The Second Thousand and Ninety-Six Chapters Veterans Do Not Die Two

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The real challenge is the battleship Deutschland and the 6 Kaiser-class battleships. These 7 battleships are equipped with 6 12-inch L40 main guns arranged on the central axis. Among them, the speed of 4 Caesar-class battleships is quite satisfactory, around 20 knots. The Deutschland was regarded as the earliest battlecruiser of the German Navy. It was built with advanced equipment such as kerosene-fired boilers and steam turbines. The maximum speed was 23 knots, which could barely be called a battlecruiser. Although these warships are worse than the British dreadnoughts equipped with new green hat armor-piercing shells, they can still be fought. As for the advantages compared with the former dreadnoughts that the British may have left, that advantage is even greater.

In the distance, four Mainz-class armored cruisers are docked on the other side of the port. These 4 armored cruisers are known as the masters of armored cruisers in the pre-dreadnought period! This evaluation is quite high. Eight 254MM main guns adopt a quadrangular layout similar to the historical battlecruiser Von der Tann. Except for a slightly smaller caliber, this is the battlecruiser at that time! Whether it is power, defense or firepower, it was the leader of armored cruisers at that time! In the conflict between Germany and France in Africa, the Mainz-class battlecruiser also performed very well, killing the French former dreadnought Charlemagne. Played a great reputation at the time.

However, after that, as the German Navy entered the era of fearlessness, the status of the Mainz-class armored cruiser in the German Navy gradually declined, from a first-line main battleship to a battleship cruising colonies. But the German Navy has really not forgotten this class of warships, otherwise it would not have spent extra money to replace the power systems of these warships. They didn't have their share in besieging Thomas's Queen-class battleship, but in the final decisive battle, the Mainz-class armored cruiser still had to bear the responsibility of fighting against the British light cruiser. The gap is a bit big and can only be made up with armored cruisers.

To a certain extent, the status of the Mainz-class armored cruiser in the German Navy is based on the fact that the Mainz-class armored cruiser can run at a speed of more than 23 knots after modification, and can race with the main fleet. It is higher than the Caesar-class battleship. So much so that before joining the war, Scheer also specifically reminded Earl Spey that these 4 armored cruisers are an important part of the future cruiser squadron, and it would be better to lose the Caesar-class battleship than the armored cruiser when necessary.

And next to the Mainz-class armored cruiser, there are two other armored cruisers that are a circle smaller. Younger people may not recognize it, but as Earl Spey who served on this battleship that year , These two warships are quite friendly, they are the Munich-class armored cruisers that created a precedent for a generation. Of course, only the last two of the Munich-class armored cruisers that were built back then are available. Well, the speed is not too fast. The last two ships are actually just reserve warships.

In addition to these old warships, Ruprecht also gave Count Spey some new warships, such as the Frankfurt-class light cruiser with a standard displacement of 6,500 tons. Armament and hull armor protection was also sufficient to withstand the various ammunition fired by the British 6-inch guns. The power cabin adopts a staggered layout, and the maximum speed is above 27 knots.

This is definitely the leader among the light cruisers in the entire High Seas Fleet. When Hipper led his battlecruiser squad to attack, he could only have a squadron of 4 warships. This time, the prince allocated 4 Frankfurt-class light cruisers and 2 other slightly smaller Stettin-class light cruisers to Earl Spey! The defense level and speed of the Stettin light cruiser are similar to those of the Frankfurt-class light cruiser.

The only difference is that the central axis is used to deploy 6 150MM artillery.

Seeing these once glorious warships before him, Earl Spey was filled with emotion. Although the configuration of capital ships does not feel that high-end, Ruprecht is still very interesting in terms of destroyers and torpedo boats. There are only 15 destroyers in the German Navy with a total of more than 1,800 tons, and Earl Spey assigned 9 ships. You know, these super-large destroyers (according to the standards of World War I) were originally the leaders of the major destroyers or torpedo boat brigades.

(Here, let me tell you the meaning of the letter before the serial number in German destroyers and torpedo boats. This letter does not represent the model of the destroyer, but the manufacturer of the destroyer. For example, B represents the Brom-Fors Shipyard , V stands for Vulcan shipyard, G stands for Germania shipyard, stands for Royal William Dockyard, and S stands for Hischau shipyard in Danzig.)

Because the German fleet has a big gap with the British in terms of the number of capital ships and the number of cruiser-level auxiliary warships. It is a great effort. Historically, the Germans owned and started construction of more than 300 various torpedo boats and destroyers before the end of the war. After the war, even if 50 of the most advanced destroyers were detained in the UK, the Germans There are still 114 ships left in the country! Although only 24 ships were allowed to be kept in the end, it can be seen that the number of German torpedo boats is still very large, and it is precisely because of the huge number of lightning strike fleets that the German navy has the confidence to attack the British forces in the Dover Strait at night. attack!

And on this plane, the number of German destroyers and torpedo boats is also quite large, with more than 200 of them completed so far. Among these large number of destroyers, those with a tonnage of more than 1,500 tons are a minority after all, most of them are only about 1,000 tons, and many of them have a displacement of less than 500 tons. These small ships make it difficult for them to operate in the North Sea, but if It is no problem to use it in an area like the Strait of Dover. The destroyers in Earl Spey's hands were also divided into three categories. And some destroyers have been improved.

For example, the S113 destroyer is the largest tonnage destroyer currently in service in the German Navy, with a standard displacement of 2,060 tons and a full load displacement of more than 2,400 tons. The length of the ship is 106 meters, and the width is 10.2 meters. If you look at the length of the waterline from a long distance, it is close to a small cruiser. The original armament of this destroyer is 4 150MM artillery pieces and 2 twin 600MM torpedo launchers.

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