The Rise of the Empire

"So, I think that in order to completely suppress the Japanese Asama-class armored cruiser formation, we need a more powerful armored cruiser formation, and the third product of the Bavarian Ship Design Bureau is very good! In my opinion, This is no longer a cruiser or a battleship, but it should be given a new name, we can call it a battlecruiser or a fast battleship!"

If the traveler was here, he would definitely be taken aback by Makanov's answer! And sighed, "Ah, so this is how the name of the battlecruiser of this plane came out!"

"Mr. Lieutenant General, then do you think we need several new armored cruisers. Or are you talking about battlecruisers?" Roger Stvinsky asked after thinking for a while.

"If the Spanish battleship is completely repaired, then we need at least 4 ships! Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to compete with the Japanese armored cruiser fleet."

Makanov put forward this view because he considered the poor quality of the Russian navy. The Sulu Sea naval battle not only caused tons of damage to the ambitions of the Americans, but also made the Russians realize their own personnel quality problems. . The fighting will is not strong enough, and the middle and low-level officers lack subjective initiative. Some of the senior officers are mediocre, while others are mediocre. A few aggressive officers are hindered by the former two and unable to perform.

Makanov is aware of various institutional and personnel problems in the Russian Navy, but he has no conditions to change. Then the only way is to strengthen the equipment. If there is no Spanish warship, then 3 vs. 4 is not bad, but if Carlos is added, it will be different! 3 on 5! This amount can be doubled. Of course, the Russians still have the Bayan, but the Japanese also have two second-class protected cruisers. Moreover, the difference between Bayan and his like and those monsters over 10,000 tons is too great, and their effect is very limited.

If you think about it again, if Japan may get more and stronger armored cruisers, then this matter will never end! So Makanov's opinion is to simply buy 4 ships at once, which can not only break the diplomatic relationship, but also fight against the Japanese cruiser formation. If necessary, you can also join the battle line and fight the opponent! And this suggestion, the officers present also agreed, and the only question is, what to do with the money? 4 warships, each cost an average of 1.8 million pounds, which is 7.2 million pounds! It's going to kill someone! The Chancellor of the Exchequer Witte is probably scared to jump off the building, right?

"In fact, our cost is not that much. The Americans have paid more than 3 million pounds for renting our warships, and the price of 1.8 million pounds cannot be reduced. From an economic point of view, we use three old warships It is a very cost-effective thing to make up for the financial vacancy of new warships."

"And after this war, the United States and Britain and Japan have completely turned against each other. In order to deal with the common enemy, the Americans can only support us. So the terms of our loans will be better, and now we are not the only French family to choose! Damn The French, they used money to take away the fruits of victory that belonged to us!" Makanov did not forget to curse the damn French until the end.

Makanov's words won the support of most of the people present, even those aristocratic officers who were dawdling. There is no way, Makanov's qualifications are old enough and his level is high enough to be regarded as a front-line pillar of the Russian Navy. The future naval battles of the Russo-Japanese War will depend on him. on some non-critical issues. Everyone is still willing to give him face, after all, most of the people in this room may work under his hands in the future.

"Only from a military point of view,

You are very right, I also support us to buy more advanced warships from the Germans, but the problem is that even if we have no financial problems, it will still crowd out the warships we originally used for other projects. Everyone is very clear about the funds allocated to us by the government. If we have to spend a lot of money to order additional warships, the original plan will definitely be disrupted. So how to resolve this contradiction? "Roger Stvinsky asked a very pointed question!

"Yeah, this is a very serious problem. We are going to redesign our naval expansion plan, and I am more worried about a problem. If the Japanese take the lead before we are ready, what should we do?" Ma Karnoff raises another, more serious problem.

In the eyes of the Russians, the Japanese are too careless about fighting. They don’t declare war before the film starts, and as long as they are ready, they start fighting without saying a word! As for the two countries now, Japan's preparation speed is completely faster than that of the Russians. The reason is very simple, Japan can expand its military and prepare for war now, but the Russians must first do a good job in infrastructure....

Therefore, from the perspective of the overall strategy, the Russians will definitely not be fully prepared, and the overall deployment will be even worse. The navy is divided into two very distant bases, and although the army will have a certain advantage in numbers, the supply situation will be very worrying. Moreover, the army will be scattered and deployed in various places in the Northeast, and it is easy to be defeated by the Japanese troops coming from North Korea.

Of course, the army's affairs are not in the hands of the navy, but there is still no good way for the navy to solve the disadvantages of the geographical environment and formulate strategies based on Japan's current new situation. After all, too many changes have been made, the situation of the enemy has changed, and the situation of the expansion of naval armaments has also changed. The direct result of this is that the original plan will be invalidated. Let's formulate it again!

So now the question is, who will decide on such a big matter? Naturally not from the Ministry of the Navy! This kind of thing must be told to the Russian emperor, and then let the master of all Russians decide. Don't talk about the plan first, let's settle the matter of the battleship first.

Seeing Parokin's offer for a new ship from Germany, the Tsar was also very entangled. The Russians would not stop entering the Far East, and they had to defeat the stronger Japanese. And to defeat the Japanese, you need to buy German warships, and you need more money! All the previous inferences are correct, but the last result made His Majesty the Tsar very entangled! Now the czar has even thought about it, if the other party can be cheaper, it is also possible to sell a daughter. Anyway, the czar has a lot of German genes in his blood.

"Let Parokin lower the price as much as possible, and agree to the terms of the Germans in exchange for a reduction in the price of the warship." In the end, His Majesty the Tsar came up with such a solution!

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