Although it was helpless, the British still faced their current situation and status well. That is, if the British Empire wants to challenge Germany again, it must obtain support from the United States and Russia! In the future war, the British are the bridgehead and need to withstand the attacks of the Germans like a storm! The task of the British Royal Navy is to fight the German main fleet again and again on the sea! Then delay time and wait for the arrival of the Americans!

The Royal Navy cannot rely on its own strength to defeat its opponents, and the British do not need to consider the issue of maritime transportation lines. The issue of transportation lines is something that the Americans need to consider, because the UK does not have enough national strength to deploy military forces that can stop Germany from breaking the diplomatic forces. The British even talk about anti-blockade on the premise that the local government cannot guarantee it? Everything the Royal Navy does in the future is just delay!

This means that the future British fleet will have to be designed to fight with the German Navy's main fleet, and the entire fleet's settings will revolve around this center! The so-called colonial cruisers and the so-called numerical advantage will become a historical term! The British must improve the combat effectiveness of each main ship as much as possible so that they will have a little higher probability of surviving in the fierce confrontation in the future!

"Can we think so that with the end of the war, we no longer need to consider the issue of maritime transportation lines, but the Germans need to consider it? The German submarines were a noose around the neck of the empire in this war. So in the future, can our submarines play an important role in destroying the Germans' maritime transportation lines?" Duff thought for a while and said.

"It has some effect, but don't overestimate it. The Germans and the Austro-Hungarian Empire had a nearly closed route that connected them with African colonies. They set off from the Balkans, passed the Suez Canal, entered the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and all the way to the east coast of Africa. In this vast sea, the closest naval base of the British Empire was actually in the Mumbai area of ​​India. At such a long distance, I want to say that this is too inefficient."

"In the war, the area with the highest efficiency of German submarine hunting is the British offshore area, not the ocean. The efficiency of submarines on the ocean will drop sharply unless you have a very complete set of intelligence, information transmission and logistics supply systems. With the current national strength of the empire, it is too expensive to establish this system in India." Major General Hood said.

"Okay, let's change the topic now. It is said that the Japanese are building new battleships. On this class of battleships, it seems that they need to be equipped with 16-inch-level artillery? Are there any detailed data?" Thomas asked.

"There are some of the battleships of this class that are tentatively named Nagato within the Japanese Navy. They are planned to be equipped with four twin-mounted turrets, with a speed of more than 25 knots and a displacement of more than 36,000 tons. Their progress is very fast and they are probably about to be launched. If the Japanese are given another year, they may be able to complete this class of battleships." Major General Hood said.

"This world is so crazy. Perhaps, the tonnage of a super battleship in the future can be as high as two Queen Elizabeth-class battleships." Lieutenant General Duff said.

"Okay, everyone, stop talking about battleships. These guys will be swept into the garbage dump of history before the next battle." At this moment, as the door was pushed open again, a voice that made Hood and Duff very unhappy sounded in the room, and Betty came!

"Stay a break first, don't worry, the meeting has not started yet." Thomas looked at Major General Hood and Duff, and then made a comeback for Betty.

"Okay, Major General Hood, continue our topic?" Thomas said to Hood.

"I think Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are no longer suitable for future naval warfare. If the imperial government believes that we will not face war in the next fifteen years, then we can consider gradually replacing them." Major General Hood said.

"Are you kidding? The Germans have very strict restrictions on the tonnage and artillery of our naval battleships. It will be difficult for us to build a battleship that is stronger than Queen Elizabeth in the future." Duff said. "The tonnage of our newly built warships cannot exceed the Queen, and the caliber of the gun cannot exceed 14 inches."

Some people have said, why is the French Richelieu standard displacement of nearly 40,000 tons for both 8 15-inch guns, while the Queen of War I was less than 30,000 tons? This reason is very simple. In addition to the super high speed of Richelieu-class battleships, which caused the hull to grow, another key point of weight increase is the strengthening of defense. In terms of armor, the armor belt height of Richelieu-class battleships is 5.8 meters. Even in the history of defense in one battle

For the Bavarian-class battleship with excellent performance, its main equipment height is only 3.5 meters! How much weight is there? In addition to vertical protection, the weight of horizontal protection is increased even more. The horizontal armor thickness of the Richelieu-class battleship is 170/15040mm. (The main horizontal protection of the ammunition depot is 170 and the power section is 150) For battleships in the first battleship, the real horizontal armor thickness is not more than 100mm!

Therefore, with the increase in the requirements for speed and protection, the tonnage required for warships with the same firepower is much higher in the second battle than in the first battle. For example, you can create a queen with a 28,000-ton platoon in the first battle. If you want to be able to pass the speed in World War II, then the weapon is probably only 8 330mm artillery. The Strasbourg battleship is already the leader of the same level in the second battle!

Therefore, the British are in a somewhat awkward situation. If a replacement ship can be built in the future, the British are likely to lose 15-inch artillery if they meet the tonnage of the new ship. If the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship is still used, then the speed and defense problems will be too great. After all, they have experienced too many battles, and the damage to the warships is also very serious. Some damage cannot be solved by simple maintenance.

"For this problem, our enemies have actually taught us how to deal with it. Do you still remember the upgrades of early dreadnoughts such as Von Detten? They started using a 3-unit turret, and after the war started, they gradually replaced it with a double-unit 14-inch gun. We can use this method. After the new warship is put into service, we prepare for the subsequent upgrade by reserved gun rings and weight. Once we get the right opportunity, we can break through the German restrictions, and then we can soon have very powerful warships." Major General Hood said.

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