Chapter 2465 The Japanese’s Final Preparations 3

Chapter 2465 The Japanese’s final preparations 3

But no matter what, any design has certain historical limitations. As a World War I version of the fundamentalist battleship, the performance of the American standard battleship is qualified. But the basic tonnage and size conditions also depend on its height. Being able to build the Colorado-class battleship in history is already the limit of this battleship. No matter how high it is, there is nothing you can do. Just redesign it, boy! As for converting it into a fast battleship? This is even more impossible. The hull shape and tonnage are so tight. With a displacement of 32,000 tons and so much armor and artillery installed, how can there be space and weight to arrange a power system?

But it is a pity that this time, the design of the standard battleship encountered a world of cheating! The German battleship design level is close to the World War II level in history. The Japanese have learned a lot and improved a lot, while the Americans have remained stagnant. Some people may say that sloped armor is better than vertical armor. This is such a simple thing. Why don't Americans understand?

How do you say this? It is easy to understand from the perspective of a latecomer, because you have decades of experience and data summarized by predecessors. But the parties involved may not know it, and sometimes experiments and demonstrations will make mistakes. Otherwise, it would not happen why Nelson's armored belt is clearly tilted. When King George V arrived, he insisted on changing it to vertical...

Moreover, the inclined armor belt will compress the internal space of the hull. This is the same as the inclined armor of the tank. Space is exchanged for defense. In fact, if you double the design of American heavy cruisers in World War II in history, you will find that the Americans chose vertical armor belts. In history, except for the Italian Duke of Abruzzi and the Japanese heavy cruisers, other Most countries have vertical armor belts. This may be related to the space problem, and if the designer thinks that the defense is sufficient, he will naturally not consider a design that compresses the space too much!

What was the battleship's offensive and defensive situation like at that time? When the standard battleship design was released, the German armor-piercing projectile fuses were not yet mature, and the projectile design and strength were not good enough. At that time, not only were the British armor-piercing projectiles not very powerful, but the German ones were also not very powerful... Compared with the British, a 12-inch armor can be used as the main equipment of the battleship, and the main equipment of the battle cruiser is 6 to 9 inches. Americans’ 13.5-inch main equipment is already very conscientious, isn’t it?

In order to shorten the construction period and reduce risks, the Americans used the design of a standard battleship for the new Colorado-class battleship. However, the Japanese followed the same path... The design of the new Nagato-class battleship is really close to the design of the old Fuso-class battleship. Whether it is cabin division, hull layout or underwater line shape, they are almost the same, and even the tonnage is similar! After all, the biggest improvement of the Nagato-class battleship is to replace the five twin 15-inch gun turrets with four twin 16-inch turrets...

As a result, the combat effectiveness assessment was easy to come out. Even though Japan's armor-piercing projectiles were not very effective, in the vast Pacific Ocean, the Japanese Navy's Fuso-class battleship still blasted the American standard battleship with a blast! Whether in theory or in actual combat, the Fuso-class battleship has proven its strength.

That is to say, in a 1V1 situation, except for the German Bavaria, the Fuso-class battleships that were in service before the end of World War 1 are definitely not afraid. There is even an optimistic idea among the Japanese Navy, that is, the Fuso-class battleship is worthy even if it faces the American Colorado-class battleship!

This is not because the Japanese are arrogant. If the Colorado-class battleship still uses the vertical armor belt design, then the 343mm straight main assembly will not be safe against the British 15-inch L42 plus new armor-piercing projectiles! After all, in history, the British have done experiments, and the Japanese have also done experiments in this dimension. In other words, the Fuso-class battleship has a chance to penetrate the opponent's core compartment.

And what about American firepower? First of all, the armor box of the Fuso-class battleship is still very good, and its defense power is a little higher than the new British battleships. Judging from the Norwegian Sea battle, the Bavarian-class battleship will also have a hard time facing this level of defense. The Americans' 16-inch naval gun is definitely powerful, but it's hard to say how much bigger it is...

After all, it depends on the design of the projectile body. It is also a 15-inch artillery shell. The difference in transmission depth between World War I shells and World War II shells is quite large. The Germans have a lot of actual combat data, which would make it easier to design, but the Americans don't, and this time it's a bit of a rush. So it's hard to say how powerful it is. In theory, the Fuso-class defense has a chance to block 16-inch artillery shells. Of course, by the same token, the initial performance of the Japanese 16-inch artillery may not meet the Japanese expectations, for the same reason as the United States!

"If you do not consider the German Bavaria-class battleships, the Nagato-class battleships and Fuso-class battleships have absolute performance advantages against any American battleship. As for the other four 14-inch gun fast battleships, with the skilled operation of the combined fleet officers and soldiers And the level, as well as the improved hardware conditions, should also be an advantage against American battleships before the standard battleship. If a large-scale naval battle really breaks out, our 12 fast battleships should have no problem against the 18 or so American battleships. " Hayao Shimamura said.

"Is this really the result of the staff deduction?" Yamamoto Gonbei raised his voice slightly, obviously skeptical of this statement. Although Yamamoto Gonbei is a big boss of the Navy and he also worked on the front line back then, but how can I put it, in Japan, when the military status reaches a certain level, it will definitely get involved in politics, so there will be less focus on the military. .

But basic literacy is also there! What do you say about naval battleships engaging in battle? With the advantages of tonnage and design, there is no problem in quickly deciding the winner between the two battleships in 1V1. For example, the vanguard battle in the historical Battle of Jutland was like this. The death of the British battlecruiser was so simple...

However, unless the gap is too huge, such as a warship difference of an era. Battleships are very sensitive to quantity when fighting! As long as it is a warship of the same era, no matter how advanced it is, as long as the opponent is not inferior to a certain level, then 1V1.5 is the limit, and 1V2 is courting death! This is also based on history! For example, in the Battle of Dogger Sandbank, the British had 5 battlecruisers and Hipper had 3 battlecruisers and 1 armored cruiser. Hipper didn't dare to fight at all! Run away directly.

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