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After the news of the Ming Dynasty fleet's visit to Hawaii reached the United States, it naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of many American politicians. After all, the United States' ambitions towards Hawaii have always been well known.
In Washington's political circles, the threat of the Ming Empire was imminent. For this reason, at the end of 1871,
Under the slogan "Remember Los Angeles", the U.S. Congress passed the "Navy Act" almost unanimously. According to the authorization of the Act, the U.S. Navy will build 12 ironclads within five years.
"The country's security, economy and honor all require us to revitalize the Navy!"
On Capitol Hill, President McClellan delivered a passionate speech. From then on, the United States abandoned its previous view. Once upon a time, many American officials believed that the United States did not need a strong army and navy, because since the United States had no intention of competing with European powers, the country
There is no need for a strong army and navy to challenge them.
But this world is such a reality.
Accept the challenge or be challenged!
In other words, you either slap someone in the face or you get slapped in the face.
As for whether the United States will slap others in the face or be slapped in the face in the future? It is still unclear.
But one thing that is certain is that when the United States ambitiously wanted to rearm its arms, the Ming Empire bravely accepted the challenge.
On November 30, at 6:15 pm, Emperor Zhu Da came to Nanhua Shipyard. After ten years of development, it has long become the largest shipyard in the entire Western Hemisphere.
There are three shipyards in Ming Dynasty - Nanhua Shipyard, Linhai Shipyard and Yingtian Shipyard which is undergoing reconstruction and expansion. However, among these three shipyards, only Nanhua currently has the capacity to build large warships.
Although the sky is slightly dark, in the dock of Nanhua Shipyard, thousands of craftsmen are crowded like ants on the edge of the ship. The sound of pneumatic rivet guns hitting rivets echoes in the night sky like a cheerful symphony.
The red rivets were thrown in the air. After the workers threw out the rivets with iron pliers, the workers on the stage took them and stuffed the rivets into the drilled holes. Then, accompanied by the sound of the pneumatic rivet gun hitting, sparks flew everywhere.
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Electric lights illuminated the dark shipyard one after another, allowing workers to build day and night.
The invention of the electric light was actually the arrival of good news. While humans dispelled darkness, it also made night work possible.
Because of this, with the efforts of thousands of workers, this warship, which has been built for more than two years, is about to be launched.
"Your Majesty, since last year, in order to speed up the construction of the "No. 1 Combat Ship", we have begun to work overtime at night. Now, the "No. 1 Combat Ship" has completed 85% of the project volume. It is expected to be completed in 2020.
It will be launched at the end of December this year and can be delivered to the Navy as early as April next year."
As the designer of "Battleship No. 1", when staring at this warship, Ruanda looked with unconcealable pride.
"Next year, this time will be just right..."
Zhu Xianhai nodded and then said.
"How is the calculation? Can it be replaced with a 280mm main gun?"
According to the previous design, the main gun of the "No. 1 Battleship" was 254 mm. However, after the "Friendship Class" returned to the Ming Dynasty, in order to strengthen its combat power, the arsenal designed a 280 mm naval gun. Ever since, the Navy has
The requirements for "combat ships" have also been "slightly" increased.
"There is no problem at all. I have calculated that not only can it be equipped with a 280mm naval gun, but it can even be modified with a 305mm naval gun. However, we currently have no experience in building such a large-caliber naval gun. But I think as long as the arsenal can
If they wanted to, they could certainly build a 305mm gun, after all, technically speaking, it is not much more complicated than a 280mm gun."
In fact, the artillery technology of this era cannot be said to be "cutting-edge" at all. It is just a forged round steel column drilled with a few layers of casing. This kind of artillery retreat, let alone Nanhua, will be there in a few years.
I can also build it in Qing Dynasty, as long as I have the equipment.
"Large-caliber artillery can be communicated with the arsenal. As long as there are no technical problems and it can be mounted on ships, then it can be used in naval battles! It is essentially a giant ship cannon. Since the Americans have challenged us, then we will
Accept their challenge."
Zhu Xianhai's tone was full of confidence.
"Your Majesty, are we sure we want to engage in a maritime arms race with the United States?"
"It's not with the United States, but the necessity of development!"
Nodding, Zhu Xianhai said.
"Our land is located in the north and south of the mainland respectively. In order to gain population, we need to introduce a large number of immigrants. For us, the interests of the sea are not only related to the integrity of the land, but also related to the lifeline of the country. Therefore, the construction of the navy is urgent. At present,
In general, only two "Friendship-class" ships cannot support our maritime strategy, or even the "No. 1 Combat Ship"..."
Pointing at the large warship in the dock, Zhu Xianhai said.
"Even building four more 7,000-ton warships will not meet our maritime security needs, so..."
Looking back at Ruanda, the first generation naval ship engineer of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Xianhai said with a smile.
"We can consider designing larger and more advanced warships as a response to the expansion of the U.S. Navy. After all, it's not polite to come back but don't reciprocate. We can't let others look down upon us!"
"A bigger warship?"
"The ocean of the future, at least the ocean in the next thirty to forty years, will belong to big ships and big guns. The strength of the navy lies in how many capital ships it has. Its tonnage is at least 10,000 tons - with more than 350 mm of armor.
, has at least four or even six naval guns of over 300 mm, with a tonnage of about 10,000 to 15,000 tons..."
When describing future battleships, what came to Zhu Xianhai's mind was of course pre-dreadnoughts. It was of course impossible to build dreadnoughts in this era, and it was technically unrealistic. After all, even the artillery withdrawal technology was not available now.
Mature, but just developing.
It is impossible to meet the demand for 300 mm large-caliber artillery retraction by relying on a retraction machine with a hydraulic shock absorber similar to a battery car. The long journey is still on the way!
However, before that, Zhu Xianhai did not mind a maritime arms race with the Americans.
After all, there should be only one king on the American continent!
And this king must have stepped on the bones of another king to ascend to the throne. In order to become the winner, it is of course inevitable to compete in all aspects.
"10,000 tons!"
Eyes wide open in shock, Ruanda's breathing became a little hurried, and his eyes became a little hurried. He didn't know how far the arms race would go, but what was certain was that his spring was coming!