Interestingly, the Nuland Navy decided to build large cruisers of the "Arras" class in the first place, in fact, because the "Yihua" class was too expensive.

Strictly speaking, large cruisers have their own place in the Nuland Navy, and they are irreplaceable.

After Nitz proposed to build a quasi-fleet aircraft carrier, a large battleship that was smaller than a fast battleship, but the air defense combat effectiveness would not be much worse, was more needed to act as a personal bodyguard and knife guard for the quasi-fleet aircraft carrier, so as to enhance the battlefield survivability of the quasi-fleet aircraft carrier.

Undoubtedly, a large cruiser certainly does not.

Don't forget that the quasi-fleet aircraft carrier proposed by Nitz is actually a "sub-aircraft carrier" based on the later treaty-type heavy cruisers, with a standard displacement of between 15,000 and 18,000 tons, and the most prominent feature is that it is low in cost and can be built on a large scale in wartime.

Of course, it certainly stands up to attrition.

Take a more expensive large cruiser to provide cover for the aircraft carriers of the quasi-fleet?

Not to mention whether it is cost-effective or not, just the speed of construction, large cruisers will definitely not be able to keep up with quasi-fleet aircraft carriers.

It is precisely for this reason that Nitz proposed to expand and speed up the construction of the "Baltimore" class after canceling the construction plan of the "Arras" class in the following batches, and start the construction of the next type of heavy cruiser, that is, the "Oregon" class, which is about to complete its design, ahead of schedule.

If time is sufficient, adjustments will need to be made to the design of the "Oregon" class.

The main thing is to appropriately improve the combat performance by enlarging the displacement.

It will be said that only by expanding the displacement will it be possible to obtain a more spacious deck area, and also to arrange more anti-aircraft guns.

Of course, there is still a lot to improve.

For example, it is necessary to consider the installation of medium-caliber anti-aircraft guns.

The Liangxia Navy has equipped some warships, especially the ocean-going cruisers specializing in air defense, with 80-mm anti-aircraft guns, and their combat efficiency obviously exceeds that of 130-mm dual-purpose secondary guns, so the Nuland Navy also has to consider mass production of 3-inch, or 76-mm anti-aircraft guns, as soon as possible.

Obviously, this necessarily requires a wider deck.

In addition, a larger-caliber main gun had to be considered.

Of course, Nitz also made it clear that naval operations are secondary needs, and the first thing to ensure is air defense capability and speed of construction.

As for naval guns between 8 inches and 12 inches, such as 10-inch naval guns, they can be used if they are available, and they are not forced if they are not.

If it is too late to make adjustments to the design, it is necessary to start the design of the new heavy cruiser in advance.

In fact, the work has already begun.

This is the heavy cruiser tentatively named "Des Moines".

Because this kind of battleship was designed, the displacement and other key indicators comprehensively surpassed the heavy cruisers of the treaty era, but did not reach the level of large cruisers, so it was also called the "enhanced heavy cruiser", and therefore applied for project funding in the name of heavy cruisers.

According to Nitsu, after the completion of the design work on the "Des Moines" class, all active heavy cruisers were replaced with such 18,000-ton heavy cruisers.

Of course, it is also possible to enlarge the tonnage of the "Des Moines" class a little more when it is built.

If anything, Niz prefers the latter option.

The reason is also very simple, equipped with 8-inch naval guns, even the latest Mk16 type, it is not an opponent of the large cruisers of the Liangxia Navy, and it cannot even suppress the heavy cruisers of the Liangxia Navy, so the flexibility of use is very bad, and there is a problem that the task is too single.

If equipped with a 10-inch naval gun, these problems do not exist.

It can be seen that what Niz wants to obtain is still a large cruiser of more than 20,000 tons.

The tonnage of the new heavy cruisers is much lower than that of the "Arras" class, and the combat effectiveness is much worse, which has the advantage of low cost.

If you only increase the tonnage and replace the main gun, you can control the cost within 150% of the heavy cruiser of the same type, so as to become a large warship that can be built and used.

One way or another, it is certainly much cheaper than the "Arras" class.

If anything, this new type of warship is actually a cheap version of the "Arras" class that has reduced its tonnage, reduced the caliber of its main guns, and canceled its flagship functions.

Nyze has come full circle in such a big circle, which is also related to the current situation.

With so many battleships to build, there simply isn't enough capacity to build large cruisers with a limited range of use and a lot of money.

After a year, or even two years, does the lack of capacity still exist?

The key is all-out war mobilization.

Just like the Liangxia Empire, after officially entering the war, the Nuland Federation did not immediately carry out a full-scale war mobilization, but only mobilized in the military and industrial fields.

Among other things, the Nuland army continued to expand its forces through recruitment, and so far has not forced citizens to serve in the army.

Of course, there are enough recruits to recruit that there is no need to impose coercive measures.

Economically, the Nuland Federation is still dominated by a market economy, almost all goods can be bought and sold freely, and only a very small number of valuable resources and sophisticated equipment mainly for military purposes are rationed and controlled, and market transactions are strictly prohibited, and the people's lives are hardly affected.

The reason is also very simple.

In a state of full mobilization, both military and civilians are under high pressure, so the time they can hold out is certainly very limited.

As mentioned earlier, it can only last about 5 years in a state of all-out war.

Crucially, the larger the country and the more industrialized it is, the shorter it will last in a state of full mobilization.

As for the internal factors, it has a lot to do with the general education of the population in the industrialized countries.

The most typical is the protracted war between the Liangxia Empire and the Luosha Empire.

At that time, the two sides only survived a full-scale war for eight years, and the Liangxia Empire not only won the victory, but also did not break out into serious turmoil, because the industrialization process was in the initial stage, the degree of industrialization was not high enough, and the people were more willing to endure all kinds of suffering for the sake of victory.

It can also be said that the public is more willing to believe propaganda and is more likely to be agitated.

In the end, the Liang Xia Empire did not continue to attack westward when it was about to capture Yebao, giving the Luo Sha Empire a chance to breathe, and finally had to sit down and negotiate an armistice with the Luo Sha Empire, which also had a lot to do with the fact that the Liang Xia Empire was more industrialized than the Luo Sha Empire.

For the imperial army and civilians at that time, an armistice was clearly a reasonable choice when an unprecedented victory had already been achieved.

If anything, in this war, the side of the Liangxia Empire and the Nuland Federation, which first carried out full mobilization, was more likely to be defeated.

But the problem is that at this point, without full mobilization, the Nuland Federation will inevitably be defeated.

According to the previous analysis, perhaps in less than two years, the Nuland Federation will have to admit defeat after being threatened on its homeland because of the complete loss of sea control in the Guia. If not, maybe by today next year, we will have to think about how to get out of this war with dignity.

That's what Niz is emphasing.

From the Navy's point of view, the only option to complete all the warships according to the plan is to immediately carry out full-scale war mobilization, improve the efficiency of munitions production through the implementation of rationing, increase military investment, and allow shipyards to obtain more resources.

Of course, this also means that the Nuland Federation will be the first to enter the sprint stage.