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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 595 ¡®Jianghe Class¡¯ Heavy Cruiser

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    "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang, my name is Huang Ming, and I am the designer of this class of heavy cruiser!" A young man in his thirties wearing glasses stood in front of Wang Yuze and Zhang Cheng and said nervously.

    "Well! Then you can introduce this class of heavy cruiser!" Wang Yuze said with a smile.  He has always attached great importance to these backward talents in the empire.  Whether the Imperial Navy can always maintain its advantage depends on these talents.

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" The designer named Huang Ming began to introduce this heavy cruiser to Wang Yuze and Zhang Cheng.  As soon as he talked about professional knowledge, the designer named Huang Ming became less nervous.

    The ¡®Jianghe-class¡¯ heavy cruiser has a standard displacement of 12,600 tons and a full-load displacement of 14,300 tons.  The total length is 131 meters, the width is 19.1 meters, and the draft is 8.2 meters.  The armament is three triple 210mm 50-caliber naval guns, 10 105mm single-mounted guns, 10 88mm single-mounted guns, and 8 37mm machine guns.  It is powered by 16 oil-fired boilers, two steam turbines, a main engine power of 30,000 horsepower, four-axis propulsion, a maximum speed of 30 knots (the maximum speed was 31.3 knots during sea trials), and a endurance of 10 knots and 8,000 nautical miles.  The armor is 210 mm at the waterline, 75 mm on the deck, 305 mm on the main gun turret, and 305 mm on the command tower.

    The main gun layout of the 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruiser is the same as that of the 'Han-class' battleship, using a piggy-back design with two in front and one behind.  However, the main gun has a smaller caliber, only 210 mm.  At this time, China obtained technology from Germany and improved it to produce rapid-fire cannons. With the assistance of semi-automatic loaders, the maximum speed of shelling reached three rounds per minute.  Using the latest tungsten steel armor-piercing projectiles, the 50 times caliber 210mm main gun can penetrate the new 210mm armor at a distance of 12,000 meters.  At a distance of eight thousand meters, it can pose a fatal threat to any battleship except the Chinese Navy's 'Han-class' battleship.  Therefore, the 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruiser can be called the most powerful killer under the battleship. Even if it encounters an enemy's battleship, it can still deal with it. If it doesn't work, it can easily leave with its high speed.  This also makes the battlecruisers that the Chinese Navy spent a lot of money building seem a bit wasteful.

    However, the cost of building a 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruiser is also not low, and these excellent performances are also accumulated with money.  The cost of each 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruiser has reached 7 million yuan, which is only slightly lower than the price of the 'China-class' battleships originally built.  However, Wang Yuze was very satisfied with the performance of the 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruiser.  Therefore, even if the price is high, it is agreed that the Navy will purchase 24 ships.  However, these 24 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers will be built in four batches. Construction of the first batch of 6 ships will start early next year, and six ships will be added every year thereafter.  It is expected that all heavy cruisers will be in service by 1906.  24 "Jianghe-class" heavy cruisers, named "Yangtze River", "Yellow River", "Heilongjiang", "Songhuajiang", "Wusulijiang", "Yalujiang", "Mudanjiang",  'Nenjiang', 'Liaohe', 'Hulanhe', 'Hunhe', 'Dalinghe', 'Hailaerhe', 'Luanhe', 'Haihe', 'Fenhe'  ', 'Yongding River', 'Huangpu River', 'Qiantang River', 'Xin'an River', 'Nanxi River', 'Fuchun River', 'Oujiang', 'Huaihe'  .

    The 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruiser has also become the main force of the Chinese Navy and is the longest-serving heavy cruiser. The 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruiser and subsequent improved heavy cruisers have been in service for nearly half a century before being retired.  , becoming one of the most important warships in the history of the Chinese Navy.

    Wang Yuze promised to build 24 "Jianghe-class" heavy cruisers, which made Navy Minister Zhang Cheng extremely happy.  The total cost of 24 "Jianghe-class" heavy cruisers reached 168 million yuan!  Although the construction is divided into four years, it still costs more than 40 million yuan each year!  With Wang Yuze's consent, the navy will be more confident when it competes for military spending every year.

    The young designer Huang Ming was also very happy.  Wang Yuze agreed to build large-scale "Jianghe-class" heavy cruisers. Isn't this also an affirmation of them?

    Having battleships and heavy cruisers alone is not enough, it also requires the cooperation of a large number of light cruisers and destroyers.  The current main force of the Chinese Navy's light cruisers is the 'Tianshui-class' light cruiser, and the destroyers were also newly designed later.  However, in the last naval battle, light cruisers and destroyers also suffered heavy losses.  Now, the Chinese Navy only has 22 light cruisers and less than 50 destroyers left, which is obviously not enough to protect China's huge maritime interests.  After the U.S. Navy basically withdrew from the Pacific Ocean, the entire Pacific Ocean has become the domain of China, and the navies of the United Kingdom and other European countries are no longer able to challenge China in the Pacific Ocean.  But in order to safeguard maritime interests, China also needs to build a large number of light cruisers and destroyers.

    This oneThis time, the Navy's design institute also came up with a new first-class light cruiser and destroyer design plan.  The new light cruiser was named the ¡®Ningbo-class¡¯ light cruiser.  This class of light cruiser has a displacement of 6,500 tons, a length of 98 meters, a width of 12.8 meters, and a draft of 5.6 meters. Its armament is two twin-mounted 155 mm naval guns, placed at the bow and stern.  There are also 10 105mm rapid-fire cannons as secondary guns and 8 88mm rapid-fire cannons.  In addition, there are eight 37mm rapid-fire guns installed on both sides of the battleship.  There are four 533mm torpedo tubes on the bow.  It will be powered by 10 oil-fired boilers and a steam turbine. The main engine power is 18,000 horsepower, with two shafts for propulsion. The maximum speed is 32 knots (the maximum speed was 33.6 knots during sea trials), and the endurance is 10  6,000 nautical miles.  The construction cost of the 'Ningbo-class' light cruiser is 1.5 million yuan each, which is much higher than the original 'Tianshui-class' light cruiser.  However, the 'Ningbo-class' light cruiser is faster and the new gun firepower is more powerful. After the 'Ningbo-class' heavy cruiser enters service, it will replace the 'Tianshui-class' light cruiser and become the main light cruiser of the Chinese Navy.  Wang Yuze was also very satisfied with the 'Ningbo-class' light cruisers and agreed to the Navy's plan to purchase 32 ships in four years.  These 32 'Ningbo-class' heavy cruisers are named 'Ningbo', 'Wenzhou', 'Shaoxing', 'Taizhou', 'Jiaxing', 'Jinhua', 'Huzhou', and 'Quzhou'  No., 'Lishui' No., 'Zhoushan' No., 'Suzhou' No., 'Wuxi' No., 'Nantong' No., 'Changzhou' No., 'Xuzhou' No., 'Yancheng' No., 'Yangzhou' No., 'Taizhou'  No., 'Zhenjiang' No., 'Huaian' No., 'Lianyungang' No., 'Suqian' No., 'Foshan' No., 'Huizhou' No., 'Jiangmen' No., 'Maoming' No., 'Zhanjiang' No., 'Zhaoqing'  No., 'Qingyuan', 'Jieyang', 'Shantou', 'Chaozhou'.

    The new class of destroyers will be named ¡®Fuqing-class¡¯ destroyers.  The 'Fuqing-class' destroyer has a displacement of 1,800 tons and is equipped with two 105mm rapid-fire cannons, one at the front and rear, four 88mm rapid-fire cannons and four 37mm rapid-fire cannons on each side.  Two 533mm torpedo tubes.  Powered by four oil-fired boilers and a steam turbine, the power is 7,500 horsepower, the maximum speed is 33 knots (the maximum speed was 35 knots during sea trials), and the endurance is 10 knots and 4,000 nautical miles.  The 'Fuqing-class' destroyer will become the main destroyer equipped by the Chinese Navy. It has basically acquired ocean-going capabilities and can patrol China's vast maritime territory with the support of various naval bases in China.  The cost of building a ¡®Fuqing-class¡¯ destroyer is 300,000 Chinese yuan each.  The Navy Department plans to build 12 such destroyers every year in the next five years to strengthen the overall strength of the Navy.  Wang Yuze did not have any objections to this.

    In addition to surface warships, underwater warships also receive special attention.  During the battle between the Imperial Navy and the combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia, submarines performed brilliantly in this battle and only lost two submarines.  Moreover, it disrupted the formation of the combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia, creating an excellent opportunity for the navy's main battleships.  As the first country to put submarines into actual combat, China will certainly not forget to increase its efforts to develop this new weapon.  However, the research on submarines needs to be explored slowly.  So far, the design institute has not been able to come up with a specific plan for the next-level submarine.  However, the power of submarines has also attracted the attention of the navy.  Light cruisers and destroyers can use their high speed to avoid submarine attacks, but heavy cruisers and battleships will be more troublesome if they are ambushed by submarines.  Therefore, during the construction process, new battleships and heavy cruisers adopted many designs to defend against submarines.  For example, by adding a watertight cabin, even after being hit by a submarine torpedo, the watertight cabin can be closed to ensure that the warship is not sunk.  In addition, the armor near the waterline was thickened to enhance defense.  At the same time, a mine protection net was installed to reduce the possibility of the warship being hit.

    When all countries have begun to design submarines, China has begun to strengthen its defense against submarines, once again leading the way in the world.

    After inspecting the Navy¡¯s warship design institute, Wang Yuze also went to the Naval Academy.  The former commander of the mainland fleet, Navy Marshal Deng Shichang, has become the president of the Naval Academy.  As the cradle of naval officers, the country's elites gather here and attach great importance to the cultivation and education of talents. This is the fundamental guarantee for an invincible position!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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