Chapter 693： The birth of super fearless

"Better artillery, bigger tonnage! Please remember this historic moment on November 8, 1907! Two years ago, the world’s first new battleship Nassau-type battleship made almost all the old-fashioned The battleship is outdated, and today, in just over two years, the emergence of a new generation of super battleships dwarfs Nassau! The emergence of the Brandenburg-class battleship symbolizes the emergence of a new generation of maritime hegemons! In the battle for the oceans The German Empire will definitely not back down."

On the most prominent page of the Frankfurt daily, a lengthy introduction to the new German battleship of the Brandenburg-class battleship equipped with eight 350MM heavy guns in extremely inflammatory and infectious language. And below the title, there is a photo of Kaiser Wilhelm II at the service ceremony of this class of battleship. Wilhelm II well hides his slightly disabled hand, and the other hand holds the marshal's festival. Rod. And used this opportunity to award him to Secretary of the Navy Tirpitz, in recognition of his contributions in the naval field.

"When I have time, I will also get a marshal's scepter." Ruprecht said while looking at the photo in the newspaper. From the current point of view, the field marshal's scepter is stable, and the air force is not a big problem. After all, it is not too much to say that he is the father of the Luftwaffe. As for the navy, Ruprecht thinks he is qualified. Then he put down the newspaper and picked up another newspaper next to it. This is the British Times. Judging from the date, the two newspapers are five days apart.

This time the German Navy finally announced the arrival of the super fearless era. For this, the entire naval system, from the shipyard to the navy departments, has made tremendous efforts. The British slowed down a bit this time and lost face, but soon they found the factory in another direction.

On the front page of The Times, six photos arranged in a hexagonal shape cover almost the entire page. And the **** typeface is full of domineering declarations: No matter when, our fleet is twice the size of the Germans! The British responded to each other's challenges with a huge number of ships. From the current point of view, there are not 6 capital ships under construction in the entire German Navy!

"Armstrong's shipyard built three ships at the same time. It's amazing." Ruprecht sighed. "Our 15-inch naval gun and supporting system have been completed?"

"Yes, we have decided to equip the new 15-inch heavy artillery in the last level of the pre-war Super Intrepid. Various plans have also been sent up. Three days later, they will be sent to you for you to see." A navy next to it. The captain said in fear.

"Very well, Raidel, relax a little bit, don't be too nervous. You can go down now and be responsible for collecting the dynamics of other countries." Ruprecht was refreshed! Raidel! The future naval commander of the Third Reich, the Imperial Marshal. He is now a civilian in his navy office. Think of it as a sense of accomplishment.

"I heard that you want to work in the first-line fleet?" Ruprecht asked before Riddle left.

"It's like this. Although the work in the naval organization is very important, I still hope to go to the first-line fleet." Riddle said.

"If next time, if I ask you again, if you can still persist in this way, then I can give you this opportunity. How about going to Hipper's? Once the war starts, his fleet will have the highest attendance rate." Rupley Hit said.

"Thank you very much, my dear majesty..." Raidel didn't expect it to be so easy, and quickly expressed his thanks, but at this time, Ruprecht had already focused on the business.

The naval arms race has entered a fierce heat. When Britain and Germany pushed the race to its climax, other powerful countries would certainly follow up in order not to be left too far. Not only powerful countries, but also some regional powers with spare capacity would do the same. Dreadnoughts of this era, like aircraft carriers in later generations, are also a symbol of international status to some extent. Of course, for the Allies and Allies, it is ready to fight at any time.

The French finally began to build their first-tier Dreadnought-Golden-class battleship. After realizing that the Dandong could not counter the current threat, they decisively chose to follow in the footsteps of the powerful, but it was clear that the French, who did not have enough technical reserves and at the same time had great practical pressure, could not rely on their own power to directly create superpowers. Fearless. And in the case of unwilling to use British artillery, the first generation of French dreadnoughts, like in history, were dreadnoughts equipped with a large number of 12-inch artillery.

Italy also chose to follow. When the fearless appeared, they were still indifferent, and when the super fearless appeared and the Austro-Hungarians on the opposite side also had the momentum of building a navy, the Italians finally could not sit still, the first class Dante class The battleship began construction.

As for the Russians, they decided to order a super dreadnought from the United Kingdom, but their country plans to start construction of the dreadnought at the shipyards in the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea at the same time. This may be the result of considering the balance of warship performance and self-production factors.

Austro-Hungarian Empire? Ruprecht stated that he must be more aware of their dreadnought plan than the Austro-Hungarian Empire, because this plan was appointed by him. There are still more than four years left. Next year, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will start construction of the first two super-intrepids the second batch of two other super-intrepids will start the following year. After the two batches, it is estimated that they will be ready to go to war, and will no longer consider building a new battleship.

According to history, the ABC three countries in South America and Turkey will also catch up with this century’s naval feast, but they ordered them late, and apart from Turkey, other countries have little to do with the European war. So there is no need to think about it for the time being.

Judging from the current situation, apart from the fact that the German navy far surpassed the same period in history because of Ruprecht, the situation in most of the remaining countries is similar to that in history, that is to say, if nothing else, the maritime situation in Europe It should be much better than in history.

"His Royal Highness, the latest naval intelligence of other countries you want." That afternoon, when Ruprecht had finished his day's work and prepared to rest, Raidel knocked on the office door again.

"This is the information you want, the latest information. I also specially collected the Japanese Navy and the U.S. Navy. According to your request, this is the last part. Although it is far away from us, I think it is necessary to collect it. Together." Seeing Ruprecht's slightly dissatisfied eyes, Raidel shuddered in fright.

"Since you have to work overtime, you can work with me." Ruprecht is still very tolerant of capable people. After all, people have rebuilt the Third Reich navy under more constraints?

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