Born In England

Text Chapter 143 Dear, do you want a submarine?

, born in England

"I don't know the specific situation!"

"Anyway, wait and see the follow-up now!"

"I don't know if Pu Portugal will make the next move!"

"Speaking of which, this Li Lin is really a blockbuster."

"Who is the force behind Li's Arms Company?"

...

the next day.

Portugal began to strongly condemn Li Lin for sinking their fleet.

Li Lin's reply here is, what's the matter with him?

Show me the evidence!

The two sides began to argue.

When something like this happened, many forces paid attention to it.

Even Emperor Dehuang personally sent a telegram to inquire about the situation.

win the country.

"Prince Capri, what do you think Li Lin used to sink the Portuguese fleet? The last time the British Channel Fleet had an accident, I think it must have been Li Lin's fault." The emperor felt very itchy. .

Now their national power is getting stronger and stronger, but in terms of naval strength, it is still not as good as England and France.

This made him a little anxious.

He is very clear that the construction of the navy is not a matter of a day or two, but a matter of decades!

But now that he saw that Li Lin didn't use warships on the sea to beat these fleets to pieces, he was moved.

"I don't know, I want to know too." Capri was also very curious.

at this moment.

A secretary came in.

"Your Majesty, the telegram from Mr. Li Lin has returned." The secretary handed the top-secret telegram to the Emperor.

Dehuang took it over to have a look.

In the above content, Li Lin did not respond positively to whether he had sunk the fleet.

However, Li Lin recommended a new weapon to the Emperor in the telegram-submarines!

The submarine is named: U-9 submarine, 57.38 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 3.13 meters draft. With a standard displacement of 493 tons, the u-9 has a top water speed of 14.2 knots and a maximum underwater speed of 8.1 knots. In terms of endurance, when sailing on the water at a speed of 9 knots, the maximum range is 3250 nautical miles. The maximum diving depth is 50 meters. The crew establishment includes 4 officers and 25 sailors. U-9 is equipped with powerful weapons: 4 torpedo tubes with a diameter of 450mm, 2 of which are arranged at the bow and the other 2 are located at the stern, with 6 torpedoes; a 50mm gun, and a 37mm Cannon; or, for minelaying missions, 12 mines.

The price is 1.6 million pounds. I wonder if His Majesty is interested in ordering it?

After reading the above telegram, the emperor suddenly understood.

Although Li Lin didn't say whether the fleet was sunk by him, this submarine looks amazing!

Could it be that the British fleet and the Portuguese fleet were sunk by these submarines before?

The possibilities are too great!

It can be equipped with 6 torpedoes!

The most terrifying thing is that it can last 3250 nautical miles!

So scary!

He remembered that Deguo was also developing submarines. At present, most of their submarines were seven or eight meters long, or miniature submarines with a length of more than ten meters. Most of the battery life is only about 100 nautical miles, and there is no invention to install torpedoes...

The submarine introduced by Li Lin is simply not at the same level!

The difference between a cat and a mouse!

"No wonder, no wonder!" De Huang became a little excited.

If the combat capabilities of these submarines are really very powerful, wouldn't it be possible for him to quickly increase his naval strength after owning such submarines, and even provoke the fleet on which the sun never sets?

This idea is very bold, and it is breeding in his heart like crazy!

"What's wrong?" Capri was a little puzzled when he saw Dehuang's expression.

"Look at it."

Capri took the telegram and read it.

After watching it for a while, the expression became rich: "Impossible, the battery life of more than 3,000 nautical miles? How is it possible!"

"Why are our submarines so rubbish?" Capri was stunned.

"So, we think the news may be true! Otherwise, how can we explain the accidents of the Portuguese fleet and the British fleet?" The emperor wanted to know about this submarine very much at this time!

"But the price is too expensive, it costs 1.6 million pounds!" Capri frowned.

At present, the cost of a battleship is about 2 million pounds.

The tonnage is very high, and it only costs more than 3 million pounds.

"Haven't you seen it, it can pose a threat to battleships!" The emperor didn't think so.

The point is, after the submarine is bought back, it can be imitated and researched on its own side, and the technology can be improved!

This is a huge allure!

"That's true!"

"Contact Li Lin immediately, I will send a group of people to visit his dock and learn more about this submarine!" Dehuang made a decision.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

...

For the next month or so, Pu Portugal still had a war of words with Li Lin.

But after half a month.

Both sides stopped one after another.

After more than a month.

Capri personally led a shipbuilder and several generals from the Admiralty to Singapore.

This time Capri came here, but in a low-key and secret way.

After all, it is on the land of England.

...

Headquarters of Lee's Shipbuilding Company.

"Prince Capri, long time no see!" Li Lin felt very cordial when he saw the old man again.

Because the order is coming!

Can you be unhappy!

He believes that his submarine is definitely very attractive to them.

"Li Lin, long time no see, how are you doing recently?"

"certainly!"

"Come on, let me introduce you. This is Gordon, our chief shipbuilder, and this is Lieutenant Admiral Gusta of our Navy Department."

"This is Li Lin."

The two sides introduced each other.

Li Lin didn't expect that the other party brought a shipbuilder over.

It seems that he wants to see how his submarine is doing.

"Li Lin, can we visit your dock now? Can we see the ready-made submarine?" Capri asked.

"There are no ready-made ones yet, but I can show you the blueprints. By the way, our submarine is also under construction, and the keel is starting to be built!" Li Lin said.

After all, more than two months have passed, and in half a year, it will be completed!

In fact, generally speaking, it can be completed in half a year.

But since the first one is a groping stage, more time is needed for error correction.

"No?" Capri was disappointed.

"Let's take a look at my general design drawings first! There is absolutely no problem with my product." Li Lin assured the ticket.

Soon, he took a few people to look at the blueprint. Of course, it was the general blueprint, and there was nothing fancy about it.

He took the other party to the dock to have a look.

Sure enough, I saw that the keel of the submarine was installed.

And the length of this submarine is indeed forty or fifty meters long!

"We haven't seen a real submarine, so we still don't dare to buy it." Capri hesitated.

"Don't worry, you can wait for me to build the submarine, and it won't be too late to buy it after you come to visit. I'm just promoting it in advance." Li Lin said indifferently.