"To be honest, I really can't understand why Austria-Hungary is so obsessed with the navy, if Britain and France are necessary, and Italy is in need, then as a continental European country, especially a country facing strong Russian pressure, why is it still so interested in the navy? Especially now that Italy has been separated from Germany, it is questionable whether the Austro-Hungarian fleet can leave the Adriatic, and if so, I would rather suggest that Austria-Hungary build an offshore defensive fleet, mainly destroyers, submarines, and mine warships. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info"Hipper, who was already the commander of the German Rapid Fleet, wrote another letter to the Bavarian prince. The words are full of incomprehension and regret.

Just 5 days ago, the commander of the Austro-Hungarian fleet, General House, came to Berlin, this time, he was ordered by Emperor Fritz and Archduke Ferdinand to get help from Germany in order to complete the Austro-Hungarian first class dreadnought battleship, and from the revealed news, this time Austria-Hungary intends to start construction of four battleships at a time, which is not too much need for the sea, the budget is already tight, and the environment is very harsh, can make this determination, really surprised the Germans.

First of all, Emperor Fritz was not very interested in the navy, because since the establishment of the dual empire, the parliament of the Kingdom of Hungary, which had no sea, did not care about the development of the empire's maritime at all, so before 1889, the empire's naval development plan was often stranded because of the opposition of the parliament of the Kingdom of Hungary, and after 1889, although the naval budget was independent and directly borne by the central government, because of the willingness of its own national strength, the Austro-Hungarian navy was in a state of low development all year round.

Although Hipper, himself an admiral, he did not approve of the plan. The Adriatic Sea is too small, and in a near-closed sea area, the superiority of large capital ships is greatly reduced, on the contrary, how can the combat effectiveness of submarines, destroyers and mine fleets be enhanced. The cost of capital ships is huge, but the cost performance is not high. In fact, the capital ships of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I did not have much ...... other than the torpedo boats of the Italian Navy. On the contrary, the submarine forces have achieved some success.

Of course, the most important thing is that Italy has now become a nominal ally, a de facto enemy, if Italy chooses to defect to the Entente in wartime, then the Italian and French navies can completely crush the Austro-Hungarian fleet, and even the Adriatic Sea can not get out, if the German high seas fleet in the North Sea still has a chance to jump a few times and pose a certain threat to the British, then the Franco-Italian fleet is as stable as a dog in the Mediterranean!

The conscientious General Hippert wrote a letter to Prince Ruprecht, hoping that the latter would persuade Austria-Hungary to abandon this unvery useful naval plan and, like the Russians, to begin coastal defense. But alas, his purpose is destined to fail .......

"Hipper thinks too highly of me, how can I change what Ferdinand has decided?" Looking at Hipper's letter, the prince smiled and threw it aside. It was not that the prince had different ideas, but that the prince had a lot of things to do with in Germany, and his influence on the Austro-Hungarian Empire was very limited.

"It seems that Haus still wants to visit you in Bavaria, and if you have any ideas, you can say it at that time." Count Schelling said.

"Don't tell me, I really have some ideas." Ruprecht said as he touched his chin.

"Are you going to take General Hipper's advice?" Count Schelling became interested.

"No, the construction of the Austro-Hungarian fleet is irreversible, and what I am thinking about now is how to make this fleet play a greater role." The prince said with a smile. "Okay, if it's okay, you can go down first, I'll be busy for a while."

"The Austro-Hungarian fleet, if it were to change places, would it be able to play a certain role?" At the insistence of Archduke Ferdinand, the Austrian dreadnoughts will definitely start, and 4 will definitely be built, and if nothing else, Austria-Hungary may also skip the dreadnought stage directly and choose the same super dreadnought as the German Helgland-class battleships! According to the cost of Austria-Hungary, 4 warships together is more than 10 million pounds, at this time there is no point in dwelling on how to organize Austria-Hungary, the most important thing is how to make this money worthwhile!

"Obviously, if it is in the Adriatic Sea, the capital ships of the Austro-Hungarian fleet will not have a chance to use it at all, and a mine blockade line and a small fleet can make it impossible for the Austro-Hungarian fleet to get out. Such a fleet simply does not make sense. The prince then looked to the east. Even if Italy chooses neutrality, then the British can stabilize the situation in the Mediterranean as long as they leave a small number of warships, and Austria-Hungary has no way to break the situation alone. ”

"If nothing else, Turkey may also purchase dreadnoughts in the near future!" At this time, the prince remembered another historical event, that is, Turkey's dreadnought program in history, to be honest, Turkey, which is not even a third-rate country, is still full of naval aspects in history, in addition to the so-called feelings, Turkey also has a demand, and this demand is because in the Bal War, the Greek fleet relied on an armored cruiser to beat the Turkish Navy out of the door, and cut off the sea transportation in the Aegean Sea.

After the end of the war, Turkey decided to sell blood to build ships, and then there was a very famous multi-turret god relic, equipped with 7 turrets, 14 guns of the Agincourt, and another super dreadnought.

And in this plane, although Turkey, which has already sided with Germany, is not isolated diplomatically and militarily, Germany is also not obliged to help Turkey defend the Mediterranean and Black Seas, so Turkey still has a need for capital ships. In particular, many supplies from Turkey to Europe need to take the Black Sea route, and the German navy top brass believes that Turkey should still be equipped with some dreadnoughts.

"If everything goes according to history, Turkey will order two more dreadnoughts, which will be on par with the Russian Black Sea Fleet. It can help Turkey defend the Dardanelles, but it is impossible to make a difference in the Mediterranean. ”

"But if some of the warships of the Austro-Hungarian fleet can be combined with the Turks, then the situation will be different!" Thinking of this, Ruprecht threw the pencil in his hand! That's right, to have the Austro-Hungarian fleet and the Turkish fleet join forces and make Istanbul their home port!

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