Germanic Empire: please call me William III

“Super dreadnought? Is the sun not setting on the plan to start building the ‘Orion-class’ battleship? August was very clear about the movements of the Imperial Royal Navy.

The Orion-class battleship is the world’s first super dreadnought.

However, the Orion-class battleships were equipped with 45 times caliber 343 mm main guns, and Auguste could not see it.

In terms of performance and armor-piercing ability, the 45-caliber 343 mm main gun of the Sun Never Set is slightly more powerful than the 50 times caliber 305 mm main gun of the German Imperial Navy. However, the strong ones are also very limited.

In addition, the capital ships that never set on the sun have always been thin and stuffed, paying attention to firepower and speed, and despising armor.

This made the Germanic Imperial Navy’s ‘Nassau-class’ battleships and ‘Helgoland-class’ battleships necessarily without a chance against the “Orion-class” battleships that never set on the sun, and even the subsequent super dreadnoughts.

“Your Majesty, the Imperial Navy cannot be left behind them, and the Imperial Navy also needs to build super dreadnoughts!” Marshal Vonpol said.

Marshal Count Tirpitz also nodded his head in agreement.

“Super dreadnought, the Empire is naturally meant to be built. In next year’s shipbuilding plan, the Imperial Navy will build super dreadnoughts. However, because the super dreadnought has a larger tonnage and is equipped with a larger main gun, this also requires further improvement of the power system. There are still many technical difficulties that need to be solved.

On the side of the large-caliber naval gun, Krupp has been developing it for several years, and it should not drag its legs. In terms of large steam turbines, we have to work harder! However, it should not be too bad. ”

Although August knew the direction of development, he was not a technical talent after all, and could not develop advanced technology instead of technical personnel, but could only invest more money and do other aspects, so that the German empire could make breakthroughs in technology.

Fortunately, since succeeding to the throne, August has consciously made efforts in this regard.

Auguste has set up a special power equipment company, responsible for the development and production of power equipment.

At present, August Power Equipment has been able to develop and produce marine steam turbines, vehicle engines and diesel engines, as well as aero engines and so on. In addition, there was a sizable R&D team responsible for research and development in these areas, ensuring that the Germanic Empire could be at the forefront of the world in terms of power.

Auguste knew how important motivation was.

Battleships cannot sail at high speed without excellent power equipment, and can only be as slow as turtles. Just like the navy of another time-space lighthouse country, the capital ships built are almost all turtle warships.

Cars, tanks and airplanes also need powerful power equipment, which is equivalent to the heart of these equipment!

“The Navy can start preparing now to focus on the problems we are currently facing. Next year, the Navy will be able to start building super dreadnoughts. I named my next super dreadnought the ‘Caesar-class’ battleship! August said.

The ‘Caesar-class’ battleships of this space-time are much more powerful than the ‘Caesar-class’ battleships of another space-time.

‘Caesar-class’ battleships, with a standard displacement of thirty-one thousand tons and a full load displacement of thirty-five thousand tons. Equipped with 16 large oil boilers and 4 high-power steam turbines, four-axis propulsion, maximum speed of 24 knots. It is equipped with 3 triple 50 caliber 380 mm main guns and 6 twin 150 mm secondary guns. 4 twin 105 mm rapid-fire guns. 12 x 88 mm single-mounted rapid-fire guns. 16 x 40 mm single-mounted rapid-fire guns. The side port waterline armor, the main turret frontal armor and the commander tower armor thickness were 380 mm new armor steel, and the deck armor was 65 mm. In addition, key compartments such as the power cabin and the ammunition compartment have also been reinforced in terms of protection.

The Caesar-class battleships, which will be built five at a time, will cope with the aggressive posture of the Imperial Royal Navy.

The five Caesar-class battleships were the first ship Caesar, the second ship Frederick the Great, the third ship Catherine, the fourth ship King Albert and the fifth ship Louis Polter Regent.

Both Count Tirpitz and Marshal vonpol were pleased with the Caesar-class battleships.

In particular, the 380 mm main gun is much stronger than the 343 mm main gun that does not set in the sun.

This meant that once these Caesar-class battleships were put into service, the Germanic Imperial Navy would become even more powerful.

The Imperial Navy wanted to suppress the Germanic Imperial Navy, which was undoubtedly more difficult.

Of course, the Caesar-class battleships have made a great leap in technology compared to the previous Nassau-class battleships and Helgoland-class battleships.

Even with the powerful shipbuilding and scientific research strength of the Germanic Empire, it was very difficult to build the ‘Caesar-class’ battleships, and all industrial departments had to go all out.

You know, in this era, battleships are hailed as the pinnacle of industry, and there are only a few major powers in the world that have the ability to build battleships. In terms of deterrence, it is estimated that it is equivalent to the mushroom bomb of later generations.