Chapter 181 The armor that you can’t refuse!

“Long life in England (

Li Lin’s boast made Hoffman’s mouth twitch.

Before he came, he had re-investigated the situation of Li’s shipyard in detail.

Although they also purchased several Li Lin 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!

Your Fake can build battleships now with his mouth open. Isn’t this suspected of boasting?

“We don’t have a shortage of battleships at the moment, but I’m quite interested in cruisers. Your shipbuilding company has never built cruisers, right? Can you build them? You know, warships and freighters are different.” Hoffman squinted.

“Our shipyard has not built a cruiser, but a cruiser is more powerful than a merchant ship, with thicker armor and artillery. In fact, I have a super excellent team of designers behind me, many of whom used to be We have designed cruisers. Moreover, we have exclusive diesel engine technology and arc welding technology!” Li Lin said with confidence.

This made Hoffman a little speechless.

It is true that there are many examples of merchant ships being transformed into warships.

Seeing that the other party was hesitating, Li Lin knew very well that although his 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!

“So, in fact, my shipyard is also planning to enter the warship manufacturing industry. Why don’t you tell me what kind of cruiser you want to build. I will build one for you to see. If you are not satisfied, you can not buy it. I will It’s an exhibit!” Li Lin said boldly.

Even if a heavy cruiser is built, it is more than one million pounds, which he can come up with in minutes.

Once the cruiser built by yourself is eye-catching in the world, you will definitely not have to worry about future orders, 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 tons and 13,000 tons of displacement. Carry guns with a caliber of more than 200mm! For armor, the armor belt needs more than 150mm of armor, 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 so, it’s best to reach 25 knots, can you make it?”

Li Lin nodded slightly after listening to the other party’s words.

This is the tonnage of heavy cruisers.

A cruiser with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons can be called a heavy cruiser. Because the displacement exceeds 10,000 tons, it can carry heavy artillery with a diameter of more than 200mm!

Those cruisers of several thousand tons can only carry guns of about 120mm to 150mm.

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

Li Lin knew that the data that the other party called out must be their current request. If they 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! This tonnage can at least carry a 230mm caliber heavy artillery, which can make its attack power reach a certain strength! In addition, the armor piece, I think it is still It can be improved! Because we have a powerful diesel power unit!”

“So I recommend armor thickness: belt 60-170mm, deck 30-85mm, turret 170mm, turret 165mm, conning pylon 325mm, compartment 135mm. Also, I plan to have this cruiser with a reasonable diesel engine set with a decent horsepower If it reaches 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 think carefully with my design team, and I can give you the most exact parameters in a week! Even The general design!” Li Lin said with a smile.

“Hiss…” After Hoffman heard it, the whole person was stunned.

It was the first time he saw a shipbuilder recommending an increase in armor!

Because the armor is increased, the tonnage of the hull will increase, and the tonnage will increase, so the speed will definitely decrease! Although the armor has been improved, it can enhance the cruiser’s resistance to combat, but if it becomes bulky, it will not be worth the loss.

“Are you sure you can design a cruiser with similar parameters?” Hoffman breathed a little faster.

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

Even, last month, they had taken a fancy to the cruiser design submitted to them by Fairfield Shipyard! They were all very satisfied and planned to refer to other companies. If other companies did not have much competitiveness, they planned to choose Fairfield Shipyard.

The cruiser parameters given by Fairfield Shipyard are:

Basic size: Captain 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 guns…

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

Staffing: 760 people~www.readmtl.com~ Look at the parameters given by Li Lin just now:

The same displacement of 12,000 tons, but the power exceeds 30,000 horses! Speed ​​at least 25 knots to start! The artillery is similar, and even 235mm can be installed. Anyway, the artillery piece 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 exhausted, the speed is exhausted, and the power is exhausted!

That is to say, if a cruiser’s speed is completely cruel, it can make it stronger in combat, and many tactics can crush the opponent. Second, the armor is thick, which can be more resistant than the enemy, and it definitely has a huge advantage when shopping. !

Heartbroken!

Hoffman is really excited!

This parameter of the other party made him unable to refuse, especially the stack of armor!

Take the main armor belt as an example, the maximum armor of 170mm has been increased by nearly 20mm! This year, battleships are only about 200mm to 220mm, which is very close to the armor of medium-sized battleships!

Other parts are almost raised by more than 10mm.

“I am sure and very sure that our shipyard can definitely build a cruiser like this. You should also know that as long as the power is sufficient, it is not difficult to upgrade the armor!” Li Lin smiled.

“You’re right.” Hoffman didn’t deny it.

“But you said, you build it, and we will consider buying it after we are satisfied with the inspection. So, are you willing to take the risk?” If they can’t meet the parameters mentioned by Li Lin, they will definitely not pay!