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    "Super battleship?" Upon hearing this name, Crown Prince William and Prince Heinrich were stunned.  The Chinese dared to give this title to the 'Han-class' battleship, which shows that the 'Han-class' battleship must have the same epoch-making significance as the previous 'Zhonghua-class' battleship.  This made them even more curious!

    Crown Prince Wilhelm and Prince Heinrich both walked quickly to the desk of Chinese Navy Minister Zhang Cheng and looked at the drawings of the ¡®Han-class¡¯ battleship.  The design drawing is two meters long, with brief lines on it, outlining a huge and majestic battleship.  However, the design drawings did not indicate detailed parameters. In this regard, the Chinese Navy still has reservations.

    "Oh God! It's actually a triple turret, or three!" Prince Heinrich couldn't help but exclaimed.  The German Navy also secretly developed triple-mounted naval guns, but it could not solve the problem of accuracy when shooting.  Now it seems that China has solved this problem, otherwise it would not be used on the 'Han-class' battleships. This made Prince Heinrich couldn't help but look at China with admiration again!

    "Hmph! Isn't it just three triple-mounted main guns? The 'Caesar-class' battleship has five twin-mounted main guns. In total, the 'Caesar-class' battleship has more powerful firepower!" Although Crown Prince William was shocked,  In his heart, he would never admit defeat.

    "That's right, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Prince. The 'Han-class' battleship uses our newly developed triple-mounted main gun. It has a piggy-back design with two in front and one in back. It is equipped with a total of 9 main guns. The firepower is more than  The 'Qin-class' battleships are more powerful, and the accuracy of artillery fire has also been greatly improved!" said Zhang Cheng, Minister of the Chinese Navy.  The 'Qin-class' battleship uses four twin-mounted main guns, two in the front and two in the back.  However, such a layout greatly affects the battleship's speed and stability during navigation, making it impossible to shoot accurately during high-speed navigation.  At least, after research by the Chinese Navy, it has been proved that the main gun layout of two in front and one in back is currently the most appropriate.  Moreover, with the assistance of a semi-automatic loader, the speed of shelling has reached one round per minute. This kind of firepower output is already more than 1.8 times that of the 'Qin-class' battleship, even in the face of the British Navy carrying 5  A battleship with twin main guns, it has a decisive advantage in firepower output. Coupled with precise artillery hit rate, the 'Han-class' battleship can easily deal with more than three 'Dreadnought-class' battleships of the British Navy.

    Seeing the dumbfounded looks of Crown Prince Wilhelm and Prince Heinrich, Chinese Navy Minister Zhang Cheng was very satisfied. Undoubtedly, the power of the navy and being able to build such a powerful battleship gave him great face. This is the real power.  ah!

    "Your Excellency, Minister of the Navy, what is the caliber of the main gun mounted on the 'Han-class' battleship?" Prince Heinrich suddenly asked.  He remembered that he had seen an intelligence report that two years ago, the Chinese Navy was still seeking construction technology for larger-caliber naval guns from Germany.  However, the German Navy only has a relatively mature 305mm naval gun, and the 343mm naval gun is also being explored.  Therefore, no more help can be given to China.  However, Germany is very confident in its naval gun technology. Even their 280mm naval gun is comparable to the British 305mm naval gun in terms of power.

    "Your Highness, the main gun carried by the 'Han-class' battleship is a 343mm main gun with a caliber of 50 times. It can penetrate new armor up to 305mm thick at a distance of more than 12,000 meters." Chinese Navy Minister Zhang  Cheng said with a smile.

    "343mm 50 times the caliber? Can it penetrate 305mm new armor at 12,000 meters?" At this time, even Crown Prince William could not calm down.  The final armor of the 'Caesar-class' battleship is only 350 mm.  If the fighting distance is shortened to 10,000 meters, it may not be able to withstand the Chinese 'Han-class' battleships.  In addition, in previous naval battles, the Chinese Navy has been good at using its terrifying hit rate to attack enemy warships from long distances.  Under such circumstances, the 'Caesar-class' battleship has no power to fight back in front of the Chinese 'Han-class' battleship!

    "Your Excellency, Minister of the Navy, I have to admit that the Chinese Navy has once again designed an outstanding battleship, which is more powerful than the battleships currently being designed and built by various countries. However, can you reveal the 'Han-class'?  "What is the displacement of the battleship, how thick is the armor, and what is the maximum speed it can reach?" Prince Heinrich couldn't care less and asked his own question.  He has realized the power of the 'Han-class' battleship, but in addition to firepower, armor and speed are also very important for a battleship. These are the most important factors that make up the combat power of a battleship.

    ¡°The displacement of the ¡®Han-class¡¯ battleship is about 28,000 tons. The armor thickness of the turret and bridge is 350 mm.The thickness of the side armor is 305 mm.  The maximum speed is expected to be more than 24 knots!  "Chinese Navy Minister Zhang Cheng explained. In this regard, he still had reservations and did not fully tell the truth to the German side.

    Prince Heinrich nodded. Through these vague data, he was able to roughly figure out the combat power of the 'Han-class' battleship.  In terms of displacement, the 'Han-class' battleship is equivalent to the 'Caesar-class' battleship, and the armor thickness is also similar.  However, the firepower of the 'Han-class' battleship is more powerful, and the naval guns are more powerful, making it easier to tear through the armor of the 'Caesar-class' battleship.  At the same time, the 'Han-class' battleship is faster than the 'Caesar-class'.  Although Zhang Cheng said that the speed was only 24 knots, Prince Heinrich did not believe it. He knew that China must have reservations.  For example, the Chinese 'Zhonghua-class' battleship has a maximum speed of only 21 knots announced to the outside world, but during combat, it ran at a high speed of more than 22 knots.  Therefore, he doubted that the maximum speed of the 'Han-class' battleship was probably more than 25 knots.  In such a comparison, the 'Caesar-class' battleship is no match for the Chinese Navy's 'Han-class' battleship.  This made him a little frustrated.

    "Your Excellency, Minister of the Navy, thank you for allowing us to see such a powerful battleship. The triple-mounted 343mm naval gun is indeed an innovation. The 'Han-class' battleship is indeed worthy of the title of 'super battleship'!" Hai  Prince Inrich said.

    "Thank you for your compliment, Your Highness the Prince. The 'Han-class' battleships and the subsequent 'Hanxin-class' battlecruisers will be the main battleships of our Chinese Navy in the future!" said Navy Minister Zhang Cheng.

    "'Hanxin-class' battlecruiser, China's second battlecruiser?" Prince Heinrich asked quickly.

    "Uh! That's it. Based on the 'Han-class' battleship, we designed the 'Hanxin-class' battlecruiser. The 'Hanxin-class' battlecruiser has powerful firepower comparable to the 'Han-class' battleship, but its speed is higher.  Much more!" Zhang Cheng said, as if he let something slip, and he didn't want to have too many heads on the 'Han Xin-class' battlecruiser.

    This made Prince Heinrich a little regretful, but he remembered the ¡®Hanxin-class¡¯ battlecruiser.

    In Prince Heinrich¡¯s view, since the Chinese are spending huge sums of money to build the ¡®Hanxin-class¡¯ battlecruiser, they must have realized the powerful role of the ¡®Hanxin-class¡¯ battlecruiser.  It seems that Germany cannot lag behind. When building new battleships, it must speed up the design and construction of new battlecruisers so that it cannot be left behind by China.

    After coming out of the Chinese Navy Ministry, Crown Prince Wilhelm and Prince Heinrich returned home happily. Although the Chinese side had reservations, they also got the information they wanted to know.

    ¡°Uncle, the Chinese ¡®Han-class¡¯ battleships seem to be more powerful than our ¡®Caesar-class¡¯!¡± Crown Prince William couldn¡¯t help but sigh.

    "Well! If one-on-one, the 'Caesar-class' battleship will not be the opponent of the Chinese 'Han-class' battleship!" Prince Heinrich said.

    "No, uncle, we must suggest to the emperor to build more powerful battleships. Germany must not lag behind China in the navy!" Crown Prince William said.

    Prince Heinrich didn't say much. Battleships were burning money. Although Germany's economic development was very fast, there was still a big gap compared with Britain in terms of foundation. Even China's current funds were far behind.  Stronger than Germany.  As for a battleship, it costs tens of millions of marks or even more. Germany simply cannot afford the huge shipbuilding expenses.  However, Germany is already in a difficult situation.  If it does not build more and more powerful battleships and battlecruisers, it will be difficult for Germany to win in future wars. Even if it wins, it will not be able to maintain the benefits it deserves.

    Time passed slowly. A week later, on May 10, the wedding of Wang Yuze and the seventh princess of the Kingdom of Bavaria, Helmchud, was held in Xinhua Palace. The guests attending the wedding included, in addition to relatives of both parties, important ministers of the empire, and people from all walks of life.  Representatives and foreign envoys to China were all present. A total of more than 500 people gathered in Xinhua Palace.

    According to Helmchud's wishes, a Western-style wedding was adopted. Wang Yuze still wore a military uniform without rank, while the bride Helmchud wore a white wedding dress, combining her beautiful face and slightly youthful appearance.  The figure is brought out.  The two of them were like a perfect couple.

    The atmosphere of the wedding was very lively. Everyone congratulated the newlyweds Wang Yuze and Helmchud. The relationship between China and Germany has become even closer because of this marriage!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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