Xu Jie and Leo were waiting in the living room for an hour before Master Brin took time to see them. When he saw that Xu Jie was a yellow man, especially a yellow man without braids, he was surprised.

His demeanor was no less than that of Columbus discovering the New World! After staring at Xu Jie for about 30 seconds, Brin reacted and said sheepishly: "There is really no such advanced warship designed by an Oriental. And it's also

You are so young. Welcome." "Thank you, I am very honored to come to your private residence to discuss the construction of warships with you." Xu Jie smiled without hesitation. Then the three of them took their seats.

"Young man, your domed cruiser is quite well designed. It has excellent firepower and good speed. Well, it is exactly what our Italian Navy needs. I can already see a fast fleet composed of this type of cruiser being invincible in the Mediterranean.

.The era when the French and British ruled the Mediterranean has passed." Brin said with some excitement.

"Dear Mr. Brin, I think your statement is somewhat biased." Xu Jie said carefully. "A country's navy should be composed of a variety of balanced warships. The status and significance of different types of warships are different.

It's different. It's unrealistic to rely on one kind of warship to dominate the ocean."

"But my friend, your idea is correct. Building high-speed, high-firepower battleships such as dome cruisers for broadside engagement will be the trend in future naval battles. Those old battleships with heavy armor and extremely slow artillery fire rates will become

Worthless. Just like the Mongolian cavalry that swept across Europe. In front of the Mongolian cavalry, which mainly uses light cavalry to gallop, the German Teutonic heavy cavalry is worthless. And the battleship you designed today will lead the way in future naval battles.

Trend. The Italian Navy should pay more attention to firepower and speed, just like the Italia class built a few years ago." Du Lin was not angry at Xu Jie's different opinions, but continued the previous topic.

"However, Master Breen, I made a mistake with you. The dome-armored cruiser as a consumable and the battleship as the backbone of naval battles are completely different concepts. The dome-armored cruiser is a consumable. But the armored cruiser and battleship are the most important parts of the navy.

Precious resources. For a country like Italy, the loss of any cruise ship and battleship is a serious weakening of the navy." Xu Jie said seriously. Historically, the Italian Navy was among the top four navies in the world at that time. During the Qing Dynasty and the

Dome-armored cruisers, which seem extremely precious to Japan, are basically common goods in the Italian Navy. In the long list of battleships, if you pick any name, there will be at least one dome-armored cruiser. Therefore, the Italian Navy lists dome-armored cruisers as expendable.

The quality is not excessive at all, but battleships are different. Except for the wealthy Britain, the loss of a battleship by any other country will seriously weaken its combat power.

"Consumables and pillars? Well, interesting insights, continue." Brin was obviously interested in this statement.

"We need to have a deeper understanding of naval warfare. As a top Italian designer, you must know that it takes an average of 5 years for the Kingdom of Italy to build Italia-class battleships. If you include the design time, starting from 1875, from

It actually took 10 years from design to final service. These expensive battleships with long manufacturing cycles are not designed to fight both sides in naval battles like the battle between dome cruisers. How to protect yourself as much as possible, how to balance the vitality and speed of the battleship

The relationship with defense is the only way to build a battleship." Xu Jie said while looking at the other party's face.

"But the Italian Navy is equipped with first-class firepower. As long as it hits, the opponent's battleship will not escape doom. Moreover, our battleship has first-class speed, and it is difficult for the opponent to hit it. Finally, I would like to explain that the dome armor design of our battleship,

It can completely resist the opponent's blow," Brin said with some dissatisfaction.

"In a naval battle, both sides have equal opportunities. You can hit your opponent, and your opponent can also hit you. Being only 2 to 3 knots faster than your opponent can guarantee the probability of withdrawing from the battlefield when the battle is unfavorable, but it does not guarantee that you will win the battle.

cannot be hit by artillery shells. And with the progress of the times, the installation of a large number of medium-caliber rapid-fire guns has greatly increased the probability of battleships being hit in naval battles. Even if they cannot penetrate the protected ammunition depot, elevator, and turret

In these important parts, just the waterline being sieved is enough to cause the warship to tilt severely and cause water to enter out of control and sink." Xu Jie continued to insist.

"My child, what you said is true and reasonable, but you know that the tonnage of a battleship is limited. How to attack the enemy more effectively is what the designer must do. In order to attack the enemy better, firepower is necessary.

In order to better seize the favorable situation on the battlefield, speed is also needed. As for protection, if a navy can have an advantage in formation and rely on sufficient firepower, it has a chance to eliminate the opponent in a short period of time."

Lin Nai said calmly.

"What a veteran." Xu Jie said in his heart. He was familiar with the history of the development of armor and artillery. He knew clearly that before the invention of steel armor, both wrought iron armor and steel armor were powerless against armor-piercing projectiles. Even thick armor at that time

Up to 14 inches of wrought iron armor can also be penetrated by armor-piercing bullets in the face of large-caliber artillery. Therefore, the Italians' idea at the time was that instead of adding armor and still being penetrated, it would be better to increase the firepower and speed to ensure that they could penetrate the opponent with fewer bullets.

This theory still had a market before 1890, but once Harvey armor and Krupp armor appeared, the competition between armor and shells immediately reversed. Before the invention of mature capped armor-piercing shells, even the 12-inch heavy artillery

It is also difficult for armor-piercing bullets to penetrate 8-inch Harvey armor (it is almost impossible to penetrate it in actual combat)

"But armor technology is improving. You know, our country's Dingyuan is equipped with steel-faced iron armor, and there is a wooden layer buffer behind the armor. The protective power is no longer comparable to that of simple wrought iron armor or steel armor. At the same time, along with technology

With the progress and the widespread popularity of medium-caliber rapid-fire cannons, proper protection has become very necessary to block the rain of medium-caliber shells. If you still despise protection or have no protection, you should not attack the opponent's heavy artillery. Even a large number of cruiser's rapid-fire cannons

It is enough to sink a battleship without waterline protection." Xu Jie paused briefly and said. "The heavy artillery that was relied on in the past, because the rate of fire has not been substantially improved, now poses less of a threat to lightly protected battleships than a large number of
Chapter completed!