69novels Chapter 259
Chapter 259
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, the Bismarck-class battleships used 381mm twin-mounted naval guns, with a layout of two in front and two in the back, with a total of four turrets and main guns.
Mainz made some modifications to the Bismarck on the original basis, turning it into two in front and one in the back, using a triple-mounted turret, so that the space occupied by the turret would be reduced and the firepower would be improved. However, the volume of Hans’s triple-mounted turret is a little large, and there has never been a triple-mounted turret developed before, so this problem will arise during the outfitting.
If you want to complete the outfitting of the Bismarck and Tirpitz in the shortest time, you must use mature artillery and optimize the design of the turret as much as possible to reduce the volume and weight of the turret as much as possible, so that the narrow front deck of the Bismarck can be installed. The
MK7 gun recommended by the system is undoubtedly the best in this regard!
The barrel length of this artillery reaches 20 meters, but the barrel weight has dropped to 0.8 tons, and the entire turret, including the main ammunition depot, rotation system, ammunition hoist and other equipment, has a total weight of only 1,730 tons, and the total tonnage of the three turrets is only 5,200 tons.
This tonnage is very outstanding among the main guns of warships of various countries!
For comparison, the tonnage of the main gun of the Yamato-class battleship is 3,000 tons, which can be called an exaggerated tonnage.
Mainz admires the tonnage and compactness of the MK7 ship very much. This tonnage is lighter than the German army’s own 381 naval gun. The tonnage of the German 381 twin-mounted ship is as high as 1,200 tons, and the tonnage of the four turrets reaches 4,800 tons. In the case of one less gun, the tonnage is similar to the MK7 of the Eagle Sauce, and the caliber is a circle smaller than others. It has to be said that Hans is really behind in naval guns!
Mainz was very interested in the MK7, but the price of this naval gun made him very sad!
He looked at the price and found that one turret cost 500 points!
A battleship has three turrets, and two battleships have six turrets, which costs 3,000 points!
Three thousand points can buy a battleship!
“System, your price is really too high, isn’t it? Six turrets can buy a battleship, dare you go even lower?”
Mainz expressed his protest and dissatisfaction to the system. This price is totally unacceptable!
【Although the MK7 was finalized in 1939, it was actually used in 1943, so it is exactly 20 years from now, triggering the conditional restriction that the price doubles every ten years! 】
The system gave Mainz a very speechless explanation. The system’s weapons are priced according to the age from now. The older the age, the higher the price!
And Mainz was unlucky, and happened to encounter this naval gun stuck in the age limit!
“Wait, why do I remember that the Iowa was launched in 1942?”
Mainz suddenly thought of something. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Eagle Sauce immediately accelerated the construction of the Iowa battleship, and the first ship, the Iowa, was launched in the first month.
If you count it this way, the Iowa should have been launched in August 1942.
Although according to the principle of warship service, sea trials are required after launching before it can be put into active service, but before the sea trials, the main guns and weapons of the battleship must have been installed!
In other words, at the latest in August 1942, the Iowa battleship was equipped with the MK7 naval gun!
And it was already August 192. If you count it according to August 1942, the interval is 19 years, not 20 years!
【In fact, the system’s calculation standard is based on the service standard! 】
The system is still quibbling, but Mainz is not a pushover. He continues to argue:”But, Iowa was in service in March 1943, which is less than 20 years from now, only 19 years and 7 months, a difference of five months!”
The system was speechless. It was indeed 20 years at a rough glance, but if you calculate carefully, it seems that it is really less than 20 years!
Since it is less than 20 years, it cannot be calculated according to the 20-year standard!
【Well, the price cannot be changed. I can give the host something to help him optimize and improve this artillery on the original basis, and store it as a basic reserve to be used as the main gun of future battleships. What do you think?】
“Tsk, who knows if the improvement you mentioned is just a perfunctory one? If you just make a random modification and then fool me into saying the modification is complete, but the performance doesn’t improve at all, then wouldn’t my 1500 points be wasted?”
After all, it’s 1500 points, not a small amount, so Mainz seems to care about it.
【On the existing basis, if 1,500 points are spent to improve the MK7 naval gun, the total weight of the improved MK7 naval gun will be reduced to 1,500 tons, the weight of a single gun will be reduced to 99 tons, and the total weight of the three turrets will be reduced to 4,500 tons.
The space occupied by the main gun will be reduced by 10%, the firing rate of the main gun will be increased to 25 rounds per minute, and the turning speed will be increased by 15%.
In addition, delayed firing technology is provided.
When the main gun of a turret fires, the firing interval between the first, second and third guns will be increased by 0.
03 seconds, so that the fired shells will not affect each other, increasing the accuracy of the hit!
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The modification measures proposed by the system are somewhat beyond Mainz’s imagination. He originally thought that the weight of the MK7 turret had reached the extreme, but he did not expect that the system could reduce more than 200 tons again, and the space occupied by the turret could also be reduced by 10%! In addition
, the increase in the firing rate by 25%, the increase in the turning speed by 15%, and the use of delayed firing technology can greatly improve the actual combat capability of this artillery!
So after listening to the introduction of the system, Mainz was tempted!
Such a change, I am afraid that the potential of this naval gun has been tapped to the extreme, right?
Mainz thought about it, according to the system, it is equivalent to spending 1500 points in exchange for the opportunity to fully upgrade the MK7 naval gun.
Since this naval gun is the main battleship of Iowa two years later, it proves that this thing is basically the pinnacle of naval guns that humans can develop. If it is upgraded and improved on the basis of this naval gun, the potential of the naval gun can basically be tapped!
The modified MK7 ship can basically be regarded as the strongest naval gun that humans can make in this era!
And getting this kind of naval gun means that the German army can avoid spending time and money to turn the Gustav cannon into a naval gun. They can use this kind of artillery with peace of mind, and the army can also develop a larger caliber Gustav cannon with peace of mind!
Moreover, the navy has obtained mature naval gun technology, and has obtained more compact and more powerful naval guns, which can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the navy in a short period of time, allowing them to have the ability to wrestle with maritime powers such as the Sun Never Sets and the Eagle Sauce!
Let the Bismarck and Tirpitz have the strength of one against two or even one against three!
Imagine, if the Bismarck is equipped with a triple-mounted 406mm naval gun, then if there is a shootout with the Hood in the future, the Bismarck will have the ability to sink the Hood at 25 kilometers!
And with an extra main gun, the firepower projection will be greater, and the firepower of the Bismarck and Tirpitz will be even stronger!
In the future, after the naval treaty expires, Mainz may not need to continue to develop new battleships. It may be enough to make some small improvements on the existing Bismarck-class battleships! If you think about it this way, these 1,500 points feel quite cost-effective!
So Mainz nodded:”In that case, then you can help me improve it!”_
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