In naval battles, the main gun has a larger caliber, which is undoubtedly cheaper. Qin Tian hopes that Ms. Beta Krupp and other leaders of Krupp in the future can understand this and increase research on large-caliber main guns so that Germany can no longer be defeated by the British in this regard. Leave behind.
It can be a time and space, and the German navy is undoubtedly at a disadvantage in terms of the caliber of the main gun. Against the British 305mm main gun, 343mm main gun and 381mm main gun with 280mm main gun, 305mm main gun and 380mm main gun. Although, the excellent quality of the German military industry made it possible for the German Navy to deal with the British with smaller caliber main guns. Coupled with the British Navy's shell fuze problem, the German Navy has an even greater advantage. But if the German Navy's main gun caliber is not weaker than that of the British Navy at the beginning, wouldn't it have a greater chance of winning?
Now, Qin Tian undoubtedly hopes to promote the accelerated development of Germany's military industry by his own power. So that Germany can have a greater chance of winning in future wars.
"I hope Miss Krupp can follow her promise and speed up the development of large-caliber main guns!" Qin Tian couldn't help but think after getting on the car for the return trip. Although Miss Beta Krupp is an outstanding female businessman, she is still lacking in courage. It is a pity that Gustav has not joined the Krupp family yet. Otherwise, with Gustav Krupp, there would be fewer problems. As a leader who can lead the Krupp military industry empire to a new height, Gustav Krupp is undoubtedly more farsighted.
Qin Tian gave Krupp two years to develop a new type of large-caliber main gun. The expansion at Deutsche Werft will not be completed until the second half of the year. At that time, the construction of the "Nassau-class" battleship will start. For the German shipyard that has never had experience in building battleships, two years should be almost enough to launch the "Nassau-class" battleship. At that time, the large-caliber main gun developed by Krupp will just catch up with the outfitting.
An excellent battleship should achieve a balance of speed, firepower and defense. Too much emphasis on a certain aspect of performance will greatly reduce the performance of the battleship.
Both the armor and the main guns were handed over to the Krupp company, which basically solved the defense and firepower problems of the "Nassau-class" battleships. As long as Krupp can fulfill its promise and does not lose the chain at critical times, there should be no problems.
Next, the remaining element is speed, which is directly determined by the power system of the battleship.
The "Nassau-class" battleship designed by Qin Tian uses a combination of oil-fired boilers and steam turbines. In this way, the power of the battleship can be maximized, making the battleship have stronger power, faster speed, and longer cruising range.
As for steam turbines, Qin Tian has already sent people to the United States to purchase Curtis steam turbine related technologies. Now, the steam turbine invented by Curtis has not received much attention. It also made his company miserable. In the case of imminent bankruptcy, it is undoubtedly the best time to start. Facing the purchase from Germany, Curtis had no choice but to accept it.
As long as a full set of related technologies is obtained, and German engineers are called to carry out research and development, it is bound to be possible to develop a steam turbine with more powerful performance on this basis.
As for the oil-fired boiler, Qin Tian had to entrust Sulzer Boiler Company, the largest boiler manufacturer for German military warships, to carry out research and development. Oil-fired boilers are much more powerful than coal-fired boilers. On a battleship, it is obviously easier to store fuel oil than coal.
Although Germany lacks oil, German boiler manufacturers also have technical reserves in oil-fired boilers. However, this is not suitable for the national conditions of Germany. Therefore, the boilers manufactured before are almost all coal-fired boilers. After all, Germany's Ruhr area has abundant coal support, unlike oil, which needs to be imported from abroad. There is no need to worry about being stuck in the neck after the war breaks out.
Qin Tian placed an order for 48 oil-fired boilers to Sulzer Boiler Company in one go, which greatly encouraged Sulzer Company. With 48 oil-fired boilers, the profit is not low. Even they still need to invest money in research and development of some key technologies. But this is nothing to Sulzer Boiler Company.
What's more, Qin Tian also guaranteed that the 48 boilers were only the first batch of orders. In the future, Deutsche Shipyard will purchase more oil-fired boilers. Of course, Qin Tian also asked Sulzer Boiler Company to invest more funds in research and development in order to develop boilers with better performance.
As the tonnage of warships increases, the armor will become thicker and the weight of the main gun will also become heavier. Under such circumstances, more powerful boilers and steam turbines are needed to drive them. Otherwise, the speed of the battleship will be seriously affected.
In actual combat, there will be a situation where you cannot catch up with the enemy ship, and at the same time cannot escape the pursuit of the enemy ship, and this is almost fatal.
Sulzer Boiler Company, of course, fully agreed to Qin Tian's request, and they also hope to reach a cooperation agreement with the big customer Deutsche Werft. In this way, they can make greater profits.
At the end of January 1905, Qin Tian left Berlin and went to Augsburg in Bavaria. His purpose at this time is to find a technical expert to join his new company.
That's right, Qin Tian is now planning to establish his own new company. The name has already been thought of, it is called Deutsche Dynamics Manufacturing Company. The company's main products will be various engines, including automobile engines, steam turbines for warships, aircraft engines, and diesel engines for submarines.
However, although the company has been registered, it has already begun to recruit people. But the new company lacks the technical masters who can hold the scene. Qin Tian had no choice but to turn his mind to Diesel, the father of the diesel engine.
As the inventor of the diesel engine, Diesel is undoubtedly a genius. Because of his invention, human beings can achieve a leap in the field of engines. If he can join Qin Tian's company, it will undoubtedly enable Qin Tian to achieve greater achievements in the field of diesel engines. The engines of future tanks and submarines will all need to be powered by diesel engines.
Of course, Qin Tian also has another purpose, which is to save Diesel, a genius, from dying prematurely.