Chapter 2442 Cruiser Planning 7
Nowadays, the standard displacement of most destroyers in various countries is around 1,000 tons. A 2,000-ton destroyer can naturally be called a large destroyer. However, in line with the arrogance of the French, if your stuff is good, my stuff should be better. It is also inevitable for the French to increase the tonnage of their new destroyers. Even when talking with Count Spee, the French revealed their plans to build a 3,000-ton destroyer.
"As you know, both we and the British have organized leader ships for destroyer squadrons. After all, destroyers are relatively small and have imperfect space and facilities, so a larger warship must be used as a command ship. Generally, we can use light cruisers Or large destroyers. The French may build some large destroyers in the future to serve as destroyer leaders. It would be inappropriate if a 3,000-ton or even 4,000-ton large destroyer is classified as a destroyer, but if it is classified as a light cruiser, , not good either," Count Spey said.
"Zhou Cao, the Utopia class is about to come out?" After hearing the earl's words, Ruprecht was also stunned! In fact, the French's favor for large destroyers does have something to do with the Germans in history. After Germany's defeat in history, the French were assigned a German destroyer S113, which was a 2000 equipped with a 150MM gun. Ton-class destroyer, the French felt good about it and named it Admiral Seine. Another reason is that the Italians also began to build large destroyers, but the Italians gave them the name of reconnaissance ships. Um.
In fact, from a historical perspective, the increase in the tonnage of destroyers is a historical necessity. The Utopia class was called a super destroyer before World War II, but its standard tonnage was less than 2,600 tons and its full load displacement was about 3,300 tons. Later, the tonnage of the Akizuki-class air destroyers built by the Japanese in World War II was already on the same level as Utopia. Therefore, to put it bluntly, destroyers of more than 2,000 tons are the general standard for balanced destroyers in World War II. If you want to strengthen air defense, then go directly to 3,000 tons. For example, if you want to install eight 100MM level anti-aircraft guns, wouldn’t the standard displacement be 2700?
Of course, until now, the naval powers have not yet realized this. Anyway, the US Navy, which is currently preparing for war, is busy laying down flat-bed destroyers of the 1,000-ton class. Of course, if during wartime, the Americans find that destroyers of this tonnage are not useful in the Pacific, they will definitely expand their fleet.
And if after the Pacific War, the Americans find that 2,000-ton destroyers are more useful, will larger destroyers be released earlier in order to pursue the so-called unequal advantage? It’s really hard to say, and with the vicious competition in tonnage, it’s hard to say that there won’t be destroyers with a platoon of more than 3,000 or even higher!
"Damn, this is a good idea." Ruprecht praised Count Spee's words, because this plan is very feasible. For a powerful country like Germany, Germany needs air defense cruisers. The United States probably needs it too. For other countries, they are likely to build something like a destroyer leader, a super destroyer, or a torpedo striker leader.
In fact, the Japanese Navy also has less serious light cruisers, such as the famous super lightning strike ship Oi. The 5,000-ton hull was equipped with 40 610MM spear torpedoes before World War II... It can fire 20 torpedoes on one side at a time. This TM is really scary! Of course, the spectacular scenes in actual combat did not happen...
Therefore, in terms of demand, the future naval powers China, the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom, and Japan will all have a demand for ton-class warships. France and Italy will have a demand for building super destroyers. So in this case, wouldn't it be enough to stipulate an additional special ship type? Anyway, treaties are negotiated by everyone.
Since we all have something in common, we can naturally discuss it.
Of course, for the same 5,000-ton battleship, the Japanese may use it to build super torpedo ships, while the Germans may use it to build anti-aircraft cruisers. How to choose depends on your choice!
"Well, don't we have a group of light cruisers that have been damaged in battle and need to be decommissioned? The decommissioning work is temporarily suspended and they will be converted into reserve ships or training ships. Then we can try to modify them first. Let's approve two ships first. 128MM artillery and 105MM artillery. Try them all." Ruprecht thought for a while and said. "I guarantee that these two experimental warships will not occupy the tonnage of cruisers in the future."
"As you wish, Your Highness." Marshal Scheer nodded and said. The crown prince guaranteed the tonnage of the cruiser, so Scheer did not have much resistance to the so-called special emptying of cruisers. As for the cost of modifying the warship? The German navy was overstocked. It doesn't cost much to take out some sealed things from the warehouse and change them. As for the daily maintenance of the two experimental ships? Since it is in the name of a training ship, funds will naturally be approved.
So at this point, the plan for the future German High Seas Fleet during the treaty period has been finalized. The tonnage of the heavy cruiser is limited to about 15,000 tons, the firepower is 8-inch guns, the defense can withstand 8-inch guns, and the speed is around 33 knots.
The tonnage of the light cruiser is limited to about 10,000 tons, and the firepower is 6-inch artillery. The defense is limited to the 8-inch gun. The speed is also around 33 tons. In addition to the original heavy cruiser and light cruiser, in the future, the Crown Prince is also planning to add an air defense cruiser or auxiliary cruiser to the two light and heavy cruisers during the negotiation period, so as to give the Germans the air defense cruiser they want. Shove it in!
As for how much cruiser tonnage can be allocated to each country in the end? It all depends on the situation. Anyway, Germany is definitely the first! At least the same size and tonnage as the U.S. Navy! If the Americans dare to play a shipbuilding competition, Germany and Austria, which have already recovered after the war, will naturally accompany them to the end! Who is afraid of whom!
According to this process, the next step is to hang out in the Port of Kiel for a few more days, visit the grassroots level of the Navy, and then catch up with some old comrades, and then the Crown Prince will return home. However, at this time, a telegram from Berlin reached the port of Kiel. The crown prince's plan changed again.
"What happened?" Marshal Scheer looked at the serious-looking Crown Prince Ruprecht and the stern-looking Count Schelling next to him and seemed to realize that something terrible had happened.
"What's coming has finally come," Ruprecht said. "You have something to do now."
"Is that so? It seems that you need to stay in Kiel Port for a while." Scheer suddenly realized.
"Yeah, I didn't expect things to happen so quickly. Get ready, new guests will be coming soon, and have the second battleship squadron ready." The crown prince thought for a while and said.
"I really envy you, General Su Xiong." Hipper said jokingly.
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