My Italian: Chapter 365 German-Italian Naval Cooperation Chinese

The army exercises are still going on, but the figures of the monarchs of the two countries have not appeared again, and the figures of senior officers of the two navies have also not appeared.

Twelve kilometers west of the training ground in Altmark, there is a Hohenzollern family estate, the two monarchs and several naval officers of both countries are all here.

Of course, with so many people here, it is impossible to come for a vacation, so under the witness of the two monarchs, the German-Italian naval technical cooperation negotiations began.

"Everyone, these are my country's views on naval cooperation, please correct me."

Rear Admiral Tirpitz, who is called the chief of the German Navy's general staff but is actually the head of the navy, presented a cooperation plan from Germany at the beginning.

Admiral Yagier and others took the plan and quickly flipped through it at a glance, while the German admirals waited silently.

The cooperation plan of the German naval counterparts includes several items, such as joint maritime training, military and technical exchanges, and equipment research and development. Of course, among these cooperations, what Germany values ​​most is warship design and military exchanges.

Needless to say, warship design, German warship designers should all be gutted. In later generations, the wasteful tonnage design of German warships ridiculed by military fans has become an ancestral skill.

And indeed, if we don't talk about things that didn't appear later, we can't talk about the two battleships of the German Navy. The Brandenburg class also has a strong armored ship style, and its speed and firepower are also far behind the contemporary battleships of various countries. As for the epoch-making Turin class, it is completely incomparable.

If the Brandenburg class can be explained by the contemporaneous appearance of the Turin class and the absence of attention, then the Frederick III class has no justification.

This time the firepower of the Frederick III class has come up. The 350mm main gun is not behind the 2 battleships of other countries, but its maximum speed of 17.5 knots should be regarded as the second slowest besides the American battleships that love to make iron turtles. up.

In terms of armor, although the main armor of the Frederick III class has a thickness of 228mm-300mm, its armor belt is very narrow and cannot provide sufficient protection. In addition, one more thing needs to be said. With its endurance of 2000 nautical miles/9 knots, it does not seem to violate harmony to call it a coastal defense battleship.

That's right, I don't know what the German Navy thinks. The endurance of this class is 2,500 nautical miles lower than that of the previous Brandenburg class.

Of course, this cannot be entirely borne by the warship designer. After all, the Navy is responsible for the warships it needs. But judging from the design of warships, the needs of the German Navy are indeed a mystery?

However, when the German navy colleagues looked at the Italian battleships, they must have been deeply moved.

As for military exchanges, it's even simpler. Over the years, the Italian Navy has accumulated a lot of combat experience in expeditions from east to west, and at the same time, the uninterrupted battles have also allowed it to obtain first-hand information on warships, so that it can see the development of warships clearly.

So the German Navy lacks this experience, so they hope to gain this experience from their Italian colleagues.

The German side's cooperation plan, the Italian side will read it soon.

"Everyone, your country's cooperation plan is very good, and it is very beneficial to the naval cooperation between your two countries."

Admiral Yagier praised the other party as soon as he opened his mouth, but then changed the topic. "However, in our opinion, there are a few points that are lacking in consideration?"

Facing Admiral Yagier's questioning words, Major General Tirpitz immediately asked. "What aspect are you talking about?"

"First of all, in terms of technical cooperation, our country believes that the naval technical cooperation between the two countries should continue. For example, the research on armor steel between your two countries is a very good example. In fact, from this aspect, we can also expand to We have a good space for cooperation in the research and development of new artillery, as well as the technological breakthrough of ship power, as well as communication technology."

Admiral Yagier's words caused the German side to think. Technical cooperation does have a lot of room for improvement. For example, Germany is very greedy for radio communication technology, which is the equipment that every sea-going ship needs to be equipped with. It is a bit unbelievable that Italy is willing to take it out this time.

However, this technical cooperation is also a model that is easier said than done.

The various technologies needed by the navies of the two countries are basically in the hands of various supporting companies. If you want to share them with everyone, this will not be possible without sufficient benefit exchange.

In addition, in addition to this technical cooperation, the different needs of the two navies will also cause technical differences. For example, I think bigger guns are better, so we should work **** large calibers, and I think future warships have thicker armor, so penetration is more important, so the barrel should be longer. Both are right, so who should I listen to?

So this technical cooperation sounds good, but it is not easy to realize. Even for the most successful armored steel project of cooperation, Krupp still thinks that it has suffered a loss. The funds and manpower provided by Italy are far behind its own side, and it is not fair that it can still get so much benefit. And this matter was suppressed by the Kaiser because of the special friendship between the two countries.

"With regard to technical cooperation, we cannot make a decision now because there are many things that need to be coordinated."

Major General Tirpitz thought about it and replied to the Italian side.

"It doesn't matter. In fact, I think we can choose projects that both parties agree to cooperate with, not necessarily all of them need to cooperate."

Admiral Yagier was very generous and didn't mind the German hesitation.

This also shows the urgency of Italy's technical cooperation, because the Italian Navy knows that in this era of rapid technological change, if Italy wants to stay technologically advanced, it cannot do it on its own. The annual research funding of the Italian Navy is simply not enough. Therefore, at this time, joint technological research and development with other navies has become an important topic for the Italian Navy.

As for the German navy, which is preparing to vigorously develop its own navy, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com has become the target of Italy's cooperation, and it happens that the German navy has a request for itself, so when will we wait if we don't take the opportunity to propose cooperation?

After hearing Italy's proposal to prioritize cooperation in which both parties are interested, Germany also expressed its agreement.

Of course, the two parties discussed more than just technical cooperation, and then the two parties exchanged views on joint exercises and the design of warships that the German Navy is most concerned about.

Of course, during the exchange, Admiral Yagier unceremoniously pointed out that after observing the two German battleships, he expressed doubts about whether their strategic goals were consistent.

At this time, Major General Tirpitz took the opportunity to propose that Italy send deep shipbuilding technicians to provide technical assistance to several German shipyards.

The Italian side recognized this and can help the German shipbuilding industry.

Of course, no matter what the German and Italian navies talk about, it will not affect the friendship between the two monarchs.

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