My Italian: Chapter 539 The Intensifying Naval Shipbuilding Race

The end of the Balkan Wars is considered a major event in Europe.

The restoration of peace in the Balkans is also the wish of all countries, so when the treaty was signed, all countries sang praises, saying that it had maintained peace in Europe.

And the Balkans restored peace, and Europe returned to calm. Calm might be an understatement, as the naval race is in full swing.

The British Empire announced at the beginning of 1909 that the UK will start construction of six large warships this year, the most noteworthy of which are four Aries-class super dreadnoughts equipped with 10 343 mm 45-caliber main guns.

These four Aries-class super-dreadnought ships are emergency response battleships after the United Kingdom learned that Germany, Italy and Austria will adopt 350mm main guns.

This class of warships has a normal displacement of 22,200 tons and a full load displacement of 25,870 tons. The total length is 177.1 meters, the length between vertical lines is 166.1 meters, the width of the ship is 27 meters, and the draft is 7.6 meters. Capacity: 752 people.

In terms of power, 18 Babcock-Wilcox-type coal-fired boilers provide 4 "Parsons" steam turbines with a power of 27,000 shaft horsepower, allowing the Aries-class super dreadnought to sail at a speed of 20.5 knots.

In terms of main guns, there are 10 343mm guns/L45MkV (5×2), 16 102mm guns/L45MkVII (16×1) and 4 47mm guns to form the secondary battery. In addition, there are 3 533 mm torpedo launcher. In terms of protection, the main armor belt is 305-203 mm, the armored compartment is 254-76 mm, the turret armor is 279 mm, and the conning tower armor is 279 mm.

It can be seen from all aspects of performance that this warship is really a product of emergency.

For the British Empire, the continuous construction of new ships by the allies is a direct challenge to its sea power. According to the words of Churchill, who just served as Secretary of the Navy, the British Empire is willing to spend the last penny on maintaining its sea power.

The determination of the British Empire to maintain sea power at all costs has been seen by other countries, but they have seen it, but their determination to infect sea power has not changed at all.

Germany responded this year by deciding to build four large battleships. Three of these are the newest Kaiser-class ships (also known as Kaiser-class ships).

This class of battleship is also the first German battleship to use a 350mm main gun. The standard displacement of this class of warships is 25,100 tons, and the full load displacement is 28,100 tons. This class of warships has a total length of 173.40 meters, a width of 29 meters, and a draft of 9.10 meters. The power system is 16 kerosene mixed boilers, 3 steam turbines, the power of the main engine is 33,000 horsepower (up to 48,000 horsepower when overloaded), 3 shafts, 2 rudders are arranged in parallel, and the maximum speed is 22 knots. Endurance: 7900 nautical miles/12 knots, 2400 nautical miles/21 knots.

In terms of firepower, the Caesar class is equipped with 8 350mm/45-caliber main guns, 4 double-linked turrets, 14 150mm/45-caliber secondary guns, single-mounted on the side; 12 single-mounted 88mm/45-caliber anti-torpedo boat guns; Five 500mm torpedo tubes.

Armor: main armor belt: 350 mm, horizontal deck 110 mm; turret: 320 mm (front) - 150 mm (top); side: 350 mm (main armor belt) - 180 mm (bow side) - 150 mm (stern side); conning tower: 350 mm.

In terms of single-ship performance, the difference between Germany's Kaiser class and Italy's Cavour class is mainly reflected in protection and speed.

This also has a lot to do with the different situations faced by the two countries. First of all, facing the high sea conditions in the North Sea, the German Navy does not have such high requirements for speed, so Germany distributes more weight of the ships to the armor.

On the Italian side, because most of them are in the calm Mediterranean Sea, the speed requirements are higher.

In addition, since Germany itself does not produce oil, the choice of boilers is mainly based on kerosene mixture. After all, it needs to be considered that it is completely converted to burn oil, so the required oil needs to be purchased. If some extreme accidents occur, So where does Germany provide fuel for these warships, and Germany has a lot of coal-burning.

In addition to Germany, the biggest potential opponent, other countries are also building dreadnoughts. The United States also announced the start of construction of three large warships this year, two of which are the latest Wyoming-class battleships.

It needs to be explained here that although the United States has obtained the dreadnought construction technology from Italy, the Americans may have their own unique views on dreadnoughts.

In addition to the Delaware-class battleships built according to Italian drawings at the beginning, on the subsequent Florida-class, the adventurous designers of the US Naval Ship Design Institute made some improvements of their own, such as changing the turret to The first, second, and third steps are the basic operations. In addition, when the technology of the United States is not enough, the power of the warships it builds is also a little bit behind that of Europe.

Even the Delaware class built according to Italian drawings is somewhat different from the original Italian goods. For example, on the Dante class, its 18 oil-fired boilers and 4 steam turbines can reach a maximum power of 30,000 horsepower, driving the battleship to a speed of 23 knots.

As for the Delaware class, under the same configuration, its maximum power is only 28,000 horsepower, driving this class of battleships to a speed of 22.1 knots. On the one hand, the displacement is higher than that of the Dante class, and on the other hand, the power output is lower.

From this point of view, it is also a consensus that the United States lagged behind Europe in some technical aspects before World War I. Not to mention before World War I, even during World War II, Europe was higher than the United States in terms of technology.

As for this new American Wyoming-class battleship, its biggest feature is that it is equipped with six 305mm 50-caliber dual-mounted turrets (two front and four rear, which are weird enough). With six turrets installed on the 171.3-meter hull, it can only be said that the Americans are extremely creative and adventurous.

Moreover, in order to install these six turrets, the boilers of this class of warships were compressed to 12 units. As a result, the maximum speed of the ship was reduced by 20.5 knots, which is basically the slowest speed among dreadnought ships. (In this time and space, Germany's first dreadnought ship Nassau-class battleship, using Italian technology, has a speed of 21 knots, and the follow-up Helgeland class has also reached 21 knots)

In addition to the participation of Germany and the United States in the naval shipbuilding competition, Austria-Hungary also announced the construction of two joint force-class warships this year. The construction of this class of warships by Austria-Hungary received technical support from Germany and Italy, but Austria-Hungary may have its own ideas , In the choice of the main gun, the main gun with a caliber of 305 mm and 50 times the caliber is still selected, and Austria-Hungary still chooses four triple-mounted turrets.

But in the end, it has received the technical support of its allies, and its hull and underwater structure have been optimized, which is indeed much better than the combined forces in history.

In addition, Italy's neighbor, France, finally decided to build a dreadnought. After the completion of the Danton class, the French Navy's dreadnought Guba class also announced the start of construction at the beginning of this year. Speaking of which, the French did not follow the usual path. When all countries began to build dreadnoughts, the French were still building their own Dandong-class dreadnoughts. I really don't know what the French are thinking.

The ship is 166 meters long, 27 meters wide, and has a draft of 9.04 meters when fully loaded. Its standard displacement is 23,475 metric tons, and its displacement is 25,579 metric tons when fully loaded. Its top speed can reach 21 knots, and it is equipped with six 305mm twin-mounted turrets. Moreover, the layout of the Guba-class turret is very interesting, with two turrets on the bow and two sterns, and one turret on each side of the ship.

As France's first dreadnought, it can be said that the Guba class is already very good.

In addition to France, Russia and Japan in the Far East have also started the construction of dreadnought ships.

Among them, Russia announced that it will start building four of its own dreadnought ships, which are also known as the Gangut-class dreadnought ships.

As for Japan in the Far East, it also announced the construction of two Hanoi-class dreadnought ships this year.

As for Japan and Russia, which are only now starting to build dreadnoughts, it would be tears to say too much.

The previous war left the pockets of the two countries empty. Now it’s hard to breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, you must participate in the construction of the dreadnought. After all, you can be called a great power if you have this thing (as for Spain’s shrinking funds, it fully shows its lack of national strength) .

All countries are vigorously building their own fearless super-dreadnoughts. The Italian Navy can only watch enviously this year, because of the shrinking funds this year and in order to ensure the construction of the three Cavour-class ships, Italy can only wait.

Although the Italian Navy is somewhat weak this year on large warships, the Italian Navy has not fallen behind in the construction of small warships.

The construction of light cruisers, destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines and other special ships, the Italian Navy is still continuing to enhance its strength.

After all, the navy cannot only have large warships, and various small warships and auxiliary ships are also indispensable. In addition, considering Italy's long coastline, coastal defenses cannot be left behind.

"Brother Shen!"

"Um!"

Shen Changqing was walking on the road, and whenever he met someone he knew well, he would say hello or nod to each other.

But no matter who.

There is no unnecessary expression on everyone's face, as if they are indifferent to everything.

To this.

Shen Changqing is already used to it.

Because this is the Zhenmagic Division, an organization that maintains the stability of Daqin. Its main duty is to kill monsters and ghosts, and of course there are other side jobs.

It can be said.

In Zhenmensi, everyone's hands were stained with a lot of blood.

When a person is used to seeing life and death, he will become indifferent to many things.

When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but he got used to it as time went by.

Zhenmus is huge.

Those who can stay in Zhenmusi are all powerful masters, or those who have the potential to become masters.

Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.

Among them, the Zhenmagic Division is divided into two professions, one is the Guardian Envoy, and the other is the Exorcist.

Anyone who enters the Town of Demons starts from the lowest level of Demon Slayers,

Then he was promoted step by step, and eventually he was expected to become a guardian envoy.

Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the town of magic division, and he was also the lowest-ranked demon slayer.

With the memory of his predecessor~www.mtlnovel.com~ he is also very familiar with the environment of Zhenmensi.

It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.

Different from other places full of chills in Zhenmagus, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd. In the **** Zhenmagus, it presents a different tranquility.

At this time, the attic door was open, and occasionally people came in and out.

Shen Changqing just hesitated for a moment, then stepped in.

Enter the attic.

The environment has changed in vain.

A scent of ink mixed with a faint smell of blood hit his face, making his brows furrowed instinctively, but then relaxed quickly.

There is almost no way to clean off the **** smell on everyone in Zhenmusi.

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