madnovel Chapter 117 The Tsar's Blade (Second Update, Please Subscribe!)
Chapter 117 The Tsar's Blade (Second Update, Please Subscribe!)
After the steel plate cutting ceremony of the "Mikhail I" battleship is over, this epoch-making battleship will soon enter the intense construction process
The remaining five battleships will also start construction one after another.
It is almost 1800 A.D., and there are still a few years to go to war with the Orientals. Time is running out for the Tsarist Empire. The Tsarist Russian Empire needs to build these battleships as soon as possible, equip troops, and then form combat effectiveness.
In this way, it will be useful in the next war with the Orientals. Otherwise, it will be too late.
"How long will it take for these warships to be built?" Mikhail asked.
"Your Majesty, this is the first time we have built such a huge warship. Even though we have been preparing for a long time, we have already figured out the relevant subsystems. However, it is still hard to say whether we will encounter problems during the construction process. But , We can guarantee that all these warships will be in service within three years, that is, before the winter of 1802 AD!" Rear Admiral Nievi, the shipbuilding director, replied.
"Very well, then I hope these warships can be completed on schedule!" Mikhail replied.
Before the winter of 1802, all battleships were completed and commissioned. After more than a year of training, no matter how they can form combat effectiveness.
At that time, these cutting-edge warships will be able to demonstrate their powerful combat effectiveness on the battlefield. This is bound to be a battle that will shock the whole world.
You must know that the war between the Navy of the Eastern Empire and the Navy of the Qing Empire was the first battle after the navies of various countries entered the steam age, which also attracted the attention of the whole world.
A conclusion was drawn in this war, that is, the rapid-fire firepower of small and medium calibers is far more important than the slow-firing large-caliber naval guns. This is also the reason why various countries increase the construction of armored cruisers and pre-dreadnought ships.
However, once the "Mikhail I-class" battleship of the Tsarist Russian Empire appeared and showed strong combat effectiveness in the war, it would completely crush the former dreadnoughts of the Orientals. Then, it will lead the development direction of the world navy.
In another time and space, people who never set the sun took the lead in building dreadnoughts, making all the pre-dreadnoughts equipped by countries in the world obsolete overnight. Then, in this time and space, all this will be done by the Russian Empire.
Mikhail and others who participated in the steel plate cutting ceremony of the "Mikhail I" battleship did not leave Rostov immediately, but held a meeting in the conference room.
"Gentlemen, the construction of our 'Mikhail I-class' battleship has already started. I believe that this will be the most powerful battleship in the world. However, our main energy will also change accordingly, and we can no longer Staying on the 'Mikhail I-class' battleship. It's time for us to prepare for the next level of battleship~.!" Mikhail said.
This made the generals of the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy very excited. They wished that His Majesty the Tsar would increase his investment in the navy so that the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy could build more and more powerful warships. It is best to have the ability to wrestle with the Royal Navy of the Imperial Navy in a short period of time.
To catch up with the Royal Navy of the Empire on which the sun never sets, and even defeat the Royal Navy of the Empire on which the sun never sets, is undoubtedly the ultimate goal of the admirals of various countries.
The Imperial Navy on which the sun never sets has dominated the world's oceans for hundreds of years. This is like becoming a big boss that all countries must face.
Although Mikhail is not prepared to invest too much in the navy. However, basic naval equipment upgrades are still easy to maintain. In this way, it can ensure that the shipbuilding capabilities of the Tsarist Russian Empire have been continuously improved. In the future, when the Tsarist Russian Empire has strong strength and can compete with the Imperial Navy for maritime supremacy, the Tsarist Russian Empire will just increase its investment in this area.
Otherwise, even if the Tsarist Russian Empire wants to build more new warships in the future, it still needs to upgrade its technology first. In that case, it will be troublesome.
"Gentlemen, next, we must first realize the self-production of large oil-fired boilers, and even develop boilers with better performance. At the same time, we must also develop large-scale steam engines and more advanced steam engines. In this way, it will enable us The battleship has more powerful power and higher speed.
At the same time, the caliber of the battleship's main guns should be further improved. At present, the caliber of the main guns of the "Mikhail I-class" battleships is 305mm. Then, I hope that the caliber of the main guns of the next level of warships will be increased to 356mm!" Mikhail said to everyone.
In another time and space, after countries entered the era of dreadnoughts, they just overdid a little bit, and then entered the era of super dreadnoughts.
Among them, the Sun Never Sets has been equipped with super dreadnoughts with main guns of 343 mm and 381 mm, and the lighthouse country is equipped with 356 mm super dreadnoughts. The Germanic Empire made a direct transition to 380 mm. The Gauls are equipped with 340mm super dreadnoughts. Even the Orientals ordered the "King Kong-class" battlecruisers equipped with 356mm main guns from the Empire on which the sun never sets.
Therefore, Mikhail hopes that the caliber of the next-level battleship can be increased to 356mm.
Immediately, Mikhail took out the design drawings of a new battleship.
He named this capital ship the "Izmail-class" battlecruiser.
In another time and space, this class of battlecruisers was called the Tsar's Blade.
But it is a pity that it was not able to be completed in the end, and only a part of the construction was stopped.
But in this time and space, this level of battlecruiser can definitely be built.
Mikhail has improved the "Izmail-class" battlecruiser of another time and space (good Zhao), the main turret has changed from four to three, the front two-in-one, and a piggyback design. At the same time, the defense has been enhanced. The main armor belt has been increased from 237.5 mm to 305 mm, and the defense has been greatly enhanced. Of course, this also makes the full-load displacement of the battleship as high as 38,000 tons.
The main reason is to ensure that the maximum speed of the warship reaches more than 28.5 knots. So, the reason why many boilers and large steam engines need to be installed.
But even so, once in service, the 'Izmail-class' battlecruiser will become one of the most powerful battlecruisers in the world. At least, the overall performance can surpass that of the "King Kong-class" battlecruisers of the Orientals.
Of course, this is also Mikhail's main purpose. That is, even if the Tsarist Russian Empire Navy cannot compare with the Royal Navy of the Empire on which the sun never sets, it must at least crush the Orientals. .