s: There will be another meeting tomorrow.
Sorry, everyone likes meetings so much.
March 10, the first year of Xuantong, 1909, London, Naval Headquarters.
British First Sea Lord, Lord Admiral Fisher, is talking to Lord Admiralty Churchill.
"Your Excellency, have you heard the news from the United States?"
Admiralty Churchill asked respectfully.
He got a piece of information early this morning and hurried over to discuss countermeasures with Fisher.
The First Sea Lord is the highest position for active generals in the navy, while the Lord of the Admiralty is a civilian.
One civil servant and one military officer jointly lead the navy.
In principle, the two are on the same level, but Churchill's qualifications are far behind Lao Fei.
Naturally, Be respectful.
In front of Lao Fei, Churchill was like a primary school student facing his teacher.
"You are talking about the battleship they gave to South China?"
Fisher nodded.
A few days ago, the Southwest China Autonomous Government issued an announcement on March 1, announcing that from now on, the "Southwestern China Autonomous Government" will be renamed the "Southern China Autonomous Government."
Therefore, it is also called "South China" by foreign countries, and the Qing Dynasty is called "North China".
Of course, Japan consistently calls it "South China" and "North China".
After all, Britain is the world's most powerful country, with countless eyes and ears everywhere.
No matter how secretive China and the United States keep the gift of a battleship, it is impossible to completely hide it from the public.
What's more, China and the United States had no intention of keeping it secret for too long, so they just made it public.
Of course, the process on the surface is this: the United States sold four retired old battleships to a ship-breaking yard under the South China government, but they were spotted by the South China Navy and thought they could still be of some use, so they bought them from the ship-breaking yard.
Come over here and ask an American shipyard to help with renovations.
As for why each battleship only sells for one dollar and why which ship-breaking yard is a leather company with only a name, not to mention that there is no factory space, not even a wrench, etc., haha, we don’t want such trivial matters.
Care.
Everyone knows this kind of thing, it’s just an excuse.
Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway.
"It's just four old battleships.
They have no power to fight back in front of our dreadnoughts."
Fisher smiled and said disapprovingly: "The most important task of the empire now is to keep an eye on Germany.
That guy William II doesn't know what Things in the Far East are not worth worrying about."
"Your Excellency, that's not what I'm talking about," Churchill said quickly, taking out the documents he had with him and handing them over: "Look, this is the latest intelligence from the United States."
Fisher took the document and looked at it for a few times, then froze.
"Is this information accurate?
Are these data accurate?"
Churchill said: "We have checked it from several different sources and it is very reliable.
We can believe that the data came from a chief engineer at Neptune Shipyard who had access to all the drawings and that the data was recorded in his memorandum.
Our intelligence officer happened to have a relationship with him, so he arranged to get him drunk and took a photo of his memo."
The intelligence provided by Churchill was much more accurate than that obtained by the Japanese.
It was the real data of China's new battleships.
Although there are only rough data such as size, displacement, caliber and number of main guns, and power, they are true and correct.
Fisher put down the information without saying a word and looked up at the ceiling.
Churchill knew that this was his habitual thinking action, so he didn't say anything at the moment and just sat quietly.
After about a minute, Fisher lowered his gaze, but his expression became obviously relaxed.
"Winston, don't worry."
Fisher picked up the black tea on the table and said with a smile: "Americans have never had experience in building 30,000-ton warships.
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Even our British Empire has no such experience.
Even if this The data is true.
Whether they can build it is still a question.
Even if they can build it, I don’t know what will happen.
Besides, the blueprint is the Chinese’s own.
I have never heard that the Chinese have built a warship of more than 3,000 tons. , have you heard of it?”
"Well, that's not true."
Churchill smiled.
Fisher said with a hint of contempt: "The Chinese are pretty good at making porcelain and silk.
Well, I admit, their airships and army are pretty good, their cars are pretty good, and some household gadgets are also pretty good.
But that’s all.
But let them design a warship, an unprecedented 30,000-ton super-dreadnought, haha, what a joke.”
Lord Fisher is right.
At this time, no country has experience in building 30,000-ton battleships.
The British battleship Neptune, which started construction in January 1909, is less than 20,000 tons.
It is expected to be completed in the second half of this year.
The Indefatigable-class battlecruiser started construction is 18,500 tons, and the Colossus-class battleship is only 20,225 tons.
The Florida-class battleship started in the United States this year is 21,825 tons.
The German one is also about the same size, not to mention the ones from other countries.
Of course, there are designs for larger warships such as those with a tonnage of around 30,000 tons, but they are still on the drawing board.
But the drawings are just drawings.
To turn them into real objects, engineers and workers from the shipyard are needed.
If the construction tonnage suddenly spans too much, the factory will have no experience, and problems will definitely occur.
The United Kingdom is very experienced in this area.
Fisher has worked in the navy for a lifetime and naturally understands this truth, so he looks down on the arrogance and ignorance of the Chinese.
Churchill did not agree too much and said: "It is true, so I was very confused when I got this information.
Wen Desi, the leader of South China, is an outstanding businessman.
Judging from his previous behavior, he does not seem to be a blind and ignorant person."
People.
Therefore, I judge that their design still makes sense, otherwise the cost of building two super-dreadnoughts is not a small amount.
Although Wen Desi is very rich, he will not do anything without too much confidence."
"Haha, even if they can build it, it will only be a few years later.
Even if the Chinese design is flawless, the Americans have no experience.
For such a difficult thing, they will definitely not be able to build it in less than four to five years.
Come out.
Haha, this time the Americans are lucky, they can make money and practice their skills.
"Fisher is a little envious of the Americans.
Why can't we in the UK encounter this kind of abuse?
Churchill said: "Your Excellency, but Japan used this as a reason to apply for a loan from us and asked to speed up the order of battleships, and proposed to buy our drawings.
They now feel that the Hanoi class they made is outdated, and they want to build on our drawings.
How about making changes with your opinion?”
Fisher's eyes lit up and he immediately said: "This suggestion is very good, why not?"
I was worried that no enemy would come to my door, so here it comes.
The several warships currently being built by the United States are exactly the six largest warships in the 1909 naval construction plan of the Southern China Autonomous Government.
Needless to say, the tonnage and firepower of the two ships are unprecedented and super fearless.
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This battleship, which is modeled on the New Mexico class from the original time and space and then undergone magical modifications, can indeed crush any similar type today.
The New Mexico class is originally a very classic battleship, and Wen Desi's biochemical engineers also made a lot of optimizations using the knowledge and quantum computers of the 23rd century.
For example, underwater lines, cabins, armor distribution and configuration, etc.
These inconspicuous places are often the places that test the most technical content.
Needless to say, they are super fearless.
The other four ships are also giant ships that China could not even imagine before.
Those two warships, which Mr.
Wen called "large cruisers," were scaled-down versions of this magically modified New Mexico class.
Its waterline is 200 meters long, 28.5 meters wide, and has a draft of 8 meters.
The standard displacement is 24,800 tons, and the full load displacement is 26,800 tons.
The armament is: 4 triple-mounted 280 mm 45 times caliber main guns, all on the central axis, with front and rear piggy-back arrangements.
Eight twin 130 mm 50 times caliber secondary guns are arranged on the side. , covering a waterline length of 60mm, the main armor belt is arranged obliquely, there is 50mm horizontal armor slightly lower than the waterline in the front and rear parts, the main horizontal armor in the core area is 105mm thick, the main turret frontal armor is 330mm, the thickest part of the gun mount is 305mm, and the command tower is 360mm thick. , the lightning protection compartment is 50 mm thick.
The power plant is 12 heavy oil-fired small water tube boilers and 4 steam turbines with a total power of 50,000 shaft horsepower.
The maximum design speed is 25 knots and the endurance is 6,000 nautical miles and 12 knots.
Like the Super Dreadnought, it and the 15,000-level heavy cruiser also use electric transmission drive.
Because these types of warships of the Chinese Navy will be equipped with a large amount of electrical equipment, which consumes a lot of electricity, and electric transmission has many more benefits than direct transmission.
Although this class was given the embarrassing name of "large cruiser" by Mr.
Wen, no country would really regard it as a cruiser.
Each of its standards is based on a battleship, and it can enter the battle line.
Damn it, a cruiser is nothing, and its speed reaches 25 knots, so it can be used as a battlecruiser.
Well, the only controversial thing is its main gun.
The 280mm main gun is indeed a little smaller among the dreadnoughts in the world today, but the first several levels of German dreadnoughts only have this caliber.
The last two heavy cruisers, or what we call "armored cruisers" according to current convention, are not things to be taken lightly.
Its data are: waterline length 180 meters, width 22.5 meters, draft 7.5 meters.
The standard displacement is 15,950 tons, and the full load displacement is 100 tons.
The armament is: 4 triple-mounted 240 mm 50 times caliber main guns, all on the central axis, with front and rear piggy-back arrangements.
Eight 50-caliber secondary guns are arranged on the side.
Its main armor belt is 230mm thick, covering a waterline length of 60mm.
The main armor belt is arranged obliquely.
There are 38mm horizontal armor slightly lower than the waterline in the front and rear parts.
The main horizontal armor in the core area is 75mm thick.
The front of the main turret is 230mm thick.
The gun mount is the thickest.
The armor is 230mm, the command tower is armored 300mm, and the mine protection compartment is 50mm thick.
Their power configuration is the same as that of the Super Dreadnought, with 4-axis drive, 40,000 shaft horsepower, a maximum design speed of 25 knots, and an endurance of 7,000 nautical miles and 12 knots.
Their firepower and armor configuration are somewhat reluctant to enter the battle line, but they are very qualified as cruiser killers.
Their mission is to hunt the opponent's light cruisers and destroyers, protect the flanks of their own battleships, and serve as scouts, etc.
Task.
The biggest feature of these three types of warships is that their silhouettes are very similar.
The positions and shapes of the masts, bridges, main turrets and secondary turrets are all exactly the same.
It is impossible to tell which type of warship they are without looking at the details.
On the one hand, this is to save design time.
On the other hand, it is of course intentional, to make it difficult for the enemy to distinguish them.
Neijiang, headquarters of the Party of Science and Technology.
"Mr.
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Wen, have you figured out the naming rules for our warships?
The Navy has urged us several times," Gu Xiaolu asked.
"Well, I've already thought about it."
Wen Desi smiled and said, "According to my idea, our country's warships should be named like this in the future.
Aircraft carriers use the names of dynasties and provinces, and battleships use the names of ancient sages, heroes, and great men.
Large cruisers and heavy cruisers use mountain life Light cruisers are named after rivers, destroyers are named after city-level cities, frigates are named after county-level cities, amphibious ships are named after lakes, and submarines are named after mythical beasts and marine creatures.
That’s all for the time being, and the remaining auxiliary ships and small ships are left to the navy.
I want to go by myself, hahaha” Military Secretary Gu Xiaoyuan rolled her eyes and said: "Then how can the Wuchang class be considered a frigate?"
"Hasn't it been decided to establish Wuhan City?
Wuchang is a district, equivalent to a county level," Wen Desi said.
"What about the new ships built in the United States?"
Gu Xiaolu asked.
Wen Desi thought for a while and said: "Our super-dreadnought battleships are called Fuxi class, and the two ships are named Fuxi and Nuwa respectively.
The large patrol ships are Qinling class, named Qinling and Taihang respectively.
The heavy patrol ships are called Emei class, respectively.
He Qingcheng, what do you think?"
Gu Xiaohong on the other side asked: "What about those second-hand ships in the United States?"
"Haha, I'll leave it to you to name the Suiren, Youchao, Houji, Cangjie French Chicken and the second-hand Italian ships," Wen Desi said irresponsibly. s: We are collecting the names of second-hand ships of Italy and Rooster.
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