"Since the water bomb is so powerful, our newly designed warships naturally have to defend against the attack of this shell. Our Helgolan-class battleships have adopted relatively successful measures, that is, the armor belt is tilted downward. The same is true for the Bavarian-class battleships. From the main armor belt downward, the armor thickness gradually weakens with the increase of depth, generally between 100mm and 50mm. In addition to increasing the thickness of the armor belt, we also added some waterproof steel pipes to the inner compartment to ensure the buoyancy of the warship." Aiden continued to introduce. The addition of steel pipes inside the underwater defense system is a reference to the improved Japanese Nagato-class battleships and the underwater defense system of Venetto.

"We have also optimized the power and power system layout of the warship. There are three motor bins in the entire warship, including one behind the No. 2 and No. 3 bins. The two motor bins can meet the normal needs of the warship. There is also one motor bin in the middle of the hull, which can be used as a backup."

"The alternating layout of boiler and engine compartment will not cause a torpedo or a water shot to cause the entire engine compartment to be destroyed. The four engine compartment is divided into three compartments, among which the engine compartment responsible for the two transmission shafts in the middle is located between the turrets No. 3 and No. 4. The other two engine compartment and boiler compartment are arranged in a mixed arrangement, using the deployment method of two rows of boiler compartment and one row of one engine compartment." Aiden introduced.

"Good idea." Ruprechy nodded. This defense system combines the alternating layout of the boiler bin and the engine room and the famous three-layer boiler bin layout in Germany during the war. The redundancy of the entire defense system is very large. Taking the boiler bin as an example, even if a section of the boiler bin is hit and broken by torpedoes at the same time, the boiler bin in the middle is still very likely to survive.

In addition to the water bombs and underwater defense systems specifically mentioned by Ruprecht, the sidewalk defense of Bavaria-class battleships has also been improved. This time, the Bavaria-class battleships finally used the famous key defense concepts in later generations and decisively abandoned the artillery armor belt and some upper armor belts, but the height of the main armor belt has been unprecedentedly improved! Including the water and underwater parts, the height of the main armor belt has reached 5.5 meters. Under normal loading, the water part is 3.5 meters high, the underwater part is 2 meters high, and the lower part is an inclined armor belt for lightning protection.

The length of the entire main armor belt reaches 55% of the total length. The bow of the ship is a 150mm light armor belt plus dome armor to prevent water, and the rear is a 250mm low armor belt plus dome armor, extending to the servo at the tail of the hull. The main armor belt uses a 70mm outer plate and 250mm main armor, with an inclination angle of 18 degrees. The armor belt on the rear protection transmission shaft is a 50mm outer plate and a 200mm armor belt, with an inclination of 18 degrees. In fact, this thickness is sufficient for defense against British shells in Battle 1.

The main horizontal armor of this warship is still 90 to 110mm. There is basically no way to penetrate the horizontal bomb. The front armor of the turret is thickened to 400mm, the side is 280mm, the top is 150mm, and the rear is 200mm. Well, that's it, so that after the design blueprint of the entire warship appeared, the Admiralty exclaimed that this was almost a dinosaur covered with armor all over the body!

In addition to the main gun, the Bavaria is also equipped with 16 150mm secondary guns, distributed among the eight double-mounted turrets on both sides of the warship. These turrets adopt a limited protection mode, and the front armor thickness of the turret is 200mm. It is almost negotiable to attack the artillery below 13.5 inches.

In order to take into account both lightning strike and air defense, Bavaria also has 16 88mm high-level dual-purpose guns. These guns have no special defense. At the same time, they will also be equipped with about 20 2-pound guns to assist lightning strike and deal with aircraft. The German Navy has some opinions on the equipment of rapid-fire guns, and they believe that this is Ruprecht's deliberately promoting his own products.

But no matter what, the multi-level naval gun system has allowed this battleship to reach the peak of the firepower of the German Battleship 1 battleship, which is enough to deal with any sea and air threats in the case of World War I.

In addition to the sharpness of the Bavarian-class battleship, the biggest leap in history is its speed! The Bavarian-class battleship, which is planned to use a small water pipe boiler mixed with kerosene, has a rated output of up to 85,000 horsepower. With the optimized ship type, the theoretical maximum speed of this battleship can reach more than 26 knots. Think about the scene where the heavy armored heavy artillery battleship with a normal displacement of 32,000 tons, a length of 205 meters, a maximum width of 32 meters, and a maximum speed of 26 knots is fighting on the sea, which makes people feel excited!

"According to your plan, we removed the torpedo weapons to prevent accidents, and we used the remaining weight to add aviation equipment." Aiden said, unfolding another drawing, which was drawn on it with the hangar facilities of the Bavarian-class battleship.

As a time traveler, how could Ruprecht not press the warships on a high-end thing like a seaplane? This thing is not only a fashionable problem. The key is a very important reconnaissance method, but also a very potential artillery method. Although the airship is stuck in the air for a long time, the actual reconnaissance effect is not good. The height is a bit high and will be blocked by the clouds. Moreover, the reconnaissance itself is less immediate and too small. However, if the main ship can have a certain number of seaplanes, there is no need to be too many. There is no main ship to accommodate 3 seaplanes. Then the fleet itself has extremely strong reconnaissance capabilities. It can also provide support for artillery when necessary.

"We have a large seaplane and also equipped with a hangar, so we put the aviation equipment on the rear deck of the warship. The entire hangar can accommodate two seaplanes, and two can be parked outside the hangar. Next to the hangar we have a crane that specializes in the hangar to hold seaplanes. Of course, we can also use gun barrels to make booms when necessary." Sir Aiden said.

"We are planning to carry the Cormorant Seaplane produced by Bavaria Aircraft Manufacturing Company. This aircraft is a two-person aircraft with a large take-off weight and a long range, so we specially prepared an aviation fuel depot, which is just below the hangar, under the protection of armor. At the same time, considering that the aircraft may carry items such as flares or cigarette cans, we have also reserved space for these things."

"That's it, start construction according to this design standard. Has the naming problem of our first four warships been solved?" Ruprecht asked.

"The first battleship is the Bavaria, the second is the Württemberg, the third is the Saxon, and the fourth is the Baden." Sir Aiden replied.

"Haha, it's not bad. The remaining three kingdoms and the strongest grand priests in the empire are included." Ruprecht said with a smile.
Chapter completed!