On the one hand, it has excellent performance, on the other hand, it has expensive prices. The German Admiralty seemed to have returned to the moment of choice of fantasy. At that time, due to price issues, he gave up the fantasy level and chose the enhanced Bavarian level. Although no one said it again, the combat effectiveness shown by the return of the Scher fleet still caused ripples in the hearts of the Chinese senior management. If the 8 Bavarian level were not chosen at that time, but 5 Fantasy levels, would it be more powerful than the 8 Bavarian level?●⌒,.

Tirpitz was also a little depressed. China maintained cheap prices in light weapons, artillery, and other army weapons, even a little lower than those produced by Germany. This was a little bit formally, allowing China to win most orders from Germany. However, in other weapons, high-quality and high-quality things are always so expensive. After time has passed, countless examples have proved that high-priced combat effectiveness is also high, but the navy's military expenditure is limited, so it is impossible to buy it without any scruples.

However, today, there are no other choices. Unlike the main battleships, quantity sometimes represents the face of the high seas fleet. A sufficient number is often more important than quality. However, submarines have no choice. German submarines have proved that they have no effect. After the Allies launched the sonar anti-submarine warfare, those submarines were almost targets and could not go to the battlefield without large-scale modification and research. The task of blocking the North Atlantic route cannot be completed at all. Once the North Atlantic transportation line is completely relaxed, the entire 1916 strategy will be quite passive.

China's arms export policies to Germany are some of the exports from developed countries in later generations to China. Among the weapons that the other party can produce, they win with prices. China has a lathe with better performance. It is more efficient than Germany when processing some ordinary products. In addition, scale, automation, assembly line and other aspects, China has a lower cost than Germany in light weapons and artillery, and is conservatively estimated to be more than 40%. In this way, even if the ex-factory price is lower than Germany, it will have about one-third to one-quarter. Such a single firearm may not be profitable, but the number is huge and considerable.

Among the weapons that Germany cannot produce, they are basically ruthless. There are 5 times the profit and 10 times the profit. High profits have become the only choice. This is also the fundamental reason why China's increasing support for Germany is because profits have already supported some support.

The price of a submarine is 10 times, which is much higher than that of a German submarine. At first glance, this price is unacceptable. Even if you have to place a submarine order to maintain the advantage of breaking the exchange in the North Atlantic, you will still feel uncomfortable deep down, as if the Chinese are taking advantage of the situation. If you carefully calculate various things, China will really come up with a fair price, at least not the random offer that Germany thought before.

This is the advantage of materials and technology. Just like the comparison between a 16-inch gun and a 15-inch gun, it seems to have increased by one inch, but there is no problem with the price several times, unless the price in this area is reduced when the time is mature.

For the Qin class, first of all, it is the upgrade of steel. The shell of the submarine is no longer suitable for the original ordinary cast iron shell or ordinary carbon steel shell. The protection ability of that shell is limited and can no longer go down as long as it enters a certain depth. Not to mention resisting deep-water bombs, even a shrapnel or shock wave will cause greater damage to it. At the least, it will be injured and have to surface, and at the worst, it will sink directly. This is not the most critical question.

Question: After understanding the Qin-class data, Germany knew where the problems of the previous submarine were. The sound was too high and was easily mastered by sonar. The most critical part of the shell of the Qin-class submarine is that it has excellent attraction effect and the sound is not easy to conduct internally and externally. The new submarine shell, coupled with the sound-absorbing coating, not only has an adsorption effect on sound waves, but also has a certain protection ability. At least, ordinary shrapnel and shock waves generated by explosions are unlikely to have an impact on it.

This kind of multifunctional composite material is also extremely expensive. Among the data given by China, it is almost three times that of ordinary armored steel. Germany recognizes this data when it does not understand the process and production projects. In addition to the submarine shell, power system, spindle, and high-power diesel engines are all things that Germany has never been exposed to. Germany still has certain experience in high-power diesel engines, but there is a huge gap between the yield and power performance of this manufacturing and the power performance produced by China. In this regard, Germany can only calculate based on their production costs, and unknowingly push up the price of submarines.

The shell and spindle, plus power equipment, are the most expensive places for submarines. On the premise that this aspect has been improved, Germany's calculations almost exceeded this price. Germany is also very clear that China cannot not make money. As for light weapons and artillery, it has been counted as German costs, but China still provides them on a large scale. If there is no sufficient profit, it is absolutely impossible.

Based on many aspects, Germany does not think it is expensive. After all, this ship is related to the future battle against the Allied Powers. Every time a ship is sunk on the sea, it represents the reduction of the combat effectiveness of the entire Allied Powers. This is very important for Germany, which is at a disadvantage. The most important thing is that after fighting with the Minotao-class patrol, the Qin-class submarine can face off to a certain extent with the main ships, which is exactly what the German side needs.

The navy has always been expensive. As for battleships, the high seas fleet has built so many battleships, thanks to China's support, so we can persevere. Compared with warships, Germany currently needs submarines more. Even the old-fashioned submarines have started construction and construction of 12 more to make up for the losses in the North Sea battle. Now there are new warships, even if the price is a little more expensive, each of which reaches 800,000 pounds, but this is worthwhile.

However, it is slightly different from the previous plan of the German Navy. Before, Germany was preparing to equip 200 submarines at once. With such a huge scale, it would be almost 800 million US dollars. This number is too amazing. It is better to buy battleships than to have this money. The Bavarian class is only more than 3 million, which is only about 4 times the submarine.

If you can't afford so much, you have to buy it. In the end, Germany issued a plan to build up to 75 ships to China, divided into 3 batches, each batch of 25 ships. It is hoped that starting from 1916, it will be delivered in three years in 17 and 18, respectively. The first batch of 1916 should be delivered before June. In this way, after the return of the Chinese submarine force, Germany will have 25 powerful submarine strike forces to block the North Atlantic, and strive to achieve the results of the glorious sea wolf.

Germany placed an order, which made China very happy. Although each Qin-class has a displacement of 3,000 tons, its price is not high, and it is even worse than the battleships. The reason is very simple. The submarine does not have many weapon systems, and the two power systems also use China's relatively mature power units. As for the shell, the technical content is a little higher, but thanks to the formula of the all-in-one machine, the production of this steel is only a little more troublesome than ordinary synthetic steel. With China's cost advantage, the price of a Qin-class in China is only a little more than US$280,000, which is less than 60,000 in pounds. Even if some transportation costs are paid, the price given by China is not the off-front price, but the FOB price, which is also a discount.

Germany did not have much bargaining, but proposed to deliver the first batch of 25 submarines between June 1916. After repeated considerations by China, especially weighing the mentality of the Germans, Germany probably underestimated China's shipbuilding capabilities. In a short period of time, China has built 19 large shipyards along the coast, including 12 on the coast of China and 7 in Southeast Asia. These are excellent deep-water ports and will be one of the many anchorages of the Chinese Navy in the future. These places all have the manufacturing capabilities of battleships. Even now, the strength of machinery and workers is not good, and it is enough to build submarines. It may not be fast at the beginning, but the manufacturing cycle of submarines is not that slow. Even if it is the Qin-class, the manufacturing cycle will not exceed 5 months on average.

After some trade-offs, especially after contacting Germany, the orders of 75 ships were finally divided into 40 35 ships. One batch will be completed in the first half of 1916, and another batch will be completed at the end of 1916. We will strive to complete these submarine orders from Germany in one year and send all these submarines to Germany.

In other words, in 1916, the orders of these 75 ships will be completed. China did not shirk the orders, but instead found a way to speed up the order payment. Germany is of course very welcome. Although this will put a lot of pressure on Germany's payment ability, divided into three years and within one year, which will put huge pressure on the finances. A price of 800,000 pounds, 75 ships will be 60 million pounds. However, in the middle of 1916, the Baku oil field will resume production. With the help of China, Baku's production has increased significantly compared to the previous one. This is a real silver fortune. With China's promise of loans and installments, it completely eliminated Germany's concerns. This military order with a total amount of up to 300 million US dollars was finally signed. (To be continued.)

ps: Chapter 1 is delivered, Chapter 2 is around 10 o'clock! sf0916
Chapter completed!