Born In England

"Long Live in England ()"

Li Lin's bragging made the corner of Hoffman's mouth twitch.

Before coming, he had re-investigated the situation of Li's Shipyard in detail.

Although they also purchased several Li Lin's submarines before.

But so far, according to his investigation, Li Lin's shipyard has not built any warships at all except for a few cargo ships and a large number of submarines!

You, Falk, can build battleships just by opening your mouth. Isn't this suspected of bragging?

"We don't have any shortage of battleships at the moment, but I'm quite interested in cruisers. Your shipbuilding company hasn't built cruisers, has it? Can you build them? You must know that warships and freighters are different." Hoffman squinted his eyes.

"It is true that our shipyard has not yet built a cruiser, but a cruiser is more powerful than a merchant ship, has thicker armor, and is equipped with artillery. In fact, I have a super excellent designer team behind me, many of whom used to be We have designed cruisers. Moreover, we have exclusive diesel engine technology, as well as arc welding technology!" Li Lin said confidently.

These words made Hoffman a little speechless.

It is true that there are not a few examples of merchant ships and cargo ships being transformed into warships.

Seeing the other party's hesitation, Li Lin knew very well that although his own shipyard had built submarines and freighters, he was still a newcomer in the eyes of others.

So it is normal for the other party to have concerns!

"In this way, my shipyard is actually planning to enter the warship manufacturing industry. How about this, tell me what kind of cruiser you want to build, and I will build one for you to see. If you are not satisfied, you don't have to buy it, and I will It's an exhibit!" Li Lin said with great wealth.

Even if a heavy cruiser is built, it will cost more than one million pounds, which he can spend in minutes.

Once the cruiser built by myself is eye-catching all over the world, I will definitely not worry about orders in the future, so this first shot must be fired!

Seeing Li Lin's sincerity, Hoffman thought for a while and said, "We want to build a heavy cruiser with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, preferably between 12,000 and 13,000 tons. Equipped with artillery with a caliber of more than 200mm! For armor, the armor belt needs to be more than 150mm, the deck is 25-76mm, the gun mount is more than 150mm, the turret armor is more than 150mm, the conning tower is more than 300mm, and the compartment is more than 120mm! Speed! If it is, it is best to reach 25 knots, can you make it??"

Li Lin nodded slightly after hearing what the other party said.

This is the tonnage of a heavy cruiser.

A cruiser with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons can be called a heavy cruiser, because a cruiser with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons can carry heavy artillery with a diameter of more than 200mm!

Those cruisers with thousands of tons can only carry artillery of about 120mm to 150mm.

For a heavy cruiser with a displacement of about 13,000 tons, it is not too much to carry a 230mm heavy artillery!

Li Lin knew that the data shouted out by the other party must be their current request. If you want to win it in one go, then come up with a work that they can't refuse!

"In this way, I will build you a cruiser with a displacement of about 12,000 tons! With this tonnage, at least it can carry a 230mm caliber heavy artillery, which can make its attack power reach a certain level! In addition, I think the armor is quite It can be improved! Because we have a powerful diesel power unit!"

"So I suggest armor thickness: armor belt 60-170mm, deck 30-85mm, gun mount 170mm, turret 165mm, conning tower 325mm, compartment 135mm. In addition, I plan to make this cruiser equipped with a reasonable diesel engine set, horsepower can Reaching more than 30,000 horses, I estimate that the speed will be at least 25 knots! Even higher, of course, I still need to go back and carefully consider it with my design team.

The most exact parameters can be given to you after a week! Even rough blueprints! "Li Lin said with a smile.

"Hiss..." After hearing this, Hoffman froze in place.

It was the first time he saw the shipbuilder suggest increasing the armor!

Because the armor increases, the tonnage of the hull will increase, and the tonnage will increase, so the speed will definitely decrease! Although the armor is improved, it can increase the cruiser's anti-attack ability, but if it becomes bulky, the gain outweighs the loss.

"Are you sure you can design a cruiser with similar parameters?" Hoffman's breathing became a little short.

Because of their British Navy, several large shipbuilding companies began to bid for the construction of 7 cruisers this year!

Even, last month, they had taken a fancy to the cruiser design drawings submitted to them by Fairfield Shipyard! They are unanimously very satisfied, and plan to refer to other companies. If other companies do not have much competitiveness, they plan to choose Fairfield Shipyard.

The cruiser parameters given by Fairfield Shipyard are:

Basic dimensions: Captain length 143.87 meters, 21.18 meters, 7.92 meters

Displacement: 12000 tons

Maximum speed: 21 knots

Power configuration: 30 coal-fired boilers, 2 four-cylinder three-expansion steam engines, 21,000 horsepower

Weapon configuration: 2×234mm artillery...

Armor thickness: armor belt 51-152mm, deck 25-76mm, gun mount 152mm, turret 152mm, conning tower 305mm, compartment 127mm.

Staffing: 760 people.

Look at the parameters given by Li Lin just now:

The same displacement of 12,000 tons, but the power exceeds 30,000 horses! Start at a speed of at least 25 knots! The artillery is similar, and even 235mm can be installed. Anyway, the artillery is the artillery produced by them in England.

Look at the armor again!

Armor thickness: armor belt 60-170mm, deck 30-85mm, gun mount 170mm, turret 165mm, conning tower 325mm, compartment 135mm.

The armor is completely abused, the speed is completely abused, and the power is completely abused!

That is to say, if a cruiser is fast enough, it can make its combat effectiveness stronger. Many tactics can crush the opponent. Second, the armor is thick, so it can be more resistant to fighting than the enemy. It definitely has a huge advantage when shopping. !

Heartbroken!

Hoffman was really moved!

This parameter of the other party is simply irresistible to him, especially that stack of armor!

Take the main armor belt as an example, the maximum armor is 170mm, which is a full increase of nearly 20mm! These days, battleships are only around 200mm to 220mm, which is very close to the armor of a medium-sized battleship!

Other parts have also been raised by more than 10mm.

"I'm sure and very sure that our shipyard can definitely build such a cruiser. You should also know that as long as the power is sufficient, it is not difficult to improve the armor!" Li Lin smiled.

"You're right." Hoffman didn't deny it.

"But you said that after you build it, we will consider buying it after we inspect it to our satisfaction. So, are you willing to take the risk?" The reason why Hoffman wants to make a decision now is because he can inspect the product before buying. If the parameters mentioned by Li Lin are not met, they will definitely not pay the bill!