The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

After finishing his bad deeds, Hitler thought of the bitter navy that was being built at home. When he thought that the majestic Great Germany had only three pitiful armored ships, and a few old-fashioned destroyers, cruisers, and submarines, he had to pinch his nose according to the "British-German" The Naval Agreement was carried out on such a small scale, Hitler felt that his heart was on fire.

In fact, since last year, the new warship plan formulated by Germany has begun to increase. On July 7

ri, Germany announced a shipbuilding plan: two battlecruisers (ie the Scharnhorst class),

Two heavy cruisers (ie the Hipper class), sixteen destroyers and 28 submarines.The first ship of the Hipper class, the Admiral Hipper, was in Blom, Foss, Hamburg on July 7 (b***

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Then, two "Bismarck-class battleships" and "Earl Zeppelin" aircraft carriers will also start construction. With the addition of a large number of secret submarines, the German Navy is actually expanding at a crazy rate.Among them, Hitler was most concerned about the two battleships. This is an important indicator of the re-emergence of Greater Germany and becoming a world military power!

He can't remember the exact number, but he has a deep impression of the caliber of the main gun. It seems that his own gun barrel is not as thick as the [Chinese] Chinese guns!How can such a thing happen?Hitler immediately summoned Admiral Erich Raeder to inquire about the matter.

As soon as they met, Hitler rolled his eyelids and stared at Raeder with a serious face, and asked sharply: "Ah! My dear Mr. Commander, there is one thing I can't understand. Why our battleship has a larger tonnage, but There is only a smaller main gun than the [Chinese] Chinese?! This question, are some people lazy!"

Erich, Raeder was in a cold sweat on the spot!It's not that Chapter 357 Shipbuilding Chaos ([-]) was frightened by Hitler, it was purely entangled by such far-fetched problems!Where does this come from? The tonnage and caliber of the battleship are the results of extremely rigorous scientific calculations and verifications. Can't they be changed randomly?

I had to patiently explain: "Our battleship's main gun is the best indicator obtained after rigorous calculations. Although it looks a little smaller in caliber, we have a longer range and excellent penetration ability. , is no worse than the 〖Chinese〗 Chinese imitation of the American 406mm main gun, or even better! At the same time, the use of such a main gun is also to ensure a larger tonnage margin, strengthen the armor thickness and overall stability of the battleship, and achieve the desired performance. The effect of sinking. Moreover, our battleship's secondary guns and overall ammunition delivery are not comparable to that of [Chinese] Chinese warships."

"This makes sense... Hitler counted the number of artillery guns calculated by Raeder after listening to them. Compared with [China], there are 6 double-mounted 150mm secondary guns and more than a dozen anti-aircraft guns. Regardless of the caliber, the firepower is very fierce, and the thickness of the armor is superior, and it will not be penetrated by any main gun in the world today.

But after thinking about it, he was still not at ease and asked again: "So, in the manufacture of the battleship, have we used the strongest alloy we obtained?! I have given an order that it must be used in key places! We must ensure that the battleship Strong and safe!"

Raeder understood what he was talking about. It was a high-strength alloy secretly produced by the Krupp Company. It was even lighter than iron alloys, and the quantity was even rarer. The annual output did not even look like [-] tons.But Raeder didn't know too many details, he only knew that it had a lot to do with Zhu Bin, a Chinese.

In fact, it is a standard box used to hold gold ore, a high-end product that cannot be handled by ordinary steelmaking technology. After receiving the plasma smelting technology provided by Zhu Bin, a high-temperature plasma smelting furnace with a maximum temperature of 2000 degrees can be built to smelt those metals. Yes, the total number of those treasured as the ultimate treasure is less than 10 tons.

Raeder immediately replied: "This has been determined to be used in the design. The hull armor belt, turret, and bridge armor composed of it are stronger and almost impenetrable, and the total displacement has been reduced by more than 2000 tons. , only 39000 tons, but the speed has been slightly improved, and it should be the fastest battleship in the world!" "Well, that's good!" Hitler was satisfied, and everything was carried out according to his personal instructions, so the invincible battleship built in the end The battleship must also be able to show his glory.

fastest!Strongest!The strongest firepower! The fastest shot!Hitler was satisfied with Raeder's answer, but after much deliberation, Hitler still couldn't swallow the breath. In his mind, the caliber of the gun barrel was directly related to deterrence, and it was thinner than that of the [Chinese] Chinese. Not acceptable! 〖ri〗I seem to have 410mm!

He eased his tense face, and Hitler seemed to ask kindly: "Then, dear Raeder, with Germany's status, we shouldn't have only two battleships, that's too few. I remember that you once proposed a new naval expansion Is it the plan? What did our new battleship say? Raeder actually doesn’t like the Nazis very much, and he doesn’t like Hitler’s crazy energy very much, but in terms of the navy’s big expansion strategy, the two sides can maintain the same Yes, so patiently replied: "Yes.We have a follow-up plan for building a larger navy. Based on the current number of constructions, we should rebuild at least four larger battleships.She should have a standard displacement of not less than 5 tons, and the powerful firepower of more than 8 406mm main guns! ""Is it just 8 such main guns, won't it be too much?" "

Hitler's eyes were obviously not quite right.With the repeated numbers emphasized, Er Raider immediately realized what the Prime Minister was most concerned about. At the same time, he suddenly realized that he understood the reason for this sudden summoning for an inquiry, and felt even more ridiculous in his heart. Almost went crazy.

Therefore, the attitude became less friendly, and he said stiffly: "The 406mm caliber main gun is the largest and strongest warship weapon we can design at present. According to the estimation standard of Ke Fangbo Company, it must be the undisputed The strongest artillery. Of course, the number is small, and maybe it can be further increased. With the progress of follow-up research, 420mm can also be considered.” Hitler’s expression immediately changed again, and he even nodded vigorously with a little joy, shaking his long hair parted Dangling back and forth: "That's the best! I hope to see the corresponding plans and plans as soon as possible. I am very happy to see the mighty German Navy galloping the ocean again. The manufacture of two new battleships must be accelerated. We We can't let the [Chinese] people take the lead!"

"Okay. I will personally pay attention to this matter." Commander Raeder was tired of coping with it anyway, and turned around and ordered the shipyard to stop dawdling and start working quickly!

On the other hand, he urged the Krupp company to come up with a larger caliber main gun and a larger triple-mounted turret anyway. Raeder didn't want to make him go back and forth for such a bullshit problem again. thing!

With Hitler's special attention, 〖ri〗 got the news very quickly. Almost the next day, 〖ri〗 was shocked to learn that the Chinese in [China] were building a fast battleship equipped with nine cannons. The displacement is said to be Up to more than 4 tons (a slip of the tongue by the Germans?), the Ministry of the Navy immediately became restless.For this matter, a special cabinet meeting was held. Prime Minister Koki Hirota absolutely shut up, and no longer mentioned any diplomatic means, because [China] started building battleships, which meant the official start of military competition!

"A battleship of more than 4 tons! Nine 406mm main guns, although I am not sure about other data, but if it is really imitated by the United States, the power is enough to threaten all the battleships of the empire! The advantage of the imperial navy will no longer exist. Existence, such a thing is absolutely not allowed!" The Admiralty, who had been suffocated for a long time, finally found a chance to speak, and Marine Minister Nagano Slim was the firm head of the naval expansionist faction, and even single-handedly pushed 〖ri〗Ben to withdraw from the disarmament in London The action faction of the agreement has long shouted "threat theory" many times regarding the continuous expansion of the [China] navy. This time, it can be regarded as catching unmistakable evidence and opportunity.

Hirota Hongyi was still very worried about these guys messing around, and asked with a frown, "Hasn't the plan to replenish four battleships been approved...? The new battleships should be powerful enough to suppress the [Chinese] navy, even in It should be the strongest in the world."

After two 20-year-old battleships of the "King Kong" were sunk last year, the Navy immediately used this as an excuse to propose a plan to build four more battleships, but it has not been approved by the previous cabinet. One is that there is no money. Two one thinks it is unnecessary.However, after the 8.26 incident broke out and the military intervened in politics officially came to power, Hirota Hongyi couldn't hold back these guys anymore. At the end of the year, he passed the requirements of a new round of naval supplementary plan... and decided to build four new ships with a capacity of 1 tons in January this year. Displacement battleships, replace and supplement the remainder of the "King Kong class".Nuo Qiu-Nuo Qiu updated immediately and now, Yong Ye Xiushen actually said that, it seems that he has a new idea.

Sure enough, Yongye Xiushen stared and shouted: "That is only a temporary supplement! It is not enough to guarantee the advantage over the Chinese navy! The future mission of the empire is to face the conquest of the entire world, and only four new battleships are definitely not enough We believe that at least four more powerful super battleships should be built that will make the world unsurpassable!" "You mean...?" "Yes! It was ordered by the military command last year, with 460mm main guns 8 Above the door, four 15.5cm triple guns or four 4cm twin guns, a speed of 20 knots, and a cruising range of 4 nautical miles with 30...1 energy saving!" Nagano Slim's eyes shone with scorching brilliance, Read out the relevant data submitted to the naval administration headquarters last year verbatim, and my heart is so hot that it almost burns, 8mm

The super battleship with the main gun! (To be continued. !!!