"We have cleared the Lords in the Admiralty who took other people's money to make trouble for us, but there are still many people inside who question our design. They will question our design based on the reasons of stability, firepower in high sea conditions, and whether they are overweight. Are you ready?" The time traveler asked the Baron who was preparing to attend the Navy tender.

"There is no big problem. If you are familiar with the naval ships of various countries, you should be very clear that the Italian navy's warships are generally heavy, and there is no major problem at the moment. Our design is completely within the range of the safety factor, although the proportion of this weapon may exceed the standard in the eyes of the Germans." The Baron didn't care at all.

"Note! The Italian Navy's warships are in the Mediterranean like bathtubs, and our warships are to be active in the North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean!" Although the traveler knew that there was no big problem in Garibaldi in history, once it involved millions or even millions of pounds, the traveler was so excited that such a large amount was also a considerable expense for the Bavarian royal family! He even regretted it now. Will the design bureau be too early? Is Vittorio Kuniberti still a little immature compared to him five years later in history?

The warship is a system project. No matter how well the design is, there will be some problems. The kind that can definitely find some problems. The only difference is that it is big or small. For example, the most important thing is that it is a problem of overweight. The 9,000-ton hull is installed with a warship including 4 234mm cannons, 10 6-inch cannons and a large number of armored warships exceeding the expected weight. In the case of high sea conditions, the rapid-fire cannons in the lower part will be affected by the waves.

As for the agility-class battleship, although it has the strongest side-string firepower when it was in service, the 12,000-ton hull is equipped with 4 10-inch guns and 14 190mm guns. It also has a pretty good speed. However, the problem with this product is the largest of all warships. According to the description in a ghost-class material "British Battleship in the Pre-Defensible Era" that the time traveler has read, the military weight of this warship is too high, and the position of the secondary gun is too low, so when the speed reaches 15 knots, the side-string 190mm gun may be affected by the waves and cannot be designed! 15 knots! Brother! This tm is still in good sea conditions!

Therefore, on the one hand, the Crossover expanded the tonnage of the warship so that the German-like Garibaldi would have better stability and airworthiness. In the end, the Munich-class armored cruiser had a tonnage of 7,500 tons and had a relatively large improvement in the range and stability. If the official price of Germany is still good, the Crossover could consider changing the water pipe boiler with a higher success rate to reduce the weight of the power system.

In the end, the mouth ammunition prepared by the Baron was not used in the end. Everything was based on the scripts pre-designed by the two princes. The German Navy agreed to the Munich-type armored cruiser proposal proposed by the Bavarian Ship Design Bureau, but the number of the first batch was only 2! It was far from the four ships negotiated in advance! This made the time traveler and the Baron wonder. The best way to solve the doubts is naturally to communicate directly with the German royal family, after all, the Navy also needs to listen to the emperor.

"The empire needs to reduce risks. After all, this cruiser is used by itself, not for export. Excessive accumulation of firepower is quite attractive to those small countries, but for the German Navy, they value stability more. So the first batch of construction plans was two. The way you conducted the pool experiment was very good, but the Admiralty would have to do it again by itself. If there is no problem, start building the second batch." Prince William said a little apologetically, after all, this was a little different from his original script.

"It's understandable, but in exchange, one of the first two cruisers must be built at Brom-Foss Shipyard!" The crossover still trusts his partners very much, and with their "record" in history, they can get the second order.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the second batch of construction should be 4 to 5 ships, and there is no problem with them one." Crown Prince William agreed. If this plan can continue, the three major German shipyards can guarantee this one, so the remaining shipyards can compete by themselves based on their ability!

In the end, the Munich-class armored cruisers finalized construction number of 6 to 7 ships! This plan will be completed within 5 years. They will replace the German old cruiser fleet, three of which will be the backbone of the German overseas fleet, and the other four will serve as substitutes and the backbone of local defense. In terms of cost, their total construction funds are somewhat worse than the four Brandenburg-class battleships in history, but considering that this was a long process, rather than requiring construction to start together in 1890, it was not a big financial pressure. When looking through the information provided by the prince, the travelers also discovered another problem. This construction plan seemed a bit different from the one in history!

"Does the Empire only plan to start construction of half a dozen armored cruisers in the next few years? Do no one of the coastal defense ships have been built?" Looking at the document in front of him, the time traveler said curiously. If the Germans had only built four Brandenburg-class battleships in three years in history, then this resolution would not have been difficult in parliament. The reason is very simple. How much does four battleships cost? It's only more than 4 million pounds! The annual funds used to build ships are only more than 20 million marks. This amount of money is a tiny!

Then there is only one explanation, that is, these four Brandenburg-class battleships were only part of Germany's early plan in the early 1990s! Historically, while the Germans tried the dauntless battleships, they also continued to build large quantities of coastal defense warships! From 1890 to 1892, the Germans started construction of seven Siegfried coastal defense warships alone! Although these warships were not displaced by a single ship, only about 3,700 tons, but the number was large! And there was also a 6,200 tons cruiser that started construction in 1890. These things combined were the entire German Navy's shipbuilding plan in the early 1990s!

Because of the existence of the reinsurance treaty, the threat of the Russians to the Baltic Sea was greatly reduced. Moreover, as the Russian double-headed eagle gradually turned its attention to the east, in the foreseeable future, Germany will be very safe in the direction of the Baltic Sea, so invisibly, the Siegfried coastal defense warship was cut down! This invisibly saved a lot of money!

"Although the Munich-type armored cruiser is indeed excellent, its tonnage is too small, and the military equipment it carries is still far from that of first-class warships. The empire needs a sufficiently excellent warship as the pillar of the fleet. Should you understand what I mean?" William II said meaningfully.

"A bigger cruiser or a battleship?" Ruprecht asked back.

"After the Munich-type armored cruiser is fully completed, there are enough armored cruisers in the Empire. I hope there is an existence that is comparable to the latest British battleship to serve as the flagship of the High Seas Fleet!" the prince said with a smile.

"As long as you have a budget, leave all the remaining questions to us!" The time traveler replied very simply.
Chapter completed!