Chapter 2493： Forgotten Battleship One

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"Yes, it's very long, but I asked the designers at the Kiel Naval Shipyard. They thought that the life of the hull is okay, and the ship type is actually suitable for high speed. If the Japanese are willing to invest enough money, then this It will be a still lethal cruiser, a bit worse than our Mainz, but faster than the American armored cruisers in active service, and may not be able to fight frontal, but if the relationship is broken, it is only us who can guarantee that they will be killed. , If the sea line of communication is harmed, we might still carry out the encirclement and suppression mission. Believe me, if you hunt down a fast battleship in the Pacific, this is definitely a test of patience." Raidel said solemnly.

"It's very troublesome." Su Xiong frowned and said. "If the British can help, it will be even more troublesome. However, if the American heavy cruisers are in service, then they can perform such tasks. Of course, if you consider the time for forming combat effectiveness, it is estimated that you will have to wait half a year. "

"The number is not enough, the Pacific Ocean is too big." Raidel said.

"Don't worry too much about this. The four armored cruisers we sold to the Japanese in the past are only two now. Even if they all perform the task of breaking the cross, it is just a small wave." Su Xiong said.

"By the way, we must determine one thing now." Raidel said suddenly and seriously.

"What's the matter?" Su Xiong was a little curious about Raidel's attitude.

"How is the situation of the Russian Far East Fleet? The Japanese occupied the Russian Far East, including Vladivostok. What about the warships of the Far East Fleet? What is their situation?" Raidel said.

"I'm not so sure about this issue. To be honest, not only we, but even the domestics have not paid too much attention to the Russian Far East Fleet. After all, these warships are old ships, and they have not appeared on the battlefield." Su Xiong said.

"It can't be said that the 4 Rurik-class fast warships we built for the Russians can be deployed in the Russian Far East! These warships are also very fast, and their combat power is higher than the Mainz-class armored cruiser! If these warships are destroyed If the Japanese take over, then the situation will be a bit bad. They can actually be called the true first-generation battlecruisers." Raidel said solemnly.

"Fuck it!" Su Xiong also suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter. They have been staring at the current Japanese fleet to analyze, but they did not expect that in a corner of the Far East, there is still a force that cannot be underestimated! The Lurik-class fast battleships built by Germany for the Russians were still deployed in the Far East after the Russo-Japanese War, and did not return to Europe, and these battleships may now fall into the hands of the Japanese.

"Rurik, these old guys are indeed a bit tricky." Su Xiong also remembered the memories that were in his mind back then. As we all know, in the Philippine naval battle, the Japanese four armored cruisers showed their prowess, and the Japanese fleet was able to defeat the American and Russian fleets. Half of the reason was because of these four armored cruisers with a displacement of 13,000 tons. After the war, in order to restrain the Japanese armored cruiser squadron, the Russians decisively ordered four more powerful warships with a displacement of up to 18,000 tons in Germany. These warships were equivalent to the Queen Elizabeth class in World War I. status!

The Rurik-class battleship is equipped with 4 12-inch L40 guns and 8 10-inch guns. The thickness of the front armor of the main turret is 10 inches, and the thickness of the side-string armor belt is as high as 8.5 inches! Has very strong firepower and defense. After the change of guns, the first battlecruiser Invincible that killed the British was not expected to be a big problem. (See Chapter 237 for specific data)

And because this class of warship is the first warship built by the Germans with a displacement of more than 16,000 tons, it can be said to be practiced, and the price given by the Russians is very high, a warship of 1.8 million to 1.85 million pounds! So the Germans still used some new technologies when building this warship, such as a kerosene mixed-fired boiler! This is actually the first battleship to use this kind of boiler! (Lurik started construction earlier than the Kaiser-class battleship in Germany.)

To be honest, after the warship came out, the world navy had a fierce quarrel about its positioning. In order to downplay the impact of the export of this class of warships, the German Navy declared that the Rurik class warship was one. A fast cruiser... No problem, a fast cruiser with a standard displacement of 18,000 tons! At that time, in order to conceal the data of this warship, it was claimed that the tonnage of this warship was only 15,000 tons, which was almost the same as the British Qiangsheng-class first-class cruiser...

Of course, this claim will certainly not deceive the insiders. The hull is 165 meters long and 22 meters wide. Coupled with four 12-inch guns, eight 10-inch secondary main guns, and thick armor belts, you tell me the displacement is 15,000 tons? Those who really know the business don't believe it. It’s just to make each other’s face better. After all, Russia and the United Kingdom were still enemies back then. Germany exported warships to Russia. The British must be dissatisfied. Although they will not retaliate directly, the Germans must also give everyone a treat. Stairs!

However, when the Russians obtained this class of battleship they decisively called it a fast battleship and deployed it directly in the Far East, and it was not over yet. The Russians played another role in the Russo-Japanese War. Class battleship-Borodino-class battleship is actually a simplified version of the Rurik-class fast battleship, which weakens the speed, divides the warehouse, and reduces the reserve buoyancy. Therefore, in the Russo-Japanese War, Russia’s most powerful battleships were the 4 Rurik-class battleships in the hands of Essen instead of the Borodino-class battleships in the hands of Makanov.

These battleships are much newer than the German Mainz and Japanese Asama-class armored cruisers. After all, they were ordered at the end of 1898. The actual service was after 1900, and the longest time to date. Ship age less than 15 years. In the Japanese-Russian naval battle that shocked both China and foreign countries, Essen was unfavorable when he left the house and was forced to return after a battleship struck a mine. He rushed to the battlefield with three Rurik-class battleships and killed them. Asama and Asahi are two Japanese armored cruisers. Then successfully transferred, you must know that in this naval battle, the Russian navy killed a total of 3 Japanese battleships!

After the war, the remaining three battleships of Makanov returned to Europe. The four Lurik-class warships remained in the Far East. Compared with the fact that the Russian Far East fleet almost survived in name after the end of the Russo-Japanese War in history, Russia still maintains a considerable military presence in the Far East. As for the reasons, it can be attributed to the following points.

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