The Rise of the Empire

Does **** Ruprecht know all this? Of course he knows! Although the size of the fleet is small, generally speaking, after this round of downsizing, the German naval fleet has improved its combat effectiveness. Let’s talk about the original batch of warships in Germany. You can always count on 4 Nassau and Von der Tan Well, 2 Moltkes and 2 Helgolans can beat the 6 new warships of the Prince, right?

Not to mention anything else, it will be clear after calculating the firepower of both sides. In history, the maximum firepower of these warships on the sidestring is 60 11-inch guns. Most of them are still 11-inch L45.... And 16 12-inch guns, and even if the 14-inch guns are not changed in the prince's plan, there are at least 64 12-inch L45 guns. In terms of the number of side string firepower projections, I don't know how much higher than the former! The penetrating power should also be stronger. As for defense, the German fleet that rushed to the 11-inch slanted armor from the beginning is much stronger than the battleships and battlecruisers with belt main armor in history. Yes, the height of the main armor of German battleships before Kaiser is not good. .

It is precisely because the fleet platter proposed by the prince at the beginning of this plan is really good, so although the number of warships built is not many, Tirpitz still recognized it with his nose. The original construction plan of 7 warships has been simplified to 6 ships, but if there are repeated ones, if there are repeated ones, then the size of the fleet will become a problem. Because with the passage of time, the prince's future plan ship is more expensive than the other....

You must know that there are no real pure-blooded battlecruisers among the battleships ahead. If the speed is above 27 knots in the future, and the firepower and defense are guaranteed, then the cost of such a battleship will be terribly high. The prince has not calculated this. How much do these warships cost in the plane? After all, the plans for these warships are still early. It will not be possible to start construction until 3 years later, but the cost of those North Sea iron dogs in history is terrifying. The coster of the Bavaria was 50 million marks. Derfflinger 58 million marks, Lützow 58 million marks, Hindenburg 59 million marks...  

In the second naval expansion plan, the construction cost of each 25-knot fast battleship proposed by the prince is about 57 million marks. Compared with the same batch of King-class battleships in history, this price has exceeded more than 12 million marks. , and the corresponding construction period is 2 to 3 years, and the corresponding construction period of the King-class and Caesar-class in history is 3 to 4 years, shortening the construction time can be done, add money! As for how much more? You can look at the cost of the British Queen Elizabeth-class battleship. The cheapest war exhaustion is about 2.52 million pounds, while the Queen Elizabeth is as high as 3 million pounds...

Take the fast battleship with 6 15-inch guns that the prince highly recommends. If you compare the reputation in history, it will cost more than 3 million pounds, or 60 million marks, to stop it. The defense of prestige is at the tragic level. Even if the prince said that the profit of armor and artillery has been cut, the cost of this battleship will definitely not be lower than 62 million marks. Tirpitz may not have calculated this figure, but he knows , the price is quite terrible! So he put out this question at the end of the meeting, can our fleet bill go ahead?

The prince who calmed down began to count with his fingers how many capital ships the German Navy could have in 1912 if the historical German Navy funding was used. If he could achieve a breakthrough in the 15-inch gun in 1906, then what the Kaiser said would be fulfilled, and the next level of fast battleships would be equipped with 15-inch guns.

There are still about 6 years from 1907 to 1912. If we compare the period from 1908 to 1914 of the German Navy in history,

During this period of time, a total of 21 warships have been started, and about 3.5 warships can be started every year. If the construction period is calculated based on the construction period of about 3 years, the number of warships allocated each year is actually only a little more than 1 ship. Considering that the construction cost of the prince's warship was high until 1912, if this fraction is erased, then there will be about 6 ships in service in 1912. Then there will be 3 to 4 unfinished warships left. Then this number is more than 5 ships less than the 24 ships requested by Tirpitz....

"No wonder, Tirpitz always has trouble with me." The prince said helplessly. Of course, it's hard to say what will happen in reality. After all, Germany has more money in this plane, and because the former Dreadnought Fleet is small, it can save a lot of money. There are also unfavorable factors. For example, the army needs to build an armored force. For example, if the tonnage of the fleet generally increases, the requirements for infrastructure such as canals will increase. Although I don’t know how many warships will be built in the end, it must be related to the number of Tirpitz’s requirements. A certain gap.

The prince put down the capital ship file in his hand, picked up the light battleship file and the submarine file next to him, and after roughly glanced at it, he closed it with a snap. The prince could feel a drop of cold sweat streaming down his neck, because in the plan he saw, it mentioned the proposals to increase the size of light cruisers and submarines, and at the same time increase the number, and these aspects also need money. Lots of money. Especially in terms of submarines, money is absolutely indispensable, and to some extent even more important than battleships! The prince's plan is to put three figures on the submarines retained by Germany before the war!

For the first time, the prince discovered that his ability to spend money was so good that even Tirpitz, who was super able to hold money in history, couldn't get enough money for him to spend....

After closing the document in hand, the prince rubbed his swollen temples again and decided to relax. And at this time Earl Schelling came in. He brought the latest news from the Kaiser.

"What you asked me to ask has already been asked. You asked whether this naval fleet quota could be delayed for two years. The Kaiser meant that it was impossible. He insisted that the entire German fleet should have a considerable combat effectiveness, and said that this requirement will never change!" said Earl Schelling.

"What do you mean?" Although the Kaiser was sometimes stubborn and single-minded, he was still thinking about key matters. What is the reason why he nailed the time to 1912 this time? This cannot be willful or unintentional. Then there may be only one, that is, after 1912, the empire's warship construction plan will not be maintained, maybe because of insufficient funds? This is unlikely, because in history, before the Sarajevo incident, the construction of warships in Germany was done step by step. It is impossible to have enough in history. This plane is not enough, right?

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