The Rise of the Empire

Soon Scheer's report was also sent back to the country, but it did not cause much impact in a short period of time. First of all, Germany is building the first batch of dreadnoughts, and His Majesty's budget does not allow continued expansion in a short period of time. The number of naval capital ships has increased, not to mention that the navy is now adding another submarine project. And the army was not quiet either. After Xiao Maoqi came back, he insisted on building an armored force, which was another sum of money. This troubled His Majesty the Emperor very much. \u003c/p\u003eAnd Prince Ruprecht in Munich is also busy making a fortune, because he knows that the Russo-Japanese War is about to start. If it was earlier, it would be 1903, but at the latest, it would be 1904. This is the last chance for the prince to make money from Russia...  At the same time, the work of creating humans for the prince and Princess Mary has to be stepped up. His father—the current King Ludwigs III of Bavaria is urging him! \u003c/p\u003e"The Russo-Japanese War is about to begin. After the end, there will be World War I." Ruprecht said to himself looking at the sky outside the window. The final battle preparations for the Second German Reich are coming! \u003c/p\u003eDuring this period of time, the prince didn't plan to do anything else. Because in his view, the Russo-Japanese War had little room for manipulation. The warring parties are in the Far East, far from Europe. And it's all fighting in large groups. The armies of the two sides plus millions of people are fighting on a large scale. At this time, if you send a small-scale blue army to go up, you will be beaten to nothing if you are not careful... Not to mention the navy, neither the Russian navy nor the Japanese navy can be provoked by the German Far East Fleet. \u003c/p\u003eThe Japanese fleet in this era is much stronger than in history. By the second half of 1903, the Japanese Navy will have a total of 8 battleships, including 2 second-class battleships, Fuji and Yashima . These two battleships equipped with twin 10-inch guns are the earliest battleships of the Japanese. Although their performance has fallen behind, they are still in the first-line fleet because of their speed. \u003c/p\u003e Then there are 2 Katori-class battleships and 2 Satsuma-class battleships. These four battleships were ordered successively in 1898. The former had four 12-inch main guns and four 10-inch secondary main guns. The firepower of the latter is 4 12-inch main guns and 12 10-inch main guns! The maximum armor thickness is 9 inches. The top speed is about 20 knots. And in 1901, the Japanese Navy believed that the number of its main fleet was not enough, so it added two more Satsuma-class battleships. And these two battleships named Hatsase and Kashima became the third and fourth ships of the Satsuma class. This makes the prince who is a time traveler have to feel the powerful inertia of history! \u003c/p\u003eAs for armored cruisers, the Japanese have also increased. The four Asama-class armored cruisers constituted the main force. (Asama, Yakumo, Kasuga, and Asahi respectively) the Carlos V armored cruiser captured by the Spaniards was named Tsukuba. In 1900, Japan also ordered a sixth armored cruiser from the United Kingdom. This armored cruiser can be regarded as the British version of the Asami, and its basic performance is similar to that made in Germany. The battleship was subsequently named Sagami. \u003c/p\u003eIf nothing else, the Japanese Navy's capital ship battle group before the war was like this. The main fleet composed of 8 battleships and 6 large armored cruisers can almost be called the first fleet in the Far East! In addition to the main fleet, the Japanese have not forgotten to build their own auxiliary fleet. According to the Japanese plan, before the second half of 1903, the Japanese Navy will have four 4,000-ton second-class cruisers and six 3,000-ton class cruisers. The third-class cruisers, plus 64 destroyers and torpedo boats. At the same time, there are some notification ships and camouflage attack ships. Generally speaking, this is a very balanced maritime strike force. And the ships are very young! \u003c/p\u003eAt the same time, the Russians are stepping up to expand their fleet! Among them, the most powerful battleships are naturally the four fast battleships ordered from the prince.

They were called the Rurik class, and the British also called them the Rurik 2 class in order to distinguish this class of warships from the previous Rurik class. The four warships are Rurik, Russia, Grombowie and Warrior. These 4 powerful battleships were stationed in Vladivostok. \u003c/p\u003eThe fleet stationed in Lushun on this plane is relatively small, and there are only 3 old-fashioned battleships, namely Peter Pavlovsko, Poltava, Sevastopol and Prince . A very important reason for this situation is that Russia has spent a considerable part of the shipbuilding funds on ordering these 4 warships from Bavaria. According to the law of conservation of gold coins. Russia currently has only these 8 battleships in the Far East. As for the cruisers, it is similar to the history. This is because the Russians think that the size of their main fleet is enough, and they just need to add some escort warships. \u003c/p\u003eSo what makes the Russians so confident? The fundamental reason lies in another fleet that will arrive in the Far East at the end of 1903! This is a huge fleet consisting of 6 battleships and 2 armored cruisers. Four of them are Borodino-class battleships. The Borodino-class battleships in this plane are also stronger than in history. On the surface, they can be regarded as a simplified version of the Rurik 2-class armored cruiser, but the Russians Privately admitted that there is a big difference from the original version in some hidden aspects such as defensive area and watertightness. \u003c/p\u003eThe other two battleships are the older and great Siysos and Navarin. These two battleships are the same as in history, and they are all equipped with 4 10-inch guns. And the two armored cruisers were produced by the Americans for Russia at a preferential price! These two cruisers named Varyag and Aurora can be regarded as the pinnacle of American armored cruisers. \u003c/p\u003eThe two warships are equipped with 6 10-inch guns and 12 6-inch secondary guns in a central axis layout. It has an 8-inch main armor belt and a 6-inch upper armor belt, and uses a new type of steam turbine with a maximum output of 25,000 horsepower and a displacement of 12,000 tons. The maximum speed has reached an astonishing 23 knots or more! It can be said to be the fastest warship among the two warring parties! Moreover, in order to adapt to the freezing of Vladivostok in winter, the two warships also installed ice-breaking bows and reinforced them. Can navigate in seas with thin ice. \u003c/p\u003eIn general, although the number of Russians is less than in history, their combat effectiveness far exceeds those of the old warships in history, and the Russians can do it in a shorter time than in history. Building such a powerful fleet is inseparable from the support of the Americans. The Americans have provided Russia with at least $50 million in various loans and aid! And undertook the construction of the Russian battleship Eagle, Borodino, 2 armored cruisers and some other protected cruisers. The full support of the Americans is to let the Russians take care of the hateful Japanese! \u003c/p\u003eBefore this fleet arrives in the Far East, the Japanese navy has a crushing level advantage, but once it arrives, the Russians believe that under the command of Admiral Makanov, the Russian fleet can easily crush opponent! \u003c/p\u003eThe third one is here~~~! Ask for a subscription\u003c/a\u003e~~~! \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e