Chapter 640： Super Dreadnought Ship Construction Plan III

If you want to design a battleship that uses a 3*3 artillery layout, it means that the original design will almost be pushed back, and you want to complete the design and early stage of a brand-new 15-inch battleship in one year. Preparatory work is naturally very stressful. Not only does it cost money, but what is even more terrifying is the delay in time. Rupresit has already calculated it before. If the war starts in 1912, the warships produced in 1911 may not be able to be used. Ok. So time is very tight. The triple-mounted turret would come out in 1909 at the earliest. This time was a bit too late, so the simple design cost and time were enough to kill the plan.

"What is the rate of fire of the two turrets? Are they the same?" the prince asked again.

"According to the description by the technicians at the Skoda factory, the double-mounted turret can guarantee at least 2 rounds per minute, while the triple-mounted turret can achieve a rate of fire of 2 rounds per minute. It is not bad," Earl Schelling said. Took out a document.

"Well, it's almost as expected." The prince said in his heart after a glance. Another very good advantage of the German naval guns in the first battle is that the guns fire fast enough! In history, after the British got the Bavarian-class battleship, they tested the rate of fire of the German twin 15-inch artillery. The time to complete a firing cycle was between 23 and 25 seconds. The British Queen Elizabeth-class battleship wanted It takes about 42 seconds to complete a launch cycle. In other words, in theory, even if everyone has 8 artillery, the projection of German warships can stabilize British warships. In this case, the layout of 8 artillery is acceptable.

"Tell the Secretary of State for the Navy that the 15-inch artillery of our future new warship will use a 870KG heavy turret, which is the second plan of the artillery plan, and the firepower layout plan uses a 2*4 layout. The Kingdom of Bavaria will be able to do it in 1907. Started the production of 15-inch gun turrets, so, if possible, I hope to reduce the number of 350mm artillery ships, um, one less battleship. Then we started construction of two 15-inch artillery ships at the end of 1907!" The prince thought for a while and said.

"This may need to be discussed by the Admiralty before it can be approved. In addition, if you want to change the plan, you can directly report to the Emperor." The navy representative said.

"No problem, I will write a report personally." The prince nodded, thinking that it would not be difficult to pass the changes to this plan. After all, the shipbuilding in 1907 was a plan and not already started, although the cost will be from now. Each battleship 2.7 million pounds soared to about 3 million pounds, but the year that the battleship just started construction only cost about 100,000 pounds, so it’s not a problem to even out a little bit. And with the temper of the emperor, if you can see bigger and better toys as soon as possible, 100,000 pounds is really nothing.

After rejecting the others, the prince began to prepare to write a letter to the Kaiser. Changing a battleship is just a trivial matter, just write your opinion at the end of the Admiralty report and sign it. The documents handed over to the Kaiser were the most important, thinking that he was related to the future strategy of the German Navy. In the prince’s vision, these warships equipped with 15-inch artillery are the pillars for the German Navy to challenge the British.

That’s why the prince asked for the 15-inch artillery battleship to be launched so quickly. Think about the 5 Queen-class fast battleships and 5 Vengeance-class battleships of the British in history, and a total of 80 15-inch guns. Thinking about it is scary!

What’s more frightening is that the British only had 10 15-inch gun battleships. It’s not that they could only build so many, but because the Germans did not do much in history, there was no need to build more 15-inch gun battleships. In fact, the Queen-class battleships in history A total of 8 ships are planned to be built, and the following three ships have been cancelled... The Vengeance-class battleship also planned to build seven ships, but in the end two ships were cancelled and the budget was used in other areas.

So, even if two Bavarian-class battleships in history, two Saxon-class battleships can be completed? 4 warships hitting 10 others would definitely be tortured to death. Therefore, the number of 15-inch artillery warships that the prince prepared for the German High Seas Fleet this time is about 10! And they are all fast battleships! British, you have the ability to produce 20 15-inch artillery battleships! Of course, there are costs for doing so, for example, the first to compress other early models of battleships.

"Since 1907, the number of 15-inch artillery warships that we started every year can reach at least two. Then we can have 10 completed or about to be completed warships in 1911, and even the warships that started construction in 1911 can It was completed before 1914. If we calculate the time when the war started in 1912, we had 6 to 8 15-inch artillery battleships at the beginning of the war, and one year later we could have 10 15-inch artillery battleships. This will give our fleet With absolute quality advantages, as long as we can continue to maintain a proactive attitude and continue to consume the British fleet, our maritime situation will not be worse." In the submission to the Kaiser, The prince wrote.

In other words, Germany can have at least 10 to 12 15-inch artillery warships during the war. After all, 3 battleships may be built in some years. In addition to the previous 12 dreadnought and super-dreadnought warships, although they are still unable to surpass the historical high seas fleet in terms of quantity, they can already crush the latter in quality, and may still be unable to defeat the British fleet in good condition, but Such a fleet that is fast enough, with top attack and defense capabilities, can definitely make the British feel very uncomfortable.

"If you, Your Majesty, really want to start a war in 1912, I don't think we need to start construction of new capital ships in the last year. The construction period of capital ships is too long, and if a battleship cannot be completed, so much. In the last period of time before the war, I think we should make every effort to replenish the number of submarines. This kind of low cost, short cycle, and destined to recover costs can definitely be used to transport the British Empire’s maritime transport lines. The thorns are dripping with blood!" The prince added again later. For Germany in the First World War, don't think about adding new capital ships after the war. This is not something that Germany can do. It is better to engage in some short and quick projects.

After all, the role of submarines is not worse than that of capital ships, and it can even be said that submarines, not capital ships, can force the British to reconcile! So don't forget the submarine at any time!

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