The third drawing is the German version of Japan's Yunlong-class aircraft carrier. The original design displacement was 17,500 tons, but it used an open bow. The German Navy Design Bureau plans to change it to the Atlantic bow. The rest of the internal design is generally referenced and some structures are reasonably reinforced according to the designer's requirements (the Germans always feel that the Japanese ship is not firm enough). These two changes directly increase the displacement by 3,500 tons. Due to the modification of the bow, the number of German carriers will decrease. On the premise that the displacement increased to 21,000 tons, an increase of 20%, the carrier-based aircraft is expected to still have only 49 commonly used + 6 reserves (Japan is 57+8).

Hoffman said: "I am considering building 4 medium-sized aircraft carriers, 2 ships in the North Sea and 2 ships in the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans. As for the construction period, I hope the completion time will be 20 months, and the latest will not exceed 24 months."

"How much does one cost?" Redell asked nervously.

"100 million."

"Does Italians pay?"

Sperl shook his head: "If you don't want to go out, we will even have to pay for some of the facilities in the Italian shipyard to renovate and expand. Overall, you can calculate it at 420 million."

Completed in two years means that another 210 million yuan will be gone every year...

"The construction project is required to start in March, with one ship every month, one ship starts locally in March and April, and the construction of the Strasse starts in May, and the Italian shipyard will complete the infrastructure in the month," Hoffmann said, "This is the core warship that concerns whether the empire can win in the end. It must be completed. The materials and labor required are dispatched by Sperer, and the crew can be trained from now on."

When the fourth design picture came on stage, everyone took a breath of air conditioning, and dozens of anti-aircraft guns were arranged on it.

"Gentlemen, this is a new destroyer I intervened in designing. I call him the Hedgehog class..." Hoffman said with a smile.

"Ha!" Everyone burst into laughter. The head of state's sarcasm was too vivid: the anti-aircraft gun group standing up on it was not like a hedgehog that raised its back thorns? It made people's scalp numb.

"Japan built the Akitsuki-class air defense destroyer, which is barely satisfactory in terms of air defense performance, but the head of state hopes that we will go further and personally propose a gun design concept for close-range air defense." Schubert changed into a new picture. The shape on it was very unique, and the cross-sectional picture looked dense like a honeycomb. It was under great pressure for people with dense phobia.

"I call this kind of anti-aircraft gun a dense array. It is a carrier-based version developed based on the Mauser multi-barrel-turned-mg213 aviation cannon. Although it has not been fully equipped on the aircraft yet, since the carrier-based version can be amplified in size and weight, the technology application is not as limited as an aviation machine gun, and the body tube can be longer. Consider combining 6 or 8 mg213s together as a dense array turret, powered by electricity, the single door is expected to fire at a rate of 1,400-1,500 rounds per second, and the initial muzzle velocity is expected to be 1,050 meters per second, and then combined to bring up a metal storm..."

"This destroyer focuses on high-fire firepower. Long-range air defense is 6 three-group dual-equipped 88mm high-level dual-purpose guns with a total of 12 units. Medium-range air defense is a 40mm Bofos high group with up to 16. The close-range air defense is a dense array developed by 12 heads of state. As for the torpedo tubes, it was originally considered cancelled, and finally decided to retain only 2 torpedo tubes per ship." Schubert explained, "When long-range air defense is long-range air defense, the 88mm anti-fire gun will be commanded with radar, while the medium- and short-range air defense all use dense barrage to kill - when the dive bomber forcefully pounces down, how many can withstand such fierce firepower?"

"There is also a good innovation. The Air Force's Military Reserve Department has made a radio near-fighting fuze and is undergoing the final test before finalization acceptance. If it goes well, a new fuse can be used in July. Of course, it can only be stuffed into 88mm shells at present, but even this is enough for the enemy bombers to enjoy it." Whether it is near-fighting fuze, dense array or radar fire control are new ideas proposed by Hoffman based on the current situation, and the Air Force is also impatient for this - if the ship-based air defense is effective, the ground air defense tower will have greater confidence in dealing with heavy bombers.

"The anti-submarine performance of this warship is also quite outstanding. We will install the latest sea search radar, sonar and water listeners - these have been tested on other ships. We found that our U-boat efficiency has been increased by 5-7 times, and will also carry up to 128 deep-water bombs... The speed will be slightly slower than the Z-class, with a maximum speed of 35 knots and a cruising capacity of about 6,000 nautical miles/18 knots."

After listening to Schubert's introduction, everyone immediately turned to look at Dunitz. He smiled awkwardly: "This... I used the old submarine last time, but the new one would not be like this."

Redell understood that this was a thorough air defense and anti-submarine destroyer. Although the standard displacement was 3,200 tons, there was almost no tonnage for traditional fleet combat and breaking. It was completely used in conjunction with aircraft carrier formations. The 88mm caliber high-level dual-purpose artillery could not even catch up with the firepower of some 10,000-ton cargo ships. At least they have begun to equip 105mm artillery.

"The head of the new destroyer requires at least 24 ships to be built, and the two sides are initially planning to start construction at the same time." Weizel introduced, "of which 14 ships are built in Germany and 10 ships in Italy. If the Z-class destroyers on the ship platform can be modified, they will be changed to a new design. If they cannot be modified, they should be built according to the design as much as possible. Regardless of whether the Z-class modification or not, the number of 24 ships remains unchanged. The construction period of a single ship is not more than 15 months, and all construction projects will be completed within 3 years. As for the price..."

Redell's heart skipped a beat and asked quickly: "How much?"

“It is estimated that 40 million marks a piece.”

Redell felt that he was about to faint. This batch of destroyers alone cost 960 million marks, which was distributed equally in three years, and it also cost 320 million a year. What he didn't know was that Hoffman actually proposed an enlarged version of the Hedgehog-class - the development of a 5,500-ton light cruiser, but neither the design nor the ship could support it, so he could only temporarily suspend it.

Finally, we talked about submarines. Since the Vii-class submarine entered its most mature construction period, the price was about 8 million marks per person, and the construction price of a slightly larger ix-class submarine was about 11 million marks per person - this is one of the few naval equipment in Germany that is lower than the world level. But what Redell saw from the design drawings was obviously not the Vii or ix-class, which is a brand new submarine design. Compared with the past, the streamlined appearance of the new submarine is more simplified, which is conducive to reducing submarine drag. From the data, it can carry a combination of 23 torpedoes or 17 torpedoes and 12 mines. The boat has 6 torpedo launchers, and the firepower level is not low.

"The design is planned as the xxi class. It improves the capacity of the old battery and can reach 3 times the Viic type, increases the underwater range and shortens the time required to float. The biggest advantage of this class is that it can last for 5 hours of snorkel charging for 2-3 days at 5 knots without recharging. It has superb concealment characteristics and is difficult to track and destroy. Its maximum surface speed exceeds 16 knots, which is higher than that of various types of transport ships or merchant ships, and has a high endurance.

It reaches 15,000 nautical miles and can be used in the global battlefield." Denitz knows all the performances well. "The ship also has a special hydraulic torpedo system, which can make the time to be equipped with a torpedo very short, enough to launch 18 torpedoes in 20 minutes. It will be better if it is combined with the newly developed g9 oxygen torpedo (German Improved Version of 93 torpedo). It also has the most advanced sonar system at present, which can aim without a periscope when launching torpedoes, greatly increasing concealment."

Hoffmann's advantages to the XX class were even clearer than that of Denitz. In history, this submarine was called the best submarine in the Third Reich, but the construction process was delayed for two reasons and did not play a greater role. First, to make up for the large amount of submarine losses that began in the spring of 1943, the construction time of the new submarine was delayed; second, due to the aggravation of British and American bombing, Dunitz forced to adopt a staged construction and reassembly process. The levels of each factory were different, and the components often had problems that could not be assembled, which delayed the construction time.

But now the "super secret" has been destroyed in advance, and Germany strictly followed the regulations of changing passwords for 6-9 months. Britain and the United States cannot take advantage of password decoding, and can only rely on radar, sonar and escort aircraft carrier systems to improve anti-submarine capabilities. The increase in U-boat loss rate is certain, but there will be no significant increase in history. At the same time, the British and American air strikes have been initially curbed, which is not as good as in history. The level and efficiency of various manufacturers are also stronger than history.

“How is the price?”

"About 19 million marks a day, large-scale construction can be reduced to less than 16 million."

Redell was very nervous. He didn't know how much Denitz wanted. If he asked for 100, he would have lost 2 billion.

But the head of state did not mention the number and asked: "I am very concerned about the start time. In addition, I think the remaining 20mm anti-aircraft gun can be cancelled - fighting aircraft is not a submarine mission, you should count on aviation battleships."

"Yes, the head of state. I expect to be finalized in July and then it can be put into production. The construction time of a single piece is expected to be 50-60 days, and we can start construction at the same time 15-18 pieces."

"Very good. New models must start production in August, and all other models will be suspended. We will strive to increase the level of start-up to more than 25 at the same time. Time can be slowed down a little, but quality must be guaranteed."

Denitz was a little anxious: "This may not work. The construction speed of new submarines is relatively slow. If all other models are basically suspended, the number of fleets will not be able to be filled in the second half of the year. After all, our combat scope has been expanded to the Indian Ocean, and the scale gap is very large..."

"The quantity is certainly a problem, but I've found a better solution."

"What is it?" Denitz was as confused as everyone. Could the head of state still turn into a submarine?
Chapter completed!