The hull size, displacement, power, speed, and armor protection of the second design plan are basically the same as the first plan, but the ship-based weapons have undergone major changes. Of course, the internal structure has also undergone some changes. After all, ship-based weapons are different, so the structure of the hull and the cabin will also change to 100 million.

First of all, the main gun has a total of 6 dual-equipped 305 mm main guns, with 2 seats at the head and tail, and is arranged in a back-type structure along the central axis of the hull. A dual-equipped 305 mm main gun is also installed on the left and right sides of the middle of the warship; the secondary gun is changed to 12 dual-equipped 120 mm artillery, all arranged along the side side of the warship, and the configuration of other weapons and artillery remains unchanged.

Overall, the first design plan mainly focuses on the balance of firepower. The main gun, secondary gun and auxiliary gun have clear firepower levels and no obvious weak links; while the second design plan focuses on the firepower of the main gun. The warship can concentrate 8 main guns at the beginning and end, and the side firepower can reach 10 main guns, so the firepower of the main gun is more intense, but weakens the firepower of the secondary gun.

The second type of dreadnoughts under construction in the UK, the Berlerofon class and the St. Vincent class are all equipped with 5 double-mounted 305mm main guns, 6 firepower at the head and tail, and 8 firepower at the side, but the firepower at the secondary gun is quite different. The Berlerofon class's secondary gun is 16 102mm guns; while the St. Vincent class has 20 102mm guns.

Although the concept of a dreadnought was first proposed by the United Kingdom, Britain lacked enough experience for such a full-heavy firepower warship, so it only focused on the configuration of the main gun, and ignored the secondary gun and auxiliary gun. Of course, according to the British theory, the main ship only needed to ensure the firepower of the main gun. The secondary guns were only based on self-defense to strike close-range attacks, rather than attacking enemy warships. The auxiliary firepower of the fleet was provided by the escort cruiser. After all, the British navy was rich and the warships were responsible for their own responsibilities, and did not require the implementation of diverse functions on a warship.

In terms of speed, the power of the Berlerofon class and Saint Vincent class is slightly stronger. The Berlerofon class is 23,000 horsepower and the Saint Vincent class is 24,500 horsepower, but the designed speed is only 21 knots. The two solutions provided by East China ** can reach 22-23 knots when the power is only 22,000 horsepower, which is mainly due to the optimized design of the transmission device and ship type, which reduces drag and power losses, and thus increases the speed.

In terms of defense, the two design solutions provided by East China ** are better than the two types of dreadnoughts being built by the UK in terms of armor thickness and coverage area. Moreover, the quality of the German Krupp armor is the best among the armor of various countries, so the defense is significantly better than that of British warships. This also shows the usual ideas of German warships and attaches importance to defense.

In contrast, the two design plans provided by East China ** are only inferior to those of British warships in terms of range. The range of the Berlerofon class is 5,720 nautical miles/10 knots, and the range of the Saint Vincent class is 6,900 nautical miles/10 knots; while the design plans for East China ** are only 4,000-4,500 nautical miles/12 knots. However, Germany and Britain do not have so many overseas interests to maintain. Therefore, the German Navy's main task is to defeat the British Navy. The combat environment is mainly in the North Sea region. The range is actually not very significant for the German Navy. The two design plans provided by East China ** also fully consider this, so in terms of choice, they eventually gave up the high range and saved the tonnage to strengthen defense and firepower.

The East China ** was represented by Huang Zhe and handed over the plans designed by these two warships to the representatives of Germany, Major General Reinhardt Schell. After reading these two plans, Schell was very satisfied because from a comprehensive comparison, the tonnage of the two design plans provided by the East China ** is basically the same as the two types of warships of the Berlerofon-class and Saint Vincent-class warships of the United Kingdom, but they must win in terms of firepower, speed and defense, but the range is only a little worse. However, Schell believes that the range is not the most important, so sacrificing the range of the warship and transferring the advantages of firepower, speed and defense is a very cost-effective exchange.

However, the design of these two warships was very outstanding, and Scher felt it was difficult to distinguish, so he didn't know how to choose for the moment, so he couldn't help but hesitate.

Huang Zhe also saw Schell's hesitation, so he suggested to Schell that both plans could be adopted, and 4 ships could be built according to each plan to form a formation, because the two types of Berlerofon-class and Saint Vincent-class dreadnoughts are being built by the UK, which can ensure that Germany can overwhelm the UK in the performance of its main warships in the next 2-3 years.

At the same time, Huang Zhe suggested that it is best to stop the construction of the latter two German-class ships. After all, this type of battleship itself has a strong experimental nature, and the performance and firepower of this type of battleship are lagging behind the two types of Berlerofon and Saint Vincent that are being built by the UK. The two ships that have been installed in the water are completed and cannot be changed. Just think that they have practiced, but there is indeed no need to create new ones to avoid wasting waste resources.

Schell agreed with Huang Zhe's suggestions very much, but after the discussion, he believed that the range of these two design plans was insufficient. Although it had no impact on the current German Navy, Germany might have overseas interests in the future or had overseas combat needs. Therefore, he hoped to increase the range of one of the design plans to 5,000 nautical miles. This would be prepared for any eventuality.

After receiving the German opinion, Huang Zhe organized personnel to evaluate the two plans and finally improved both plans. The 12 dual-mounted 150-mm artillery in the first plan were changed to 8, and 4 dual-mounted 75-mm artillery were abolished, saving tonnage to increase fuel reserves. Although the firepower was weakened, the firepower of the main gun did not decrease, and the firepower configuration was still neat; the second plan was to cancel all dual-mounted 120-mm artillery, leaving only 100-mm artillery and 75-mm artillery, and the principle of maintaining the main gun firepower was still continued. In this way, the plan also changed from 2 to 4.

Scher was also very satisfied with the two revised plans. Of course, he finally decided which square table to choose. These four plans need to be brought back to China, and the Admiralty Department organized personnel to conduct evaluation and research decisions.

Regarding Germany's request to formulate a strategic plan for naval development, Huang Zhe told Scher that the East China ** has no objection in principle, but this work is far more complicated than designing warships, because this is a strategic plan, which requires a comprehensive understanding of the situation of the German Navy and Germany's requirements for the navy. Only by understanding these situations can we start to formulate a naval development plan, but it is not possible now. The East China ** will organize a delegation to visit Germany at the end of this year or early next year. At that time, the Navy Department will select some personnel to join the delegation, conduct a comprehensive examination of the German Navy, and hold talks with the main person in charge of the German Navy, and then formulate a strategic plan for naval development for Germany.

After hearing this, Schell also admitted that what Huang Zhe said was indeed reasonable. The strategic planning of Bijing is not a joke. Anyway, he has obtained the design plan for four warships, and at least the German Navy has something to do within this year. So Schell immediately generated electricity to the country, explained in detail the design plan for East China **, and asked Germany to immediately stop the construction of the last two German-class warships.

Two days later, Schell received a domestic reply, which was sent by the Admiralty Department. First, he highly praised Schell's work in China and agreed with Schell's suggestion to stop the construction of the latter two German-class warships. Fortunately, the two warships were still in the preparation stage and did not officially start construction. Therefore, the construction has been terminated now and there are no losses. At the same time, he decided to choose two of the four plans provided by East China **, each of which was built, and named four, respectively, as Nassau class and Helgolan class. Then, Schell was asked to return to Germany as soon as possible, and Bijing would determine the construction plan for the next main ship as soon as possible. After all, the UK has started to build three Berlerofon class, and will start construction of two Saint Vincent class in the second half of the year, and Germany also needs to seize the time.

In fact, while the Navy personnel from East China and Germany were negotiating and negotiating, other negotiations were also going smoothly. After all, the relationship between the two countries had been set, and there were no obstacles to other cooperation. The two sides quickly reached many agreements. In terms of trade, both sides lowered the tariffs on each other and formulated preferential policies to facilitate trade to expand trade exchanges between the two sides.

However, the several technology transfers required by the East China ** need to negotiate with relevant German companies, but the German ** promises to provide convenience and do not set up obstacles in tariffs.

At the same time, the two sides also agreed that in the next five years, East China ** will send overseas students to Germany in batches, with a total number of no less than 3,000, and the first batch of international students will be set at 500, which will be sent within this year. Germany will provide sufficient assistance to these international students in their lives and study in Germany, and of course, the two sides will continue to negotiate the details of the whole.

Although sending students to Germany was a temporary idea for the East China National University, the proposal was immediately agreed within the East China National University University as soon as it was proposed in the Executive Yuan. After all, this is an effective way to obtain talents as soon as possible. Moreover, Germany is the country with the most developed industrial technology and scientific and technological level in this era. Sending students to this country can better learn modern scientific knowledge and cultivate more talents for the East China National University University.
Chapter completed!