Chapter Five Hundred and Seventieth Eight Trade-Offs

On the third day, Mrs. Ruprecht and the Big Three of the Navy met as scheduled in the largest deduction room of the German Navy Ministry. According to the request of His Royal Highness, the German Admiralty prepared a huge sand table in the North Sea, and prepared a corresponding model according to the size of the British and German fleets. And today, a meeting that will change the internal power structure of the German Navy and change the fate of the German Navy is about to take place.

"I think everyone has understood the attitude of the British. They did not give in and decided to expand their navy at twice the rate of our construction. And they also reached an agreement with the French, and even in the not-too-distant future And the Russians will also reach an agreement, that is to say, Mr. Tirpitz, the two most important pillars of your theory have failed." ****No politeness, he regarded today's meeting as a war , no matter what, he must win.

"You think that Britain's sea power needs to deal with the challenges of the world's navies. We only need to build a fleet to deal with the British fleet. In your opinion, this fleet will eventually force the British to submit and surrender without a fight. Bing. But this is not the case, the British reached an agreement with the French through the transfer of interests, their fleet began to shrink from the world, and the security of these areas was handed over to the agreement and allies to maintain, the entire British fleet has been Clenched into a fist!"

"The diplomatic victory gives the British confidence. They can say that if we build one warship, they will build two. The only thing the British need to deal with is us, and we need to deal with France, Britain and Russia! The British are a maritime nation, and they can expand their fleet at any cost, but what about us? We are a continental nation, and our naval armaments are limited. So, it’s time to give up this theory.”*** * said.

"Even if the British are doing it now, it doesn't mean they can continue like this forever. Germany's industrial advantages are enough to support us in continuing this armament." Tirpitz argued.

"But what His Majesty means is that it will be decided around 1912. The British may surrender in ten or twenty years, but definitely not now, and I repeat, our opponent is not just Britain, our army And it's not just the Navy."

"The most important thing is that I don't support the construction of the navy. The navy's funding will not be small. Our disagreement is how to use the money to do more effective things. What you value is quantitative deterrence, but what I value is war. No matter what the situation is, and regardless of whether the British will continue to build ships at a high speed within 6 years, one thing is certain, that is, in a war, the navies of the two sides will definitely face each other, and the combat-oriented The construction plan is definitely much better than the simple quantity." The prince emphasized again.

"But quantity is also a kind of quality. Our fleet can't be too small, at least when facing the British fleet, our lineup can't be too shabby. Isn't it?" Tirpitz retorted.

"As long as we meet the British fleet, most likely we will lose!" His Royal Highness shook his head and said. "You still have to fight the opponent in a weak situation? What are you thinking? I don't think General von Pohl would forcefully fight the opponent in this situation, would he?" What was the reaction after encountering the British fleet? Shouldn't you go to Hipper immediately to delay the time, and then the fleet will turn around and run away? It's obviously not going to work.

"From a tactical point of view, our only chance of success is against the divided British fleet, and in order to find such an opportunity,

We must gain advantages in battlefield perception and speed. After all, what determines the outcome in the battlefield is not how many warships the two sides have in total, but how many warships can rush to the battlefield, and how these warships fight. ’ explained the prince.

"We can use the same funds to build more fast warships, as long as we give up some firepower. We all know that with the purchase of weapons, the cost of his unit will be reduced, and our 14-inch guns are completely sufficient .At the same time have better fire control performance and redundancy." Tirpitz said.

"If there is no accident, every battle between us and the British will not last very long, because the British are not fools, and their fleet will definitely act together. It is impossible for us to completely injure the opponent in one battle, piecemeal, many times Attack, take advantage if it is beneficial, and leave if it is not beneficial, this is our principle.

"We should establish an unequal advantage. On the battlefield we choose, we should have an advantage! And every battle can cause a devastating blow to the opponent's warship. Obviously, it requires us to have the most powerful Heavy artillery and penetrating ability. So our weapons must be developed around these two points. Our fleet's high speed is a must, because we need strategic maneuverability, and strong penetrating ability is also necessary, because we hope to be able to destroy every time If the British warships cannot be destroyed but only wounded, then our battle will be of very little significance."

"As for the quantity? This is a very important factor, but this quantity is not compared with the entire British fleet, because we will not easily fight the large fleet. If we encounter it, we will choose to evacuate directly. Our The number should be greater than the number of British fast battleships for the simple reason that they are our number one enemy and must be defeated. Obviously, this plan of mine can give our fast fleet both quantitative and qualitative advantages , as long as we keep it secret so that the British cannot see it, then we will have a huge advantage when going to war!" said the prince.

In any case, the speed of the German warships could never surpass the British, and it was inevitable to be thrown off. The prince tried his best to pursue an asymmetric advantage, and the basis for this advantage was the secrecy of the speed. Therefore, in the new warships in the future, all the data about power and speed will be modified, and even the output of the boilers used by the warships will be appropriately weakened. The purpose of this is to reduce the possibility of leaks.

And if you just look at the shape of the battleship, you can be sure that the 180-meter-long battleship equipped with 350MM artillery is a BB, and the 220-meter-long battleship equipped with 350MM artillery is a BC. Then ask, is the 200-meter-long battleship equipped with 350MM artillery a BB or BC? In addition to hiding the power, but also improving the shape of the warship, the method of simply increasing the speed advantage of the aspect ratio will be limited. How to improve the ship's shape level as much as possible is the key.

"What if the British know about our strategy?" asked Tirpitz.

"Perhaps this secret cannot be kept hidden for a long time, but as long as they know it later, our advantage will be greater. You will not know the time of the final decisive battle, right?" the prince said with a smile.

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