The Rise of the Empire

But no matter what, the prince once again obtained the authorization of the Kaiser. The prince must save Turkey and maintain a good relationship with the Young Turk Party, not only for the future World War I, but also for his own oil fields... Once something is linked to interests, then everything is positive. For example, the current prince. \u003c/p\u003e"Earl Schelling, immediately tell the Armor Department of the German Southern Industries Group to stop all sales of armor steel to Italy!" The prince said after reading the information in his hand. \u003c/p\u003e"Does this include the one signed last month? A full 3,000 tons of hardened armor steel." Earl Schelling was taken aback. According to the current market, this means a profit of nearly 200,000 pounds! Did the prince just throw it away? \u003c/p\u003e"Your Highness, I think that even without our armor steel, the Italian navy can smash the Turks into scum with one hand. It is of no use for us to do so except to make enemies with Italy in advance." Schelling The count thought for a while and said carefully. \u003c/p\u003e "You, too, have become a prisoner of money." The prince shook his head with a wry smile, the profit of 200,000 pounds, if you say no, it will be gone! The prince was also very heartbroken, but he couldn't bear to let the child not be caught by the wolf. Whether to buy this batch of armor is directly related to whether the Italian Navy is at the second or third level! Is it possible to fight a dozen and try, or resign to fate as soon as possible! What is a £200,000 profit? Even if there is a profit of 400,000, the prince will still not sell it to Italy, at worst, sell it to Russia at a low price...  \u003c/p\u003eWhen God closed the door for Prince Ruprecht, he also left a window for him. The time when the Italians made troubles was too coincidental. Don't mention anything about the matter, it's useless for the Turks to eat gold carat. But it seems that there is still a turning point now? \u003c/p\u003e None of the real elites of the Italian Navy are in service! In other words, they are all in the water, just waiting for the armor outfitting! Take a look at the 4 large Italian battleships currently being outfitted, including 2 Emanuele Filiberto-class battleships (hereinafter referred to as Filiberto-class battleships) and 2 Garibaldi-class armored cruisers! These warships have all been launched, and according to the progress of the project, they should have been in service in 1901 and 1902 (historical facts.) Now they are waiting for the steel plate and then installed. \u003c/p\u003eEveryone knows Garibaldi, not much to say, the Philiberto-class battleship is actually pretty good in history, equipped with 4 10-inch guns, 8 6-inch guns and 8 4.7-inch guns , the thickness of the armor is more than 10 inches, and the thickness of the deck is nearly 3 inches. Except that the speed is only 18.3 knots, which is relatively slow, it is stronger than Japanese armored cruisers of the same tonnage. \u003c/p\u003eHistorically, these warships used Harvey armor, but it is a pity that after the defeat in the Spanish-American War, the Americans learned from the pain and decided to build a navy. The demand for Harvey armor rose sharply. Under the influence of the current Harvey armor is actually more expensive than Bavaria's KC armor....... And it is naturally impossible to buy expensive and poor ones in Italy, so, you know.... \u003c/p\u003eIf these 4 warships are in service, unless Turkey buys more than 2 Mainz-class armored cruisers, they will not even be qualified to fight guerrillas. Moreover, before the new warships enter service, it is impossible for the German Navy to resell two of its ace battleships at once. But now? . . . hehe. \u003c/p\u003eWhat does the Italian Navy have now? The latest battleship is the battleship Sargegna, which was commissioned in 1895! It is the 13,000-ton battleship equipped with four 13.5-inch L30 guns, only 4-inch side string armor, and mainly protected by dome armor. When it belongs to that kind of design, it transcends the times (the earliest one was started in 1884).

The kind that was far behind the times when it was in service. (In service in 1895, the time span is as long as 11 years! I like the procrastination of the Italians!)\u003c/p\u003e If you push it forward, there are 3 Lauria-class battleships. These battleships were in service from 1889 to 1891 of. It has been 10 years now, and it is really hard to say what combat effectiveness it has. That is to say, the current Italian main fleet is in a weak stage! \u003c/p\u003eThere are indeed some good things in cruisers, such as the Marco Polo and two Vittorio-class cruisers. Even in the same period of history, he could be regarded as the number one figure, but now, he can only hehe.... \u003c/p\u003eIn general, the Italian navy is of a very large scale, but not many can be used. It is definitely not possible to die, but there is still a chance if it is a guerrilla. \u003c/p\u003e "By the way, tell the people in the Armor Department to notify all the buying countries. If other countries are found to have resold armor steel to Italy, then the price increase next year will increase by 50% or refuse to sell! Then talk to Roosevelt Get in touch and let him stop Harvey's hardened armor from flowing into Italy. After that, I will thank you very much." The prince thought for a while and added. \u003c/p\u003eThe previous arrangement is aimed at Britain and France. Although Britain and France are willing to help Italy, they are only willing to do so, rather than firmly supporting them. Neither France nor the United Kingdom has the production capacity of hardened armor. It was gradually released after a year. If the prince doesn't sell it, Britain and France can only use steel armor. As for America? The Americans have already fought the British in South Africa, and will they sell the British armor? \u003c/p\u003eIt is not difficult to implement the latter arrangement. The Americans have built a lot by themselves, and the armor steel is not enough. In this case, Roosevelt exerted his influence and delayed the sale to Italy. Armor is also possible, and from Italy's point of view, the current ships are enough to deal with Turkey, which has almost no navy, and they may not have urgent plans to complete these four warships. \u003c/p\u003eOf course, the premise is that they don't know the "big gift" prepared by the prince! \u003c/p\u003e Cutting off the supply of armor steel in Italy just makes it impossible for Italy to continue to expand its fleet. After all, these behemoths have entered the final stage. They are definitely faster to finish! However, even with the current Italian navy, it is still unable to deal with it without a big increase in the Turkish navy. If the prince wants Turkey to threaten the Italian navy, he needs to "sell" a few warships to Turkey. Of course, it is impossible to expect Turkey to pay the bill now. They can't afford that much money in a short time. \u003c/p\u003eAs for what warship to sell, should it be sold or leased? It is not up to the prince to decide how to operate. This matter must be arranged with the Kaiser, but considering that I am about to leave for Austria, it is impossible to go to Berlin, so I can only ask the Kaiser to send a special envoy to come. Munich negotiated with himself. \u003c/p\u003eThe third one is here~~~! Ask for a subscription\u003c/a\u003e~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e