Chapter 417： Garibaldi (1/2)
But no matter what, the prince once again got the authorization of the Kaiser, and the prince must save Turkey and maintain a good relationship with the Young Turkish Party, not only for the future war, but also for his own oil fields... Once something is linked to interest, then everything is positive. For example, the current prince.
”Earl Schelling, immediately tell the Armored Department of Deutsche South Industries Group to stop all outsourcing armored steel business to Italy!” The prince said after reading the information in his hand.
”Does this include the one signed last month? The whole 3,000 tons of hardened armored steel.” Count Schelling was taken aback. According to the current market, this means a profit of nearly 200,000 pounds! The prince said to throw it away?
”His Royal Highness, I think that even without our armored steel, the Italian Navy can smash the Turks with one hand. We do this in addition to antagonizing Italy in advance, it is of no use.” Count Schelling thought for a while. Said carefully.
”You, you have become a prisoner of money.” The prince shook his head with a wry smile. The 200,000 pounds of profit was lost if he said nothing! The prince was also very heartbroken, but he was reluctant to let the child catch the wolf. Whether this batch of armor can be bought or not is directly related to whether the Italian Navy is at a 2nd or 3rd rank! Can you give it a try, or admit your fate as soon as possible! What is a profit of 200,000 pounds? Even if there is a profit of 400,000 yuan, the prince will still not sell it to Italy, but sell it to Russia at a low price...
When God closed the door for Prince Ruprecht, he also left a window for him. It’s a coincidence that the Italians chose the time of the trouble. If it is a year later, then nothing will happen to the sea. Don't mention it, it's useless for the Turks to eat golden carats. But it seems that there is still a slight turnaround now?
The real elite of the Italian Navy are not in service! In other words, they are all in the water, just waiting for armor outfitting! Take a look at the 4 large Italian battleships currently being outfitted, including 2 Emmanuele Filiberto-class battleships (hereinafter referred to as Filiberto-class battleships) and 2 Garibaldi-class armored cruisers! These warships have been launched, and according to the project schedule, they should be in service in 1901 and 1902 (historical facts.) Now wait for the steel plates and install them.
Everyone knows Garibaldi, not much to say. The Filiberto-class battleship is actually considered good in history. It is equipped with 4 10-inch guns, 8 6-inch guns, and 8 4.7-inch guns. Above 10 inches, the deck thickness is almost 3 inches. Except that the speed is only 18.3 knots, it is stronger than the Japanese armored cruiser with tonnage.
Historically, these warships used Harvey armor, but unfortunately, after the American-Spanish war was defeated, the Americans learned from it and decided to build a navy. The demand for Harvey armor rose sharply. Under the principle of supply and demand, The current Harvey armor is actually more expensive than the Bavarian kc armor... It is naturally impossible to buy expensive and poor in Italy, so you know...
If these four warships are in service, unless Turkey buys more than two Mainz-class armored cruisers, it will not even be eligible to fight guerrillas. Moreover, before the new battleship is put into service, it is impossible for the German Navy to resell two of its own ace battleships at once. But now.... Ha ha.
What does the Italian Navy have now? The latest battleship is the battleship Sargegna, which was in service in 1895! It is the 13,000-ton battleship that is equipped with 4 13.5-inch l30 guns and only 4-inch side-string armor. It is mainly protected by vault armor. When it belongs to that design, it transcends the era (the earliest one started in 1884). The kind that lags far behind the times when in service. (Served in 1895, a span of 11 years! Give a compliment to the Italian's procrastination!)