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Thanks to the efforts of Wesley, the new destroyer took three days to draw all the drawings. It would be great if there was a computer. Wesley complained about this. Although he can invent computers now, the overall industry is not good. Yes, so Wesley had to wait.

The new destroyer was improved by Wesley based on the American Keeling-class destroyer in the late World War II, and this time he directly built four ocean-going destroyers. Benson didn't say it at the beginning, so he built the ocean-going model.

基林级驱逐舰满载排水量：3480吨；主尺度：全长119.02米，全宽12.50米，吃水3.81米；航速：32节；舰员：367人；主炮：Mk.32双联5吋高平两用炮3座；鱼雷：五联21吋鱼雷发射管1-2具（后全部拆除）；防空兵器：四联40毫米博福斯机关炮2座，双联40毫米博福斯机关炮2座，单管20毫米厄利孔机关炮11座。

This is the original data, and Wesley directly changed some, the tonnage has reached 4000 tons at full load, the main scale is basically unchanged, and the gas turbine and diesel engine are used together to increase the fuel carrying capacity, and the maximum speed can reach 38 knots .The main gun is only the front main gun dual-mounted 155mm naval gun, and the rest are equipped with 40 Gibson 8mm dual-mounted cannons and 20 Gibson 12mm quadruple-mounted cannons.There are two fish launch tubes in Shuanglianzhuang, and two depth charge launchers are placed at the rear, equipped with [-] depth charges.

This is an epoch-making destroyer. Although the armament looks very weak, it is actually just right. The battle between destroyers is not fierce. The key is the speed issue. Wesley's design has only one chimney, and the superstructure is more towards the center. The position of the destroyer is concentrated, and the design of the spherical nose bow and the flying shear bow is used. The main destroyer is not only beautiful in appearance, but also simple and practical.

This kind of destroyer can be used for decades and will never be outdated, especially the dual-power configuration, which is suitable for both low-speed and high-speed sailing modes, and diesel engines and gas turbines can only be produced by Wesley's power company .

Although Wesley can also produce gasoline engines, he took a stake in Ford Motor and became a major shareholder. This aspect was directly handed over to Ford, and Wesley himself produced trucks and off-road vehicles, all of which were used by the military.

When the warship started construction, Wesley directly regretted the barracks and continued training, but he didn't take the production of the warship this time at all, because the result had already been assembled.

Under such circumstances, the time quietly came to 1914. The troops trained by Wesley had already achieved good results, which was compared with the current army, and Wesley also had the confidence to introduce inspections, although the equipment was very poor. Lack, especially the problem of landing ships.

The destroyer has completed construction and has been delivered to the navy for sea trials. The results are satisfactory, but there are some differences in armament, especially the application of depth charges, which the navy believes is completely unnecessary.

But Wesley just smiled, and then asked, "Shall I build a submarine to attack you?"

This sentence made the navy shut up. This is a great inventor, and the speed of invention is super fast. The patent applications are filed one by one.Moreover, under Wesley's detailed description of the role of destroyers again, the Navy has recognized the role of this kind of warship.

There are many functions, but it will not be used as a main battleship, but a large number is needed, especially the coastline and fleet need this kind of destroyer. At the same time, Wesley directly told the Navy that this kind of battleship can be used for decades, and according to Apple According to the information, the Keeling-class destroyers have been used until the 80s, and of course they have been refitted many times.

The Navy got a new toy, and they have been testing it with four destroyers excitedly. William Benson came directly to Wesley's barracks. He came this time with a big order, and those shipyards began to wait. When it comes to work, he is not Wesley, he can fight with his colleagues willfully.

"Wesley, please allow me to call you that, your design is amazing, especially at that speed, what about the follow-up warships?"

"General, the navy hasn't placed an order yet, how can I design it?" Wesley said directly, spreading his hands.

"It doesn't matter, there are four warships of the three types below us, as our experimental ships, but other shipyards need to start construction, but in order to accumulate their experience, they are all built from destroyers. Anyway, we need a lot of them."

The quantity required is indeed a lot, not to mention the two main fleets, the long coastline, naval bases and colonies are all needed. It is necessary to order a large number of destroyers, and this kind of ship is not expensive, no ship is at 80 US dollars about.The production cost of Wesley is very low, mainly due to technical reasons, and at the same time, the money of this era is very valuable, with a total price of 20 pounds.

The navy plans to build the first batch of 32 such destroyers, which will be distributed to the two fleets. At the same time, the navy plans to sell all the existing ships. They have taken a fancy to those outdated warships. Anyway, now is the time to update the ships, and they can sell them. Just sell it, let’s talk about it if you can’t sell it, and this matter must be kept absolutely confidential.

"You can be a general, but I have conditions."

"Of course you can talk about this, we can discuss it!"

"The first one is that I need the first batch of four destroyer orders. After all, my berth can't be idle, and I don't have to rush to work now. I need to slow down for the remaining three models. First, there are two types of cruisers. The construction of the battleship has to wait, after all, the slipway has not been completed!"

"Okay, that's it."

Still didn't use Wesley to produce the drawings. William Benson had absolute confidence in Wesley's technology, and he could see the whole picture at a glance, so he was full of confidence. Anyway, he didn't pay the deposit, and everyone knew it.

Many shipyards divided the remaining orders, got the design drawings, and began to place orders with Wesley's power company and arsenal, while the US Navy issued a warning to each shipyard, that is, confidentiality.

Now the smell of gunpowder in Europe is getting stronger and stronger, and the Americans are gearing up. Many people agree with Wesley's judgment. Once this war is fought, it will take a few years, and it will be certain to make a fortune by then.And the Americans don't want their actions to irritate Europe. It is wrong to calm them down. This war must be fought, otherwise we will not be with us.