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Chapter 215 The Shame of Shipbuilding?
Tang Wen slept soundly, but everyone else in the world was red-eyed and acting crazy.

The Gulf of Aden, which was originally just an important shipping hub, was flooded with a huge number of ships and planes, so much so that pirates dared not go out and went ashore overnight to live as law-abiding citizens.

I don't know if Lao Zhang's information has been reported domestically, but as is customary, they have expressed serious concern and are now awaiting the investigation results.

Of course, domestic forces can't reach out now, so they don't have the ability to watch the excitement.

When Tang Wen woke up, his phone was full of missed calls. He spent the whole morning dealing with the big shots.

Besides the naval battles in the Gulf of Aden, the 100,000-ton super battleships have also attracted much attention.

No other reason is needed; the three words "100,000 tons" suffice.

Tang Wen told Lao Zhang about the main gun and its dimensions in Hanover, and then, as instructed, went to a certain IP address to scan a fax of the overall design drawings of Hanover.

Then Tang Wen was severely criticized.

……

Darian Shipyard.

The renovation project of the Yamato was in full swing, and Tan Qing and the team of experts set up a few prefabricated houses by the dock.

Originally, this place was just intended for lunch breaks, but now almost everyone is staying here.

In the room on the second floor, Tan Qing cursed loudly at the printed blueprints:
"A disgrace to the navy, a disgrace to shipbuilding! The designers are either art students who know nothing, or they should be dragged out and executed by cannon fire! Executed by cannon fire!"

Beside him, Zhu Ziping's eyes were also bloodshot, and his teeth were itching with hatred.

It all started with this blueprint.

After Lao Zhang said that Gaijin might have a 100,000-ton battleship, Tan Qing and Zhu Ziping couldn't sleep.

The two huddled in the prefab house, warming themselves by the stove, discussing the design while waiting for the fax.

It is confirmed to have a 483mm main gun and a full-load displacement of 98,000 tons; calling it a 100,000-ton warship is not an exaggeration.

Tan Qing thought that since it was a 19-inch naval gun, the weight of the gun barrel might exceed 200 tons, and the turret was huge. The triple-mounted gun was more stable, so he wrote down a plan for three triple-mounted 203mm heavy secondary guns.

However, Zhu Ziping disagreed, believing that the 100,000-ton displacement hull was more than enough. He quickly drew up a layout of two forward and two aft, with four quadruple guns, and there was still room to install 500mm heavy armor.

Then when they saw the faxed and printed drawings, they were all stunned.

The iconic coffin-shaped twin-mounted turret is clearly a masterpiece by Hans.

4-seat twin-unit configuration?

480mm armor?

A 350-meter-long super battleship was equipped with a mere eight 50-caliber guns?
"8 tons? I could fit eight 483mm guns into the Yamato's hull! This twin-mounted turret is even bigger than the Yamato's triple-mounted one. Does the turret need that much space?"

"What's the point of placing the two central chimneys so far apart? Just to fit two seaplane catapults? What a waste of 15 meters of length! Displacement is free!"

"This layout could even accommodate a 533mm cannon, so why put a 483mm one on it?"

"98,000 tons? At least 20,000 tons of waste water are being discharged!"

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The two of them praised the blueprints repeatedly, unable to understand how such a bizarre thing could exist.

The birdsong and fragrant flowers emanated from the air, disturbing Horikawa Nao, who was taking a walk outside. He asked what was going on.

So Tan Qing came out with this drawing, and when Horikawa took a look, he laughed:

"This design suits Hans very well. Their Project H can be summed up in one sentence: Bismarck enlarged, Bismarck enlarged again, Bismarck super enlarged, haha!"

Horikawa Naoko hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter and thought it was some old case about Hans that had been dug up somewhere.

Due to the suppression caused by the defeat in World War I, the already limited shipbuilding and design capabilities of the Hans were further hampered, and the 50,000-ton Bismarck was only equipped with a mere four twin-mounted 8-gun 380mm guns.

The Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, also equipped with four twin-mounted guns of eight 381mm each, had a displacement of only 36,000 tons. Keep in mind that the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were designed more than twenty years before the Bismarck!

The Iowa-class battleships at the end of the war were even narrower than the Bismarck, with a displacement of only a few thousand tons more, yet they were equipped with three triple-mounted 406mm guns.

Therefore, Hans's waste of tonnage is an old tradition and has become a classic stereotype, which is not surprising to Horikawa Nao.

At this moment, designers from other island nations and China also gathered around, treating it as a pastime during their free time, laughing heartily.

It wasn't until they noticed that Tan and Zhu were both silent that they realized something and asked:
"What's wrong? Did you design this ship?"

"Old Tan, you've been drinking too much Hans beer!"

"Wow, if you guys came up with this plan, I'll be laughing for the rest of my life!"

In the cheerful atmosphere, Zhu Ziping clenched his fist and said in a deep voice:
“A shipyard in China built one of these things and they plan to sell it to us.”

Horikawa Naoki, who was laughing happily, suddenly froze.

The laughter of the others also stopped abruptly. With the Yamato nearby, they did not doubt the truth of the statement.

After a long while, Horikawa Nao shakily raised his hand and asked in a trembling voice:

"With this armor layout and turret construction, can a ship really be built that weighs 9.8 tons?"

Tan Qing nodded painfully.

Horikawa rolled his eyes and fell straight backward.

A nimble young domestic designer helped him up, his eyes wide with tears.

"What a disaster! Building battleships these days is one thing, but how could they, how could they..."

"How much steel was wasted! This designer should be executed, and the shipbuilding engineer should be executed too! How dare this lousy designer cut steel plates!"

"Build another Yamato, or at least Shinano. Don't tell people that this thing belongs to the Navy, I'm afraid they'll laugh at me!"

"No way, absolutely not! It's a disgrace! We're a modern shipyard, after all. We absolutely won't accept this. Let Jiangnan Shipyard modify it!"

……

Tang Wen felt a little embarrassed after learning that a single image had driven a group of designers crazy.

Of course, the blame lies with the Russians. Even if it's a fictional game, such a waste of resources is still utterly shameful.

The bigwigs called to criticize him simply because, in their eyes, Hanover was a complete waste.

Even if the leader of the Dragon Group is an invincible, morbid battleship fanatic, he wouldn't create something that would make the designers want to vomit blood if he had any common sense.

The bizarre design even drew a hint of disdain from the navy, with even the veteran overseeing the Type 011 aircraft carrier's refit calling to say:
"Little Tang, the designer of this ship would be executed for wasting resources during wartime."

Tang Wen: "..."

"How about this, you can flatten the superstructure and turn it into an aircraft carrier. The navy will definitely want it, and they'll definitely buy it at a high price, even 10 billion."

“That can’t be done.”

Tang Wen complained a bit about the damn LV2 shipyard, which was only 245 meters long, and after Hanover came in, it would have to show a 100-meter-long backside.

The old man uttered a few "ohs," and then finally revealed his wolfish ambitions:

"It's at least 100,000 tons of steel, so let's take this ship for 1.5 billion."

Tang Wen immediately shook his head: "No, absolutely not!"

(End of this chapter)