Chapter 56： 10,000-ton armored cruiser (1/2)
”Hey, Your Majesty, your original design failed to serve in the German Navy in the end. Instead, it was sold abroad. Don’t you feel uncomfortable in your heart?” Baron Vittorio, who was setting up the venue, saw his owner. Prince Ruprecht came in and said.
”Look at this warship, how gorgeous and powerful it is, with a brand-new full-turret secondary gun, a larger hull, and better defense. If I am in charge of the tender for a new German navy ship, I will definitely choose it! ”The baron said regretfully, looking at the huge model in front of him.
”I don't like the second-level main gun anymore. I have a brand new design now. Let us throw them at the Russians because of the slightly backward idea of the second-level main gun.” The prince walked over with a blank face. , And then whispered to the baron.
Uniform caliber all-heavy artillery design, how can this ultimate idea of the BB party be understood by ordinary people? Even with the amazing talent of the Baron, he would have to wait until 1900 if he wants to overcome this obstacle! The reason why the traverser is strong is because of the knowledge and standing on the shoulders of giants!
Although this armored cruiser code-named ACR2 is not satisfactory to the prince due to conceptual issues, its power is beyond doubt! And the huge potential for improvement also makes it possible to have a leap forward! At least, if the history hasn't changed much, there will be no problem with this product until 1908, because it was designed based on one of the representatives of the last installed patrol in history-the Rurik 2 armored cruiser!
Accompanied by a group of German and Russian executives, Nicholas walked into the meeting room. In the middle of the meeting, a huge 1.4-meter-long warship model was instantly introduced into the exercise. Its shape design was completely different from the original armored cruiser. same. Looking down, 2 large, 4 small and 6 turrets are distributed on the deck of the battleship in a hexagonal shape.
”His Royal Highness, Honorable Generals. Let us know about this mighty battleship!” The baron finally passed the baton a little far away.
”This warship is equipped with a dual 10-inch main gun turret, each equipped with a 10-inch L45 main gun of the M1891 type that your country is about to equip. After adopting a more advanced turret system than Mainz, each The rate of fire of a 10-inch gun can reach 2 rounds per minute! This allows this battleship to have the firepower output of the main gun absolutely no less than that of a battleship!”
”Then the secondary artillery.” The baron clicked on the four small turrets located at the four corners of the battleship and said: ”The 6-inch secondary artillery of a general cruiser is very likely to be affected by wind and waves and cannot be fired because of the installation position, and the gallery artillery The angle of fire is relatively small, and the number of side string guns is not equal to the actual number of available guns.”
”And we solved this problem. The new secondary gun turret is located on the main deck, which greatly reduces the impact of wind and waves. The 8-inch secondary gun using the turret structure not only has a better range of fire, but also has a very good projection capacity. Big! More importantly, the 8-inch artillery can destroy the front and rear armor belts of battleships. Let’s throw those 6-inch guns into the garbage dump of history. The 8-inch second-level main gun represents the future direction of battleship firepower!”
”In order to deal with the harassment of small warships such as torpedo boats and fish cruisers, a large number of 120MM and 76MM secondary guns were installed on both sides of this warship! These firepower is enough to interweave a lightning strike ship at a distance of 2000 to 3000 meters. Penetrating web of fire!”
”Here, I can proudly declare to everyone that simply speaking of firepower, this class of warships can completely suppress all warships that actually exist and are under construction! The British monarchy will not have any advantage against it!” The baron concluded at last. Compared to this era, the biggest selling point of the Rurik 2 armored cruiser is its second-class main gun. The Baron naturally made a key introduction!