In view of the large number of warships that need to be tendered this time, the tender meeting will take a long time, about a week.
The highlight of the first day is the bidding for three ships for patrolling. According to the practice of many years, the bidding meeting always starts with the weak ones.
"Representative of Bologna Shipyard."
Following the roll call of the Navy, the person in charge of the Bologni Shipyard, who was sweating, glanced at the designer next to him who was bowing his head and said nothing with a complicated expression. "Our Bologni Shipyard has given up the plan for the installation patrol."
As soon as he finished speaking, the person in charge quickly sat down without caring about other people's eyes.
With Bologna Shipyard taking the lead, several other shipyards were named and all abstained.
The successive abstentions made some senior officials of the Navy look unhappy, but considering what Admiral Yagir just said, they could only hold back.
As for the person involved, Admiral Yagir, faced with the repeated calls for abstention, his expression did not change at all, as if all this had nothing to do with him.
Some people may or may not have guessed what the admiral was thinking, but no matter what, this does not affect the continuation of the bidding.
And with the continuous abstentions, there are fewer and fewer shipyards that have not yet been called.
At this time, some people couldn't help but wonder, will there only be two major shipyards left to compete?
But their worries soon disappeared. When they were called to the Fincantieri shipyard, the person in charge who stood up finally said something different.
"Our Fincantieri shipyard has produced design drawings that are in line with the navy. Let Mr. Budel, the chief designer of our factory, explain them to you."
So, in the eyes of everyone gathered, Alessandro Budel stood up.
In addition, at the Admiralty, the officers in the roll call crossed out the name of Fincantieri shipyard, and the names of the shipyards that had previously abstained were included.
Budel faced the gazes of the crowd and opened the carefully designed drawings.
"Everyone, this is the design drawing of the patrol equipment prepared by our factory. According to the requirements of the Ministry of the Navy for the new patrol equipment, we have finally met the requirements of the Ministry of the Navy after unremitting efforts."
After a brief opening remarks, Budel talked about his masterpiece. "My new cruise ship plan has a total length of 151 meters and a width of 23.1 meters. The bow adopts a vertical bow, and I use a long forecastle ship type for this model. 3
Two-stage main gun in the front and two in the rear
1 for layout. In addition, as for the secondary main guns, I think the 152mm guns currently commonly used by our navy can no longer adapt to the current form, so I think eight 203mm twin 45x secondary main guns can greatly enhance the warship.
of firepower.”
As Budel explained, his ideas and the whole picture were presented to everyone. The entire warship looked very slender, with two main gun turrets occupying the front deck and one occupying the rear deck. As for the eight double-mounted 203mm secondary
Main guns are arranged in staggered rows
Listed on both sides of the ship. In addition, Budel also used every opportunity to arrange 10 127mm single-mounted guns, 6 76mm single-mounted guns, and 4 47mm single-mounted guns. The firepower cannot be too strong, basically
It can be considered an example of firepower supremacy.
In addition to firepower, Budel continued to explain other aspects. In terms of protection, the requirements for shipside armor required by the Navy are 115 mm-190 mm, and the armor height is 3.7 meters. Budel has achieved both. In addition, in terms of battery armor,
The thickness also reaches 140-190 mm, which of course is only available to two-stage main guns. In addition, the thickness of the deck armor also reaches 51 mm, and the armor of the command tower is 60-190 mm.
In terms of power, two vertical four-cylinder three-expansion reciprocating steam engines were selected as the main engine, and 24 Belleville boilers were selected as the boilers, with a power of 22,000 horsepower, which can propel the warship to a maximum speed of 22 knots.
In addition, in terms of tonnage, Budel does not exceed the standard. The standard displacement is 10,900 tons, and the full load displacement reaches 12,700 tons. It can carry 1,600 tons of coal and sail at a speed of 10 knots for 8,000 nautical miles.
"I've just introduced the battleship here. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me. Thank you for listening to my explanation. Thank you all."
After introducing each performance of the battleship one by one, Budel bowed slightly to those present.
The scene immediately burst into applause.
As the Minister of the Navy, Admiral Yagier was the first to applaud. He seemed to be very satisfied with Bouder's explanation.
Admiral Yagier's performance also made the person in charge of Fincantieri Shipyard feel proud. In any case, their Fincantieri Shipyard was finally impressive. If he remembered correctly, what follows
There are not many shipyards left.
Sure enough, after the Fincantieri shipyard, the Navy continued to roll names. The remaining shipyards were really on pins and needles now. It would be understandable if no one could come up with it. After all, they are all technologies.
It's understandable that it's not enough. Now that they have the Fincantieri shipyard in front of them, it's really uncomfortable for those behind them. Because everyone knows that they are named according to their strength.
But no matter what they thought, it was their turn, and they were forced to respond by abstaining. Especially the designers of these companies were so ashamed that they wished they could crawl into a hole.
But soon no one paid attention to them because they had already read to the end.
"Representative of Androshar Shipyard."
As they thought of the two major shipyards, many eyes looked directly at them.
This time it was Brin who stood up directly. As expected of the shadow man of the tree, as soon as he stood up, everyone looked at him expectantly.
"Andoshar Shipyard has already made a plan. Let me explain it to you next."
As soon as Brin finished speaking, he immediately hung up his drawings without waiting for anyone else's reaction.
"This is my plan. The new patrol is 161 meters long and 22.7 meters wide."
As soon as Brin opened his mouth, everyone looked at a warship that was slender than that of Fincantieri Shipyard.
Brin immediately began to explain. "My plan uses a long forecastle ship type, with 4 boiler rooms installed in the hull, equipped with 28 Belleville boilers, and 2 2-axis vertical three-stage expansion engines. The output power is 25,000 horsepower. It can
Pushing the warship to a maximum speed of 23.5 knots."
Brin's words shocked everyone in the venue. The speed alone made his plan worth looking forward to.
Sure enough, I saw him continue talking. "The new plan is to have 6 twin-mounted 254mm 45x main guns. I adopt the layout of two in the front and one in the back. In addition, as for the secondary battery, I think the 152mm secondary main gun is enough.
, so I deployed 16 twin 152mm rapid-fire cannons on the ship to ensure sufficient firepower output. In addition, the ship is also equipped with 14 76mm single-barreled rapid-fire cannons and 12 47mm single-barreled rapid-fire cannons."
Well, although Breen's firepower arrangement is not as fierce as Buder's, it is still not weak, and the amount of ammunition released is enough to drown those opponents.
Of course, in addition to firepower and speed, protection is also a must. The armor given by Brin is similar, 115-190 mm main armor belt, 47 mm armor for Class A, 40-180 mm armor for the command tower, and 140-180 mm armor for the turret.
mm.
In addition, in terms of tonnage, it has a standard displacement of 10,500 tons and a full load displacement of 13,000 tons. It can carry 2,100 tons of coal and run 8,500 nautical miles at a speed of 10 knots.
Brin's plan also attracted a burst of applause, and it has its own advantages and disadvantages with Budel.
"Venice Shipyard."
With the Navy's roll call, it will be time to see what new and eye-catching plan Cuniberti comes up with.
