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"Since the water bombs are so powerful, our newly designed warships naturally have to defend against such bomb attacks. Our Helgoland-class battleships have adopted a more successful measure, that is, the armor belt is inclined and extended. And the Bavarian class The same is true for battleships. From the main armor belt down, the thickness of the armor gradually weakens as the depth increases, generally between 100mm and 50mm. In addition to increasing the thickness of the armor belt, we also added some waterproofing to the inner compartment. Steel pipes ensure the buoyancy of the battleship." Aiden continued to introduce. The addition of steel pipes to the underwater defense system is a reference to the improved version of the Japanese Nagato-class battleship and Veneto's underwater defense system.

"We have also optimized the layout of the power and power system of the battleship. The entire warship has three motor bays, of which there is a motor bay behind the No. 2 turret and No. 3 turret. The two motor bays can already meet the normal needs of the warship. There is also a motor compartment in the middle of the hull, which can be used as a spare."

"The alternate layout of the boiler and the engine room will not cause the destruction of the entire engine room by one torpedo or one underwater bomb. The 4 engines are divided into three warehouses. The engine room responsible for the middle two drive shafts is located Between the No. 3 and No. 4 turrets. The other two engine rooms and boiler warehouses are arranged in a mixed manner, using two rows of boiler warehouses and one engine room in one row.” Aiden introduced.

"Good idea." Ruprech nodded his head. This defense system combines the alternate layout of the boiler warehouse and the engine room and the famous three-story boiler warehouse layout in Germany during the First World War. The entire defense system is very redundant. Take the boiler warehouse as an example. Even if both sides of a section of boiler warehouse are hit and destroyed by torpedoes at the same time, the middle boiler warehouse still has a high probability of surviving.

In addition to the underwater bomb and underwater defense system specifically mentioned by Ruprecht, the side defenses of the Bavarian-class battleships have also been improved. This time, the Bavarian-class battleships finally used the key defense concepts of the famous future generations. Decisively abandoned the gun gallery armor belt and part of the upper armor belt, but the height of the main armor belt has been unprecedentedly improved! Counting the water and underwater parts, the main armor belt has a height of 5.5 meters. Under normal loading conditions, the water part is 3.5 meters in height, the underwater part is 2 meters, and the lower part is the inclined armor belt for lightning protection.

The length of the entire main armor belt reached 55% of its full length. The bow is a 150mm light armor belt and dome armor to block water, and the rear is a 250mm low armor belt and dome armor, which extends to the steering gear at the tail of the hull. The main armor belt uses a 70mm outer plate plus a 250mm main armor, and the inclination angle is 18 degrees. The rear armor belt to protect the drive shaft part is a 50mm outer plate plus a 200mm armor belt, tilted at 18 degrees. In fact, this thickness is sufficient to defend the British shells of World War I.

The main horizontal armor of this warship is still 90 to 110mm. There is basically no horizontal bullet that can penetrate it. The front armor of the turret is thickened to 400mm. The sides are 280mm and the top is 150mm. The rear is 200mm. Well, that's it, so that after the design blueprint for the entire battleship appeared, the Admiralty exclaimed that it was almost a dinosaur covered in armor!

In addition to the main gun, the Bavaria is also equipped with 16 150mm secondary guns, distributed in 8 twin turrets on both sides of the battleship. These turrets use a limited protection mode, and the front armor thickness of the turret reaches 200mm. It is almost possible to discuss the attack of artillery below 13.5 inches.

In order to take into account both anti-lightning and air defense, Bavaria also has 16 88mm dual-purpose guns. There is no special defense for these artillery pieces. At the same time, about 20 2-pounder guns will be equipped to assist in anti-lightning strikes and to deal with aircraft. Regarding the equipment of the rapid-fire gun, there are some opinions within the German Navy. They believe that this is Ruprecht deliberately promoting his products.

But no matter what, the multi-level naval gun system allowed this battleship to reach the peak of the firepower of the German 1st battleship. It is sufficient to deal with any sea and air threats under the conditions of World War I.

In addition to being sharp, the biggest leap of Bavarian-class battleships in history is speed! The Bavarian-class battleship, which is planned to use kerosene mixed-fired small water tube boilers, has a maximum rated output of 85,000 horsepower. With an optimized ship type, the theoretical maximum speed of this battleship can reach more than 26 knots. Consider this normal displacement of 32,000 tons and a length of 205 meters. The scene of the heavy-armored heavy artillery battleship with the maximum width of 32 meters and the maximum speed of 26 knots fighting on the sea makes people feel excited!

"According to your plan, we removed the torpedo weapons to prevent accidents, and the remaining weight was used to add aviation equipment." Aiden said, and unfolded another drawing, which is Hangar facilities for Bavarian-class battleships.

As a traverser, how could Ruprecht not put such a tall thing as a seaplane on the battleship? This thing is not just a matter of fashion, the key is a very important investigative method, but also a very potential artillery method. Although the airship stays in the air for a long time, the actual detection effect is not good. The height is a little high, and it will be blocked by clouds. Moreover, its detection time is worse and the number is too small, but if the capital ship can have a certain number As for seaplanes, there is no need for much, no capital ship can accommodate 3 seaplanes. Then the fleet itself has extremely strong reconnaissance capabilities. And when necessary, it can also provide support for artillery.

"Because our seaplane is relatively large and equipped with a hangar, we put the aviation equipment on the rear deck of the battleship. The entire hangar can accommodate 2 seaplanes~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and outside the hangar You can also park 2 planes. Next to the hangar we have a crane for hoisting seaplanes. Of course, we can also use gun barrels as booms when necessary." Sir Aiden said.

"We are going to carry the cormorant seaplane produced by the Bavarian Aircraft Manufacturing Company. This aircraft is a two-person aircraft with a relatively large take-off weight and a relatively long range. Therefore, we have specially prepared an aviation oil depot, which is located under the hangar and is in armor. Under protection. At the same time, considering that the aircraft may carry flares or smoke cans and other items, we have also reserved space for these things."

"That's it, start construction according to this design standard. Has the naming problem of our first batch of four warships been solved?" Ruprecht asked.

"The first battleship is Bavaria, the second is Württemberg, the third is Saxony, and the fourth is Baden." Sir Aiden replied.

"Haha, yes, the remaining three kingdoms and the strongest Grand Duchy in the empire are included." Ruprecht said with a smile.

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