Chapter 147 Use someone else's boat to test your own skills
In fact, the battleship Peter the Great adopted many advanced subsystems and advanced designs and construction technologies, but it still used the backward armor layout and underwater defense from the First World War, so that its various excellent subsystem performances could not be fully utilized.
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From the perspective of the Soviet Union, the firepower of nine 12-inch L50 guns is so powerful. Moreover, the Ismail-class battleship of Tsarist Russia in World War I was a 12-inch L50. The guns were technology provided by the British and built by Tsarist Russia itself. It is a pity that after so long,
Coupled with the civil war, the technology has long been lost.
However, it is precisely because of this factor that the Soviet Union will definitely be very interested in the 12-inch gun provided by Germany. In this way, it will be very satisfied with this firepower.
Coupled with Zeiss' optical rangefinder and Germany's high-rate wedge-bolt naval gun, this conscientious combination was enough to impress the Soviet government.
In terms of power, the design speed of 3.15 knots can fully satisfy the Soviet Union's racing ships. After all, this speed has surpassed the British HMS Hood and tied the HMS Reputation. Even if it shouts "This is the fastest main force in the world"
There is no problem if you pretend to be a "ship" like this. Besides, this is only the design speed. According to the design, the main engine of this ship can be overloaded. It is not a problem to run at a high speed exceeding the Renown during the light load sea trial.
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The main equipment is 12 inches, which is enough. The control tower has 350 mm armor, which is just enough to avoid the tragedy of the control tower being shot in the Russo-Japanese naval battle.
However, in reality, the backward defensive dome armor and the underwater defense power that Reinhard deliberately avoided talking about were almost fatal.
Because of Reinhardt's "business grabbing", there was no historical naval cooperation between Italy and the Soviet Union. As a result, the Red Navy had a very limited understanding of the current world's advanced naval technologies, and it was difficult to detect when it was being deceived.
Moreover, in 1938, when the naval holiday had just ended, all countries were hiding their new capital ships. Coupled with ideological differences, European countries were on guard against the red regime, and it was difficult for the Soviet Union to obtain first-hand naval ships.
information on technological development.
Now suddenly there is Germany, and suddenly the Soviet Union shows you a large number of advanced design concepts. This can give an explanation for others to adopt conservative designs in other aspects, right?
As for the consequences... The Peter the Great, which was based on the original Scharnhorst in history, was excessively elongated in order to pursue speed, arrange more power systems, and reduce water resistance during travel.
As the hull becomes narrower, the armor protection length naturally increases. In order to maintain the main armor of 305 mm on paper, the height of the main armor belt can only be reduced.
The narrowing of the hull means that the depth of the anti-torpedo compartment is reduced, making it easier to be severely damaged by underwater attacks. The upper armor belt of the main armor has been reduced to only 50 mm, which is better than nothing. For close range ballistic shooting, there is an iron underpants like dome armor.
But once the distance is increased, the cannonball can bypass the main armor, easily penetrate the armor and dome armor, and reach the core compartment under the dome armor.
As for facing aviation strikes, this ship is even more vulnerable.
In terms of air defense, the 150-mm and 105-mm guns are unable to target the air due to their deliberately changed elevation angle, rate of fire, etc. The small-caliber anti-aircraft guns are also partly used by the "37 handgun" which has a straight trajectory and outstanding accuracy and specializes in torpedo boats.
, so that the anti-air capability becomes anxious.
Even if the Soviet Navy wants to install its own anti-aircraft guns in the future, the traditional 37-40mm caliber anti-aircraft guns still take up a lot of space, and it will be difficult to add more. As for the Deshka 14.5mm heavy machine guns, 20mm cannons and the like can be used.
, but is it effective...
All in all, when the Peter the Great faced an air attack, it was quite difficult to evade the air attack due to its long hull and inconvenient steering. This was especially true when facing aerial torpedoes at various angles.
Moreover, the underwater defense of this ship is very weak, and the power system compartmentalization is also very tricky.
The excellent design is that each boiler and engine are arranged in an independent watertight compartment, and the boiler room and engine room are staggered, which can further improve the vitality of the power system. However, the Peter the Great, which was tampered with, has no reasonable reason at all.
Arrange by cabin!
As for the horizontal armor, the layout of thin top and thick bottom can play a role in removing the cover to a certain extent and increase the equivalent thickness. However, in the face of the armor-piercing bombs dropped at a wide angle by the "Germany's famous Stuka" dive bombers, this
This layout is not as reliable as a single layer of large-thickness horizontal armor. Of course, when faced with large-caliber naval gun shells fired from a long distance, such horizontal armor is difficult to withstand.
Since the armor-piercing projectile can penetrate two layers of armor in sequence and reach the core compartment, the Scharnhorst, which was the prototype of the Peter the Great in history, was also penetrated. However, after the armor-piercing projectile penetrated the armor, it penetrated the hull all the way into the sea.
The armor-piercing projectile survived due to good luck. However, most battleships were not so lucky. For example, Scharnhorst's sister ship Gneisenau could only remain paralyzed in the port after being attacked.
Overall, this is a top-notch World War I battleship that looks beautiful and has outstanding firepower and speed when used in practice.
However, it does have many loopholes. These loopholes were not obvious in the early stages of World War II, and they could only be known until they were hit by a torpedo or encountered the enemy's naval aviation.
Of course, when the Soviet Union attacks Finland in the future, this ship will still be able to crush such small countries without much strength. Using the long range of the L50 to suppress the Finns will make Britain and France exclaim that they are invincible. It is a pity.
Whether the Soviet Navy wants to get it or not is unclear.
From a German perspective, the Peter the Great is more of an experimental ship, used to verify the effects of various subsystems after they are installed. For example, how to use the Italian power system, and how to use the German high-temperature, high-pressure, strong-circulation boiler to increase power.
Questions like that.
In other words, it is how to better improve the power system and how to bring out the advantages without being acclimatized. This is the importance of verification technology. After all, it is worse to verify it with other people's things than to verify it with your own ship.
It will hurt.
As for the 12-inch main gun, this is also an experiment made by the German Navy for large-caliber guns.
More importantly, this kind of naval gun requires very high industrial hard power. Even if it gets the technology, the Soviet Union may not be able to build it on its own. Even if it does, it will probably be a nondescript castrated product, and its performance and lifespan will be greatly reduced.
There are still many things to be verified. The design of welding the hull and integrating armor into the structure is a new technology even for Germany and Italy. It is great to have such a large ship to practice on the Soviet Union. If there is no problem, it is our great German technology.
No. 1 in the world, if something goes wrong it's because we haven't sailed in Germany for 20 years after World War I. You have to understand. Anyway, you don't have to pay for it yourself.
At Reinhardt's request, the Peter the Great switched to four-shafts according to the Italian designer's suggestions and improved the propeller layout, which would be much better than the traditional German three-shafts. This also made the stubborn German designers see that
The results will provide a new understanding of Italian shipbuilding technology and promote future technological integration between the two countries.
As for the 150 and 105 secondary guns on the Peter the Great, they are actually helping the German Navy clear its inventory. These two secondary guns, which can only be used at sea, will have limited use in the future. Compared with the other two ships, which "should be given to the Soviet Union by reason"
Reinhardt even looked down on the dual-purpose 128mm guns mounted on battleships.
As for Zeiss' optical instruments, they are also accumulating experience for Germany's own future naval warfare equipment.
By the way, the Peter the Great can be considered a battlecruiser or a fast battleship. It is in the same category as the historical Scharnhorst. But compared to the historical Scharnhorst,
