"The Czech Republic is a big problem, a problem that has to be solved, but it is not a problem that needs to be solved now. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 After meeting his fiancée, Rupprecht finally learned the exact news from Count Schelling - the Kaiser agreed to sell a Mainz-class armored cruiser to the Ottoman Turkish Empire.

Of course, along with the ship, there are also the officers and men of the whole ship, and if such a battleship is handed over to the Turks, will they use it? Turkey's latest large warships are almost 40 years behind the Mainz-class armored cruisers! The relevant personnel and material allocation did not have to worry about the prince, and the German Navy was completely responsible. But the high-ranking personnel of the German Admiralty still want to hear the prince's opinion, after all, they can be regarded as experienced.

"Major Scheer is coming, can you see you if the time is right?" Count Schelling whispered.

"Now then." Among the first-line generals of the German Navy, Hipper is obviously the person with the most actual combat experience, but unfortunately, because the strength and influence of the Kingdom of Bavaria have increased to some extent, the Kaiser is a little jealous, so Hipper, who has already fought two battles, obviously cannot go out again, otherwise the influence of the Southern Yankees in the German Navy will be a little greater, Hipper is already the future commander of the reconnaissance fleet, should he be the commander of the high seas fleet when he comes back from a fight? Obviously impossible! And when you think about it, the only one with experience in the Great War is Scheer, who, together with Hipper, cleaned up the French in Africa.

"You have a sharp sword in your hand, and you have the capital to fight Italian warships, but you have to remember that even the sharpest sword will break with each collision. Especially in Turkey, a barren area of industrial civilization. These were the first words the prince said to Scheer.

"A very careless mistake can have extremely serious consequences, such as the mines deployed near the sea, such as the torpedo boats that rush up under the cover of night, and the new thing called submarines created by the Americans. These are threats, deadly threats, unless you're in a port, and the port has layers of mine netting in place, and there are obstacles out there. Then you can rest assured, otherwise, you will have to sleep with one eye open! ”

The Italian Army is a broiler, but the Navy can be called the sword, those powerful battleships may not have achieved too many results, but such as frogmen and man torpedoes or something is brilliant, such as the battleship United Forces sunk by torpedo boats in World War 1, for example, the Queen's ...... was sunk by frogmen in Alexandria in World War 2. You can't capsize in the gutter, the prince reminded Scheer, and as for the outcome, he had to resign himself to fate.

"The meaning of the fleet's existence is to strike at the opponent, which is true, but for you with little capital, it is also a good choice to rely on Mainz's deterrence to cover all kinds of camouflaged ships for offensive mine-laying and maritime assault operations, so that the Italians are forced to disperse their fleet and strike at the opponent by all kinds of unconventional means. And your ship is a sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, ready to deliver a fatal blow to them! If you don't make a move, you have to make a profit, because in the Mediterranean, you don't have many opportunities to make a move. ”

How can a weak navy confront a strong navy in a narrow sea area? Naturally, we can only rely on submarines and mines, the former is not yet mature, the latter played a huge role in the Russo-Japanese War, both the Russians and the Japanese were overwhelmed by the other party's mines, and in World War 1, the German Navy was also very uncomfortable in the face of the mines deployed by Russia in the Baltic Sea, so in the prince's plan, an important role of Mainz was to cover these camouflaged ships for offensive minelaying. These simple mines may be more lethal than naval guns.

"You won't have many opportunities to attack, and these opportunities may be more in the early stages of the war, and as time goes on, your range of activity will be gradually reduced, maybe they really can't sail into the Dardanelles to destroy your ships, but they can rely on offensive mines to block the western exit of the Dardanelles, if you can, I want you to choose multiple bases, such as Beirut, of course, before you choose these bases, don't forget to lay mines."

"You won't have many opportunities to attack, and these opportunities may be more in the early stages of the war, and as time goes on, your range of activity will be gradually reduced, maybe they really can't sail into the Dardanelles to destroy your ships, but they can rely on offensive mines to block the western exit of the Dardanelles, if you can, I want you to choose multiple bases, such as Beirut, of course, before you choose these bases, don't forget to lay mines."

"So is there any solution to this?" Speaking of mines, Scheer is also annoyed.

"No, it only depends on the level of minesweepers assigned to you by the German Navy, and your luck." The prince made a little joke, after all, mines are not easy to deal with at any time.

"Also, a word of caution, in the event that the situation is found to be in danger of getting out of control, Italy may buy warships from other countries. So don't believe too much in the performance advantages of Mainz 2, after all, the shelf life of a battleship is generally only about 6 years! The prince thought for a moment and added an additional one.

Historically, Japan bought ships from Chile during the First Sino-Japanese War, the United States bought ships from Britain during the Spanish-American War, and Japan ordered warships from Italy during the Russo-Japanese War. Once the war starts, the United States, which is sure to win in time, is trying to replenish its own fleet, so if Italy finds that the other side has a warship that is difficult to deal with, it will naturally seek outsourcing, and in the case of Britain and France supporting Italy, this outsourcing is not difficult.

Predictably, Turkey is now simply not capable of carrying out a full range of care and maintenance of the Mainz 2-class armored cruisers. Therefore, with the passage of time, under the influence of new injuries and old problems, the combat effectiveness of the Mainz 2 armored cruiser will continue to decline, and if the other side has an armored cruiser with some NB at this time, Scheer may be in danger, and if this battleship is gone, then there will be no pressure on the Italian sea!

"It seems that the British are now building their new first class armored cruisers, which are said to perform very well, and before I came, I saw a report from the Admiralty that it was possible that by the end of this year at the latest, British armored cruisers of a new generation would be launched. And the new battleships they built for Japan are being tested at sea, what a terrifying speed of shipbuilding. ”

"If this news is correct, it took only two years to build the battleships they built for Japan, and the time to build this new class of armored cruisers is estimated to be a year and a half!" Scheer sighed.

"New battleship? Show me the information. The prince's heart moved, and he suddenly wanted to see what impact his little butterfly had on the development of the battleship.

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