1825 My New Daming

Chapter 196 Three Years of Preparation, Five Years of Brightness! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

"Time window? From when to when?"

The Duke of Wellington hadn't figured it out for a while. After all, he was a master of the army, and he didn't know much about the navy's armaments.

Viscount Palmerston said: "Mr. Prime Minister, according to the analysis of naval intelligence officials, the reason why the Ming Empire will sell the Hero-class battleship and the Hero-class armored cruiser now is not only to support the Raksha Kingdom and France to cause trouble for us, but there is another important reason. The reason is that it will take some time for their new generation of battleships to be fully developed."

"Is that so, Horatio?" the Duke of Wellington asked Nelson.

Earl Nelson nodded lightly: "Yes, the Indian Grand Fleet has been sending intelligence personnel to collect information about the development of the Ming Navy's armaments for many years. After investigation, it was discovered that the Ming Empire is likely to be implementing a ten-year naval war preparation. The plan includes the construction of a large number of large docks, some of which can be used to build giant ships of [-] to [-] tons!
At the same time, they are also building large-scale oil storage facilities and refineries in Guangdong, Shanghai, Nanjing and other places, and sending people everywhere to search for oil. Obviously, they are fully betting on full oil power.

In addition, they also built a power plant that uses oil-fired boilers and steam turbines to generate electricity. The installed capacity may exceed 6 kilowatts!Currently, the power plant appears to be operating well.According to my understanding of the law of the Ming Dynasty's armament construction, they should soon miniaturize this device, and then they will start the test of the ship's oil-fired boiler and steam turbine.

As for battleships that use oil-fired boilers and steam turbines as their main engines, the power of their main engines can easily reach 7-8 horses, which is equivalent to seven or eight times the power of the monarchy!
From this, it can also be inferred that the standard displacement of Ming's new naval battleship will reach more than 3 tons and it can maintain a high speed! "

Wellington doesn't know how powerful the 7-ton battleship with 8-3 horsepower is, but he knows that the most powerful battleship in Britain, the Sovereign-class, has a displacement of only 1.5 tons, only half of others. Big boats are always better than small boats, right?

"So when will this battleship be put into use?" Wellington asked again.

"It is estimated that the entire design will be completed within two to three years, and the first batch of 3-ton battleships will definitely be ready for service in five years!"

"So... our window of victory is five years?"

"No," Earl Nelson shook his head, "It's one and a half to two years. Because we also need to update our fleet. It will take us about three years to complete the upgrade and renewal of naval armaments."

"It's only been three years," Wellington muttered. "Three years is enough for the army to prepare, but can the navy be ready?"

Earl Nelson smiled wryly: "Duke, it must be possible! Because we will not be able to handle a high-power full-oil power system within 10 years. Without a high-power full-oil power system, our battleships can only burn coal. In this way, we You can only sacrifice speed for higher defense and firepower. But facing an enemy with comprehensive speed, defense, and firepower, a battleship that sacrifices speed has no advantage. Moreover, if the enemy also sacrifices speed for firepower and defense strategy, then they will be able to build a super battleship of more than 4 tons!"

其实有个3万匹马力也能建造4万吨级的大舰了，历史上的美利坚铁乌龟科罗拉多级战列舰才2.89万匹的动力，照样可以推着满载3.8万吨左右的铁乌龟以18节左右的航速跑上9700海里。

The current naval shipbuilding engineers have just begun to come into contact with the high-power main engine of tens of thousands of horsepower, and they have not fully understood the relationship between hull shape and resistance, so they dare not think about using a main engine with less than 3 horsepower to push 4 tons. big battleship.However, they can still imagine the scene of a main engine with 7 to 8 horses pushing a large ship with more than 4 tons around.

Therefore, the senior staff members of the British Royal Navy can also think with their heels that once the Ming Dynasty's 3-ton and 4-ton large ships are built like dumplings, the British Empire will... come to an end!

The Duke of Wellington frowned, "Horatio, does the Admiralty have a specific plan now, and how much will it cost?"

"The plan is still being developed," Nelson said, "but the general direction has been set."

"Can you tell me?"

"Of course!" Nelson said, "We intend to imitate Ming's ideas and build our own hero. In order to sell the ship, they have released some drawings and technical parameters of the hero. Get a copy of all the design drawings directly! With these drawings as a reference, it is not difficult for us to copy the hero. Of course, we will not really copy, we will upgrade and modify the hero accordingly. For example, replace the 280mm main gun of the hero class with our 12-inch main gun, and replace the two single-mounted 2mm main guns of the hero class with two 240-inch main guns in two rams."

Viscount Palmerston added: "Because we can refer to the design of heroes and heroes, the design plan can be completed as soon as the end of July, and the first keel of the first ship will be laid in August or September, before 8. , Our own hero can serve. As for the cost, if it can be mass-produced, the cost of the imitation hero can be controlled below 9 million pounds, and the cost of the imitation hero can be kept below 1830 million pounds.

海军部希望可以在1828年、1829年、1830年三个财政年度各开工10艘、15艘、15艘仿英雄级和相同数量的仿好汉级。同时，我们还必须对所有已经在建或已经服役的战列舰、装甲巡洋舰、防护巡洋舰、驱逐舰进行全面的评估，然后制定出相应的升级改建方案。重点提升火力、防空和通讯以上这些工作必须在1831年初全部完成！其中1828年度和1829年度开工的所以仿英雄级、仿好汉级，也应该在1831年上半年全部服役。

In other words, by the first half of 1831, we will have 25 imitation Heroes, 25 imitation Heroes, and at least 200 battleships, armored cruisers, and protected cruisers that have been upgraded and refitted. The Royal Navy will have a new look! "

"Very good!" The Duke of Wellington nodded, "So... do we have a plan that can overwhelm the heroes and heros?"

"The plan to overwhelm the heroes and heros?" Earl Nelson was stunned, but nodded, "Yes, of course we are preparing a standard displacement of 2 tons, with a speed of more than 20 knots and a main engine power of more than 2.5." Horsepower, a battleship plan equipped with 10-12 12-inch main guns.

In addition, we are planning to develop a fast armored cruiser based on a 2.5-horsepower main engine that can suppress the hero class! "

"Is there a more radical plan?" The Duke of Wellington looked at Earl Nelson and emphasized his tone. "I mean the plan! Horatio, I need battleships and armored cruisers that can completely suppress the hero and hero class. They take 5 years to develop! Can the Admiralty do it quickly?"

"Of course, the plan is certainly possible." Earl Nelson thought for a while, "There is a ready-made plan for a super armored cruiser with a standard displacement of more than [-] tons and a main engine equipped with [-] horsepower!
In addition, we also have a battleship plan with a standard displacement of 2.2 tons, a main engine power of more than 3 horsepower, and a 13.5-inch main gun and a piggyback turret.

But this kind of plan is too radical, and it may not be able to be developed in 5 years.”

"Then unite France, Prussia, Austria, Rakshasa, the United States and other countries to conduct research and development together!" Duke Wellington said, "We Western countries should unite in arms research and development to fight against threats from the East together!"

(End of this chapter)