The Rise of the Empire

Among the dreadnoughts in history, only the American Wyoming-class battleship and the French Guba-class battleship adopted the layout of 6 turrets, while the tonnage of the former reached 26,000 tons. The side armor is only 11 inches thick. The king's displacement is 25,000 tons. Although there is one less turret, the side defense has reached 350mm, which is 2 grades higher. It is clear at a glance who is strong and who is weak. Of course, if you want to talk about the famous holy relic with 7 turrets and 14 guns, this guy is even bigger and useless. Generally speaking, 8 to 12 main guns and 3 to 5 turrets are the norm for battleships in World War I. Forget it like the six-turret god religion or something! This thing can't afford to hurt! \u003c/p\u003eIn general, the prince believes that although the battleship plan of Royal William Dockyard is not the best, it is quite satisfactory. In terms of basic design, it is much higher than the Dreadnought, Nassau, and South Carolina in history, almost equal to a Caesar-class battleship or King-class battleship with slightly shrunk defense. It is not unacceptable to be a dreadnought as a first-level trainer. \u003c/p\u003eBut when Tirpitz sent the battlecruiser plan he selected to the prince, the prince fell into confusion and rage, yes, it was confusion and rage, because he really couldn't understand Tyr What is Pitts' brain circuit thinking, 11 inches! The prince originally thought that he could get rid of the nightmare of 8 German dreadnoughts using 11-inch small water pipes in history! I didn't expect this thing to still linger! \u003c/p\u003e"We have 12-inch naval guns, why do we need to install 11-inch guns on the battlecruisers! What can these small tubes penetrate?!" The prince did not suppress his anger. Almost everyone present put down their work and looked at the angry prince and the minister who also had a bad face. \u003c/p\u003eHistorically, after completing the design of von der Tann, the Germans began to design the next level of battlecruisers. This is the familiar Moltke-class battlecruiser. At the beginning of the design, the German Navy Someone internally proposed a design plan to use eight 12-inch L50 guns, but Tirpitz rejected this suggestion and asked to continue to use 11-inch guns. And also put forward an incredible reason: "In the future, the German High Seas Fleet will be at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, so it is necessary to equip warships with more main guns so that one warship can fight multiple targets... .. (The author read it from a German bc book, this is true!, A moment of silence for Tirpitz’s brain hole)” Then Moltke’s initial plan was renamed 12 11-inch guns, and In the end, the plan turned into ten 11-inch guns. \u003c/p\u003e Whether it was before or after the time-traveling, the prince still couldn’t figure out why Tirpitz came up with such a funny reason, and this reason was passed....... The plan of 12 11-inch guns was abolished. If Moltke, who was equipped with 10 11-inch guns in history, was one-on-one, the results would hardly be expected. \u003c/p\u003eThe diagonal arrangement of the central turret makes one turret possibly unusable. There are between 8 and 10 available guns. How to distribute the firepower? A target with 6 doors and a target with 4 doors? How can the latter effectively calibrate? And if you engage with two targets at the same time, as long as you are not very lucky, you may not get any decent results. One reason is that the firepower density is not enough, and the other reason is that the shell power is too small.... At most, it can deal with the first-generation crispy battlecruisers such as Invincible and Indefatigable. \u003c/p\u003e"However, our previous generation of large cruisers used 10-inch guns. In battle, the Mainz-class armored cruiser equipped with eight 10-inch guns easily defeated the opponent, and we have now increased the caliber of the artillery I don’t know why you are dissatisfied!” Tirpitz said with a livid face.

\u003c/p\u003e"The original design of the Mainz class was in 1895, and we are now designing a new warship five years later. During these five years, we have built a battleship of 18,000 tons. Inz is just a product limited by the three-expansion steam engine and the old fire control system. Since we have defined the potential opponent as the United Kingdom, we should consider improving the performance of our warships as much as possible. I am not comparing progress with myself, but It is to compare with the other side."\u003c/p\u003e"We can now build warships of more than 20,000 tons. You don't think the British can't, do you? If they install 12-inch guns on their large cruisers, your 11-inch guns will How can warships offset the quality advantage of the opponent? As you said, we have no quantitative advantage, but quality advantage is not determined by the number of barrels a warship has, but the comparison of projectile volume and armor-piercing effect!” the prince retorted. \u003c/p\u003eThe weight of a new 11-inch shell is about 300kg, and the weight of a new 12-inch shell is about 400kg. If the rate of fire is the same, the projection volume of ten 11-inch shells is only 3000kg per round, while the projection volume of eight 12-inch artillery shells is actually 3200kg. The projection volume still has a slight advantage in the latter. crushed. \u003c/p\u003eAccording to the German artillery performance in history, the 11-inch l50 artillery can penetrate 8-inch armor at a distance of 10,800 meters at a comprehensive incident angle of 30 degrees, while the 12-inch l50 can penetrate under the same circumstances Penetrate 10-inch armor! The gap is huge, which means that Hindenburg and his like can fight against almost all British battlecruisers, while Moltke and his like can only fight against the first-generation battlecruisers, and it is very difficult to fight the main armor belt of lions and tigers! \u003c/p\u003e "But what about the cost? Our budget is not enough to support your plan. Your plan is the perfect idea of ​​the designer, without considering the national conditions of the empire." Tirpitz is still not convinced. \u003c/p\u003e"How much can the cost differ? Then reduce the quantity and increase the quality! I would rather have four 25,000-ton warships than five 20,000-ton warships! Within a certain tonnage range, a larger tonnage It is already a consensus that warships have better cost performance! Whether it is the Munich-class armored cruiser or the Mainz-class armored cruiser, it has proved this point. I am very clear about the details of this plan in your hand, and I will definitely not agree This plan!" The prince left his seat and walked towards the crowd! \u003c/p\u003e"A warship with a displacement of 20,000 tons and eight 11-inch guns is a fragile warship. The limited funds and tonnage are not enough for it to have sufficient combat and defense capabilities! Vittorio and I Earl Ao once discussed the relevant data carefully, and I think that this warship has major hidden dangers! Therefore, I suggest that this plan be abolished directly!"\u003c/p\u003e "You are too arbitrary, I think everyone here No one will agree!" General Liao Le said with a gloomy expression. \u003c/p\u003e "We are reasonable! I will prove my point with facts. The designer of the Kaiser Wilhelm Shipyard can be present, and he can refute my argument. Then we will discuss whether this plan should be abolished!" Said flinching. \u003c/p\u003eSecond update is here~~~please subscribe\u003c/a\u003e~~~! Everyone, please support me, the poor person who has not recommended me for three weeks--! ! ! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e