Chapter 1195： From the beauty of a lion to the furious young Zhuangji

Chapter 1195: From the beauty of a lion to the furious and bold 2

"Another very important issue is the protection of the main gun. In order to ensure that our turret can still be used after being shot, we have increased the thickness of the front armor of the turret to 15 inches, and the thickness of the turret armor is 15 inches to 12. In addition, fire doors have been installed at both ends of the ammunition channel. Even if it is hit, it will not cause the ammunition detonation to explode."

"After the addition of these armors, the thickness of the warship's armor increased very significantly, so in some minor places we decided to weaken the defense, for example, the original upper armor belt was reduced to 6 inches. The gun gallery armor belt was directly cancelled. We decided to use turret secondary artillery. In this case, our defense area will be shortened a lot. The front and rear armor belts have also been moderately adjusted. We decided to use the dome armor to strengthen the defense, and moderately weaken the side-string armor."

"As for the lightning protection system? We have considered the main armor belt of Japanese warships extending underwater, but this design is a bit complicated, and the armor is too heavy, and it is considered unnecessary, so we adopted It is a three-layer defense system with a defense depth of about 3.8 meters to 4 meters. The empty tank-liquid tank-empty tank plus the last layer of lightning protection wall with a thickness of 45 mm."

"In terms of the power system, we decided to use a small water tube boiler. The horsepower remains at the normal output of about 60,000 horsepower, and the maximum output is about 85,000 horsepower. But after the optimization of the ship type, our speed should theoretically exceed 25 knots. Of course. Now, everyone should believe us that there will be no overweight problems in this class of warships.” Finally, Scott emphasized.

Later, Scott showed three views of this warship. From the appearance, this warship seemed to be an elongated version of the Queen Elizabeth warship... In other words, the battleship Fuso had its No. 3 turret removed. The length of the hull is 205 meters, the maximum width is 28 meters, and the draft is about 9.2 meters. Emphasis has been placed on increasing armor defense. At the same time, the weight of the power system has been reduced to a larger amount due to the use of a better all-fuel small water tube boiler, which is used to balance the rising weight of the armor. So the weight change is not too big.

In terms of weapons, the queen’s configuration was almost used, but the torpedoes were eliminated. At the same time, the 12 6-inch side-string guns were placed in 6 twin turrets. Taking into account the possible air strikes and anti-lightning strikes in the future, the warship is equipped with many 12-pound rapid-fire guns and 2-pound rapid-fire guns.

This warship is still inferior to Bavaria in Germany and Fuso in Japan in terms of design. For example, the arrangement of the power system does not adopt the alternate layout of the boiler room and the engine room, nor does it use the three-layer boiler room layout like the German warship. The engine room is divided into two cabins, but it is still possible to win a big prize. The underwater defense system is almost enough for torpedoes, but for underwater bombs, it depends on the situation...

After a general introduction, the people present here have a general judgment on this class of battleship: this is an optimized ship that can guarantee the needs of combat, while using the same parts as the previous queen to the greatest extent. Can be produced quickly.

That's right, the specifications of many parts on this warship are exactly the same as those of the queen, such as four double-mounted turrets, such as turbines, such as rangefinders and fire control systems. Even most of the pipelines and wiring layouts follow the Queen’s design. In this way, the design time can be greatly reduced, and the production period can be shortened as much as possible.

"Maybe there are still some unsatisfactory places, but I can guarantee that such a first-class battleship can be completed in 18 months in the shortest time! This is not the strongest design, but it is definitely the best design at present! In the event of an accident, three warships of our class will be built first, named Rage, Warrior and Glory." Churchill added later.

"In addition, I have one piece of good news to tell you, that is, the problem of the early bombing that has been plagued us has already begun. After the efforts of the technicians at the Wicks factory and the analysis of the German dud bombs, we It is believed that the biggest problem with our shells lies in two aspects. On the one hand, the current explosive formula is not stable enough, and the other aspect is that the shell fuze fails. The former problem can be solved, and the latter problem is expected to be available within 4 months. When finished, we can also have products that are as good as Germans or even better than German shells!"

"I promise, the soldiers of the Royal Navy will no longer be at a loss because of the weapons in their hands!" Churchill really deserves to be a politician. His last words resonated with everyone present! Brand-new battleships and new-style artillery shells, if these problems can really be solved, then the German fleet is nothing to fear!

This time the British Navy’s strengthening is almost all-round. In addition to the new warships and new artillery shells, the remaining warships are also preparing to undergo phased improvements. Anyway, the British plan to abandon the blockade of Germany for a long time. With all the warships nesting in the British coast, if you cooperate with submarines, mines and planes, you are not afraid of any major incidents of the German fleet. This is the so-called lack of aggressiveness.

How to strengthen the British fleet? Naturally, the shells have been changed and the armor protection has been strengthened. It is impossible to increase the side-string armor. The construction period is too long and the weight gain is too large. The most direct and effective way is naturally to increase the dome armor. It is expected that the inclined part of the dome armor is thickened by 1.5 To 2 inches, the horizontal part is thickened by 1 inch. Changing shells is even easier.

Historically, the British completed the development of the famous "green hat" armor-piercing projectile in 1917 The reliable fuze, the hard quilt and the adjusted charge, made this armor-piercing projectile at the time. The leader of all armor-piercing bullets! In the simulated 15,000-yard shooting, the 360mm Krupp hardened armor was successfully penetrated, and the target used for the experiment was the battleship Baden...

In short, the results of this meeting gave the Royal Navy a hope, but it was only hope. If you want the big fleet to regain its glory, it will also be a long-term process. It takes at least one and a half years to build a new type of battleship. The batch improvement of battleships cannot be completed in a few months. As for the seemingly easiest shell replacement? The real technicians said that within 6 months, don't think about it. After all, they have only found the reason. The key technology is still in research and development. After research and development, it will be tested and produced. It will take time to replace all shells!

Therefore, the current choice of the large fleet is still to hold back at home first and slowly accumulate strength. But if you think there is no way for the British to counteract it, you are really wrong! Is a world's top industrial power, a country with the highest technological level really just a joke?

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