Chapter 2385： The war is not far away II

"This is the file I organized." Major General Hood was about to disassemble the file and send it to Thomas, but the latter did not take it.

"Betty hasn't come yet, our meeting has not started, now there is no need to unpack these important documents, we just treat it as a gathering." Thomas said.

"You are more and more like General Jericho, especially dealing with people and things." Major General Hood thought about it and put the file aside. There were a total of three people participating in this meeting. Of course, Thomas was not to mention, and Major General Hood was in charge of sorting out the data of the fast fleet and the artillery part of the large fleet in the Norwegian sea battle, and Betty was in charge of sorting out the information about aviation operations. And now the agreed meeting time has not arrived. If Major General Hood begins to report to Thomas formally at this time, then when Betty comes in, it will undoubtedly be very embarrassing.

To be honest, Betty is not a popular person in the Royal Navy. This is the case in history, and even more so in this plane. The reason is simple. Betty has been in the Royal Navy in several important failed battles... ..... In the Battle of Dogle Sandbar, Betty almost killed the entire British battlecruiser squadron. When Thomas's fleet was ambushed, Betty's evacuation was also criticized. In the final battle, the aircraft carrier squadron that used up a lot of resources in Betty's hands did not perform well. Just such a person, you can hardly get his colleagues to show him a good face.

Though Thomas also slid his horse, but no matter what, he could barely be considered a tie when he was against Earl Spey in the Indian Ocean. He also sank the battlecruiser Blücher in the North Sea, which was also a small victory. In the final battle, the Thomas Fleet also maintained the last dignity of the Royal Navy of the British Empire. Of course, Thomas will be an important reason, and this is also the result of Jericho’s words and deeds. Although in many people’s eyes, Jericho ruined the Royal Navy, Jericho’s personality charm is still respected. Most of the people who have worked with Jericho think that Jericho is just an accident!

As Jericho’s successor, Thomas does not like Betty, but his manners are considered thoughtful, he will not embarrass the latter, and he tries to defend Betty in front of his colleagues.

"Well, let me just talk about it casually. Let me talk about an old-fashioned question. Every officer always makes a perfect plan for the last war. Our thinking is wrong, and even if we have much more funds than the German High Seas Fleet, People and warships, we still can't beat them." Major General Hood said.

"Are you saying that our warships are backward in performance and conservative in design?" Duff asked.

"This is one of the problems, but not all. We pay too much attention to the number of fleets. In order to ensure absolute superiority in numbers, we have abandoned a lot. In fact, historically, the performance of the Royal Navy's warships has never been in this world. At the top, this is the case in the sailing era, and the same is true in the modern era. However, later history has proven time and time again that when the resources of the two fleets are close, the elite route of the battleship is undoubtedly more important than the quantitative route!

"When we built the Edgar-class protective cruiser, the Germans came up with the Munich-class armored cruiser. In the Japanese-Shinkan Sea Battle, the Japanese Navy, which had absolute numerical and tonnage superiority, was almost caught by a German armored cruiser of the Beiyang Navy. Turn it over."

"Subsequently, in the Philippine naval battle, the combined U.S.-Russian fleet also had numerical advantages, but it was still crushed by the Japanese Navy, which had four Hyuga-class second-class fast battleships. In fact, the Japanese only had four Hyuga-class battleships. Elite, other warships are very ordinary, but relying on this little elite, the Japanese won a brilliant victory."

"As for this war, this is even more true. For example, you commanded the Battle of the Indian Ocean. If our artillery shells were okay, if the design of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship is better, then we are likely to solve the Su Xiong fleet once and for all! Many tragedies can be avoided. Even the entire battle situation will change." Major General Hood said.

"So, what is your conclusion?" Thomas asked.

"It's very simple. Under the current circumstances, the Royal Navy's future new warships must adapt to the elite route, and in our current situation, we must adjust the Royal Navy's overall strategy. You know, the Royal Navy previously emphasized ensuring the battleship The number is largely to ensure the safety of the sea line of communication. For example, the Edgar-class protective cruiser. They did not consider fighting against opponents like Munich on the battle line, but to deal with the French light firepower. Turn over the cruiser."

"In the early 1990s, the Royal Navy was not able to build battleships with Tier 2 guns like Indiana, but the cost of these battleships was too high! It would seriously reduce the number of battleships. (The price of Indiana-class battleships is not At 900,000 pounds, it seems very cheap, but in fact, this is not a weapon... Major General Hood said.

"At that time, we had colonies all over the world that needed to be guarded This is a question of choice." Duff said. This is true. The British third-class protective cruisers are actually colonial cruisers, and in the "Washington Naval Treaty" the British cruiser allocation plan is also the most tonnage of light cruisers, because in peacetime, colonial cruises cannot be used. Heavy cruiser... On the contrary, the Japanese heavy cruiser tonnage is on the high side!

"But now, this problem does not exist. The empire has lost its colonies in Africa. The security of the Indian Ocean and Far East colonies has been handed over to the Japanese. The dominion of Canada is very important, but with all due respect, if the United States wants to move this dominion, We can only pray for other powers to restrict the actions of the Americans, and the Royal Navy will not help even if it arrives in the Americas. If it decides its military strategy based on strategic needs, the imperial navy will have only two main tasks in the future, one is anti-submarine, and the other One is to resist the German High Seas Fleet." Major General Hood said.

"What you said is very reasonable. The British Empire can no longer rely solely on its own strength to resist the attack of its opponents. Our global colonial system has shown signs of collapse, and facing the enemy close at hand, we really need I am even more worried about the safety of the homeland. I even think that without reliable allies, the British Empire can no longer challenge the authority of the Germans."

"Maybe, our fleet is just delaying time so that allies can send enough reinforcements before the empire collapses." Thomas sighed.

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