Battle of the Third Reich

The luggage is of good workmanship, with black cowhide masking, 30 to 40 centimeters wide and more than one meter long, and the brass corners are shiny and shiny. ●⌒,. Seeing this size does not seem to fit into a queen, Xu Jun turned out from behind the desk and looked up and down curiously.

Disenhofen squatted down and pressed the lock on the box with both hands. After opening the lid, he carefully lifted the contents and placed it on the large desk.

"This was just obtained by the Naval Command. According to your request, it will be sent to you for a review." Disenhofen reported to the head of state respectfully.

"This is an accurate model of the large anti-aircraft cruiser Kleopatra class. There is no slight difference from the drawings. The Royal Navy employs the best model builders, which are hand-made." The head of the adjutant's mouth smiled, I am very proud of my small plan.

"Eric, you really gave me a surprise." Xu Jun couldn't help but be amused by the young lieutenant's little flower. Unexpectedly, the mature and stable subordinate who had always been acting now began to become humorous, which is like a The character that young people should have, Xu Jun is very pleased with the small changes in Disenhofen.

Was it influenced by other people around you, such as Randolph Xu Jun who didn't dare to think down again. Since getting acquainted with the SS major, even the Stark of the Guards flag has gradually become amused. When the former Lundorff accompanied Dougan to the Army Armored Forces School for business, it was said that he had a big appearance, and he was now avoiding the killing of Colonel Dougan in the Prime Minister's Office.

"Did Colonel Dougan catch Randolph today?" Xu Jun thought of turning around and asking the adjutant.

"What are you talking about, my head?" The adjutant was confused by the head's jumping thinking. Isn't this admiring the model?

"It seems that I haven't caught it today." Xu Jun laughed.

"Major Randolph uses the terrain very well. Just now I saw him hiding in the confidential room on the second floor and chatting with several secretaries. You know, Colonel Dougan rarely goes there." Disenhofen finally reacted I can't help but think of my colleagues' embarrassment.

"I hope he won't affect the normal work of the secretary. I think some of the punishments given by Dougan have been enough. Someone needs to remind the colonel that some things are good enough." Xu Jun put a smile on his face, and looked serious. The adjutant said.

"Yes, my head, I will remind Colonel Dougan." Disenhofen nodded quickly and respectfully.

"Very good, Eric. Now let's take a look at this ship. When the Navy gave you this, did you say anything else." Xu Jun nodded, and then a gentle smile appeared on his face.

The Cleopatra-class large air defense cruiser is the name temporarily determined by the British and German navies after consultation. If there are no errors in the middle, there should not be much change.

This warship currently only exists on paper. The original name belongs to No. 9 ship of the Tito or Daido class light air defense cruiser, which was manufactured by the Heisen Leslie shipyard in Hepburn.

The Titus-class air defense cruiser can be said to be full of the resentment of the former British Prime Minister. Churchill was still furious for the continuous delay of this anti-aircraft warship that he had high hopes until the week before his capture.

Because the German maritime blockade is more stringent than in history, shipyards can only continue to shift the delivery date backward due to lack of materials. Although seven hulls have been launched, so far only the No. 6 ship's oblique mast has completed the outfitting of the basic part, but due to the lag in the scheduled production of shipborne artillery, it has not been armed.

After the British surrender, the German navy showed a deep interest in this new type of air defense warship, or the head of empire was very interested in it, resumed the construction of all ships, and generously provided a lot of materials and financial assistance. The German shipyard dispatched personnel to carry out meticulous surveying and research on the Tiedo class, and accumulated valuable experience for the production of similar warships in China.

Xu Jun's advanced strategic vision has penetrated into the hearts of the senior commanders of the German navy. They unreservedly believed that the head of state predicted that the future of the navy will belong to a bunch of lightly armed flat-topped ships.

Xu Jun used a bunch of data to explain to them how vulnerable the German navy’s surface naval forces would be in a large-scale raid by airpower. Several sea-air attack exercises have also proved Xu Jun’s prediction that under the high-speed attack of the new attack aircraft, the German navy’s existing warships have little anti-aircraft firepower.

At present, only the modified Bismarck in German ships can resist the attack of small-scale air force formations. Once the number exceeds the fire control peak, that is, the siege of more than 30 air units, Bismarck will soon lose parry. force.

However, according to the information that has been obtained, both the United States and Japan have built more than 70 large aircraft carriers, and the naval air fleets of the two countries can launch air strikes on hundreds of aircraft. Both the British and German navies felt the threat from the air, and the development of professional anti-aircraft warships with stronger firepower and stronger defense power is now imminent for the navies of the two countries.

Compared with the British Royal Navy with complete technology, the German Navy's technology is almost behind an era. Although the Nazis struggled to catch up after taking office, the gap in actual experience is not so easy to make up.

The design of German warships is still very different from that of Britain. It wasn't until the British surrendered that the German navy really got the chance to bring the two sides closer. The confidential information of the British Royal Navy is fully open to the Germans, and the shipbuilding elites of the German Navy are finally able to touch the core essence of the Royal Navy’s shipbuilding.

I don't know which side first proposed the proposal. Soon a letter of intent on the joint development of a large air defense warship by the two navies was placed on Xu Jun's desktop.

To ask Xu Jun to support or not, of course, this kind of thing is to be supported.

Although Xu Jun also wanted to make Atlanta directly, the problem is that shipbuilding is completely different from other weapons. This is a systematic project involving hundreds of technologies and countless supporting processing enterprises. There are only detailed design drawings, no corresponding materials and related professional technology. The only thing that can be produced is a rough imitation. The performance does not meet the original design requirements. Not to mention, it will even endanger the operation of this battleship. The life of naval officers and soldiers.

Naval shipbuilding can only be developed step by step on the basis of its original technology. If the technological leap is too large, it is easy to cause some unpredictable sequelae. The British did not know how much sweat was spilled, how much tuition fees were paid, and how many Royal Navy officers and soldiers were on the road of navy development.

Xu Jun saw the research and development of this battleship as an opportunity, which was the beginning of the German shipbuilding technology returning to the forefront of the world. What the German shipbuilding industry can learn from was not bought by any money spent before.

Although the Royal Navy is declining, it does not mean that his technology has fallen behind. On the contrary, the Royal Navy’s technical research and development has always been at the forefront of the world. If two consecutive wars have consumed the old capital of the British Empire, let them Lose the opportunity to make a comeback, otherwise there is no room for the upstart on the other side to shine in the Atlantic Ocean.

The preliminary design of this battleship is based on the existing Daido-class light air defense cruiser, and its overall enlargement. The hull was extended to 182 meters and the displacement was increased to 9,000 tons.

The power system uses four Parsons gear-driven steam turbines, eight Royal Navy three-cylinder fuel water tube boilers, and the German domestic production chooses to use eight Lamont fuel oil water tube boilers. The power is expected to reach 80,000 to 86,000 Thousand horsepower, the design speed is above 32 knots.

The 133mm high-level dual-purpose gun originally used by the United Kingdom as the main gun, but due to design reasons, has been unable to deliver, and seriously lags behind the service time of the Daido class.

The German side recommended the use of a 128mm 61x diameter anti-aircraft gun developed by Germany on the new ship. Under the guidance of the head of state, the naval type of this artillery has been put into production. The double gun mount cooperates with the German-designed automatic loader (originally designed for the giant air defense tower), with a rate of fire of up to 25 rounds per minute , Both in range and power far exceed the UK's 5.25 inches mki.

As a result, the British began to have a strong interest in this amazing anti-aircraft gun. They are studying whether it can be installed on other main ships, such as battleships being built on the berth and several fleet carriers.

Cleopatra will be equipped with five 128-mm twin turrets, and the battleship is also equipped with a large amount of close-range air defense firepower. The selected weapons range from eight-unit ping-pong guns to the German Bofors IV. The zero-water tube, of course, will not lack the six-millimeter rapid-fire gun "Favnier" of 20 mm. The British want to install and test each of these artillery pieces, and then find out the best configuration.

The model in front of Xu Jun now uses the original plan, which is equipped with four eight-unit table tennis guns and four two-unit Bofors, and one fife on each side of the rear bridge. Neil.

"This will be a maritime air defense fortress. With British fire control coupled with Germany's advanced radar system and the newly developed radio proximity fuze, she will become a nightmare for all enemy pilots." Xu Jun smiled and extended With his fingers out, he brushed gently over the smooth and fine oak deck of the model.

"Send her to my collection room and tell Marshal Redell that I really like his gifts." Xu Jun looked up at his adjutant.

"But obey, head of state." Disenhofen quickly stood up and said to comply, but shouted loudly in his heart.

"This thing is not for you, just to show you first, it is to be returned"

The young adjutant began to repack the box with a frown on his face, wondering how to explain it to Redell, but he didn't know the head of state standing behind him, and there was a naughty smile in the corner of his mouth.

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