Romanian Eagle

While the Army was busy wrapping up the war with the Soviet Union, a grand ceremony was taking place at the naval base in Varna, Romania.

In the military port, a giant sea beast is quietly squatting in the military port. The flags of the kingdom and the navy are draped over it, and the sailors on the warship hold their heads high and are proud to serve on this dreadnought warship.

And on the pier, the band was playing the navy anthem. And Admiral Lomodan, Minister of the Navy, boarded the warship with a group of high-ranking naval officers.

At the invitation of Captain Midraphael, Admiral Lomodan delivered a speech to thousands of officers and soldiers on the ship.

"After five years of construction, outfitting and sea trials, the Mircea has finally entered service. The commissioning of this battleship also marks Romania's ability to build its own battleships and gives us the strength to compete with other navies. This is a small step in the development of the Romanian navy, but it is a big step in Romanian shipbuilding. During the construction of the Mircea, our shipbuilding capacity also went from only 10,000 tons of warships to tens of thousands of tons of battleships.

And this is not the culmination of our navy, it is just a new beginning, the first step in moving the Romanian Navy from a regional navy to the world. The small Black Sea cannot trap our Romanian navy. In the near future, our Romanian warships will sail freely in the Mediterranean Sea, and we will certainly be seen in the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. "

Admiral Lomodan's words caused the naval officers and soldiers present to applaud. Only with the growth of the navy can more navy officers and soldiers see hope. Every officer and soldier who joins the navy does not want to be shown in the world's oceans like Britain and France. At present, the Romanian Navy can only rotate in the Black Sea. Navy officers and soldiers dream of breaking through the restrictions of the Black Sea Strait and appearing in the Mediterranean Sea and even the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

However, this is not realistic for Romania at present, and the strength does not allow the navy to do so. That's why they were happy that Admiral Lomodan had spoken his heart, because it meant that the top navy thought the same.

After retreating, Admiral Lomodan asked Colonel Midraphael, the first captain by his side. "How about the sea trial of this warship, and how are the officers and soldiers operating?"

Captain Midraphael, who is the captain, would like to ask if you already knew, but considering the public situation and it is very rude to ask your superiors like this, I have to say it again. "The current sea trial is in good condition. As for the operations of the officers and soldiers, they can be carried out in full swing, but these officers and soldiers keep in mind the equipment that they need to manage. I believe that after practicing a few times, they will initially have combat effectiveness."

Colonel Midraphael's answer made Lomodan stop, only to see him looking at Captain Midraphael with a calm expression. "Do you feel like I'm rushing you?"

In the face of Lomodan,

Midraphale didn't know how to speak. Because he really felt the urgency of His Excellency the Minister, there were still some small projects in the sea trial that had not been completed, so he was immediately ordered to serve. Now asking himself these things made Midraphael have some bad associations. Is it necessary to use the navy to fight against any country? And there are only a few countries around that allow Romanbia to use the navy?

When Lomodan saw Midraphael with a wonderful expression, how could he not know that the captain was thinking about it. Just had to say the answer. "Our proposal for the construction of a new battleship was rejected by His Majesty."

"Ah, it was rejected again."

No wonder Midraphael would say this, because the Navy had submitted plans to build battleships several times before, but they had all been rejected. It's not that they are not allowed to build, but that the new battleships designed cannot satisfy His Majesty. Because of this, the Navy's chief ship designer, Dieter Rams, was about to ditch what little hair he had left.

"Yes, it was rejected again this time."

Lomodan looked at the energetic officers and soldiers in front of him and said to Midraphael beside him. "Now you know why, I'm so eager to make the Mircha form a combat force."

"Please rest assured, Minister, I will speed up the progress and let the warships form combat effectiveness as soon as possible. It's just that the consumption of ammunition and living materials are needed..."

Hearing Midraphale's assurance, Lomodan patted him on the shoulder and said. "The navy has fully cooperated with you in this regard. The ammunition and living materials for training are sufficient. You only need to let the officers and soldiers form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and then you can regain the face of the navy."

There is no way, although Admiral Lomodan has the sole power in the navy, but he also needs to shoulder the huge responsibility. The construction plan was rejected several times in a row, which greatly lost the confidence of the navy. This time, putting the Mircia into service is not a move to improve the confidence of the navy.

And Lomodan had probably figured out some of His Majesty's requirements after several consecutive proposals were rejected. It seems that the plan of continuing to use 380 guns as the main gun cannot be used all the time. Next time, I will try a 406-caliber battleship plan, and the speed needs to be further improved. However, in this case, the cost of shipbuilding will need to rise steadily, and it is doubtful whether it will pass by then.

Lomodan kept what he thought to the bottom of his heart. Today is a big day for the Navy, and this kind of thing cannot disturb everyone's happy mood.

As the king of Romania, Eder did not serve on the Mircea this time, which made many people puzzled. In fact, there is nothing to doubt, mainly because Edel doesn't want to go, it's that simple.

Since he knew that he was going to serve on the Mircea, Admiral Lomodan was bound to sell his plans for the battleship. For the current Edel, the new battleship has not yet made up his mind.

That's right, the real situation that makes Lomodan puzzled is that Edel himself has not made up his mind. Because Eder does not know how to choose the next-level Romanian new battleship, whether to continue to build an enhanced version of 380 caliber, or expand the caliber to build a new 406 caliber battleship.

In terms of combat effectiveness, it is natural that the new 406-caliber battleship is more outstanding, and its combat effectiveness is also much higher than that of the 380. However, in doing so, the construction cost must be much higher, which made Edel hesitate.

There is no way for the current annual financial situation of the Romanian government. Although it looks good because of the issuance of a lot of banknotes, the financial situation is still tight. Starting construction of battleships is a big deal, and for Romania, building up to 2-3 battleships in the future is the limit, because the Navy needs to build other ships.

And Eder also wants Romania to build an aircraft carrier, which will squeeze more shipbuilding costs, so at present, before he has made up his mind, Minister Lomodan's plan may not be passed.