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The Naval Artillery Factory in Taranto, Italy, is the main R&D and manufacturing unit of Italian heavy artillery.

Most of the guns installed on Italian Navy warships are developed and manufactured in this factory. For example, the well-known Italian 10-inch rapid-fire naval gun is the masterpiece of the factory.

Therefore, as the only heavy artillery development factory in Italy, the Naval Artillery Factory has also become the main Italian developer for the joint development of heavy artillery by the three countries.

As a priority project for the joint development of the three countries, the development of the 305mm heavy artillery is also the responsibility of the Naval Artillery Factory.

And today, it's a big day for the Naval Artillery Factory. After arduous research work, the 305mm 45 times caliber heavy artillery was finally successfully developed.

A brand-new and mighty cannon appeared in front of everyone.

"Your Excellency, this is a new 305mm 45 times naval gun jointly developed by our Naval Artillery Factory and the Naval New Technology Research Institute, Krupp of Germany and Skoda of Austria-Hungary."

Under the leadership of Admiral Yagier, the Minister of the Navy, a group of naval officers were looking at the huge artillery in front of them. Lieutenant Colonel Guillermo Bielsa, the technical director of the Naval Artillery Factory and the head of the Italian side of the new 305mm 45x gun, is introducing to everyone the masterpieces he has developed together with his German and Austrian counterparts.

"The gun has a total weight of 61 tons, a total length of 14.57 meters, a barrel length of 13.72 meters (45 times the diameter), an intermittent screw bolt, a projectile weight of 389 kilograms, and a maximum range of 21,700 meters."

Director Bielsa, when briefly introducing the data of this artillery, saw that the officers present were constantly writing on the notebook with pens.

It is normal to write down the data of this artillery, after all this is a great masterpiece. That's right, it's a masterpiece, and Bielsa is about to let them know how good this gun is.

"We adopted the latest technology in the manufacture of the gun, and its muzzle velocity can reach 823 meters per second. In addition, the gun can fire four types of shells, of which, when the armor-piercing shell is used, it can penetrate 457 at a distance of 3,000 meters. millimeters of armor, 381mm of armor at 7,000 meters, 337mm of armor at 12,000 meters.”

As soon as Director Bielsa introduced the armor-piercing capability of the gun, the officers present immediately took a breath. Because everyone is knowledgeable, of course, they know the superiority of this artillery's armor-piercing ability. Although this data is definitely the data of the laboratory, it is not bad to have 80% of the data in actual combat, but it still shows its powerful armor-piercing ability.

"What kind of armor are you testing with?"

An officer immediately asked.

"Carburized case hardened nickel alloy steel."

In the face of the officer's question, Bielsa immediately said the name of the armored steel used for the test. Well, this is Harvey Steel.

Although it didn't use the latest carburized case-hardened nickel-chromium alloy steel, it was still so good that some battleship designers were frowning.

Because general warships need to be equipped with armor that can protect their own artillery, then according to the power of this new 305mm 45-caliber heavy artillery, the new warships using Krupp armored steel need to reach a maximum armor thickness of 365mm, which is not at all. possible.

However, according to the needs of actual combat, then the maximum armor of 300 mm is also a must. Of course, these all need to be discussed later, and now I need to listen to others continue to introduce the naval gun.

Then Bielsa continued to explain other properties of the new 305mm naval gun. Of course, for any naval officer, the naval gun is the focus of his special attention.

Especially after Bielsa said that the cost of each gun was 420,000 lire, it caused the officers present to take a breath. This gun can build a torpedo boat, and it really is a guy with amazing power and price.

You must know that the purchase price of the 254mm naval gun is only 210,000 liras, which has doubled here.

However, Admiral Yagier, as the Minister of the Navy, did not say anything about the price mentioned by Bielsa. Instead, he continued to ask other questions about the performance of the gun.

After Bielsa had finished speaking, Admiral Yagier spoke to Kunibetti who was on the sidelines. "How does the gun perform?"

Faced with the admiral's question, Kunibetti answered truthfully. "The performance must not be said, because it is the strongest 305mm gun I know. As the main gun of the next-generation battleship, it is definitely more than enough."

Hearing Kuniberti's words, Admiral Yagier accurately captured a noun. "The next generation of battleships?"

Facing the admiral's question, Kunibati nodded and answered. "Yes, Your Excellency, it is the next generation of battleships. I already have a preliminary plan."

"tell me the story."

How could Admiral Yagier not be interested in the absolute king of naval battles, so he immediately asked Kunibatti to talk about his thoughts.

Faced with the invitation of the head of the navy, Cuniberti was also very interested, because he also knew that it was about the choice of the next generation of battleships.

"Your Excellency, I think that battleships are positioned as the decisive kings in naval battles, and they are also the core of a fleet..."

Cuniberti talked about the positioning of battleships, and then talked about his concept of full-heavy artillery battleships. "Because the Garibal class I designed is a test of the concept of all-heavy artillery. The results are not bad. Under the coordination of the unified firing commander, its performance on the battlefield is compared to other types of warships, regardless of the hit rate. , or the amount of projection, it is much better. So after the advent of the new main gun, I think it is possible to carry out the development of the next generation of battleships. "

As for Cuniberti, if it were another person, Yagier would definitely turn around and leave. Who do you think you are? You said that the development of the next-generation battleship will begin. Without discussion and negotiation, this battleship will be developed?

But this is Vittorio Cuniberti, that's another way of saying it.

"Do you have any ideas?"

"Yes." As soon as he heard Admiral Yagier's words, Cuniberti took out a thick notepad, which seemed to be flipping through from time to time. In addition, the sharp-eyed Secretary of the Navy also found that on the cover was written the new There are several big characters in the battleship design scheme of the era.

Well, it seems that this confident, has named the battleship of the new era.

But then, after Cuniberti stated his design requirements for the battleship, he realized that it really deserved its name.

"First of all, this class of warships should use a new 305mm 45-caliber main gun, with a double-mounted layout on the central axis of the front two and the second. Using the double-mounted layout can make the warship's accuracy and firepower input the most reasonable.

In addition, in terms of armor protection, I think the full-protection armor mode should be adopted, especially in the midships, turrets, command towers and other areas that are most likely to be hit, and the armor can be maximized 300mm Krupp armor steel~www.wuxiamtl .com~ In terms of speed, the current battleships of various countries generally have a speed of 18-19 knots. If the new battleships have stronger performance, then the speed is also the trump card. I think 21+ knots is a very reasonable speed. As for power selection, there is no need to question the superiority of a steam turbine that can guarantee full power output for a long time. In addition, I think it is the best choice to use oil-fired boilers with higher efficiency. "

In Cuniberti's mouth, new equipment such as new artillery, steam turbines, and oil-fired boilers all appeared in his next-generation battleships.

This made Admiral Yagier happy to hear it, and of course he did not forget the side effects of the new technology.

"Cuniberti, I heard from you that many of the equipment is brand new. The reliability of these equipment must be carefully considered by the Navy."

As for Yagier's words, Kunibati was also well prepared, because he also knew that too many new technologies would bring doubts from the Navy, so I saw him reply, "Your Excellency Admiral, in fact, I think there are some One way is feasible, and that is to build a new battleship first, and let's see how its performance is."

Well, in Kunibatti's mouth, the new battleship has already been decided, and he has not considered the issue of funding at all.

"Let me think about it."

Yagier doesn't dare to agree now. Although the navy still has a sum of money, it can't be used casually and needs to be carefully considered.

"Admiral, I have calculated this new warship, and it only needs 40 million lire to function."

As if it was an illusion, Cuniberti felt that Admiral Yagier walked more quickly after he said those words.

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