If Germany wants to obtain a more powerful warship, the Crossing Army has prepared a second plan, which is the 7,000-ton armored cruiser commissioned by Germany this time.

This type of armored cruiser actually uses the hull of the Qingdao type cruiser. The basic size is roughly the same, but the internal structure, ship-based weapons, and armor are arranged differently.

This idea of ​​different types of warships built on the same hull was quite popular in the era of the Crossman. The most typical example is that the United States used the hull of the Spruenz-class cruiser built in the 1970s, and built the Ayatollah-class destroyer sold to Iran (note), and the first Ticonderoga-class cruiser equipped with the Aegis system. An example of the inside and outside is the hull of the famous Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, which was used by multiple warships from South Korea and Japan, such as the Jingang-class destroyer, Ato-class destroyer, Sejong-class destroyer, etc.

China also fully utilizes this idea. The most typical example is the Kunming ship, the type 052d* destroyer among the warships, has been developed based on the hull of the 052 warship.

Using the same hull to design a new warship can not only make full use of the mature hull and reduce the engineering volume of warship design; it can also make the warship's spare parts universal, reduce logistical pressure, realize modular production, accelerate construction cycle and other advantages. Of course, this is also because the performance of modern warships is mainly reflected in electronic equipment, radar, information systems, etc., and the requirements for hull structure are not high, so the advantages of this warship design can also be fully utilized.

Although warships in this era mainly rely on carrier-based artillery and armored warfare, and often have high requirements for the structure of the hull, this idea is still worth learning from. Therefore, the time travelers decided to adopt this "one-in-one two-type" design method, and build a protective cruiser and an armored cruiser based on the hull of the Qingdao cruiser.

Of course, armored cruisers and protective cruisers are still fundamentally different. Armored cruisers have stronger fire protection and higher requirements for stability. Therefore, the shape of the hull has also been slightly changed, mainly because the curve of the bow is larger and the length of the pointed head is shortened, so that the buoyancy of the bow can be increased, and two keels about 50 meters long are set below the waterline, which can increase stability and reduce side shaking. The layout of the ship-based weapons is the same as the previous modified plan, both adopting a back-loaded structure, 2 double-mounted 200mm naval guns, 6 double-mounted 155mm naval guns, 8 double-mounted 100mm naval guns, and 12 double-mounted 50mm machine guns, but the * launcher is cancelled.

The length of the main armor belt is increased to 106 meters, with a thickness of 80-150 mm and a height of 2.8 meters, of which the length of the 150 mm armor belt is 50 meters, protecting the core area; the length of the 120 mm armor belt is 30 meters, protecting the secondary area; the length of the 80 mm armor belt is 26 meters, which is a non-important area, while the armor thickness of the headquarters is 220 mm, the armor thickness of the main gun turret is 200 mm, the armor thickness of the secondary gun turret is 120 mm, and the dome thickness is still 80-120 mm, and the length is 70 meters. The power still maintains 18,000 horsepower, and the displacement is estimated to be between 7,200-7,500 tons, with an estimated speed of 22-23 knots.

Overall, the firepower and defense of this plan are roughly the same as that of the Gallipo-class armored cruisers built in Italy. However, due to the better quality of German artillery and the obvious advantage in speed, the actual combat power is still stronger. It is to use a large armored cruiser of 10,000 tons, such as the Yagum armored cruiser built by Germany for Japan. In addition, compared with the previous plan, although the speed will decrease by 1-2 knots and the firepower is exactly the same, the defense has been substantially improved. In this era, it can still be regarded as a warship with faster speeds and can fully perform maritime breakthrough missions.

Finally, Zhang Wei also promised that if Germany chooses the second plan, Germany's design fee can be completely exempted.

After listening to the introduction of Zhang Wei and others, Tirpitz was very satisfied with both plans. He agreed with the "one-in-one and two-type" design method proposed by the time traveler. In fact, in this era, there were similar design ideas. The most typical one was the Italian Gallipo-class armored cruiser. The basic type of this type of armored cruiser is 7,300 tons, the main gun is one 254mm gun and two 203mm guns; the secondary gun is 14 152mm guns, which is the Italian Navy's own use model.

However, based on the same hull, this type of armored cruiser has produced 4 different models, of which two were sold to the Argentine Navy. One was the most barrel version of 6850 tons, a 254 mm main gun, and 10 152 mm secondary guns; the highest configuration was 8100 tons, 4 203 mm main guns, and 14 152 mm secondary guns; the other was 7700 tons bought for Japan before the Russo-Japanese War, with the main guns being one 254 mm and 2 203 mm; the secondary guns were 14 152 mm.

However, this is based on the hull of a medium-sized armored cruiser after all. The technology of the main ships in this era is in the midst of change. It basically changes slightly in five years and major changes in 10 years. Therefore, it is difficult to use such a general hull on the main ship. Only countries like Britain that lead the development of naval technology and have sufficient economic strength can build 8-10 new ships that have created a new trend at one time, at an even distribution cost. For example, 8 battleships of the Junquan class that were the first to create all-steel battleships were built; 9 were built using the new 305mm caliber main gun, and Edward VII class battleships that first introduced the concept of a second-class main gun will also plan to build 8. In addition, some new technologies are used to test new technologies, and only 2-3 battleships built for special reasons will be built.

In fact, although Germany lacks experience in building ships, it is also very important to pay attention to the number of warships of the same model. Basically, each type of battleship will build 5 ships. Not only can it ensure a certain number to share the cost, but it can also use the same type of battleships to form a fleet to combat to reduce logistical pressure. From this perspective, the number of battleships of the same model is more reasonable than that of the United Kingdom.

However, it was the first time that Tirpitz heard that different types of ships use the same hull. However, according to the explanation just now by overseas Chinese, this design is indeed reasonable, because overseas Chinese are going to build this type of armored cruiser in Germany this time. Therefore, no matter which plan Germany chooses, the cost can be shared by increasing the number, which is of course beneficial to Germany.

Of course, although Tirpitz is the head of the German Navy, he cannot easily decide which plan to choose. This still needs to be negotiated and evaluated by the German Navy technicians before making a decision, so he has to wait a few more days before talking about it. Zhang Wei also expressed his understanding, fortunately, he has to stay in Germany for a period of time, so he can also wait for the German Navy to conduct a full assessment.

After the talks, Zhang Wei and Prince Heinrich attended the press conference to answer questions raised by various reporters. Zhang Wei also fully utilized his ability to deal with the media in the old time and space. He answered questions with ease and humor, which caused a lot of laughter at the scene. Of course, a few reporters had very tricky questions, because it was the British reporter's question, which was full of sensation. Because it was the issue of British reporters, it was not a secret that the military cooperation between overseas Chinese and Germany was launched. The improved Brunswick-class battleship attracted the attention of Britain. Therefore, the questions raised by British reporters even attracted the German reporters present to glar, but Zhang Wei played Tai Chi pusher, avoiding the real and the false, and dealing with it easily, and the scene did not get out of control.

Prince Heinrich breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he was also afraid that the reporters' questions were too tricky, which angered overseas Chinese and caused the situation to get out of control, which affected the cooperation between Germany and overseas Chinese. Therefore, he personally sat in the scene. Although he suppressed German reporters, British reporters obviously did not take this trick. Fortunately, Zhang Wei responded appropriately, which saved the situation that almost lost control.

At the subsequent banquet, a large number of German business personnel gathered, including the heads or shareholders of Youke Shipyard, Brom Fors Shipyard, Krupp, Zeiss, Siemens, etc., and naturally they all hope to negotiate business cooperation with overseas Chinese. Of course, the easiest one is the owners of the Keike Shipyard and Brom Fors Shipyard, because they all know that overseas Chinese have two armored cruisers this time, which are much larger than the first two warships.

And it was basically built in Germany, which is of course a large order. Moreover, the two sides also have a joint development and development plan for the integrated fire control system and steam turbine. At the banquet, Zhang Wei also agreed with the two shipyards for the formal negotiation time. Of course, Zhang Wei also joked and told the two shipyards that they could not make big claims and the asking price was too high. Although the two warships will basically be built in Germany this time, there are more than these two German shipbuilding companies, and the famous Vulken Shipyard.

Also happy were the representatives of Krupp, because no matter which shipyard received the order, the ship-based weapons were definitely purchased from Krupp, so Krupp will make sure to make a profit. In addition, the mortars designed by overseas Chinese have been mass-produced by Krupp, which also brought a large number of orders to Krupp, which also made Krupp's company have a good impression of overseas Chinese. So the representatives of Krupp also frequently clinked cups with Zhang Wei and tried their best to invite Zhang Wei to visit Krupp.

In addition to military industry and shipbuilding, representatives of companies such as Zeiss and Siemens are also rushing to talk to Zhang Wei, hoping to find business opportunities, because once they have a relationship with overseas Chinese, it is not only ordinary business cooperation, but also can use the springboard of overseas Chinese to enter the huge market in the Far East, which contains huge commercial interests. Zhang Wei also frequently uses diplomatic words to indicate that the East China government is willing to engage in economic transactions with any company, but in details, you can go to the representative office to negotiate, etc.
Chapter completed!