The Rise of the Empire

"In terms of radio communication and reconnaissance, we seem to have not done enough. I don't think the navy has established a complete radio communication system that cooperates between sea and land, right?" After finishing speaking, His Royal Highness looked at Lieutenant General Liao Le.

"We are working on the establishment. It is estimated that by the end of next year, all warships will be equipped with corresponding radio equipment, but this equipment works very unstable, and the effective distance is very short..." Liao Le now has a completely The feeling of lying down.

"Establishing a radio communication link is not just a set of equipment, just train some personnel. This is a system. I must remind everyone that this is a system! Not only hardware is needed, but software is also needed. In order to ensure naval communication I would like to ask, what is the Navy’s plan for the design of radio security? How often is the Navy’s code book updated? If a warship sinks or is captured, how to prevent the code book from falling into the hands of the enemy? Have you thought about it? ?”

Speaking of which, His Royal Highness wants to be speechless about the radio communication and secrecy in German history. If it is an accident that the Russians accidentally discovered the German Navy codebook on the sunken ship, then the code itself that the German Navy has not changed is a crime. From the beginning of the war, the codebook was obtained, and then the British knew the actions of the German navy with this codebook, which is almost like playing World of Warcraft to open a picture!

The Germans suffered a loss in the Battle of the Sandbar, and they encountered the British fleet in the Battle of Jutland. Such an obvious incident could not attract the attention of the top German navy. His Royal Highness is speechless! The intelligence agencies of the British simply know more about the movements of the German Navy than the German Admiralty, what a fucking mess!

Of course, it must be admitted that the intelligence talent of the Germans in the First World War was really poor. According to the memory of the prince, it seems that in the First World War, the German radio codes would be deciphered by the Allies after a week of use... .... Obviously, it is impossible to change the password book once a week. Although the Enig cipher machine in Germany during the 2nd World War was very popular for a while, with the help of mathematicians and "bomb" deciphering machines, the deciphering of general German telegrams by the Allied forces in the later period of the war could be compressed to a few hours... ... Faced with this situation, His Royal Highness can only say that it is not that Germany is not strong, but that the other party is too strong!

Now that the traversers have come and come to this point, the intelligence tragedy in the history of the German Navy must never be repeated. "As a member of the imperial army, I have to say that there are too many problems with the intelligence and confidentiality work of the imperial army. Let's take the password as an example. It is nothing more than the repeated superposition of various simple codes. After the other party intercepts the telegram, and then according to our It is easy to judge the corresponding relationship of the ciphertext in the intelligence. And our password update is too slow, you always think that your intelligence system is foolproof, in fact, I want to say that this idea is completely wrong." Rupp Recht continues to be the villain.

"Radio telegrams are more likely to be intercepted, and the secrecy cannot meet the needs. This is a great hidden danger for the Imperial Navy and the Army. At least I personally have some distrust of the Empire's secrecy system. In the Bavarian Army, we have begun to grope for a new encrypted communication device. I have talked about this device with the Chief of the Army General Staff Count Schlieffen. At least he and his subordinates have no way to use this system. I think my colleagues in the Navy We can learn from it.”

Regarding information and codes, His Royal Highness has nothing to do. After all, I am not doing this. I only know a little about the Eniger cipher machine, but this thing is enough for World War I. Anyway, there is no "bomb" deciphering machine for World War I.

At the same time, there will not be a so-called commercial version of this thing, and if it is rare, it will be even more difficult to decipher. After all, the Enig cipher machine in history was cracked only after the Allied forces obtained multiple real ones.

"It makes sense. Regarding codes and intelligence, the Admiralty needs to communicate more with Prince Ruprecht." Prince William also knows some things. After all, without the acquiescence of the royal family, Ruprecht would not Possibly a relationship with the Imperial General Staff. In terms of radio communication and intelligence, the two of them have already passed the gas, and they just need to find a suitable opportunity to speak out, and His Royal Highness thinks that today's opportunity is very good.

"The second is the most critical issue I want to talk about today, that is, the construction of the capital ships of the German Navy in the future. Everyone until my design bureau started with cruisers. Many people in the Admiralty said that I am a cruiser school. , but now, I need to reiterate that I just choose the best, not limited to a certain type of ship."

"Actually, to a certain extent, it is not an exaggeration to call the Asama-class cruiser we built for Japan a second-class battleship. A brand-new ship type has begun to break the inherent naval classification, and the boundary between battleships and cruisers will be different. With the development of science and technology further blurring, a ship with battleship-level artillery, cruiser-like speed, and certain armor protection will gradually become one of the navy's capital ships. Of course, the 4 new battleships we have started Already having this characteristic, their speed is not slow, and what I want to say is that it is not enough!"

"The cruiser gave up heavy armor and large-caliber artillery to obtain a speed of up to 23 knots. And under the condition of a certain tonnage limit, strengthening one aspect will inevitably weaken the other aspect. When the battleship you envisioned is facing the cruiser Back to the advantage, but still can't deal with battleships. Unless your battleship tonnage is bigger than the opponent." Tirpitz said.

As an admirer of fundamentalist battleships, Tirpitz has a deep affection for battleships, although the firepower of most of the battleships of the Second German Reich is somewhat inferior to the tonnage... .

"New technology, new technology! As the top of the navy, don't you have even a little bit of sensitivity to technology? I am very worried about letting a group of civil servants and bureaucrats plan the future equipment of the German navy! The British have already begun to use it. A brand-new main engine is used to provide power for warships, and the Bromforth shipyard has started to use a boiler that is mixed with coal and heavy oil, don't you all find something out of it?" His Royal Highness looked distressed.

"If I were William II, I think, I should set up a naval equipment department, independent of the other three departments of the navy." Ruprecht said in his heart.

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