The biggest surprise for the government's issuance of national bonds this time was the Romanian Navy. After receiving the news that the government would allocate funds for the navy to build a cruiser, Navy Minister Rear Admiral Lomodan and Fleet Commander Rear Admiral Nestacu were the two happiest people.
One more thing, when Rear Admiral Lomodan was the fleet commander, Nestaku was still a colonel and his deputy. After Lomodan was transferred to the navy minister last year, Rear Admiral Nestaku was promoted to the fleet commander and his military rank was also raised.
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Both of them had such a surprise not long after they took office in their respective positions. Of course, they had to carefully plan the purchase of warships. The first thing that was brought up for discussion was which country's warships to purchase.
As the fleet commander, Rear Admiral Nestaku is concerned about the strength of the fleet under his command, and he was the first to give his answer. "I think British cruisers are a good choice because there are more types and the price is more reasonable. Moreover,
The UK is also very good at using cruisers, and we can get mature products."
Lomodan looked at his former deputy. He also agreed with Rear Admiral Nestaku's idea of strengthening the naval fleet. Who doesn't want the fleet under his command to be more powerful. But now that he is sitting in the position of Minister of the Navy, he can't just
When considering the performance comparison of warships, we must also consider diplomatic relations and geographical location.
"Nestaku, I know what you are thinking. When buying warships now, you should not only consider the performance of the warships, but also consider the current diplomatic relations." Lomodan explained to Nestaku.
After all, Romania is caught between the major European countries. Unlike other continental countries, they do not have as much pressure to buy as they say. Now that the opposition between the two camps is so high, buying a warship is not that simple.
"Lo Modan, I have also considered this issue. Our current warships are basically British ships. If other countries purchase them, it will increase our logistical pressure. And we are only a small cruiser worth more than 100,000 pounds, which should not be that big.
Influence." Nestaku was a little dissatisfied with Romodan having so many concerns. When he was the commander of the fleet, Romodan was not like he is now.
Of course Lomodan heard the dissatisfaction of his former deputy, but who asked him to sit in the position of Minister of the Navy. In the past, he could worry less because someone had the truth, but now no one will give him the truth. Every decision he makes
All affect the development of the navy. It is precisely because he likes the navy that he must be cautious.
After some exchanges, no one could convince anyone. So they could only use a simpler way to solve the problem, which was to hand over the conflicts. They selected several more suitable warships from Britain and Germany and reported them to
Crown Prince, let Eder make the decision for them.
Seeing the two top navy officers standing in front of him, Edel was a little helpless. Who are these people? It's okay if you ask him to talk about battleships. Who knows what's going on with these small warships. But now the problem is
If you put it in his hands, you can only take a look at it first.
Edel picked up the information in his hand and started reading it. The first information was the British Adventure class: 374×38×12 feet, 2640 tons, 16000 horsepower, 25 knots, 10×76MM gun, 8×47MM gun, 2
×18-inch torpedo, a new model built in 1904, and a total of three ships were built. Eder was a little dissatisfied when he saw the 76MM gun. The tube was too thin and had no deterrent effect.
Edel picked up the second warship information and looked at it. Sentinel class: 2 ships of the same class, 360×40×14 feet, 2880 tons, 17000 horsepower, 25 knots, 10×76MM guns, 8×47MM guns, 2×
18-inch torpedo. Eder saw the same problem again. The barrel was too thin and had no deterrent effect.
Edel picked up another ship information given by the Navy, and Edel finally saw a pretty good ship. The Königsberg-class: On its hull with a displacement of 3,400 tons, 10 single-barreled 105mm guns were installed.
, 10 52mm rapid-fire guns, and two 18-inch torpedo tubes. Edel found that the warship information these two guys gave him did not include less than 2,500 tons.
Edel opened the next ship information, and this one was even more extreme. This is the German Kolburg class, performance parameters: displacement 4362 tons, size 130x14x5.4 meters; power plant - four shafts, 15 boilers driving 2 sets of steam
100 mines; armor - deck 20-40 mm, mantlet 50 mm, conning tower 100 mm.
Seeing this, Edel felt that he was too talkative. The two-thousand-ton warship asked for information on the four-thousand-three-ton ship. This made him unable to bear it anymore, and picked up the Kohlburg-class ship in his hand.
The information asked them. "Can the two generals explain this to me?"
Seeing that Edel wanted to get angry, Lomodan quickly explained. "We don't mean to offend Your Highness. This is just to provide a reference. The final plan still needs to be improved."
After Edel heard Lomodan's words, he calmed down. It was probably that the navy had been hungry for too long, and suddenly had the opportunity to have a big meal. Thinking of this, Edel planned to set a framework for them to avoid doing anything.
A more spectacular plan came out.
"The funding for this warship purchase cannot exceed 180,000 pounds. If it exceeds the budget, your navy will pay for it yourself."
After hearing what the crown prince said, the two of them complained secretly in their hearts. The performance of cruisers at this price was not very good, making it difficult for them to choose.
"Which country should your Highness choose to purchase this warship?" Lomodan stepped forward and asked the Crown Prince for his opinion.
After hearing the question from the new Navy Minister, Edel thought for a moment and answered him. "You can choose for yourself. If Germany can provide loan facilities, the purchase cost can be increased to 250,000 pounds."
This is considered as the crown prince giving them some sweet dates. After all, he had neglected the navy too much before, so this is considered as comfort to them.
After hearing the crown prince's reply, the two of them were overjoyed. They had already made plans to talk to the German ambassador as soon as they left the palace.
Seeing the happy faces of the two people, Edel continued, "Not only do you have to make preparations for the new warship, you also have new requirements for the personnel."
"Your Highness, please rest assured that we have long planned to retrain the navy and establish a new look."
Seeing the admirals who were only happy for the new warships, Edel knew that they did not understand what he meant. He must replace these two if there is a chance in the future, Edel thought to himself, there is probably no chance. But there is no chance.
The answer is, who made the naval training cycle too long?
