In this era, the capital ships of the navies of various countries used large steam engines, and the Germanic Empire was no exception. The large-scale triple-expansion reciprocation steam engine of the Germanic Empire was quite powerful.
However, no matter how powerful a steam engine was, it was still a steam engine.
In contrast, Sun Never Sets had taken a different approach and vigorously developed steam turbine.
This allowed the Sun Never Sets Empire to surpass the Germanic Empire and other countries in terms of naval power.
But this time, the Germanic Empire also needed to surpass the Sun Never Sets Empire in this field.
"The Sun Never Sets Empire has already invested heavily in the development of the steam turbine and has achieved key results. It was estimated that they would use the steam turbine as the power source on the new Dreadnaught battleship. From now on, the Imperium had to increase investment and research in this area. Even if they couldn't be used on the Nassau-class battleships, they had to be used on the battleships of the next level. Otherwise, the gap between us in this aspect will only grow bigger and bigger!”Liu Chuan's expression was serious.
The so-called three elements of a warship were the three most important aspects, including speed, armor, and firepower. Only when these three aspects were coordinated could a warship unleash powerful combat power.
The navy of the Germanic Empire focused on armor and firepower, which allowed the warships of the Germanic Empire to have greater combat power and survivability in naval battles.
On the contrary, the Royal Navy of the Sun Never Sets focused on speed and firepower. This made the warships of the Imperial Navy of the Sun Never Sets fast and powerful. However, their weak defense was an obvious shortcoming. As a result, many of the capital ships of the Imperial Navy of the Sun Never Sets Empire were thin skinned but had big stuffing. The battle of Jutland in another time and space had already proved this point. The Royal Navy of the Sun Never Sets Empire gathered more capital ships, but they were also beaten up by the Germanic Empire's navy and suffered heavy losses.
The Nassau-class battleship designed by Liu Chuan also inherited the design philosophy of the Germanic Empire's navy.
However, if he could equip it with a stronger power. In that case, it would undoubtedly be able to further increase the firepower and defense of the warship while increasing its speed.
The Germanic Empire's research on steam turbine was still relatively backward.‘Nassau-class battleship. He could only modify the large triple-expansion reciprocation steam engine. It was the classic triple-expansion steam engine of the Germanic Empire. It could be said that the power of the steam engine was maximized. It could even produce power that was not inferior to a steam turbine.
However, the improvement potential of the small water pipe triple expansion reciprocation steam engine had been exhausted, and there was no possibility of further improvement. Moreover, the maintenance and repair were very difficult.
Therefore, the steam turbine represented the future.
"Your Majesty, the navy of the Imperium will increase the investment in the research and development of steam turbine and strive to surpass the Royal Navy of the Sun Never Sets in the shortest time possible!”Count Tirpitz said.
He was also very clear about the importance of the power plant to the warship. It was equivalent to the heart of the warship!
" Now, the navy can begin the preparatory work for the Nassau-class battleship. I hope that in two years at most, we will be able to start building the Nassau-class battleships. In this case, after the Dreadnaught of the Sun Never Sets enters service, our new battleships will soon be able to enter service.”Liu Chuan said.
This time, Liu Chuan hoped that the German Empire could surpass the Imperial Navy of the Empire of the Sun Never Sets in terms of naval arms race.
Even in terms of the number of capital ships, it was still difficult to compare with the Royal Navy. However, the difference couldn't be too great.
In this case, relying on the advantage of the warship's performance. The possibility of the German Empire's navy defeating the Imperial Navy of the Sun Never Sets Empire was still very high.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Count Tirpitz and the others all answered.
They were all extremely excited and full of energy. They all hoped to lead the German Empire's navy to become even stronger.
"In addition to the capital ships, the Imperium's navy also needs to invest more in the destroyer and cruiser. These are the three models of warships that I designed. If the navy has no problems with it after the verification, then prepare to start construction!”Liu Chuan said.
The second warship that Liu Chuan brought out was a destroyer with a displacement of 1,200 tons. It was named the A-class destroyer by Liu Chuan.
The A-class destroyer had a displacement of 1,200 tons. It was equipped with three triple-mounted 50-caliber 105mm main guns, four 88mm rapid-fire cannons, four 40mm rapid-fire cannons, and two triple-mounted 533mm heavy torpedoes. Its maximum speed was 30 knots.
The third warship was a light cruiser with a displacement of 5,800 tons. It was named the American Eagle class light cruiser. The fourth type of warship was a heavy cruiser with a displacement of up to 10,800 tons. It was named the Constellation-class heavy cruiser.
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