Facing the attention of everyone, Cuniberti did not panic. Although there were already two stars in the decoration and patrol plan, Cuniberti still had confidence in himself, and the source of his confidence was the drawing in his hand.
He slowly opened his drawing and said, "Everyone, let me tell you about my plan. The length of the ship is 153 meters and the width is 22.7 meters. The ship adopts a long forecastle ship type, with the rails and the command tower integrated together. Although this
It will expand its area and increase some costs, but it can save Class A space."
Cuniberti pointed to the rails combined with the command tower on the drawing and explained his intention.
"In addition, when it comes to the selection of flues, I chose to combine them into two wide and large flues, located behind the rails. Although this makes them more conspicuous, it also helps save space in Class A."
Cuniberti explained his decision to use two wide and large chimneys. Of course, if he did not do this, then the four slender chimneys would be located amidships, which would take up a lot of area. Although this would increase the probability of being hit.
Disadvantages, but still worthwhile, after all, the benefits are greater.
"In addition, for the hull structure, I have adopted miniaturization of cabins and tried to make them watertight so that watertight compartments can be temporarily added during wartime. In addition, for the support walls between compartments, I have also used reinforced steel structures to
Improve the strength and toughness of the compartment. And according to several naval
After studying the battle process, I eliminated all horizontal communication doors between cabins under the waterline and at the waterline. The number of watertight doors was reduced as much as possible. The crew can only enter and exit through longitudinal watertight doors. Although this increased the number of personnel
It is difficult to transfer, but it can improve the sinking resistance of the battleship."
Cuniberti's explanation made many designers look like they suddenly understood, and they listened eagerly to the genius designer's explanation.
"In addition to the core cabin, coal-burning, water storage and other cabins are located in the mezzanine, which can add additional defense and protect the safety of the core cabin."
"Since we talk about the protective power of battleships, let me talk about the battleship armor I designed. The main armor belt of the hull is 3.7 meters high, protecting the core hull from 0.4 meters below the waterline to 3.3 meters above the waterline. The other armor belts range from 0.4 meters below the waterline to 3.3 meters above the waterline.
The thickest part is 190 mm amidships and extends to 110 mm on both sides.
The main deck adopts a dome shape (eggshell principle), with the middle bulge slightly lowered on both sides to connect with the side armor, with a thickness of 60 mm. The turret has 160-200 mm of armor, and the command tower has 200-60 mm of armor. In addition, the engine room and ammunition depot are also protected by armor.
"
Cuniberti explained the armor protection of his plan, and others found that this was the thickest of the three plans.
Of course, since we talked about hull structure and armor, firepower and power must not be left out.
"In terms of firepower, I plan to install eight 254mm main guns, with two in the front and two in the back arranged on the central axis. In addition, 10 76mm single-barreled guns will be equipped.
Cuniberti said this, which immediately caused an uproar, because everyone is a designer and understands the design of warships. Cuniberti's approach of pursuing an extreme number of main guns and completely abandoning secondary main guns is quite extreme.
Yes, it's extreme.
Nowadays, warships from all countries use two-stage main guns. They are still worried that there are not enough cannons, so all kinds of artillery are desperately added. Often a warship of one or two thousand tons will go out with twenty or thirty cannons, and a warship of tens of thousands of tons will go out with 20 or 30 cannons.
Battleships need to carry more and bigger guns.
"Is it really possible to have a main gun with only one caliber?"
Some people felt uneasy and couldn't help but ask. These words aroused the curiosity of many people, and even Admiral Argyle craned his neck to wait for Cuniboti's answer.
"There is absolutely no problem. I have calculated it carefully."
Facing the questioning looks of everyone present, Cuniberti continued, "I have also carefully watched the process of naval battles over the years, and have also made reference to the amount of firepower delivered by battleships. Generally speaking, for a battleship,
The hit damage of the first-level main gun is better than that of the second-level main gun and secondary gun. In addition, I found that the more unified the artillery caliber multiples are, the higher the hit rate of unified fire control shooting is. If this is the case, then why don’t we unify the main gun?
What’s the caliber of the gun?”
When Cuniberti said this, the people at the scene fell into deep thought. Worthy of being a pioneer in the dreadnought era, Cuniberti implemented the idea of unifying the main guns in advance.
Seeing everyone in deep thought, Cunibert decided to stop for a moment and continue talking after everyone recovered.
"The idea is very good. I am very optimistic about your idea. If you have any other ideas about battleships, please continue talking."
At some point, Admiral Yagir was already behind him, patting his shoulders and encouraging him.
Since he received Admiral Argyle's permission, Cuniberti continued to speak.
"In terms of power, I think 24 Belleville boilers and 2 vertical triple-expansion engines can be used. The output is expected to be 24,000 horsepower, which can push the warship to a maximum speed of 23 knots."
In terms of speed, Cuniberti was quite average and did not perform exceptionally. But then, it was different.
"The ship is expected to have a standard displacement of 12,200 tons, a full load displacement of 15,500 tons, and a draft of 7.8 meters."
Well, the displacement exceeded the standard by so much, which attracted everyone's attention. Of course, they paid more attention to Admiral Yagir's performance. After all, the navy's requirements limited the standard displacement of 11,000 tons, and it was even more when it was fully loaded.
But they thought too much. Who is Admiral Yagir? For him, a designer who can design a warship that satisfies the Navy is a good designer. And for such good designers, the Navy looks at it differently. As for being able to get
The designer who gives the Navy a surprise must be taken care of, it is a treasure.
So those who want to watch the show will be disappointed. Admiral Yagir smiled and said, "This plan is very good. I wonder if you have calculated the cost?"
Oh, look, Admiral Yagir likes it and doesn't even go through the process, he wants to directly appoint it.
Admiral Yagier's words made Horn, the head of the Venice Shipyard, smile even more.
"The total cost of the three ships is estimated to be 103 million lire."
Cuniberti's words immediately made His Excellency the Admiral smile uncontrollably.
"It's so expensive, is it a miscalculation?"
"The calculation is correct, Your Excellency. We calculated every item carefully, and this 103 million lire is the lowest cost."
Admiral Yagir, who was shocked by Cuniberti's quotation, looked at the battleship on the drawing carefully and reluctantly, silently calculating something in his heart.
"Perhaps we can show it to His Majesty."
Admiral Yagir was reluctant to give up and planned to save the ship.
So that evening, Carlo saw Cuniberti's design drawings and the beaming Admiral Yagir explaining it to him.
Carlo was also surprised by the warship on the drawing. Isn't this a smaller and smaller version of the Invincible class?
But since Italy has such excellent warships under the influence of the unknown butterfly, there is no reason not to build them.
After getting Carlo's approval, the new patrol plan was finalized.
However, before Admiral Yagier left happily, Carlo asked him about the research and development of steam turbines. However, Carlo did not understand this either. After getting a bunch of guarantees and promises, he watched the admiral leave with a face full of joy.
Italy is short of steam turbines, and by the way, it is also short of large-caliber rapid-fire naval guns and new types of shells and propellants.
