"Everyone, we have assumed the British naval strategy and tactics. In addition to the powerful Royal Navy battleships, we must also pay attention to the auxiliary battleships. These attacks and defenses cannot be compared with the battleships, but the speed is the eyes and ears of the British fleet, and they are the nooses for hanging Germany." As he said that, His Highness pointed to the nearshore of Germany and the northernmost end of the North Sea in the distance.

"The British will use a light cruiser formation to perform close reconnaissance on us, and use high speed to monitor the every move of the Imperial Navy. Whether our main fleet sails or mobilizes, it is difficult for us to avoid their eyes as long as we appear on the high seas. If we are going to carry out large-scale operations, we must break this blockade line composed of light cruisers!"

"It is OK to use the main cruiser against this blockade, but it is difficult to catch them, and the cost is a bit too high. So, I mean to use light cruisers as the main force, and gradually weaken the British light cruiser troops under the cover of our main fleet, and thus weaken the opponent's reconnaissance capabilities. It paves the way for us to carry out large-scale operations."

"Secondly, our light cruisers have another goal of operating in the northern end of the North Sea when it is appropriate to attack the British blockade line, and cover our submarines when it is appropriate to disguise attack ships or camouflage transport ships into and out of the North Sea. The British cannot use their main fleet to perform this blockade mission. They can only use camouflage cruisers or old cruisers."

"This is the opponent our cruiser needs to face, the opponent's light cruisers, destroyers, auxiliary cruisers and some merchant ships!" Prince Ruprecht set his target.

"And this time you are going to redesign the cruiser standards for the High Seas Fleet, right? If I guess correctly, you will definitely let our light cruisers outperform our opponents in performance, or even reduce the number?" Tirpitz asked.

"Yes, in my opinion, the design of the light cruiser of the High Seas Fleet is worse than the original design of the battleship, so we must start over!" His Highness **** nodded and said.

If the small water pipe boiler and defense of the main German warships are worthy of praise, just a firepower coffee table, then the German light cruiser is a full-scale coffee table! Especially the German naval light cruiser before the war can be described as a tragedy.

For example, the Emden, which everyone knows, has been wandering on the sea for more than 100 days, captured 33 merchant ships, and a total tonnage of 70,360 tons, what is the final outcome of the star warship? In the battle with the British USS Sydney armored cruiser, Emden exchanged for the "major battle results" of 7 officers and 129 soldiers and 65 injuries to the death of 16 shells, 4 people were killed, and 17 injured... Well, it's very good.

Some people may say that the combat effectiveness of both sides is completely unequal. The normal displacement of the USS Emden light cruiser is 3,664 tons, and the heavy load is only 4,268 tons. The Sydney has reached the normal displacement of 5,400 tons, and the heavy load displacement has reached the 6,000 tons mark. The gap in tonnage naturally leads to the gap in military equipment and defense.

This makes sense. The tonnages of both sides are indeed a little different. Well, let's talk about warships with similar to tonnages at the same time. For example, the German light cruiser's Karlsruhe, the designed tonnage of this light cruiser is 4,900 tons and the heavy-duty tonnage is 6,191 tons, which is the same level as the British armored cruiser. But in terms of performance, in addition to speed, this thing is completely inferior to the Sydney.

Compared with firepower and defense, Karlsruhe has 12 105mm cannons, the armor belt is 60mm to 18mm, the cannon cover is 50mm, the command tower is 100mm, the armor deck is 40 to 60mm. What about Sydney? They have 8 6-inch l45 cannons and 4 3-pound cannons. The waterline armor belt is 50mm, and there are dome armors, the inclined part is 25mm, and the vertical part is 40mm to 15mm. The command tower is 102mm.

Overall, Sydney's firepower is an absolute advantage. In terms of armor, vertical armor has advantages, and horizontal armor has some advantages. (The information comes from Conway. I have never seen the specific line chart. If there is any error, I hope you will give me some advice.) Overall, Sydney is better. The most unbearable thing is still firepower. In the Emden era, the German light cruiser had 10 105mm guns. After the tonnage increased by more than 1,000 tons, it actually added 2 105mm guns. This is simply unbearable.

Moreover, this warship broke a record, that is, it was the only German warship that was not sunk by a British warship, because on November 4, 1914, the warship actually exploded! The cause of the explosion was unknown, it was said to be an accident in a smokeless gunpowder with unstable packaging, which affected the ammunition depot... Then 263 officers and soldiers on the ship were killed, and only 146 were spared.

The real master of German light cruisers also depends on Emden II. (This is not Emden during the interwar period, but Emden before the end of World War 1) This warship with a displacement of similar to Karlsruhe, has almost the same to the latter, but is equipped with 8 150mm artillery pieces at the same time. Both firepower and defense are good among warships in the same period of war. But like the main battleship, the Germans awakened too late......The number is too small and it is too late to serve.

Like the main battleship, cruisers as auxiliary warships also need to be redesigned. If historical limitations are considered, armored cruisers like Emden 2 are worthy of the design level at that time. Unfortunately, the Germans faced the powerful British navy. If they don’t open the trick, how can you deal with the British?

But to be honest, the design of light cruisers requires more level than the design of the main ship, because the tonnage of the former is relatively not rich. Given the tonnage of 30,000 tons of the Bavarian Design Bureau, it is possible to design a warship that can suppress the queen. Armor, protection and speed can be taken into account, but light cruisers are different. Their tonnage is too small, and the heavy-duty tonnage is generally only 6,000 tons, and the standard platoon is only about 5,200 tons.

However, the first thing light cruisers need is power. According to the phenomenon, a warship with a standard platoon of only 5,200 tons requires a rated output of 31,000 horsepower (actually larger), while a 26,000-ton warship like Hindenburg requires an actual output of more than 90,000 horsepower. The tonnage of the latter is about 5 times that of the former (everyone looks at the standard platoon). However, the horsepower is only 3 times that of the former. The cost of power is definitely indispensable.

However, in history, the ton counterfeiting of light cruisers and battleships is similar, and even lower. Emden is less than 300,000 pounds. Karlsruhe is about 400,000 pounds, and there are some tricks. The power system requires more money than the main battleship, but the overall cost of tons has not increased, so the problem arises, how can this money be left...
Chapter completed!