The Rise of the Empire

"The performance of this battleship is terrifying on paper. It is a miracle in itself to put 14 7.5-inch guns on this battleship. If it is not a little tricky, I don't believe it!" After listening to Lieutenant Colonel Hood's introduction, Lord Hamilton said . \u003c/p\u003e "Then can you tell me what you found?" Major Hood said with a smile. \u003c/p\u003e"First of all, the freeboard of this battleship will be very low. If it is going to sea to fight, the height of the lower gun gallery of this battleship should not exceed 3 meters from the water surface! This means that there is a little wind and waves, this battleship The 10 7.5-inch guns in the lower part of the gun will become decorations."\u003c/p\u003e"Secondly, these secondary guns are gun gallery guns, not turret guns. I won't say much about the limited range of fire. The most important thing is Lacking enough servos, the shell of a 7.5-inch gun weighs about 68kg. If such a heavy shell relies solely on simple machinery and manpower, the continuous rate of fire may be worrying!" Lord Hamilton is indeed worthy of being proficient in both technology and administration. Double material talents, in just a few words, the pros and cons of it are very clear! \u003c/p\u003e"What you said is very good. Sir Watts did take advantage of the weakness of the Chileans greedy for paper data, and specially built such a first-class warship to win the order. The two points you said are very good." Lieutenant Colonel Hood's words Full of thumbs up. "But this battleship is really suitable for the Italians, isn't it?"\u003c/p\u003eIs the agile-class second-class battleship powerful? It is very powerful, so it is on paper, and it can be said to be powerful in fact, but whether the paper data can be completely transformed into combat power depends on the situation! According to historical records, even in good sea conditions, when the agile-class battleship sails at a speed of 15 knots, the lower 7.5-inch guns may become unusable due to water ingress. Therefore, in places with high sea conditions, the agile class cannot exert its due combat effectiveness at all, and also, because there is no turret structure, how much power those numerous 7.5-inch guns can exert depends entirely on the physical strength of the gun crew.... \u003c/p\u003eBut it is true that, as Lieutenant Colonel Hood said, such a warship is actually quite suitable for the Italian Navy. The Mediterranean bathhouse has always been calm and civilized, and the sea trial performance is not good. The problem of low gun emplacement can be compensated to a certain extent, and the physical strength of the personnel can also maintain a relatively good physical strength due to offshore operations. These two battleships were not so much designed for Chile as they were designed for the Italians... \u003c/p\u003eOf course, the most important thing is that the price of the agile-class battleship is not high, and the full price is only 1.1 million pounds. Looking at the hedgehog-like artillery on the battleship Agility, you can see that the price is really not high. In terms of projection volume, this product is a few blocks away from the historical Mikasa and other Japanese battleships! \u003c/p\u003e "It's him. If the Italians need it, I will recommend them to buy this warship." Lord Hamilton nodded. \u003c/p\u003e"By the way, it is said that Mr. Secretary of the Navy also ordered a toy in the Armstrong Shipyard. That will be the backbone of the future Royal Navy. It is said that it is called the killer of all cruisers. After finishing, the relaxed Lord Hamilton suddenly asked. \u003c/p\u003e"There is such a plan. It is said that it will be equipped with a 12-inch naval gun. Its displacement and shape are larger than that of a battleship. They have battleship-level firepower, but their speed is enough to exceed all existing cruisers. In terms of firepower and speed The Mainz 2-class armored cruiser is enough to suppress the Germans. Although the defense is relatively fragile, it can also withstand the attack of the existing 12-inch naval gun!" Lieutenant Colonel Hood thought for a while and said. \u003c/p\u003e "May we take a look, then?" asked Lord Hamilton. \u003c/p\u003e"Which design plan are you going to see? All plans are under discussion,

I don't even know of a few scenarios that passed the peripheral selection. They are still on the designer's drawing board, and I estimate that these ships will be at least 3 years into service. "Lieutenant Colonel Hood said.\u003c/p\u003e Sir Fisher began to think about battlecruisers just like in history. Battle cruiser, and Fisher also understands that it is very difficult to suppress this warship that can be described as the pinnacle of design simply by relying on warships of the same level and tonnage, so he decided to build an ultimate fast battleship that can end all armored cruisers. Battleship! This is the battlecruiser of later generations!\u003c/p\u003e The British developed the battlecruiser earlier than in history, but in essence, there is no improvement. It is still the 6-inch side string armor of the armored cruiser. And four twin-mounted 12-inch main turrets arranged in a quadrilateral, and steam turbines.\u003c/p\u003e "Can you talk about those monsters on the drawing board? asked Lord Hamilton. \u003c/p\u003e"The armor will remain the same, and the power will use new steam turbines. These new devices have been tested many times on the Navy's experimental ships, and the reliability and economy are better. The biggest improvement is firepower. We may More than a dozen 9.2-inch guns and more than six 12-inch guns should be installed on this battleship." Lieutenant Colonel Hood thought for a while and said. \u003c/p\u003e"More than a dozen 9.2-inch guns? Then its firepower is more powerful than its agility!" Lord Hamilton said in surprise. He did not expect the newly appointed Secretary of the Navy to have such courage. "The tonnage of this warship will definitely not be small. Maybe it will break the record!"\u003c/p\u003e"Actually, Mr. Fisher is still hesitating between two firepower options. If the Italians really want to buy a warship from us If so, maybe actual combat will tell us which option is better," Major Hood said. In the construction of the Invincible-class battlecruiser in history, there was a plan equipped with 16 9.2-inch guns, which shows that in the original design of the battlecruiser, the British still had a large number of medium-caliber artillery and a small number of guns. Hovering between large-caliber artillery. Of course, in the end they chose the latter. \u003c/p\u003eHowever, it needs to be explained that at the same time that the Invincible was being built, the last armored cruiser headed by Minotaur was also being built, and the latter was even completed later. Just like the last Dreadnought Nelson class is also being built, the wealthy British are always making two-handed preparations. It is great that new innovations can succeed, but if they fail, there are still old warships to support them! \u003c/p\u003e"Well, we can remind the Italians first to see how they should deal with it, whether to start the war in advance, or wait until they buy warships from us. I really want to know the Italian military strength this time How is it going, is it really worth our wooing?" Lord Hamilton finally said. \u003c/p\u003eThe third one is here~~~! Ask for subscription and support~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e