"But we have not developed 14-inch guns now. I think Skoda does not have 14-inch naval guns, right? And there is no turret. So now the question is, how do you determine that the future 14-inch turret can be installed in the current gun mount?" After a moment, General Liao Le asked.

"It is true that Skoda does not have a 14-inch naval gun, but it does not mean that there is no 14-inch siege gun, right? Although it is not a special long-barrel cannon, based on the new 14-inch l28 heavy cannon, we can still estimate the relevant data of the new cannon. Moreover, the turret can be large or small, and a slight adjustment of the distance between the two cannons can make up for the gap in margin. Moreover, our gun ring and lower facilities are reserved based on speculation." Earl Vittorio explained.

"Okay, let's put aside this issue for the time being. Let's discuss this issue from an economic perspective. The funds for weapons account for about a quarter of the entire warship, among which the main turret is the most expensive. So even in the future, we can replace the new artillery. If we build 4 warships, the replacement money can build a new ship. Four warships equipped with 10 12-inch guns and one new ship. Compared with four warships that replace the main gun, the latter does not have economic advantages, right?"

Tirpitz first told Admiral Boer not to get too involved in technical issues. After all, he was not doing this. He would definitely be beaten by Earl Vittorio and the front of the seat next to him. So he decided to fight against his opponent in the field he was most familiar with. What was Tirpitz most familiar with? On the one hand, how to get a budget, and on the other hand, how to use the budget!

Tirpitz is right. Taking Queen Elizabeth in history as an example, the cost of a 15-inch l42 cannon is about 16,000 pounds, two cannons are 32,000 pounds, while a double-mounted turret costs about 150,000 pounds, and four are 600,000 pounds. According to the cost of the Queen between 2.5 million and 2.7 million, the fate of these four turrets really accounts for about 22% of the total cost.

If you include some secondary guns, there will be more. Four 8 14-inch gun warships, four 10 12-inch gun warships, and one 8 14-inch gun warship. Perhaps the former still has some advantages in comparison, but this advantage is relatively small. Of course, if you are considering the risks, this advantage may be reduced.

"Please, the replaced gun barrels can be reprocessed and used, or they can be thrown into the army as heavy land cannons. These replaced turrets and artillery can be used in other aspects. How can it be said to be a waste?" Vittorio was inexplicably surprised!

The lifespan of the naval gun is not that it cannot be used, but walking and accuracy have become a big problem. At this time, you can pull out the inner tube and process it and continue to use it, or throw it to the army for use. Anyway, the army usually fires grenades, which does not require high initial velocity. Therefore, the barrel will not be wasted at all.

"As for the extra turrets, it is indeed a problem, but we can use them as shore defense turrets." The prince was not worried that these turrets would be wasted. You should know that after the outbreak of World War 1, not to mention important local naval fortresses such as Kiel Port and Emperor William Port, Germany deployed a large number of artillery in Zebruch Port in Belgium alone.

In history, 20 artillery pieces were deployed with 280mm alone! 4 305mm artillery pieces, and even 5 380mm shore cannons. Besides, the 350mm cannons originally prepared for Markens can be used as shore cannons. These eliminated weapons are also very good to use as shore cannons!

"Think about it, everyone here, we can essentially improve the combat effectiveness of our battleships in the future with only a small amount of money! The improved firepower will not be outdated even in 10 years, and the triple turret does have an advantage in increasing the fire density. Sooner or later, we will take this step, why don't you prepare early?" In the end, Earl Vittorio concluded.

"Okay, let's do this first. Do you need to give you another chance? Revise the plan and copy our plan more thoroughly." The prince really wanted to say this at this time, but considering the face of the German Emperor, he just kept silent.

"Your Majesty, whether it is the plan of William Royal Shipyard or the plan of the Bavarian Design Bureau, our budget has exceeded 700,000 pounds. We are now in a dilemma. I hope to solve the budget problem first." Tirpitz is indeed worthy of being the German Emperor's little cotton jacket, and he came out to smooth things out at the critical moment.

Bavaria's plan is obviously superior in potential, and it is not difficult for the German Emperor to make a decision even if he is biased. Now, after the Bavarian prince has the advantage on the field, he did not take advantage of the victory and asked the German Emperor to fulfill his original promise, so Tirpitz decided to delay it first.

"Everyone except Ruprecht goes out!" After a while, Emperor William pointed to the others present with an intact hand, and then ordered in an unquestionable tone. The Emperor of Germany was tired of this game, and his repeated frustrations had made him unwilling to continue playing hide-and-seek games with the prince.

"Okay, since you can even think of this, when William Royal Shipyard plagiarizes your plan, we can knock the other party to the ground, let's change the way of playing. How much do you want, just say it directly, and then I see if it is acceptable. Remember, don't go too far!" The German Emperor sighed after everyone left.

"You seem to have accepted our plan?" the prince said with a smile. "First of all, I need to know one thing, is there any possibility of an increase in the military expansion budget this time?"

"It's very difficult. Unless we plan to reshuffle the entire Imperial Parliament, it's probably difficult to add it. If you adopt your plan, there will be only 6 new battleships and large cruisers we can increase in this batch!" The German Emperor replied.

"Then you have 6. The first battleship adopts the William Royal Shipbuilding Plan. There are 5 left. How about we build 3 battleships and 2 large cruisers? The orders for the two battleships are given to the Brom-Foss Shipyard, and the order for the one battleship is given to the Germanic shipyard. You can do whatever you want to do with the remaining two orders! How about it? We only take half of it!" the prince thought for a while and said.

"Yes, this is fair." The German Emperor nodded in agreement. No matter what, Bavaria was the winner after all, and it was necessary to take half of the orders, not to mention that the Germanic shipyard has also the Royal shares. The orders for the remaining three warships are enough to be distributed to several other shipyards. Although they cannot make a big profit, everyone can get some. In the German Emperor's opinion, Ruprecht is still very aware of advancement and retreat.
Chapter completed!