"It's really surprising that the Kingdom of Italy has built a 13,000-ton first-class dome-armored battleship with a speed comparable to a cruiser. Without waterline armor, a small cannon can knock a hole in it."

The Russian military attache who snatched White said with a mocking look on his face.

"If you have the courage to command a battleship to face the side firepower of four 13.5-inch main guns, four 6-inch, and eight 4.7-inch guns, you can naturally beat our ship full of holes." Tycho

He said nonchalantly. "Any cruiser-level battleship is seeking death when faced with such powerful firepower, and battleship-level artillery cannot penetrate the dome armor of the ship. Although water will enter, it will not cause fatal damage. And Gui

China's Alexander II-class battleships only have two 12-inch guns on the side, and the firepower of two 9.4-inch guns. The main armament is only 14 inches. It cannot withstand the attack of 13.5-inch heavy guns. Even with armor belts, it cannot withstand the attack of more than 300mm.

The main gun of the warship is also useless. What's even more pitiful is that there are only four 6-inch side guns for the side guns. During the secondary gun fire process, the eight extra 4.7-inch guns of our warship can completely suppress the crew on the ship.

By moving, you can easily destroy the opponent's secondary battery. Moreover, your country's warships only have a speed of 15 knots. Once they encounter the opponent's warships of the same level, they will be in an embarrassing situation where they cannot fight or escape." Tycho said tit for tat.

Said. And pointed the finger directly at the Russian display ship. It was very clear that the opponent's warship was no match for the Reumberto class.

"Your assertion that it can prevent the main artillery from bombarding the core is just an opinion, and it may not be true." The Russian military attache said with a pale face.

"At least our country has 13.5-inch artillery and has done experiments. I think our country has a better say than your country in this regard, both in theory and practice?" Tycho said disdainfully. The meaning of this is obvious. A company of 12

A country that does not have artillery of more than 1 inch is not qualified to point fingers.

"I heard that your country has a new type of dome-armored cruiser that is very good. I wonder if you can introduce it to me?" Wen Tingshi Wen Hanlin, who was always ready to attack, suddenly spoke. Originally, it would not be the turn of someone of his level to come out on such an occasion.

But he was the old man's favorite disciple and Concubine Zhen's teacher. In addition, the old man made special arrangements, so he came in. After waiting for a long time, it was finally his turn to speak.

Tycho was a little stunned. He was very surprised that a non-professional was interested in **-class battleships at this kind of meeting. However, he still introduced it.

"It seems that this ship is not as good as the cruisers of Britain, France and Russia. It is said that it costs 300,000 pounds, which is really expensive." Wen Tingshi shook his head with a smile.

"Is there something wrong with this guy's head?" After Tycho knew what the other party was talking about through the translator, his first reaction was not that this guy was looking for trouble but that this guy's brain was abnormal.

"Furthermore, your country's warships are not equipped with torpedoes and attack angles. It is very suspected of cutting corners." Wen Tingshi continued after seeing no response from all parties.

"I understand, this is what Xu calls Qingliu?" Vittorio on the side said secretly, "Y's trouble is on my head. Isn't this courting death?"

"I would like to ask first, are you a member of the Beiyang Fleet?" Vittorio suddenly asked.

"I am not talented, but I am a Hanlin scholar." Wen Tingshi said.

"Have you ever learned to build a ship?" Vittorio asked again.

"No." Wen Tingshi answered simply.

"I see. No wonder the Qing Dynasty can only build 2,300-ton warships. It turns out that there are a group of people like Mr. who are causing trouble behind the scenes." Vittorio said this sentence once in English and then again in Chinese.

The whole audience was shocked!!

"What do you mean by this? How come a member of the Qing Dynasty's great Hanlin has become the troublemaker behind the scenes?" Master Weng asked angrily.

"I want to ask Mr. Wen a few questions." Vittorio said.

"Please speak." Wen Tingshi replied a little timidly.

"Do you know what water tube boilers and fire tube boilers are?" Vittorio asked?

"This..." Wen Ting's speech contest.

"Do you know what a vertical steam engine and a horizontal steam engine are?" Vittorio asked again.

"..." Wen Tingshi was confused.

"Do you know why the rapid-fire cannon has such a high rate of fire?" Vittorio continued.

"..." Wen Tingshi was speechless.

"If it doesn't work, can you draw this boat for me with a pencil?" Vittorio said proudly. Then, he glanced at Wen Tingshi who was at a loss and continued: "There is nothing.

People who understand are still making random comments. It is precisely because ignorant people like you interfere with truly capable talents that the Qing Dynasty's shipbuilding industry is in such a bad state. A person who can't even basic drawings makes random comments on the work of experts. This and

What difference does it make for a naive child to criticize Confucius in your country?" Not to mention, under the influence of Xu Jie, Vittorio still studied Chinese culture and knew that Confucius existed.

"Who are you, Your Excellency? If it is a major event, how can you be allowed to shout in front of the court?" Weng Tonghe said with a pale face.

"I can swear that no one here is more familiar with shipbuilding than me." Vittorio glanced at Weng Tonghe with contempt.

"May I ask your name, please?" King Chun asked.

"Italian ship designer, Vittorio Cuniberti. Designer of the **-class dome-armored cruiser." Vittorio replied.

"Are you Ambassador Vittorio? I really didn't expect to see you here." The German military attaché exclaimed.

"Mr. Vittorio's ship is indeed quite good. With a displacement of 4,500 tons, it has basically reached its limit to achieve such combat power. And the cost is also quite low." The British military attaché said it was quite objective. (After all,

The two countries have just cooperated, so they still have to give face.) The Russian representative's knowledge of battleships is far inferior to Vittorio's, so he won't say more about his knowledge. Vittorio is also considered relatively good among the military attaches of other countries.

Respectfully, everyone said hello.

"Mr. Vittorio, can you tell me where Wen Hanlin went wrong? And what are the advantages of your country's warships?" Liu Buchan asked in accordance with Guangxu's decree.

"First of all, it is inappropriate to compare a 6,000-ton or even 9,000-ton warship with a 4,000-ton ship. No matter how powerful a wolf is, can it beat an elephant?" Vittorio said, not forgetting to give Weng Tonghe a shaved look.

"Secondly, I'm afraid this Wen Hanlin doesn't even know the market price of warships? Let me tell you the truth, the price of modified warships sold by our country to other countries is more than 320,000 pounds. This 300,000 pounds is already very low." Vettori

Ao said.

"The cost of this battleship can buy two Zhiyuan. I'm afraid it's too expensive?" Wen Tingshi said harshly.

"This warship can fight two long distances without any problem. And I wonder if Wen Hanlin knows that the price ratio between silver and pounds is constantly changing?" Vittorio said with a smile.

"What is price comparison?" Wen Tingshi whispered to himself. But this sentence was accidentally heard by the military attachés from various countries around him, and the whole room burst into laughter.

"A person who doesn't even know what it means to compare prices is still commenting on a battleship? How ridiculous." Vittorio also laughed and said intermittently.

"Evaluating whether a warship is excellent depends on two aspects. First, whether the price is acceptable. Second, whether it can complete the set mission." Vittorio continued to explain. "The former determines whether the modified warship can be equipped with

, after all, if a warship exceeds the acceptable range of the national economy, no matter how good its performance is, it is meaningless. The latter determines whether the warship can play its role in the war and complete its mission. **

The purpose of the dome-class cruiser is to serve as a vanguard in main fleet battles or to deal with the opponent's lightning battleships. It is not used for direct confrontation with the opponent's battleships and first-class cruisers. Therefore, purely from a mission perspective,**

The dome-class cruiser is enough to suppress the opponent's second-class cruiser. Even if it encounters the opponent's first-class cruiser, it still has a chance to escape with high speed and efficient division. In the battle of the main fleet, the large number of 6-inch rapid-fire guns equipped by the ship can completely target the opponent's first-class cruiser.

The lightning strike ship constitutes a fatal blow. At the same time, because there is corresponding protection on the gun position, in the face of the opponent's 4.7-inch gun and 6-inch gun in the crossfire, the survivability of the gun position is completely better than those without protection or only about 70mm.

Armored warships are much more powerful. The ability of a warship to withstand strikes is not just to survive a fierce naval battle, but more importantly, to maintain its firepower and maneuverability amidst all the gunfire."

"In your eyes, do you think that the new cruiser of your country that I ordered from Beiyang can only be used as a reconnaissance cavalry in the army division?" Liu Buchan asked on behalf of Guangxu.

"4,500-ton battleships can only be used as reconnaissance ships in the European navies. However, in the Far East, the fleets between all parties are not very strong. The **-class dome cruiser can still take on the important task of decisive battle. After all, your country has the largest neighbor.

The battleship is only over 4,000 tons. Judging from your country's financial resources and combat objectives, the **-class dome-armored cruiser is still very suitable." Vittorio was still very polite to the commander-in-chief of the Northern Fleet.

Because of Vittorio's interference, the Russian military attache was disgraced, and the rest of the introduction was just a formality. The subsequent introductions to Germany and Austria-Hungary were limited by their own naval strength, so they were just worthy of reading for a prince.

role. What did Germany have in 1889? The 10,000-ton Brandenburg-class battleship had only a 12-inch main armament and a speed of 16.5 knots. Although the main battery had six 280mm cannons (arranged on a central axis,

The design was relatively avant-garde at the time) but the secondary battery firepower was only 6 105mm guns and 8 88mm guns. The actual projection volume was not high, so compared with the British, French and Italian navies, there was still a clear gap. As for the Austro-Hungarian Empire,

Not to mention that the best warships are only on the same level as Dingzhen, and the only function of their display is to help the Qing Dynasty regain some confidence. Therefore, this time, the first "All Nations Naval Model Exhibition" in Beihai was held

The event came to an end amidst the depression of the Qing Dynasty, the satisfaction of the representatives of Britain, France and Italy, the chagrin of the Russians and the envy of Germany and Austria. But the impact of this event has just begun.
Chapter completed!