My Italian Chapter 579

Trieste was the largest port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and most of AustriHungary's sea transportation went through this port. So despite the fact that the port is not very eye-catching in later generations, it is a very prosperous port city in this era, with a permanent population of more than 300,000.

This is also where the Austro-Hungarian shipbuilding industry and maritime trading companies are stationed, so it should have such a scale.

In addition to civilian use, the Port of Trieste was also used by the Austro-Hungarian Navy as the main port of call for warships.

Speaking of it, AustriHungary used the port for both military and civilian purposes because AustriHungary has fewer good ports, and only the Port of Trieste can take it. If the port is not vigorously built, which port should be built?

Although the Austro-Hungarian Navy has been far less conspicuous than Germany and Italy in recent years, it has still grown. For example, three of the four joint force-class battleships it built have already entered service.

Speaking of this joint force-class battleship, it is stronger than in history because it receives technical support from Germany and Italy.

However, the mission of the Austro-Hungarian Navy is relatively small, and its sea area is not wide, so the performance improvement is not too great.

The ship is 161 meters long, 28.1 meters wide, and has a draft of 8.3 meters. Standard displacement: 21,400 tons, full load displacement: 23,700 tons.

Equipped with 14 boilers, 2 steam turbines, the output power of the main engine is 32,000 horsepower, 4 shafts, the maximum speed: 21 knots; endurance: 4,500 nautical miles/10 knots.

In terms of firepower selection, this class of warships is equipped with 12 triple-mounted 305 mm 50-caliber main guns, 14 150 mm caliber secondary guns, 16 76 mm guns, and 4 533 mm caliber torpedo tubes.

In terms of firepower, the firepower of the ship is equivalent to that of Cavour. Although it is equipped with a 305mm main gun, the number is 12. Far higher than the Dante class built in Italy. However, according to the tests of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, its triple-mounted structure has a large spread of artillery fire, which greatly affects its performance.

In addition to the artillery, the armor of the joint force class is relatively weak. Its waterline armor is up to 280mm, the turret armor is 200-305mm, the deck armor is 48mm, and the conning tower is 280-356mm.

While the numbers look good, the reality of the combined power class is another story. This class of ships installed four triple-mounted main turrets on a shorter hull, resulting in an elevated center of gravity. In addition, although there are technologies provided by Germany and Italy, the Austro-Hungarian ship designers obviously have their own ideas. The underwater defense structure of its hull still adopts the old-fashioned compartment design, so its underwater lightning protection performance is not good.

In addition to the joint force class we are familiar with, the Austro-Hungarian Navy also has three pre-dreadnought battleships of the Radetzky class.

The standard displacement of this class of battleships is 14,508 tons, and the full load displacement is 15,854 tons. The total length is 138.79 meters, the width is 24.58 meters, and the draft is 8.1 meters.

The power of the main engine is 19,437 horsepower, the speed is 20.16 knots, and the endurance is 6,000 nautical miles/10 knots.

Equipped with 4 Skoda 305mm l/45 main guns (2 twin turrets), 8 Skoda 240mm l/45 secondary guns (4 twin turrets), 20 Skoda 100mm l/50 anti-torpedo boat rapid-fire guns ( Single installation), 6 Skoda 70mm l/45 rapid-fire guns, 2 Skoda 70mm l/18 rapid-fire guns, 1 Skoda 47mm l/44 cannon, 1 Skoda 47mm l/33 cannon, 3 450 mm torpedo tubes.

From a performance point of view, this is a relatively good pre-dreadnought battleship.

In addition to these 7 warships, the Austro-Hungarian Navy also has 7 old-style pre-dreadnought battleships, whose performance is comparable to the Italian Turin class, and they are no longer suitable for the current naval warfare mode.

In addition, the Austro-Hungarian Navy also has 6 coastal defense warships, 3 armored frigates, 5 protected cruisers, 4 new cruisers, 3 old-fashioned lightning strike ships, and dozens of torpedo boats.

In terms of quantity and tonnage, the Austro-Hungarian navy is a supporting role in the Mediterranean, incomparable with the British and Italian, and weaker than the French navy. It belongs to the bottom of the naval power of the Mediterranean powers.

So for the commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy Fleet, Vice Admiral House. How to make the Austro-Hungarian navy play a greater role is a problem.

Because according to the agreement of the Triple Alliance, the Austro-Hungarian Navy will form a joint fleet with the Italian Navy during the war to achieve the goal of controlling the Mediterranean Sea.

Vice Admiral Howes was born in Tormaine in the Empire. He joined the Austro-Hungarian Navy at the age of eighteen, and later served as an instructor at the Austro-Hungarian Naval Academy in Fiume, and wrote an influential monograph "Oceanology and Marine Meteorology".

He served as an officer of the armored cruiser "Empress Maria Theresa and Queen" in 1900. He was stationed in Beijing until 1902. He was promoted to vice admiral in 1907 and attended as a representative of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from May to October of that year. The Hague Second Peace Conference.

Since last year, Lieutenant General House has become the commander of the Austro-Hungarian fleet, responsible for various tasks of the fleet.

Therefore, the workload of Lieutenant General House is not small at all, and he is always busy.

While the lieutenant general was busy processing various documents, the secretary opened the door and reported to him. "Lieutenant General, Lieutenant Colonel Horthy is here to report."

"Okay, I see. Keep Lieutenant Colonel Horthy on hold for a few minutes and I'll see him when I'm done with this file.

After processing the documents in his hand, he called Lieutenant Colonel Horthy in.

"Report, Lieutenant Commander Horthy reporting to His Excellency the Lieutenant Admiral."

Horthy, who was wearing the uniform of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, stood upright in front of Lieutenant General House.

"Horthy, take it easy, don't be so formal."

Why is House so polite to a lieutenant colonel. This is because this Lieutenant Colonel Horthy has a lot of background. The naval staff officer who served as the emperor before was sent to the fleet after resigning from office a few days ago.

Since he has been with the emperor, House has also dealt with him before, so he cannot be regarded as an ordinary lieutenant colonel.

"As you order, Your Excellency the Lieutenant General."

Horthy is not a person who doesn't know how to adapt, so he relaxed a little. Then he put his transfer order in front of House.

"Lieutenant General Xiang, this is my transfer order, and now I am ordered to return to the Lieutenant General to arrange."

"Would you like something to drink?"

"No, thank you Lieutenant General."

Looking at Lieutenant Colonel Horthy in front of him, Lieutenant General House then spoke. "Lieutenant Colonel Horthy, I have currently arranged two options for you. The first is to become the commander of the third cruiser formation, responsible for the daily and command work of the formation."

When Lieutenant General House said the first choice, Horthy quickly flipped through the information of the third cruiser formation in his mind, which consisted of two cruisers and three destroyers. However, they were all built before 1900 and belonged to the supporting role in the cruiser formation.

Speaking of which, Lieutenant General House continued to speak after briefly giving Horthy some time to think about it~www.mtlnovel.com~. "Or become the captain of the Prinz Eugen."

Regarding the Prinz Eugen, Horthy certainly knows that this ship is the fourth ship of the Joint Force class. Unlike the three ships that have already been in service, the Prinz Eugen is still in selenium.

And the two options given by Lieutenant General House are not bad. Either command the cruiser formation or become the captain of the battleship. people.

"I want to go to the Prinz Eugen."

Horthy didn't think much, and quickly made a choice.

To become the captain of a battleship that is the symbol of a giant cannon ship, isn't it every man's dream? There is no reason to hesitate.

The changes brought about by the combined forces built earlier than in history made Lieutenant Colonel Horthy the captain of the battleship. The development of his personal history has also changed.

As for the future, it depends on its ability.

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