The Rise of the Empire

As for whether the prince has thought of whether the quasi-fearless and small bc he created so early will bring the era of fearlessness ahead of time, the answer is naturally affirmative! The prince didn't intend to let the dreadnought appear in 1905! In history, Germany made a large number of useless pre-dreadnoughts, which can be said to have wasted a lot of money. The prince spent so much effort to get Krupp, and used 10-inch guns in advance, and made steam turbines, and coal-fired boilers. ,What for? Naturally, it is for the sake of showing fearlessness as soon as possible! \u003c/p\u003e Now it's almost time to hit the door! Will the prince give up this kick because the British may refer to their own design? After all, the advent of the era of fearlessness is a matter of time, and I can only strive to be the first, not backward! However, this does not mean that His Royal Highness cannot do anything, because although the idea of ​​using all-heavy artillery warships is an inevitable trend of history, there are still some tricks that can be played before that. \u003c/p\u003ePrince Ruprecht vaguely remembered seeing such a record in a book. The idea of ​​the earliest all-heavy gun battleship was to use medium-caliber 234mm heavy guns. And historically, the British realized that the 12-inch heavy artillery was easier to use than the 9.2-inch artillery, and it was farther back. \u003c/p\u003eIn addition, although the British were the first to create dreadnoughts, they were not so confident in the idea of ​​dreadnoughts, so while building dreadnoughts, the last quasi-dreadnought Nelson-class battleship was also being built. And this time the prince finally removed the two battleships from the visiting fleet. One of the very important reasons was to try to push back the appearance of the British battleships with full-caliber naval guns! \u003c/p\u003eIn fact, in the current situation, it is better to use medium-caliber naval guns than 12-inch artillery. On the one hand, it is because before the appearance of cap-piercing bullets, hardened armor above 6 inches is enough to deal with various calibers armor-piercing projectiles, and the projected volume is obviously superior to the medium-caliber artillery with a faster rate of fire. Another very important issue is that the battle distance is still very short. You must know that it is 1899. In history, when the Russo-Japanese War broke out in 1904, the distance between the two sides was only widened to about 7 kilometers. \u003c/p\u003eIn this era, apart from Germany, the combat distance of other countries is still around 4000 meters. Otherwise, it would not be so easy to decide on an all-main-gun battleship! \u003c/p\u003eThe Japanese also planned to mount eight 12-inch guns on the Satsuma-class battleship back then. At least there was this plan, but in the end they ended up with a bunch of 10-inch guns due to cost issues. Coincidentally, after the appearance of the dreadnought, the French did not immediately follow suit. After 2006, the French started construction of six Dandong-class battleships, equipped with four 12-inch guns and twelve 240mm guns. \u003c/p\u003eSo, the prince believes that as long as it works properly, it is still possible to fool the British for a few years! After all, the pressure on the British capital ship is not great now. If there is no accident, the British will continue to build more than ten pre-Dreadnoughts before starting Dreadnought. \u003c/p\u003eThink about it, the German Navy Act has not been passed. Although the number of battleships in service is not much less than in history, but because of the Navy Act, this kind of naval expansion is not a regular one. For a period of time, at least Before 1901, it was not planned to start construction of new battleships. On the one hand, it was the first time to build Dreadnoughts, which required caution. On the other hand, most of the shipyard's production capacity was occupied by export warships, and the remaining berths had to be maintained for existing warships. In addition, the relationship between Britain and Germany is not bad, so the British don't have such an urgent need to expand their battleship formation! \u003c/p\u003e On the contrary, the cruisers of this era are becoming more and more evil, especially in the Sulu Sea naval battle, there is a theory of omnipotence of cruisers.

A large number of old cruisers in the hands of the British have depreciated seriously, and this cruiser is spreading rapidly. The Germans have it, the Japanese have it, and the Russians will have more powerful ones. The Americans plan to have new cruisers. All the enemies and potential opponents of the British At this time, the most normal reaction of the British Royal Navy is naturally to produce more and better cruisers! \u003c/p\u003eIn fact, the British really built the armored cruiser to the end, such as the famous Black Prince (the worst armored cruiser that died in World War 1) or Mino, known as the last British armored cruiser Tao, and this last wave of armored cruiser construction began in 1900. \u003c/p\u003eFrom 1900 to 1905, the British started construction of a total of 5 armored cruisers, and built as many as 25 armored cruisers! A total of 10 ships were built at the most level! From this performance, it can be easily seen that with the large number of armored cruisers equipped in other countries in the world, the British sea transportation lines have felt tremendous pressure, and they are indeed concentrating their efforts to supplement their cruiser shortage! \u003c/p\u003eUnder the influence of the prince, the pace of expansion of the British armored cruiser will be bigger and faster! Bigger, of course, means that the starting point of the armored cruiser is relatively high, and it will not be something like the Monmorne County class, which only has 14 6-inch guns... . The British are likely to use 7.5-inch guns or even 9.2-inch guns from the beginning! \u003c/p\u003eThis behavior can be seen as a response to the performance of various types of armored cruisers equipped by other countries in the world! The prince is not worried that the British are building a bunch of super cruisers similar to the Mainz-class armored cruisers at this time, because the British are facing too many opponents, and the sea transportation line is too long, and the quality of the opponents' warships is also uneven. . Therefore, the British must first ensure the quantity, and then produce some high-quality warships. \u003c/p\u003eHistorically, couldn't the British build a better patrol car? The answer is no, among other things, the 4 armored cruisers built by the British for the Japanese are much higher than the Monmorne County class, but the fundamental reason for choosing the latter instead of the former is that the latter is cheaper And more operable. \u003c/p\u003eThe same is true in this era, the British have many opponents, Russia is the first, Germany is a potential opponent, the United States is similar to potential opponents, the French and the British also have many awkwardnesses, in a word, in the The British saw it and said, "There are always people who want to harm me!" And the opponents are not all super masters like Mainz 2, there are always some trash fish, and to deal with trash fish, it is obviously a matter of quantity and economy over quality. \u003c/p\u003e After sorting out the relationship, His Royal Highness embarked on the voyage to Malta with confidence, and now he is a little eager to see the father of British bc. Sir Fisher who built a whole bunch of crispy bc for the Royal Navy! To some extent, the other party counts as half of his teammate.... \u003c/p\u003e I have something to go out, so these chapters are published in advance, \u003c/a\u003e and book friends who voted for \u003c/a\u003e can only apologize in advance--! Today is still three more~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e