Carlo didn't know what happened to the recruits of the Third Guards Regiment formed by the Red Shirt Army. But even if he knew, he couldn't do anything. He sent people to keep an eye on it, and the military couldn't go too far. Besides, it was still limited.
Eliminated quota.
Now Carlo has more important things to do, that is, the work on two armored cruise ships is waiting for him. After he promised the Navy to pay for the construction of two armored cruise ships, Admiral Golek, as the Minister of the Navy,
Will run very diligently.
From time to time, he came to tell Carlo how the progress was going, which even attracted curious inquiries from the Prime Minister. But when he learned that Carlo was planning to purchase two more warships for the navy, his expression was wonderful. Because this is
Carlo used royal funds to do things, so as prime minister he could not do anything about it. He could only lament that the royal family was really rich, and there was nothing else to say.
Since he was going to spend a large sum of money, Carlo did not want to hide it, but openly announced it. The people loudly applauded the king for spending his personal money to help the navy build ships, and at the same time, Carlo's reputation reached his own.
A new high (originally it wasn’t that high).
Of course, the newspapers cast a lot of light on Carlo. In these newspapers, Carlo was described as a young and heroic king who was unwilling to accept the status quo in the face of foreign oppression. He spent all his money to add two warships to the navy.
This kind of story is what the people like to hear and see. Since Carlo has shouldered such expectations, he will definitely do something that meets their expectations.
So in the next period of time, Carlo frequently appeared in major newspapers. Although he did not make comments that surprised the world like Wang Shiqiu, his presence was greatly enhanced.
Although he appeared frequently in newspapers, Carlo did not forget his mission. After Admiral Gorek reported that the preparations were almost complete, he came to the Admiralty.
The Admiralty Building at No. 16 Mondivka Street shows a Renaissance style. The three buildings are arranged in a zigzag shape. The logo of the Royal Navy is clearly visible on the building, showing the extraordinary spirit of the navy.
The Italian Navy was formerly the Navy of the Kingdom of Sardinia. In 1861, the maritime fleets of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, and the Kingdom of Piedmont merged to form the Royal Italian Navy. Currently, the Italian Navy has 87 combat ships with a total tonnage of 287,000 tons.
Ranked fourth in the world.
However, regardless of the current tonnage of Italian warships, most of the current Italian warships were built in the 1960s. After the Battle of Salisbury with Austria, the navy's funding was significantly reduced. Despite this, the Italian Navy still built
A group of battleships with sufficiently superior performance.
Among them, the representative works are the Tulio and Enrico Dandolo. This class has canceled all sails, is equipped with twin propellers, and is powered by a vertical compound steam engine. The power of 18,000 horsepower is enough to make this 10,000-year-old ship
The giant ship of more than 2,000 tons can reach a speed of 14.8 knots, which is also quite good in Europe.
These two warships were the most powerful warships in the world when they were built, and their 450 mm 20-caliber naval guns were capable of dealing with all warships.
However, its construction spanned a long period of time. It was started in 1873 and was not completed until 1880. After it was completed, it became a bit mediocre. The rate of fire of its main gun, one round every five minutes, is also impressive.
The Navy discovered during the exercise that although the ship is powerful, it still has various shortcomings, such as its main gun that fires every five minutes, and the problem of insufficient firing range of the ship's main battery. (The Dulio class has
There are three chimneys, and the two turrets are located between the first and second chimneys, and between the second and third chimneys. The picture is so beautiful, I think.)
Although the Durio class has various shortcomings, it still represents a huge progress in Italian shipbuilding technology.
At present, the Navy has decided to make some modifications to the Durio class to address its shortcomings and continue to build three improved models.
It's not that Carlo didn't know about this. However, he didn't have many suggestions for the current ideas of the Italian Navy. Firstly, he didn't know much, and secondly, the time was wrong and the technology was not up to par. It was he who came up with the concept of the dreadnought.
, and it is impossible to get the approval of the Navy, because this is simply not realistic at present.
So this time Carlo came to the Admiralty, he only wanted to choose a good plan for his armored cruiser.
Yes, this time it is a tender for Carlo's two armored cruisers. Because no one in the Navy has designed an armored cruiser, this time the Navy plans to brainstorm ways to choose the most suitable solution for its construction. Of course
In this, perhaps the construction costs funded by the royal family also played a big role. After all, this can bring the relationship between the Navy and the King closer, so the Navy did not conduct internal bidding, but instead convened major shipyards to conduct bidding.
At present, the Ministry of the Navy has already sent bidding requirements to major shipyards. According to the requirements of the Ministry of the Navy, this Italian cruise ship must have a speed of more than 18 knots, sufficient firepower, and additional protection requirements.
It can withstand the bombardment of 150mm naval guns, and its tonnage must not exceed 6,500 tons.
Faced with the requirements of the Admiralty, major shipyards have prepared their own plans and are gearing up to win the first Italian cruise ship.
Faced with such a bidding situation, it is very unlikely that the Navy will not invite Carlo. After all, it is the Royal Navy, and besides, this is still paid for by the king.
So after Carlo walked into the bidding conference hall, Admiral Golek, as the Minister of the Navy, immediately announced that the bidding had begun. Carlo was not allowed to say a few words, and he had no intention of saying more. He was worthy of being a capable soldier.
Following Gorek's opening, the bidding meeting began immediately. The first person to come forward was from the Tunisian Naval Shipyard. This shipyard affiliated with the navy has strong strength. The Durio-class battleship was built by this shipyard.
I saw the person in charge of the shipyard coming up with his own plan. "Your Majesty, everyone here, the design plan of our Tunisian shipyard is that the length of the ship is 106 meters, the width is 14.7 meters, and the draft is 7.1 meters. The standard displacement is 6450 tons, and the full load displacement is
7130 tons.
In terms of firepower, we have prepared two 203mm main guns for it, which are installed in a 2×1 format on the front class A fort. On the rear deck, we have installed 4 152mm secondary main guns, in addition to 8 120mm guns.
They are arranged on both sides of the middle of the warship. In addition, in order to deal with small and civilian targets, we also installed 8 57mm guns to deal with these targets. In addition, the ship also installed a 5×18-inch torpedo launch tube behind the island.
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For power, we use a 25,000-horsepower reciprocating steam engine with a maximum speed of 18 knots. The maximum range is 5,700 nautical miles/10 knots. For armor, we use flat armor, with a main armor belt of 100 mm, horizontal armor of 50 mm, and command tower armor of 57 mm.
mm, the gun mount armor is 57 mm.”
The person in charge of the Venice Naval Shipyard said a lot of things. Although it sounded good, even Carlo, who didn't know much about the navy, felt something was wrong. After thinking for a long time, he finally knew where the problem was. This way
The firepower configuration is similar to that of an armored cruiser. It is obvious that the Venetian Naval Shipyard did not understand the essence of an armored cruiser.
Since Carlo felt it, Admiral Golek, as the head of the navy, could naturally feel it too.
So he waited for the person in charge of the Venice Shipyard to finish speaking, and then said, "We have learned about the plan of the Venice Shipyard, so please ask the next person in charge of the Andoshar Shipyard to come up with a plan."
As Admiral Golek finished speaking, a young man who seemed to be still clinging to the tail of his youth stood up.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the slightly young designer said with some embarrassment. "I am Vittorio Cuniberti, the designer of Andosaar Shipyard. Next, I will
