My Italian Chapter 548

The Italian Admiralty Building is the central department of the navy, from which all naval orders have been issued, and Lefer and Gomes are of course very familiar with it.

So when they received the summoning order from Admiral Yagier, the two rushed over from Taranto without stopping.

"It's been a long time since I came to the Admiralty."

Rear Admiral Gomes, who got out of the car, looked at the majestic naval building in front of him and sighed.

"Don't be so sentimental, you've come a lot from the Admiralty."

Leifer, who was wearing a lieutenant general's uniform, replied this sentence.

"Look, wearing a lieutenant general's uniform is different."

Although he has seen it many times, Major General Gomes still looks at his friend's lieutenant general's uniform very hotly.

In fact, Leifer is very clear about the dynamics of his friends, but he was the first to be promoted to lieutenant general, which indeed has a great influence on his friends.

To tell the truth, the two of them have been smooth sailing in these years, and they have successfully crossed the school rank to become generals and entered the middle and high level of the navy. However, in the promotion of these years, Lefer often has to be the first, basically he is promoted, and then it will be his friend's turn. To say that Gomes has no thoughts in his heart is unbelievable. It is normal to be competitive as a soldier.

As for the mentality of the friend, Lefer actually has some understanding of it. In terms of talent, the two are actually similar, but who made the friend's talent manifest in the cruiser command. There is nothing wrong with cruisers, but in people's habitual thinking, it is always thought that commanding battleships is more important, so generally, more important people will come first for promotion.

In order to reverse this image, Gomes had also been transferred to command other warships. However, in the exercise, compared with the commanding of the cruiser that was astonishing and imaginative, it was obviously much inferior. In the end, Gomes accepted his fate and took command of the cruiser. Just do it.

"As long as the admiral is impressed by this interview, it will definitely add one more star to your epaulette."

Regarding the words of his friend, Gomes smiled and stopped talking.

Afterwards, the two entered the building with ease, and all the way to the office of Admiral Yagier and waited.

Yes, just waiting.

There aren't too many people who want to see the Navy's top commander every day, and since he has to deal with the job at hand, he has less time to spare.

But despite this, the benches outside the office were still full of waiting people. Think about it, a group of soldiers sitting upright wearing their school uniforms, waiting quietly, is simply boring.

But despite this, the two did not dare to stab them, and they were still sitting here like the others, waiting for the admiral's summons. There were one or two acquaintances on the bench, but no one was ready to speak except to say hello.

But they didn't wait long. After an hour of waiting, the two were called by the secretary to the general's office.

"Your Excellency."

Facing the two people who came in, Admiral Yagier wiped his face and said to cheer up. "I read your previous report on the war patrol. I came here this time just to get a specific understanding. Now tell me why you think the war patrol will be gradually replaced in the future."

In the face of Admiral Yagier's question, Gomes immediately spoke. "That's right, for the new arms of the battlecruiser, the main purpose of its strategic position is to deal with the opponent's broken engagement and maintain the safety of the country's maritime transport lines. In terms of tactics, the battlecruiser is used as a formation to break through. The enemy's interception line, forcibly reconnaissance of the enemy."

Having said that, Gomes changed his tone. "These are the advantages of war cruises, but there are also many disadvantages. First of all, war cruises are very expensive. Compared with battleships, with the same displacement, the price of war cruises will be 8-12% higher. The Battle Cruiser was intended to be a generalist, but after testing various tactical drills we found that the Battle Cruiser was substandard in many ways.

For example, it is incorporated into the battle line; we have tested and found that if it is incorporated into the battle line to fight with enemy ships, then a very embarrassing problem will come out. Its high-speed design is wasted because it is added to the battle line, and in addition Weak armor means that the damage rate will increase dramatically. We have done simulation tests, and the damage rate of participating in artillery battles is three times higher than that of battleships. "

Hearing this, Admiral Yagier's face was not very good. The battle patrols built by the Navy, under the analysis of the two in front of them, were directly said to be useless.

"Anymore?"

The two of them are not blind, and of course they also saw the admiral's unsightly expression, but since they have all come, it will be unpleasant if the matter is not finished, so they can only bite the bullet and continue.

"In addition, the number of battlecruisers also needs to be restrained, and it is best to form a ratio of 3 to 10 with battleships. Because battlecruisers are expensive and cost too much, it is not conducive to the development of the navy."

"Then the battle cruiser has been canceled. Which battleship should be given to the task it undertakes?"

At this time, the admiral asked a key question. Since the battle cruiser will disappear in the future, which unit will be replaced?

The two of them knew it was not easy to answer the words of the admiral, because although the question was about the future, it sounded like they could say it casually, but it was not easy at all to say it with reason and evidence, but fortunately they came well prepared.

"I think the role of battle cruisers will be replaced by other types of ships in the future. Among them, breaking through the enemy's interception and forcible reconnaissance, I think it will be easier to do it from the air. First of all, its speed advantage is something that various warships cannot have. Of course, at present, , the aircraft also has limitations in use, so if it must be built, then we should choose high-speed battleships.

In addition, in terms of breaking the battle, I think that the current use of the war patrol is more than the loss. Its high cost and high maintenance cost, it is a bit out of time to send it to break the battle. The speed and endurance of the warships should be investigated, and the firepower and protection can be adjusted appropriately, after all, they are facing merchant ships. And the cost should not be too high, otherwise the loss cannot be afforded. "It was Lefer who was silent at the beginning. The meaning of his words was the conclusion he reached after discussing with Gomes for a long time.

For these two words, Yagier fell into contemplation. Fast battleships are well understood, that is, battleships with battle cruise speed. Although it is not easy to achieve, everything is possible in the future with the development of technology.

In fact, within the Navy, the role of the war patrol has not yet quelled the controversy. The most controversial is that the battle cruiser, as the most expensive battleship at present, can perform many tasks, but it is not outstanding enough.

As for its most important counter-break war, Italy is not very easy to use because of its location, so it is normal to have internal differences.

And how expensive is a battle cruiser, how extravagant it would be to use it as a battleship.

To the two in front of him, Yagier flashed a look of admiration and said. "I have learned the two ideas from your speech, and I have other things to do next."

Who could not understand such an obvious expulsion order, so the two of them went out in good order. Since the admiral didn't give an answer, how could they be able to accomplish things like building and canceling battle cruisers in just a few words.

After the two of them went out, Yagier pulled out a design drawing of a battleship from his desk. This was a drawing of a battle cruiser, and its thick caliber indicated that it was a 380mm main gun.

That's right, this is a battle cruiser designed based on the 380mm main gun that is still under development. Of course, this battle cruiser is still in the draft stage, but it does not prevent your Excellency from admiring it.

But now the admiral glanced at it silently, then opened a drawer in the lower right corner and put it in. Judging by the grey marks on other items in this drawer, it is difficult to use this drawer.

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