My Italian: Chapter 365 German-Italian naval cooperation middle

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The army exercises continued, but the figures of the monarchs of the two countries did not appear again, and the figures including the senior officers of the navies of the two countries also did not appear.

Located 12 kilometers west of the Altmark training ground, there is a Hohenzollern family estate, where the two monarchs and several naval officers from both countries are located.

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

"Everyone, these are some of our views on naval cooperation. Please correct me."

Rear Admiral Tirpitz, named Chief of Staff of the German Navy but actually the head of the Navy, presented a German cooperation plan at the very beginning.

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

The cooperation plan of the German navy counterparts includes several contents, such as maritime joint training, military and technical exchanges, as well as equipment research and development and other aspects of cooperation. Of course, among these cooperation, the German side attaches the most importance to the design of warships and military exchanges.

Needless to say about the design of warships, the designers of German warships should all be broken.

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

If the Brandenburg class can be explained by the contemporaries of the Turin class without concern for the arrival, then the Frederick III class has nothing to justify.

This time, the firepower of the Frederick III class has come up. The 350mm main gun is not behind the 2 battleships of various countries, but its maximum speed of 17.5 knots, except for the American battleship that loves the iron turtle, this should be considered the second slowest .

In terms of armor, although the Frederick III-class main armor has a thickness of 228mm-300mm, its armor belt is very narrow and cannot provide sufficient protection. In addition, I need to say more, its 2000 nautical miles and 9 knots endurance, calling it a coastal defense battleship does not seem to violate the harmony.

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

Of course, it is not entirely up to the warship designers to bear the blame. After all, the Navy is responsible for what kind of warships it needs. But judging from the design of the battleship, 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 very emotional.

As for military exchanges, this is simpler. Over the years, the Italian Navy has accumulated a lot of combat experience in the east and west, and at the same time, the uninterrupted battle has also allowed it to obtain first-hand battleship information, which is convenient for it to see the development of warships.

So the German Navy lacked this experience, so they hoped to get this experience from their Italian colleagues.

The German side's cooperation plan was soon read by the Italian side.

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

Admiral Yagier praised the other party as soon as he opened his mouth, but then his words changed. "However, in our opinion, are there a few points that are relatively under-considered?"

In the face of Admiral Yagier's slightly questioning words, Major General Tirpitz immediately asked. "What do you mean by that?"

"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 previous research on armored steel between the 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, the technological breakthrough of ship power, and communication technology."

Admiral Yagier's words led to thinking from the German side. There is indeed much room for improvement in technical cooperation. For example, Germany's very greedy radio communication technology, which is a piece of equipment that every ship needs to be equipped with, this time Italy is willing to take it out, which is a bit incredible.

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, there is not enough exchange of interests.

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

So this technical cooperation sounds good, but it is not easy to achieve. Even for the most successful armored steel project, Krupp still believes that it has suffered a loss. It is not fair that Italy has provided too much money and manpower to its own side, and it can still get so many benefits. And this matter was suppressed by the Kaiser because of the special friendship between the two countries.

"With regard to technical cooperation, because there are many things that need to be coordinated, we can't decide now."

Major General Tirpitz thought about it for a while, and then replied to the Italian side.

"It doesn't matter. In fact, I think that we can cooperate on projects that both parties recognize, not necessarily all of them need cooperation."

Admiral Yagier showed great generosity and did not mind the hesitation of the German side.

This also shows the urgency of Italy for technical cooperation, because the Italian Navy knows that in this era of rapid technological change, Italy cannot be technologically backward, and it is not enough to rely on itself. The annual research funding of the Italian Navy is simply not enough. Therefore, at this time, it has become an important topic for the Italian Navy to cooperate with the navies of other countries to engage in technology research and development.

And the German navy, which is preparing to vigorously develop its own navy, has become the target that Italy hopes to cooperate with, and it happens that the German navy is seeking itself, so when will it wait if it does not take the opportunity to propose cooperation matters?

After hearing the proposal from Italy to give priority to the cooperation that both parties have the intention of, the German side also agreed.

Of course, the two parties were not just talking about technical cooperation. Later, 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 bluntly 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 dispatched shipbuilding technicians to provide technical assistance to several German shipyards.

The Italian side expresses its recognition 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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