Chapter 2301： Helplessness and Reality III

"If this is the case, then what we can do now is probably a meaningless delay. No matter how much we make, in such a bad situation, we will not be able to make breakthroughs on key issues." Count Balfour sighed. Said.

"We will be the most humiliating government in the history of the British Empire. In our hands, the glory of the British Empire for hundreds of years has turned into a cloud. I am afraid we will be trembling under the envelope of a powerful country in the next few decades." He George said.

"Well, complaining and lamenting can't solve the problem." Prime Minister Asquith said. "At least we must be ready now. The cooperation between us and Japan must continue. Some remaining military assets in the Far East can be considered as soon as possible. However, aircraft engines, optical instruments, hydrophones and some high-tech equipment must Be cautious, these things are urgently needed by the Japanese, and the production capacity is not enough, we can sell them at a good price."

"In the next stage, our negotiations with the Germans mainly have the following points. The first point is to persuade Germany to release some Canadian prisoners and return some weapons. We want to send these people back to America as soon as possible, and the Americans may treat Canada. We will not use military means, but we can't help but guard!"

"The second point is that we must strive for a more relaxed method of compensation. Paying £1.5 billion in war reparations in the first three years is too stressful for us. We must reduce this down payment or extend the deadline. At the same time, if If you can pay in kind, try to use real things as much as possible. The empire’s financial and monetary system is close to the brink of collapse. We must leave a certain amount of hard currency to ensure the stability of the financial system."

"If you want the Germans to agree to these conditions, what price will the empire pay? The Germans will not easily make concessions." Belfort said with a complex expression.

"We can complete the settlement of the colonies as soon as possible, especially the South African colonies that the Germans pay attention to, such as Cape Town and Johannesburg. We cooperate with Germany's acceptance of these core cities in exchange for their concessions in other areas." Squith thought for a while and said. The British thought very well about this. The territorial issues in the clauses were not discussed, and it was almost impossible to keep them. In that case, it would be better to cooperate with the Germans in exchange for other concessions.

"What about the issue of armaments? Although this issue is not the primary issue in negotiations now, it is something we must face. After all, once we sign the treaty, the sword of the British Empire will be put on an invisible yoke. "Lloyd George, who once mastered armaments, said.

"The Germans not only restricted the equipment and performance of our warships, but also restricted the pace of replacement. We cannot build new warships within ten years. This means that in the next ten years, outdated and outdated warships will still be flooded by the Royal Navy. In the battle sequence, our fleet will not be updated, the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, and the shipyard will also shrink or even go bankrupt because of the lack of naval orders. The same is true for the aviation industry. The Germans restricted the development of our engines and aircraft. The blow to our related industries will be devastating. And the most unbearable thing is that our two Fury-class battleships on the slipway must also be abandoned." Lloyd George said.

The restrictions on armaments will not only destroy the military, but will also cause related industries and technological research and development to become unsustainable. This is especially true for the navy. This example can be seen from the equipment of the German navy in World War II. Although, the German navy in World War I had some very **** designs, such as the Nassau-class battleship and Helgoland-class. Battleships, but there are also many fine products, such as German battlecruisers, Bavarian-class battleships, and King-class battleships, but the artillery is too small. In general, although there are many problems, at least it is in sync with the times.

But what about the 2nd game? The big ship of the Scharnhorst-class battleship against small guns can also be attributed to the design concept. However, the overweight hull and the life gate on the dome are completely a matter of basic design skills, as well as the outdated armor belt design and Scharnho The power system that often fails in the Strand class....... Although in Bismarck, the so-called fate, overweight, and unstable power will no longer cause problems that greatly damage the face of “Made in Germany”, but the problem of backward design concepts cannot be shaken off.

If the fleet cannot be updated, then the shipyard will not have orders. Without orders, a large number of designers and skilled workers will lose their jobs or transfer to other businesses. In the future, even if you want to rebel, but want to restore production and design capabilities A very slow process. The Air Force is actually like this. The reason why the Luftwaffe was able to gain technical advantage from the start of World War II was largely because the British did not die! In other words, the Germans have found a good loophole In history, the treaty stipulated that although the Germans could not have the air force, it did not prevent the Germans from owning aircraft and developing engines! Take the famous BMW company in World War II. In fact, in 1919, BMW developed a BM-IV engine, then a BM-V engine, and in 1926, it developed the BMV-6. Engine!

This time, the Germans restricted the engine power developed by the British, and according to Lloyd George’s guess, when talking about specific armaments clauses, the Germans will definitely come up with more complicated and detailed constraints, such as limiting engine cylinders. The volume, limit the number of cylinders and the overall weight of the engine! Even the Germans may even require that the British engine be tested in Germany when measuring these data to prevent the British from tampering with the test standards!

As for whether the British can study engines elsewhere and secretly install them for experiments? This is naturally possible, but after these things come out, they can only be called bench products. After an industrial product is produced, stability tests, production arrangements, and a large number of test flights are required. Only after enough experiments do you know Whether the engine is stable, and the stability of product quality can only be achieved after mass production! These are not small-scale experiments that can be done. The Germans cannot completely suppress the British air force development process, but they can effectively delay the progress of the British engine from the design institute to the formation of combat effectiveness!

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