Chapter 2386 The War Is Not Far Away Three

Although very helpless, the British still face up to their current situation and status, that is, if the future British Empire wants to challenge Germany again, it must obtain the support of the United States and Russia! In the future war, the British will be the bridgehead, and they will need to withstand the stormy attacks of the Germans! And the mission of the British Royal Navy is to fight the German main fleet again and again on the sea! Then stall for time and wait for the arrival of the Americans!

It is impossible for the British Royal Navy to rely on its own strength to defeat its opponents, and there is no need for the British to consider the issue of sea lines of communication. The issue of lines of communication is something that the Americans have to consider, because the UK does not have enough national strength to deploy enough military power to stop Germany from breaking through. Well, under the premise that the British can't even guarantee it at home, what are they talking about anti-blockade? All the Future Royal Navy is doing is delaying!

And this means that the future British fleet will have to be designed for the purpose of fighting the main fleet of the German Navy, and the entire fleet will be set up around this center! The so-called colonial cruisers and the so-called numerical advantages will all become historical terms! The British must increase the combat effectiveness of each capital ship as much as possible, so that their chances of surviving fierce confrontations in the future will be a little higher!

"Can we think that with the end of the war, we no longer need to think about the sea line of communication, but the Germans need to think about it? The German submarine is a stick around the neck of the empire in this war Noose, then in the future, can our submarines play an important role in destroying the German sea transportation lines?" Duff thought for a while and said.

"It has a certain effect, but don't overestimate it. The Germans and the Austro-Hungarian Empire have a nearly closed route connecting them with their African colonies. It starts from the Balkan Peninsula, passes through the Suez Canal, and then enters the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. To the east coast of Africa, in this vast sea, the nearest naval base of the British Empire is actually in the Mumbai area of ​​​​India. Such a long distance wants submarines to hunt down German transport ships in the Indian Ocean. I want to say that such efficiency too low."

"During the Great War, the most efficient area for German submarine hunting was the British offshore area, not the ocean. The efficiency of submarines in the ocean will drop sharply, unless you have a very complete set of intelligence, information transmission, and logistics supply systems, and With the current national strength of the empire, the cost of establishing this system in India is too high." Major General Hood said.

"Okay, let's change the subject now. It is said that the Japanese are building a new battleship. It seems that this class of battleship will be equipped with 16-inch artillery? Do you have detailed data?" Thomas asked.

"There are some. The tentative name of this class of battleships in the Japanese Navy is Nagato. It is planned to be equipped with four twin turrets. The speed is tentatively set at more than 25 knots, and the displacement should be more than 36,000 tons. Their progress is very fast. , It is estimated that it will be launched soon, and if the Japanese are given another year, they may be able to complete this class of battleship." Major General Hood said.

"This world is really crazy. Maybe in the future, the tonnage of one super battleship can equal two Queen Elizabeth-class battleships." Lieutenant General Duff said.

"Okay, everyone, don't talk about battleships anymore, these guys will be swept into the garbage dump of history before the next big war." At this time, as the door was pushed open again, a person who asked Hood and Duff felt very unhappy voice sounded in the room, Betty came!

"Take a break first, don't worry, the meeting hasn't started yet." Thomas looked at Major General Hood and Duff, who looked a bit unhappy, and then rounded up the situation for Betty.

"alright,

Major General Hood, continue our topic? said Thomas to Hood.

"I think that the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are no longer suitable for the needs of future naval warfare. If the imperial government believes that we will not face wars in the next fifteen years, then we can consider gradually replacing them." Major General Hood said .

"Are you kidding? The Germans have very strict restrictions on the tonnage and artillery of our naval capital ships. It will be difficult for us to build a battleship stronger than Queen Elizabeth in the future." Duff said. "Our newly built warships cannot exceed the tonnage of the Queen, and the caliber of the artillery cannot exceed 14 inches."

Some people have said, why is it the same eight 15-inch cannons, the standard displacement of the French Richelieu is nearly 40,000 tons, while the Queen of World War I has less than 30,000 tons? The reason for this is very simple. In addition to the super high speed of the Richelieu-class battleship, which caused the hull to become larger, another point of weight increase is to strengthen the defense. In terms of armor belt, the armor belt height of the Richelieu-class battleship is 5.8 rice. And even for the Bavarian-class battleship with excellent defensive performance in the first battle in history, the height of its main equipment is only 3.5 meters! How much weight is there between the inside and the outside? In addition to the vertical protection, the weight increase of the horizontal protection is even greater, and the horizontal armor thickness of the Richelieu-class battleship is . (The main horizontal protection of the ammunition depot is 170, and the power section is 150.) As for the battleships serving in World War I, the real horizontal armor thickness did not exceed 100MM!

Therefore, with the increase in speed and protection requirements, warships with the same firepower will need a much higher tonnage in the second battle than in the first battle. In World War II, if you wanted a passable speed, then the weapon is estimated to be only 8 330MM cannons. The battleship Strasbourg is already the leader of the warships of the same level in World War II!

Therefore, the situation of the British is a bit embarrassing now. If a replacement ship can be built in the future, the British are likely to lose the 15-inch artillery if the tonnage of the new ship is met. And if the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are still used, then the speed and defense problems are too big, and after all, they have experienced too many battles, and the damage to the battleships is also very serious. Some damage cannot be solved by simple maintenance.

"For this problem, our enemy has actually taught us how to deal with it. Do you still remember the upgrades of early dreadnought ships such as von der Tann? They started using triple-mounted turrets, and after the war, they gradually replaced them. Double-mounted 14-inch guns. We can use this method. After the new battleship is in service, we reserve the gun ring and weight to prepare for later upgrades. Once we get the right opportunity, we can break through the Germans. If there are restrictions, then we will soon have very powerful warships." Rear Admiral Hood said.

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