Chapter 657： Visit (below)

"General Chen, please come here."

An army officer introduced Chen Shaokuan in English. "This is my country’s largest Varna Naval Shipyard, which can build three battleships at the same time. Its largest dock is 300 meters long and 50 meters wide, and can build battleships of up to 60,000 tons. But currently we cannot build such a large warship. Because it's too wasteful."

Chen Shaokan listened enviously to this naval officer's introduction, not to mention the construction of 60,000-ton warships in the Republic of China, even a cruiser of thousands of tons could not be built.

After introducing the dock, the officer pointed to a steel monster that was about to be outfitted and said. "This is my country's latest battleship Vlad, and its 406-caliber cannon can deal with all warships in the world. This is also the crystallization of my country's shipbuilding industry."

Looking at the giant steel beast in the outfit, there are nine huge cannons that can hold one person, and Chen Shaokuan's eyes straightened even more. If such sea monsters appear in East Asia, no one will be its opponent. Even the Nagato-class battleship, which Japan should be proud of, cannot be its opponent.

Other than that, the speed is much faster than Nagato. Needless to say, the advantage of speed in naval battles.

After introducing the industrial crystal battleship, the naval officer pointed to a small battleship docked in the distance and said. "This is our country's Cortenu heavy cruiser, with a top speed of 34.5 knots, which is also capable of performing almost all naval missions."

This is the latest heavy cruiser in Romania. Compared with the previous heavy cruisers, the biggest change of this ship is to wait for the enhancement in armor and speed. Of course, what makes it so balanced is that the tonnage exceeds the standard.

Compared with the previous standard displacement of 11,000 tons of Brevista, the standard displacement of this Cortenou reached 13,500 tons, and it reached 15,850 tons when fully loaded. It is even more excessive than the German class, which is severely exceeded.

The reason why Romania is so unscrupulous is the Washington Naval Treaty. After Japan refused to renew the contract, Italy also withdrew from this naval treaty, which also marked the end of the naval holiday. Romania will naturally no longer abide by this treaty. Therefore, in response to the large number of 10,000-ton heavy cruisers of other countries, this class of heavy cruisers was born.

Need to explain here, this is also the last heavy cruiser in Romania.

Because the Navy still thinks that the role of the heavy cruiser is a bit tasteless after comparing the cost and the role. It can't be used for battle lines, and ordinary **** missions will be overkill. Therefore, after comparison, I still believe that either continue to build battleships, or build light cruisers and destroyers, which is more in line with the actual needs of the Romanian Navy.

As for Chen Shaokan, whose eyes are red, he naturally knows his own funds. This time he was only here to purchase 4 destroyers and 3 submarines. These funds did not add up to the purchase of any one of them.

When Chen Shaokuan felt sorry for seeing that good things could not be bought, Du Yuming was also worried about not having enough wallets.

"This is the R10 light tank that our country can provide. The total weight of the tank is only 17.9 tons, which is completely suitable for roads and bridges in your country. Don't look at the tonnage of this tank, but the 50mm tank gun equipped with this tank is sufficient to deal with it. Your country’s imaginary enemy’s armored force is Japan. And the tank’s armor is sufficient to deal with Japanese 37mm guns. The maximum travel speed is 52 kilometers per hour and the maximum range is 260 kilometers. It can quickly pursue opponents and escape from combat. A tank suitable for your country."

Listening to the leading officer introducing himself to the R10 tank in front of him, Du Yuming had to admit that the other party was completely inside his heart. Even Gui Yongqing, who followed him on the side, had his face full of energy, impressed by the excellent performance of this tank.

"Brother Kotei, the performance of this tank is so good, it's really worth buying."

Du Yuming had a headache after listening to Gui Yongqing's comments in his native dialect. Because of good performance, there must be a price worthy of it. This is an unchanging truth.

But Du Yuming, who was lucky enough, still asked. "How much does this tank cost?"

"140,000 lei per car, if you buy more than 80 cars, then we can also give a 5% price reduction."

Is this price high? Not high at all. The current purchase price of the Romanian military has reached 110,000 lei, which is really a conscience price compared to arms sales in other countries. At present, the general arms sales in the world are 50% higher than domestic purchases. This is already a genuinely low price.

But even the ever-lower quotation has dispelled Du Yuming's desire to buy. No way, if you buy this tank, then the money purchased this time is not enough to form an armored division. Although the armored division of the Republic of China is not at the same level as Romania, it still cannot afford it.

Because the armored division that Du Yuming formed this time is organized into two motorized infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, an armored regiment, and other subsidiary units. It has more than 11,000 personnel, and its tanks are also only 120. More than ten vehicles (9X3X4+6).

If the R10 tank is purchased, the cost of the tank alone will be more than 17 million lei, not counting the cost of other artillery vehicles. If these are added, the cost of spare parts is more than 30 million lei. This was enough to form several infantry divisions, and Du Yuming didn't think that the armored division he had formed was worth the expense of the chairman.

So Du Yuming could only bear not looking at this tank and asking. "Are there other tanks that are cheaper?"

I immediately replied whenever I thought of the officer. "some."

"Then take me to see."

Going to the other end, the officer pointed to the tank in front of him and said This is the Jackal IV currently equipped in our country. The tank weighs 18.1 tons and is equipped with a 47mm tank gun. Responding to threats from Japan. And its frontal armor of 35 mm can basically deal with the 37 mm guns of Japanese tanks. Its maximum speed is 35 kilometers per hour, and its maximum range is 180 kilometers. "

Du Yuming was basically satisfied with the performance of the Jackal IV. Although the performance of the R10 tank has dropped a lot from the R10 tank I just saw, it is enough to deal with the Japanese Type 89 and Type 95 tanks.

So Du Yuming took the opportunity to ask his most concerned questions. "How much does this tank cost?"

"The price is 80,000 lei each."

It seems that there is no discount this time.

But after hearing this offer, Du Yuming felt that the price was good. This is at least compared to the R10 just now, Du Yuming thinks this Jackal IV tank is more suitable for him, after all, he has a small budget.

"Well, let's choose this one."