Chapter 82： Naval plan

The most surprising thing about the government’s issuance of national debt is the Romanian Navy. After receiving the news that the government would allocate funds for the navy to build a cruiser, Rear Admiral Lomodan, Secretary of the Navy, and Rear Admiral Nestacu, Commander of the Fleet, were the two most happy. One more thing, when Major General Lomodan was commander of the fleet, Nestacu was still a colonel, his deputy. After Lomodan was transferred to the Secretary of the Navy last year, Major General Nestacu was promoted to the commander of the fleet and his rank was also raised.

Both of them had such a pleasant surprise shortly after taking up their positions. Of course, they have to plan for the purchase of warships. The first thing that was brought up to discuss which country's warship was purchased.

Major General Nestaku, as the commander of the fleet, is related to the strength of the fleet under his command, and is the first to speak his own answer. "I think British cruisers are a good choice, because they have more types and relatively reasonable prices. Moreover, the British application of cruisers is also handy, and we can get mature products."

Lo Modan looked at the former deputy. I also recognized the idea of ​​Major General Nestacu's desire to strengthen the naval fleet, and whoever does not want to command a more powerful fleet. But now that he sits in the seat of Secretary of the Navy, he can't just consider the performance comparison of warships, but also consider diplomatic relations and geographical issues.

"Nestaku, I know what you think. When buying a warship now, you should not only consider the performance of the warship, but also consider the current diplomatic relations." Lomodan explained to Nestaku.

After all, Romania is in the cracks of European powers, unlike other countries in other continents, where there is not so much pressure, just buy it. Now that the opposition between the two camps is so high, it is not that simple to buy a warship.

"Lomodan, I have also considered this issue. Our current warships are basically British ships. If other countries buy them, it will increase our logistics pressure. And we are just a small cruiser of more than 100,000 pounds, which should not be that big. Influence." Nestaku was a little dissatisfied with Romodan's so many concerns. Romodan was not like he is now when he was the commander of the fleet.

Lo Modan certainly heard the dissatisfaction of the original deputy, but who made him sit in the position of Secretary of the Navy. In the past, he could be less worried, because some people slapped the bottom, but now no one can give him the bottom. Any decision he makes affects the development of the navy, and it is precisely because he likes the navy that he has to be cautious.

After some exchanges, no one can convince anyone. Then there can only be a simpler way to solve the problem, and that is to hand in contradictions. They selected a few more suitable warships in Britain and Germany, reported them to the crown prince, and let Edel make the decision for them.

Seeing the two supreme navy officers standing in front of him, Edel was also a little helpless. Who are these people? Ask him to tell me what battleships are okay. Who knows what's going on with these small warships? But now that the questions are all in his hands, he can only look at it first.

Edel picked up the information in his hand and flipped through it. In the first document is the British adventure class: 374×38×12 feet, 2640 tons, 16000 horsepower, 25 knots, 10×76MM gun, 8×47MM gun, 2×18 inch torpedo, new built in 1904 Model, a total of three ships were built. Edel was a bit dissatisfied when he saw the 76MM gun, the tube was too thin to be deterrent.

Edel picked up the second copy of the warship's information and looked. Sentry class: 2 ships of the same class, 360×40×14 feet, 2880 tons, 17000 horsepower, 25 knots, 10×76MM gun, 8×47MM gun, 2×18 inch torpedo. Edel saw the same problem again, the barrel was too thin to be deterrent.

Edel picked up a copy of the ship information from the navy, and Edel finally saw a good ship. Königsberg class: On its 3400-ton hull, 10 single-barreled 105mm guns, 10 52mm rapid-fire guns, and two 18-inch torpedo tubes are installed. Edel found that none of the warship information given to him by these two guys was less than 2,500 tons.

Edel opened the next ship data, this one is even more excessive. This is the Kolburg class in Germany, performance parameters: displacement of 4362 tons, size 130x14x5.4 meters; power plant-four axles, 15 boilers drive 2 sets of steam turbines, power 19,000 horsepower, speed 25.5 knots, range 3,500 nautical miles/ 14 knots; 367 personnel, armed (initial state) 12 single-barrel 105mm guns, 4 52mm antiaircraft guns, 2 450mm torpedo tubes, capable of carrying 100 mines; armor-deck 20-40mm, gun The shield is 50 mm and the command tower is 100 mm.

Seeing here, Edel feels that he is too easy to talk. The two thousand-ton warship asked for information about more than 43-ton ships. This made him couldn't help it anymore, and asked them about the Cole Fort level information in his hand. "Can the two generals explain this to me?"

Seeing that Edel wanted to get angry Lomodan quickly explained. "His Royal Highness, we have no intention of offending. This is just to provide a reference. The final plan still needs improvement."

After Edel heard Lomodan's words, he calmed down. It is estimated that the navy has been hungry for too long, and suddenly given the opportunity, he couldn't help but want to eat a big meal. Thinking of this, Edel intends to give them a framework, lest they come up with a more spectacular plan.

"This time the warship purchase cost cannot exceed 180,000 pounds. If you exceed the budget, you can post it by the Navy."

After hearing the crown prince's words, the two of them groaned inwardly. The performance of cruisers at this price is not too good, making them a bad choice.

"His Royal Highness buys this warship, which country should I choose?" Lomodan stepped forward and asked the crown prince's opinion.

Hearing the inquiry of the new Secretary of the Navy, Edel thought a little and answered him. "You can choose by yourself. If the German side can provide loan facilities, the purchase cost can be increased to 250,000 pounds."

This is regarded as the crown prince giving them some sweet dates. After all, I had neglected the navy too much before, which was regarded as a comfort to them.

After hearing the crown prince’s reply, the two were overjoyed. I have already thought about it, and I plan to talk to the German ambassador when I leave the palace.

Seeing the two happy faces, Edel continued. "You must not only prepare for the new warship, but also have new requirements for personnel."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, we have already planned to retrain the navy, intending to establish a new style."

Seeing the admiral who was only happy about the new warship, Edel knew that they didn't understand what he meant. If there is a chance in the future, these two must be replaced. Edder thought to himself that there is no chance. But there is no way, who makes the naval training cycle too long.