Maybe someone asked, if the crossings increase the firepower of the high seas fleet, is there a chance to change this situation? This can only be said that the situation on the battlefield will be better, but the strategic disadvantages are difficult to make up. From the sea alone, shortly after the war started, Italy, as a member of the allies, suddenly turned against the water! This made the navy of the Allies, which originally had the advantage in the Mediterranean direction, immediately became a disadvantage! The Italian Ga Austro-Hungarian fleet was enough to suppress the French. If Italy did not turn against the water, Britain would have to divide some of its strength to take into account the Mediterranean, and the overall strategic situation would be much better. But what was the result? It can't be said.

Another problem is the intervention of the United States. If the United States does not intervene, after Germany resolves the Eastern Front, it will not be possible to push it to Paris. At least there should be a chance to negotiate the peace talks when it is still the same before the Western Front. It depends on whether the German senior management can bear it! But if the United States intervenes, the Germans really have nothing to jump on! This is the case whether it is on land or at sea! It is a dream to rely solely on Germany and Austria to defeat the navies of Britain, the United States, France and Italy!

Because the maritime environment in World War 1 was so desperate, the time traveler hoped that Germany would try to compete with other countries as late as possible and delay the naval competition time. Then he hoped that Russia and Japan would fight more miserably so that Russia would be over in World War 1 earlier. At the same time, the most hope was that the German Emperor and his group of generals could see the situation clearly earlier, and not stimulate the US imperialists. It would be enough to make some money on the Eastern Front. Just stop when it is better! The only thing the time traveler could think of at present was this.

The time traveler firmly believes that the future Marshal will not give up the high seas fleet in his heart just because of his few words, and there is no need to give up. The time traveler believes that at least the scale of the high seas fleet in the future must be at least stable and stable while ensuring the safety of its own coastline. It is certain that the great construction will be built after the coming of the era of fearlessness. If you are fearless before, you can suppress the Russians and France at the same time. If you want to win the battle in 1, it depends on the army. The money saved will be well developed, and you will get more reserves. First, you will be able to overthrow the Russians, and then force the Western Front to set off!

Although I can't convince the opponent, I didn't say anything in vain. After all, there are many issues in the topic that Tirpitz deserves to consider, for example, what if the world besieged Germany? For example, how can the German navy play its role if the war begins? If it's not for the sake of help, at least you have to consider how the German navy fights if the British don't come. Don't be squatting at home? If it's not because of the absence of time, then the time traveler will definitely instigate the Navy's minister to build more fast battleships and submarines. The former can at least increase the strategic mobility of the German fleet, while the latter is a deadly noose trapped on the British's throat!

The atmosphere was a bit solemn. It seemed that the meeting between me and Tirpitz might end in a bad mood. For this reason, the time traveler needed to change a topic and no longer worry about whether the navy needed to start building a large scale now. No longer worry about practicality and deterrence issues. Everyone talked about some concerns, such as ship issues, and tactical issues of naval warfare. Well.

"I always think that it is actually a very meaningless thing to be too entangled with cruisers and battleships! Because with the development of technology, the boundary between cruisers and battleships has begun to blur. Large-caliber shells that had to be blocked with 14-inch or even 18-inch armor can now be defended with 7-inch to 9-inch hardened armor. I think you should have seen the tests of the Navy. You should understand very well."

The crosser pointed to the model in the living room and said, "I can guarantee that the 6-inch hardened armor of the new warship, coupled with the coal silo at the back and the 3-inch tilted dome armor on the innermost layer, can completely block all the attacks of the current naval guns! Then tell me, how many defense advantages can the battleship have in front of the cruiser?"

"What you mean is that times have changed, so the design ideas must also change. Too much entanglement with the thickness of the warship's armor is actually limited in meaning. Your design should consider the needs of fleet decisive battles and ocean-going colonial cruises at the same time, right?" Tirpitz's eyes lit up. Although Tirpitz believes that battleships are more important, they also attach importance to the type of cruisers. After all, a powerful fleet is also a balanced fleet! If there is a warship that can replace battleships and cruisers at the same time, it is naturally the best!

"That's right, the 11-inch gun can penetrate the armor of most of the old-fashioned battleships. After using new mechanical loading equipment, the maximum fire rate of this gun reaches 2 rounds in one minute! Even if there are only 2 guns, the number of shells fired in a unit of time is still not weaker than those battleships equipped with 4 main guns! In addition to the large number of rapid-fire guns, the firepower projection is not weaker than those battleships with larger tonnage than them!" The crosser was full of pride. This is a warship that has concentrated on the success of the times. Can you no longer praise a few words?

"But it's still a little smaller. It would be even better if you could get 4 11-inch cannons!" Tirpitz's regret broke the atmosphere again, making the time travelers very dissatisfied!

"We also have better plans to equip more main guns, larger caliber secondary guns, better protection, and larger tonnage. You will definitely be satisfied with it after seeing it, but the Admiralty will not pay the bill!" The time traveler also had regrets in his heart, my Liurik 2, my second-level main gun! It's gone!

"This is really a sad thing. But if you can, your design can be used as an alternative to the next-class warship. The ideas you show through this class warship are eye-catching. This idea is conducive to us doing the most with the least money!" Tirpitz expressed his affirmation of the prince's words. He can do more with as little money as possible, and no one doesn't like this!

"So we should not be obsessed with the terms of battleships and cruisers in the future. The most important thing is to see whether these battleships can assume their responsibilities. If they can fight against the opponent's main battleship, they will complete the battleship mission. If they can catch up with cruisers and are suitable for ocean-going activities, they will complete the mission of cruisers. We need a large-scale cruiser to perform two tasks at the same time! Munich is just the beginning!" The time traveler began to look forward to the future!

This is not a fool. The pre-Default period was when the role of armored cruisers and battleships was the least obvious. The warships equipped with 240mm cannons could be called battleships (such as the German Caesar-class pre-Default). The 10-inch cannon can be called cruisers (such as Garibaldi and Rurik 2). The tonnage of battleships may be smaller than that of cruisers. For example, the Qiangsheng cruiser, which started construction in 1894, had a displacement of up to 14,000 tons! The second-class battleships of the Centurion at the same time had just exceeded 10,000! The dignity level was about the same as it!

There is indeed a difference in armor thickness, but it is useless. The difference between your 14-inch hardened armor and 9-inch hardened armor is not very big in actual combat, and it will almost never be penetrated. Japan's 10,000-ton armor patrol still destroys the Russian battleships on the battle line? Moreover, the cruiser itself has the advantage of speed.

It can be said that as long as the armor-piercing bullet is immature, armored cruisers can undertake all the work of battleships in the same period. The former fearless era is the kingly way! The speed of 20 knots is a bar! It must not be lower! In the period of War 1, if there are overseas ports, you can still break the trade. What can Qianwei do? He is running slowly as cannon fodder!

In fact, this trend is still the same before the First World War. With the mass of the British shells, you can basically get through the First World War with a 10-inch steel plate and an inclination of 18 degrees! (The premise is that the green bullet should not be released in advance.) If you use key defense and tilted armor, it is also OK to create a fast battleship as soon as possible during the Fearless period. As long as the speed is not so BT, 27 knots are too high, 24 to 25 knots are enough. Then the fully high-speed German fleet will definitely be more difficult than in history! When Betty invades like fire, when Jericho turns into like wind, it will be interesting to think about it!
Chapter completed!