The Rise of the Empire

"First of all, we are very grateful to the Bavarian Ship Design Bureau for providing us with technical support. We have redesigned this class of battleship according to your design characteristics and combined with the needs of the Imperial Navy. We have adopted a layout similar to yours, and accepted According to Count Vittorio Cuniberti's suggestion, the five turrets are arranged on the central axis to obtain a better shooting range." After speaking, Wegner smiled and saluted the prince and the count slightly, To pay homage. On the opposite side, the prince and the earl also smiled and nodded, as a return of courtesy. \u003c/p\u003eIf it wasn't for everyone present to know that the two parties are enemies in a competitive relationship, they would have thought the two were partners, how many years have they been dating! Whether it is the Kaiser or the senior officials of the German Navy, they all feel that the current scene is too inconsistent! What's the situation with this tm? \u003c/p\u003e"We have also considered using the triple-mounted turrets you used, but after careful comparison, we believe that 5 double-mounted turrets still have advantages compared to 4 triple-mounted turrets. First of all, this This advantage is reflected in the difficulty of design and construction. The triple-mounted turret is about 70% heavier than the double-mounted turret, and the structure is more complicated and the risk is greater."\u003c/p\u003e"Of course, the biggest problem is still walking and accuracy On the problem. The distance between the muzzles of the triple-mounted turrets is relatively small, and it is easy to cause muzzle storms to interfere with each other when firing salvos, which makes the spread larger and the hit rate will be greatly affected. Therefore, we finally decided to use 5 double-mounted turrets. The layout of the joint main gun."\u003c/p\u003e Wigner concluded. After finishing speaking, he first gestured to the Kaiser who was sitting in the first seat. The Kaiser nodded with a smile, and looked at the prince who was also smiling with a little complacency. It seemed that he was very satisfied with the result, and a big stone in Wegener's heart was also put down. The Kaiser has expressed his position, so the problem should not be a big problem, right? \u003c/p\u003eThere was a trace of curiosity hidden in the Kaiser's proud expression, he really couldn't understand why the prince was so calm! "Brother, these people copied your design. Where did you go when you were in the lawsuit with Krupp? You didn't make any statement, isn't it too silly? There are also plans to build five warships, according to It was agreed in advance that the planned construction of the subsequent battleship will be handed over to the Prussian shipyard headed by the Royal Wilhelm Shipyard. After Wigner left the stage, the prince motioned to the attendants around him. A few minutes later, with the help of several staff members, two large-scale models of 1:100 were placed on the huge table. The appearance of the two battleships is very similar. Everyone on the left has seen it. It is the battleship plan submitted by the Bavarian Design Bureau. It is equipped with 4 triple-mounted main guns and has a displacement of 25,000 tons. \u003c/p\u003eBut the model on the right is a bit strange. It looks similar to the one on the left, but it seems that the turret has been changed? The 4 triple-mounted turrets were replaced with 4 double-mounted turrets. The shape and volume are similar, but the tubes of the artillery are thicker? How is this going? \u003c/p\u003e"We replaced the artillery!" said the earl, pointing to the model on the right with the putter in his hand. "We are very aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the triple-mounted turret. It can allow the battleship to have a greater firepower density and shorten the length of the armor belt, but at the same time it is difficult to design. Mr. Wegner can see this, we It can be seen naturally."\u003c/p\u003e"But we still decided to use triple turrets. There are two important reasons. The first reason is that the problem of walking can be solved by semi-volley fire. Each main gun turret Shooting with No. 1, No. 3 or No. 2 guns can minimize the problem of muzzle storm interference, even similar to the dual-mounted main gun."\u003c/p\u003e "The second and most important reason is that the triple-mounted The volume of the turret and the required ring are large enough,

It can be replaced with a larger caliber artillery in the future! For example, the future twin-mounted 14-inch turret! "\u003c/p\u003e "If you look at it now, there is no advantage for 4 triple-mounted turrets over 5 double-mounted turrets, then 8 14-inch guns are better than 10 12-inch guns. I'm afraid the advantages of the game are obvious, right? If the rate of fire of the two turrets is the same, the shells of the 14-inch artillery we envisage are around 650kg. The weight of the 12-inch basic shell is about 400kg. The former has a huge advantage in terms of projectile volume alone, and if the armor-piercing ability is calculated, then the advantage of the former is even greater. After all, the caliber of the artillery is 2 inches larger! "\u003c/p\u003e "Everyone, is this advantage obvious enough? "Looking at the shocked Kaiser and senior naval officials in front of him, Vittorio felt refreshed. Of course, at this time, he did not forget to ridicule his opponent with a bad style: "Mr. Wegener, please tell your boss , In the future, you must copy the whole set, don't throw away the most critical part! "\u003c/p\u003e There are not many such things like changing guns in history, but there are also. Among them, in World War I, the British replaced the 13.5-inch guns of the last Sovereign-class battleship in service with 12-inch guns. Shallow water heavy gunships. After World War I, there were more plans to change guns. For example, when Japan was manufacturing a super armored cruiser, it considered replacing three triple-mounted 310mm main guns with two during the war. Two-mounted 410mm main gun.\u003c/p\u003eIt is said that Scharnhorst of Nazi Germany also considered replacing three triple-mounted 11-inch turrets with Bismarck’s twin-mounted 15-inch guns. Of course, in history, this It didn’t happen, and the prince was not optimistic about this plan. After all, Scharnhorst was seriously overloaded, and the freeboard was relatively low. After changing the gun, the freeboard will not be more of a problem? As for the Italian Gafoor class In fact, the battleship can be regarded as a change of guns. After all, the original 12-inch guns were expanded and turned into 320mm guns.\u003c/p\u003eOf course, the real change of guns depends on the top-level cruisers in the Japanese World War II. Originally, this guy was equipped with 5 triple-mounted 6-inch guns, but when the battle started, it was replaced with 5 double-mounted 8-inch guns! It directly changed from a light cruiser to a heavy cruiser! And these triple-mounted 6-inch guns were later replaced by It was used on the Yamato... I have to say. The Japanese are still very good at taking advantage of treaty loopholes!\u003c/p\u003e "Dreadnoughts have become super dreadnoughts! How about it? Level enough? Didn't you copy it? Now let me turn the dual-mounted 12-inch gun into a 14-inch gun! "The prince felt proud. The current situation is very clear. Bavaria's plan may not be better than the plan of the Royal Wilhelm Dockyard, but in terms of upgrade potential, the former beats the latter by several blocks! Before changing the gun, you can fight Lion and Tiger, after changing the guns, you can compete with the Queen. This is a big improvement! In the future, there will be 10 12-inch guns and 8 14-inch guns, even if you use your knees, you will know which one to choose!\u003c/p\u003e"By the way In a word, the triple turrets used by our battlecruisers are actually ready to replace the guns. Although the 6 guns are slightly less, we believe that the gains in armor-piercing capabilities can fully make up for the losses caused by the reduction in the number of guns. "The prince made another knife at the end!\u003c/p\u003eThanks to book friends sc-vx, Slowly Traveling K, Li Qingyu, Fisherman Zhi, Sea Boundary, bighill1982's\u003c/a\u003e~~~, and book friend Da Zhiwei Donkey, Model Husband, Boring Ghost, Invincible Garfield, Dean88's \u003c/a\u003e support~~~! Today is still the third update~~~! Please subscribe\u003c/a\u003e~~~!\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e