Chapter 135 The fury of bad news

After solving the matter of his cheap daughter-in-law and father-in-law, Master Li's depressed mood was much better, but he didn't wait for him to smell it with a silk handkerchief, he received a big bad news from Duan Fei, and a bad news that was not good news.

The better news is that Argentina's political axe initially agreed to transfer the two newly arrived battleships to Hawaii, but quoted a sky-high price of 1.3 million pounds each! It seems that 30 million pounds is too tempting! Even a country like Argentina wants to take a bite!

As for the bad news, except for Germany, all the known powers have officially rejected Honolulu's request to build a ship. The British even refused to upgrade the latest L40 main gun for the main guns of the two Arctic star battleships. Not only that, they also withdrew all the technicians stationed on Oahu in advance.

Although Germany has not stated its position, all the main force of the Pacific Fleet is British warships. If German warships are purchased at this moment, the logistical pressure will increase exponentially. Compared with the weak logistics department of Oahu at this moment, it is obviously very un cost-effective.

Two messages made Master Li's face change from cloudy to cloudy. Without saying a word, he took Du Dazhuang and Duan Fei and rushed to the Hawaii shipyard.

"The experimental warship has taken shape!"

Master Li heard Fubo's words in his ear and stepped on the accelerator hard, but even with all his strength, the 15-horsepower engine could not make him enjoy the feeling of speed.

Now the area of the Hawaii shipyard has expanded a lot, and the factory area has almost filled the entire southwestern arm of Pearl Harbor. Even on the narrow peninsula in the center of Pearl Harbor, there are a large number of warehouses and factories. Because the dock was converted to a semi-closed state during the last reconstruction, even if you stand in the factory area, you can't see the ship at this moment. It's a busy scene in the dock.

When Master Li drove through the gates with the two of them and finally saw the experimental ship that held all his hopes after strict inspection by the security guard.

The corners of the mouth quickly collapsed down.

"This is the warship that cost the young master 400,000 pounds!" Li Mo pointed to the noses of McKinson and Tang Xiao who heard the news and scolded loudly!

400,000! Don't ask for more than determination, at least you should have a look! Take a look at the ship in front of you. Although the displacement has reached the design index, with a maximum displacement of more than 4,000 tons, the superstructure is still messy, just like the cruiser built in Europe at this moment! If it is at this level of design, why does the young master have to spend this money? Can't you just buy one for 200,000 pounds and modify it?!

Master Li scolded from beginning to end, from top to bottom.

Take a look at the most important firepower first. Do it!

It's okay if you didn't get the double 203mm main gun. Didn't the young master invite Pierre, the Italian engineer who just proposed the triplet? If you get a triple 152mm gun, you will die. How can you choose this old-fashioned single-tube L35 305mm main gun? What's the difference between this and the three shallow water heavy artillery mosquito ships, Songdao, Qiaoli and Yandao, which were all captured by myself in order to deal with the two ships of Dingzhen?

The experimental ship is used for experiments! It's not a decoration!

Forget it, I've put up with it! But you don't have a single-pipe 305 gun in the front, and a double-pipe 152mm gun in the back! The four secondary guns of the front and rear bridge are also 152mm guns! What is this called? Afraid of being top-heavy? Aren't you afraid of being heavy on the head? This is nondescript!

The young master said that he should try to unify the artillery caliber as much as possible, but that's the main gun! What does it mean that the main gun doesn't understand? The biggest door on the ship!

And you have a 152mm gun, and you don't even have small-caliber rapid-fire firepower. Bah! If you encounter someone else's torpedo attack, do you want the soldiers to hit the torpedo with a 152mm cannon? No matter how slow the torpedo speed is now, it is much faster than the 152mm gun!

Master Li first held Tang Xiao's ear and shouted. There was nothing he could do. He was the head of the equipment department, and the artillery was under his jurisdiction. Naturally, he could not escape his responsibility. However, Tang Xiao was also bitter and couldn't say. Not to mention whether it was reasonable for the 4,000-ton warship to install double-mounted 203mm guns, the 203mm gun of poor quality just built at this moment could not reach Master Li's requirements, so he had to tell the whole story with the flying saliva.

It turned out that a year ago, although the British promised to use all the naval gun technology below 203 mm in exchange for the new boiler technology in Master Li's hand, they deliberately made it very confused when transferring the information, and deliberately deleted some of the key links. In addition, their forging and cutting ability on their side were still relatively thin. Weak, so so far, the artillery factory of the equipment department can only make its own 152mm caliber naval guns. As for the much-needed larger caliber naval guns, even if the sample guns have been taken out, the quality is really not flattering.

Li Mo didn't know that the British actually tampered with it, and now he has withdrawn all the experts in this field, which makes Tang Xiao more overwhelmed here.

In this case, Master Li can't say anything about the most critical artillery, but when he saw the three high chimneys, the anger that had just calmed down rose again.

Boiler and steam turbine technology is not only Master Li's strength, but also one of the most dense technologies in Oahu at present. Like radio, it is one of the few British technologies that can surpass the strongest technical strength!

Look at those three ugly chimneys! Master Li is so angry that he won't come here!

The young master has spent a lot of time. Let the power laboratory build four Longxin Type 1 water pipe rotary oil boilers that are still in the test state for you alone! And forced ventilation technology has been introduced from the UK at a high price, but for such a small boat, you actually want to install three chimneys. Do you think the deck area is too large? Or simply being lazy without calculation!

"Boss, you can't slander me like this!" Seeing Li Mo pointing at the three big chimneys, McKinson couldn't hold back and rushed up and said.

Huh? There is still a fire! Master Li stopped his mouth and stared at McKinson left and right. He looked at him numb all over and swallowed wildly before saying, "Four Longxin-type fuel boilers also use British forced ventilation technology. No matter how you calculate, you don't need three chimneys, and say the results of your efforts? Do you think the young master's money is easy to cheat!"

"I thought you were a genius, but now it seems to be nothing more than that!" Master Li was thrilled.

McKinson is furious. He hates others doubting his ability in the design of warships. If there is another person standing in front of him at this time, I'm afraid he will directly start the turret to bombard the other party. But in the face of Li Mo, he is soft! It's not respect or fear, but these words come to his heart.

In fact, he also calculated the amount of ventilation at that time. After using the oil-fired boiler, at most two chimneys were enough, which could greatly save the deck space, but he heard other designers say that it should be safe, because when the oil-fired boiler was used for the first time, no one could guarantee whether it could reach the theoretical value. What's more, this is also the first time he has undertaken the design of a warship, which is inevitably uneased.

In the end, he had to compromise and modify the design drawings and install three chimneys. Unexpectedly, he was caught by Master Li, but he did not make a complete mistake. After all, this is a test ship, and everything is a new type. He did not know that Master Li is a time traveler who can control the development of ships in the next hundred years.

What's more, he doesn't know that Master Li is still a top expert in boilers and steam turbines. There are no people who surpass him in this era. So it's already leisurely. If the current manufacturing process hadn't limited the dream, according to Master Li's radical approach, it would be enough to expand the diameter of the existing chimney and install one. .

But when McKinson said this, he was not only unforgived! But he was attacked by Master Li's saliva!" You are an idiot! Do you know what a chief designer is? Who is the chief designer? If the young master pursues stability, what do you want to do? Won't the young master dig people from British, French and German shipyards with high salaries?! One hundred thousand pounds is not enough? One million pounds is enough to get a few safe ones!"

Hearing Li Mo's reprimand, McKinson was ashamed, and his red eyes pointed to the sky and said that he must start again!

In the face of Master Li's increasing anger, Tang Xiao and McKinson felt that their scalps were numb, but there was nothing they could do. One of them was the head of the equipment department and the other was the chief designer of the ship. They could only mourn and step by step. Behind Master Li, who was patrolling the new ship, their faces looked like a donkey.

Dip it up! It's all demolished! Change the yacht!

Finally, standing in the bow of the boat, Master Li completely broke out!

Change the yacht?

Tang Xiao and McKinson's foreheads were black, and they looked sad. This is an experimental ship. Of course, it is used to test. What's more, the shipyard still has a lot of technology that has not been thoroughly understood. This is shipbuilding, not making dumplings. How can you become a fat man in one bite?

Standing on the bow that has leaned out slightly and has a little Atlantic-like shape, Li Mo sighed helplessly. Why can others get out the aircraft cannon after crossing the hula a few times, but it is so difficult to get to himself?

Just as Li Mo sighed, Chen Ping and Long Guozhang had quietly climbed up the deck from the gangway.

After the last naval battle, all ships had some losses, especially the barrel of the artillery, which needed to be replaced, so the two were taking a large number of naval personnel to ask the ship manufacturer for a specific maintenance plan. Hearing that Li Mo came to inspect the shipyard, they rushed over one after another. Unexpectedly, as soon as they got on the deck, they saw Master Li. He lost his temper there and hurriedly asked the reason, but when the two knew the reason, they were nervous.

In fact, from the perspective of the two people, in addition to the single 305mm gun of the bow, which is debatable, other shipyards have done a good job. First of all, the shape. The bow adopts the outer-shaped Atlantic bow proposed by Master Li, which is much better than the original. There are many more, and from the experimental data, it is very helpful to improve the speed.

The design of the high broadside and high bridge building is not only more suitable for the sea area with large surges, but also makes the vision of the command tower farther and wider. The length and aspect ratio of the hull have also been optimized, which makes the warship look much thinner and very conducive to high-speed navigation. Although the main gun is not good, the secondary gun has a unified caliber, which can not only reduce the logistical pressure. , and also increased the degree of firepower projection of a volley.

As for the interior of the ship, it makes the two people's eyes shine. The new Longxin water pipe rotary oil-fired boiler replaces the coal-fired boiler, which not only shrinks a lot, but also has a higher thermal efficiency. It only takes six units to achieve the power that originally required ten coal-fired boilers. The huge steam engine has been replaced by a self-produced steam turbine. Although it has not yet passed the test, the potential shown in both the volume and the ground test is enough to make these people excited. In the era when most countries are still adopting three-inflation reciprocating steam engines, it is a great achievement!

The reduction of boilers and the use of new steam turbines have greatly increased the usable volume in the ship, so that it can carry more ammunition, fuel, and more fresh water and supplies, which not only improves the endurance of warships, but also uses more weight on armor.

Of course, all of this will not know whether these new technologies meet the requirements until the ship is launched and tested. However, even if the predetermined goal is not completed, this can be regarded as the pride of the Hawaii shipyard. After all, from cutting the first marine steel plate to building the warship now, it only took three years for the Hawaii shipyard to finish. Britain, the United States and other countries predict that it will take seven or eight years.

So the two are still very concerned about this test ship. As for why Master Li Mo suddenly lost his temper, in fact, they all know that it is because of the suffocating pressure brought by his huge naval plan. Although he didn't say anything during this period, he was interested in building the world's largest automobile factory and oil refining. Factory, but in fact, everyone knows that the young master is still a little worried about the war a few years later.

Especially after the complete failure of the out-of-purchase warship efforts, it reduced the confidence of the Pacific Fleet. Now he is naturally furious when he sees that this experimental ship, which is not perfect.

Master Li was furious and left a rectification opinion. Under the helplessness of not making a breakthrough in the 203mm gun, he first removed the single 305mm main gun of the bow and adopted the front and rear double-loaded 152mm layout. At the same time, he immediately launched the development of the main gun and changed the secondary gun in the four earbuds to four. Single-tube 152mm gun. In this way, we can take the lead in unifying the caliber, and add four Pacific Army's double 37mm guns, and remove one of the chimney immediately!

After putting forward suggestions for improvement, Master Li also gave a dead order. All modifications and refitting must be completed within three months. Entering the water test stage, and all those who can't complete it will be locked up!

In the face of Master Li's rectification requirements, McKinson gathered all the designers overnight, and this time he completely abandoned all conservatives! The whole modification plan was completed in just three days, and Tang Xiao immediately mobilized 2,000 shippers from other docks and included the test ship in the highest priority guarantee schedule.

Of course, when Master Li returned home, the first thing he did was to lock himself in the study. In any case, he must immediately get on a new type of warship. It's better to work hard than to sit and wait to die.

Sitting at the table, Li Mo meditated on the steel giant ships in his memory, trying to screen the warships that meet the current construction capacity of the Hawaii Shipyard. If they are too small, they are the first to be excluded, and the largest can only drool at present.

Then what is left are some medium-sized warships, but due to the technical defects of the main gun, it is difficult to build a large number of warships. Even if it is forcibly built, it will be greatly delayed due to the problem of the main gun.

"Do you want to choose one that can be built now and must be in line with the current reality?" Unfortunately, before Master Li could choose a suitable warship from the memory of future generations, Duan Fei, with a serious face, knocked on the door of the study again.

"Young master, British emergency, Armstrong Shipyard, under the authorization of the British political axe, delayed the construction of our two battleships!"

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The pen held in Li Mo's hand was broken again...

(to be continued)