Tirpitz thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution, how to have both the fish and the bear's paw. However, Tirpitz immediately reacted. Since Huang Zhe pointed out this problem, he thought there should be a solution, so he humbly asked Huang Zhe for advice. Tianlai Novel

Of course, Huang Zhe had a way, otherwise he would not have asked Tirpitz this question so much. In fact, it is very simple to put it bluntly, which is to divide the main gun into first-class main gun and second-class main gun.

In fact, the concept of the second-class main gun was first proposed by the UK in the old time and space. In fact, the British Navy was very Qing. Although the large-caliber main gun of the British ship could overwhelm the opponent when fighting against the opponent's main battleship, when fighting against large protective cruisers and large armored cruisers, the main gun's fire was low and the sub-air gun was insufficient. However, Britain did not choose the main gun's fire like Germany, but instead created the concept of the second-class main gun.

The British Navy designated the 3o5mm caliber naval gun as the first-class main gun, and the 233mm caliber naval gun as the second-class main gun. The former fires slowly but has a strong power, while the latter has a small power but has a fast fire. These two main guns are equipped on a warship at the same time, so as to solve the problem of insufficient power of the secondary gun and excessively slow fire of the main gun.

For large protective cruisers and armored cruisers, such as enemy ships with relatively weak protection, the second-level main guns are used to strike with secondary guns. When fighting against enemy battleships, the first-level main guns are mainly composed of second-level main guns. When dealing with small ships such as enemy fast cruisers and torpedo boats, the secondary guns and other small-caliber guns are used. In this way, the artillery is classified layer by layer and each has its own responsibilities. In theory, it is almost perfectly designed.

Of course, after installing the second-class main gun, the displacement of the warships has been further expanded. The displacement of the Edward VII-class battleship designed with the concept of the second-class main gun has reached nearly 16 ooo tons, and the subsequent ships of the Edward VII-class battleship, the Nelson-class battleship, has reached 172 ooo tons. Of course, for the British shipbuilding technology, tonnage is not a problem, and the efficiency and cost ratio is the ratio. However, the Edward VII-class battleship is still in the design, and the actual construction will not start until next year.

However, the concept of the second-class main gun is theoretically perfect, but in actual use, there are many problems. First, the difficulty of logistics supply is increased. If two types of artillery are installed on the warship, two different types of shells must be equipped with two types of shells, which increases the difficulty of shell supply and ship transportation. Although the hull is larger, the shells of the first and second-class main guns may be more than before, the shells of the two caliber cannot be universal, and the shells of the single caliber show a trend of significantly reduced. In actual combat, it is easy to see the shells of the first-class main gun being completely burned, while the other main gun has a large number of excess shells.

If there are too many types of shells, it is just a matter of trade-offs, then another problem is difficult to overcome. It turns out that the British Navy's technical department has shown that with the continuous improvement of artillery technology, the range is also increasing. It is difficult to adapt to future wars by relying solely on the viewing system of the turret. Therefore, it is necessary to use a unified fire control command system for the entire ship and use the same parameters to fire salvos to improve the target rate of the main gun. Now the UK has begun to develop a unified fire control command system for warships, but the caliber and trajectory of the first and second-level main guns are different, so the same firing parameters cannot be used. Therefore, the fire control system of the first and second-level main guns is difficult to coordinate and command. Either install two fire control systems on the warship, or the two main guns can only operate in turn. This objectively denied the original intention of designing the second-level main gun.

In the old time and space, there were not many warships built by Britain with second-class main guns, only Edward VII-class battleships and Nelson-class battleships in total. This was mainly due to Britain's leading warship design and no current experience can be used to learn from it. It is inevitable that it can only rely on one's own exploration and detours, and wrong paths are inevitable.

There are not many similar battleships built by other countries, mainly including the French Dandong-class battleship, equipped with 4 3o5mm caliber first-class main guns and 12 24omm caliber second-class main guns; the Russian Andrei Pevozwani-class battleship, equipped with 4 3o5mm caliber first-class 5 main guns and 14 2o3mm caliber second-class main guns; the Japanese Satsuma-class battleship, equipped with 4 3o5mm caliber first-class main guns and 12 254mm caliber second-class main guns; the Italian Queen Elena battleship, equipped with 2 3o5mm caliber first-class main guns, 12 2o3mm caliber second-class main guns, etc.

Moreover, in the old time and space, it was precisely because of the mistake of installing the second-class main gun that the British gave birth to the birth of the full-equipped heavy firepower warship with a unified caliber, the Dreadnought, which also led to all the main warships before the appearance of the Dreadnought. At the same time, it also made the British warship design and construction once again leave other countries far behind.

As a battleship burning party, Huang Zhe, of course, knew the history of the former dreadnought, dreadnought, first- and second-level main guns, and full-equipped heavy firepower main guns. However, after discussions by the navy, he believed that the classification concept of first- and second-level main guns was not outdated at this time, because first of all, the artillery technology is still limited and the distance for naval battles is not far. Although the UK defined the distance between naval battles at 6-7 kilometers, in actual combat, the firing distance of warships is within 5 kilometers; the Japanese Navy even had regulations that no artillery fire was allowed to be fired within 3 kilometers of enemy ships. It is precisely because of the close distance that each main gun can use its own configured viewing system for self-efficient and accurate shooting, and there is no need for the unified fire control command system for the entire ship.

Secondly, the concept of a unified fire control command system for all ships has just been proposed in the UK. Other countries are still confused about this concept. However, Britain is now only in the testing stage and can be applied to it when it is mature. It will take five years to wait. Therefore, at least within one or two years, the classification concept of the first and second-level main guns is still a very selected idea to fool Tirpitz and let him know that the time traveler does have information and is still completely OK.

Although Tirpitz lacks innovation ability, he is a professional navy after all, and has rich theoretical knowledge and practical experience. Therefore, after listening to Huang Zhe's introduction, he immediately understood the classification concept of the first and second-level main guns. He had to admire that this is indeed a very clever method that can solve the current dispute between shooting and firepower that is tangled in the design of German ships.

Huang Zhe further suggested to Tirpitz that the Caesar Frederick III-class battleship and the Vecchelsbach-class battleship were designed and started construction. In addition, the tonnage of the itself is not large and there is not much room for improvement, so don't bother much to worry about these two types of warships. Although the design of the Brunswick-class battleship has been completed, construction has not started yet. Some improvements can be made to further improve the combat effectiveness of this type of battleship.

First, Huang Zhe admitted that to increase the tonnage of the Brunswick-class battleship, it must reach at least 14ooo tons. If it can be close to 15ooo tons, it would be great. Secondly, the ship-based weapons are basically unchanged, but the main gun must use 3o mm caliber. This has the power of the main gun to compete with the British ship. Again, the 15o mm caliber secondary guns on the left and right sides of the stern of the ship will be replaced with 24o mm caliber secondary guns, so that the entire ship will have 4 first-class main guns and 4 second-class guns. The ship can have 2 first-class main guns and 2 second-class guns at the same time. When firing on the side, there will be 4 first-class main guns and 2 second-class guns. Such firepower will surpass any battleship of this era. The improved Brunswick-class battleship will have the overall battleship of the British majestic battleship.

At the same time, Huang Zhe also provided Ti Pitz with a draft of the next type of battleship after the Brunswick-class battleship. The displacement of this type of battleship will reach 16ooo-17ooo tons, about 14o meters long, about 25 meters wide, and about 8 meters draft. The main weapon is to have a double-mounted 3oo mm caliber main gun at the stern of the ship, and two double-mounted 24o mm caliber second-class main guns at the stern of the ship. In this way, there can be 2 first-class main guns and 4 second-class artillery at the stern of the ship at the stern of the ship, and there are 4 first-class main guns and 4 second-class artillery on the side. The overall combat power is based on the Brunswick-class battleship, and it has to be further stepped up.

Huang Zhe also promised that if Germany chooses this draft, the warships built in the next five years can compete with Britain. Therefore, as long as Germany intends, the time traveler can help Germany design this type of battleship. In fact, this sketch is based on the Edward VII-class battleship, but Huang Zhe changed the four single-mounted second-class main guns to double-units.

After listening to Huang Zhe's suggestion, Tirpitts couldn't help but feel energetic, because building a battleship that had been majestic in the British battleship was naturally very attractive to him. Tirpitts also believed that William II would definitely be more interested in this suggestion. Although Tirpitts was deeply trusted by William II, he could not use this trust as a means of his own income, and he had to make some visible achievements.

However, after Tirpitz became the German Navy Minister, he had presided over the construction of two types of battleships. Although it had improved considerably compared to Germany before, there was a considerable gap in scale and combat effectiveness of a single ship compared to Britain. Although Tirpitz could find a lot of reasons, such as lack of experience and being subject to the Kiel Canal, Virgin II's trust in him was not shaken, but Tirpitz still felt that he had the trust of William II.

If a single-ship can be built in a short period of time than a British warship, even if it is just a design drawing, Tirpitz feels that he is worthy of William II. Moreover, Huang Zhe's suggestions are quite implementable. Germany can of course build a 3oo mm caliber main gun, and a 16ooo-17ooo tons warship is not difficult for Germany. Therefore, as long as there are detailed design drawings, Germany can be fully built, not to mention that overseas Chinese provide technical support. Now Tirpitz is completely relieved of the design capabilities of overseas Chinese.
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