An officer introduced Chen Shaokuan in English. "This is our country's largest Varna Naval Shipyard, which can build three battleships at the same time. Its largest dock is 300 meters long and 50 meters wide, and can build ships up to 60,000 tons."
Battleship. But currently we cannot build such a large warship because it would be too wasteful."
Chen Shaokuan listened with envy to this naval officer's introduction. The Republic of China could not even build cruisers of several thousand tons, let alone 60,000-ton battleships.
After introducing the shipyard, the officer pointed to a steel monster that was about to be outfitted and said, "This is our country's latest battleship Vlad. Its 406-caliber cannon can deal with all the ships in the world."
All battleships. This is also the crystallization of our country’s shipbuilding industry.”
Looking at the armored steel behemoth standing on the side, there were nine giant cannons that could hold a person. Chen Shaokuan's eyes went straight when he saw it. If such a sea behemoth appeared in East Asia, no one would be able to match it.
Opponent. Even the Nagato-class battleship, which Japan should be proud of, cannot be its opponent.
Not to mention anything else, his speed is far superior to Nagato's. Needless to say, his speed advantage in naval battles.
After introducing the industrial crystal battleship, the naval officer pointed to a small No. 1 battleship docked in the distance and said, "This is our country's Cortenu heavy cruiser. Its top speed of 34.5 knots can also be used in the navy.
Almost all tasks.”
This is the latest heavy cruiser from Romania. Compared with the previous heavy cruiser, the biggest change of this battleship is the enhancement in armor and speed. Of course, what makes it achieve such a balance is that it exceeds the tonnage standard.
Compared with the previous standard displacement of the Brabista of 11,000 tons, the standard displacement of the Cortenu has reached 13,500 tons, and its full load has reached 15,850 tons. It is even more excessive than the Deutschland class, which seriously exceeded the standard.
The reason why Romania is so unscrupulous is the arrival of the Washington Naval Treaty. After Japan refused to renew the treaty, Italy also withdrew from the naval treaty, which also marked the end of the naval holiday. Romania will naturally no longer abide by this treaty. So.
In order to deal with the large number of 10,000-ton heavy cruisers from other countries, this class of heavy cruisers that outperformed the rest was born.
It should be noted here that this is also the last heavy cruiser in Romania.
After comparing the cost and function, the Navy still believes that the role of heavy cruisers is a bit useless. It cannot be used for battle line bombardment, and it is overqualified for ordinary escort tasks. Therefore, after comparison, it still believes that it should either continue to build battleships, or build light cruisers and
Destroyers are more in line with the actual needs of the Romanian Navy.
As for Chen Shaokuan, whose eyes turned red, he naturally knew his own funds. This time he only came to purchase 4 destroyers and 3 submarines. The total funds were not enough to purchase any of them.
While Chen Shaokuan was feeling sorry that he couldn't buy good things, Du Yuming was also worried about his insufficient wallet.
"This is the R10 light tank that our country can provide. The total weight of the tank is only 17.9 tons, which is completely suitable for the roads and bridges of your country. Although this tank is not large in tonnage, the 50mm tank gun equipped with this tank is enough to cope with the situation.
Your country's imaginary enemy is the armored force of Japan. Moreover, the tank's armor is enough to deal with Japan's 37mm cannon. The maximum traveling speed is 52 kilometers per hour and the maximum range is 260 kilometers. It can quickly pursue the opponent and break away from the battle, which can be said to be the best
A tank suitable for your country."
Listening to the leading officer introducing the R10 tank in front of him, Du Yuming had to admit that what he said was completely true to his heart. Even Gui Yongqing, who was following him next to him, had a bright face and was impressed by the excellent performance of this tank.
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"Brother Guangting, the performance of this tank is so excellent that it is really worth buying."
After listening to Gui Yongqing's evaluation in his hometown dialect, Du Yuming had a headache. Because good performance must have a worthy price, this is an unchanging truth.
However, Du Yuming, who was somewhat lucky, still asked, "How much does this tank cost?"
"It's 140,000 lei per vehicle. If you purchase more than 80 vehicles, we can also give you a 5% price reduction."
Is this price high? Not high at all. The current purchase price of the Romanian military has reached 110,000 lei per unit. Compared with arms sales in other countries, it is really a conscientious price. At present, the general arms sales in the world are more than 110,000 lei.
Domestic purchases have increased by 50%, which is considered a truly low price.
However, even such a low quotation dispelled Du Yuming's desire to buy. There is no way, if he buys this tank, the purchase money will not be enough to form an armored division. Although the armored division of the Republic of China is not the same as that of Romania,
level, but still can’t afford it.
Because the armored division formed by Du Yuming this time was organized into two motorized infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, an armored regiment, and other ancillary troops, there were only more than 11,000 people, and it was equipped with only 120 tanks.
More than ten vehicles (9X3X4+6).
If you purchase an R10 tank, the cost of the tank alone will be as high as more than 17 million lei, not counting the cost of other artillery vehicles. If you add these and the cost of spare parts, the cost will be more than 30 million lei. This is enough to build several
An infantry division, Du Yuming didn't think that the armored division he formed was worth the huge price the Chairman had to spend.
So Du Yuming could only resist looking at this tank and asked, "Are there any cheaper tanks?"
Whenever he thought of this officer, he immediately replied, "Yes."
"Then take me to see it."
Walking to the other end, the officer pointed to the tank in front of him and said, "This is the Jackal IV tank currently equipped in our country. The tank has a total weight of 18.1 tons. Its 47mm tank gun can also deal with threats from Japan.
.And its frontal armor reaches 35 mm, which can basically deal with the 37 mm gun of Japanese tanks. Its top speed is 35 kilometers per hour, and its maximum range is 180 kilometers."
Du Yuming is basically satisfied with the performance of the Jackal IV tank. Although its performance is much lower than that of the R10 tank we just looked at, it is enough to deal with Japan's Type 89 and Type 95 tanks.
So Du Yuming took the opportunity to ask the question he was most concerned about. "How much does this tank cost?"
"The price is 80,000 lei per vehicle."
It seems there will be no discount this time.
However, after hearing this quotation, Du Yuming felt that the price/performance ratio was good. At least compared to the R10 just now, Du Yuming felt that this Jackal IV tank was more suitable for him. After all, he had a small budget.
