bullyxtreme Chapter 197: Major General Daniel is shocked by the huge submarine order
Chapter 197: Major General Daniel is shocked by the huge submarine order
"Mr. An, I am very curious about your submarine.
During the last world war, our submarines terrified the world and became ghost killers on the seabed.
And now your submarines are performing better than ours, at least our submarines have difficulty dealing with warships in a direct battlefield."
What Major General Daniel said is indeed true.
Although the submarines of the Hans Empire were also very powerful, that was during the last World War.
Due to restrictions imposed by various countries, they can only develop submarines secretly and have to rely on the cover of other countries.
Curious? Curious is fine, but I'm just worried you won't be interested, otherwise I won't be able to sell it for a good price.
An Hongyi's mind flashed with an idea, and then he said with a professional smile on his face: "Major General Daniel, our submarine technology is indeed unmatched by any country in the world.
Even the submarine technology you developed in the Netherlands is at least ten years behind our retired submarines."
After hearing the word "Netherlands", a hint of surprise flashed in Major General Daniel's eyes.
How did the Restoration Army know that they were developing submarines in the Netherlands?
But when An Hongyi said that their submarine technology was ten years behind their retired submarines, it felt like he was bragging.
After all, if you want to sell a retired submarine, you have to make it look as beautiful as possible.
Although Major General Daniel was tempted at the moment, he was not yet impatient.
Looking at the change in Major General Daniel's expression, An Hongyi knew that it would not be enough to just talk, and he had to come up with something real.
Then he opened the briefcase next to him, took out several high-definition color photos and placed them in front of Daniel.
"This is a photo of our submarine, its model is S-21."
Upon hearing this, Major General Daniel took out the photo as quickly as possible and began to look at it carefully without saying a word.
The first moment I saw the panoramic view of this submarine, I felt a sense of amazement.
A sense of futuristic science fiction comes to you, making you feel that this is what future submarines should be like.
This submarine is very different in appearance from the submarine they are developing.
It has a streamlined hull with a smooth and vertical leading edge and a trailing edge that gradually merges with the hull.
There is almost no external equipment on the smooth hull.
Such as deck guns and machine gun weapons and equipment.
This surprised Major General Daniel.
Just when Major General Daniel was about to ask the many questions in his mind, An Hongyi spoke up, making him swallow back the words he was about to ask.
"Major General Daniel, I would like to ask a question that may involve your confidential information.
What are the approximate data of the submarine you developed in the Netherlands? You only need to tell me its tonnage and speed."
A trace of doubt flashed through Major General Daniel's mind, but when he thought about the fact that the Restoration Army already knew that they were using the shell company in the Netherlands to develop submarine technology, there was no need to hide it.
"The submarine we are developing has a surface displacement of about 250 tons and an underwater displacement of 300 tons. The designed surface and underwater speeds are 12 knots and 6 knots respectively."
After hearing what Major General Daniel said, An Hongyi nodded, and the data matched with the Type II submarine in his file.
It seems that the development of submarine technology in Hans country is indeed seriously lagging behind. This is a good opportunity for them.
Moreover, this opportunity is not just about selling retired submarines, there is a lot of room for operation.
When the time was right, An Hongyi coughed lightly and sighed, "I didn't expect your submarine technology to be so backward. But it doesn't matter. Our submarines are very advanced."
Then he took out a file bag from his briefcase and waved it in front of Major General Daniel.
"Rear Admiral Daniel, these are some of the core data of our submarine."
After hearing this, Major General Daniel's breathing became heavier.
After An Hongyi put down the file bag, he started talking to himself.
"Our S-21 submarine has an underwater displacement of 2100 tons.
We have equipped this submarine with two diesel engines with a power of 1000 horsepower, and the submarine is driven by two electric motors with a power of up to 1250 shaft horsepower.
So our submarine can reach a maximum speed of 17.9 knots on the surface and 17.2 knots underwater."
When Major General Daniel heard this, he was shocked and his hands slowed down as he opened the documents.
He was not surprised that the speed on the water could reach such a high speed, but he did not expect that the underwater speed could almost catch up with the speed on the water. This was a bit incredible.
"Then how long does it take for it to surface and recharge?"
This is also crucial for submarines.
"It has an endurance of 1.5 hours at full speed, and it doesn't have to fully surface.
Because we designed a snorkel for it, through the snorkel technology, it only needs to surface to the depth of the periscope to charge. "
Ventilation tube?
I don’t know how powerful it is!
For a submarine veteran of World War I, he knew the difference well.
The difference in safety between fully surfacing and surfacing to periscope depth can be very large.
And he was very satisfied with the battery life.
What's more, it has such a high speed and large tonnage, which almost satisfies all of Major General Daniel's fantasies about submarines.
However, this was just an appetizer, and An Hongyi continued to use his big moves.
“Not only that, we also used a lot of extremely advanced technologies on it.
For example, semi-automatic torpedo loading technology.
Our submarine has six bow-mounted torpedo tubes and 23 spare torpedoes.
Our hydraulic torpedo loading system can complete the loading of six torpedoes in 10 minutes.
This torpedo loading technology allows our submarines to launch 20 torpedoes in 18 minutes."
Major General Daniel was really shocked this time.
Normally, it takes ten minutes for a submarine to load a torpedo tube.
The submarine could reload six missiles in the same time as they could reload one.
Don't underestimate this reloading speed.
In combat situations, after their submarines have fired the torpedoes in their torpedo tubes, they must retreat to a safe area for reloading.
If the reloading speed is so fast, there is no need to do this operation at all, and the combat efficiency is greatly improved.
Think that's it?
An Hongyi looked at Major General Daniel's expression and smiled slightly.
“For example, advanced underwater sonar systems.
We have significantly improved the sonar system, and the sonar data conversion device can automatically calculate and set the torpedo firing parameters.
It can launch attacks at a depth of 50 meters without a periscope, and its concealment is very high."
In fact, the Type 21 submarine has another big trick, which is radar.
However, all of these things were dismantled after they were retired.
Not even a little bit of radar technology can be leaked, at least for now.
After An Hongyi used all his powerful moves, a huge storm was immediately created in Major General Daniel's heart.
He finally understood why the Renaissance Army's submarines were so powerful.
When so many advanced technologies are combined together, it becomes a real underwater ghost.
This is also the real submarine in his mind.
At this moment, Major General Daniel felt particularly eager to own this new type of submarine.
"Mr. An, your submarine is indeed very advanced. I think we can discuss its price."
An Hongyi heard the undisguised urgency in his tone, and a warm smile appeared on his face again.
This smile is like the one when Wolfy sees Xiyangyang.
"Of course, 600 million Reichsmarks a ship, and we have 18 of them.
We can also continue to produce new submarines for you.
But the price may be higher, 800 million Reichsmarks per ship."
An Hongyi did not ask for an exorbitant price right away, but instead set a price range that both parties could probably accept.
After all, the deal between them and Hans was not a one-time deal, but a long-term cooperation and military trade.
In the future, military trade will not only involve submarines, but also the navy, army and air force.
After all, the first-line and second-line combat readiness warehouses of the Fuxing Army are now filled with various retired weapons and equipment.
This made An Hongyi feel a lot of pressure.
"Six million Reichsmarks!"
When Major General Tangier heard the price, he didn't think it was high.
After all, this submarine not only has a large tonnage of 2100 tons, but is also considered a large submarine.
A destroyer of the same tonnage would cost three or four million Reichsmarks, not to mention that this submarine also integrates so many advanced technologies.
And the number of these 18 ships is suitable, and he wants to buy them all.
However, Major General Daniel did not agree immediately and still bargained for the price.
The price was cut from 600 million Reichsmarks to 590 million, a direct reduction of 10.
After completing the negotiations, Major General Daniel went directly to Prime Minister Hilt to get the note.
"How much? 590 million Reichsmarks per ship? Buying 18 at once?"
When he saw the numbers above, Führer Hilt felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.
They now only spend more than 2000 million Reichsmarks to build a 300-ton submarine.
590 million is enough to build a to -ton cruiser.
His first feeling was that Daniel had been cheated.
When Daniel saw Hilt's expression, he immediately explained and told him many advanced technologies of the S-21 submarine.
After listening to Daniel's description, Hilt was silent for a moment and said, "Okay, I agree to the price, but we still need to send soldiers to the ancient country for training, and we need them to provide us with a submarine base."
Because of the revolution in Hans, all countries were keeping a close eye on Hans.
Even if the submarines are purchased, it is impossible to conduct training in the country.
And this is just the first step. Next, he wants to establish a research base in the ancient country to study and master the technology of these submarines.
It was because of these thoughts that Hilt agreed directly.
Purchase 590 S-18 submarines at a price of 21 million Reichsmarks per submarine.
As for torpedoes, maintenance and after-sales, they were all packaged and handed over to Datang International.
Therefore, the total amount of submarine orders reached 1.27 million Imperial Horsemen at a ratio of 0.5:1, which is equivalent to 2.54 million ocean dollars.
After signing the huge order, An Hongyi approached Major General Daniel and whispered, "We still have a lot of tanks, artillery, and planes. Can you introduce me to someone who can take charge?"