Chapter 911: I Can’t Learn Enough.

In the eyes of the British, Japan almost designed its battleships based on the ideas of German battleships, and then imported steam turbines, artillery and fire control from the UK to build Fuso-class battleships. However, in fact, in Prince Ruprecht, Or other people who are familiar with German warships think that the Japanese did get something from Argentina, but at best they only learned a superficial knowledge, and some core and key things were not learned...

Do you really think the Germans don’t know how to keep their own secrets? Although what the Argentinians brought was real money, the Germans wouldn't sell all the secrets and design concepts of their warships, right? This is a battle. Battleships are the most important weapon of the country and the decisive force on the sea. How can they reveal everything so easily? Do you really think Germans are stupid?

For example, side armor. In fact, when building the Scharnhorst-class battleships, the German warships had already adopted a structure of outer thin steel plates and inner thick hardened armor plates. The outer steel plates were used for peeling off The cap of the armor-piercing projectile uses the inner hardened armor plate to break the projectile body. The Germans did not show this in the drawings given to Argentina, and the Japanese naturally did not know it.

How big can this gap be? Let's put it this way. The armor plate tilted at 18 degrees can almost be used in the first battle in history, and the side defense with 60mm can already face most of the situations in the second battle in history. The gap is so big... ..

Regarding mine defense, Japan has indeed learned about multi-layer defense, but it has not learned the full set. For example, on the Bavaria-class battleships, foamed cement is actually added to the outermost empty compartment to contain water intrusion. , at the same time, the bottom of the battleship ammunition depot not only uses a three-layer bottom. There is even a layer of armor with a thickness of 40mm. Although there were no magnetic fuse torpedoes specially designed to hit the bottom of the ship in World War I, you must always be careful of mines... There's no telling where mines will hit, and there's no rule saying that mines can only blow up the sides... At the same time, some watertight compartments of German warships also adopted the connector principle. When water enters one side, part of the water will flow to the other side along the pipes at the bottom of the ship to balance the posture of the warship. None of this appears on the blueprints.

As for horizontal defense, there is actually a layer of thicker shipbuilding steel plate on the main horizontal armor. This part is used to peel off the caps of armor-piercing projectiles fired from the horizontal direction. This does not appear on the design drawings, so, It’s hard to say whether the Japanese’s 3-inch horizontal armor could have survived the First World War, because this three-inch armor division includes the thickness of the back plate, and the back plate is not a normal homogeneous steel armor used for horizontal defense!

As for weapons, it seems that the 10 15-inch guns of the Fuso-class battleship have 25% more tubes than the 8 15-inch guns of Bavaria. But even if the projection is simply calculated, the Fuso-class has no advantage. The Japanese are almost The artillery and turrets used by the British can complete a firing cycle in about 40 seconds, while the fastest in Bavaria is 23 seconds. Even at normal speeds, the slowest is 30 seconds! The rapid opening and closing of the German breech block and the perfect mechanized loading system brought too obvious advantages in rate of fire, which is why the prince finally accepted the design of eight 15-inch guns in history. Because it’s enough!

Regarding the amount of projection,

Once it enters effective shooting, the German warships will not suffer. If we talk about the quality of projection, then the German fleet has an even greater advantage. Not to mention that the Germans use a 9-meter rangefinder, which has a better rangefinder. The new fire control computer can better describe the navigation of both sides. Simply speaking, armor-piercing bullets... No matter in history or in this dimension, there is no problem that the Allies are the world's best in armor-piercing projectile technology, right? Who will compete with the British before the green pop-up comes out? !

What's more, in this dimension, the Germans use hard covers, heavy bullets, and have a slender body. The long-distance storage speed and penetration depth are even worse than the German armor-piercing bullets in history. That means bad luck. Otherwise, there is hope for hitting the Queen with heavy artillery. With such powerful weapons, the prince thought that it was unscientific that the British only sank 6 ships in the Thunder-Sebulus battle. It is estimated that God was on the side of the British at that time...

And what about the Japanese? The prince doesn't know what kind of armor-piercing bullets to use, but if there are no green bullets now, then there is no need to expect much penetration. So, to sum up, the level of the Fuso-class battleship is far higher than that of the historical ship of the same name, and it is much better than the British Queen, but it is still inferior to Germany's top Bavarian-class fast battleship.

Of course, Jericho and others don't understand these things, and neither do professionals like Incott. After all, the drawings the Japanese got were just incomplete versions, and the intelligence was not collected well. How can we talk about objectivity, fairness and justice? Correctness? In the eyes of the British, the Japanese fleet's Fuso-class battleships can not only make up for the lack of fast battleships, but also restrain the existence of the Bavarian-class battleships. Therefore, both Fisher and Churchill now hope that the Japanese navy can play a role in this war. A more important and proactive role!

It is a very good idea to let the Japanese combined fleet share the pressure. With the Japanese fleet here, let alone killing Su Xiong who is wandering in the Indian Ocean, right? It is possible to contain them. After entering the Mediterranean, it is also possible to drive the Allied Mediterranean Fleet into the Dardanelles Strait. Even coming to the North Sea and suppressing the German fleet together can achieve certain results. Of course, this is just an idea now. If you want to realize this plan, there are still many problems to be solved. For example, how to persuade the Japanese Navy to participate in the war is a big problem.

Of course, Churchill does not need to be persuaded on this issue. After all, Churchill does not care about diplomacy. The issue that Churchill needs to consider now is how to persuade Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith during his meeting with the Prime Minister tonight, so that he can Reach an agreement with the Japanese as soon as possible to reduce the pressure on the Royal Navy.

"Sir Fisher, Admiral Jericho, let's go to the Prime Minister tonight to discuss issues about our allies. This time it is not a naval matter. I hope everyone can cooperate." At the end of the meeting, Churchill told the two men He said, "We all work in the navy. We should look up but not look down. Any conflicts can be discussed, but don't make any trouble when facing the Prime Minister!"

"Okay, I will fully cooperate." Jericho nodded and said. Fisher on the side also nodded silently. Maybe there will be a scapegoat among the three of them, but at least for now, they have to work together!

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