My Italian: Chapter 547 Milan-class battle cruiser starts construction

Today, a large number of people gathered in a large dock at the Venice Naval Shipyard. All of them came to participate in a ceremony, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Milan-class first ship, the Milan.

Speaking of it, the Milan-class war patrol is also a bumpy road. It was supposed to start construction in March last year, but who caused the Messina earthquake to suddenly break out in Italy. The earthquake caused more than 100,000 casualties and caused direct economic losses of 5 billion lire.

With such a huge loss, the Italian government needs to give priority to solving the disaster relief problem, and the military's funds can only be reduced again and again.

But now, after taking a sigh of relief, the Italian Navy can finally spare the funds to start the Milan-class battle cruiser.

For this Milan-class war cruiser, to be honest, the navy has a very complicated mood, because its construction cost is not low at all.

At present, the Milan-class battle cruiser has undergone a little change from the previous one, mainly in the firing director and radio. In addition, in order to solve possible air defense problems, 18 40mm anti-aircraft guns have been added. This anti-aircraft gun is also a masterpiece of Italian military industry. In order to solve the possible attack of enemy airships, the Italian military developed this anti-aircraft gun. This 40mml/50 anti-aircraft gun has a maximum firing height of 85 degrees, a shell muzzle velocity of 714 meters, a maximum firing height of 4,500 meters, and fires 60 shells per minute.

Although this data does not look good, in this era, it is enough as an anti-aircraft weapon. After all, the fastest plane in the sky is only 200km per hour, and the huge airship is even slower.

However, no matter how it is modified, the first keel of the Milanese will be laid here today, which represents the beginning of a new generation of war cruisers. Of course, as the first highlight of the Navy's first show in 1910, it was natural for Haosheng to hold a groundbreaking ceremony.

Therefore, Admiral Yagier, who is in charge of the navy, visited the shipyard and laid the first keel for the Milan in person in the presence of everyone.

When Admiral Yagier put down the first keel, there was warm applause at the scene. The navy is applauding for the start of construction of large warships again, and the shipyard is applauding for the new large order, although they have different purposes, but they are all applauding for the construction of the Milan.

Then the shipyard brought champagne very intimately, and then the dock turned into a reception. The middle and senior management of the shipyard and the navy were intertwined, promoting each other's emotional exchanges.

This is normal. For a shipyard, if it wants to get an order from the Navy, it must have a good relationship with it. Those who think that they only need their own skills are all gods who live in ivory towers and don’t eat human fireworks.

In this staggered occasion, there is also a focus, and Admiral Yagier, Minister of the Navy, is the focus.

"Your Excellency, I heard that the Navy wants to resume the construction of the fourth Cavour-class ship?"

As the most well-informed person in the shipyard, general manager Horne stood beside the admiral and asked cautiously.

"Why, your shipyard still wants the idea of ​​​​the Andrea Doria?"

Although the admiral did not say it clearly, the meaning in his words is that it has been determined that the Cavour IV is to be built. Of course, the admiral's tone was not very good, and it was obvious that he was expressing some dissatisfaction with his testing himself.

Horn, who is the general manager of the shipyard, can't hear the dissatisfaction of the Minister, but for the local interests of the shipyard, he has to bite the bullet.

"Yes, Your Excellency, our shipyard is currently the strongest in Italy, and we are very confident that the fourth ship, the Delia Doria, will be successfully completed."

In response to General Manager Horn's mouthful of assurances, Yagier did not answer, but raised his glass instead. The meaning is already very clear, and I don't want to talk about it now.

Since the Admiralty didn't need to talk about it, what else could others say, they could only raise their glasses and drink together.

In fact, the Navy has not made up its mind on Cavour's No. 4 ship. It has been determined that it will be built, and there is quite an attitude of hurriedly launching the horse while the funds are abundant. It's just that the Navy has not yet made up its mind on who to hand the order to.

Indecision is a simple matter of disagreement.

Some people in the Admiralty believe that naval orders cannot be patronized by their own shipyards. Although the Venice Naval Shipyard is strong, it cannot rely on this shipyard to solve naval orders. Since several powerful shipyards are needed, the navy cannot show favoritism in order allocation, which is not conducive to the navy's shipbuilding plan.

Another group disagreed, arguing that there was nothing wrong with Navy orders prioritizing their own shipyards. Not to mention the strength of the Navy's own shipyard, which can better assist the Navy in completing the shipbuilding work. Of course, other shipyards and naval orders can also be allocated, but they need to be satisfied with their own shipyards.

The problem now is that the two groups hold their own opinions, and no one is convinced by the other, and it is not easy for him, the Minister of the Navy, to decide directly. Therefore, in the face of General Manager Horn's inquiry, he pretended not to hear it.

As for the admiral's pretending to be deaf and dumb, other people certainly dare not continue to mention this matter, and can only continue to socialize.

In fact, the groundbreaking ceremony of the Milano was not long, it only took an hour to complete. However, the later reception took a long time and lasted until the evening.

However, Admiral Yagier didn't stay long, and he left after a while. He was still in a hurry to return to Rome to deal with many affairs of the Admiralty, so how could he stay away for a long time.

Early the next morning, Admiral Yagier appeared in the Admiralty Building full of energy.

"Hello Admiral!"

"Hello Admiral!"

"Hello, Minister!"

"…"

In a warm greeting, Admiral Yagier came to his office.

"Blank, what needs to be prioritized today?"

As soon as he entered the office, he asked his secretary. If you want to be the secretary of the Secretary of the Navy, you must meet a requirement. Every morning before Admiral Yagier arrives, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com will arrange the documents that he needs to deal with in order of importance and urgency to facilitate him to deal with.

"Your Excellency, the top document has priority."

When I came to the desk, there was indeed a stack of coded documents on the table.

Admiral Yagier sat in the chair and immediately reached out to pick up a document on the top. Looking at the title, he immediately knew why the secretary put it on the top.

The title is simple, on the tactical role of the battle cruiser and its coordination with the main fleet.

For this title, Admiral Yagier ignored it and looked at the column of authors, where the names of Lefer and Gomes were written impressively.

Admiral Yagier looked carefully at what the two wrote. This document is not thick, it is about 8,000 words, and it will be finished in a few minutes, but Admiral Yagier is different. He read it for an hour and a half. After reading it, he raised the document in his hand. Commanded to the secretary.

"Let them both come to see me."

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