The Rise of the Empire

If you want to design a battleship with a 3*3 artillery layout, it means that the original design will almost have to be redone, and you want to complete the design and early stage of a brand new 15-inch battleship within one year. Preparation work, which is naturally very stressful, not only costs money, but also time delays. Ruprecht has already calculated that if the war starts in 1912, the warships produced in 1911 may not be able to use it. get on. So time is very tight. The triple-mounted turret will come out in 1909 at the earliest, which is a bit too late. Therefore, the simple design cost and time are enough to kill this plan.

"What is the rate of fire of the two turrets? Is it the same?" the prince asked again.

"According to the technical personnel of the Skoda factory, the rate of fire of the double-mounted turrets can at least guarantee more than 2 rounds per minute, and the rate of fire of the triple-mounted turrets can reach 2 rounds per minute." Earl Schelling said while Take out a document.

"Well, it's almost as expected." The prince glanced at it and said in his heart. The German naval guns also had a very good advantage in the first battle, that is, the artillery fire rate is fast enough! Historically, after the British got the Bavarian-class battleship, they tested the rate of fire of the German twin 15-inch artillery, and the time to complete a firing cycle was between 23 seconds and 25 seconds, while the British Queen Elizabeth-class battleship wanted to It takes about 42 seconds to complete a launch cycle. In other words, in theory, even if everyone has 8 guns, the projection of German warships can stabilize British warships. If this is the case, then the layout of 8 guns is also acceptable.

"Tell the Minister of State of the Navy that the 15-inch artillery of our future new warship will use a heavy turret of 870KG, which is the second plan of the artillery plan, and the firepower layout plan uses a 2*4 layout. The Kingdom of Bavaria can do it in 1907." Start the production of 15-inch gun turrets, so, if possible, I hope to reduce one 350MM gun-mounted ship, um, let’s reduce one battleship. Then we will start two 15-inch gun-mounted ships by the end of 1907!" The prince thought for a while and said.

"This may need to be discussed by the Ministry of the Navy before it can be approved. In addition, if you want to change the plan, you can directly report it to His Majesty the Emperor." The navy representative said.

"No problem, I will write a report myself." The prince nodded. Regarding the change of this plan, **** thinks it is not difficult to pass. After all, the shipbuilding in 1907 is a plan, not already started, although the cost It will soar from the current 2.7 million pounds per warship to about 3 million pounds, but the cost of the warships will only increase by about 100,000 pounds in the year when the warships just started, and it will not be a problem to even out a little. And with the Kaiser's temperament, if he could see bigger and better toys as soon as possible, 100,000 pounds is really nothing.

After repelling the others, the prince began to prepare a letter to the Kaiser. Replacing a battleship is just a trivial matter, just write your opinions behind the report of the Admiralty and sign it. The documents handed over to the Kaiser are the most important, thinking that he involves the future strategy of the German Navy. In the prince's vision, these warships equipped with 15-inch artillery are the pillars that the German navy can challenge the British.

That's why the prince asked for the 15-inch artillery battleship to be launched so quickly. Thinking about the 5 Queen-class fast battleships and 5 Vengeance-class battleships of the British in history, there are a total of 80 15-inch guns. Thinking about it makes people feel scared!

And what's even more frightening is that the British only have 10 battleships with 15-inch guns, and they can't only build so many.

But because the Germans were not strong enough in history, there was no need to build more battleships with 15-inch guns. In fact, a total of 8 Queen-class battleships were planned to be built in history, and the latter three were cancelled. . . . The Vengeance-class battleship also planned to build seven ships, but in the end two were cancelled, and the budget was used for other purposes.

So, even if two Bavarian-class battleships and two Saxony-class battleships are completed in history, so what? If 4 warships hit 10 others, they will definitely be tortured to death. So the number of 15-inch artillery warships that the prince prepared for the German High Seas Fleet this time is about 10! And they are all fast battleships! British, you have the ability to produce 20 battleships with 15-inch artillery! Of course, there is a price for doing this, for example, first of all, other early-type battleships must be compressed.

"Since 1907, the number of 15-inch artillery battleships we have started every year can reach at least 2, then we can have 10 completed or about to be completed battleships in 1911, and even the battleships that started in 1911 can also be completed in 1911. It was completed before 1914. If we count the time when the war started in 1912, we have 6 to 8 battleships with 15-inch guns at the beginning of the war. After one year, we can have 10 battleships with 15-inch guns. This will make our fleet With an absolute quality advantage, as long as we can continue to maintain a proactive posture and continue to consume the British fleet, then our maritime situation will not be worse." In the letter to the Kaiser, the prince wrote.

That is to say, during the war, Germany could have at least 10 to 12 warships with 15-inch artillery. After all, three warships may be built in some years. Coupled with the previous 12 dreadnought and super dreadnought warships, although they still cannot surpass the historical high seas fleet in terms of quantity, they can already crush the latter in terms of quality, and may still not be able to fight off the British fleet in good condition, but Such a fleet that is fast enough and top-notch in attack and defense can definitely make the British very uncomfortable.

"If Your Majesty really wants to start a war in 1912, I don't think it is necessary for us to start building new capital ships in the last year. The construction period of capital ships is too long, and if a battleship cannot be completed, then a large number of In the last period before the start of the war, I think we should do our best to replenish the number of submarines. This kind of warship is cheap, has a short cycle, and is destined to recover the cost. The thorns are dripping with blood!" The prince added later. For Germany in World War I, there is no need to consider adding new capital ships after the war. This is not something Germany can afford, and it is better to engage in some short, flat and fast projects.

After all, the role of submarines is no worse than that of capital ships, and it can even be said that it is submarines, not capital ships, that can force the British to reconcile! So don't forget about the subs at any time!

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