Chapter 57： Russian order (1/2)
”What? 1.2 million pounds? This is much more expensive than a battleship?” When the Russians asked about the cost of the battleship, the baron's offer surprised the opponent.
”You get what you pay for. If you want a 1 million warship, we can make it too.” The baron said with a smile. How should I say, this warship traverser really didn't add too many yards, it was 13,000 tons. Battleship, armor, and firepower are all conscience! Whether it is based on the principle of selling battleships by ton or stacking the subsystems one by one to calculate the total value, it is almost always at this price, but it is just a cost + 20% profit, and it can't be lower!
”Hey, the baron is still limited in his ability.” Seeing the Baron Vittorio, who was arguing with the Russians and singled out four Baron Vittorio, Ruprecht couldn't help but shook his head. I sigh that the Baron’s thinking is completely wrong. Simply talking about how NB warships are can’t really impress the Russians. The navy is a system. You have to explain the positioning and role of warships of this level in this system!
Are Russians short of money? To be honest, it is short of money, otherwise it would not owe the French so much foreign debt. But people are absolutely willing to spend money on armaments. From 1890 to 1905 in history, Russia built more than a dozen battleships and more than a dozen cruisers! As long as the Russians think it's worthwhile, they have to buy trousers, no way, this is the characteristic of Russia! No bread for warships!
The prince is a relatively senior military fan, and he has also studied the navy of the pre-fearless era of Russia. From the perspective of the traveler, the Russians have always regarded battleships as the main force in the fleet battle, while cruisers are responsible for detecting, breaking and dealing with small battleships. task. They didn't even consider building a multi-NB armored cruiser and then dragging it to the battle line to fight the opponent. (Except Rurik 2)
Maybe someone is going to ask, what did the Russian man-made three 10,000-ton armored cruisers do? This tonnage can match the battleship. Naturally, the relationship is broken. In order to be able to operate in the vast ocean, the Russian armored cruiser must have a larger voyage. The Liurik’s maximum coal load of 2,000 tons is prepared for this, and the Russian is even more direct. It's 2500 tons! Although the paper firepower of these battleships is very fierce, but the defensiveness does make it difficult for them to fight against real armored cruisers.
During the Battle of Ulsan, the seemingly majestic Russian 10,000-ton armored cruiser was directly beaten into dogs by four Japanese ACRs. If only in terms of performance, the 10,000-ton Rurico can't even beat Garibaldi. Except for the 3 10,000-ton armored cruisers, the remaining Russian cruisers are all armored warships. Which ones are faster, and their firepower can suppress the cargo of the second-class cruisers. It is a death-seeking match with the real first-class ACR!
”Are the Russians okay to build such warships, aren't they brainless?” Ruprecht once thought so, but although the Russian navy is corrupt, it is definitely not brainless. The core of everything lies in one thing, that is money! Russian man-made dome cruisers are very cheap!
Take the cruiser Varyag built by the Americans for the Russians in history as an example. The displacement of this cruiser is 6,500 tons! The tonnage is almost the same as the Garibaldi-class armored cruiser in history, but guess how much? Only 475,000 pounds! Garibaldi's full set is also at least 650,000 pounds! And the cost of the first two warships ordered by Argentina was as high as 750,000 pounds!
The so-called you get what you pay for! The money is fixed, the tonnage is fixed, and the Russians also require a higher speed. For this reason, the Americans equipped the ship with 30 boilers! Moreover, this boiler is imported from France, so you can calculate how much the imported boilers cost! However, the price is only £475,000! After removing the necessary hull and power costs, as well as the armor costs, it is no wonder that this ship has a strong firepower! In the end, the Americans gave this 23-knot cruiser only 12 6-inch guns!
After learning about the Russian cruiser equipment system and history, it is not difficult for the prince to understand why the Russians are not willing to pay for it. Although the performance of the new armored cruiser is indeed good, after all, it also bears the name of the cruiser. Look at this name, Russian Not happy.
So, Ruprecht decided to go out himself! As a prince, he would naturally not confuse his status with ordinary people. The prince directly found the Russian Crown Prince and Admiral Popov! Negotiations must also be reciprocal!
”Not worth it?” The prince said with a smile. And this overly direct expression made the Russian crown prince who was accustomed to roundabout and diplomatic rhetoric a little uncomfortable.