My Italian Chapter 475

The bizarre situation in Roman politics did not last long, and in March the National Socialist Cruz and Prime Minister Antonio made a public appearance hand in hand, declaring the cessation of this tension.

Of course, quelling this tension is not without cost, which means that there are two more National Socialist members in the cabinet. Istvan Tamasi as Labour Department and Ricardo Dias as Transport Secretary.

This was clearly a deal, and the Prime Minister took these two not-so-popular positions to win over the National Socialist Party to avoid embarrassing himself. And the National Socialist Party is not at a loss. It can allow more people to enter the cabinet to experience the operation of the government and make plans for the future.

But when they are happy, other parties are not happy, especially those on the right. For this they accuse the National Socialist Party of being a traitor to the right-wing party, a right-wing party in disguise.

But no matter how much they shouted, that didn't change anything, and the political undercurrent due to the parliamentary elections was basically subsided.

Faced with such a result, Carlo, the king, was also secretly relieved, and he did not want to do multiple-choice questions. Although the National Society is supported by him, he has not yet decided whether to let him come to power.

The reason is very simple, because this kind of extreme right-wing or extreme left-wing party is quite difficult to control. Although it has a very good way of integrating the country, it is a seven-injury boxing. It hurts others first.

So for the far-right National Socialist Party, Kahlo has been very hesitant. Although the top leaders of the National Socialist Party do not seem to be as extreme as their younger generation, and there are no talented people, who can say such things clearly.

Well now, at least the National Socialist Party realizes that it is not enough to form a cabinet, which allows Carlo to do one less multiple-choice question.

When the political scene in Rome gradually subsided, a group of different guests came to the naval port in Venice.

"Is this the new battleship?"

On the dock, a foreign soldier in a marshal's uniform was looking at the new battleship named Dreadnought with envy.

"Marshal Tirpitz, this is our latest battleship."

Accompanying the German Admiral was Admiral Agier, the Italian Admiral. As for the latter, it was the naval officers of Germany and Italy.

As for Marshal Tirpitz, who came all the way to Venice, it was also for this new battleship.

For the battleship he saw for the first time, Tirpitz had a lot of data about it. The standard displacement is 19,100 tons, and the full-load displacement is 22,500 tons. The firepower is 8 305mm 45-caliber main guns and 14 105mm single-barreled secondary guns. The thickest armor is 300 mm and the speed is 22 knots. The performance of such a large displacement warship is also so excellent that Tirpitz is full of envy to Italian warship designers.

Of course, this is the literal data he has learned. As for whether it can be achieved, it is necessary to ask the Italian counterparts.

"Let's go up and have a look first."

At the invitation of Admiral Yagier, German officers headed by Marshal Tirpitz boarded the Dreadnought. Turrets, sailor cabins, officer cabins, power cabins, etc., Tirpitz took the German officers to see them all.

"Such an excellent battleship, this is a masterpiece across the ages." Tirpitz, who had wandered around the battleship, couldn't help but praise. As an admiral who understands the navy, Tirpitz is all too aware of the role of a good warship on the navy.

If nothing else, take this Dreadnought as an example, if the performance is as the Italian Navy said, it is much more powerful than the latest German Braunschweig-class battleship.

The most powerful Braunschweig-class battleship in Germany currently has a displacement of 14,208 tons (standard) and 15,394 tons (full load), and is equipped with four 305mm dual-mounted main guns, eight 210mm secondary main guns, and four 88mmL main guns. /45 gun, 4 500mm water torpedo tubes. The main armor belt is 225mm, the deck is 50mm-127mm, the turret is 225mm, and the conning tower is 254mm. The power is 3 3-stage swell-type steam engines, 3 shafts, 18,000 horsepower, a maximum speed of 19 knots, and an endurance of 6,500 nautical miles/10 knots.

At first glance, it is known that this performance is not as good as Dreadnought. At least two Brunswick-class battleships can compete with it, and they are still at a disadvantage. Because the opponent's ship is fast, and the initiative in the battlefield is also in the opponent's hands, it is up to the opponent to decide when and where to fight.

"But the cost is also extraordinary."

Facing the praise of Tirpitz, Admiral Yagier felt a toothache when he thought of the cost of the ship. Although Italian shipbuilding has always been known for its high performance and high cost, the construction cost of the ship has created a new high for the Italian Navy. .

"How much?"

"42.87 million lire."

The price quoted by Admiral Yagier moved Tirpitz, but when he thinks of the combat effectiveness of the ship, the navies of all countries will inevitably need to build this type of warship in the future.

In fact, this cost is already a little lower than the Dreadnought built by the British Empire in history. However, this Dreadnought from Italy is a big guy with 19,100 tons. It is a thousand tons higher than the one in the British Empire in history, and its price is lower than that of the other party. There are two main reasons.

On the one hand, Italy has plenty of time and does not require workers to work overtime, so labor costs should be saved. (The historical dreadnought was built on October 2, 1905, launched on February 10, 1906, and commissioned on December 2, 1906. It can be seen how fast the ship is)

Second, the purchase price of Italian armor steel is cheap. That's right, the Krupp and Harvey armored steels currently used by the navies of various countries are 100 pounds per ton, compared with 6-8 pounds per ton of ordinary steel. (There is ample evidence that the two world suppliers of armor steel are playing a tacit game). The purchase price of Italy's armored steel authorized by Krupp is only 19.7 pounds per ton. This warship requires thousands of tons of armored steel, and the price of which can be imagined.

And after hearing that Admiral Yagier quoted the price, Tirpitz looked at Cuniberti on the other side with more and more eyes. It would be great if this talented battleship designer was a German.

"Cuniberti, congratulations on designing another epoch-making masterpiece."

Tirpitz greeted the friend whom he had made over the years with a sincere look on his face.

"Marshal, it's overrated, it's just a product of the times. The new large-caliber artillery combines the speed of fire and power. Sooner or later, everyone will find that the two caliber main guns are becoming less and less cost-effective. And the improvement of armor performance, and then Coupled with the reform of the power system, battleships with unified caliber, full armor and high speed will appear sooner or later, but I am just a little bit ahead of schedule."

In the face of the praise of Marshal Tirpitz, Kunibatti dared not bear it. And he also knew that the marshal secretly wanted to invite him to the German Admiralty more than once, and even persuaded the Kaiser to come up with the title of earl. Fortunately, Kunibatti was sober quickly, otherwise he would have almost succumbed.

"Cunibody, you're welcome. Sometimes you can change a lot by taking one step. This is the difference between a genius and an ordinary person, and you are a genius among geniuses."

Tirpitz so tirelessly touted a person that the German admirals behind him were shocked. Although the Kuniberti designer is very good, much better than the German designer, but you can't boast so much.

Although these German generals could not see through Tirpitz's approach, Admiral Yagier was not ambiguous at all, and he stepped forward and pulled him. "Your Excellency Tirpitz, let's go to the conning tower, where our most advanced communication equipment is installed."

Before leaving, he gave Kunibodi a wink, but Kunibati, who got the hint, didn't keep up at this time, but changed his direction. After he turned a section of the deck, a sound from the cabin caught his attention.

"Prisser, don't talk nonsense, if Sir Kunibati hears you will be punished."

"Grosso, don't worry too much, they're on deck, and what I said was wrong, the Dreadnought is really not good at torpedo protection, and its number of torpedo protection compartments is relatively small. I calculated that it only takes two With a 533mm heavy torpedo, the Dreadnought's mine protection structure can't stand it."

"You're crazy, talking about the best Italian naval designer here."

Hearing someone discussing the shortcomings of his battleship, Kunibati couldn't sit still, and immediately appeared in front of the two of them. "Then tell me, how to design the lightning protection compartment?"

Faced with the sudden appearance of Kuniberti, the two young people were stunned, and it was obvious that they knew Kuniberti.

"Sorry, Sir Cuniberti, my friend is drunk, he's talking nonsense."

One of the young men with short hair rushed to apologize to Cuniberti.

Kunibati ignored the man's apology and looked at the other. "You are Plesse, tell me how to change my lightning protection design. If you are right, there will be rewards."

In the face of Kunibati's words, the young man named Presse gathered up his courage. "Sir Cuniberti, that's what you said."

"I said it, and I will never go back on it."

"I think the current warships don't pay enough attention to underwater threats. Many warships only have more than a dozen watertight compartments to prevent torpedoes. Although our warships attach great importance to the deadly threat of torpedoes, they are just adding watertight compartments. In addition, a lightning protection protrusion is added to the side of the ship. And the lightning protection protrusion, this will affect the speed and steering of the warship."

Therefore, I have an opinion. In the underwater part of the battleship, the current lightning protection compartment is not used, and there is no need to use the lightning protection protrusion that affects the performance. A lightning protection device designed by me is used~www.mtlnovel.com~I It is called a double-layer barrel structure lightning protection system. First of all, the lightning protection device is set with a larger drum structure in the center, and then a small drum structure is designed around the cylindrical structure, and we can pour liquid into these drum structures. When the torpedo hits the device, the violent explosion shock wave can be first absorbed by the first layer of small barrel structures at the impact point, followed by the central barrel structure can continue to bear, and then in other small barrel structures. "

Kunibatti understood the words of the young man named Presse. And I have to admit that the idea of ​​this named Presse is really unique. The barrel-shaped lightning protection structure does sound much better than the lightning protection compartment and the lightning protection protrusion. Of course, further testing is required to find out the specific situation.

And Kunibatti looked at the young man named Presse with admiration in his eyes. "What's your full name?"

"Umberto Presse."

"Tomorrow you will come to the Naval Design Institute to find me."

After dropping this sentence, Kunibetti left, leaving behind only a confused look on Presser.

"Plesse, you've made a lot of money. Sir Cuniberti is definitely going to recruit him. This is the best warship design department in Italy. You've made a lot of money."

Chapter end