Chapter 2465： Japanese final preparation 3

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But no matter what, any design has certain historical limitations. As a fundamentalist battleship of World War I, the standard US battleship is qualified in performance. But the basic tonnage and size conditions have also improved its height. It is the limit of this battleship to be able to build the Colorado-class battleship in history. No matter how high it is, redesign it, boy! As for the conversion into a fast battleship? This is even more impossible. The hull shape and tonnage are xiànzhì dead. With a displacement of 32,000 tons and so many armors and artillery, how can there be room and weight for the power system?

But it is a pity that this time, the design of the standard battleship encounters an open world! The design level of the German battleships is close to the level of battle 2 in history. The Japanese have a lot of learning and improvement, while the Americans have stayed still. Some people may say that inclined armor is better than vertical armor. How simple it is that Americans don’t understand?

How do you say this? From the perspective of latecomers, it is naturally easy to understand, because you have decades of experience and information summarized by predecessors. But the person involved may not know it, and sometimes experiments and demonstrations will be wrong, otherwise it will not happen. Why Nelson's armor belt is obviously inclined. By the time of King George V, it had to be changed to vertical...

Moreover, the inclined armor belt will compress the internal space of the hull. This is the same as the inclined armor of the tank. Space is used for defense. In fact, by doubling the design of the American heavy cruisers in the second World War in history, it can be found that the Americans chose vertical armor belts. In history, except for the heavy cruisers of the Duke of Abruzi of Italy and the Japanese, other heavy cruisers Most countries have vertical armor belts. This may have something to do with the space problem, and if the designer thinks that the defense is sufficient, naturally he will not consider a design that compresses the space too much!

And what was the offensive and defensive situation of battleships at that time? When the standard battleship design was released, the German armor-piercing projectile fuze was not mature enough, and the projectile body design and strength were not good. At that time, not only the British armor-piercing projectile was not as powerful, but the Germans were not good... Compared to the British with a 12-inch armor that can be used as a battleship's main armor, the battle cruiser is equipped with 6 to 9 inches. The American 13.5-inch main outfit is already very conscientious, OK!

In order to shorten the construction period and reduce risks, the new Colorado-class battleships used the standard battleship design. However, the Japanese follow the same path... The design of the new Nagato-class battleship is really close to that of the old Fuso-class battleship. Whether it is compartment division, hull layout or underwater line type, they are almost the same, and even the tonnage is the same! After all, the biggest improvement of the Nagato-class battleship is to replace the 5 double-mounted 15-inch artillery turrets with 4 double-mounted 16-inch turrets...

Since then, the combat effectiveness evaluation is easy to come out, even in the case of the Japanese armor-piercing projectile is not good, in the vast Pacific, the Japanese Navy's Fuso-class battleship still presses the American standard battleship with a blow hammer! Both in theory and in actual combat, the Fuso-class battleships have proven their strength, that is, in the case of 1V1, except for the German Bavaria, the Fuso-class battleships that served before the end of the 1st battle are definitely not afraid. There is even an optimistic idea in the Japanese Navy, that is, the Fuso-class battleship is worthwhile even facing the American Colorado-class battleship!

This is not the Japanese arrogance. If the Colorado-class battleship still uses the vertical armor belt design, then the 343mm straight main armor will not be safe against the British 15-inch L42 plus new armor-piercing projectile! After all, in history, the British have done experiments, and the Japanese have also done experiments on this plane. In other words, the Fuso-class battleship has a chance to penetrate the opponent's core compartment.

And what about American firepower? First of all, the armor boxes of the Fuso-class battleships are still very good. The defense power is a little higher than that of the new British battleships. From the perspective of the Norwegian sea battle, the Bavarian-class battleships are also very difficult to face this level of defense. The American 16-inch naval gun is definitely powerful, but it's hard to say how big it is....

After all, it depends on the design of the projectile body, which is also a 15-inch artillery shell. The transmission depth difference between World War I shells and World War II shells can be quite large. The Germans have a lot of actual combat data, which is more convenient to design, but the Americans don't, and this time it's a bit of catching a duck on the shelves. So it's hard to say how powerful it is. In theory, the Fuso-class defense has a chance to block 16-inch shells. Of course, for the same reason, the performance of the Japanese 16-inch artillery may not meet the expectations of the Japanese, for the same reason as the United States!

"If you ignore the German Bavarian-class battleships, the Nagato-class battleships and Fuso-class battleships have absolute performance advantages against any American battleship. As for the other four 14-inch fast battleships, they are skillfully operated by the combined fleet. The level of harmony and improved hardware conditions should also be an advantage against American standard battleships. If large-scale naval battles really occur, our 12 fast battleships should be no problem against the Americans’ 18 or so warships." Said Shimura Hayao.

"This, is it really the result of the general staff?" Gonhei Yamamoto raised his voice slightly ~ www.novelhall.com ~ obviously skeptical of this statement. Although Yamamoto Gonbei is a navy magnate, he was also on the front line back then, but how do you say that, in Japan, after the military ranks high to a certain extent, it will definitely be mixed with politics, so there is less thought to be put down on the military. Up.

But there are also basic qualities! What do you say about naval battleships? Relying on the advantages of tonnage and design, it is no problem for the two battleships to quickly distinguish the winner and loser in 1V1. For example, the avant-garde battle in the battle of Jutland in history is like this. The death of the British battlecruiser is called simply....

However, unless the gap is too large, such as a warship that is one era away. The battleships are very sensitive to the quantity when they fight each other! As long as it is a contemporaneous battleship, even if it is a more advanced battleship, as long as the opponent is not below a certain level, then 1V1.5 is the limit, and 1V2 is a death-seeking! This is also based on history! For example, in the Battle of Dogel Sandbar, the battleships of the two sides are 5 British battlecruisers, while Hipper is 3 battlecruisers and 1 armored cruiser. Hipper didn't dare to fight at all! Run directly.

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