My Italian Chapter 537

The roar of steam, the sound of metal cutting and the percussion of air hammers are the main sounds that make up a shipyard. Every day in a busy shipyard, a variety of sounds are mixed together to make it unique.

Of course, for the employees of the Venice Naval Shipyard, the daily sound inside the shipyard has long been accustomed.

However, for the Venice Naval Shipyard, the various percussion sounds of ping-pong-pong every day are a sign of the busyness of the shipyard. There are not so many orders for military and civilian ships, how can it support thousands of shipyard workers.

However, the various docks of the Venice Naval Shipyard are different from ordinary shipyards in that many of the ships under construction in the Venice Naval Shipyard dock are military ships, while ordinary shipyards only have civilian ships.

And even if it is a civilian ship, the technical content of the Venice shipyard is higher than that of ordinary shipyards.

Dock No. 5 is the most mysterious and strictly governed dock in the Venice Shipyard. The dock is directly guarded by soldiers, and everyone entering and leaving needs to check in and register. It is also one of the few large docks covered by buildings in the Venice Naval Shipyard. The dock is 230 meters long and 35 meters wide, capable of building large ships with a displacement of over 40,000 tons.

In the dock, the most skilled workers of the Venice Shipyard are busy with a tall warship.

This battleship is taller and different than the ships built by the Venetian shipyard in the past. That's right, this is the latest battleship of the Italian Navy. According to the convention that the first ship is named Count of Cavour, this class is called the Cavour-class battleship.

Among them, the Venice Naval Shipyard built its first Cavour, which is 191 meters long, 28.9 meters wide, and has an estimated maximum draft of 9.3 meters. The design standard displacement is 24,000 tons, and the full-load displacement is 27,500 tons.

Equipped with 16 oil-fired boilers, two steam turbines, the maximum output power of the main engine is 42,000 horsepower, 4 axles; the maximum speed: 23.5 knots, and the maximum cruising range is 5,100 nautical miles and 14 knots.

In addition, the biggest feature of the Cavour class is that it is equipped with eight new main guns of 350 mm and 45 calibers. This main gun is also the result of joint research by the three countries. Although the development time is a bit long, it is worth the money. The loading time of the main gun is about 30s (2 rounds per minute), the recoil force is equivalent to a mass of 75300kg, and the range is 28000 meters when the elevation angle is 25°.

The pitch angle of the gun is -4°~25°

Horizontal firing range -140°/+140° (forward) -135°/+135° (stern) Turret rotation speed 6°/s.

The hooded armor-piercing projectile weighs 647kg, and the high-explosive projectile weighs 635kg.

The experimental penetration data of the gun is 598 mm at a distance of 5000 meters,

8000m 510mm,

10,000m 456mm,

13000 m 391 mm,

15000 m 351 mm,

The data of the main gun is already very good in this era, and it is not bad for the main gun of the new battleship selected for the Three Kingdoms.

The eight main guns use twin turrets. The interior of the turret is designed as a compartment. The front battle room is divided into 3 independent parts by 2 anti-fragment fireproof armored longitudinal partitions. The command room in the rear compartment is separated from the battle room by a transverse the overall vitality of the turret

In addition to the main gun, the designer also added 10 150mm/50 caliber secondary guns and 22 76mm caliber guns to the Cavour class.

In addition to powerful power and good firepower, the Cavour class also has good protection.

Its main armor belt is 4.3 meters high, and the midship reaches 330 mm, extending to 152 mm at the bow and stern.

In addition to the main armor belt, the front of the turret is 330 mm and the top is 200 mm. The front of the conning tower is 330 mm, and the horizontal armor is 152-102 mm. The total weight of the armor is 8,545 tons.

It can be said that the Cavour-class currently under construction is one of the most outstanding warships under construction in various countries. Of course, excellent warships naturally have excellent costs. According to the documents of the Ministry of the Navy, the two Cavour-class battleships currently under construction cost as much as 49.7 million liras each.

At such a high cost, the Italian Navy dared to build only three ships.

Since it is a new treasure of the Navy, people from the Navy will naturally come to check it from time to time.

Today, the Venetian shipyard welcomed a new group of visitors.

"Your Excellency, our shipyard has completed 70% of the work on the hull. It is estimated that it will take 5-7 months before the ship can be loaded with selenium."

Director Matthias Horn, who is in charge of the shipyard, personally introduced the progress of the visiting Admiral Yagier.

Listening to the introduction of the director of Human Horn, Admiral Yagier looked at the busy workers around the ship and said. "Very well, I am very satisfied with the construction progress of your factory. I hope you can complete the construction of the ship with high quality and quantity. I think you also know the importance of this ship to our navy. The first ship Cavour, I will Invite the king to come and watch his launching ceremony in person."

Facing the words of Admiral Yagier, the group of Venice shipyard beamed with joy, and the king came to watch the launching ceremony, which was very honorable.

"Thank you very much for the support of the admiral, but I want to ask, is the fourth ship really no longer built?"

What's going on here?

It turned out that there were four Cavour-class battleships in the Navy's plan, the first ship Count Cavour and the fourth ship Andrea Doria were built by the Venice Shipyard, and the second ship Julio Caesar The ship was built by ANSA and the third ship, the Cayo Duilio, was built by the Orlando shipyard.

But isn't this an accident? The earthquake in Messina caused huge losses. The Italian finances needed to spend a lot of money for disaster relief, and the funds allocated to the navy were reduced. After much consideration, the Navy had no choice but to cancel the construction of the No. 4 ship Andrea Doria.

Having said that, if you change to a shipyard, you would not dare to ask directly in the face of the navy's cancellation of the order. Who made the Venetian Naval Shipyard the son of the Navy, or the closest one (the shipyard with the best technology), so he has the confidence to say such a thing.

Faced with the question from Director Horn, Admiral Yagier shook his head and replied. "Horn, there is nothing we can do about the No. 4 ship, the Doria. The reduction in shipbuilding funds makes our navy unable to do anything."

In the face of Admiral Yagier's answer, everyone in the Venice Shipyard showed a disappointed expression.

At this time, an accompanying officer defended. "In fact, not only the construction of the fourth ship was cancelled, but also two Piedmont-class cruisers, seven destroyers, and some special ships, even the Milan-class battlecruisers that we were planning to build next year. We can only continue to delay.”

It can be seen from these words how much effort the Navy has paid for the reconstruction of the Messina earthquake. With so many warships cancelled and postponed, it is conceivable how much the Navy's funding has been cut.

One more thing to say here, after the construction of the three Taranto-class war cruisers was completed, in view of the fact that the war cruisers were still insufficient, the Italian Navy designed another Milan-class war cruiser. This new battle cruiser is 200 meters long, 28.5 meters wide, and has an estimated draft: 8.7 meters. The standard displacement is expected to be 24,100 tons, and the full-load displacement is 28,000 tons.

Power plant: 24 oil-fired boilers, 2 steam turbines, with a maximum power of 69,000 horsepower, 4 shafts, 4 propellers, twin rudders, and a maximum speed of 27 knots. The endurance is 4800 nautical miles and 14 knots.

In terms of firepower, the new Milan-class battlecruiser is stronger than the Taranto-class. It is equipped with 8 350mm/45 caliber main guns (four twin turrets adopt the standard layout of two front and two rear), in addition to It is also equipped with 10 150mm/50 caliber secondary guns and 20 76mm caliber guns.

With faster speed than the Taranto class, in addition to the stronger firepower of UU reading www.uukanshu.com, Milan also has certain improvements in equipment, the maximum armor belt is 260 mm, the compartment armor is 70 mm; the deck armor is the most The thickness is 81 mm, the frontal armor of the turret is 285 mm, and the maximum armor of the turret is 260 mm; the maximum armor of the conning tower is 280 mm.

Overall, this Milan-class battlecruiser is better than Taranto.

The navy made such great sacrifices for the earthquake-affected people, and the army did not have to run either. For this reason, the Army has reduced the formation of two divisions every year since this year. In addition, the military equipment and materials such as artillery, machine guns, and rifles purchased by the Army have been reduced to a certain extent.

To this end, Admiral Simeone also scratched his scalp for this.

In a sense, the Messina earthquake dragged down the pace of Italy's armaments. But what can be done about this? We can't ignore the people of the kingdom, can we?

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