Chapter 392： Fragile counterattack (1/2)
”But we have not developed a 14-inch gun now. I think Skoda does not have a 14-inch naval gun, right? And there is no turret. So now is the question. How do you make sure that the future 14-inch turret can be installed on the current mount? How about in?” After a while, Admiral Liao Le asked.
”It's true that Skoda doesn't have a 14-inch naval gun, but doesn't it mean that there is no 14-inch siege gun? Although it is not a special long-barreled cannon, we can still estimate the relevant data of the new gun based on the new 14-inch l28 heavy gun. And the turret can be large or small. A slight adjustment of the distance between the two guns can make up for the gap in margin. Moreover, our cannon ring and lower facilities are reserved according to speculation.” Count Vittorio explained.
”Well, let’s put aside this issue for the time being. Let’s discuss this issue from an economic point of view. The cost of weapons is about a quarter of the entire warship. Among them, the main turret is the most expensive. Then even in the future, We can switch to new artillery. If we build 4 warships, we can build a new ship with the cost of the replacement. 4 warships equipped with 10 12-inch guns and 1 new ship, and 4 warships. Compared with gun warships, the latter does not have economic advantages, do you think?”
Tirpitz first signaled Admiral Ball not to entangle too much with technical issues. After all, he was not doing this. The spelling skills would definitely be marked by the Skoda designer’s artillery design by Count Vittorio and the next seat. The teacher's fart was smashing, so he decided to fight his opponent in the field he was most familiar with, and what was Tirpitz most familiar with? On the one hand, how to get the budget, on the other hand, how to use the budget!
Tirpitz is right. Taking Queen Elizabeth as an example in history, the cost of a 15-inch l42 gun is about 16,000 pounds, two guns are 32,000 pounds, and the cost of a twin turret is 150,000. For around £600,000, four are £600,000. According to the Queen’s cost ranging from 2.5 million to 2.7 million, the performance of these four turrets really accounts for about 22% of the total cost.
If you count some secondary guns, there will be more. 4 battleships with 8 14-inch guns and 4 battleships with 10 12-inch guns plus 1 battleship with 8 14-inch guns. In comparison, the former may still have some advantages, but this advantage is relatively small. Of course, if you are considering the risks, this advantage may be reduced.
”Please, the replaced barrels can be reprocessed and used again, or they can be thrown to the Army as heavy land artillery. These replaced turrets and artillery can be used in other ways, how can it be said to be a waste?” Vittorio was inexplicably surprised!
The life of the naval gun is over. It’s not that it can’t be used anymore. It’s just that walking and accuracy have become a big problem. At this time, you can take out the inner tube and process it to continue using it, or throw it to the army for use, anyway. Launching a grenade does not require high initial velocity. Therefore, the barrel will not be wasted at all.
”The extra turrets are indeed a problem, but we can use them as coastal defense turrets.” The prince is not at all worried that these turrets will be wasted. You must know that after the outbreak of the First World War, not to mention the Port of Kiel and Emperor William. The port is an important naval fortress in the country, and Germany has deployed a large number of artillery in Zeebrugge, Belgium.
In history, only 20 280mm guns were deployed! There were 4 305mm guns and even 5 380mm shore guns. Besides, the 350mm guns originally prepared for Mackensen can be used as shore artillery. These eliminated weapons are also very good for shore artillery!
”Think about it, everyone here, we can substantially improve the combat effectiveness of our battleships in the future with only a small amount of money! The improved firepower will not be outdated even after 10 years, and the triple installation Turrets do have an advantage in increasing firepower density. Sooner or later, we have to take this step, why don’t everyone prepare early?” In the end, Count Vittorio concluded.