As for whether the prince thought about whether he had created the Quasi-Fearlessness and the Small BC so early would allow the Age of Fearlessness to come early, the answer is naturally yes! The prince did not intend to let the Dreadnought appear in 1905! In history, the Germans built a large amount of useless Former Fearlessness, which wasted a lot of money. The prince wasted so much effort and dealt with Krupp. He used 10-inch cannons in advance, built a steam turbine, and could burn coal boilers. What is the purpose of? Naturally, it is to produce fearlessness as soon as possible!

Now it's almost time to kick! The prince won't give up this kick just because the British might refer to their designs? After all, the arrival of the fearless era is a matter of time. He can only compete for the first place and cannot retreat! However, this does not mean that His Highness can't do any tricks, because although the idea of ​​using a full-heavy artillery warship is an inevitable trend in history, there are still some tricks to play before this.

Prince Ruprecht vaguely remembers seeing such records in a book. The earliest idea of ​​the full-heavy artillery warship was to use medium caliber 234mm heavy artillery. Moreover, in history, the British realized that 12-inch heavy artillery was more useful than 9.2-inch guns.

In addition, although the British first created fearlessness, they were not so confident about fearlessness. Therefore, while building fearlessness, the last quasi-fair Nelson-class battleship was also being built. This time, the prince finally eliminated the two battleships from the visiting fleet. One of the very important reasons was to try to push the British's full-caliber naval gun battleships backwards!

In fact, under the current circumstances, using medium-caliber naval guns is still better than 12-inch guns. On the one hand, it is because before the capped armor-piercing projectiles appeared, hardened armor of more than 6 inches was enough to deal with armor-piercing projectiles of various calibers, and the projection capacity was obviously that medium-caliber artillery with faster firing rate had an advantage. Another very important question is whether the combat distance is still very close. You should know that now, in 1899, when the Russo-Japanese War broke out in 1904, the combat distance between the two sides was only increased to about 7 kilometers.

In this era, except for Germany, the combat distances of other countries were still swaying around 4,000 meters. The advantages of large-caliber artillery in long distances were not reflected. Therefore, unless there is enough foresight and courage, it is not easy to make a decision on the entire main gun battleship!

The Japanese also planned to have 8 12-inch guns on the Satsuma-class battleships back then, at least with this plan, but in the end, due to cost issues, a bunch of 10-inch guns were finally installed. Coincidentally, after the appearance of the dreadnought, the French did not follow the trend immediately. After 2006, the French started construction of six Dandong-class battleships, equipped with 4 12-inch guns and 12 240mm guns.

Therefore, the prince believes that as long as it is operated properly, it is still possible to fool the British for a few years! After all, the British are under pressure for the main ships now. If nothing unexpected happens, the British will continue to build more than ten former fearless ships before they can start construction.

Think about it, the German Navy Act was not passed. Although the battleships served were not much smaller than in history, because of the Navy Act, this kind of naval expansion was not permanent. For a period of time, there was no plan to start a new battleship before at least 1901. On the one hand, it was the first time that it was a fearlessness that needed to be cautious. On the other hand, most shipyards were occupied by exported battleships, and the remaining ships had to maintain existing battleships. In addition, the relationship between Britain and Germany was quite a bit ok, so the British did not have such an urgent need to expand their battleship formations!

On the contrary, cruisers in this era are becoming more and more evil, especially in the Battle of Sulu Sea, a kind of cruiser universal theory emerged. A large number of old cruisers in the hands of the British depreciate seriously, and these cruisers are spreading rapidly. When the Germans have them, the Japanese have them, the Russians will be stronger. The Americans intend to have new cruisers. All British enemies and potential opponents have them began to storm cruisers. At this time, the most normal reaction of the British Royal Navy is naturally to produce more and better cruisers!

In fact, the British really built armored cruisers to the end, such as the famous Black Prince (the most miserable armored cruiser in 1st), and the Minotao, known as the last British armored cruiser, and the last wave of armored cruiser construction began in 1900.

From 1900 to 1905, the British started construction of 5-class armored cruisers, and built up as many as 25 armored cruisers! The largest one-class construction was 10! From this performance, it can be easily seen that with the large number of armored cruisers in other countries in the world, the British's maritime transportation lines felt huge pressure, and they were indeed concentrating their efforts to supplement their lack of cruisers!

Under the influence of the prince, the British's armored cruisers will expand faster and faster! Larger naturally means that the starting point of the armored cruisers is relatively high. They will not start with products like Monmeren County-level, which only have 14 6-inch guns... The British are likely to have 7.5-inch guns or even 9.2-inch guns from the beginning!

This behavior can be seen as a response to the performance of various types of armored cruisers equipped by other countries in the world! The prince is not worried that the British will build a bunch of super patrols similar to Mainz-class armored cruisers at this time, because the British faced too many opponents, and the maritime transportation lines were too long, and the quality of the opponent's warships was uneven. Therefore, the British must first ensure the quantity and then produce some high-quality warships.

Historically, did the British not create a better patrol? The answer is no. Not to mention anything else, the four armored cruisers built by the British for the Japanese were much higher than Monmern County level, but the fundamental reason for choosing the latter over the former is that the latter is cheaper and more operable.

In this era, the British have many opponents, Russia is the first, Germany is the potential, the United States is similar to potential opponents, and the French and the British have many awkward things. In short, in the words, in the British, "There are always people who want to harm me!" And the opponents are not all super experts like Mainz 2. There are always some miscellaneous fish. When dealing with miscellaneous fish, it is obvious that the quantity and economic considerations are higher than the quality.

After clarifying the relationship, His Highness the Prince embarked on his voyage to Malta with confidence. He is now eager to meet the father of the British BC. Sir Fisher, who has built a lot of crispy BCs for the Royal Navy! To a certain extent, the other party is half of his teammate...
Chapter completed!