"Look at the Japanese Navy first." If nothing unexpected happens, the US Navy should be playing soybeans in the war, and the probability of the US joining the Allies has reached zero infinitely. However, the United States cannot completely stand on the side of the allies, so the US Navy will put it aside first.

"Is this impossible?" After Ruprecht had just read a few pages, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have been ignoring an important scrap. In a country that has been playing soy sauce all over the world, this plane seemed to want to make some big news!

"The Japanese Hanoi-class battleship has been launched and installed and is about to be completed?" Ruprecht said in shock.

"That's right. This class of battleships refers to our Nassau-class battleships in terms of appearance. They also use five turrets, two of which are diagonally arranged. However, compared with the Nassau, these two battleships are faster and have a worse defense. They only have 10-inch armor on the side and have a worse height. Moreover, it is said that the underwater protection system still follows the layout of the former dreadnoughts. This group of guys who only know how to copy are at this level." Raidel said while finding a set of photos from the pile of information and sending them to the prince's desk.

"This is wrong." Ruprecht murmured to himself. It's not that the Japanese learned to be smart this time, abandoned the layout of the Nassau and used a relatively reasonable Caesar-type layout. This kind of thing can be compared and it is not shocking to change. The key is time. The two warships on this plane have been in service too early! You must know that in history, the Japanese passed the construction plan of the Hanoi-class battleship in 1907, and the actual construction was in 1909, and the service was postponed to 1912! And now? This year, the outfit will be completed next year! The time has been 4 years, and the background is intriguing!

In fact, it is not very difficult to build a dreadnought in terms of technical difficulty. As long as there are first-class powers willing to provide technical support, there is no problem. Although Japan's shipbuilding industry is a little worse, the ship platform for building warships is large enough. With some accessories introduced from the UK, it is still OK to get a assembly. The biggest problem is capital! The fundamental reason why the Japanese did not catch up with the first wave of dreadnoughts is the lack of funds after the Japanese-Russia Naval War. Haven't you seen that as the economic situation improves, the Japanese have successively ordered four King Kong-class battlecruisers? After the 1st War 1, there was a vigorous plan for the 16-inch level equipped with more than 8 doors and a large amount of warships with a displacement of 40,000 tons upwards started construction!

The Japanese spent more money to win the Russo-Japanese War! But they started construction of a new type of dreadnought since 1906, which shows that the Japanese's financial situation is not bad! Well, considering that the Japanese have a Philippines that can get a lot of benefits, but this speed is too fast! It's not normal! The French and Russians, the owners who are ready to open movies at any time, are not so active! "Is it because of the stimulation of the Americans?" Ruprecht thought.

When Ruprecht put the document aside and picked up another document, the content of the document immediately dispelled his previous thoughts and made him smell a dangerous atmosphere. Yes, it was a dangerous atmosphere! Next year, in February 1908, Japan will start construction of two other super-dreadnought ships equipped with 8 14-inch guns! "What do they want to do?!" Ruprecht said with a frown.

"Collection of 5 copies of all the information about the Japanese Navy, and give it to the German Emperor and the three departments under the Navy, and then make a copy of it. It will be prepared tonight and submit it the day after tomorrow." Ruprecht said to Redell next to him.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, this construction speed is nothing. After all, Germany starts construction of 2 to 3 ships a year, and at most about 5 warships can be built. The British are even more powerful, and starting half a dozen warships a year is the same as playing. The Japanese average speed is only one ship a year. Although it is already very fast for small countries, for first-class navies like Britain and Germany, this speed is nothing.

But in fact, in the eyes of time travelers like Ruprecht, it is very abnormal, not only because the scale of construction of the Japanese fleet during the same period is much redundant, but the type of warships is also problematic. The Japanese Navy likes high-speed warships, which can be seen from history.

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Japanese purchased the Yoshino, which was the first-class at that time. During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese equipped 8 fast armored cruisers, which were more than the number of battleships. After the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese built the world's earliest battle patrols. And there were 4 quasi-war patrols at once. In the era of fearlessness, four Kwangas were attacked. Then, whether it was Fusso or Nagato, their speed was actually faster than the orthodox battleships. In the second battle, although the Yamato could not compete with the European Three Musketeers, it was still not a loss to compete with the 16-inch artillery battleships of the US imperialists!

Then the question is now. The second batch of warships built by the Japanese were still battleships. Did the Japanese suddenly change their minds and began to like slow fundamentalist battleships? That is impossible! In this plane, high-speed battleships performed so well in the Japanese naval battle. Whether it was the Liurik Type 2 battleship or the somewhat outdated Asama-class battleship, they were actually remarkable. The top leaders of the Japanese Navy were still those people, and they had no reason to give up their hobby for fast battleships!

If you consider another Japanese Navy likes it, you like to make the number of battleships and high-speed cruisers as large as those of high-speed cruisers, such as the Six Six Fleet at the beginning, the Three Three Fleet supplement, and the 88 Fleet plan proposed in the late stage of the Battle of 1. Among these plans, the ratio of battleships to high-speed battleships is almost one to one. Referring to the current plan of the Japanese fleet, Ruprecht came to a rather terrifying conclusion! The Japanese will build the same number of battleships in the future! Compared with battleships, the construction of battleships has certain requirements for power and hull size, so the Japanese may choose to postpone it a little. If it is the same as in history, then it should be the King Kong class!

This change in the historical line has a great impact on Ruprecht's original plan. The continuous blow to Italy is to weaken the latter so as to give a relatively stable situation on the Mediterranean battlefield. However, if Japan joins, the entire situation will undergo major changes!
Chapter completed!