Chapter 510： Mircea-class battleship

What can scare Edel is of course the extraordinary Dongdong, which is the symbol of the power of this era, the battleship. The plan submitted by the Navy this time is a battleship construction plan.

Edel was surprised by the navy's ambitions, and he couldn't help asking. "You want to build a battleship. Have you considered the actual cost and whether it is needed?"

Facing Edel's inquiry, Vice Admiral Lomodan, Secretary of the Navy, replied confidently. "Your Majesty, battleships are in great need for our country's enlightenment. At present, according to our country’s 1923 naval shipbuilding plan, after all of them are completed, our country will only have one Brebista-class heavy cruiser and three Dorkes-class light cruisers (codenames) Q-class cruisers), a Kolburg-class cruiser, and a small fleet of dozens of destroyers and several torpedo boats."

After introducing the naval power of his country, Lieutenant General Lomodan talked about external threats.

"Looking at the Black Sea, the countries with battleships include the Soviet Union and Turkey. Turkey has the battlecruiser Goben, and the Soviet Union has the Siji Gangu special-class battleship. Especially the Soviet Siji Gangu special-class battleship is a threat to our country. It’s very big, and we got the news that the Soviet Union is preparing to refit the four warships. According to the relationship between our country and the Soviet Union, this has to be taken seriously. So we must have our own battleships, which is not only related to our country’s international presence. Its status can also deter potential enemies."

Lieutenant General Lomodan was very worried about the initial recovery of the Soviet Union, because he knew too much about the temperament of the Russians. Romania was one of the countries that infringed the Soviet Union's interests the most in the early days. The Simei Gangut-class battleship kept him awake at night, so he was most concerned about Romania's ability to contend with the giant sea beasts.

Edel also had to admit that Lieutenant General Lomodan was very eloquent when asking for funding. However, he pointed out a very critical question, "But the battleship construction cost is very expensive, and the cost after putting it into use is not cheap. Even if I approve you to build it, how do you plan to solve the maintenance and training costs on weekdays?"

Edel still has a preliminary understanding of the navy. It is necessary to know that shipbuilding is expensive, but the subsequent maintenance and training are not low. This is why battleships are symbols of great powers. At present, Romania's energy is mainly focused on economic development, and for weapons and equipment, it also focuses on pre-research and reserve technology.

"Your Majesty, we intend to cut some of the subsequent construction plans for destroyers and cruisers, and use funds for the construction of new battleships and subsequent training and maintenance costs."

It was obvious that Lieutenant General Lomodan was determined to build a battleship. Regardless of whether Edel is to take care of the navy's mood or to improve national cohesion, he must agree to it. Of course, about the construction plan of Lieutenant General Lomodan to reduce some of the destroyers and cruisers to build battleships, just listen. How many ships and ships the Romanian Navy has built in total, is it impossible to cancel them?

Seeing Lieutenant General Lomodan's resolute attitude, Edel began to take a serious look at the Navy's plan. In any case, you need to know what the performance of the battleship you paid to build is like.

The construction plan for the battleship Mircea, these words are marked in bold. I really didn't see that the navy had even taken the name of the ship, and it seemed that it was impossible not to agree. And the battleship that can be built with the name of the first monarch to unify Romania is naturally extraordinary. Even to give Edel an intuitive experience, the navy drew a sketch.

From the sketch point of view, the Mircea uses a long bow. Two 380mm triple turrets are arranged in a stepped manner at the front and one at the rear. The bow is longer, extending to the rear turret. Four 150mm triple secondary guns were arranged on the left and right sides of the No. 2 and No. 3 main turrets.

Below the ship’s waterline, a cylindrical underwater defense system is used. The cylinder has an inner diameter of 3.8 meters and an outer diameter of 7.2 meters. The inner cylinder is empty and can be loaded with liquid materials such as fuel. A longitudinal bulkhead is provided on the inner side of the cylindrical underwater defense structure and the centerline of the hull, and the longitudinal bulkhead divides the engine room area into two parts, left and right. The engine room area is composed of 4 engine rooms and 6 boiler rooms. The engine room area and the bottom of the main turret adopt a three-layer bottom structure.

Cable ducts are arranged in the center of the bottom of the ship in the third floor. Emergency diesel generator cabins are arranged at the front of the No. 1 main turret and the rear of the No. 3 main turret. The front mast is a round rod type, and the rear mast is tied to the base of the tower structure to install the round rod. The two chimneys at the front and rear of the ship are arranged relatively close, and a shooting director is installed between them.

The cabin of the battleship Mircea is divided into a front cabin and a rear cabin. Between the two cabins is a boiler cabin. This arrangement is conducive to improving the vitality of the ship. Because after a certain cabin is bombed, the power system of the other cabin can still function. However, this design increases the range of the main turret and nacelle area, and the probability of being hit is correspondingly increased.

Defensively, the armor belt on the side waterline of the battleship Mircea is installed at an angle of 8 degrees. The thickness of the 250 mm plate or 280 mm plate and the 70 mm plate or 10 mm plate form a combined armor plate. The thickest part of the combined armor reaches 360. Mm. For deck defense, the upper deck has a thickness of 36 mm + 9 mm, No. 2 deck 12 mm, and No. 3 deck 100 mm + 12 mm.

The main turret armor consists of 380 mm front armor, 200 mm front sides, and 200 mm plates on the turret ceiling. The thickness of the turret seat plate is between 350 and 280 mm. The front ceiling of the podium is 120+10mm; the side horizontal deck is a combination board of 250-90mm+25mm or 10mm.

In terms of power system: It is driven by a 120,000 horsepower steam turbine, the boiler steam pressure is 25 kg/cm², and the steam temperature is 325°C. The main engine is a gear-driven turbine with a speed of 238 rpm. The main generator set consists of 4 450 kilowatt turbine generators, and the emergency generator set consists of 4 800 kilowatt diesel generators. The four propellers are all three blades with a diameter of 4.8 meters.

The weight distribution of the Mirha is 10,369 tons of hull weight, 13,045 tons of protective armor, and 6539 tons of weaponry. The ship has a total of 29,953 tons. Its standard displacement reaches 36,500 tons, and its full load displacement reaches 44,100 tons.

The main data are as follows.

The ship has a total length of 234.5 meters, a waterline of 229.4 meters and a width of 31.2 meters. The draft is 9.5-10.3 meters.

Power plant: 8 boilers, 4 steam turbines, main engine output power of 120,000 horsepower (maximum 128,000 horsepower), 4-axle propulsion.

Maximum speed is 28 knots

Endurance: 6000 nautical miles/14 knots, UU reading 4500 nautical miles/20 knots

Main guns; three triple-mounted 380-inch/50-caliber main guns.

Secondary guns: four triple 150-inch/55-caliber secondary guns.

Anti-aircraft guns: 12 88 mm anti-aircraft guns, 18 double-mounted 40 mm anti-aircraft guns, 24 double-mounted 20 mm anti-aircraft guns.

Establishment; establishment of 1870 people, including 120 officers.

Edel looked at the plan that wanted to compare with "Big7", he couldn't help asking. "Your Excellency, can Romania currently build such a powerful warship?"

Edel's suspicion is also valid. At present, Romania's shipbuilding capacity has just been able to build a 10,000-ton heavy cruiser. Is it too slow to directly mount such a high-end battleship?

Hearing what Edel said, Lieutenant General Romodan said embarrassedly.

"Your Majesty, of course this warship can't rely on our country alone. So I invite the help of my German counterparts. In addition, our country has a good relationship with Italy, and I also request their technical assistance.

Edel understood what the Secretary of the Navy said. This warship was built mainly with the help of Germany and Italy. I believe that no one will refuse to use battleships of other countries to train and improve their skills. As for the violent reaction of the warship caused by other powers, Romania is against it anyway. Of course, this is also a huge improvement for Romania, at least it can greatly improve Romania's shipbuilding capabilities. Moreover, Romania's own technology will also develop rapidly in the exchanges with Germany and Italy.

Looking at this fascinating battleship, Edel decided to build one after thinking about it. As for the violent response from countries such as Britain and France, let's talk about it later.

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