible to build it without four to five years. Hehe, this time the Americans are lucky, and they can make money and practice their hands. "Fisher is a little envious of the Americans, why can't we in Britain encounter such a big wrongdoer?

Churchill said: "Your Excellency, but Japan used this as a reason to apply to us for a loan and asked to speed up the order of battleships, and offered to buy our drawings. They now feel that the Hanoi class they made is outdated, and they want to make modifications on the basis of our drawings, what is your opinion?"

Fisher's eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "This is very good, why not?"

The warships that the United States is building on behalf of the United States are the six largest warships in the "19o9 Naval Construction Plan" of the Southern Autonomous Government of China. Needless to say, the two battleships that were unprecedented in tonnage and firepower were unprecedented, and this kind of battleship based on the New Mexico class of the original time and space, and then magically modified, could indeed crush any kind of its kind today.

The New Mexico class was a classic battleship, and the cyborg engineers under Wendesi also used 23rd-century knowledge and quantum computers to optimize it. For example, the underwater line type and cabin, the distribution and configuration of armor, etc., these inconspicuous places are often the most technical places.

Needless to say, it is also a giant ship that China could not have imagined in the past.

The warship, which is called a "large cruiser" by Mr. Wen, is a smaller version of this magic New Mexico class.

Its waterline is 2o meters long and 2 meters wide. 6 meters, draft B meters. Standard displacement 8o tons, full load displacement 28o tons. The armament is: 4 triple 2o mm 45 times the diameter main gun, the full central axis layout, and the tail back arrangement. Twin 13o mm 6x diameter secondary gun Block B, arranged on the broadside. The main armor belt is 3m thick, covering 6% of the waterline length, the main armor belt is arranged obliquely, there is 6mm horizontal armor at the slightly lower position of the tail waterline, the main horizontal armor in the core area is 1om thick, the front armor of the main turret is 33umm, the gun mount is 3m thick, the command tower armor is 3umm, and the mine protection compartment is 6mm thick.

The power plant is 2 heavy oil boilers and 4 steam turbines, with a total power of 60,000 shaft horsepower. The maximum design degree is 2 knots, and the range is 66 nautical miles / 2 knots.

Like the Dreadnought, it and the 60,000-level heavy patrol are also driven by electric drive. Because these warships of the Chinese Navy will be equipped with a large number of electrical equipment, the electricity consumption is very large, and the benefits of electric transmission are much more than direct transmission.

Although this class was given the fixed name of "large cruiser" by Mr. Wen, no matter which country will not really treat it as a cruiser, every standard of it is according to the battleship, it is a guy who can enter the battle line to bombard, the cruiser is a fart and its degree reaches 2 knots, it can already be used as a battlecruiser.

Well, the only thing that is a little controversial is its main gun, the 2o mm gun is indeed a little smaller among dreadnoughts in the world today, but the first few German dreadnoughts are also of this caliber.

The last heavy cruiser, or as it is now customary to call the "armored cruiser", is also not something to be taken lightly.

Its number jù is: the waterline is 18o meters long and 2 meters wide. 6 meters, draft 6 meters. The standard displacement is 1595o tons, and the full load displacement is 63o tons. The armament is: 4 triple 24o mm 6 times diameter main guns, full central axis layout, tail backpack arrangement. The secondary guns, like the Dreadnought and the Daetsu, are twin 13umo double-diameter secondary guns B, arranged on the broadside.

Its main armor belt is 2umm thick to cover 6% of the waterline length, the main armor belt is arranged obliquely, there is 3mm horizontal armor at the slightly lower waterline in the tail, the main horizontal armor in the core area is 75mm thick, and the 2umm gun mount in front of the main turret is 2umm at the thickest point of the 2umm command tower armor 3umm mine protection compartment is 6mm thick.

Their power configuration is the same as that of the Dreadnought, with 40,000 shaft horsepower, a maximum design degree of 2 knots, and a range of 7o6 nautical miles / 2 knots.

Their firepower and armor are a bit reluctant to enter the battle line, but they are very qualified as cruiser killers, and their tasks are precisely to hunt down the opponent's light cruisers and destroyers, protect the flanks of their own battleships, and serve as scouts.

Another biggest feature of these three types of warships is that their silhouettes are very similar, and the positions and shapes of the mast, bridge, main turret and auxiliary turret are exactly the same. On the one hand, this is to save design time, and on the other hand, of course, it is deliberate, that is, to make it difficult for the enemy to distinguish.

Neijiang, the headquarters of the Science and Technology Socialist Party.

"Mr. Wen, have you thought about the naming rules of our warships? The navy has urged you several times," Gu Xiaolu asked.

"Well, I've already thought about it" Wen Deji smiled and said: "According to my assumption, the naming of my ** ship should be determined like this in the future." Aircraft carriers are named after dynasties and provinces, battleships are named after ancient sages, heroes and great men, large cruisers and heavy cruisers are named after mountains, light cruisers are named after rivers, destroyers are named after city-level cities, and frigates are named after county-level cities. Lakes for amphibious ships, mythical beasts and sea creatures for submarines...... That's all for the time being, and the rest of the auxiliary ships and small ships will be handed over to the navy to go to on its own, hahaha......"

Military secretary Gu Xiaoyuan rolled her eyes and said, "Then how does the Wuchang class count? It's a frigate......

"Isn't it already decided to establish the city of Wuhan, Wuchang is a district, equivalent to a county-level ......," Wen Desi said.

"And what about the new ships built by the United States?" asked Gu Xiaolu.

Wen Desi thought for a while and said, "Our dreadnought battleships are called [Fuxi class], and the two are called Fuxi and Nuwa. Daxun is the [Qinling level], which is called Qinling and Taihang respectively. The heavy patrol is the Emei level], which are called Emei and Qingcheng respectively, what do you think?"

Gu Xiaohong on the other side asked, "What about the second-hand ships in the United States?"

"Hehe, Suiren, Youchao, Houji, Cangjie...... I'll leave the names of French chickens and Italian second-hand ships to you......" said Wen Deji irresponsibly

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